2023–24 East Bengal FC season

East Bengal
2023–24 season
Owner	Emami East Bengal FC Pvt. Ltd.
Head coach	Carles Cuadrat
Stadium	Salt Lake Stadium; East Bengal Ground
Indian Super League	9th
Calcutta League	Runners-up
Durand Cup	Runners-up
Super Cup	Champions
Top goalscorer	League: Cleiton Silva; (8 goals); All: Cleiton Silva; (13 goals)
Highest home attendance	59,845 vs Mohun Bagan SG; (10 March 2024, ISL)
Lowest home attendance	1,500 vs Goa; (21 October 2023, ISL)
Average home league attendance	16,285
Biggest win	10–1 Kidderpore; (26 September 2023, CFL)
Biggest defeat	1–4 Punjab; (10 April 2024, ISL)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →
	All statistics correct as of 10 April 2024.

The 2023–24 season is the 104th season of East Bengal Football Club and their fourth season in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The Indian football season started in July and ended in April. During the season, East Bengal became runners-up in the Durand Cup and runners-up in the Calcutta Football League, had a ninth-place finish in the Indian Super League and became champions of the Super Cup, thus ensuring a place in the 2024–25 AFC Champions League 2 qualifiers.

Before the start of the season, East Bengal appointed Carles Cuadrat as the new head coach and finished with the highest ever points the club amassed in the Indian Super League in the four seasons.

Background

After the end of the 2022–23 season, the club parted ways with the head coach Stephen Constantine after poor results,^[2] and appointed former Indian Super League winner Carles Cuadrat as the new head coach for the team on a two-year contract.^[3]^[4]^[5] The club also roped in the services of Odisha winger Nandhakumar Sekar and Chennaiyin midfielder Edwin Sydney Vanspaul for the season.^[6] The club also roped in three Spaniards – Javier Siverio and Borja Herrera from Hyderabad,^[7]^[8] and Saúl Crespo from Odisha for the season.^[9] On 3 June, East Bengal announced the departure of eleven players, whose contract period ended and were not renewed, which included the five foreign players from last season apart from Cleiton Silva and Indian players – Jerry Lalrinzuala, Semboi Haokip, Suvam Sen, Himanshu Jangra, Amarjit Singh Kiyam and Naveen Kumar.^[10] East Bengal also roped in club legend Harmanjot Singh Khabra who had spent seven years with the club previously from 2009–2016 and also left back Mandar Rao Dessai for the season.^[11]

On 10 June, the club announced the signing of Nandhakumar Sekar on a three-year deal on a free transfer from Odisha.^[12] On 12 June, East Bengal announced the signing of Spanish midfielder Borja Herrera on a one-year contract in a free transfer.^[13] On 14 June, the club announced the signing of defender Nishu Kumar from Kerala Blasters on a one-year loan deal.^[14] On 17 June, the club announced the signing of Spanish duo Javier Siverio and Saúl Crespo on a one-year contract.^[15] On 19 June, the club announced the signings of three players – Edwin Sydney Vanspaul, Harmanjot Singh Khabra and Mandar Rao Dessai.^[16]

Transfers

Incoming

Date	No.	Pos.	Name	Signed from	Fee	Ref
10 June 2023	11	FW	Nandhakumar Sekar	Odisha	Free Transfer	^[17]
12 June 2023	26	MF	Borja Herrera	Hyderabad	Free Transfer	^[18]
17 June 2023	99	FW	Javier Siverio	Hyderabad	Free Transfer	^[19]
17 June 2023	21	MF	Saúl Crespo	Odisha	Free Transfer	^[19]
19 June 2023	8	MF	Edwin Sydney Vanspaul	Chennaiyin	Free Transfer	^[16]
19 June 2023	7	DF	Harmanjot Khabra	Kerala Blasters	Free Transfer	^[16]
19 June 2023	17	DF	Mandar Rao Dessai	Mumbai City	Free Transfer	^[16]
12 July 2023	13	GK	Prabhsukhan Singh Gill	Kerala Blasters	Undisclosed^[a]	^[20]
12 July 2023	33	DF	Gursimrat Singh Gill	Mumbai City	Free Transfer	^[21]
21 July 2023	30	MF	Vanlalpeka Guite	Aizawl	Free Transfer	^[22]
21 July 2023	35	MF	Gurnaj Singh Grewal	Chandigarh Football Academy	Free Transfer	^[22]
5 August 2023	44	DF	Jordan Elsey	Perth Glory	Free Transfer	^[23]
5 August 2023	4	DF	José Antonio Pardo Lucas	Eldense	Free Transfer	^[23]
1 September 2023	84	MF	Sayan Banerjee	Kalighat Milan Sangha	Free Transfer	^[24]
2 September 2023	50	GK	Julfikar Gazi	Bengal Football Academy	Free Transfer	^[25]
28 September 2023	19	DF	Hijazi Maher	Al-Hussein	Free Transfer	^[26]
31 January 2024	9	MF	Víctor Vázquez	Toronto FC	Free Transfer	^[27]
1 February 2024	91	FW	Felicio Brown	Qingdao Hainiu	Free Transfer	^[28]
15 February 2024	28	DF	Aleksandar Pantić	Doxa Katokopias	Free Transfer	^[29]

^ Reported as ₹1.5 Crores transfer fees given to Kerala Blasters.^[20]

Loan in

Start date	End date	No.	Pos.	Name	Loaned from	Ref
14 June 2023	End of season	22	DF	Nishu Kumar	Kerala Blasters	^[30]
31 August 2023	End of season	6	MF	Ajay Chhetri	Bengaluru	^[31]

Outgoing

Exit Date	No.	Pos.	Name	Signed to	Fee	Ref
1 June 2023	6	FW	Sumit Passi	Inter Kashi	Free Transfer	^[10]
1 June 2023	8	MF	Amarjit Singh Kiyam	Goa	End of Loan	^[10]
1 June 2023	14	MF	Alex Lima		Released	^[10]
1 June 2023	17	DF	Jerry Lalrinzuala	Odisha	Free Transfer	^[10]
1 June 2023	18	MF	Himanshu Jangra	Delhi	End of Loan	^[10]
1 June 2023	24	MF	Jordan O'Doherty		Released	^[10]
1 June 2023	25	GK	Suvam Sen		Released	^[10]
1 June 2023	26	FW	Semboi Haokip	Jamshedpur	Free Transfer	^[10]
1 June 2023	32	GK	Naveen Kumar	Goa	End of Loan	^[10]
1 June 2023	40	DF	Charalambos Kyriakou	Doxa Katokopias	Free Transfer	^[10]
1 June 2023	77	FW	Jake Jervis	Kuopion Palloseura	Free Transfer	^[10]
26 July 2023	12	MF	Wahengbam Angousana	Mohammedan Sporting	Free Transfer	^[32]
26 July 2023	13	GK	Pawan Kumar	Delhi	Free Transfer	^[32]
1 September 2023	4	DF	Iván González	Chitwan	Free Transfer	^[10]
1 September 2023	33	DF	Pritam Kumar Singh	TRAU	Free Transfer	^[10]

Loan out

Start date	End date	No.	Pos.	Name	Loaned to	Ref
25 August 2023	End of season	16	DF	Sarthak Golui	Chennaiyin	^[33]
8 January 2024	End of season	15	MF	Mobashir Rahman	Chennaiyin	^[34]
30 January 2024	End of season	26	MF	Borja Herrera	Goa	^[35]
31 January 2024	End of season	99	FW	Javier Siverio	Jamshedpur	^[36]

Team

First-team squad

The below list contains the names and details of the first team squad for East Bengal.

As of till the end of 2023–24 season.^[37]^[38]

No.	Name	Pos.	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed From	Signed In	Contact Ends	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Kamaljit Singh	GK	(1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 28)	Odisha	2022	2025	26	0
13	Prabhsukhan Singh Gill	GK	(2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23)	Kerala Blasters	2023	2026	32	0
27	Aditya Patra	GK	(2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 24)	East Bengal Reserves	2022	2024	9	0
50	Julfikar Gazi	GK	(2006-05-06) 6 May 2006 (age 18)	Bengal FA	2023	2026	0	0
75	Ranit Sarkar	GK	(2004-11-09) 9 November 2004 (age 19)	RFYC	2023	2026	1	0
Defenders
5	Lalchungnunga	CB	(2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 23)	Sreenidi Deccan	2022	2026	50	0
7	Harmanjot Singh Khabra	RB	(1988-03-18) 18 March 1988 (age 36)	Kerala Blasters	2023	2024	246	13
12	Mohammad Rakip	RB	(2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 24)	Mumbai City	2022	2024	48	0
17	Mandar Rao Dessai	LB	(1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 32)	Mumbai City	2023	2024	24	0
19	Hijazi Maher	CB	(1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 27)	Al-Hussein	2023	2024	22	2
22	Nishu Kumar	LB	(1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 26)	Kerala Blasters	2023	2024	30	1
25	Athul Unnikrishnan	CB	(2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24)	Kerala United	2022	2025	16	0
28	Aleksandar Pantić	CB	(1992-04-11) 11 April 1992 (age 32)	Doxa Katokopias	2024	2024	8	0
33	Gursimrat Singh Gill	CB	(1997-11-02) 2 November 1997 (age 27)	Mumbai City	2023	2026	11	0
37	Tuhin Das	LB	(2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 24)	East Bengal Reserves	2022	2024	23	2
40	Tingku Kangujam	RB	(2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 (age 23)	NEROCA	2023	2024	0	0
Midfielders
6	Ajay Chhetri	CM	(1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 (age 25)	Bengaluru	2023	2024	21	1
8	Edwin Sydney Vanspaul	CM	(1992-09-24) 24 September 1992 (age 32)	Chennaiyin	2023	2025	13	0
9	Víctor Vázquez	AM	(1987-01-20) 20 January 1987 (age 37)	Toronto FC	2024	2024	10	0
21	Saúl Crespo	DM	(1996-07-23) 23 July 1996 (age 28)	Odisha	2023	2024	25	7
23	Souvik Chakrabarti	CM	(1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 (age 33)	Hyderabad	2022	2025	42	0
29	Naorem Mahesh Singh	LW	(1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 25)	Kerala Blasters	2022	2027	70	12
30	Vanlalpeka Guite	AM	(2006-10-26) 26 October 2006 (age 18)	Aizawl	2023	2026	8	1
35	Gunraj Singh Grewal	DM	(2007-01-09) 9 January 2007 (age 17)	Chandigarh FA	2023	2026	9	0
57	Mahitosh Roy	CM	(1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 25)	East Bengal Reserves	2022	2024	12	5
61	Tanmay Das	CM	(2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 23)	East Bengal Reserves	2022	2024	13	1
62	Aman C. K.	RW	(2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 (age 21)	East Bengal Reserves	2022	2026	15	5
66	Shyamal Besra	CM	(2004-09-25) 25 September 2004 (age 20)	East Bengal Reserves	2022	2024	7	1
Forwards
10	Cleiton Silva (captain)	FW	(1987-02-03) 3 February 1987 (age 37)	Bengaluru	2022	2024	55	27
11	Nandhakumar Sekar	FW	(1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 28)	Odisha	2023	2026	31	10
20	V. P. Suhair	FW	(1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 32)	NorthEast United	2022	2025	45	10
59	Jesin TK	FW	(2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 24)	East Bengal Reserves	2022	2024	17	7
70	Abhishek Kunjam	FW	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 21)	RKM Football Academy	2023	2025	13	6
82	P. V. Vishnu	FW	(2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 22)	Muthoot FA	2023	2026	31	7
84	Sayan Banerjee	FW	(2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 21)	Kalighat MS	2023	2026	10	1
91	Felicio Brown Forbes	FW	(1991-08-28) 28 August 1991 (age 33)	Qingdao Hainiu	2024	2024	11	1

New contracts

No.	Pos.	Date	Name	Ref.
29	MF	23 September 2023	Naorem Mahesh Singh	^[39]

Other player under contract

No.	Pos.	Name	Ref.
4	DF	José Antonio Pardo Lucas	^[40]
44	DF	Jordan Elsey	^[41]

Current technical staff

East Bengal appointed former Indian Super League winner Carles Cuadrat as the new head coach for the club on a two-year contract.^[4] The club also extended the contract with assistant coach Bino George till 2026, as he would also remain as the head coach of the reserves and developmental squad.^[42] The club also appointed former Indian Super League winner Dimas Delgado as the assistant coach on a two-year contract.^[43] The club also roped in three more Spaniards into the backroom – Goalkeeper coach Javier Pinillos, Physiotherapist Senen Alvarez and Sports Scientist Albert Martinez Bernat.^[44]

Position	Name
Head coach	Carles Cuadrat
Assistant coach	Dimas Delgado
Assistant coach	Bino George
Goalkeeping Coach	Javier Pinillos
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Albert Martinez Bernat
Physiotherapist	Senen Alvarez
Physical Rehabilitator	Gabriel Effio
Assistant Physiotherapist	Tejas Lasalkar
Performance Analyst	Aromal Vijayan
Team Manager	Pratim Kumar Saha
Team Doctor	Dr. Mustufa Poonawalla
Masseur	Rajesh Basak
Masseur	Robin Das

Preseason and friendlies

East Bengal started their preseason under Bino George and later under Carles Cuadrat in July. East Bengal played their first preseason friendly against Indian Navy on 30 July and won 2–1 with Lalchungnunga and Mandar Rao Dessai scoring for East Bengal in the match ahead of the Durand Cup.^[45] On 13 September, East Bengal faced Hyderabad in a preseason friendly game ahead of the Indian Super League and lost 0–1 at the East Bengal Ground.^[46]

Matches

Win Draw Loss

30 July 2023 Friendly	East Bengal	2–1	Indian Navy	Rajarhat
19:00 IST	Lalchungnunga 12' Dessai 53'	Report	Mahata 60'	Stadium: AIFF National Centre of Excellence Attendance: 0^[A]

13 September 2023 Friendly	East Bengal	0–1	Hyderabad	Kolkata
17:00 IST		Report	Moya 20'	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 0^[A]

18 September 2023 Friendly	East Bengal	2–2	Inter Kashi	Kolkata
17:00 IST	Crespo Silva		? Asif	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 0^[A]

16 October 2023 Friendly	East Bengal	2–3	Neroca	Kolkata
12:00 IST	Vanlalpeka Guite ?' P. V. Vishnu ?'		Haidar Awada ?', ?' Meitei ?'	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 0^[A]

26 October 2023 Friendly	East Bengal	0–0	Diamond Harbour	Kolkata
12:00 IST				Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 0^[A]

30 October 2023 Friendly	East Bengal	4–0	Mohammedan Sporting	Kolkata
19:00 IST	Siverio Pardo Suhair Kumar			Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 0^[A]

16 November 2023 Friendly	East Bengal	2–1	TRAU	Kolkata
09:00 IST	Silva Rahman		?	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 0^[A]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Durand Cup	12 August 2023	3 September 2023	Group stage	Runner-up	6	3	2	1	8	6	+2	050.00
Indian Super League	25 September 2023	10 April 2024	Matchday 1	9th	22	6	6	10	27	29	−2	027.27
Super Cup	9 January 2024	28 January 2024	Group stage	Winners	5	5	0	0	13	6	+7	100.00
Calcutta Football League^[B]^[C]	13 July 2023	30 November 2023	Round Robin	Runner-up	17	13	3	1	50	10	+40	076.47
Total					50	27	11	12	98	51	+47	054.00

Last updated: 10 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

Durand Cup

East Bengal participated in the 2023 Durand Cup and was grouped into Group A along with Mohun Bagan SG, Punjab, and Bangladesh Army and would play their group stage matches in Kolkata.^[48] On 6 August, East Bengal began their campaign against Bangladesh Army at the Salt Lake Stadium and managed a 2–2 draw. East Bengal took a 2–0 lead at halftime with Saúl Crespo and Javier Siverio scoring for the team but Nishu Kumar received a red card in the second half as Bangladesh Army scored two late goals to make it 2–2 and the points were shared.^[49] On 12 August, East Bengal faced their arch—rivals Mohun Bagan SG in the Kolkata Derby fixture at the Salt Lake Stadium and managed a 1–0 win courtesy of a solitary goal from Nandhakumar Sekar in the second half.^[50]^[51] On 16 August, East Bengal defeated Punjab 1–0 at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan to secure the top spot in the group and qualify for the quarterfinals. Javier Siverio scored the only goal of the match.^[52] On 25 August, East Bengal faced Gokulam Kerala at the Salt Lake Stadium in the quarterfinals and won 2–1. Jordan Elsey scored for East Bengal in the very first minute but Gokulam Kerala equalized in the second half courtesy of a goal from Aminou Bouba. However, East Bengal found the winner in the seventy-eighth minute when Nishu Kumar's cross deflected off Aminou Bouba into the net as East Bengal managed to hold onto the 2–1 lead to progress into the semifinals.^[53] On 29 August, East Bengal faced NorthEast United in the semifinals at the Salt Lake Stadium, where after the match ended 2–2, East Bengal managed to progress into the finals after winning the penalty shootout 5–3. East Bengal went 2–0 behind with goals from Míchel Zabaco and Konsam Phalguni Singh however, they rallied from behind with goals from Naorem Mahesh Singh and Nandhakumar Sekar to equalize the match to take it to the penalty shootout. East Bengal scored all five of their penalty kicks but Parthib Sundar Gogoi missed the penalty for NorthEast United as East Bengal won the shootout and progressed into the final for the first time since 2004.^[54] On 3 September, East Bengal faced Mohun Bagan SG in the final at the Salt Lake Stadium and suffered a 0–1 defeat to finish runners-up of the tournament. Dimitri Petratos scored the only goal in the final for Mohun Bagan SG.^[55] Nandhakumar Sekar was adjudged as the player of the tournament.^[56]

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	EAB	MBG	BAN	PUN
1	East Bengal (H)	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7	Qualify for the knockout stage	—	—	2–2	1–0
2	Mohun Bagan SG (H)	3	2	0	1	7	1	+6	6	Qualify for the knockout stage	0–1	—	5–0	2–0
3	Bangladesh Army	3	0	2	1	2	7	−5	2		—	—	—	—
4	Punjab	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1		—	—	0–0	—

Source: Twitter
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

24 August – IGAS

Indian Army	0
		29 August – VYBK
NorthEast United	1
		NorthEast United	2(3)
25 August – VYBK
		East Bengal	2(5)
East Bengal	2
				3 September – VYBK
Gokulam Kerala	1
				East Bengal	0
26 August – IGAS
				Mohun Bagan SG	1
Goa	4
		31 August – VYBK
Chennaiyin	1
		Goa	1
27 August – VYBK
		Mohun Bagan SG	2
Mumbai City	1

Mohun Bagan SG	3

Matches

Win Draw Loss Void

6 August 2023 Group stage	East Bengal	2–2	Bangladesh Army	Kolkata
16:45 IST	Siverio 6' 45+4' Crespo 33' (pen) Kumar 67'	Report	Emtiyaz Raihan 40' Hasan Murad 64' Emon 88' Meraj Pradhan 90+7'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 9,820 Referee: Ijamal Mohamed Man of the Match: Harmanjot Khabra (East Bengal)

12 August 2023 Group stage	Mohun Bagan SG	0–1	East Bengal	Kolkata
16:45 IST		Report	Khabra 45+1' Chakrabarti 51' Sekar 60' Gill 90+2'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 55,857 Referee: Harish Kundu Man of the Match: Nandhakumar Sekar (East Bengal)

16 August 2023 Group stage	East Bengal	1–0	Punjab	Kolkata
18:00 IST	Siverio 22' Lalchungnunga 48' Mahesh 58'	Report	Nikhil Prabhu N. 21' Mera 23' Melroy Melwin Assisi 50'	Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Rahul Gupta Man of the Match: Nandhakumar Sekar (East Bengal)

25 August 2023 Quarter—final	East Bengal	2–1	Gokulam Kerala	Kolkata
18:00 IST	Elsey 1' Chakrabarti 26' Herrera 27' Bouba 78' (o.g.)	Report	Bhat 23' Bouba 57' 71'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 8,131 Referee: Harish Kundu Man of the Match: Jordan Elsey (East Bengal)

29 August 2023 Semi—final	NorthEast United	2–2 (3–5 p)	East Bengal	Kolkata
18:00 IST	Philippoteaux 10' Zabaco 22' 29' 90+6' Dinesh 50' Phalguni 57' Parthib 89'	Report	Crespo 10' Siverio 72' Mahesh 77' Chakrabarti 90+2' Nandhakumar Sekar 90+7'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 21,567 Referee: Aditya Purakayasta Man of the Match: Nandhakumar Sekar (East Bengal)
	Penalties
	Melo Nigam Parthib Pragyan		Silva Crespo Herrera Mahesh Sekar

3 September 2023 Final	East Bengal	0–1	Mohun Bagan SG	Kolkata
16:00 IST	Herrera 45+2' Crespo 45+2' Khabra 59' Suhair 81'	Report	Boumous 45+2' Thapa 45+3' 62' Petratos 71' Kaith 90+7'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 59,797 Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Vishal Kaith (Mohun Bagan SG)

Indian Super League

Summary

East Bengal began their Indian Super League campaign at home against Jamshedpur on 25 September at the Salt Lake Stadium with a goalless draw to share the points.^[57] On 30 September, East Bengal faced Hyderabad in their second match at the Salt lake Stadium and secured their first victory of the campaign. Hitesh Sharma put Hyderabad ahead but Cleiton Silva scored twice including a stoppage-time freekick winner to complete the comeback as East Bengal secured the victory.^[58]

On 4 October, East Bengal faced Bengaluru away at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium and suffered a 2–1 defeat. Naorem Mahesh Singh had put East Bengal ahead but Sunil Chhetri and Javi Hernández scored for Bengaluru as East Bengal suffered their first defeat of the campaign.^[59] On 21 October, East Bengal faced Goa at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar due to administrative issues,^[1] and suffered a 2–1 defeat. Naorem Mahesh Singh had put East Bengal ahead however, Goa rallied from behind with two goals within a minute from Sandesh Jhingan and Víctor Rodríguez as East Bengal suffered consecutive defeats.^[60] On 4 November, East Bengal faced Kerala Blasters at the Salt Lake Stadium and suffered a 2&1 defeat.^[61] On 25 November, East Bengal faced Chennaiyin away at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and drew 1–1, to end their three-match defeat streak.^[62]

On 4 December, East Bengal faced NorthEast United and recorded a 5–0 win. Borja Herrera opened the scoring for East Bengal and Cleiton Silva and Nandhakumar Sekar scored a brace each as East Bengal recorded their biggest-ever win since their inception in the Indian Super League.^[63] On 9th December, East Bengal faced Punjab and settled for a 0–0 draw.^[64] Next, on 16 December, East Bengal faced Mumbai City away at the Mumbai Football Arena and again settled for a 0–0 draw.^[65] On 22 December, East Bengal faced Odisha at home and once again settled for a 0–0 draw, the third consecutive goalless draw before ending the first leg of the league before the break for the Asian Cup.^[66]

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
7	NorthEast United	22	6	8	8	28	32	−4	26
8	Punjab	22	6	6	10	28	35	−7	24^[a]
9	East Bengal	22	6	6	10	27	29	−2	24^[a]	ACL 2 preliminary stage^[b]
10	Bengaluru	22	5	7	10	20	34	−14	22
11	Jamshedpur	22	5	6	11	27	32	−5	21

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; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Punjab 4, East Bengal 1.
^ East Bengal qualified for the AFC Champions League Two preliminary stage by winning the 2024 Super Cup.^[67]

Result summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	6	6	10	27	29	−2	24	4	3	4	13	10	+3	2	3	6	14	19	−5

Results by match

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	L	L	D	W	D	D	D	D	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	L
Position	5	4	5	8	10	9	7	6	7	7	7	9	10	8	8	8	8	9	10	7	6	8

Updated to match(es) played on 10 April 2024. Source: indiansuperleague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 7 September 2023, with the season starting on 21 September.^[68]

Win Draw Loss Void

25 September 2023 Round 1	East Bengal	0–0	Jamshedpur	Kolkata
20:00 IST	Chakrabarti 30' Crespo 90+6'	Report	Halder 26' Naorem 41' Nikhil Barla 80' Benny 90+6'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 11,143 Referee: I Jamal Mohamed Man of the Match: Elsinho (Jamshedpur)

30 September 2023 Round 2	East Bengal	2–1	Hyderabad	Kolkata
20:00 IST	Silva 10', 90+3' P. Gill 86' Siverio 90+7'	Report	Sharma 8' Tavora 54' Mohammed 73' Victor 86' Aaren D'Silva 86'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 11,577 Referee: Ashwin Kumar Man of the Match: Cleiton Silva (East Bengal)

4 October 2023 Round 3	Bengaluru	2–1	East Bengal	Bengaluru
20:00 IST	Chhetri 21' (pen) Damjanović 70' Hernández 72' F Lalremtluanga 90' Rohit Kumar 90+7'	Report	Mahesh 15' 45+2' Herrera 30' Kumar 38'	Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 5,913 Referee: Senthil Nathan Man of the Match: Ryan Williams (Bengaluru)

21 October 2023 Round 4	East Bengal	1–2	Goa	Bhubaneshwar
17:30 IST	Mahesh 25' 41' Pardo 34'	Report	McHugh 37' Jhingan 74' Rodríguez 75' Borges 90+2'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Venkatesh R Man of the Match: Víctor Rodríguez (Goa)
Note: The home match was shifted to Bhubaneshwar due to administrative issues.^[1]

4 November 2023 Round 6	East Bengal	1–2	Kerala Blasters	Kolkata
20:00 IST	Pardo 17' Khabra 22' Siverio 74' Silva 85', 90+8' (pen)	Report	Bhat 11' Kotal 24' Sakai 32' Ruivah 48' Dimitrios Diamantakos 88' 84' 89'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 16,575 Referee: M. Ashwin Man of the Match: Sachin Suresh (Kerala Blasters)

25 November 2023 Round 7	Chennaiyin	1–1	East Bengal	Chennai
17:30 IST	Edwards 57' 90+6' Meitei 86'	Report	Adhikari 29' (o.g.) Pardo 90+1'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 6,329 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Rafael Crivellaro (Chennaiyin)

4 December 2023 Round 8	East Bengal	5–0	NorthEast United	Kolkata
20:00 IST	Herrera 14' Silva 24', 66' 45+1' Mahesh 44' Sekar 62', 81' Rakip 90+3'	Report	Singh 70' Macarton Louis Nickson 77' Tlang 90+3' Albiach 90+5'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 6,973 Referee: Aditya Purkayastha Man of the Match: Nandhakumar Sekar (East Bengal)

9 December 2023 Round 9	East Bengal	0–0	Punjab	Kolkata
20:00 IST	Herrera 38' Chakrabarti 67' Pardo 90+4'	Report	Nitesh Darjee 37' Nikhil Prabhu N. 41' Meitei HT'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 14,977 Referee: Venkatesh R. Man of the Match: Suresh Meitei (Punjab)

16 December 2023 Round 10	Mumbai City	0–0	East Bengal	Mumbai
20:00 IST	Tiri 12' Rane 29' van Nieff 43'	Report	Silva 11' Chakrabarti 17' Maher 54' Gill 76'	Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Attendance: 3,488 Referee: M. Ashwin Man of the Match: Hijazi Maher (East Bengal)

22 December 2023 Round 11	East Bengal	0–0	Odisha	Kolkata
20:00 IST	Maher 41' Herrera 68' Chakrabarti 87' Lalchungnunga 90' Siverio 90'	Report	Lalrinzuala 28' Khawlhring 71'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 12,226 Referee: Senthil Nathan Man of the Match: Souvik Chakrabarti (East Bengal)

3 February 2024 Round 5	Mohun Bagan SG	2–2	East Bengal	Kolkata
20:00 IST	Sadiku 17' 56' Nassiri 20' Bose 33' Tangri 54' Martins 59' Petratos 87'	Report	Chhetri 3' 48' Silva 55' (pen) 84' Banerjee 63' Lalchungnunga 63' Sekar 87'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 57,983 Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Dimitri Petratos (Mohun Bagan SG)

10 February 2024 Round 12	NorthEast United	3–2	East Bengal	Guwahati
17:00 IST	Juric 5', 66' Albiach 15' Dinesh 30' Regragui 87'	Report	Silva 24' Sekar 53' Lalchungnunga 63' Forbes 82'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 3,597 Referee: M. Ashwin Man of the Match: Tomi Juric (NorthEast United)

13 February 2024 Round 13	East Bengal	0–1	Mumbai City	Kolkata
19:30 IST	Maher 62' Lalchungnunga 71' Mahesh 81'	Report	Guarrotxena 24' Mishra 39' Noguera 89'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 11,172 Referee: Venkatesh R. Man of the Match: Iker Guarrotxena (Mumbai City)

17 February 2024 Round 14	Hyderabad	0–1	East Bengal	Hyderabad
19:30 IST	Saji 53' 90+2' Victor 69' 90+6'	Report	Silva 11' Forbes 50' Chhetri 80' Chakrabarti 90+3'	Stadium: G.M.C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 1,348 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Cleiton Silva (East Bengal)

22 February 2024 Round 15	Jamshedpur	2–1	East Bengal	Jamshedpur
19:30 IST	Doungel 66' Tachikawa 81' Manzorro 90+5'	Report	Sekar 45' Chhetri 56' Mahesh 82' Rakip 90+5'	Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex Attendance: 15,611 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Jérémy Manzorro (Jamshedpur)

26 February 2024 Round 16	East Bengal	1–0	Chennaiyin	Kolkata
19:30 IST	Sekar 65' Vázquez 70' Chakrabarti 81' Vishnu 90+3' Maher 90+6'	Report	Edwards 33' Mukherjee 73'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 13,153 Referee: Aditya Purkayastha Man of the Match: Nandhakumar Sekar (East Bengal)

29 February 2024 Round 17	Odisha	2–1	East Bengal	Bhubaneshwar
19:30 IST	Mauricio 40' (pen) 55' Rebello 61' Jahouh 70' Thoiba 90+5'	Report	Vishnu 1' Suhair 28' Silva 36' Rakip 39' Gill 42' Chhetri 44' Forbes 72'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 7,348 Referee: I Jamal Mohamed Man of the Match: Princeton Rebello (Odisha)

6 March 2024 Round 18	Goa	1–0	East Bengal	Margao
19:30 IST	Yasir 35' Sadaoui 42'	Report	Vázquez 45+2' Rakip 73'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 5,856 Referee: Harish Kundu Man of the Match: Noah Sadaoui (Goa)

10 March 2024 Round 19	East Bengal	1–3	Mohun Bagan SG	Kolkata
20:30 IST	Silva 14' Chhetri 15' Pantić 24' Mahesh 52' Crespo 53' Singh 59' Banerjee 60' Vishnu 90+4'	Report	Vishal Kaith 13' Cummings 27' Colaco 37' Petratos 45+3' (pen) 60' Sadiku 90+1'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 59,845 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Dimitrios Petratos (Mohun Bagan SG)

3 April 2024 Round 20	Kerala Blasters	2–4	East Bengal	Kochi
19:30 IST	Ruivah 12' Naocha 20' 74' Černych 23' Jeakson 29' 44' Maher 84' (o.g.)	Report	Crespo 45+4' (pen), 71' Mahesh 82', 87'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 23,418 Referee: Venkatesh R Man of the Match: Saúl Crespo (East Bengal)
Note: The third goal for East Bengal has been awarded to Naorem Mahesh Singh by the league.^[69]

7 April 2024 Round 21	East Bengal	2–1	Bengaluru	Kolkata
19:30 IST	Crespo 19' (pen) 90+8' Kumar 57' Aman 66' Silva 73' Gill 89' Chakrabarti 90+7'	Report	Poojary 15' F Lalremtluanga 18' Chhetri 60' (pen) Monirul Molla 90+3'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 19,989 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Prabhsukhan Singh Gill (East Bengal)

10 April 2024 Round 22	Punjab	4–1	East Bengal	New Delhi
19:30 IST	Jordán 19', 62' Talal 43' Nikhil Prabhu N. 54' Majcen 70'	Report	Banerjee 25' Rakip 38' Crespo 48'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Madih Talal (Punjab)
Note: Closed door match due to security concerns.

Super Cup

East Bengal along with the other ten Indian Super League teams and four I-League teams shall participate in the Super Cup, which will be in Odisha in January 2024.^[70] East Bengal has been grouped in Group A, alongside Indian Super League sides – Mohun Bagan SG, Hyderabad and an I-League side Sreenidhi Deccan.^[70] On 9th January, East Bengal faced Hyderabad in the opening fixture of the campaign and managed a 3–2 victory with Cleiton Silva scoring a brace and Saúl Crespo scoring the third.^[71] On 14 January, East Bengal faced Sreenidhi Deccan and won 2–1 with goals from Hijazi Maher and Javier Siverio.^[72] On 19th January, East Bengal faced their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan Super Giants in the Kolkata Derby fixture in a virtual quarter-final tie that would decide the group champions and who would progress into the semi-finals and East Bengal won 3–1 with captain Cleiton Silva scoring a brace while Nandhakumar Sekar scoring the other, as East Bengal won all three matches in the group to qualify for the semi-final.^[73] On 24 January, East Bengal faced Group B winners Jamshedpur in the semi-finals and won 2–0 with goals from Hijazi Maher and Javier Siverio as they entered the final for the second time, after 2018.^[74] On 28 January, East Bengal faced the defending champions Odisha in the final at their home ground Kalinga Stadium. Odisha took the lead in the first half as Diego Mauricio scored however, East Bengal came back with goals from Nandhakumar Sekar and Saúl Crespo to lead 2–1 however, East Bengal conceded a penalty in the last second of the match and Ahmed Jahouh scored the equalizer from the spot to take the game into extra time. However, captain Cleiton Silva scored the winner in the 110th minute as East Bengal secured a 3–2 victory to become the champions and lift a major trophy after twelve years.^[75]

Group Stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	EAB	MBG	SRD	HYD
1	East Bengal	3	3	0	8	4	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage	—	3–1	2–1	3–2
2	Mohun Bagan SG	3	2	1	5	5	0	6		—	—	2–1	2–1
3	Sreenidi Deccan	3	1	2	6	5	+1	3		—	—	—	4–1
4	Hyderabad	3	0	3	4	9	−5	0		—	—	—	—

Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Knockout Stage

Semifinals			Final

A1	East Bengal	2

B1	Jamshedpur	0
			SFW1	East Bengal (a.e.t.)	3

			SFW2	Odisha	2
C1	Mumbai City	0

D1	Odisha	1

Matches

Win Draw Loss Void

9 January 2024 Group stage	East Bengal	3–2	Hyderabad	Bhubaneshwar
14:00 IST	Silva 33', 54' 78' Crespo 80' Herrera 88'	Report	Ramhlunchhunga 45' Mohammed 72' Tamang 79' (pen)	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Pitch 1 Attendance: 300 Referee: Harish Kundu Man of the Match: Cleiton Silva (East Bengal)

14 January 2024 Group stage	East Bengal	2–1	Sreenidhi Deccan	Bhubaneshwar
19:30 IST	Maher 12' Siverio 31' Chhetri 57' Vishnu 90+5'	Report	Alves 90+1' (pen)	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Harish Kundu Man of the Match: Hijazi Maher (East Bengal)

19 January 2024 Group stage	Mohun Bagan SG	1–3	East Bengal	Bhubaneshwar
19:30 IST	Yuste 19' Martins 32' Raj Basfore 45' Petratos 45+5' Rai 64' Hamill 64'	Report	Silva 24', 80' Crespo 38' Herrera 45+3' Siverio 45+3' Maher 45+3' Sekar 63' Gill 79'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 6,457 Referee: R. Venkatesh Man of the Match: Cleiton Silva (East Bengal)

24 January 2024 Semi—final	East Bengal	2–0	Jamshedpur	Bhubaneshwar
19:30 IST	Maher 19' Siverio 47' Silva 83'	Report		Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 1,080 Referee: Rahu Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Hijazi Maher (East Bengal)

28 January 2024 Final	East Bengal	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Odisha	Bhubaneshwar
19:30 IST	Sekar 51' Crespo 62' (pen) Rakip 64' Lalchungnunga 78' Chakrabarti 87' 97' Gill 90+7' Sayan Banerjee 108' Silva 111' 112'	Report	Krishna 31' Mauricio 39' Fall 61' 68' Jahouh 69' 90+9' (pen) Ranawade 108'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 10,121 Referee: Venkatesh R Man of the Match: Saúl Crespo (East Bengal)

Calcutta Football League

Summary

East Bengal participated in the 2023 Calcutta Premier Division and was drawn into group B for the first phase of the tournament where twenty-six teams were divided into two groups of thirteen teams each.^[76]^[77] East Bengal would be mainly fielding their Reserve squad for the tournament with coach Bino George taking charge of the team.^[47] In the opening match on 13 July, East Bengal faced ASOS Raibow at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan and were held onto a goalless draw to start their campaign.^[78] On 17 July, East Bengal faced West Bengal Police and achieved their first win of the season as they won 4–2 at the Bankimanjali Stadium in Naihati. Bunando Singh, Sarthak Golui, Dip Saha and Abhishek Kunjam scored for East Bengal.^[79] On 20 July, East Bengal faced Kidderpore and won 2–0. Tuhin Das and Shyamal Besra scored for East Bengal as they latched up consecutive wins.^[80] On 24 July, East Bengal faced BSS at Naihati and were held to a 1–1 draw. East Bengal went down to 10 men after Tuhin Das was given a straight red card in the first half, however, it was East Bengal who took the lead in the ninetieth minute through a direct freekick strike from Dip Saha. BSS scored the equalizer in the seventh minute of injury time as East Bengal had a settle for a draw.^[81] On 27 July East Bengal faced Eastern Railway at the East Bengal Ground and won 5–1. Aman C. K. scored a brace while Avishek Kunjam, Vanlalpeka Guite, and Razibul Mistry scored one each as East Bengal registered their third win of the campaign.^[82] On 31 July, East Bengal faced Wari at the East Bengal Ground and won 5–0. Avishek Kunjam scored a brace while Dip Saha, Tanmay Das and Aman C. K. scored one each as East Bengal registered their fourth win of the campaign.^[83] On 3 August, East Bengal faced Bhawanipore and drew 1–1, with Dip Saha scoring for East Bengal.^[84] On 9 August, East Bengal defeated Railway FC 2–0 with goals from Aman C. K. and Nishu Kumar to earn their fifth win of the campaign.^[85] On 14 August, East Bengal defeated Police AC 2–1 with goals from Avishek Kunjam and P. V. Vishnu to grab their sixth win of the campaign.^[86] On 19 August, East Bengal defeated Aryan 2–0 with goals from Jesin TK and Aman C. K. as they grabbed their seventh win of the campaign.^[87] On 22 August, East Bengal defeated Calcutta Customs 1–0 with a goal from Mahitosh Roy as they grabbed their eighth victory of the campaign and secured a place in the Super–six of the Calcutta League.^[88] on 7 September, East Bengal faced George Telegraph in the last match of the first phase and won 4–0 to finish top of the group with 30 points and entered into the Super–six round. Jesin TK scored a hattrick and P. V. Vishnu scored the other goal for East Bengal.^[89]

On 20 September, East Bengal faced Mohammedan Sporting in the first match of the Super–six round and suffered a 2–1 defeat. David Lalhlansanga scored a brace for Mohammedan while Nandhakumar Sekar reduced the margin for East Bengal.^[90] On 26 September, East Bengal faced Kidderpore and recorded their fifth biggest win ever after winning 10–1 at the East Bengal Ground. P. V. Vishnu scored four, Mahitosh Ray scored thrice, V. P. Suhair scored a brace while Jesin TK scored the other for East Bengal.^[91] On 30 October, East Bengal faced Diamond Harbour and won 4–1. Jesin TK, Mahitosh Ray, Tuhin Das and Abhishek Kunjam scored for East Bengal while Rahul Paswan scored for Diamond Harbour.^[92] On 18 November, Bhawanipore informed that they can not field a team hence a walkover win was awarded to East Bengal and on 30 November, East Bengal were to face Mohun Bagan SG at the Bankimanjali Stadium however, Mohun Bagan SG did not field a team and East Bengal was awarded a walkover win, as they finished runners-up in the league.^[93]^[94]

League table

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	East Bengal	12	9	3	0	29	6	+23	30	Qualified for the Super Six round
2	Bhawanipore	12	8	3	1	23	8	+15	27
3	Kidderpore	12	8	1	3	16	11	+5	25
4	Aryan	12	8	0	4	28	12	+16	24
5	Calcutta Customs	12	6	1	5	13	13	0	19

Updated to match(es) played on 7 September 2023. Source: The Away End
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Super Six

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mohammedan (C)	17	14	2	1	44	11	+33	44	Champions
2	East Bengal	17	13	3	1	50	10	+40	42
3	Diamond Harbour (Q)	16	10	3	3	32	12	+20	33	Eligible for 2024–25 I-League 3^[a]
4	Bhawanipore	16	8	4	4	26	18	+8	28	Eligible for 2024–25 I-League 3^[a]
5	Mohun Bagan SG	15	8	3	4	33	19	+14	25^[b]
6	Kidderpore	15	8	1	6	17	29	−12	25

Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2023. Source: The Away End
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

^ If the top teams are already playing in national leagues, then the next highest ranked team(s) would be eligible for I-League 3.
^ Mohun Bagan Super Giant was deducted 2 points for not fielding a team against East Bengal on 30 November 2023.^[95]

Matches

Win Draw Loss Void

13 July 2023 1	East Bengal	0–0	ASOS Rainbow	Kolkata
15:30 IST	Sanjib Ghosh 27' Naseeb Rahman 78' Golui 83'	Report	Moula 84' S. Sherpa 90+5'	Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Shubhankar Khamri Man of the Match: Sourav Dasgupta (ASOS Rainbow)

17 July 2023 2	East Bengal	4–2	West Bengal Police	Naihati
15:30 IST	Bunando Singh Khangembam 17' Golui 25' 47' Dip Saha 66' (pen) Avishek Kunjam 74'	Report	Dipankar Das 24' Subrata Biswas 32' Rajib Dutta 48' Anupam Dutta 90+6'	Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Suvajit Pramanik Man of the Match: Avishek Kunjam (East Bengal)

20 July 2023 3	East Bengal	2–0	Kidderpore	Naihati
15:00 IST	Das 32' 82' Shyamal Besra 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Tarun Kumar Biswas Man of the Match: Souvik Chakrabarti (East Bengal)

24 July 2023 4	East Bengal	1–1	BSS	Naihati
15:00 IST	Das 16' Sanjib Ghosh 65' Dip Saha 90'	Report	Subhankar Das 43' Naba Kumar Das 54' 88' Sourav Sen 90+7'	Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee Man of the Match: Sourav Sen (BSS)

27 July 2023 5	Eastern Railway	1–5	East Bengal	Kolkata
15:00 IST	Dibyendu Chanda 52'	Report	Avishek Kunjam 21' Lijo K 25' Vanlalpeka Guite 31' Aman C. K. 36', 78' Razibul Mistry 88'	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Tanmay Dhar Man of the Match: Aman C. K. (East Bengal)

31 July 2023 6	East Bengal	5–0	Wari	Kolkata
15:00 IST	Dip Saha 53' Tanmay Das 70' Avishek Kunjam 90+1', 90+5' Aman C. K. 90+4'	Report	Lallawmsanga 26' Swarup Sarkar 34' Afdal Varikkodan 56'	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Pranay Saha Man of the Match: Gunraj Singh Grewal (East Bengal)

3 August 2023 7	Bhawanipore	1–1	East Bengal	Kolkata
15:00 IST	Singh 13' 30'	Report	Dip Saha 54' Muhammed Roshal 77' Adil Amal 87'	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Rabin Biswas Man of the Match: Dip Saha (East Bengal)

9 August 2023 8	Railway	0–2	East Bengal	Kolkata
15:00 IST	Kamalesh Paik 31' Prosanta Das 59'	Report	Aman C. K. 20' 43' Tanmay Das 51' Kumar 64'	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tanumoy Sarkar Man of the Match: Aman C. K. (East Bengal)

14 August 2023 9	Police AC	1–2	East Bengal	Kolkata
15:00 IST	Jagmeet Singh 48' Suvankar Das 64' Asik Khan 83' Biswajit Dasgupta 85'	Report	Avishek Kunjam 15' Malsawmtluanga Hrahsel 18' P. V. Vishnu 88'	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Bimalendu Mondal Man of the Match: P. V. Vishnu (East Bengal)

19 August 2023 10	Aryan	0–2	East Bengal	Naihati
15:00 IST	Akash Mondal 24' Avijit Pradhan 47' Rakes Karmakar 90+7'	Report	Jesin 45+2' Aman C. K. 45+4'	Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Simanta Kahar Man of the Match: Jesin TK (East Bengal)

22 August 2023 11	Calcutta Customs	0–1	East Bengal	Kolkata
15:00 IST	Biswajit Hembrom 36' 71'	Report	Guite Vanlalpeka 66' Aman C. K. 74' Mahitosh Roy 87'	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Avisekh Saha Man of the Match: Mahitosh Roy (East Bengal)

7 September 2023 12	East Bengal	4–0	George Telegraph	Kolkata
15:00 IST	Jesin 47', 49', 82' (pen) P. V. Vishnu 51' Das 79'	Report	Rajen Orao 34'	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Dipak Singha Man of the Match: Jesin TK (East Bengal)

20 September 2023 Super–Six	East Bengal	1–2	Mohammedan Sporting	Kolkata
15:00 IST	Sekar 60' (pen) Suhair 66'	Report	Lalhlansanga 5', 38' Irshad 59' Sagolsem Bikash Singh 86' Ralte 88'	Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Nripen Halder Man of the Match: David Lalhlansanga (Mohammedan SC)

26 September 2023 Super–Six	East Bengal	10–1	Kidderpore	Kolkata
15:00 IST	P. V. Vishnu 6', 10', 37', 51' Mahitosh Roy 40', 45', 45+3' Jesin 54' Suhair 57', 82'	Report	Sekh Mustafa Ali 5' Pradip Pal 43' Sumit Das 45+2' Supriya Mahanti 86'	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rohan Das Gupta Man of the Match: P. V. Vishnu (East Bengal)

30 October 2023 Super–Six	East Bengal	4–1	Diamond Harbour	Kolkata
15:00 IST	Jesin 36' Dip Saha 55' Mahitosh Roy 60' Das 78' Avishek Kunjam 90'	Report	Paswan 45+2'	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tanumoy Sarkar Man of the Match: Jesin TK (East Bengal)

18 November 2023 Super–Six	East Bengal	3–0	Bhawanipore	Kolkata
15:00 IST				Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Note: Bhawanipore did not field a team hence, East Bengal was awarded a walkover.

30 November 2023 Super–Six	East Bengal	3–0	Mohun Bagan SG	Naihati
14:00 IST				Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium
Note: Mohun Bagan SG did not field a team hence, East Bengal was awarded a walkover.^[93]^[94]

Statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included in the list.

As of till the end of 2023–24 season.^[96]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Durand Cup		Indian Super League		Super Cup		Calcutta League		Total
Appearances for East Bengal in 2023–24 season
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
Goalkeepers
13	GK		Prabhsukhan Singh Gill	6	6	21	21	5	5	0	0	32	32
27	GK		Aditya Patra	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	9	9	9
31	GK		Kamaljit Singh	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	2
51	GK		Muhammed Nishad P P	—						5	4	5	4
75	GK		Ranit Sarkar	—		0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Defenders
4	CB		José Antonio Pardo	4	1	11	9	5	5	—		20	15
5	CB		Lalchungnunga	6	6	17	14	1	0	0	0	24	20
7	RB		Harmanjot Singh Khabra	6	6	12	9	—		0	0	18	15
12	CB		Mohammad Rakip	4	1	19	11	5	5	8	8	36	25
16	CB		Sarthak Golui	—						5	5	5	5
17	LB		Mandar Rao Dessai	5	4	17	13	2	1	0	0	24	18
19	CB		Hijazi Maher	—		17	16	5	5	—		22	21
22	RB		Nishu Kumar	5	4	20	17	4	4	1	1	30	26
25	CB		Athul Unnikrishnan	0	0	0	0	—		10	10	10	10
28	CB		Aleksandar Pantić	—		8	5	—				8	5
33	CB		Gursimrat Singh Gill	2	1	2	1	1	1	6	5	11	8
37	LB		Tuhin Das	0	0	0	0	—		10	9	10	9
44	CB		Jordan Elsey	6	5	—						6	5
52	LB		Niranjan Mondal	—						10	6	10	6
53	RB		Arpan Polley	—						2	0	2	0
54	LB		Adil Amal	—						4	3	4	3
55	CB		Subhendu Mandi	—						8	8	8	8
65	CB		Rahul Naskar	—						2	1	2	1
74	RB		Bunando Singh Khangembam	—						4	2	4	2
80	CB		Malsawmtluanga Hrahsel	—						1	1	1	1
Midfielders
6	CM		Ajay Chhetri	—		9	6	5	1	2	1	16	8
8	CM		Edwin Sydney Vanspaul	4	0	4	1	1	0	4	4	13	5
9	CM		Víctor Vázquez	—		10	7	—				10	7
15	CM		Mobashir Rahman	2	0	1	0	—		4	3	7	3
21	CM		Saúl Crespo	6	6	14	14	5	4	—		25	24
23	CM		Souvik Chakrabarti	4	3	19	15	5	4	5	3	33	25
26	CM		Borja Herrera	6	4	9	7	4	4	—		19	15
29	CM		Naorem Mahesh Singh	6	6	21	20	1	0	0	0	28	26
30	AM		Vanlalpeka Guite	2	1	1	0	0	0	5	4	8	5
35	CM		Gunraj Singh Grewal	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	6	9	6
56	LW		Lijo Kurusappan	—						7	4	7	4
57	AM		Mahitosh Roy	—		1	0	—		8	4	9	4
58	RW		Sanjib Ghosh	—						10	7	10	7
60	CM		Dip Saha	—						10	9	10	9
61	CM		Tanmay Das	—		0	0	0	0	12	9	12	9
62	LW		Aman C. K.	—		4	0	1	0	10	8	15	8
63	RW		Muhammed Roshal PP	—						5	3	5	3
64	CM		Naseeb Rahman	—						3	2	3	2
66	RW		Sourav Biswas	—						2	0	2	0
67	CM		Shyamal Besra	—		1	0	—		6	1	7	1
68	AM		Kush Chhetry	—						7	6	6	6
73	LW		Razibul Mistry	—						2	0	2	0
78	RW		Muhammed K. Ashique	—						1	0	1	0
81	RW		Suman Dey	—						3	0	3	0
84	LW		Sayan Banerjee	—		7	4	3	0	—		10	4
Forwards
10	FW		Cleiton Silva	4	0	21	20	5	5	—		30	25
11	FW		Nandhakumar Sekar	6	6	19	14	5	5	1	1	31	26
20	FW		V. P. Suhair	5	0	8	2	2	0	2	1	17	3
59	FW		Jesin TK	0	0	2	0	1	0	10	6	13	6
70	FW		Abhishek Kunjam	—		0	0	—		13	10	13	10
76	FW		Muhammad Niyas M A	—						4	2	4	2
82	FW		P. V. Vishnu	—		19	8	5	2	7	4	31	18
91	FW		Felicio Brown Forbes	—		11	4	—				11	4
99	FW		Javier Siverio	6	6	10	3	5	4	—		21	13

Goal scorers

As of till the end of 2023–24 season.^[97]

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	Durand Cup	Indian Super League	Super Cup	Calcutta League	Total
1	10	FW	Cleiton Silva	0	8	5	—	13
2	11	FW	Nandhakumar Sekar	2	5	2	1	10
3	21	CM	Saúl Crespo	1	4	2	—	7
3	82	FW	P. V. Vishnu	—	1	0	6	7
5	59	FW	Jesin TK	0	0	0	6	6
5	70	FW	Abhishek Kunjam	—	0	—	6	6
7	29	LW	Naorem Mahesh Singh	1	4	—	0	5
	57	AM	Mahitosh Roy	—	0	—	5	5
	62	LW	Aman C. K.	—	0	0	5	5
10	60	CM	Dip Saha	—			4	4
10	99	FW	Javier Siverio	2	0	2	—	4
12	19	CB	Hijazi Maher	—	0	2	—	2
	20	FW	V. P. Suhair	0	0	—	2	2
	37	LB	Tuhin Das	0	0	—	2	2
15	6	CM	Ajay Chhetri	—	1	0	0	1
	16	CB	Sarthak Golui	—			1	1
	22	LB	Nishu Kumar	0	0	0	1	1
	26	CM	Borja Herrera	0	1	0	—	1
	30	AM	Vanlalpeka Guite	0	0	0	1	1
	44	CB	Jordan Elsey	1	—			1
	61	CM	Tanmay Das	—	0	0	1	1
	66	CM	Shyamal Besra	—	0	—	1	1
	73	LW	Razibul Mistry	—			1	1
	74	RB	Bunando Singh Khangembam	—			1	1
	84	LW	Sayan Banerjee	—	1	0	—	1
	91	FW	Felicio Brown Forbes	—	1	—		1
Own Goals				1	1	—	0	3
Total				8	27	13	44	92

Hat-tricks

Player	Against	Result	Date	Competition
Jesin TK	George Telegraph	4–0	7 September 2023	CFL 2023
P. V. Vishnu	Kidderpore	10–1	26 September 2023	CFL 2023
Mahitosh Roy	Kidderpore	10–1	26 September 2023	CFL 2023

Assists

As of till the end of 2023–24 season.^[98]

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	Durand Cup	Indian Super League	Super Cup	Calcutta League	Total
1	82	FW	P. V. Vishnu	—	2	0	4	6
2	10	FW	Cleiton Silva	1	3	1	—	5
2	22	RB	Nishu Kumar	0	3	2	0	5
4	11	FW	Nandhakumar Sekar	0	3	0	0	3
	22	RB	Nishu Kumar	0	1	2	0	3
	26	CM	Borja Herrera	2	0	1	—	3
	29	LW	Naorem Mahesh Singh	0	2	1	—	3
	57	CM	Mahitosh Roy	—			3	3
	59	FW	Jesin TK	0	—	0	3	3
9	21	DM	Saúl Crespo	1	0	1	—	2
	30	AM	Vanlalpeka Guite	0	0	0	2	2
	58	LW	Sanjib Ghosh	—			2	2
	61	CM	Tanmay Das	—		0	2	2
	62	RW	Aman C. K.	—	1	0	1	2
	68	AM	Kush Chhetry	—			2	2
14	7	RB	Harmanjot Singh Khabra	1	0	—		1
	9	AM	Víctor Vázquez	—	1	—		1
	12	RB	Mohammad Rakip	0	0	1	0	1
	15	CM	Mobashir Rahman	0	0	—	1	1
	17	LB	Mandar Rao Dessai	0	1	0	0	1
	20	FW	V. P. Suhair	0	0	0	1	1
	23	CM	Souvik Chakrabarti	0	0	1	0	1
	28	CB	Aleksandar Pantić	—	1	—		1
	35	CM	Gunraj Singh Grewal	0	0	0	1	1
	52	LB	Niranjan Mondal	—			1	1
	70	FW	Avishek Kunjam	—	0	—	1	1
	99	FW	Javier Siverio	1	0	0	—	1
Total				6	18	8	24	56

Clean sheets

As of till the end of 2023–24 season.^[99]

No.	Player	Durand Cup	Indian Super League	Super Cup	Calcutta League	Total
13	Prabhsukhan Singh Gill	2	7	1	0	10
27	Aditya Patra	0	0	0	5	5
31	Kamaljit Singh	0	0	0	0	0
51	Muhammed Nishad P P	—			2	2
75	Ranit Sarkar	—			0	0

Disciplinary record

As of till the end of 2023–24 season.^[100]^[101]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Durand Cup				Indian Super League				Super Cup				Calcutta League
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name
4	CB		José Antonio Pardo	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
5	CB		Lalchungnunga	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	CM		Ajay Chhetri	—				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	RB		Harmanjot Singh Khabra	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—				0	0	0	0
9	CM		Víctor Vázquez	—				2	0	0	0	—				—
10	FW		Cleiton Silva	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	—
11	FW		Nandhakumar Sekar	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	RB		Mohammad Rakip	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK		Prabhsukhan Singh Gill	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	CB		Sarthak Golui	—				—				—				2	0	0	0
19	CB		Hijazi Maher	—				4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—
20	FW		V. P. Suhair	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—				1	0	0	0
21	DM		Saúl Crespo	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—
22	RB		Nishu Kumar	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	CM		Souvik Chakrabarti	3	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
26	CM		Borja Herrera	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	—
28	CB		Aleksandar Pantić	—				1	0	0	0	—				—
29	LW		Naorem Mahesh Singh	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	—				0	0	0	0
30	AM		Vanlalpeka Guite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
31	GK		Kamaljit Singh	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	LB		Tuhin Das	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—				2	0	0	1
54	CB		Adil Amal	—				—				—				1	0	0	0
56	LW		Lijo Kurusappan	—				—				—				1	0	0	0
58	RW		Sanjib Ghosh	—				—				—				2	0	0	0
60	CM		Dip Saha	—				—				—				1	0	0	0
61	CM		Tanmay Das	—				—				0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
62	RW		Aman C. K.	—				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
63	RW		Muhammed Roshal PP	—				—				—				1	0	0	0
64	CM		Naseeb Rahman	—				—				—				1	0	0	0
80	CB		Malsawmtluanga Hrahsel	—				—				—				1	0	0	0
82	FW		P. V. Vishnu	—				2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
84	LW		Sayan Banerjee	—				2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—
91	FW		Felicio Brown Forbes	—				2	0	0	0	—				—
99	FW		Javier Siverio	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Closed door friendly match.
^ East Bengal shall field mostly their Reserve team for the tournament, with Bino George taking charge as the head coach.^[47]
^ Includes 2 walkover wins against Bhawanipore and Mohun Bagan SG.

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[21] Reported as ₹1.5 Crores transfer fees given to Kerala Blasters.^[20]

[table_hth_PFC0.68446751948654-71] Head-to-head points: Punjab 4, East Bengal 1.

[table_note_res_CLP20.68446751948654-73] East Bengal qualified for the AFC Champions League Two preliminary stage by winning the 2024 Super Cup.^[67]

[101] If the top teams are already playing in national leagues, then the next highest ranked team(s) would be eligible for I-League 3.

[table_hth_MBG0.027678723459914-103] Mohun Bagan Super Giant was deducted 2 points for not fielding a team against East Bengal on 30 November 2023.^[95]

[CD-48] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Closed door friendly match.

[Reserves-50] East Bengal shall field mostly their Reserve team for the tournament, with Bino George taking charge as the head coach.^[47]

[51] Includes 2 walkover wins against Bhawanipore and Mohun Bagan SG.

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2023–24 East Bengal FC season

Background

Transfers

Incoming

Loan in

Outgoing

Loan out

Team

First-team squad

New contracts

Other player under contract

Current technical staff

Preseason and friendlies

Matches

Competitions

Overall record

Durand Cup

Group stage

Knockout stage

Matches

Indian Super League

Summary

League table

Result summary

Results by match

Matches

Super Cup

Group Stage

Knockout Stage

Matches

Calcutta Football League

Summary

League table

Group B

Super Six

Matches

Statistics

Appearances

Goal scorers

Hat-tricks

Assists

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

See also

Notes

References

External links