Atletico de Kolkata Squad for ISL 2018–19: ATK Players, Full Football Fixtures Schedule, Team Details, Dates and Timetable for Indian Super League Season 5

The Hero Indian Super League season 5 gets underway on 29th September, 2018. The football championship is India’s unrivalled event with a lot of fan following around the country. The inaugural edition of the four-month-long tournament was in 2014 with Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) winning the first title. All the versions of ISL have been action packed with around ten team’s competing with each other. We bring you an in-depth analysis of every team here. We bring to you the complete schedule timetable of ATK home and away fixtures, match timings, venue details, dates and match timings, full squad and team analysis for the upcoming ISL 2018-2019 season. You can download Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) full schedule timetable with home and away games in PDF format for free.

Kolkata is The Mecca of Indian Football. Every citizen of the Metro city breeds and dreams of Football. So, it was no coincidence that Atletico De Kolkata or ATK as it is fondly called was formed on 7th May 2014 becoming the first club to be created in ISL. The club is jointly owned by Spanish giants Atletico Madrid, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly and a host of other Businessmen. The club followed their success in the first edition to win for the second time in 2016. However, they fluffed their chances last season following a series of underwhelming performances. Indian Super League 2018–19 Schedule in PDF for Free Download: List of Full Football Match Timetable, Date, Venue & Time of ISL 5.

ATK, under the guidance of Steve Coppell, an experienced personnel in football, are raring to go this season. The team is blended with youth and experience with the acquisitions of youngsters like Komal Thatal and the expertise of Kalu Uche. The squad has good enough depth to cope with injuries and suspensions with balance in Defence, midfield and attack. Forwards like Everton Santos and Kalu Uche can fire ATK to goals while captain Manuel Lanzarote can be their main midfield anchor. The defence is also looking rock solid with the presence of John Johnson, André Bikey and others.

The main strength of ATK is their Coach Steve Coppell who has had previous stints with Kerala Blasters and Jamshedpur FC. He guided Kerala Blasters to the finals of the 2016 season but lost to his current employers. The Kolkata based side has heavily prepared for the new season with some pretty good signings and would be looking to put behind their disappointment of last season.

ATK Full Schedule for Indian Super League 2018-19 with Home and Away Fixtures

ATK Complete Squad for Indian Super League 2018-19

Goalkeepers: Debjit Majumder, Arindam Bhattacharya, Avilash Paul; Defenders: Aiborlang Khongjee, Gerson Vieira, John Johnson, Arnab Mondal, Ricky Lallawmawma, Sena Ralte, André Bikey, Prabir Das; Midfielders: Hitesh Sharma, Pronay Halder, Sheikh Faiaz, Malsawmzuala, Yumnam Singh, Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Komal Thatal, Manuel Lanzarote, Cavin Lobo, Noussair El Maimouni; Forwards:  Kalu Uche, Balwant Singh, Everton Santos, Jayesh Rane.

Watch ATK Manager Steve Coppell’s Message to the Team Fans

Our Prediction For ATK This Indian Super League Season 5

ATK have invested heavily in their squad with some good acquisitions. Also, with the experience of their coach Steve Coppell, this team is one to watch out for. The former champions are raring to put their last season's disappointment behind them. With so much depth and firepower in the squad, We can surely see ATK in the playoffs.

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