2017–18 ATK season

The 2017 ATK season was the club's fourth season since its establishment in 2014 and their fourth season in the Indian Super League. The club ended a three-season association with the Spanish La Liga club Atlético Madrid and was abbreviated to ATK^[1] This season the club is coached by Teddy Sheringham and former Bengaluru FC coach, Ashley Westwood is given role of technical director.

ATK

2017–18 season
Owners	Kolkata Games and Sports Pvt. Ltd.
Head Coach	Teddy Sheringham
Stadium	Salt Lake Stadium
Indian Super League	9th
Super Cup	Round of 16
Highest home attendance	32,816
Lowest home attendance	3,165
Average home league attendance	12,669
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Transfers

Pre-season

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  IND Nallappan Mohanraj (from Chennaiyin) 4 MF  ENG Conor Thomas (from Swindon Town)[2] 5 DF  ENG Tom Thorpe (from Rotherham United)[3] 6 DF  ESP Jordi (from Karlsruher SC)[4] 7 MF  ENG Carl Baker (from Portsmouth)[5] 9 FW  IND Robin Singh (from Goa) 10 FW  IRL Robbie Keane (from LA Galaxy)[6] 11 FW  IND Jayesh Rane (from Chennaiyin) 13 GK  IND Kunzang Bhutia (from Fateh Hyderabad) 14 MF  IND Eugeneson Lyngdoh (from Bengaluru) 15 MF  IND Darren Caldeira (from Bengaluru) 16 MF  IND Shankar Sampingiraj (from Bengaluru) 17 MF  IND Rupert Nongrum (from Shillong Lajong) 18 MF  IND Hitesh Sharma (from Mumbai) 20 DF  IND Keegan Pereira (from Bengaluru) 21 MF  IND Ronald Singh 22 GK  FIN Jussi Jääskeläinen (from Wigan Athletic)[7] 23 DF  IND Anwar Ali (from East Bengal) 24 GK  IND Debjit Majumder (from Mohun Bagan) 29 FW  IND Bipin Singh (from Shillong Lajong) 31 DF  IND Augustin Fernandes (from Salgaocar) 33 DF  IND Prabir Das (from Mohun Bagan) 36 DF  IND Ashutosh Mehta (from Mumbai City) 87 FW  POR Zequinha (from Nacional) 99 FW  FIN Njazi Kuqi (from Inter Turku)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  POR Henrique Sereno (to Almería) 4 DF  ESP Tiri (to Marbella) 5 DF  IND Arnab Mondal (loan return to East Bengal) 6 DF  IND Kingshuk Debnath (loan return to Mohun Bagan) 7 FW  CAN Iain Hume (to Extremadura) 8 MF  IND Jewel Raja (to Minerva Punjab) 9 FW  POR Hélder Postiga 10 MF  ESP Borja Fernández (to Almería) 11 MF  RSA Sameehg Doutie (to Ajax Cape Town) 12 DF  IND Pritam Kotal (loan return to Mohun Bagan) 13 MF  IND Bikramjit Singh (loan return to Mohun Bagan) 14 GK  ESP Dani Mallo (to Hospitalet) 15 MF  ESP Javi Lara (to Córdoba) 16 DF  IND Robert Lalthlamuana (loan return to East Bengal) 17 MF  IND Bidyananda Singh (to Bengaluru 'B') 19 FW  ESP Juan Belencoso (to Socuéllamos) 20 MF  IND Lalrindika Ralte (loan return to East Bengal) 21 MF  IND Bikash Jairu (loan return to East Bengal) 22 GK  IND Shilton Paul (loan return to Mohun Bagan) 23 MF  BOT Ofentse Nato 24 GK  IND Debjit Majumder (loan return to Mohun Bagan) 25 MF  SCO Stephen Pearson (to Motherwell)[8] 33 DF  IND Prabir Das (loan return to Mohun Bagan) 34 MF  IND Abhinas Ruidas (to Mumbai City) 80 DF  IND Keegan Pereira (to Bengaluru)

During the season

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 8 MF  ENG Ryan Taylor (from Port Vale)[9]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 7 MF  ENG Carl Baker [9]

Players

Current squad

As of 17 April 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  IND Nallappan Mohanraj 4 MF  ENG Conor Thomas 5 DF  ENG Tom Thorpe 6 DF  ESP Jordi 8 MF  ENG Ryan Taylor 9 FW  IND Robin Singh 10 FW  IRL Robbie Keane 11 FW  IND Jayesh Rane 13 GK  IND Kunzang Bhutia 14 MF  IND Eugeneson Lyngdoh 15 MF  IND Darren Caldeira 16 MF  IND Shankar Sampingiraj 17 MF  IND Rupert Nongrum

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  IND Hitesh Sharma 20 DF  IND Keegan Pereira 21 MF  IND Ronald Singh — MF  WAL David Cotterill 23 DF  IND Anwar Ali 24 GK  IND Debjit Majumder 29 MF  IND Bipin Singh 31 DF  IND Augustin Fernandes 33 DF  IND Prabir Das 36 DF  IND Ashutosh Mehta 87 FW  POR Zequinha — FW  NIR Martin Paterson

U18 Team

As of 23 July 2017.^[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  IND Miraj Ali Ata 2 DF  IND Nandalal Sarkar 3 DF  IND Raju Roy 4 DF  IND Robilal Mandi 6 DF  IND Pratik Biswas 7 MF  IND Sunil Mandi 8 MF  IND Kitam Das 9 FW  IND Tubai Hati 10 FW  IND Gourav Chhetry 11 MF  IND Rajib Das 12 MF  IND Ajay Murmu 14 MF  IND Dipak Das

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  IND Prosenjit Adhikary 17 MF  IND Sk. Suraj 18 FW  IND Sumay Shome 19 MF  IND Sayan Ghosh 20 MF  IND Sujit Soren 22 MF  IND Somenath Dhar 23 MF  IND Sohan Chakraborty 25 DF  IND Md Shadab 28 DF  IND Sk. Juman 31 GK  IND Gobinda Tigga 99 GK  IND Tarak Barui

Indian Super League

Main article: 2017–18 Indian Super League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Kerala Blasters	18	6	7	5	20	22	−2	25
7	Mumbai City	18	7	2	9	25	29	−4	23
8	Delhi Dynamos	18	5	4	9	27	37	−10	19
9	ATK	18	4	4	10	16	30	−14	16
10	NorthEast United	18	3	2	13	12	27	−15	11

Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots

Matches

Kerala Blasters v ATK

17 November 2017 1	Kerala Blasters	0–0	ATK	Kaloor
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30)		Report		Stadium: Kaloor Stadium Attendance: 37,462 Referee: Aurélien Juenkou (Cameroon)

ATK v Pune City

26 November 2017 2	ATK	1–4	Pune City	Kolkata
IST (UTC+5:30)	Bi. Singh 50'	Report	Marcelinho 13', 60' R. Kumar 51' Alfaro 80'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 32,816 Referee: C. R. Srikrishna

Jamshedpur v ATK

1 December 2017 3	Jamshedpur	0–0	ATK	Jamshedpur
IST (UTC+5:30)		Report		Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex Attendance: 23,891 Referee: Santhosh Kumar

Chennaiyin v ATK

7 December 2017 4	Chennaiyin	3–2	ATK	Chennai
IST (UTC+5:30)	Lalpekhlua 65', 90+1' Calderón 84'	Report	Zequinha 77' Kuqi 89'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 17,192 Referee: Santhosh Kumar

Mumbai City v ATK

17 December 2017 5	Mumbai City	0–1	ATK	Mumbai
IST (UTC+5:30)		Report	R. Singh 54'	Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Attendance: 8,403 Referee: R Venkatesh

ATK v Delhi Dynamos

23 December 2017 6	ATK	1–0	Delhi Dynamos	Kolkata
IST (UTC+5:30)	Keane 78'	Report		Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 22,478 Referee: Ajit Meetei

ATK v Goa

3 January 2018 7	ATK	1–1	Goa	Kolkata
IST (UTC+7:15)	Keane 4'	Report	Coro 24'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 19,626 Referee: C. R. Srikrishna

Bengaluru v ATK

7 January 2018 8	Bengaluru	1–0	ATK	Bangalore
IST (UTC+5:30)	Chhetri 39'	Report		Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 17,942 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar

NorthEast United v ATK

12 January 2018 9	NorthEast United	0–1	ATK	Guwahati
IST (UTC+5:30)		Report	Zequinha 73'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 4,293 Referee: Rowan Arumughan

Pune City v ATK

20 January 2018 10	Pune City	3–0	ATK	Pune
IST (UTC+5:30)	Khan 32' Diego 59' R. Kumar 77'	Report		Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Attendance: 9,157 Referee: R Venkatesh

ATK v Chennaiyin

25 January 2017 11	ATK	1–2	Chennaiyin	Kolkata
IST (UTC+5:30)	Paterson 44'	Report	Maílson 52' Lalpekhlua 64'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 10,065 Referee: Raul Gupta

ATK v Jamshedpur

28 January 2018 12	ATK	0–1	Jamshedpur	Kolkata
IST (UTC+5:30)		Report	Gonçalves 66' (pen.)	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 11,663 Referee: Umesh Bora

ATK v Bengaluru

3 February 2018 13	ATK	0–2	Bengaluru	Kolkata
IST (UTC+5:30)		Report	Jordi 3' (o.g.) Miku 83'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 5,295 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar

ATK v Kerala Blasters

9 February 2018 14	ATK	2–2	Kerala Blasters	Kolkata
IST (UTC+5:30)	Taylor 38' Thorpe 75'	Report	Baldvinsson 33' Berbatov 55'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 4,292 Referee: R Venkatesh

ATK v Mumbai City

18 February 2018 15	ATK	1–2	Mumbai City	Kolkata
IST (UTC+5:30)	Bi. Singh 47'	Report	Rosário 32' Jordà 53'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 4,621 Referee: Santhosh Kumar

Delhi Dynamos v ATK

24 February 2018 16	Delhi Dynamos	4–3	ATK	Delhi
IST (UTC+5:30)	Uche 22', 69' Sei. Singh 71' Mirabaje 90+2'	Report	Mbatha 37' Keane 52', 58'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 3,189 Referee: Rowan Arumughan

Goa v ATK

28 February 2018 17	Goa	5–1	ATK	Goa
IST (UTC+5:30)	Chechi 10' Lanzarote 15', 21' Coro 64' Sifneos 90'	Report	Keane 87'	Stadium: Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 17,244 Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

ATK v NorthEast United

4 March 2018 18	ATK	1–0	NorthEast United	Kolkata
IST (UTC+5:30)	Keane 10'	Report		Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 3,165 Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

Super Cup

Main article: 2018 Indian Super Cup

Qualification round

As one of the bottom four teams in Indian Super League, ATK entered the Super Cup in the qualifier round where they faced Chennai City for a spot in the Round of 16. The match began with ATK on the front foot as expected. They sealed their berth in the pre-quarter finals by winning the match 4–1.^[11]

Super Cup

Qualification round

ATK drawn with Chennai City in qualification stage. They defeated them by 4-1. And qualified for Round of 16.

ATK v Chennai City

16 March 2018 Qualification round	ATK	4–1	Chennai City	Bhubaneswar
20:00 IST	Hitesh 37' Zequinha 58' Ashutosh Mehta 76' Robbie Keane 83'	Report	Joachim 45+7'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ajitkumar Lairenlakpam

Round of 16

In the round of 16, ATK was defeated by fellow Indian Super League side, FC Goa 3-1.

Goa v ATK

3 April 2018 Round of 16	Goa	3-1	ATK	Bhubaneswar
20:00 IST	Coro 45+1' Boumous 70' Fernandes 77'		Keane 50'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 2,583 Referee: Rowan Arumughan

Squad statistics

As of Match played 31 March 2018

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Indian Super League		Indian Super Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
4	MF		Conor Thomas	18	0	2	0
5	DF		Tom Thorpe	7	0	0	0
6	DF		Jordi	15	0	2	0
8	MF		Ryan Taylor	9	0	1	0
9	FW		Robin Singh	4	1	2+2	1
10	FW		Robbie Keane	2	0	1+1	0
11	FW		Jayesh Rane	1	0	0+1	0
14	MF		Eugeneson Lyngdoh	3	0	3	0
16	MF		Shankar Sampingiraj	2	0	0+2	0
17	MF		Rupert Nongrum	5	0	3+2	0
18	MF		Hitesh Sharma	4	0	4	0
20	DF		Keegan Pereira	4	0	4	0
21	MF		Ronald Singh	1	0	0+1	0
22	GK		Jussi Jääskeläinen	1	0	1	0
23	DF		Anwar Ali	1	0	1	0
24	GK		Debjit Majumder	4	0	4	0
29	MF		Bipin Singh	4	1	3+1	1
33	DF		Prabir Das	5	0	5	0
36	DF		Ashutosh Mehta	2	0	1+1	0
87	FW		Zequinha	5	1	5	1
99	FW		Njazi Kuqi	5	1	3+2	1
Players who left ATK due to injury during the season:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number		Name	Indian Super League	Total
1	MF		29		Bipin Singh	1	1
	FW		87		Zequinha	1	1
	FW		99		Njazi Kuqi	1	1
	FW		9		Robin Singh	1	1
					TOTALS	4	4