The 2016–17 Mohun Bagan FC season was the club's 10th season in I-League and 127th season since its establishment in 1889. They finished third in the Calcutta Football League and runners-up in the I-League. Mohun Bagan finished third in group stage of the AFC Cup and ended the season as runners-up of Federation Cup.
| 2016–17 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Swapan Sadhan Bose | ||
| Head coach | Sanjoy Sen | ||
| Stadium | Mohun Bagan Ground Rabindra Sarobar Stadium | ||
| I-League | Runners-up | ||
| Calcutta Football League | 3rd | ||
| AFC Cup | Group stage | ||
| Federation Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Duffy (7) All: Duffy (15) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 23,859 (Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal) 9 April 2017 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,298 (Mohun Bagan vs Bengaluru FC) 17 May 2017 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 8,118 | ||
Transfers
In
Mid-season
| No. | Pos. | Name | Signed from | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Pawan Kumar | Chennaiyin | [13] |
| 14 | DF |  Eduardo Ferreira | FC Pune City | [14] |
| 17 | DF | Subhasish Bose | Sporting Goa | [13] |
| 45 | DF | Anas Edathodika | Delhi Dynamos | [14] |
| 27 | MF | Pintu Mahata | Mohun Bagan SAIL Academy | |
| 28 | MF | Sehnaj Singh | East Bengal | [15] |
Out
Mid-season
| No. | Pos. | Name | Sold to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Arnab Das Sharma | Minerva Punjab | [20] | |
| GK | Monotosh Ghosh | Released | ||
| GK | Agiapal Singh | Released | ||
| DF | Ashim Dey | Released | ||
| DF | Dhanachandra Singh | Released | ||
| DF | Deepak Devrani | Minerva Punjab | [21] | |
| DF | Avinabo Bag | Released | ||
| DF | Tonmoy Ghosh | Released | ||
| DF | Chinta Chandrashekar Rao | Mumbai | [22] | |
| DF |  Haroon Fakruddin | Chennai City | [23] | |
| DF | Abhishek Das | Minerva Punjab | [24] | |
| MF | Dhananjoy Yadav | Released | ||
| MF | Babul Biswas | Released | ||
| MF | Thangjam Singh | Released | ||
| MF | Brandon Fernandes | Churchill Brothers | [25] | |
| MF | Amandeep Singh | Released | ||
| MF | Tapan Maity | Released | ||
| MF | C.L.Ruata | Released | ||
| MF | Lenny Rodrigues | Bengaluru FC | [26] | |
| FW |  Daniel Bedemi | Released | ||
| FW | Ajay Singh | Released | ||
| FW | Simranjit Singh | Minerva Punjab | [27] |
Kits
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Pre-season
Overview
- June
On 14 June 2016 Mohun Bagan announced that they would be fielding a junior side in the Calcutta Football League which would be mentored by assistant coach Sankarlal Chakraborty. The club officials also announced that they would not be fielding a side in the exhibition matches of the Calcutta Football League against East Bengal and Mohammedan due to disagreement with the IFA over television broadcast rights sharing and match-day ticket distribution.[28]
Mohun Bagan confirmed the signing of former Salgaocar striker Darryl Duffy on 30 June 2016, striking a 1-year deal with the Scottish forward.[11]
- July
Mohun Bagan started their training for the season on 6 July 2016 under the guidance of assistant coach Sankarlal Chakraborty.[1]
On 18 July 2016, Bagan's new striker, Darryl Duffy arrived in Kolkata and joined practice the following day.[29] Mohun Bagan played their first practice match of the season against Peerless on 19 July 2016, where they went down 2–0 against their opponents.[30]
On 22 July 2016, the Mariners played their second practice match of the season against a weak CFC and demolished their opponents 8–0. Star striker Darryl Duffy scored a brace and also found the back of the net for the first time in Green and Maroon colours, while other scorers included the lights of Kean Lewis, Tapan Maity (brace), Pankaj Moula, Babul Biswas, Ajay Singh.[31]
Mohun Bagan played their 3rd practice match of the season on 27 July 2016, against Kalyani XI, at their home ground. The Mariners won 2–0 courtesy goals from Darryl Duffy and new recruit Simranjit Singh.[32]
- August
Mohun Bagan played their 4th and final practice match of the season on 2 August 2016, against premier division side Railway F.C. Darryl Duffy and Raju Gaikwad scored to give the Mariners a comfortable 2–0 victory.[33]
On 4 August 2016, Mohun Bagan announced the signing of their second foreign recruit, English defender Danny Seaborne.[6]
Matches
| 19 July 2016 Practice Match | Mohun Bagan | 0–2 | Peerless | Kolkata |
| 08:30 IST | Report | Arghya  8', 34' | Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground |
| 22 July 2016 Practice Match | Mohun Bagan | 8–0 | CFC | Kolkata |
| 08:30 IST | Duffy 26', 33' Kean 29'Maity 48'Moula 52'Babul 56'A.Singh 60'Tonmoy 76' | Report | Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground |
| 27 July 2016 Practice Match | Mohun Bagan | 2–0 | Kalyani XI | Kolkata |
| 08:30 IST | Duffy 45' Simranjit 58' | Report | Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground |
| 2 August 2016 Practice Match | Mohun Bagan | 2–0 | Railway F.C. | Kolkata |
| 08:30 IST | Duffy 80' Raju 83' | Report | Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground |
Competitions
Calcutta Football League
Overview
- August
Mohun Bagan played their first match of the season in the Calcutta Football League tie against Aryan. The Mariners got off to a brilliant start in the season as they demolished their opponents 5–1, courtesy a hat-trick from Darryl Duffy and goals each from Prabir Das and Azharuddin Mallick.
On 9 August 2016, Mohun Bagan announced the signing of midfielder Thangjam Singh from ISL team Mumbai City FC.[7]
Mohun Bagan continued their winning run in the Calcutta football league, when they demolished George Telegraph 4–0 in their 2nd game of the season. Prabir Das was the star performer of the match scoring 2 goals while Darryl Duffy and Thangjam Singh scored the other two goals.
On 14 August 2016, the Mariners won their third consecutive match of the season propelling them to the top of the Calcutta football league standings. Bagan defeated Southern Samity courtesy the solo goal of new recruit Ajay Singh. On 16 August 2016, Mohun Bagan announced the signing of Haroon Fakruddin in place of English defender Danny Seaborne who left the club on basis of a mutual understanding.[5]
On 17 August 2016, Mohun Bagan announced the signing of their third foreigner for the Calcutta football league as they finalised a deal with Nigerian striker Daniel Bedemi.[10]
Mohun Bagan won their 4th consecutive match of the season on 18 August 2016, when they defeated Bhawanipore 1–0, courtesy a brilliant goal from Thangjam Singh.
The Mariners dropped their first points of the season, when they were held to a goalless draw by Peerless on 22 August 2016 in their 5th match of the season. This draw put them in 2nd position, 2 points behind arch rivals East Bengal.
Mohun Bagan were level 1–2 against Tollygunge Agragami before the match got abandoned in the 93rd minute due to crowd trouble. Mohun Bagan were denied 3 apparently legitimate goals by the assistant referee due to offside. The decisive finish by Azharuddin Mallick in the 93rd minute was ruled out due to offside by the assistant referee. This goal could have given Mohun Bagan a 2–1 lead and a possible 3 points from the match. This decision by the referee sparked controversy and a packed gallery at the Mohun Bagan ground erupted into protest. Despite much effort by the club officials and police force thereof, the match could not be restarted and was declared abandoned.[34]
On 31 August 2016, the Indian Football Association announced a replay of the abandoned Mohun Bagan and Tollygunge Agragami match, but kept the decisions on the date, time and venue of the match as pending.[35]
- September
On 2 September 2016, Mohun Bagan finally returned to winning ways, when they defeated United 3–1 courtesy a brace from Daniel Bedemi and a solitary goal from Darryl Duffy.
On 7 Sepeteber 2016, Mohun Bagan refused to take the field in the scheduled Kolkata Derby and gave arch-rivals East Bengal a walkover, citing lack of opportunities of pre-match practice at the Kalyani Stadium. Mohun Bagan had requested the IFA to postpone the match by at least one day. The association however did not heed to this request and hence Bagan did not field a team in the match.[36]
On 10 September 2016, Mohun Bagan came up with a brilliant performance against a depleted Army XI side, where they defeated the army men by 6–0. Daniel Bedemi stood out, scoring 4 of the goals by himself, while Darryl Duffy and Azharuddin Mallick added to Bagan's tally.
Mohun Bagan lost their first match of the season against Tollygunge Agragami on 15 September 2016. The Mariners failed to equalize after a 32nd minute Joel Sunday strike, as they went down 0–2 to the minnows.
On 18 September 2016, Mohun Bagan lost their final match of the league by 1–5 against city rivals Mohammedan. This loss meant that the Green and Maroon Brigade slipped to 3rd position in the league, while Mohammedan finished runners-up after eight long years.[37]
Om 20 September 2016, along expected lines, the IFA announced East Bengal the winners of the abandoned derby with a score of 3–0 in their favour. The association also announced further actions against Mohun Bagan stating that it would decide after the conclusion of the league, whether to deduct another 2 points from Mohun Bagan's tally for not informing of not playing the derby. The parent body also issued show-causes to two Mohun Bagan officials for derogatory remarks against the association.[38]
Matches
| 6 August 2016 1 | Mohun Bagan | 5–1 | Aryan | Kolkata |
| 17:30 IST | Prabir 14' Duffy 62', 66', 73'Azhar 77'Tonmoy  19'Maity 36' | Report | Kazeem 89' | Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Referee: Prabir Dhar |
| 10 August 2016 2 | Mohun Bagan | 4–0 | George Telegraph | Kolkata |
| 17:30 IST | Prabir 18', 37' Duffy 61'T.Singh 86'Raju 78' | Report | Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Referee: Uttam Sarkar |
| 14 August 2016 3 | Mohun Bagan | 1–0 | Southern Samity | Kolkata |
| 17:30 IST | A.Singh 80' Prabir 19'Balmuchu 86' | Report | Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Referee: Pranjal Banerjee |
| 18 August 2016 4 | Mohun Bagan | 1–0 | Bhawanipore | Kolkata |
| 17:30 IST | T.Singh 7' Fakruddin 68' | Report | Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Referee: Ajit Dutta |
| 22 August 2016 5 | Mohun Bagan | 0–0 | Peerless | Kolkata |
| 17:30 IST | Report | Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Referee: Tanmoy Dhar |
| 2 September 2016 7 | Mohun Bagan | 3–1 | United | Kolkata |
| 17:30 IST | Bedemi 19', 57' Duffy 36' | Report | Tudu 22' | Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Referee: Debasish Mandi |
| 7 September 2016 8 | Mohun Bagan | 0–3[A] | East Bengal | Kalyani |
| 15:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Referee: Pranjal Banerjee |
| 10 September 2016 9 | Mohun Bagan | 6–0 | Army XI | Kolkata |
| 17:30 IST | Bedemi 13', 53', 66', 90+3' Duffy 60'Azhar 79'Tonmoy 77' | Report | Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Referee: Arabinda Bera |
| 15 September 2016 6 | Mohun Bagan | 0–1 | Tollygunge Agragami | Kolkata |
| 17:30 IST | Report | Sunday 32' | Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Referee: Pranjal Banerjee |
| 18 September 2016 10 | Mohun Bagan | 0–1 | Mohammedan | Kalyani |
| 14:30 IST | Report | Dedoz 61' | Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Referee: Prabir Dhar |
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bengal[a] (C) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 30 | Champion |
| 2 | Mohammedan | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 20 | |
| 3 | Mohun Bagan[a] | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 19 | |
| 4 | Southern Samity | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 15 | |
| 5 | Peerless SC | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 14 | |
| 6 | Army XI | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 14 | |
| 7 | Tollygunge Agragami | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 13 | |
| 8 | United (R) | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 11 | Relegation to Premier Division B |
| 9 | Aryan (R) | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 9 | |
| 10 | Bhawanipore (R) | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 6 | |
| 11 | George Telegraph (R) | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 29 | −23 | 1 |
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
I-League
Season overview
- January
Mohun Bagan started off their I-League campaign on 8 January 2017 with a hard fought 1–0 win against a weak Churchill Brothers side. Balwant Singh was the lone scorer for the Mariners. Mohun Bagan continued their winning run into the 2nd match of the league, when they defeated Shillong Lajong 2–0 at home, owing to a brace from Scottish striker Darryl Duffy. The Mariners bulldozed league newcomers Minerva Punjab by a 4–0 margin, as star player, Sony Norde made his first appearance of the season. Darryl Duffy and Jeje Lalpekhlua netted in a brace each in Bagan's thumping victory over the Punjab-based side. Mohun Bagan continued their winning run in the season for the 4th consecutive match when they edged past newcomers Chennai City 2–1 in an away encounter with goals from Jeje Lalpekhlua and Sony Norde. Mohun Bagan played out their first draw against DSK Shivajians in the 5th round of the league, with the scoreline remaining at 0–0 post 90 minutes, owing to a lackluster performance from the Green and Maroon strike force.
Mohun Bagan returned to winning ways as they got their AFC Cup campaign running with a 2–1 away victory over Sri Lankan side Colombo, with Kean Lewis and Sehnaj Singh finding the back of the net for the Mariners.
- February
The Mariners returned to winning ways in the I-League as they managed a hard fought 3–2 win against Aizawl at home. Darryl Duffy scored the fastest goal of the league, putting the Mariners in the lead just 70 minutes into the match. He later scored the 3rd for the team and his second of the night as he converted from the spot. Jeje Lalpekhlua scored the second goal for the Mariners aiding the victory.
Mohun Bagan continued their winning run in the AFC Cup as they defeated Colombo 2–1 in the home leg encounter at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium. Sony Norde scored his first goal of the competition and then went onto assist Darryl Duffy for the latter's first goal of the tournament. In the late stages of the match, Colombo pulled one back, but it was too little too late, and Mohun Bagan progressed to the next round 4–2 on aggregate.
Mohun Bagan were up against arch rivals East Bengal in the 8th round of the league on 12 February. In a match marred by ultra-defensive play on both sides the Mariners shared points with their bitter rivals as the scoreline read 0–0. In the next match, the Mariners were held to a goalless draw at the Cooperage Football Stadium in an away encounter against Mumbai. Mohun Bagan finally returned to winning ways in their next match at home against DSK Shivajians when they defeated the latter 3–1 courtesy a brace from Balwant Singh, while Katsumi Yusa netted his first of the season from the spot.
The Mariners returned to the AFC Cup campaign with a 1–1 draw in an away encounter against Club Valencia. Darryl Duffy put the Green and Maroon brigade ahead in the 6th minute, while Club Valencia restored parity through a spot-kick in the 71st minute. In the return leg encounter Mohun Bagan thrashed Club Valencia 4–1, to go through to the group stage on a 5–2 aggregate. Jeje Lalpekhlua found his scoring boots as he netted in a brace, while Sony Norde scored one of the other goals.
- March
The Mariners fell to their first defeat of the season when they lost 2–1 to Churchill Brothers in an away encounter. Prabir Das gave the Green and Maroon brigade the lead, only to be nullified twice in the second half. Mohun Bagan failed to return to winning ways in their home encounter against Mumbai where they played out a 2–2 draw courtesy goals from Pritam Kotal and Balwant Singh. The Mariners were up against Bengaluru FC in an I-League away encounter next, where they played out a respectable goalless draw after being brought down to 10 men, courtesy a double yellow card to Subhasish Bose.
They were up against the same opponents in the group stage encounter of the AFC Cup 3 days later at the same venue. This time around, Mohun Bagan went down 2–1 to their opponents even after taking a 1st half lead, courtesy a spot kick strike from skipper Katsumi Yusa.
- April
The Green and Maroon brigade came out recharged after the international break, as they drubbed Bengaluru FC 3–0 at home, to come back strongly in the title race. The skipper Katsumi Yusa scored a brace, while the other goal was scored by Darryl Duffy.
Mohun Bagan took their winning ways into the AFC Cup group stage where they sailed past Bangladeshi club Dhaka Abahani 3–1 to register their first win in the group stage. Jeje Lalpekhlua, Balwant Singh and Sony Norde found the back of the net to give the Mariners a crucial 3 points.
On 9 April 2017, Mohun Bagan were once again up against arch-rivals East Bengal in the I-League. It was the Haitian, Sony Norde who opened the scoring for Bagan in the 36th minute, while 7 minutes later youngstar Azharuddin Mallick came up with a pitch of a strike to make it 2–0 for the Mariners. In the 2nd half, East Bengal made the job even more difficult for themselves as Willis Plaza was given the marching orders by the referee for an off the ball push on Anas Edathodika. In the late stages of injury time East Bengal did manage to pull one goal back, through Rowllin Borges, but it proved too little too late.
Matches
| 8 January 2017 1 | Mohun Bagan | 1–0 | Churchill Brothers | Barasat |
| 19:00 IST | Balwant 28' Sehnaj 43'S.Bose 55'  64' | Report | Stadium: Barasat Stadium Attendance: 10,228 Referee: A.Meetei |
| 13 January 2017 2 | Mohun Bagan | 2–0 | Shillong Lajong | Kolkata |
| 19:00 IST | Duffy 21', 77' Pronay 84' | Report | Z.Ralte 54' | Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Attendance: 4,555 Referee: R. Arumughan |
| 17 January 2017 3 | Mohun Bagan | 4–0 | Minerva Punjab | Kolkata |
| 16:30 IST | Duffy 16', 32' Jeje 28', 77'Eduardo 75' | Report | Manandeep 69' | Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Attendance: 7,551 Referee: O.Thakur |
| 21 January 2017 4 | Chennai City | 1–2 | Mohun Bagan | Chennai |
| 19:00 IST | Thank 52' Raju 16'Fakruddin 44' | Report | Jeje 57' Norde 77' | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: R. Arumughan |
| 24 January 2017 5 | DSK Shivajians | 0–0 | Mohun Bagan | Pune |
| 19:00 IST | Jerry 16' Sairuat Kima 69' | Report | Pronay 63' | Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex Attendance: 1,547 Referee: P.Singh |
| 4 February 2017 7 | Mohun Bagan | 3–2 | Aizawl | Kolkata |
| 19:00 IST | Duffy 2', 86' (pen.), 86' Jeje 63'S.Bose 57'Prabir 68' | Report | Rane 41' A.Mehta 70'Lalruatthara 68'Alfred 83' | Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Attendance: 5,222 Referee: A.Meetei |
| 12 February 2017 8 | East Bengal | 0–0 | Mohun Bagan | Siliguri |
| 16:30 IST | Ralte 44' Mehtab 67' | Report | Stadium: Kanchenjunga Stadium Attendance: 29,067 Referee: C.R.Srikrishna |
| 15 February 2017 9 | Mumbai | 0–0 | Mohun Bagan | Mumbai |
| 19:00 IST | Sharityar 58' Alex 87' | Report | Balwant 60' | Stadium: Cooperage Football Stadium Attendance: 3,126 Referee: T.Nagvenkar |
| 18 February 2017 10 | Mohun Bagan | 3–1 | DSK Shivajians | Kolkata |
| 16:30 IST | Balwant 42', 44', 16' Katsumi 88' (pen.)Pronay 72'Prabir 74' | Report | Milan 33', 21' Sairuat Kima 65'Gouramangi 88' | Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Attendance: 3,856 Referee: R.Venkatesh |
| 4 March 2017 12 | Churchill Brothers | 2–1 | Mohun Bagan | Vasco |
| 19:00 IST | Wolfe 65' Chesterpoul 75'Brandon 88' | Report | Prabir 24' Katsumi 38'Prabir 74'Duffy 90+5' | Stadium: Tilak Maidan Attendance: 3,927 Referee: R.Venkatesh |
| 8 March 2017 13 | Mohun Bagan | 2–2 | Mumbai | Kolkata |
| 16:30 IST | Kotal 12' Balwant Singh 89' | Report | Thoi 21' Victorino 22'Theobald 60' | Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Attendance: 3,256 Referee: R.Saha |
| 11 March 2017 14 | Bengaluru FC | 0–0 | Mohun Bagan | Bengaluru |
| 19:00 IST | Nishu 27' Jugović 84'Watson 87' | Report | S.Bose 9' 68' Katsumi 83'Kotal 90+2' | Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 10,124 Referee: C.R.Srikrishna |
| 1 April 2017 6 | Mohun Bagan | 3–0 | Bengaluru FC | Kolkata |
| 19:00 IST | Katsumi 14', 53' Duffy 25' | Report | Khabra 81' | Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Attendance: 6,420 Referee: M.V.Santosh Kumar |
| Note: The match originally scheduled for 1 February 2017; Postponed due to 2017 AFC Champions League and 2017 AFC Cup qualifiers.[40] | ||||
| 9 April 2017 15 | Mohun Bagan | 2–1 | East Bengal | Siliguri |
| 19:00 IST | Norde 36' Azhar 43', 44'Raju 17' | Report | Borges 90+2' Plaza  66'Gurwinder 71'Payne 76' | Stadium: Kanchenjunga Stadium Attendance: 23,859 Referee: R. Arumughan |
| 12 April 2017 11 | Shillong Lajong | 1–1 | Mohun Bagan | Shillong |
| 19:00 IST | Dipanda 78' (pen.) Shadap 55' | Report | Jeje 75' Sehnaj 55' | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 6,400 Referee: O.P.Thakur |
| Note: The match originally scheduled for 25 February 2017; Postponed due to 2017 AFC Cup qualifiers.[41] | ||||
| 15 April 2017 16 | Minerva Punjab | 0–1 | Mohun Bagan | Ludhiana |
| 19:00 IST | Pandit 62' | Report | Norde 84', 84' Sehnaj 43' | Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium Attendance: 5,169 Referee: A.Meetei |
| 22 April 2017 17 | Aizawl | 1–0 | Mohun Bagan | Aizawl |
| 14:00 IST | Jaryan 52' Mehta 69'Z.Ralte 83' | Report | Duffy 60' Eduardo 86'Balwant 90+3' | Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta |
| 30 April 2017 18 | Mohun Bagan | 2–1 | Chennai City FC | Kolkata |
| 19:00 IST | Sehnaj 35' Katsumi 45+2'Balwant 63'Duffy 77'Debjit 79'Souvik 89' | Report | Nandakumar 31' W.Vaz 76' | Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Attendance: 6,252 Referee: Tejas Viswasrao Nagvenkar |
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aizawl (C) | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 37 | Qualification to Champions League qualifier |
| 2 | Mohun Bagan | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 36 | |
| 3 | East Bengal | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 33 | |
| 4 | Bengaluru | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 30 | Qualification to AFC Cup qualifying play-off[a] |
| 5 | Shillong Lajong | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 26 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champions
Notes:
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
AFC Cup
Preliminary round
Mohun Bagan| 31 January 2017 Leg 1 | Colombo  | 1–2 | Mohun Bagan | Colombo |
| 15:30 SLST | Olofin 30' Meera 32'Jean Yapo 57'Mohamed 90' | Report | Kean 13' Sehnaj 70'Bikramjeet 68' | Stadium: Race Course Ground Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Yu Ming Hsun (Chinese Taipei) |
Colombo| 7 February 2017 Leg 2 | Mohun Bagan | 2–1 (4–2 agg.) | Colombo | Kolkata |
| 19:00 IST | Norde 28' Duffy 56' | Report | Jean Yapo 88' | Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Attendance: 3,156 Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan) |
Play-off round
Mohun Bagan| 21 February 2017 Leg 1 | Club Valencia  | 1–1 | Mohun Bagan | Malé |
| 16:00 MVT | Omodu 71' (pen.) Saleem 33'Visam 90+1' | Report | Duffy 6' | Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 850 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan) |
Club Valencia| 28 February 2017 Leg 2 | Mohun Bagan | 4–1 (5–2 agg.) | Club Valencia | Kolkata |
| 16:00 IST | Jeje 2' (pen.), 81' Nihan 45' (o.g.)Norde 87'Anas 90+1' | Report | Omodu 52' | Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Attendance: 4,250 Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam) |
Group stage
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BFC | MAZ | MOH | ABD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengaluru FC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 12[a] | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Maziya | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12[a] | 0–1 | — | 5–2 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Mohun Bagan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 |  Abahani Limited Dhaka | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Notes:
Matches
Mohun Bagan| 14 March 2017 | Bengaluru FC | 2–1 | Mohun Bagan | Bengaluru |
| 19:00 IST |
| Report | Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 3,692 Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia) |
Dhaka Abahani| 4 April 2017 | Mohun Bagan | 3–1 | Dhaka Abahani | Kolkata |
| 19:00 IST | Jeje 45+1' Balwant 48'Norde 87' | Report | Brown 21' Hasan 15'Yeasin 89' | Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Attendance: 2,128 Referee: Mohammad Abu Loum (Jordan) |
Maziya| 18 April 2017 | Mohun Bagan | 0–1 | Maziya | Kolkata |
| 19:00 IST | Bikramjit 55' | Report | Umair 34' Kovačević 83' 85' | Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Attendance: 1,842 Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam) |
Mohun Bagan| 3 May 2017 | Maziya | 5–2 | Mohun Bagan | Malé |
| 16:00 MVT | Report |
| Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan) |
Bengaluru FC| 17 May 2017 | Mohun Bagan | 3–1 | Bengaluru FC | Kolkata |
| 19:00 IST |
| Report | Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Attendance: 1,298 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain) |
Mohun Bagan| 31 May 2017 | Dhaka Abahani | 1–1 | Mohun Bagan | Dhaka |
| 19:45 BDT |
| Report | Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore) |
Federation Cup
Group stage
- Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohun Bagan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Bengaluru FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Shillong Lajong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | DSK Shivajians | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
Semifinal
| 14 May 2017 | Mohun Bagan | 2–0 | East Bengal | Cuttack |
| 19:00 IST | Duffy 35' B.Singh 84' | Report | Stadium: Barabati Stadium Man of the Match: Debjit Majumder (Mohun Bagan) |
Final
| 21 May 2017 | Bengaluru FC | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Mohun Bagan | Cuttack |
| 19:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Barabati Stadium Referee: C.R. Srikrishna Man of the Match: Amrinder Singh (Bengaluru FC) |
Squad
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||
| 1 | Pawan Kumar | | GK | 1 July 1990 | |
| 22 | Shilton Pal | | GK | 20 December 1987 | |
| 24 | Debjit Majumder | | GK | 6 March 1988 | |
| 42 | Shibinraj K | | GK | 20 March 1993 | |
| Defenders | |||||
| 2 | Sarthak Golui | | DF | 3 November 1997 | |
| 3 | Raju Gaikwad | | DF | 25 August 1990 | |
| 4 | Kingshuk Debnath | | DF | 8 May 1985 | |
| 14 | Eduardo Ferreira | | DF | 8 October 1983 | |
| 17 | Subhasish Bose | | DF | 18 August 1995 | |
| 20 | Pritam Kotal | | DF | 9 August 1993 | |
| 21 | Sanjay Balmuchu | | DF | 5 January 1992 | |
| 25 | Bikramjeet Singh | | DF | 6 May 1993 | |
| 26 | Shouvik Ghosh (loaned from North East United) | | DF | 5 November 1992 | |
| 33 | Prabir Das | | DF | 20 December 1993 | |
| 45 | Anas Edathodika | | DF | 15 February 1987 | |
| Midfielders | |||||
| 6 | Bikramjit Singh | | MF | 15 October 1992 | |
| 8 | Kean Lewis | | MF | 19 September 1992 | |
| 10 | Katsumi Yusa (captain) |  | MF | 2 August 1988 | |
| 11 | Pronay Halder | | MF | 25 February 1993 | |
| 13 | Sourav Das | | MF | 20 June 1996 | |
| 16 | Sony Norde |  | MF | 27 July 1989 | |
| 23 | Souvik Chakraborty | | MF | 12 July 1991 | |
| 27 | Pintu Mahata | | MF | — | |
| 28 | Sehnaj Singh | | MF | 29 July 1993 | |
| 29 | Raynier Fernandes | | MF | 19 February 1996 | |
| 30 | Pankaj Moula | | MF | 20 December 1992 | |
| 32 | Robinson Singh | | MF | 3 February 1997 | |
| Forwards | |||||
| 9 | Darryl Duffy |  | FW | 16 April 1984 | |
| 12 | Jeje Lalpekhlua | | FW | 7 January 1991 | |
| 15 | Balwant Singh | | FW | 15 December 1986 | |
| 35 | Azharuddin Mallick | | FW | 11 July 1997 | |
Last updated: 1 April 2017
Source: mohunbaganac.com
Technical Staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Chief coach | Sanjoy Sen |
| Assistant coach | Sankarlal Chakraborty |
| Goalkeeping coach | Arpan Dey |
| Physical Trainer |  Djair Miranda Garcia |
| Physiotherapist | Abhinandan Chatterjee |
| Club Doctor | Dr. Protim Ray |
| Team Manager | Satyajit Chatterjee |
Source: mohunbaganac.com
Player statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | CFL | I-League | AFC Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | IND | Pawan Kumar | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | IND | Shilton Pal | 7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | IND | Debjit Majumder | 15 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 42 | GK | IND | Shibinraj K | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| GK | IND | Arnab Das Sharma | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| GK | IND | Monotosh Ghosh | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| GK | IND | Agiapal Singh | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | IND | Sarthak Golui | 8 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IND | Raju Gaikwad | 10 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | IND | Kingshuk Debnath | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | EQG | Eduardo Ferreira | 15 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | IND | Subhasish Bose | 14 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | IND | Pritam Kotal | 16 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 14+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | IND | Sanjay Balmuchu | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | IND | Bikramjeet Singh | 12 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | IND | Shouvik Ghosh (loaned from North East United) | 5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | IND | Prabir Das | 22 | 4 | 6+0 | 3 | 2+9 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | IND | Anas Edathodika | 18 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| DF | IND | Ashim Dey | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | IND | Deepak Devrani | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | IND | Avinabo Bag | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | IND | Tonmoy Ghosh | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | IND | Chinta Chandrashekar Rao | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | AFG | Haroon Fakruddin | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | IND | Bikramjit Singh | 14 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IND | Kean Lewis | 2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Katsumi Yusa | 20 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 14+0 | 3 | 5+1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | IND | Pronay Halder | 10 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | IND | Sourav Das | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | HAI | Sony Norde | 15 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 11+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 3 |
| 23 | MF | IND | Souvik Chakraborty | 15 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | IND | Pintu Mahata | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | IND | Sehnaj Singh | 12 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 29 | MF | IND | Raynier Fernandes | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | IND | Pankaj Moula | 7 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | IND | Robinson Singh | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| MF | IND | Dhananjoy Yadav | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | IND | Babul Biswas | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | IND | Thangjam Singh | 8 | 2 | 7+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | IND | Amandeep Singh | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | IND | Tapan Maity | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Darryl Duffy | 25 | 15 | 9+0 | 6 | 13+0 | 7 | 3+0 | 2 |
| 12 | FW | IND | Jeje Lalpekhlua | 17 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 7+5 | 4 | 4+1 | 3 |
| 15 | FW | IND | Balwant Singh | 18 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+6 | 4 | 4+2 | 1 |
| 35 | FW | IND | Azharuddin Mallick | 14 | 3 | 9+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| FW | NGA | Daniel Bedemi | 5 | 6 | 4+1 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | IND | Ajay Singh | 7 | 1 | 0+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | IND | Simranjit Singh | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
- Source: mohunbaganac.com
Last Updated: 9 April 2017
Apps: (Matches Started)+(Substitute Appearances)
Top scorers
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | I-League | AFC | Federation Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | FW | | Darryl Duffy | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | 11 | FW | | Jeje Lalpekhlua | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | 15 | FW | | Balwant Singh | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 16 | MF | | Sony Norde | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 10 | MF | | Katsumi Yusa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | 8 | MF | | Kean Lewis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | DF | | Kingshuk Debnath | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Bikramjit Singh | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | DF | | Pritam Kotal | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF | | Sehnaj Singh | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 33 | DF | | Prabir Das | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | FW | | Azharuddin Mallick | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTALS | 27 | 17 | 10 | 54 | ||||
Source: soccerway
Updated: 31 May 2017
Disciplinary record
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | CFL | I-League | AFC Cup | Total | Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| 17 | DF | | Subhasish Bose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Missed Match: vs Shillong Lajong (13 January 2017) Missed Match: vs Bengaluru FC (1 April 2017) |
| 33 | DF | | Prabir Das | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | | Pronay Halder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | | Darryl Duffy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | FW | | Balwant Singh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | | Katsumi Yusa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | | Raju Gaikwad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | | Tonmoy Ghosh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Missed Match: vs Tollygunge Agragami (15 September 2016) | |
| 35 | FW | | Azharuddin Mallick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | | Sony Norde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | | Sehnaj Singh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | | Eduardo Ferreira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | | Pritam Kotal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | DF | | Sanjay Balmuchu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | DF | | Bikramjeet Singh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | DF | | Anas Edathodika | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | | Tapan Maity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | | Haroon Fakruddin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Last updated: 9 April 2017
Source: Matches