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Main article: East Bengal FC
East Bengal is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata , West Bengal , which competes in Indian Super League , the top tier of Indian football . The club was formed when the vice-president of Jorabagan , Suresh Chandra Chaudhuri, resigned when Jorabagan sent out their starting eleven but with the notable exclusion of defender Sailesh Bose who was dropped from the squad for reasons not disclosed when they were about to face Mohun Bagan in the Cooch Behar Cup semi-final on 28 July 1920. He along with Raja Manmatha Nath Chaudhuri, Ramesh Chandra Sen and Aurobinda Ghosh, formed East Bengal, in Jorabagan home of Suresh Chandra on 1 August 1920; 99 years ago. East Bengal started playing in the Calcutta Football League 2nd division from 1921 and in 1925 they qualified for the first division for the first time and since then they have won numerous titles in Indian Football.
East Bengal joined the National Football League since its inception in 1996 and is the only club to play all seasons till date, even after its name changed to I-League in 2007. East Bengal have won the National Football League thrice: 2000–01, 2002–03 and 2003–04, and became runners-up 7 times, the most of any Indian clubs. Among other trophies, East Bengal have won the Calcutta Football League 39 times, IFA Shield 29 times, Federation Cup 8 times and the Durand Cup 16 times. East Bengal holds the joint-record for most Quintuples (5 trophies) in Club football, having 3 to their name.
History
The East Bengal team with the 1949 IFA Shield trophy. On 28 July 1920, Mohun Bagan was scheduled to play Jorabagan in the Cooch Behar Cup. Jorabagan sent out their starting eleven but with the notable exclusion of defender Sailesh Bose who was dropped from the squad for reasons not disclosed. The vice-president of Jorabagan, Suresh Chandra Chaudhuri, asked for Bose to be included in the line-up but the club coaches did not listen. Chaudhuri left the club due to this and, along with Raja Manmatha Nath Chaudhuri, Ramesh Chandra Sen and Aurobinda Ghosh, formed East Bengal on 1 August 1920, named after the region they hailed from.
East Bengal Club played their first match in the 1920 Hercules Cup, which was a 7-a-side tournament that they won. After the tournament, the club became affiliated with the Indian Football Association . They won their first-ever full tournament in 1921, lifting the Khogendra Shield. The red and gold brigade qualified for the Calcutta Football League 1st division in 1925. They won their first 1st title in 1942. East Bengal won their first IFA Shield in 1943. In 1945, East Bengal won their first double of winning both Calcutta Football League and IFA Shield. From 1949 to 1951, East Bengal became the first team to make a hat-trick of wins in IFA Shield. In 1970, the club defeated Asian giants PAS Tehran to win the IFA Shield trophy. In 1972, East Bengal won Calcutta Football League, IFA Shield, Durand Cup and Rovers Cup in a single season, thus becoming the first team to do so. In 1972, East Bengal also made a record of being the first and till date only Indian team winning the Calcutta Football League without conceding a single goal, which they again repeated in 1991. In 1973, the club defeated Pyongyang City SC to lift the IFA Shield title and went on to defeat another North Korean team Dok Ro Gang to lift the DCM Trophy in the same season.
In 1975, East Bengal broke the record by winning the Calcutta Football League consecutively for the 6th time (1970–75), bettering the record held by Mohammedan Sporting of winning it 5 times (1934–38). In 1975, East Bengal also created history as they defeated their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan by a record margin of 5–0, which is still being held today, in the IFA Shield final at the Mohun Bagan Ground . In 1976, East Bengal made a record of winning the IFA Shield 5 times in a row. In 1978, East Bengal participated in the Federation Cup for the first time and became joint champions with Mohun Bagan . In 1985, East Bengal won the Federation Cup and qualified for Asian Club Championships for the first time. East Bengal won the Coca-Cola Cup held in Colombo as a preliminary tournament for Central Asia Zone, and reached the group stages held in Jeddah , Saudi Arabia . In 1991 East Bengal qualified for the Asian Cup Winners' Cup for the first time and reached the quarter-finals. In 1993, East Bengal won their second tournament on foreign soil as they won the Wai Wai Cup in Nepal . In 2000–01, East Bengal won their maiden NFL title, winning it again in 2002-03 and 2003–04. In 2003, they won a major international trophy at Jakarta when they defeated BEC Tero Sasana to lift the 2003 ASEAN Club Championship . The club won their third trophy outside of India when they defeated South Korean Hannam University to lift the San Miguel Cup in Nepal. Between 2007 and 2012, East Bengal won the Federation Cup 4 times (2007, 2009, 2010, 2012). From 2010 to 2017, East Bengal again bettered their own record as they won the Calcutta Football League for 8 consecutive times.
In 2020, the club joined the Indian Super League and rebranded as SC East Bengal. They finished ninth in their debut season, having won three of the twenty league matches. The team finished eleventh, at the bottom in the 2021–22 season , winning just one game in the entire campaign. In 2022, the club rebranded itself as East Bengal FC and finished ninth again, having won six of the twenty league matches. In 2024, East Bengal won the Super Cup defeating Odisha in the final to break a twelve-year wait for a national cup trophy.
Honours
East Bengal Club has won honours both domestically and in international competitions. They have won the National Football League title 3 times and the Federation Cup 8 times. They also won the Calcutta Football League a record 39 times and the IFA Shield a record 29 times. Till date, the club has won more than 150 trophies which are listed below:
East Bengal Club honours
Tournament
No.
Years
Ref.
International (Friendly Invitational Tournaments)
1
1985
1
1993
ASEAN Club Championship
1
2003
1
2004
Total
4
Domestic (Major)
National Football League
3
2000–01 , 2002–03 , 2003–04
Federation Cup
8
1978, 1980, 1985, 1996 , 2007 , 2009–10 , 2010 , 2012
Super Cup
1
2024
Indian Super Cup
3
1997, 2006 , 2011
Calcutta Football League
40
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, 2013, 2014 , 2015, 2016 , 2017 , 2024
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, 2002–03 , 2012
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
Total
109
Domestic (Minor and Other Trophies)
DCM Trophy
7
1950, 1952, 1957, 1960, 1973, 1974, 1983
Bordoloi Trophy
5
1968, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1992
All Airlines Gold Cup
7
1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001
Darjeeling Gold Cup
5
1976, 1981, 1982, 1985, 2018
McDowell's Cup
3
1995, 1997, 2000
Sait Nagjee Football Tournament
2
1968, 1986
Stafford Cup
2
1981, 1986
1
1984
Kalinga Cup
1
1993
2
1989, 1991
Independence Day Cup
1
2002
2
1957, 1961
ATPA Shield
1
1992
1
1956
1
1968
1
2010
1
1920
1
1921
1
1920
1
1921
Cooch Behar Cup
5
1924, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1960
Trades Cup
4
1960, 1966, 1975, 1976
1
1929
2
1929, 1946
1
1940
3
1920, 1968, 1969
1
1938
1
1947
2
1969, 1976
1
1942
1
1960
1
2023
1
2023
Total
70
All Total
182
^ East Bengal Reserves participated in the tournament.
Player records
Further information: List of foreign players for East Bengal Club
Goalscoring records
Most goals in all competitions: Bhaichung Bhutia , 148.
Most goals in Indian Super League : Cleiton Silva , 20.
Most goals in National Football League / I-League : Bhaichung Bhutia, 49.
Most goals in Calcutta Football League : Somana, 85.
Most goals in Federation Cup : Bhaichung Bhutia, 14.
Most goals in IFA Shield : K. P. Dhanraj , 27.
Most goals in Durand Cup : Mohammed Habib and Surajit Sengupta, 17.
Most goals in Rovers Cup : Tulsidas Balaram , 10.
Most goals in D.C.M. Trophy: Moosa Ghazi , 12.
Most goals in Continental competitions: Bhaichung Bhutia, 11.
Most goals in a single Calcutta Football League campaign: Swami Nayar, 36 (During the 1946 season).
Most goals in a single NFL / I-League campaign: Tolgay Ozbey and Chidi Edeh , 18 (During the 2011–12 and 2012–13 season respectively).
Most goals in a single Indian Super League campaign: Cleiton Silva, 12 (During the 2022–23 season).
Most goals in a single match: Fred Pugsley , 8 (against B.B & C.I. Railway, 23 September 1945, Rovers Cup ).
Most goals in a single match in NFL / I-League: Ranti Martins , 5 (against Dempo , 1 March 2015).
Most goals in a single match in Continental competition: Biswajit Bhattacharya , 4 (against New Road Team , 2 August 1985, Coca-Cola Cup ).
Most goals in a single match against Foreign opponent: Bhaichung Bhutia, 6 (against Philippine Army FC , 16 July 2003, ASEAN Club Championship ).
Fastest goal: Cristiano Júnior , 15 seconds (against Tollygunge Agragami , 20 December 2003, 2003–04 NFL ).
Fastest goal in Indian Super League: P. V. Vishnu , 32 seconds (against Odisha , 29 February 2024, 2023–24 Indian Super League ).
Fastest goal in AFC competitions: Dimitrios Diamantakos , 33 seconds (against Bashundhara Kings , 29 October 2024, 2024–25 AFC Challenge League ).
Most hat-tricks in NFL / I-League: Ranti Martins, 3.
Most hat-tricks in a single NFL / I-League campaign: Ranti Martins, 2 (During the 2015–16 season).
Most hat-tricks in a single Calcutta Football League campaign: Swami Nayar, 4 (During the 1946 season).
Fastest hat-trick: K. P. Dhanraj, 4 minutes 30 seconds, (against Maharana Club, 27 August 1949).
Fastest hat-trick in NFL / I-League: Ranti Martins, 19 minutes, (against Aizawl , 12 March 2016).
Most consecutive matches scored in NFL / I-League: Cristiano Júnior, 7 (During the 2003–04 season).
Most consecutive matches scored in Indian Super League: Cleiton Silva, 3 (During the 2022–23 season).
Saúl Crespo , 3 (During the 2023–24 season).Top goalscorers
Competitive, professional matches only.
All time top scorers
Bhaichung Bhutia , top scorer of East Bengal.Top scorers in Indian Super League
As of 21 December 2024
Players in Bold are part of the current squad. Top scorers in National Football League/I-League
Top scorers in Calcutta League
Appearance records
Mehtab Hossain (bottom right) in 2013 with East Bengal.Sanju Pradhan in 2011 with East Bengal.Saumik Dey in 2011 with East Bengal.Most appearances in Indian Super League: Naorem Mahesh Singh , 67.
Most appearances in I-League: Mehtab Hossain , 175.
Most appearances in AFC Cup: Mehtab Hossain, 34.
Youngest player to play for East Bengal in Indian Super League: Vanlalpeka Guite, 16 years and 334 days (against Jamshedpur , 25 September 2023).
Youngest player to start for East Bengal in Indian Super League: Haobam Tomba Singh , 17 years and 306 days (against Kerala Blasters , 20 December 2020). Most appearances in Indian Super League
The list of players with the most appearances in the Indian Super League for East Bengal. Indian midfielder Naorem Mahesh Singh holds the record with 67 total appearances with 61 from the starting line-up for the club.
Player names in bold are part of the current squad.
As of 21 December 2024 Most Appearances in I-League
The list of players with the most number of appearances in the I-League era for East Bengal, starting from 2007-08 I-League till 2019-20 I-League before the Red and Gold brigade moved into Indian Super League . Indian former International and former East Bengal captain Mehtab Hossain holds the record for the most appearances for the East Bengal having made 175 total appearances with 165 starts.
Player names in bold are still part of the current squad.
As of till the end of 2019–20 I-League season. Most uninterrupted seasons played
List of East Bengal players with most uninterrupted number of seasons played
SL no.
Name
Position
Years of Playing
Playing Years
Captained
1
Moni Talukdar
Goal Keeper
1920–1937
18
1932,1933
2
Dulal Guha Thakurta
Forward
1927-1942
16
1935,1936
3
Rakhal Majumdar
Defender
1937-1952
16
1943
4
Apparao
Forward
1941-1955
15
1946
5
Tushar Rakshit Midfielder
1991-2005
15
1995
6
Noni Ghosal
Center Half
1921-1934
14
1926
7
Monoranjan Bhattacharya Defender
1977-1990
14
1981
8
Alvito D'Cunha Midfielder
2002-2015
14
2006
9
Bhanu Dutta Ray
Defender
1922-1934
13
1923
10
Promod Dasgupta
Defender
1936-1948
13
1938,1939,1940
11
Tarun Dey Defender
1982-1994
13
1986
12
Saumik Dey Defender
2005-2016
12
2010
13
Ram Bahadur Midfielder
1957-1967
11
1960
14
Bhaskar Ganguly Goal Keeper
1982-1992
11
1984
15
Mehtab Hossain Midfielder
2007-2017
11
2013-14
16
Sunil Ghosh
Forward
1940-1949
10
1944
17
Byomkesh Bose Defender
1949-1958
10
1951
18
Dipankar Roy Midfielder
1999-2009
10
2005
Indian Super League for East Bengal when he came on in place of Naorem Mahesh Singh against Jamshedpur on 25 September 2023.
Haobam Tomba Singh became the youngest ever player to start for a team in the Indian Super League when he debuted against Kerala Blasters FC on 20 December 2020.
East Bengal players at the Olympics
East Bengal club holds the record among Indian clubs to produce most players to have represented the national team in the Olympic Games .
Transfer records
The fees in the record transfer tables below are all sourced from news portals that cover Indian football.
Record transfer fees paid
Coaching records
Main article: List of East Bengal Club coaches
P.K. Banerjee during his playing days for the Indian national football team .Syed Nayeemuddin , the triple crown winning coach in 2016.Trevor James Morgan as the East Bengal coach in 2010.East Bengal coach Armando Colaco with Brazilian legend Zico at the club tent in 2014. Alejandro Menéndez with I-League coach of the month award (December 2019) in January 2020.Robbie Fowler , Head-coach of East Bengal in the 2020–21 season.Firsts
Records
Longest serving coach: P. K. Bannerjee , 396 matches.
Most matches won as head coach: P. K. Bannerjee, 292 matches.
Most trophies won as head coach: P. K. Bannerjee, 31.
Most trophies won in a single stint as head coach: P. K. Bannerjee, 16 (During 1972–76).
Most NFL/I-League won as head coach: Subhash Bhowmick , 2.
Most Federation cups won as head coach: P. K. Banerjee and Trevor James Morgan , 2.
Most Calcutta League won as head coach: P. K. Banerjee, 7.
Most international trophies won as head coach: Subhash Bhowmick, 2.
Coaches who won the Triple Crown: P. K. Banerjee and Syed Nayeemuddin (in 1972–73 and 1990–91 respectively).
P.K. Bannerjee served as the head coach of East Bengal for 9 seasons: 1972–76, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1988–90. He was also appointed as the Technical Director of the team in 1996–97.
Managers at East Bengal since the start of National Football League
Record in competitive matches for East Bengal coaches since the beginning of National Football League in India from the 1996–1997 season. As of 21 December 2024
Caretaker manager after Subhash Bhowmick was sacked for legal reasons.
Caretaker manager after Subhash Bhowmick resigned. Includes record for the matches against Salgaocar on 29.10.2009, Chirag Kerala on 2.11.2009, Air India on 7.11.2009 and Shillong Lajong on 12.11.2009, as Tushar was in-charge as the head-coach before Philippe De Ridder took over.
manager for the Bordoloi Trophy as Trevor Morgan left for holidays after the CFL .
Caretaker manager under Technical-Director Monoranjan Bhattacharya .
Subhash Bhowmick .
East Bengal awarded:Delhi Dynamos in 2019 Indian Super Cup Calcutta Customs in 2019-20 Calcutta Premier Division .
Alejandro Menéndez left and before Mario Rivera Campesino took charge. Includes record for the match against Chennai City on 25.01.2020.
Interim head coach after Manolo Díaz left charge. Includes record for the matches against Bengaluru on 4.01.2022, Mumbai City on 7.01.2022 and Jamshedpur on 11.01.2022, as Renedy was in-charge as the head-coach before Mario Rivera Campesino took over.
East Bengal Club Reserves head-coach Bino George took charge of the team for the Calcutta Football League for three seasons: 2022 , 2023 and 2024 as East Bengal mostly field their reserve squad, with the first team playing in the Indian Super League .
East Bengal received in the 2023 Calcutta Premier Division :Bhawanipore Mohun Bagan SG .
Interim head coach after Carles Cuadrat left charge. Includes record for the match against Jamshedpur on 5.10.2024, as Bino was in-charge as the head-coach before Óscar Bruzón took over.
Foreign managers at East Bengal
Record in competitive matches for foreign coaches. As of 21 December 2024
2009–10 season.
East Bengal awarded;Delhi Dynamos in 2019 Indian Super Cup Calcutta Customs in 2019-20 Calcutta Premier Division .
Indian Arrows in the 2019–20 season.
Most successful managers at East Bengal
Below is the list of the 5 most successful East Bengal head-coaches as per most honours won:
Includes Coca-Cola Cup , ASEAN Club Championship , D.C.M. Trophy, All Airlines Gold Cup , Bordoloi Trophy , Wai Wai Cup, Kalinga Cup, Super Cup , San Miguel International Cup, McDowell's Cup, Independence Cup, Platinum Jubilee Cup.
Most trophies won in a single stint
Includes ASEAN Club Championship , D.C.M. Trophy, All Airlines Gold Cup , Bordoloi Trophy , Wai Wai Cup, Super Cup , San Miguel International Cup, McDowell's Cup, Independence Cup, Platinum Jubilee Cup, SSS Trophy.
Club records
See also: List of East Bengal Club seasons and List of East Bengal Club captains
Matches
East Bengal players and officials in 1921. Firsts
First match: East Bengal 4–0 Metropolitan College, 12 August 1920.
First Calcutta League 2nd Div match: East Bengal 0–0 Sobhabazar Club , 1 May 1921.
First Calcutta League 1st Div match: East Bengal 1–4 Calcutta FC , 9 May 1925.
First win in Calcutta League 1st Div: East Bengal 2–1 Dalhousie , 25 May 1925.
First IFA Shield match: East Bengal 1–1 Town Club, 20 July 1921.
First Durand Cup match: East Bengal 2–0 Army Headquarters FC, 1926.
First Rovers Cup match: East Bengal 6–0 Royal Navy, 6 September 1941.
First Federation Cup match: East Bengal 5–0 Rajasthan Police, 22 April 1978.
First NFL / I-League match: Mohammedan Sporting 1–2 East Bengal, 17 December 1996.
First Indian Super League match: East Bengal 0–2 ATK Mohun Bagan , 27 November 2020.
First win in Indian Super League match: East Bengal 3–1 Odisha , 3 January 2021.
First competitive Continental match: East Bengal 7–0 New Road Team , 1 August 1985. Wins
Highest margin of victories in different tournaments
Tournament
Date
Opponent
Score
Goal scorers
Ref
Rovers Cup
23 September 1945
B.B & C.I. Railway 11–0
Sunil Ghosh (2), Fred Pugsley (8), Sushil Chatterjee
Calcutta Football League
10 June 1943
Dalhousie 10–0
A. C. Somana (4), Arokiraj (4), Appa Rao (2)
28 June 1949
Calcutta Garrison
10–0
P.B.A. Saleh (3), Abid (4), K. P. Dhanraj (2), P. Venkatesh
26 September 2023
Kidderpore 10–1
P. V. Vishnu (4), Mahitosh Roy (3), Jesin TK , V. P. Suhair (2)
Durand Cup
26 December 1972
B.B.Star
10–0
Md. Akbar (4), Md. Habib (2), Mohan Singh, Latifuddin, Shambu Moitra, Samaresh Chowdhury
IFA Shield
14 July 1936
Victoria Sporting
9–0
N. Majumdar (3), P. Mukherjee (2), S. M. Kaiser , Dulal Guha Thakurta, A. Hussain, Hira Das
22 September 2003
Wari 9–0
Dipankar Roy (4), Bijen Singh (2), Kalia Kulothungan , Douglas De Silva , Shylo Malsawmtluanga
Asian Club Championship
10 August 1985
Club Valencia 9–0
Debashis Roy (3), Jamshid Nassiri (2), Monojit Das (2), Debashis Misra, Samir Chaudhury
Asian Cup Winners' Cup
15 August 1997
Tribhuvan Club 8–0
Bhaichung Bhutia (2), Somatai Shaiza, Naushad Moosa , Preto Garcia, Nazimul Haq, Falguni Dutta, A. Sarvanan
DCM Trophy
16 October 1960
D.F.A. Jalandhar
8–0
Kanayan (3), D. Kannan (3), Narayan, Tulsidas Balaram
I-League
23 Nov 2011
HAL 8–1
Tolgay Ozbey (4), Uga Okpara (2), Robin Singh , Baljit Sahni
Federation Cup
22 April 1978
Rajasthan Police
5–0
Surajit Sengupta , Ranjit Mukherjee, Mihir Bose , Ulganathan , Prasanta Banerjee
28 August 1998
Vasco 5–0
Raman Vijayan (2), Renedy Singh (2), Carlton Chapman
31 July 2003
HAL 5–0
Bijen Singh (2), Chandan Das (2), Dipankar Roy
AFC Cup
15 May 2013
Yangon United 5–1
Chidi Edeh (3), Penn Orji , Mehtab Hossain
Indian Super League
4 December 2023
NorthEast United 5–0
Borja Herrera , Cleiton Silva (2), Nandhakumar Sekar (2)
Defeats
Worst defeat: Dynamo Kyiv 13–1 East Bengal, 6 September 1953.
Worst defeat in Calcutta League: Dalhousie 7–1 East Bengal, 1928
Worst defeat in Indian Super League: East Bengal 0–4 Hyderabad , 24 January 2022 (During the 2021–22 season).
Worst defeat in NFL/I-League: Shillong Lajong 5–1 East Bengal, 30 May 2015 (During the 2014–15 season).Salgaocar 4–0 East Bengal, 29 December 2011 (During the 2011–12 season).Consecutive titles
Undefeated/winning streaks
Longest undefeated streak in all competitions: 57 matches, (47 wins, 10 draws). record .
Longest undefeated streak in Calcutta Football League: 98 matches, (85 wins, 13 draws). record .
Longest undefeated streak in Indian Super League: 7 matches, (2 wins, 5 draws).
Longest undefeated streak in NFL / I-League: 22 matches, (17 wins, 5 draws). record .
Longest undefeated streak in NFL / I-League in a single campaign: 17 matches, (13 wins, 4 draws).
Longest winning streak in NFL / I-League: 6 matches (During the 2010-11 season).
Undefeated Calcutta Football League Champions: 17 times, record .
Calcutta Football League Champions winning all matches: 3 times, (1975–76, 1977–78, 2016–17) record . Records in National Football League and I-League
As of till the end of 2019–20 season.
East Bengal league record in NFL/I-League
Season
Played
Won
Draw
Loss
GF
GA
GD
Points
Position
Ref
1996–97 5
3
2
0
6
2
+4
11
Qualify for Championship stage
14
7
4
3
19
11
+8
25
3rd
1997–98 18
8
7
3
18
10
+8
31 2nd
1998–99 10
8
2
0
19
2
+17
26
Qualify for Second Stage
10
5
4
1
14
8
+6
19 2nd
1999–00 22
8
8
6
25
21
+4
32
7th
2000–01 22
13
7
2
30
9
+21
46 Champions
2001–02 22
11
3
8
31
23
+8
36
5th
2002–03 22
15
4
3
44
22
+22
49 Champions
2003–04 22
15
4
3
37
13
+24
49 Champions
2004–05 22
13
4
5
34
16
+18
43
3rd
2005–06 17
9
4
4
25
16
+9
31 2nd
2006–07 18
7
5
6
29
29
0
26
5th
2007–08 18
5
4
9
17
23
−6
19
6th
2008–09 22
7
7
8
31
26
+5
28
6th
2009–10 26
7
10
9
27
31
−4
31
9th
2010–11 26
15
6
5
44
21
+23
51 2nd
2011–12 26
15
6
5
46
22
+24
51 2nd
2012–13 26
13
8
5
44
18
+26
47
3rd
2013–14 24
12
7
5
39
23
+16
43 2nd
2014–15 20
8
5
7
30
28
+2
29
4th
2015–16 16
7
4
5
22
18
+4
25
3rd
2016–17 18
10
3
5
33
15
+18
33
3rd
2017–18 18
8
7
3
32
19
+13
31
4th
2018–19 20
13
3
4
37
20
+17
42 2nd
2019–20 16
6
5
5
23
18
+4
20 2nd
TOTAL 500 248 133 119 756 464 +292 877
2019–20 I-League was cancelled after 16 Rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic . East Bengal FC was at the second place when the league was cancelled.
Overall record in NFL/I-League
Statistics correct till end of 2019–20 I-League .
East Bengal overall league record in NFL/I-League
Competition
Home
Away
Total
P
W
D
L
P
W
D
L
P
W
D
L
F
A
Win%
Notes
National Football League (1996–2007) (Tier-One)
114
77
25
12
110
45
33
32
224
122
58
44
331
182
054.46
I-League (2007–2020) (Tier-One)
137
72
38
27
139
54
37
48
276
126
75
75
425
282
045.65
Total
251
149
63
39
249
99
70
80
500
248
133
119
756
464
049.60
Record in ISL
As of 21 December 2024 Overall Record in ISL
As of 21 December 2024
East Bengal overall league record in ISL
Competition
Home
Away
Total
P
W
D
L
F
A
P
W
D
L
F
A
P
W
D
L
F
A
Win%
Notes
Indian Super League (2020 – ) (Tier-One)
48
10
15
23
50
70
46
10
10
27
52
82
94
20
24
50
102
152
021.28
Goals
Jacques Maghoma scored the first ever goal for East Bengal in the Indian Super League against Hyderabad FC.Firsts
First goal in Calcutta League 2nd division: Arabinda Ghosh (against St. Xavier's , 1921).
First goal in Calcutta League 1st division: Mona Dutta (against Calcutta FC , May 1925).
First goal in IFA Shield: Shashi Das (against Town Club, 1921).
First goal in Durand Cup: Bhupen Das (against Army Headquarters, 1926).
First goal in Rovers Cup: Sunil Ghosh (against Royal Navy, 1941).
First goal in Federation Cup: Surajit Sengupta (against Rajasthan Police, 22 April 1978).
First goal in NFL / I-League: Raman Vijayan (against Mohammedan Sporting , 17 December 1996).
First goal in Indian Super League: Jacques Maghoma (against Hyderabad FC , 15 December 2020).
First hat-trick by an East Bengal player: Jatin Sarkar (against Rangers, 1927 Calcutta Football League ).
First hat-trick by an East Bengal player in NFL/I-League: Ossius Luiz Ferreira (against State Bank of Travancore , 15 February 2000, during the 1999-00 season).
First hat-trick by an East Bengal player in Federation Cup: Chima Okorie (against Assam Police, during the 1990 Federation Cup - Eastern Zone qualifiers).
First hat-trick by an East Bengal player in IFA Shield: N. Mazumdar (against Victoria Sporting, during the 1936 IFA Shield First-Round).
First hat-trick by an East Bengal player in Durand Cup: K. P. Dhanraj (against Kalighat, during the 1951 Durand Cup Quarter-Final).
First hat-trick by an East Bengal player in Rovers Cup: A. C. Somana (against Royal Navy, during the 1941 Rovers Cup First-Round).
First hat-trick by an East Bengal player in Asian Club Championship: Biswajit Bhattacharya (against New Road Team , 2 August 1985, during the 1985 season).
First hat-trick by an East Bengal player in Asian Cup Winners' Cup: Carlton Chapman (against Al-Zawra , 1 October 1993, during the 1993-94 season).
First hat-trick by an East Bengal player in AFC Cup: Ernest Jeremiah (against Nebitçi Balkanabat , 25 May 2005, during the 2005 season).
First golden-goal by an East Bengal player: Bhaichung Bhutia (against Mohammedan Sporting , 1993 Durand Cup Semi-Final). Records
Most goals scored in an Indian Super League season: 27 in 22 matches (during the 2023–24 season).
Most goals scored in an NFL/I-League season: 46 in 26 games (during the 2011–12 season).
Most goals scored in a Calcutta League season: 77 in 26 games (during the 1949–50 season).
Fewest goals conceded in an Indian Super League season: 29 in 22 games (during the 2023–24 season).
Fewest goals conceded in an NFL/I-League season: 9 in 22 games (during the 2000–01 season).
Fewest goals conceded in a Calcutta Football League season: 0 in 19 and 18 games (During the 1972–73 and 1991–92 season).
Fewest goals conceded in a Federation Cup campaign: 0 in 5 games (during the 2009–10 season).
Most individual scorers in a single NFL/I-League match: 6 (against United Sikkim , during the 2012–13 season). Top Scorers each season in ISL
Matti Steinmann , top scorer for East Bengal in the 2020-21 Indian Super League season .Top scorers for East Bengal in each season:
Current Season
As of 21 December 2024 Top Scorers each season in NFL/I-League
Edmilson Marques Pardal Enrique Esqueda with East Bengal in 2018. Top scorers for East Bengal in each season:
Hat-tricks in NFL/I-League
List of all hat-tricks for East Bengal in the NFL and I-League:
Scored 4 Goals Scored 5 Goals
Attendances
Kolkata Derby
Main article: Kolkata Derby
Further information: List of Kolkata Derby Matches
Firsts
First Derby match: East Bengal 0–0 Mohun Bagan (8 August 1921, Cooch Behar Cup).
First Derby win: East Bengal 2–1 Mohun Bagan (26 August 1921, Khogendra Shield Final).
First Derby match in official tournament: East Bengal 1–0 Mohun Bagan (28 May 1925, Calcutta Football League ).
First Derby at Eden Gardens : East Bengal 2–1 Mohun Bagan (25 June 1967, Calcutta Football League ).
First Derby at Salt Lake Stadium : East Bengal 1–0 Mohun Bagan (28 September 1984, IFA Shield Final).
First Derby at Kanchenjunga Stadium : East Bengal 0–0 Mohun Bagan (12 January 1988, Exhibition Match). Win
Draw
Loss
Goalscoring
First official Kolkata Derby news report 11 August 1945 - IFA Shield Final - East Bengal captain Paritosh Chakraborty and Mohun Bagan captain Anil Dey before the match. Kolkata Derby match at the Salt Lake Stadium on 19 January 2020 in the I-League . First Goal in Derby: Nosa Sen (East Bengal 2–1 Mohun Bagan , 26 August 1921, Khogendra Shield Final).
First Goal in Calcutta Football League Derby: Nepal Chakraborty (East Bengal 1–0 Mohun Bagan, 28 May 1925).
First Goal in IFA Shield Derby: Vishweshwar Rao (East Bengal 1–0 Mohun Bagan, 8 August 1944).
First Goal in NFL/I-league Derby: Felix Abayomi (East Bengal 1–2 Mohun Bagan, 6 January 1998).
First Goal in Indian Super League Derby: Tiri (o.g. ) (ATK Mohun Bagan 3–1 East Bengal, 19 February 2021).
Most Goals in Derby: Bhaichung Bhutia , 13.
Most Goals in NFL / I-League Derby: Syed Rahim Nabi , 4.
Most Goals in Federation Cup Derby: Bhaichung Bhutia, 5.
Hattrick in Derby: Bhaichung Bhutia (East Bengal 4–1 Mohun Bagan, 13 July 1997, Fed Cup Semi Final). Win Records
East Bengal 4–0 Mohun Bagan, 23 May 1936.
East Bengal 4–0 Mohun Bagan, 6 September 2015. Biggest Victory in Durand Cup Derby: East Bengal 3–0 Mohun Bagan, 17 January 1979.
Biggest Victory in Rovers Cup Derby: East Bengal 3–0 Mohun Bagan, 25 December 1969.
Biggest Victory in Federation Cup Derby: East Bengal 4–1 Mohun Bagan, 13 July 1997.
Biggest Victory in NFL/I-League Derby: East Bengal 3–0 Mohun Bagan, 22 February 2009.
Most consecutive Derby won: 6 (from 12 January 1972, Durand Cup Final to 29 September 1974, IFA Shield Final).
Most consecutive Derby won in NFL/I-League: 4 (from 8 December 2002 to 25 April 2004).
Most consecutive Derby undefeated: 17 (1932 Days, from 25 December 1969, Rovers Cup Final to 29 September 1974, IFA Shield Final).
Most consecutive Derby undefeated in NFL/I-League: 9 (from 8 December 2002 to 27 February 2007).
Derby Doubles in NFL/I-League: 3 (During the 2002–03 , 2003–04 , 2018–19 seasons). Overall Derby Record
Further information on overall record: List of Kolkata Derby Matches § Overall Record of Kolkata Derby
As of matches played 2 September 2024
Overall Kolkata Derby head-to-head record
Competition
Matches played
East Bengal wins
Mohun Bagan wins
Draws
Indian Super League
9
0
8
1
NFL / I-League
45
16
15
13
Federation Cup / Super Cup
23
9
6
8
Calcutta Football League
162
55
48
59
IFA Shield
41
19
9
13
Durand Cup
22
9
8
5
Rovers Cup
12
4
4
4
All Airlines Gold Cup
10
7
1
2
DCM Trophy
1
1
0
0
Scissor's Cup
2
0
2
0
McDowell Cup
2
1
1
0
Bordoloi Trophy
1
0
1
0
Darjeeling Gold Cup
3
1
0
2
Horendra Mukherjee Memorial Shield
2
1
0
1
Amrita Bazar Centenary Cup
1
0
1
0
Peerless Trophy
1
0
1
0
Mohun Bagan Centenary Cup
1
0
0
1
Nehru Centenary Cup
1
1
0
0
J.C. Guha Trophy
1
0
0
1
Shibdas Bhaduri Memorial Trophy
1
0
1
0
SSS Trophy
1
0
0
1
PNB Centenary Trophy
1
0
1
0
Kalinga Cup
1
1
0
0
Md. Sporting Platinum Jubilee Cup
1
1
0
0
Cooch Behar Cup
10
2
4
4
Khogendra Shield
1
1
0
0
Raja Memorial Shield
1
0
1
0
Gladstone Cup
1
0
1
0
Darbhanga Shield
3
0
3
0
William Younger Challenge Cup
3
0
2
1
Lady Hardinge Shield
5
1
4
0
Trades Cup
3
1
1
1
Chandicharan Shield
1
1
0
0
Competitive Matches Total
374
132
123
119
Exhibition Games
26
5
11
10
ALL TIME TOTAL
400
137
134
129
East Bengal has 4 W/O wins over Mohun Bagan and Mohun Bagan has 3 W/O wins over East Bengal as of 2 September 2024.
Mini Kolkata Derby Record
East Bengal FC also has a minor rivalry against another giant from Kolkata Mohammedan SC . The rivalry started in the 1930s when Mohammedan SC won 5 consecutive Calcutta Football League titles between 1934 and 1938 while East Bengal FC bettered their record in the 70s by winning the league for 6 consecutive seasons from 1970 to 1975.
Goalscoring Records
East Bengal FC 7–1 Mohammedan SC , 6 October 1998 (Calcutta Football League , Super Five).East Bengal FC 6–0 Mohammedan SC , 14 May 2012 (2011 Calcutta Football League ).Overall record
As of 9 November 2023
Overall Head to Head record
Competition
Matches Played
East Bengal FC wins
Mohammedan SC wins
Draws
Competitive Matches Total
248
124
61
63
International
14 July 1948 - East Bengal vs China Olympic Team in action - photo from Jugantor newspaper 15 July 1948. SC East Bengal in International football
Further information: List of East Bengal Club matches against foreign opponents
Continental record
21 August 1953 - East Bengal vs Torpedo Moscow, Central Dynamo Stadium, Moscow - photo from Jugantor newspaper 22 September 1953. Ahmed Khan , captain of East Bengal and Avtandil Gogoberidze , the captain of Dynamo Tbilisi before the match - photo from Jugantor newspaper 23 September 1953.
Competition
Appearances
Seasons
Best result
Coca-Cola Cup (Central Asia)
1
1985
Champions
Asian Club Championship
2
1985–86 , 1998–99
Group stage
Asian Cup Winners' Cup
5
1991–92 , 1993–94 , 1994–95 , 1995 , 1997–98
Quarter-finals (1991-92 )
AFC Cup / AFC Champions League Two
9
2004 , 2005 , 2008 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2015 , 2024–25
Semi-finals (2013 )
AFC Challenge League
1
2024–25
To be decided
Invitational tournaments
Apart from AFC tournaments, East Bengal club have participated in several invitational tournaments on foreign soil and have been victorious on three occasions.
Firsts
First match against foreign opponent: East Bengal 2–0 China Olympic XI , 14 July 1948 (Friendly Match, Kolkata ).
First competitive match against foreign opponent: Grazer AK 0–2 East Bengal, 6 August 1953 (1953 World Youth Festival , Bucharest ).
First win in a final at home: East Bengal 1–0 PAS Tehran , 25 September 1970 (IFA Shield , Kolkata ).
First win in a final away from home: Ranipokhari Corner Team 0–1 East Bengal, 15 June 1993 (Wai Wai Cup, Nepal).
First match in Asian Club Championship: East Bengal 7–0 New Road Team , 1 August 1985 (During the 1985-86 season).
First match in Asian Cup Winners' Cup: Abahani KC 0–0 East Bengal, 1 September 1991 (During the 1991-92 season).
First match in AFC Cup: Geylang United 2–3 East Bengal, 10 February 2004 (During the 2004 season).
First match in AFC Champions League Two: East Bengal 2–3 Altyn Asyr , 14 August 2024 (During the 2024–25 season).
First match in AFC Challenge League: East Bengal 2–2 Paro , 26 October 2024 (During the 2024–25 season). Records
Total Matches played in AFC competitions: 86.
Matches played in Asian Club Championship: 9.
Matches played in Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 18.
Matches played in AFC Cup / AFC Champions League Two: 56.
Matches played in AFC Challenge League: 3.
Most Appearances by a player in AFC Cup: 34, Mehtab Hossain .
Most Goals against foreign opponents: 25, Bhaichung Bhutia .
Most Goals in AFC competitions: 11, Bhaichung Bhutia.
Most Goals in Asian Club Championship: 8, Debasish Roy.
Most Goals in Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 8, Bhaichung Bhutia.
Most Goals in AFC Cup: 6, Cristiano Júnior and Chidi Edeh .
Most Goals in AFC Challenge League: 4, Dimitrios Diamantakos .
Most consecutive wins against foreign opponents: 8 Matches (2003–04)
Most Goals by a player in a match against foreign opponents: 6, Bhaichung Bhutia (against Philippine Army , 2003 ASEAN Club Championship ).
Biggest win against foreign opponents: East Bengal 9–0 Club Valencia , 10 August 1985 (1985 Coca-Cola Cup ).
Biggest win in Asian Cup Winners' Cup: East Bengal 8–0 Tribhuvan Club , 15 August 1997 (during the 1997-98 season).
Biggest win in AFC Cup: East Bengal 5–1 Yangon United , 15 May 2013 (during the 2013 season).
Biggest win in AFC Challenge League: East Bengal 4–0 Bashundhara Kings , 29 October 2024 (during the 2024–25 season). Overall record
As of 1 November 2024
East Bengal Club overall record against foreign opponents
Tournament
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Asian Club Championship 9
5
1
3
21
10
+11
055.56
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 18
7
1
10
31
33
−2
038.89
AFC Cup /AFC Champions League Two 56
15
12
29
73
107
−34
026.79
AFC Challenge League 3
2
1
0
9
4
+5
066.67
AFC Tournaments Total86
29
15
42
134
154
−20
033.72
All Airlines Gold Cup 8
6
1
1
23
2
+21
075.00
ASEAN Club Championship 5
4
0
1
12
4
+8
080.00
Bangabandhu Cup 2
0
0
2
1
4
−3
000.00
Bordoloi Trophy 7
4
1
2
19
10
+9
057.14
BTC Club Cup
3
1
1
1
3
3
+0
033.33
BTV Becamex IDC Cup 3
0
1
2
2
4
−2
000.00
Charms Cup
1
0
1
0
0
0
+0
000.00
Coca-Cola Cup
3
1
0
2
3
5
−2
033.33
Darjeeling Gold Cup 1
0
0
1
0
1
−1
000.00
DCM Trophy
26
8
4
14
24
37
−13
030.77
Durand Cup 3
1
2
0
5
3
+2
033.33
Governor's Gold Cup 3
2
0
1
5
2
+3
066.67
IFA Shield 26
17
4
5
42
18
+24
065.38
JC Guha Trophy
2
1
0
1
5
1
+4
050.00
Mohun Bagan Centenary Cup
2
0
1
1
1
2
−1
000.00
Nehru Centenary Club Cup
2
0
0
2
0
2
−2
000.00
P. K. Nair Gold Cup
1
1
0
0
1
0
+1
100.00
Pepsi Max Challenge Cup
2
0
0
2
0
4
−4
000.00
Rovers Cup 2
2
0
0
4
1
+3
100.00
San Miguel Cup
4
3
0
1
3
2
+1
075.00
Scissors Cup
3
0
1
2
2
4
−2
000.00
Sheikh Kamal Cup 5
3
1
1
9
5
+4
060.00
Stafford Cup
1
1
0
0
1
0
+1
100.00
Tea Planters' Association Trophy
1
1
0
0
1
0
+1
100.00
Wai Wai Cup
5
3
2
0
8
3
+5
060.00
World Youth Festival 4
2
0
2
10
10
+0
050.00
Total in competitive matches
211
90
35
86
318
281
+37
042.65
Friendlies
48
17
9
22
66
105
−39
035.42
Total
259
107
44
108
384
386
−2
041.31
Last updated: 1 November 2024East Bengal against Foreign Opponents
1985-86 Asian Club Championship .
Notes
^ Coca-Cola Cup - Central Asia Zone Preliminary Tournament for the 1985–86 Asian Club Championship was held in Colombo.
IFA Shield , K. P. Dhanraj scored a hattrick inside the 5th minute (goals scored: Aizawl F.C. 2-3 East Bengal FC , 2015–16 , Ranti Martins scored a second-half hattrick within a span of 19 minutes (goals scored: pen. ), 85', 88').
Cristiano Júnior scored in 7 consecutive matches from 16 December 2003 in round 4 against Churchill Brothers to 16 January 2004 in round 10 against Mohammedan Sporting .
P. K. Banerjee won 7 Calcutta Football League titles as the head coach of East Bengal club: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1985, 1988, 1989.
2003 ASEAN Club Championship , Jakarta and 2004 San Miguel International Cup, Kathmandu.
Dynamo Stadium in Kyiv in East Bengal Club's tour to USSR in 1953.
Calcutta Football League against Khidirpore on 13 July 1973. East Bengal remained unbeaten in: 19 matches in 1972 Calcutta League, 4 matches in 1972 Bordoloi Trophy , 5 matches in 1972 IFA Shield , 7 matches in 1972 Durand Cup , 7 matches in 1972 Rovers Cup and 15 matches in the 1973 Calcutta League before losing against Khidirpore.
Kerala Blasters on 20 December 2020, which they drew 1–1 and continued their unbeaten run till their 12th match vs Chennaiyin on 18 January 2021, which East Bengal once again drew 0–0, in 2020-21 ISL . They managed 2 wins and 5 draws in the unbeaten streak. They lost 0–1 against Mumbai City on 22 January 2020 and thus ended their unbeaten run.
2001-02 NFL on 27 March 2002 vs HAL , which they won 4–0 and continued their unbeaten run till their 17th match in the 2002-03 NFL on 1 March 2003 vs Tollygunge Agragami , which they won 2–0. They managed 17 wins and 5 draws in the unbeaten steak. East Bengal lost 2–0 against JCT on 5 March 2003 and thus ended their unbeaten run.
2002-03 NFL from their first match on 8 December 2002 vs Mohun Bagan , which they won 2–0 and continued their unbeaten run till their 17th match on 1 March 2003 vs Tollygunge Agragami , which they won 2–0. They managed 13 wins and 4 draws in the unbeaten steak. East Bengal lost 2–0 against JCT on 5 March 2003 and thus ended their unbeaten run.
2010-11 I-League . They played their first match vs ONGC F.C. on 4 December 2010, in which they won 1–0 and continued their winning streak till their 6th match vs Air India F.C. on 29 December 2010, which they won 6–1. East Bengal drew 1–1 against Mumbai in their 7th match on 4 January 2011 and thus halted their winning streak.
1996–97 NFL First Stage and 10 matches from 1998–99 NFL Preliminary Stages.
COVID-19 pandemic in India , the 2020–21 and 2021–22 Indian Super League season was held entirely in Goa , inside closed doors and East Bengal was allotted the Tilak Maidan Stadium as their home ground for both the seasons.
2023–24 the home match against Goa was shifted to Bhubaneshwar due to administrative issues.
IFA Shield Final on 20 September 1969, after 1932 days , on 5 January 1975, in the Durand Cup Semi Final at the Ambedkar Stadium , Delhi by 1-0.
Philippine Army FC in the 2003 ASEAN Club Championship to 21 April 2004, when they defeated Island FC in the 2004 AFC Cup .
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