2007–08 Mohun Bagan FC season
| 2007–08 season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Carlos Roberto Pereira[1] |
| Stadium | Salt Lake Stadium Mohun Bagan Ground |
| I-League | 4th |
| Calcutta Football League | Champions |
| Federation Cup | Semi Finals |
| IFA Shield | Semi Finals |
The 2007–08 Mohun Bagan Football Club season was the club's 1st season in I-League and 118th season since its establishment in 1889.
Squad
Overview
Overall
| Competition | First match | Last match | Final position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calcutta Football League | 1 August 2007 | 18 November 2007 | Champions |
| Federation Cup | 6 September 2007 | 11 September 2007 | Semi Finals |
| I-League | 26 November 2007 | 23 February 2008 | 4th |
| IFA Shield | 27 February 2008 | 5 March 2008 | Semi Finals |
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Calcutta Football League | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 78.57 |
| Federation Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 66.67 |
| I-League | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 44.44 |
| IFA Shield | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Total | 39 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 58.97 |
Last updated: 5 March 2008
Source: Competitions
Calcutta Football League
Mohun Bagan won the Calcutta Football League for the 27th Time, with 36 points in 14 games, winning 11, drawing 3, and losing none in the process.[2]
| 1 August 2007 1 | Mohun Bagan | 1–1 | George Telegraph SC | Kolkata |
| 14:30 IST | James Lukram Singh 72' | Report | Salau Olawale 18' | Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Referee: Dhanapati Roy |
| 5 August 2007 2 | Chirag United | 3–4 | Mohun Bagan | Kolkata |
| 14:30 IST | Theodore Sunday Wrobeh 21' (pen.) Shankar Oraon 41' Ashim Das Sr 89' (pen.) |
Report | Shanmugam Venkatesh 14' Pachau Lalam Puia 60' Jose Barreto 69' Peter Siddiqui 75' |
Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Referee: Kashinath Sen |
| 8 August 2007 3 | Mohun Bagan | 7–0 | Calcutta Port Trust | Kolkata |
| 14:30 IST | Jose Barreto 27', 42' Lalkamal Bhowmick 37' Pachau Lalam Puia 46' Dharamjit Singh 60' Shanmugam Venkatesh 62' Prashanta Sarkar 75' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Referee: Rathin Mukherjee |
| 11 August 2007 4 | Mohun Bagan | 3–0 | Eastern Railway | Kolkata |
| 14:30 IST | Jose Barreto 5', 31' Shanmugam Venkatesh 27' |
Report | Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Referee: Jayanta Sarkar |
| 17 August 2007 5 | East Bengal | 3–4 | Mohun Bagan | Kolkata |
| Alvito D'Cunha 46', 60' Edmilson Marques Pardal 69' (pen.) |
Report | Lalawmpuia Pachuau 9' Jose Ramirez Barreto 34' (pen.) Shanmugam Venkatesh 42', 47' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Subrata Sarkar |
| 21 August 2007 6 | Peerless SC | 2–3 | Mohun Bagan | Kolkata |
| 14:30 IST | Muritala Ali 63' Kartick Kisku 70' |
Report | Peter Siddiqui 26' Jose Barreto 44' (pen.) Shanmugam Venkatesh 88' |
Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Referee: Rathin Mukherjee |
| 26 August 2007 7 | Mohun Bagan | 0–0 | Mohammedan SC | Kolkata |
| 14:30 IST | Report | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Benjamin |
| 26 September 2007 8 | George Telegraph SC | 0–3 | Mohun Bagan | Kolkata |
| 14:30 IST | Report | Sanjay Mallick 29' Jose Barreto 52', 89' |
Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground |
| 2 October 2007 9 | Mohun Bagan | 3–0 | Chirag United | Kolkata |
| 14:30 IST | Jose Barreto 23', 35' Pachau Lalam Puia 64' |
Report | Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Referee: Debasish Mishra |
| 5 October 2007 10 | Calcutta Port Trust | 3–3 | Mohun Bagan | Kolkata |
| 14:30 IST | Henry Chukwukere 10', 90+' Dipak Dalui 77' |
Report | Pachau Lalam Puia 37', 39' Jose Barreto 66' (pen.) |
Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Referee: Barun Saha |
| 11 August 2007 11 | Eastern Railway | 0–3 | Mohun Bagan | Kolkata |
| 14:30 IST | Report | Douglas da Silva 37' Shanmugam Venkatesh 44' Ayan Chowdhury 86' |
Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground |
| 6 November 2007 12 | Mohun Bagan | 2–0 | East Bengal | Kolkata |
| Jose Ramirez Barreto 49', 90+2' | Report | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: S Suresh |
| 14 November 2007 13 | Mohun Bagan | 2–0 | Peerless SC | Kolkata |
| 14:30 IST | Lalawmpuia Pachuau 32' Bhaichung Bhutia 66' |
Report | Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Referee: Minangshu Bhattacharya |
| 18 November 2007 14 | Mohammedan SC | 0–1 | Mohun Bagan | Kolkata |
| 14:30 IST | Report | Lalawmpuia Pachuau 88' | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Pradip Mukherjee |
Federation Cup
Defending Champions Mohun Bagan started the 2007 Federation Cup campaign with a 2–1 win against debutants ONGC in the Pre-Quarter Finals. Bagan went ahead through an own goal by Gulidum Rongmoi in the 32nd minute before José Ramirez Barreto settled the matter in the 107th minute. Jatin Singh Bisht scored for ONGC in the 83rd minute.
In the Quarter-Finals, Mohun Bagan were in full flow as they outclassed Viva Kerala FC 3–1. For Bagan, Jose Ramirez Barreto, substitute Ishfaq Ahmed and Lalawmpuia Pachau were the scorers, while P Sajesh was the lone goal getter for Viva Kerala.
In the Semi-Final, Mohun Bagan faced arch-rivals East Bengal. Bhaichung Bhutia put Mohun Bagan ahead in the 12th minute but East Bengal rallied from behind to score three. Surkumar Singh equalised in the 25th minute while Dipendu Biswas and Ashim Biswas scored the other two. José Ramirez Barreto's goal in the 71st minute wasn't enough for Bagan as East Bengal won 3–2 to reach the final.[3][4]
Bracket
| Pre-Quarter Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 4 September | ||||||||||||||
| JCT | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 9 September | ||||||||||||||
| Vasco | 1 | |||||||||||||
| JCT | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 September | ||||||||||||||
| East Bengal | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mohammedan Sporting | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 11 September | ||||||||||||||
| East Bengal | 3 | |||||||||||||
| East Bengal | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 6 September | ||||||||||||||
| Mohun Bagan | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Air India | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 9 September | ||||||||||||||
| Viva Kerala | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Viva Kerala | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 6 September | ||||||||||||||
| Mohun Bagan | 3 | |||||||||||||
| ONGC | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 5 September | ||||||||||||||
| Mohun Bagan | 2 | |||||||||||||
| East Bengal | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 7 September | ||||||||||||||
| Mahindra United | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Dempo | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 10 September | ||||||||||||||
| Chirag United | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Dempo | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 7 September | ||||||||||||||
| Churchill Brothers | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Salgaocar | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 12 September | ||||||||||||||
| Churchill Brothers | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Dempo | 1 (1) | |||||||||||||
| 5 September | ||||||||||||||
| Mahindra United | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Mahindra United | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 8 September | ||||||||||||||
| HAL | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Mahindra United | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
| 5 September | ||||||||||||||
| Sporting Clube de Goa | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Army XI | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Sporting Clube de Goa | 1 | |||||||||||||
Matches
| 6 September 2007 Pre-Quarter Final | ONGC | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Mohun Bagan | Ludhiana |
| Jatin Singh Bisht 82' | Report | Gulidom Rongboi 31' (o.g.) Jose Ramirez Barreto 107' |
Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium Referee: Deepak Singh Bisht |
| 9 September 2007 Quarter-Final | Viva Kerala FC | 1–3 | Mohun Bagan | Ludhiana |
| P Sajesh 51' | Report | Jose Ramirez Barreto 16' Ishfaq Ahmed 40' Lalawmpuia Pachuau 55' |
Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium Referee: Francisco Fernandes |
| 11 September 2007 Semi-Final | East Bengal | 3–2 | Mohun Bagan | Ludhiana |
| Irungbam Surkumar Singh 25' Dipendu Biswas 35' Ashim Biswas 47' |
Report | Bhaichung Bhutia 12' Jose Ramirez Barreto 71' |
Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium Referee: K. Shankar |
I-League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Churchill Brothers | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 36 | |
| 3 | JCT | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 33 | |
| 4 | Mohun Bagan | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 30 | 2009 AFC Cup group stage[a] |
| 5 | Mahindra United | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 28 | |
| 6 | East Bengal | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 19 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Mohun Bagan qualified for the 2009 AFC Cup as 2008 Indian Federation Cup winners.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 |
Last updated: 1 April 2008.
Source: Flashscore
Results by round
Fixtures & results
Win Draw Loss
| 26 November 2007 1 | Mohun Bagan | 1-2 | JCT | Salt Lake Stadium |
| 16:30 IST | Shanmugam Venkatesh 90+2' | Report | Eduardo da Silva Escobar 4', 13', 77' | Referee: S Suresh Man of the Match: Eduardo da Silva Escobar (JCT FC) |
| 29 November 2007 2 | Mohun Bagan | 1-3 | Viva Kerala FC | Salt Lake Stadium |
| 16:30 IST | James Lukram Singh 36' Ishfaq Ahmed 68' |
Report | Badmus Baba Thunde 16' Wisdom Abbey 25', 88' |
Referee: Francisco Fernandes Man of the Match: Wisdom Abbey (Viva Kerala) |
| 2 December 2007 3 | Mohun Bagan | 1-1 | Sporting Club de Goa | Salt Lake Stadium |
| 17:30 IST | Jose Barreto 47' | Report | Junior Obagbemiro 56' | Referee: T Pradeep Kumar Man of the Match: Jose Barreto (Mohun Bagan) |
| 8 December 2007 4 | Mohun Bagan | 2-0 | Air India | Salt Lake Stadium |
| 17:30 IST | Bhaichung Bhutia 21', 84' Lalawmpuia Pachuau 33' |
Report | Referee: P Bhaskar Man of the Match: Bhaichung Bhutia (Mohun Bagan) |
| 12 December 2007 5 | Dempo SC | 2-0 | Mohun Bagan | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Margao) |
| 15:30 IST | Nicolau Borges 14', 73' Chidi Edeh 40' |
Report | Peter Siddiqui 6' Ishfaq Ahmed 54' |
Referee: Ahmed Amees Man of the Match: Nicolau Borges (Dempo) |
| 16 December 2007 6 | Churchill Brothers | 2-2 | Mohun Bagan | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Margao) |
| 15:30 IST | Odafa 29', 67' Mboyo Iyumi 71' |
Report | Nallappan Mohanraj 35' 52' Dharamjit Singh 47' Bhaichung Bhutia 70' |
Referee: Ahmed Amees Man of the Match: Mboyo Iyumi (Churchill Brothers) |
| 22 December 2007 7 | Salgaocar FC | 4-5 | Mohun Bagan | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Margao) |
| 15:30 IST | Boniface Ambani 13' Felix Chimaokwu 22', 53', 63', 48' |
Report | Bhaichung Bhutia 3' Rauf Khan 21' Lal Kamal Bhowmick 29' Jose Barreto 32', 35' Jonathan Bobo 45' James Lukram Singh 69' |
Referee: Dinesh Nair Man of the Match: Felix Chimaokwu (Salgaocar FC) |
| 30 December 2007 8 | Mohun Bagan | 1–0 | East Bengal | Kolkata |
| 16:00 IST | Baichung Bhutia 10', 61' Douglas da Silva 13' Habibur Rehman Mondal 20' Pachuau Lalawmpuia 87' |
Report | Mehtab Hossain 6' Edmilson 9' Mehrajuddin Wadoo 23' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Komaleeswaran Shankar Man of the Match: Douglas da Silva (Mohun Bagan) |
| 5 January 2008 9 | Mohun Bagan | 1–0 | Mahindra United | Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | N.S. Manju 50' Jose Barreto 66' Douglas da Silva 67' |
Report | Md Rafi 25' | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: A Arjunan Man of the Match: Peter Odafe (Mohun Bagan) |
| 9 January 2008 10 | Sporting Club de Goa | 1-0 | Mohun Bagan | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Margao) |
| 15:30 IST | Denzil Franco 18' Junior Obagbemiro 85' |
Report | Nallappan Mohanraj 28' | Referee: T Pradeep Kumar Man of the Match: Joseph Pereira (Sporting Club de Goa) |
| 13 January 2008 11 | Viva Kerala | 0–2 | Mohun Bagan | Kozhikode |
| 16:00 IST | Report | Bhaichung Bhutia 36' Peter Odafe 65' Ishfaq Ahmed 88' |
Stadium: EMS Stadium Referee: P Bhaskar Man of the Match: Douglas da Silva (Mohun Bagan) |
| 21 January 2008 12 | East Bengal | 0–2 | Mohun Bagan | Kolkata |
| 16:00 IST | Saumik Dey 3' | Report | Bhaichung Bhutia 29', 62' Douglas da Silva 9' 48' Sangram Mukherjee 84' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Dinesh Nair Man of the Match: Bhaichung Bhutia (Mohun Bagan) |
| 27 January 2008 13 | Air India | 0–0 | Mohun Bagan | Mumbai |
| 15:30 IST | Report | Stadium: Cooperage Ground Referee: Benjamin D'Silva Man of the Match: Michael Segum Taeo (Air India) |
| 31 January 2008 14 | Mohun Bagan | 2-1 | Churchill Brothers | Salt Lake Stadium |
| 18:00 IST | Bhaichung Bhutia 4' Subhashish Roy Chowdhury 7' Habibur Rehman Mondal 31' Nallappan Mohanraj 55' |
Report | Mboyo Iyumi 38' | Referee: S Suresh Man of the Match: Habibur Rehman Mondal (Mohun Bagan) |
IFA Shield
Appearances
Statistics
2025–26 Mohun Bagan SG Youth and Academy
References
- ^ "Bhutia to Lead Bagan, Carlos Coach". June 18, 2007.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (14 Feb 2019). "IFA-Calcutta Premier League 2007". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 12 Aug 2021.
- ^ "Mohun Bagan go down fighting to East Bengal". One India. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "East Bengal send Bagan packing - Bhattacharya's tactical move proves decisive". Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2020.