The 2018–19 ATK season was the club's fifth season since its establishment in 2014 and their fifth season in the
Indian Super League. The fifth edition of
ISL commenced with a new look ATK renewing its seasonal rivalry against
Kerala Blasters FC on Saturday, 29 September, at the
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
The Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK; ), commonly known as the Salt Lake Stadium, is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium located in Bidhannagar, with current capacity of 85,000 spectators. Named after Swami Vivekananda, the stadium f ...
.
Background
Transfers
After a disappointing season, ATK has appointed
Sanjoy Sen as their mentor to recruit national players.
The former
Mohun Bagan A.C.
Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, its football section is one of the oldest in India and Asia. The club is most notable for its victory over East Yorkshire Regiment ...
head coach roped in some of his own former players who he had the experience of working with, along with former ATK players
Arnab Mondal
Arnab Kumar Mondal (born 25 September 1989) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centre back.
Career
Born in Behala, a neighborhood based in Kolkata, West Bengal, Mondal joined the youth team of Mohammedan at the age of 17. In ...
and
Cavin Lobo
Cavin Lobo (born 4 April 1988) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Indian Goa Professional League club Vasco.
Career Early career
In 2010 Lobo was playing for Sporting Goa who were then in the I-Leag ...
.
In
Out
Pre Season and friendlies
ATK went to
Spain on 18 August for their pre-season. This campaign will end on 15 September. In Spain they played some friendly matches with local clubs and one match with
Premier League club
Fulham F.C.
They played their first match on 31 August with
Lorca FC
Lorca Fútbol Club was a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lorca, Spain, Lorca, in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia. Founded in 2003, it last played in Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Region of ...
and won by one goal scored by
Kalu Uche
Kalu Uche (born 15 November 1982) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
He spent most of his career in Spain, mainly with Almería, with which he amassed La Liga totals of 117 matches and 27 goals (212 appearances and ...
. In the second friendly they won by one goal again by defeating Spanish club
Real Murcia. ATK played their third match with highly competitive
Premier League club
Fulham F.C. and defeated just by a whisker.
Competitions
Indian Super League
Table
Matches
Super Cup
As one of the top six teams in
2018–19 Indian Super League, ATK qualified for the main round in
2019 Indian Super Cup
The 2019 Super Cup was the second edition of the Super Cup and 40th season of the main club knockout football competition in India. The competition is sponsored by Hero MotoCorp and is officially known as the Hero Super Cup. The competition be ...
. ATK were scheduled to play the
I-League side,
Real Kashmir FC in Round of 16 match.
ATK defeated Real Kashmir Fc by 3 - 1 to reach quarter finals of Super cup. Now they will face
Indian Super League team
Delhi Dynamos
Odisha Football Club () is an Indian professional football club based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. Prior to the inaugural Indian Super League season, the club was founded ...
in quarters.
Goalscorers
Goalscorers (Against)
Player information
Current squad
Management
References
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