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This article is about the men's football club. For the women's team, seeEast Bengal FC (women).For the parent club, seeEast Bengal Club.

East Bengal
Full nameEast Bengal Football Club[1]
Nickname(s)Red and Gold Brigade
Bangal Brigade
Torch Bearers
Short nameEBFC
Founded1 August 1920;103 years ago(1920-08-01)
StadiumVivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan(commonly known as Salt Lake Stadium)
East Bengal Ground
Capacity85,000(limited to 68,000 byFIFAfrom 2017)[2]
23,500
OwnerEmami East Bengal FC Pvt Ltd.:[3][4]
PresidentMurari Lal Lohia
Head coachCarles Cuadrat
LeagueIndian Super League
2023–24Indian Super League,9th of 12
Playoffs:DNQ
WebsiteClub website
Current season
Active departments ofEast Bengal
Football
(Men's)		Football
(Women's)		Football
(Reserves
& Academy)
Cricket
(Men's)		Cricket
(Women's)		Hockey
(Men's)
TennisAthleticseSports

East Bengal Football Club,commonly referred to asEast Bengal(Bengali pronunciation:[ˈi:stˌbenˈɡɔːl]), is an Indian professionalFootball Clubbased inKolkata,West Bengalthat competes in theIndian Super League(ISL), the top flight of theIndian football league system.[5]It isone of the most successful football clubsin the country. It is the men's football division ofEast Bengal Club.The club has other departments forwomen's football,men'sandwomen's cricket,field hockey,athleticsandeSports.

Founded in August 1920, the club became affiliated with theIndian Football Associationin 1922 and initially played in theCalcutta Football LeagueSecond Division before earning promotion to the First Division in 1924. East Bengal won its first First Division league title in 1942 and has since won it a record 39 times with generous help from different quarters.[6]The club was a founding member of theNational Football League,the first nation-wide football league in India in 1996, which it has won three times since.[7]They have also won eightFederation Cups,threeSuper Cups,a record 29IFA Shield,the Kuladakanta Shield and MLA Cup[note 1]titles, and 16Durand Cuptitles, making the club one of the most decorated in Indian football. On 28 January 2024, they defeated the defending championsOdisha3–2 in theKalinga Super Cup finalto win their first title in 12 years. As the winners, East Bengal qualified for the2024–25 AFC Champions League Twopreliminary stage.

East Bengal is one of the most widely supported football clubs in the world. The club is mainly supported by the immigrant population from the eastern region of Bengal inBritish India,who were forced to leave their homes (modern-dayBangladesh) amid violentriotsduring thepartition of 1947.[8]For those people, East Bengal became a source of identity and hope. The huge influx of dispossessed into the state led to a socio-economic crisis.[9]This led to rivalries among the immigrant and native population of West Bengal, popularly named asBangalin every sphere of life, from jobs to schools and even on football pitches. As a result, East Bengal has a long-standing rivalry with its cross-town competitorsMohun Bagan,which is mainly supported by the native population, popularly known as Ghoti, against whom it competes in theKolkata derby,Asia's biggest football rivalry.[10]East Bengal also shares a local rivalry with another Kolkata club,Mohammedan SC.The club dons the iconic red and golden yellow colors.

History

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Portrait of Suresh Chandra Chowdhury
Suresh Chandra Chaudhari (founder)
Portrait of Sailesh Bose
Sailesh Bose
Side profile of Sarada Ranjan Roy
Sarada Ranjan Roy (First president)

Formation

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On 28 July 1920, Jorabagan was scheduled to play againstMohun Baganin the Coochbehar Cup. Jorabagan sent out their starting eleven but with the notable exclusion ofdefenderSailesh Bose, who was dropped from the squad for undisclosed reasons. The then vice-president of Jorabagan, Suresh Chandra Chaudhuri, asked in vain for Bose to be included in the line-up. When his request was not welcomed, Chaudhuri left the club along with Raja Manmatha Nath Chaudhuri, Ramesh Chandra Sen, and Aurobinda Ghosh. They formed East Bengal as a Sports and Cultural Association in the neighbourhood ofJorabaganon 1 August 1920. The name East Bengal was chosen for the newly formed club as the founders hailed from the eastern region of Bengal.[11][12][13]Sarada Ranjan Raytook on the role of becoming the first president of this newly formed club while Suresh Chandra Chowdhury and Tarit Bhusan Roy were declared to be the first joint secretaries of the club.[14]Soon after, Nagen Kali, M. Talukdar, B. Sen, N. Gossain, Goshto Paul (on loan from Mohun Bagan),P. Bardhan, S. Das, S. Tagore, J. Mukherjee, Ramesh Chandra Sen, S. Bose, C. Bose, A. Roy, and A. Bannerjee were announced to be the members of the first team squad by the board.[15][16]

Early years: 1920s–1930s

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East Bengal players and officials in 1921

In the same month of its formation, the club participated in its maiden tournament in, the Hercules Cup, a seven-a-side tournament. On 11 August 1920, the club played their first match in the tournament and in their history against Metropolitan College, which they went on to win 4–0. East Bengal went on to win the tournament, announcing the arrival of a club that would break many records in the future. The club also won Khagendra Shield in 1921.[14]Following this, the club became affiliated with theIndian Football Association(IFA) and entered the IFA Second Division replacing Tajhat Football Club who withdrew from the 2nd Division League.[17]The club finished placing third in their maiden season in the league. The first match between East Bengal andMohun Bagantook place on 8 August 1921 in the Cooch Behar Cup semi-final match, which didn't turn in the favour of either of the teams as it ended in a goalless draw. It was an unofficial derby at that time.[11][18]

In 1924, the club won the Second Division and gained promotion to the IFA First Division after finishing in second place to Cameroons 'B' after paying a hefty sum.[19]As Cameroons 'A' team was already in the First Division the 'B' team could not gain promotion to the same league. East Bengal was next in line for promotion. However, more controversy arose since the IFA allowed only two Indian-based clubs in the IFA First Division at a time (at that time, the IFA was a British organization). This rule had previously deprived clubs like "Kumartuli" and "Town" from entering the First Division. During a governing body meeting of the IFA, the nine British clubs approved East Bengal's promotion to the First Division. Ironically, the two Indian clubs,Mohun BaganandAryan,opposed it. East Bengal's efforts led to the abolition of the oppressive Indian club limit rule.[11][20]

In 1925, East Bengal made its IFA First Division debut, and Mona Dutta became the maiden goalscorer for the club in the league. On 28 May 1925, the first officialKolkata Derbywas played, where Nepal Chakraborty scored the only goal for East Bengal.[14][21]

1940s–1970s

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See also:Pancha Pandavas
East Bengal players after winning 1949 IFA Shield

It took the club till 1942 to win their first IFA First Division title. East Bengal won their firstIFA Shieldin 1943. They then achieved the double in 1945 by winning both theCalcutta Football League (CFL)and IFA Shield. In 1948, East Bengal became the first team to defeat a foreign club on home soil. They won 2–0 against the visiting Chinese Olympic XI.[22]East Bengal won their firsttreblein the 1949 season, by winning the Calcutta League,[23]the IFA Shield and the Rovers Cup, becoming the first Indian club to do so.[24]The club went on to win the 1949 Rovers Cup and theDurand Cupin 1951. That period saw the rise of thePancha Pandavas.The five players, P. B. A. Saleh, Ahmed Khan, P. Venkatesh, Appa Rao, and K. P. Dhanaraj played together at the club from 1949 to 1953. The club also won its first DCM Trophy in 1950. The club also won three straight IFA Shields in 1949, 1950, and 1951. TheEnglish Football Association1951–52 annual almanac adjudged East Bengal as the best club in Asia.[25]On being recommended by the president of India,Rajendra Prasad,the club was invited by theRomaniaYouth Festival Committee in 1953 to participate in a football tournament. They also partook in a tour of theSoviet Unionthe same year. They were defeated bySovietside by a margin of 13–1. Apart from football, East Bengal also won the Beighton Cup hockey tournament for the first time in 1957 and the Bengal Hockey Association league in 1960. Again the club won theRovers Cupseveral times during this era—1962, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975—as well as theDurand Cupin 1952, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1970, 1972 and 1978. The club also won its first Sait Nagjee football tournament and Bordoloi Trophy in 1968.[26]The club stunned everyone by winning the 1970 IFA Shield againstPAS ClubofIranby a score of 1–0, in front of 60,000 supporters at theEden Gardens.Later, the club won the 1973 IFA Shield by defeatingPyongyang City SCofNorth Korea.In 1978, East Bengal won its firstFederation Cuptitle. The club became joint winners in cricket with Mohun Bagan ofCricket Association of Bengalsenior league and senior-division knockout tournament.[13][27][28][14]

East Bengal won the Calcutta Football League for six straight years from 1970 to 1975.[27]In 1970, East Bengal topped the Calcutta Football League table without conceding a single goal. East Bengal won multiple times against their arch-rivals, Mohun Bagan, including a record margin of 5–0 in the history of the Kolkata Derby, in 1975. The same year, East Bengal won the CFL title without losing a match. The 1970s decade of the club is also commonly known as "Shonali Doshok "(in English Golden Decade).[14][29][24]

1980s–1990s

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The club won theFederation Cupin 1980 and again in 1985. They also became the first Indian club to play in the newly reorganizedAsian Club Championshipin1985–86.[27]The club then won their second treble in 1990, under coach Naeemuddin, by winning the IFA Shield, the Rovers Cup, and the Durand Cup in the same season. The club also won the Stafford Cup (1986) and the McDowell's Cup (1995, 1997). In 1993, East Bengal won its first-ever international title, the Wai Wai Cup inNepal.The club also won the Federation Cup, the IFA Shield, the Calcutta Football League, the Durand Cup, and the Rovers Cup several times during this period.[30]In 1996, the club became the founding member of the first nationwide football league in India, the National Football League.[14][25][31]

In 1984, Dipak Das joined the club and revamped it. He brought professionalism and converted the football team into a private, limited company. He also secured sponsorship from local brands and companies like Khadims. In 1998, he collaborated withVijay Mallya'sUnited Breweries Group,which then formed a new Private Limited Company, with a 50–50 shareholding, called United East Bengal Football Team Private Limited and incorporated the football team—the first in the country. The team was renamed Kingfisher East Bengal FC.[32][28]

2000s–2010s

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East Bengal2003 ASEAN Club Championshipfinal lineup

The club entered the 21st century in style, winning the2000–01National Football Leagueseason. They became the first club to win back-to-back titles after winning the2002–03and2003–04versions of the league. The club went on to win the Federation Cup again in 2007,2009,2010and2012.They also won theIndian Super Cupin 2006 and 2011.[33]The club won their third international trophy in the2003 ASEAN Club Championship,inJakarta,Indonesia.[34][35][36]East Bengal is still the only Indian football team to win any major trophy outside the country.[25][37]In 2004, East Bengal also won the San Miguel International Cup in Nepal. The club was invited to the tournament byLeicester City,celebrating their 120th Anniversary. In 2004, Leicester City also had partnerships with East Bengal.[38][39]ThenFIFA president,Joseph Blatter,visited the club tent on 15 April 2007. After a year, East Bengal became the first Indian football team to win against a West Asian team,Al Wihdat SCofJordanon foreign soil.[14][30]

Lineup against Army Red inDurand Cup.The first match of centenary season.

East Bengal also made a record eight appearances, between 2004 and 2015, in theAFC Cup.[40][41]The club played in thesemi-finals of 2013 AFC Cupwhere they lost toKuwait SCof Kuwait.[42]The club has the achievement of winning the Calcutta Football League title eight consecutive times from 2010 to 2017, breaking their previous record of six times during the 1970s.[27][43]Following the exit of Kingfisher from the club, Quess Corp signed an agreement with the East Bengal and acquired a 70 percent stake in the club in July 2018. The football team was rebranded as Quess East Bengal FC.[44][45]

On 1 August 2019, the club entered its100th establishment year.A centenary celebration logo was introduced. Torch rallies and events were organised, and attended by former players, coaches, presidents, etc. The centenary kit was unveiled, which was inspired by the 1925–26 season kit.[46]The club participated in theDurand Cup,theCalcutta Football Leagueand theI-League,and played its first match and won against Army Red in the Durand Cup.[47][48]

2020–present

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East Bengal tent

The year 2020, saw the wake ofCOVID-19which halted the ongoingfootball seasonin the country.[49]The then investor, Quess pulled out from the two-year-old agreement by July 2020.[50][51]On 1 August, the club completed its 100 years of existence. In September,Shree Cementwas announced as the new investor of the club.[52]The company acquired 76 percent shares of the club and renamed it from "East Bengal Football Club" to "Sporting Club East Bengal".[53][54]Later that month, after successful bidding, the club moved from theI-Leagueto theIndian Super League.[55][56]In early 2022, the club parted ways with its investorShree Cement.

The partnership between investor groupShree Cementand East Bengal was terminated after the end of the2021–22 Indian Super League season.They returned the sporting rights to the club on 12 April 2022, after both the parties failed to reach an agreement and the final term sheet was not accepted and signed by the club officials.[57]The club officials, however, stated that East Bengal shall continue to play in the Indian Super League, and shall be announcing their new investors within the next two weeks.[58]East Bengal was once again handed another transfer ban by AIFF for non-payment of dues for seven of their players.[59]

Trophy cabinet of East Bengal during the 103 years of foundation day

On 25 May, East Bengal announced the collaboration withEmamias the principal investors of the club.[60][61][62]The club confirmed their participation in the2022-23 Indian Super League seasonwith the arrival of the new investors.[63]On 18 July, after two months of contractual discussions between the club and the investor group, the club finally started the recruitment process for the new season after receiving a go-ahead from the investors.[64][65]On 22 July, the AIFF uplifted the transfer ban set on East Bengal and thus allowed the club to register their new signings for the season.[66]East Bengal appointedSantosh TrophywinningKerala football teamhead-coachBino Georgeas the care-taker head coach of the team for theCalcutta Football LeagueandDurand Cup,and will become the assistant coach of the team for theIndian Super League.[67][68]East Bengal also roped in formerIndia national football teamcoachStephen Constantineas the new head-coach of the team for the season.[69][70]The club also announced that the formal tie-up between them and the new investor groupEmami.[71]East Bengal FC has hired former Indian Super League (ISL) championCarles Cuadratas their new head coach on a two-year deal.[72]The club clinched Super Cup title in 2024 and qualified for theAFC Champions League 2play-offs.[73]

Crest, colours and kits

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Crest

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In 1930,Mahatma Gandhi'sSatyagrahaswept over India and affected football. Indian clubs boycotted the ongoing Calcutta Football League midway through the season. Amidst much confusion, Royal Regiment was declared the winner in the first division. However, East Bengal was not allowed to be promoted to the First Division. Thousands of East Bengal fans and officials decided to hold a protest march at theEast Bengal Ground.It was at this march that flaming torches were carried by the protesters. And the hand holdingflame torch(known as 'Mawshal' or 'মশাল' inBangla)became the club emblem, which has remained to this day.[23][74][25]In the year 2020 East Bengal released a special Centenary Crest to celebrate 100 years of its existence.

East Bengal crests

Colours

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Black and white photograph of facade of Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co. department store
Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co. department store in 1945

The primary and secondary colors of East Bengal are red and yellow respectively.[76]Traditionally, the home kit consists of a red and yellow jersey with black shorts, while the away kit colors vary every year.[46]These colors came about after the club was formed when the founders debated over them for the club jersey. At that time, the jerseys used to come from England. The founders, while searching, came across the red and gold color shirt hanging at theWhiteaway, Laidlaw & Co.department store inChowringhee,Kolkata. It attracted them, and they finalized the colors and jersey. It cost ₹80 in 1920, four times higher than the average.[77]These colours permanently integrated with the club.[11]

Traditional kit
Centenary year kit

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

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Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Back sponsor Chest sponsor Sleeve sponsor
1993—94 Verona
1994—95 McDowell's No.1
1995—96 Emami[78]
1996—97 Umbro
1997—98 Duta Sports Khadim's[79]
1998—00 Adidas Kingfisher[79]
2000—05 Reebok[80]
2005—06 Pony[81]
2006—09 Reebok[82]
2009—10 ONGC
2010—11 Saradha
2011—14 Sahara Rose Valley
2014—15 Shiv Naresh[83] Artage Artage
2015—16 SRMB
2016—17 Officer's Choice Blue
2017—18 Perf[84] Shyam Steel
2018—19 Quess
2019—20 Kaizen Sports[85]
2020—21 TYKA[86] Shree Cement[87] TV9 Bangla TopTech
2021—22 Reyaur[88][89]
2022—23 Trak-Only[90][91] 1XBAT[92] Mantra Masala Emami Alliance Broadband
2023— Batery.AI BoroPlus

Supporters

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Smoke show during a CFL match against NBP Rainbow at East Bengal Ground
East Bengal supporters at Salt Lake Stadium during the Kolkata Derby in2022 Durand Cup
Main articles:East Bengal UltrasandEast Bengal the Real Power

East Bengal is a club mainly supported by the migrant population, known asBangals.There are approximately 30 to 40 million supporters from all across the nation and overseas.[25][45]In October 2020, the club got voted as the most popular football club in India on an AFC poll by its supporters, gaining approximately 49% of the votes.[93]

East Bengal supporters waving flags during a Calcutta Football League match at the East Bengal Ground in July 2023.

East Bengal Ultras,the mainultras(supporters) group of East Bengal, was established in 2013. It was the first ultras group to be established in the country. Since its inception, this group has set many new records and broken older ones. Though initially, people were skeptical about the group, now they have seen in what ways this group is benefitting Indian football. Though all these achievements came along with some controversies. As in the past, there have been fights and hooliganism among the fans of the rival clubs, the administration does not completely trust the group's functioning.[94][95]

Established on 15 November 2006,East Bengal the Real Poweris India's first registered fan club. It is East Bengal's largest fan club and one of the largest in the country. In its early years, its functioning was limited to online platforms, but later on, it became asupporters' group.[96][97]

Rivalries

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Kolkata Derby

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Main article:Kolkata Derby
2019–20 seasonKolkata Derby at the Salt Lake Stadium

East Bengal has its fiercest rivalry withMohun Bagan.Unlike East Bengal, Mohun Bagan is a club mainly supported by the native population of the present-day state of West Bengal. The match that takes place between these two clubs is eminently called the Kolkata Derby. The Kolkata Derby has much similarities with theOld Firm Derbyplayed betweenCelticandRangersdue to its socio-economic significance. It is one of the oldest rivalries in world sports and dates back to the 1920s.[98]These clubs also share a rivalry due to the fierce competition that existed between them in the Indian football circuit for over a hundred years, both being the two most successful clubs in India, and one of the most decorated in Asia, both having won 190+ titles. AfterIndian independence,the consequentsecond partition of Bengalled to huge influx of Bengali immigrants from theeastern part of Bengalinto the neighbouring states which resulted in a socio-economic crisis in many of them. This led to rivalries in jobs, business, schools, and even on the football pitch among the immigrants and native population. This rivalry became fierce, and the Kolkata Derby grew in popularity and reached its peak during the 1960s and 1970s. "Probashi Bengalis" from all over India and the world would also set their keen eyes on this event, as it was a way for them to re-integrate with their culture after the partition.[99][100]The Kolkata Derby consistently brings in 60,000+ spectators on each match day and remains as one of the most viewed sporting events in the country. Both sets of supporters have unconditional love for their clubs, which is often vocalized in the form of chants and displayingtifos.The Kolkata Derby holds a record of 130,000 spectators, the most attended sporting event ever in India.[101][14]

Mini Derby

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Blue Pilgrims unfurl a tifo displaying different club fans united together.
Tifo displaying fans of (left to right) Mohammedan, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal united as the12th manin support forIndiaat Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in 2019.

East Bengal also has a significant rivalry againstMohammedan.[102]The initiation of the feuds goes back to the early 30s, when Mohammedan came out as a dominant contender for Calcutta Football League by winning seven out of eight titles from 1934 to 1941. Since then until 1958, all the CFL titles were won among these three rival clubs, often referred as theBig Three ofMaidan(Bengali:ময়দানের তিন প্রধান),[103]and even in other major tournaments likeDurand Cup,Rover's CupandIFA Shield,the three clubs contended against each other for the honours.[104][105][106]The rivalry initially had a communal background since Mohammedan being aMuslim-only club representing theMuslim populationof Kolkata, thereby forcing theHindusin the city to compete via their support for Mohun Bagan and East Bengal even though they weren't communal clubs themselves. By the 1960s, communal tension involved in the feud became insignificant as the club began to regularly sign non-Muslim players as well.[107]But the club also lost their dominance in Indian football and after the inception of national tournaments likeFederation CupandNational Football League,Mohammedan was no more a top club and mostly playing in the lower tiers. Thus, the club rarely met Mohun Bagan and East Bengal at major tournaments due to them being in the top tier. Mohammedan won theI-leaguein 2023–24 season and was promoted toISL.[108]Unlike the ever fierce East Bengal-Mohun Bagan feud termed asKolkata Derby,the matches including Mohammedan and Mohun Bagan or East Bengal is commonly termed as Mini Kolkata Derby.[109][110][111]

Ownership

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East Bengal is mainly organized as a registered society under theSocieties Registration Act, 1860,which means one can avail of membership in the club. There are around 12,000 members.[45]Although, alimited company,named East Bengal Club Pvt. Ltd., was later formed, and both are governed by the club parallelly. Sponsorships and investments happen via thiscorporatecompany.[112]The club is governed by its own set of rules and regulations.Amendmentsand resolutions are passed viaextraordinaryorannual general meeting.[113][114]

Currently the football rights are with a new limited company, Emami East Bengal FC Pvt. Ltd. jointly owned by East Bengal andEmami Group.[115]

Stadiums

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The club has used severalstadiumsat Kolkata,HowrahandBarasat,including theEden Gardens,which has been reserved for cricket since Salt Lake Stadium opened in 1984.[116]The first ground used by the club was Kumartuli Park in north Kolkata.[117][118]

Salt Lake Stadium

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Main article:Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Salt Lake Stadium

The Salt Lake Stadium, also known asVivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan(VYBK), is a multi-purpose stadium in Kolkata, built in 1984. The Salt Lake Stadium hosts the majority home games of East Bengal. The total capacity of the stadium was 85,000, before it was changed to 68,000.[119]

East Bengal Ground

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East Bengal Ground
Main article:East Bengal Ground

The East Bengal Ground is located in Kolkata and is the club's historical home ground. The stadium lies in theMaidan (Kolkata)area on the northern side ofFort Williamand near the Eden Gardens. This stadium is used mostly for Calcutta Football League matches and by the academy, women's, and hockey teams.[120]The total capacity of the stadium is 23,500.[119]

Other grounds

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Barasat Stadiumis also used by the club for some regional matches, especially in cases where the Salt Lake Stadium or East Bengal Ground cannot be used.[121]Kanchenjunga Stadium,a multipurpose stadium based inSiliguri,has also been used several times to host club football matches.[122]It also hosted the2012 Federation Cup.Kalyani Stadium,situated on the outskirts of Kolkata atKalyani,was used by East Bengal as their home turf during the 2019–20 I-League.[123]

The team also trains at one of the VYBK practice grounds.[124]

Players

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Main article:List of East Bengal FC players
Further information on squad:2022–23 East Bengal FC season § First-team squad
See also:List of East Bengal FC captainsandList of foreign East Bengal FC players

Current squad

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As of July 2024[125]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF IndiaIND Provat Lakra
5 DF IndiaIND Lalchungnunga
6 MF IndiaIND Jeakson Singh
7 DF IndiaIND Harmanjot Singh Khabra
8 MF FranceFRA Madih Talal
9 FW GreeceGRE Dimitrios Diamantakos
10 FW BrazilBRA Cleiton Silva(Captain)
11 FW IndiaIND Nandhakumar Sekar
12 DF IndiaIND Mohammad Rakip
13 GK IndiaIND Prabhsukhan Singh Gill
14 FW IndiaIND David Lalhlansanga
15 MF IndiaIND Edwin Vanspal
16 DF IndiaIND Sarthak Golui
19 DF JordanJOR Hijazi Maher
20 FW IndiaIND VP Suhair
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF SpainESP Saúl Crespo
22 DF IndiaIND Nishu Kumar
23 MF IndiaIND Souvik Chakrabarti
24 GK IndiaIND Debjit Majumder
29 FW IndiaIND Naorem Mahesh Singh(Vice - Captain)
30 MF IndiaIND Vanlalpeka Guite
33 DF IndiaIND Gursimrat Singh Gill
35 MF IndiaIND Gunraj Singh Grewal
38 DF IndiaIND Hira Mondal
82 FW IndiaIND Vishnu PV
84 FW IndiaIND Sayan Banerjee
88 MF IndiaIND Mark Zothanpuia
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For more details on this topic and current reserves and academy squads, seeEast Bengal FC Reserves and Academy.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
27 GK IndiaIND Aditya Patra
64 MF IndiaIND Naseeb Rahaman
90 DF IndiaIND Joseph Justin
59 FW IndiaIND Jesin TK
63 DF IndiaIND Monotosh Chakladar
61 MF IndiaIND Tanmay Das
62 MF IndiaIND Aman CK
86 MF IndiaIND Muhammed Roshal PP
66 MF IndiaIND Shyamal Beshra
70 FW IndiaIND Abhishek Kunjam
54 DF IndiaIND Adil Aman

Personnel

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Current technical staff

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Position Name
Head coach SpainCarles Cuadrat
Assistant coach SpainDimas Delgado
IndiaBino George
Goalkeeping coach SpainJavier Pinillos
Strength & conditioning coach SpainCarlos Jimenez Sanchéz
Physiotherapist SpainSenen Alvarez,
Performance & video analyst IndiaAromal Vijayan
Masseur IndiaRajesh Basak, Robin Das

Corporate team

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As of September 2022

Position Name
CEO IndiaNamrata Parekh
CTO IndiaAmoy Ghoshal
Media manager IndiaRitam Basu
Team photographer IndiaNikhil Patil
Operations and accreditation manager IndiaAritra Dutta

Management

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As of 12 June 2024[126]
Role Name
President IndiaMurari Lal Lohia
Chief advisor IndiaDr. Pronab Dasgupta
Vice-presidents IndiaAjoy Krishna Chatterjee
IndiaShankar Bagri
IndiaSubhasish Chakraborty
IndiaRahulTodi
IndiaKalyan Majumdar
General secretary IndiaRupak Saha
Assistant general secretary IndiaDr. Santi Ranjan Dasgupta
Finance secretary IndiaSadananda Mukherjee
Treasurer IndiaDebdas Samajdar
Football secretary IndiaSaikat Ganguly
Cricket secretary IndiaSanjib Acharya
Hockey secretary IndiaPrabir Kumar Dafaddar
Athletic secretary IndiaPartha Pratim Roy
Tennis secretary IndiaIndranil Ghosh
Ground secretary IndiaRajat Guha
Executive committee members IndiaJhulan Goswami
IndiaMolly Ganguly
IndiaSri Subir Ganguly
IndiaSantosh Bhattacharya
IndiaDiptendu Mohan Bose
IndiaSiddharta Sarcar
IndiaDebabrata Sarkar
IndiaBirendra Kumar Saha
IndiaDipankar Chakraborty
IndiaBiswajit Mazumdar
IndiaTapan Roy
IndiaSuman Dasgupta
IndiaAritra Roy Chowdhury
IndiaTamal Ghosal
IndiaBeni Madhab Bhattacharya
IndiaManab Paul
IndiaSubhasish Dasgupta
IndiaSaroj Bhattacharjee
IndiaDebasish Bose
IndiaBikash Dutta
IndiaBiplab Paul


Board of Directors for Emami East Bengal FC Pvt. Ltd.

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Emami Group East Bengal
IndiaAditya V Agarwal IndiaDebabrata Sarkar
IndiaManish Goenka IndiaRupak Saha
IndiaSandeep Agrawal IndiaSadananda Mukherjee
IndiaGatum Jatia
IndiaS. N. Paul
IndiaSaurabh Dasgupta
IndiaManoj Agarwal

Records

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Main article:List of East Bengal FC records and statistics
Further information:List of East Bengal FC seasonsandEast Bengal FC league record by opponent

Indian Super League

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As of 1 June 2024
East Bengal league record in ISL
Season Played Won Draw Loss GF GA GD Points Position Play-offs Ref
2020–21 20 3 8 9 22 33 -11 17 9th Did not qualify [127]
2021–22 20 1 8 11 18 36 -18 11 11th Did not qualify [128]
2022–23 20 6 1 13 22 38 -16 19 9th Did not qualify [129]
2023–24 22 6 6 10 27 29 -2 24 9th Did not qualify [130]
2024–25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD
TOTAL 82 16 23 43 89 136 -47 71

NFL/I-League

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As of till the end of2019–20season.[131]
East Bengal league record in NFL/I-League
Season Played Won Draw Loss GF GA GD Points Position Ref
1996–97 5[a] 3 2 0 6 2 +4 11 Qualify for Championship stage [132]
14 7 4 3 19 11 +8 25 3rd
1997–98 18 8 7 3 18 10 +8 312nd [133]
1998–99 10[b] 8 2 0 19 2 +17 26 Qualify for Second Stage [134]
10 5 4 1 14 8 +6 192nd
1999–00 22 8 8 6 25 21 +4 32 7th [135]
2000–01 22 13 7 2 30 9 +21 46Champions [136]
2001–02 22 11 3 8 31 23 +8 36 5th [137]
2002–03 22 15 4 3 44 22 +22 49Champions [138]
2003–04 22 15 4 3 37 13 +24 49Champions [139]
2004–05 22 13 4 5 34 16 +18 43 3rd [140]
2005–06 17 9 4 4 25 16 +9 312nd [141]
2006–07 18 7 5 6 29 29 0 26 5th [142]
2007–08 18 5 4 9 17 23 -6 19 6th [143]
2008–09 22 7 7 8 31 26 +5 28 6th [144]
2009–10 26 7 10 9 27 31 -4 31 9th [145]
2010–11 26 15 6 5 44 21 +23 512nd [146]
2011–12 26 15 6 5 46 22 +24 512nd [147]
2012–13 26 13 8 5 44 18 +26 47 3rd [148]
2013–14 24 12 7 5 39 23 +16 432nd [149]
2014–15 20 8 5 7 30 28 +2 29 4th [150]
2015–16 16 7 4 5 22 18 +4 25 3rd [151]
2016–17 18 10 3 5 33 15 +18 33 3rd [152]
2017–18 18 8 7 3 32 19 +13 31 4th [153]
2018–19 20 13 3 4 37 20 +17 422nd [154]
2019–20 16 6 5 5 23 18 +4 202nd[c] [156]
TOTAL 500 248 133 119 756 464 +292 877
  1. ^Group Stages
  2. ^First Stage
  3. ^The2019-20 I-Leaguewas cancelled after 16 Rounds due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.East Bengal FC was at the second place when the league was cancelled.[155]

Performance in AFC competitions

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Main article:East Bengal FC in international football
Further information:List of East Bengal FC matches against foreign opponents
Competition Appearances Seasons Best result
Asian Club Championship[a] 2 1985–86,1998–99 Group stages (1985–86)
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 5 1991–92,1993–94,1994–95,1995,1997–98 Quarter-finals (1991–92)
AFC Champions League Two[b] 9 2004,2005,2008,2010,2011,2012,2013,2015,2024–25 Semi-finals(2013)[157]
  1. ^Was known asAFC Champions Leaguefrom 2002 till 2024 and is now known as the AFC Champions League Elite since 2024.
  2. ^Was known asAFC Cupfrom 2004 till 2024 and is now known as the AFC Champions League Two since 2024.

Honours

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Further information on Honours received by East Bengal:List of East Bengal FC records and statistics
Quintuple winning team of East Bengal in 1973

Note: East Bengal is the only Indian football club to win a major International tournament

As of May 2024

Major trophies of East Bengal include the following:[158][159][160][161]

Type Competition Titles Seasons
International Central Asia Champions' Cup 1 1985–86
ASEAN Club Championship 1S 2003
National National Football League 3 2000–01,2002–03,2003–04
Federation Cup/Super Cup 9 1978, 1980, 1985, 1996, 2007,2009–10,2010,2012,2024
Indian Super Cup 3 1997, 2006,2011
IFA Shield 29 1943, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002,2012,2018
Durand Cup 16 1951, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1978, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2004
Rovers Cup 10 1949, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1990, 1994
Regional Trades Cup 4 1960, 1966, 1975, 1976
Calcutta Football League 39 1942, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1961, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012–13, 2013–14,2014–15,2015–16,2016–17,2017–18
  • Record
  • SShared record

Awards

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Affiliated clubs

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The following club was formerly affiliated with East Bengal:

The following club is currently affiliated with East Bengal:

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^Fourth oldest football tournament,organized by theIFA(W.B.), and played between the local clubs ofWest Bengaland other invited ones.

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