East Bengal is an Indian association football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, which competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of Indian football.[1] The club was formed when the vice-president of the Jorabagan Club, Suresh Chandra Chaudhuri, resigned. He did so when Jorabagan sent out their starting eleven but with the notable exclusion of defender Sailesh Bose. He was dropped from the squad for unknown reasons when they were about to face Mohun Bagan in the Coochbehar Cup Semi Final on 28 July 1920. He and Raja Manmatha Nath Chaudhuri, Ramesh Chandra Sen, and Aurobinda Ghosh, formed East Bengal, in Jorabagan, Suresh Chandra's home on 1 August 1920.[2] East Bengal started playing in the IFA 2nd division (now the Calcutta Football League) from 1921. In 1925, they qualified for the first division for the first time. Since then, they have won numerous Indian Football titles.[2]
East Bengal joined the National Football League at its inception in 1996[3] and is the only club to play every season to date, even after its name changed to the I-League in 2007. East Bengal have won the National Football League thrice: 2000–01, 2002–03 and 2003–04 and were runners up seven times, more than any Indian football club. Among other trophies, East Bengal have won the Calcutta Football League 39 times, IFA Shield 28 times, Federation Cup eight times and the Durand Cup 16 times.[4]
On 27 September 2020, the inclusion of East Bengal FC into the 2020–21 Indian Super League was officially announced.[1]
Key
editThe symbols and colours used below:
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National League seasons
editThe National Football League started in the year 1996 as the first football league in India to be organized on a national scale. East Bengal participated in the league from its inaugural season, and has been the only football team in India to have participated in all editions of the nation's premier league until 2020, when the Indian Super League was announced as the Premier football competition in India. The club has won the National League thrice (2000–01, 2002–03 and 2003–04) and has finished as runner-up on seven occasions.[5] Along with the National League, the club has also won the Federation Cup, the premier cup tournament in India eight times.[6] East Bengal moved from the I-League to the Indian Super League as the eleventh team in the 2020–21 season when ISL was given the highest level league status in the Indian football system.[1] In their inaugural season in the ISL, East Bengal finished in ninth place.[7] In the 2021–22, East Bengal finished at the bottom of the table in the eleventh position, winning just one out of the twenty matches in the league.[8]
- As of 9 November 2024
| Season | League | Domestic Cup[A] | Super Cup[B] | Continental | Top goalscorer | |||||||||||
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| Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Playoffs | AFC | Pos | Name | Goals | |||
| 1996–97 | NFL | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 36 | 3rd | — | W | — | — | — |  Raman Vijayan
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| 1997–98 | NFL | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 31 | 2nd | RU | W | Asian CWC | R2 | Bhaichung Bhutia
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| 1998–99 | NFL | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 45 | 2nd | RU | — | Asian Cup | R1 | Raman Vijayan
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| 1999–00 | NFL | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 32 | 7th | Not held | — | — | — |  Willie Brown Ossius Luiz Ferreira Dipankar Roy
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| 2000–01 | NFL | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 46 | 1st | Not held | — | — | — |  Omolaja Olalekan
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| 2001–02 | NFL | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 36 | 5th | R–16 | — | — | — | Omolaja Olalekan
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| 2002–03 | NFL | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 49 | 1st | Not held | — | — | — | Mike Okoro
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| 2003–04 | NFL | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 49 | 1st | QF | RU | AFC Cup | QF | 15 | ||
| 2004–05 | NFL | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 16 | 43 | 3rd | QF | — | AFC Cup | Group | Bhaichung Bhutia
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| 2005–06 | NFL | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 31 | 2nd | QF | — | — | — | Bhaichung Bhutia
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| 2006–07 | NFL | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 5th | QF | W | — | — | Edmilson
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| 2007–08 | IL | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 6th | W | — | AFC Cup | Group | Edmilson
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| 2008–09 | IL | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 6th | SF | RU | — | — | Yusif Yakubu
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| 2009–10 | IL | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 9th | W | — | AFC Cup | Group | Yusif Yakubu
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| 2010–11 | IL | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 21 | 51 | 2nd | W | RU | AFC Cup | Group |  Tolgay Özbey
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| 2011–12 | IL | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 22 | 51 | 2nd | RU | W | AFC Cup | Group | Tolgay Özbey
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| 2012–13 | IL | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 18 | 47 | 3rd | W | — | AFC Cup | SF | Chidi Edeh
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| 2013–14 | IL | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 43 | 2nd | Group | — | — | Chidi Edeh
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| 2014–15 | IL | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 4th | Group | AFC Cup | Group | 17 | |||
| 2015–16 | IL | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 3rd | QF | — | — | 12 | |||
| 2016–17 | IL | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 15 | 33 | 3rd | SF | — | — |  Willis Plaza
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| 2017–18 | IL | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 33 | 4th | RU | — | — | Dudu Omagbemi
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| 2018–19 | IL | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 42 | 2nd | R-16[C] | — | — | Jobby Justin Enrique Esqueda
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| 2019–20 | IL | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 2nd[D] | Not held | — | — |  Marcos Espada Jaime Santos
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| 2020–21 | ISL | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 17 | 9th | DNQ | Not held | — | — |  Matti Steinmann
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| 2021–22 | ISL | 20 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 11 | 11th | DNQ | Not held | — | — |  Antonio Perošević
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| 2022–23 | ISL | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 19 | 9th | DNQ | Group | — | — | Cleiton Silva
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| 2023–24 | ISL | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 9th | DNQ | W | — | — | Cleiton Silva
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| 2024–25 | ISL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 13th | TBD | TBD | AFC CL 2 | PR | P. V. Vishnu Madih Talal David Lalhlansanga Dimitrios Diamantakos
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- ^ Federation Cup was the primary Domestic Cup until 2016-17. Continued as Super Cup from 2017-18.
- ^ Indian Super Cup (1997-2011) was the annual match contested between the champions of the previous I-League season and the holders of the Federation Cup, usually held at a neutral venue. Abolished in 2011.
- ^ Walkover given by East Bengal due to protest citing unfair treatment to I-League clubs along with six other clubs.[9]
- ^ The 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.[10]
Calcutta Football League seasons
editEast Bengal Club was included in the Calcutta Football League second division in 1921 after the Tajhat Club was disbanded and had withdrawn its name following the 1920 season.[11] The club gained promotion to the first division for the first time in 1925 after finishing joint champions with the Cameroon's B team.[11] The club was relegated back into the second division only once, in 1928, and regained their promotion in 1931 into the first division; the team has been in the division ever since.[11] The club won its first Calcutta Football league title in 1942 and has won it 39 times, the most ever in the tournament's history to date.[12] The club also holds the record for winning the most consecutive titles—eight: (2010–2017).[13][14]
- As of 28 October 2024
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | Pts | Pos | Top goalscorer | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1921 | 2nd Div | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 34 | 3rd |  Arabinda Ghosh |
8 |
| 1922 | 2nd Div | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 4th | R Dutta Ramesh Chandra Sen |
9 |
| 1923 | 2nd Div | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 10th | Mona Dutta |
5 |
| 1924 | 2nd Div | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 1st ↑[A] | Mona Dutta |
11 |
| 1925 | 1st Div | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 4th | Mona Dutta |
9 |
| 1926 | 1st Div | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6th | Jatin Sarkar |
5 |
| 1927 | 1st Div | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6th | Jatin Sarkar Surjo Chakraborty |
5 |
| 1928 | 1st Div | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 10th ↓ | Mona Dutta |
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| 1929 | 2nd Div | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 2nd | Surjo Chakraborty |
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| 1930 | 2nd Div | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | Withdrew[B] | Surjo Chakraborty |
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| 1931 | 2nd Div | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 1st ↑ | Surjo Chakraborty |
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| 1932 | 1st Div | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 2nd | Surjo Chakraborty Majid |
9 |
| 1933 | 1st Div | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 2nd | Majid |
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| 1934 | 1st Div | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 8th | Majid |
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| 1935 | 1st Div | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 2nd | Ramana |
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| 1936 | 1st Div | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 8th | Laxminarayan |
9 |
| 1937 | 1st Div | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 2nd | Murgesh |
16 |
| 1938 | 1st Div | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 4th | Murgesh |
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| 1939 | 1st Div | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 24 | Withdrew[C] | Laxminarayan |
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| 1940 | 1st Div | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 4th | A.C. Somana |
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| 1941 | 1st Div | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 2nd | A.C. Somana |
24 |
| 1942 | 1st Div | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 1st | A.C. Somana |
26 |
| 1943 | 1st Div | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 2nd | A.C. Somana |
19 |
| 1944 | 1st Div | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 3rd | Sunil Ghosh |
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| 1945 | 1st Div | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 1st |  Fred Pugsley |
21 |
| 1946 | 1st Div | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 1st | Swamy Nayaar |
36 |
| 1947[D] | 1st Div | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1948 | 1st Div | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 3rd | P. B. A. Saleh |
10 |
| 1949 | 1st Div | 26 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 1st | Abid |
22 |
| 1950 | 1st Div | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 1st | K. P. Dhanraj |
18 |
| 1951 | 1st Div | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 2nd | K. P. Dhanraj P. Venkatesh |
11 |
| 1952 | 1st Div | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 1st | K. P. Dhanraj |
10 |
| 1953 | 1st Div | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 29 | Abandoned[E] | Ahmed Khan Masood Fakhri |
5 |
| 1954 | 1st Div | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 3rd | Ahmed Khan |
9 |
| 1955 | 1st Div | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 3rd | S Roy |
11 |
| 1956 | 1st Div | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 2nd | Moosa Ghazi |
10 |
| 1957 | 1st Div | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 2nd | Moosa Ghazi |
8 |
| 1958 | 1st Div | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 3rd | K. P. Dhanraj |
7 |
| 1959 | 1st Div | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 2nd | Tulsidas Balaram |
23 |
| 1960 | 1st Div | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 3rd | Narayan |
8 |
| 1961 | 1st Div | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 1st | Tulsidas Balaram |
23 |
| 1962 | 1st Div | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 40 | 2nd[F] | Sunil Nandi |
9 |
| 1963 | 1st Div | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 2nd | Ashim Moulik |
19 |
| 1964 | 1st Div | 28 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 46 | 2nd | Ashim Moulik |
20 |
| 1965 | 1st Div | 28 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 46 | 2nd | Ashim Moulik |
13 |
| 1966 | 1st Div | 28 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 1st | Parimal Dey |
19 |
| 1967 | 1st Div | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 2nd | Parimal Dey |
10 |
| 1968 | 1st Div | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 25 | Abandoned | Sarmad Khan |
8 |
| 1969 | 1st Div | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 2nd | Ashok Chatterjee |
11 |
| 1970 | 1st Div | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1st | Swapan Sengupta |
14 |
| 1971 | 1st Div | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1st | Shyam Thapa |
14 |
| 1972 | 1st Div | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1st | Md. Akbar |
17 |
| 1973 | 1st Div | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 1st | Subhash Bhowmick |
24 |
| 1974 | 1st Div | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1st | Md. Akbar Surajit Sengupta |
14 |
| 1975 | 1st Div | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1st | Subhash Bhowmick |
14 |
| 1976 | 1st Div | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 2nd | Shyam Thapa |
12 |
| 1977 | 1st Div | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1st | Ranjit Mukherjee |
18 |
| 1978 | 1st Div | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 2nd | Ranjit Mukherjee |
18 |
| 1979 | 1st Div | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 2nd | Shabbir Ali |
23 |
| 1980 | 1st Div | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 21 | Abandoned |  Jamshid Nassiri Majid Bishkar Tapan Das |
3 |
| 1981 | 1st Div | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 58 | 3rd | Jamshid Nassiri |
18 |
| 1982 | 1st Div | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 1st | Arup Das |
11 |
| 1983 | 1st Div | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 2nd | Mihir Bose |
8 |
| 1984 | 1st Div[G] | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 2nd | Debasish Roy |
22 |
| 1985 | 1st Div | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 71 | 1st | Jamshid Nassiri |
17 |
| 1986 | 1st Div | 28 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 66 | 2nd | Emeka Ezeugo |
14 |
| 1987 | 1st Div | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 1st | Chima Okorie |
26 |
| 1988 | 1st Div | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 71 | 1st | Pradip Talukdar Bikash Panji |
8 |
| 1989 | 1st Div | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 1st | Chima Okorie |
27 |
| 1990 | Super Div[H] | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 2nd | Chima Okorie |
9 |
| 1991 | Super Div | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 1st | Kuljit Singh |
10 |
| 1992 | Super Div | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 3rd[I] | Kuljit Singh |
9 |
| 1993 | Super Div | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 1st | Sanjay Majhi |
12 |
| 1994 | Super Div | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 2nd[J] | Bhaichung Bhutia |
14 |
| 1995 | Super Div | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 1st | Nima Bhutia |
8 |
| 1996 | Super Div | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 1st | Tausif Jamal |
6 |
| 1997 | Super Div | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 2nd | Preto Garcia |
5 |
| 1998 | Super Div | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 1st[K] | Dipendu Biswas |
8 |
| 1999 | Super Div | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1st | Suley Musah |
4 |
| 2000 | Super Div | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1st | Dipendu Biswas |
4 |
| 2001 | Super Div | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 2nd | Omolaja Olaleken |
8 |
| 2002 | Super Div | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 1st[L] | Mike Okoro |
12 |
| 2003 | Super Div | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 1st[M] | Mike Okoro |
10 |
| 2004 | Super Div | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 1st | Douglas Da Silva |
9 |
| 2005 | Premier Div | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 2nd | Syed Rahim Nabi |
8 |
| 2006 | Premier Div | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 1st | Alvito D'Cunha |
4 |
| 2007 | Premier Div | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 2nd | Edmilson |
12 |
| 2008 | Premier Div | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 3rd | Parveen Kumar |
4 |
| 2009 | Premier Div | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 3rd | Budhiram Tudu |
10 |
| 2010 | Premier Div | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 1st | Penn Orji |
9 |
| 2011 | Premier Div | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 1st | Tolgay Ozbey |
9 |
| 2012 | Premier Div | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 1st | Baljit Sahni |
14 |
| 2013 | Premier Div | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1st | Chidi Edeh |
7 |
| 2014 | Premier Div | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1st | Dudu Omagbemi |
8 |
| 2015 | Premier Div | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1st |  Do Dong-hyun |
12 |
| 2016 | Premier Div | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1st | Do Dong-hyun |
4 |
| 2017 | Premier Div | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1st[N] | Willis Plaza V.P. Suhair |
5 |
| 2018 | Premier Div | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 3rd | Jobby Justin |
4 |
| 2019 | Premier Div | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 3rd[O] | Jaime Colado |
7 |
| 2020 | Premier Div | — | — | — | — | — | Not Held[P] | — | — |
| 2021 | Premier Div | — | — | — | — | — | DNP[Q] | — | — |
| 2022 | Premier Div — Super Six | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4th | Jesin TK Vivek Singh |
1 |
| 2023 | Premier Div | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 2nd | P. V. Vishnu Jesin TK Abhishek Kunjam |
6 |
| 2024 | Premier Div | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 1st | Jesin TK |
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- ^ Joint Champions with Cameroons B, however, since Cameroons A were already in 1st Div, East Bengal was promoted instead.[11]
- ^ The Indian teams forfeited due to the Satyagraha movement, as a symbol of solidarity to the Indian independence movement.[11]
- ^ Both East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting had a falling-out with IFA and they boycotted the league midway.[11]
- ^ Not held due to communal riots of 1947.
- ^ League abandoned midway due to riots in Kolkata.
- ^ Mohun Bagan won the play-off match 2–0.
- ^ A team earned three points for a win from this year
- ^ Top Division renamed as Super Div
- ^ East Bengal were deducted five points for using an over-age player in three matches.
- ^ Mohun Bagan won the title on fewer goals conceded.
- ^ East Bengal won the play-off 1–0 against Mohun Bagan.
- ^ East Bengal won the play-off 1–0 against Mohammedan Sporting.
- ^ East Bengal won the play-off 5–4 in penalties after the match ended 1–1 against Mohun Bagan.
- ^ East Bengal Champions on goal difference.
- ^ The game between East Bengal and Calcutta Customs was rescheduled because of unplayable weather and ground conditions. However on the later date, East Bengal did not turn up and Customs were awarded a 3–0 win.
- ^ The 2020-21 Calcutta Football League was not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]
- ^ East Bengal informed the IFA of the unavailability of their team and decided not to participate in the tournament. The IFA decided to hand Byes to all the opponents in the respective fixtures that were announced.[16]
IFA Shield
editThe IFA Shield is the second oldest football tournament in India after the Durand Cup, and the fourth oldest football competition in the world. East Bengal featured in the IFA Shield for the first time in 1921 and crashed out in the second round against Dalhousie in the fourth replayed-match after three drawn matches.[17] They won their maiden IFA Shield title in 1943, defeating Police AC 3–0 in the final. Since then, the club has won it 28 times (also once in 2018 when the tournament was played as a U-19 event), the most ever in the tournament's history.[18][19]
- As of 25 November 2021
| Season | Final position | Opponent team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | — | — | — |
| 1921 | 2nd Round | Dalhousie | 1–1; 1–1; 1–1; 1–2 |
| 1922 | 3rd Round | Jamalpur XI | 0–2 |
| 1923 | 1st Round | Calcutta | 0–1 |
| 1924 | 2nd Round | Calcutta | 0–1 |
| 1925 | 3rd Round | Heavy Battery | 0–0; 1–1; 1–3 |
| 1926 | 1st Round | Royal West Kent | 1–1; 0–1 |
| 1927 | 2nd Round | Calcutta | 0–1 |
| 1928 | 1st Round | Royal Scot Fusiliers | 1–2 |
| 1929 | 2nd Round | Sherwood Foresters | 0–0; 2–4 |
| 1930 | Withdrew | — | — |
| 1931 | 1st Round | Police | 0–0; 0–2 |
| 1932 | 1st Round | K.R.R. | 0–3 |
| 1933 | 2nd Round | Shropshire | 1–6 |
| 1934 | 1st Round | K.R.R. | 0–2 |
| 1935 | 1st Round | E.I.R. (Jamshedpur) | 1–2 |
| 1936 | 3rd Round | East Yorks | 0–1 |
| 1937 | 3rd Round | Customs | 0–2 |
| 1938 | 3rd Round | Howrah Union | 0–1 |
| 1939 | Withdrew | — | — |
| 1940 | 2nd Round | Delhi XI | 0–1 |
| 1941 | Semi-Finals | Aryan | 0–1 |
| 1942 | RU | Mohammedan Sporting | 0–1 |
| 1943 | W | Police | 3–0 |
| 1944 | RU | B&A Railway | 0–2 |
| 1945 | W | Mohun Bagan | 1–0 |
| 1946 | Not Held | — | — |
| 1947 | RU | Mohun Bagan | 0–1 |
| 1948 | Semi-Finals | Bhawanipore | 0–1 |
| 1949 | W | Mohun Bagan | 2–0 |
| 1950 | W | Services XI | 3–0 |
| 1951 | W | Mohun Bagan | 0–0; 2–0 |
| 1952 | Quarter-Finals | Bangalore Blues | 0–1 |
| 1953 | RU | Indian Culture League | 0–0; 0–0; 1–1 [A] |
| 1954 | Withdrew | — | — |
| 1955 | Semi-Finals | Rajasthan | 0–1 |
| 1956 | Semi-Finals | Aryan | 0–1 |
| 1957 | Semi-Finals | Mohammedan Sporting | 1–1; 0–1 |
| 1958 | W | Mohun Bagan | 1–1; 1–0 |
| 1959 | Abandoned | — | — |
| 1960 | Quarter-Finals | Indian Navy | 0–3 |
| 1961 | W | Mohun Bagan | 0–0; 0–0 [B] |
| 1962 | Semi-Finals | Hyderabad XI | 0–1 |
| 1963 | Quarter-Finals | Mohammedan Sporting | 1–2 |
| 1964 | Abandoned | Mohun Bagan | 1–1; [C] |
| 1965 | W | Mohun Bagan | 0–0; 1–0 |
| 1966 | W | BNR | 1–0 |
| 1967 | Abandoned | Mohun Bagan | 0–0; [D] |
| 1968 | Abandoned | — | [E] |
| 1969 | RU | Mohun Bagan | 1–3 |
| 1970 | W | PAS Tehran | |
| 1971 | Semi-Finals | Tollygunge Agragami | 0–1 |
| 1972 | W | Mohun Bagan | 0–0; w/o [F] |
| 1973 | W | Pyongyong City | 3–1 |
| 1974 | W | Mohun Bagan | 1–0 |
| 1975 | W | Mohun Bagan | 5–0 |
| 1976 | W | Mohun Bagan | 0–0 [B] |
| 1977 | RU | Mohun Bagan | 0–1 |
| 1978 | Semi-Finals | Ararat Yerevan | 0–1 |
| 1979 | RU | Mohun Bagan | 0–1 |
| 1980 | Not Held | — | — |
| 1981 | W | Mohun Bagan | 2–2[B] |
| 1982 | Semi-Finals | Mohammedan Sporting | 0–1 |
| 1983 | W | Aryan | 0–0[B] |
| 1984 | W | Mohun Bagan | 1–0 |
| 1985 | Semi-Finals | Peñarol | 1–1; 2–4 (p) |
| 1986 | W | Mohun Bagan | 0–0; 4–2 (p) |
| 1987 | Semi-Finals | Punjab Police | 0–0; 2–4 (p) |
| 1988 | Abandoned | — | — |
| 1989 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | W | Mohammedan Sporting | 1–0[G] |
| 1991 | W | Army XI | 3–1 |
| 1992 | Abandoned | — | — |
| 1993 | Semi-Finals | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 0–0; 2–4 (p) |
| 1994 | W | Mohun Bagan | 2–1 |
| 1995 | W | Md. Sporting (Dhaka) | 1–1; 3–1 (p) |
| 1996 | QF Group Stage | — | — |
| 1997 | W | FC Kochin | 3–2 |
| 1998 | RU | Mohun Bagan | 1–2 |
| 1999 | Semi-Finals | Tollygunge Agragami | 0–0; 4–5 (p) |
| 2000 | W | Mohun Bagan | 1–1; 4–1 (p) |
| 2001 | W | Palmeiras | 0–1[H] |
| 2002 | W | Churchill Brothers | 0–0; 5–4 (p) |
| 2003 | RU | Mohun Bagan | 0–0; 3–5 (p) |
| 2004 | Semi-Finals | Mohun Bagan | 1–1; 6–7 (p) |
| 2005 | Semi-Finals | Eveready | 1–2 |
| 2006 | QF Group Stage | — | — |
| 2007 | QF Group Stage | — | — |
| 2008 | Not Held | — | — |
| 2009 | QF Group Stage | — | — |
| 2010 | QF Group Stage | — | — |
| 2011 | W | Prayag United | 0–0; 4–2 (p) |
| 2012 | RU | Prayag United | 0–1 |
| 2013 | Fourth | Prayag United | 1–1; 4–5 (p) |
| 2014–19[I] | — | — | — |
| 2020 | DNP | — | — |
| 2021 | DNP | — | — |
- ^ East Bengal was scratched for fielding two Pakistani players: Niaz and Fakhri.
- ^ a b c d Joint Winners.
- ^ Trophy abandoned after the final.
- ^ Final remained incomplete.
- ^ Abandoned due to court injunction
- ^ Abandoned due to rain during the replay. MB refused to play again & were scratched.
- ^ Abandoned midway as Md.Sporting refused to continue.
- ^ Abandoned after 35 minutes after a brawl on the pitch, Palmeiras were scratched.
- ^ Held as a U-19 tournament.
Durand Cup
editThe Durand Cup is the oldest tournament in Asia. Before 1926, Indian clubs were not allowed to participate in the tournament. East Bengal participated in the tournament for the first time in 1926 and reached the third round, before losing to the eventual champions the Durham Light Infantry. The Indian clubs were again not allowed to participate until after Independence when the tournament was restarted in 1950. East Bengal won their first Durand title in 1951, defeating Rajasthan Club 2–1 in the final. The Red and Gold brigade have won the tournament 16 times, a shared record with arch-rivals Mohun Bagan for the most titles in the tournament's history.[20]
- As of 21 August 2024[21]
| Season | Final position | Opponent team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921–25[A] | — | — | — |
| 1926 | Third Round | Durham Light Infantry | 1–4 |
| 1927–40 | — | — | — |
| 1940–49[B] | — | — | — |
| 1950 | Semi-Finals | Hyderabad Police | 0–1 |
| 1951 | Champions | Rajasthan Club | 2–1 |
| 1952 | Champions | Hyderabad Police | 1–0 |
| 1953 | Quarter-Finals | N.D.A | 2–0 |
| 1954 | Semi-Finals | HAL | 1–4 |
| 1955 | Third Round | Madras Regimental Centre | 0–2 |
| 1956 | Champions | Hyderabad Police | 2–0 |
| 1957 | Runners-up | Hyderabad Police | 1–2 |
| 1958 | Semi-Finals | Madras Regimental Centre | 1–2 |
| 1959 | Semi-Finals | Mohammedan Sporting | 1–5 |
| 1960 | Champions | Mohun Bagan | 1–1; 0–0[C] |
| 1961 | Semi-Finals | Andhra Police | 1–1; 0–3 |
| 1962[D] | — | — | — |
| 1963 | Semi-Finals | Andhra Police | 1–2 |
| 1964 | Runners-up | Mohun Bagan | 0–2 |
| 1965 | Quarter-Finals | Delhi Garrison | 0–1 |
| 1966 | Quarter-Finals | E.M.E Centre | 0–1 |
| 1967 | Champions | B.N.R | 1–0 |
| 1968 | Runners-up | B.S.F. | 0–1 |
| 1969 | Semi-Finals | Punjab Police | 0–1 |
| 1970 | Champions | Mohun Bagan | 2–0 |
| 1971 | Not held | — | — |
| 1972 | Champions | Mohun Bagan | 0–0; 1–0 |
| 1973 | Semi-Finals | R.A.C. | 1–2 |
| 1974 | Semi-Finals | Mohun Bagan | 0–1 |
| 1975 | QF Group Stage | — | — |
| 1976 | Semi-Finals | JCT | 0–0; tiebreaker |
| 1977 | QF Group Stage | — | — |
| 1978 | Champions | Mohun Bagan | 3–0 |
| 1979–81 | DNP | — | — |
| 1982 | Champions | Mohun Bagan | 0–0[C] |
| 1983 | DNP | — | — |
| 1984 | Runners-up | Mohun Bagan | 0–1 |
| 1985 | DNP | — | — |
| 1986 | Runners-up | Mohun Bagan | 0–1 |
| 1987 | Semi-Finals | Mohun Bagan | 0–3 |
| 1988 | Runners–up | B.S.F | 2–3 |
| 1989 | Champions | Mohun Bagan | 0–0; 3–1 (p) |
| 1990 | Champions | Mahindra & Mahindra | 3–2 |
| 1991 | Champions | B.S.F. | 1–1; 5–3 (p) |
| 1992 | QF Group Stage | — | — |
| 1993 | Champions | P.S.E.B. | 1–0 |
| 1994 | Runners-up | Mohun Bagan | 0–1 |
| 1995 | Champions | Tata Football Academy | 0–0; 4–3 (p) |
| 1996–97 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | Runners-up | Mahindra & Mahindra | 1–2 |
| 1999 | Runners-up | Salgaocar | 0–0; 2–3 (p) |
| 2000 | Semi-Finals | Mahindra & Mahindra | 1–1; 5–6 (p) |
| 2001 | Semi-Finals | Churchill Brothers | 1–2 |
| 2002 | Champions | Army XI | 3–0 |
| 2003 | Runners-up | Salgaocar | 1–1; 3–4 (p) |
| 2004 | Champions | Mohun Bagan | 2–1 |
| 2005 | QF Group Stage | — | — |
| 2006 | QF Group Stage | — | — |
| 2007–08 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | QF Group Stage | — | — |
| 2010 | Semi-Finals | Chirag United | 0–1 |
| 2011–18 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Semi-Finals | Gokulam Kerala | 1–1; 2–3 (p) |
| 2020[E] | — | — | — |
| 2021 | DNP | — | — |
| 2022 | Group Stage | — | — |
| 2023 | Runners-up | Mohun Bagan SG | 0–1 |
| 2024 | Quarter-Finals | Shillong Lajong | 1–2 |
- ^ Indian Teams were not allowed to participate
- ^ Tournament not held due to World War II and Partition of India.
- ^ a b Joint Champions with Mohun Bagan
- ^ Tournament not held due to Sino-Indian War.
- ^ Not held
Rovers Cup
editThe Rovers Cup was the third most prestigious football tournament in India, alongside the Durand Cup and the IFA Shield, forming the coveted Triple Crown of Indian football. East Bengal first participated in the tournament in 1941, reaching the Quarter-Finals in their inaugural appearance before losing to the Wales Regiment. The Red and Gold brigade first lifted the Rovers Cup in 1949 and have won it 10 times when the tournament was abolished in 2001.[22]
- As of 24 August 2021
| Season | Final position | Opponent team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921–40 | — | — | — |
| 1941 | Quarter-Finals | Wales Regiment | 1–3 |
| 1942–44 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | Second Round | Albert David | 0–2 |
| 1946–48 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | Champions | E.I. Railways | 3–0 |
| 1950 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | Quarter-Finals | Wimco | 0–1 |
| 1952–56 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | Third Round | Caltex | 1–3 |
| 1958 | Quarter-Finals | Rajasthan Club | 0–1 |
| 1959 | Runners-up | Mohammedan Sporting | 0–0; 0–3 |
| 1960 | Runners-up | Andhra Police | 0–0; 0–1 |
| 1961 | Third Round | CPL Hyderabad | 1–6 |
| 1962 | Champions | Andhra Police | 1–1; 1–1 [A] |
| 1963 | Runners-up | Andhra Police | 0–1 |
| 1964 | Semi-Finals | BNR | 0–1 |
| 1965 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | Quarter-Finals | 515 Army Base WS | 0–1 |
| 1967 | Champions | Mohun Bagan | 0–0; 2–0 |
| 1968 | Quarter-Finals | Leaders Club | 2–3 |
| 1969 | Champions | Mohun Bagan | 3–0 |
| 1970 | Semi-Finals | Mahindra & Mahindra | 0–0; 1–2 |
| 1971 | Semi-Finals | Vasco | na |
| 1972 | Champions | Mohun Bagan | 0–0; 0–0 [B] |
| 1973 | Champions | Tata Sports | 3–2 |
| 1974 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | Champions | Mafatlal | 1–0 |
| 1976 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | Semi-Finals | Mohun Bagan | 0–2 |
| 1978–79 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Champions | Mohammedan Sporting | 1–1 [C] |
| 1981 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | Quarter-Finals | Salgaocar | na |
| 1983 | Semi-Finals | Mohammedan Sporting | na |
| 1984–85 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Semi-Finals | Dempo | na |
| 1987 | Semi-Finals | Mohun Bagan | 0–1 |
| 1988 | Runners-up | Mohun Bagan | 0–1 |
| 1989 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | Champions | Mahindra & Mahindra | 1–0 |
| 1991 | QF Group Stage | — | — |
| 1992–93 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | Champions | Air India | 2–1 |
| 1995–96 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | Semi-Finals | Churchill Brothers | na |
| 1998–99 | — | — | — |
| 2000 | Semi-Finals | Mohun Bagan | 0–1 |
- ^ Joint Champions with Andhra Police
- ^ Joint Champions with Mohun Bagan
- ^ Joint Champions with Mohammedan Sporting
Federation Cup/Super Cup
editThe Federation Cup, begun in 1977, was India's primary domestic cup competition until it was scrapped in 2017 and the Super Cup was launched in its place. East Bengal first participated in the tournament in 1978 and became joint champions with Mohun Bagan in their inaugural appearance. East Bengal is the second most successful club in this tournament, having won it eight times.[23][24]
- As of 28 January 2024
| Season | Final position | Opponent team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | Champions | Mohun Bagan | 0–0; 0–0[A] |
| 1979 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Champions | Mohun Bagan | 1–1[A] |
| 1981 | Semi-Finals | Mohun Bagan | 0–2 (agg.) |
| 1982 | Group League | — | — |
| 1983 | Semi-Finals | Mohammedan Sporting | 0–1 (agg.) |
| 1984 | Runners-up | Mohammedan Sporting | 0–1 |
| 1985 | Champions | Mohun Bagan | 1–0 |
| 1986 | Runners-up | Mohun Bagan | 0–0; 4–5 (p) |
| 1987 | Group League | — | — |
| 1988 | Group League | — | — |
| 1989 | Group League | — | — |
| 1990 | Semi-Finals | Salgaocar | 2–3 |
| 1991 | Group League | — | — |
| 1992 | Runners-up | Mohun Bagan | 0–2 |
| 1993 | Semi-Finals | Mahindra & Mahindra | 0–0; 2–4 (p) |
| 1994 | Group League | — | — |
| 1995 | Runners-up | JCT | 1–1; 6–7 (p) |
| 1995 | Runners-up | JCT | 1–1; 3–5 (p) |
| 1996 | Champions | Dempo | 2–1 |
| 1997 | Runners-up | Salgaocar | 1–2 |
| 1998 | Runners-up | Mohun Bagan | 1–2 |
| 1999 | Not Held | — | — |
| 2000 | Not Held | — | — |
| 2001 | Second Round | Sporting Club de Goa | 0–1 |
| 2002 | Not Held | — | — |
| 2003 | Quarter-Finals | Vasco | 0–1 |
| 2004 | Quarter-Finals | Sporting Club de Goa | 0–1 |
| 2005 | Quarter-Finals | Churchill Brothers | 0–0; 9–10 (p) |
| 2006 | Quarter-Finals | Dempo | 0–1 |
| 2007 | Champions | Mahindra United | 2–1 |
| 2008 | Semi-Finals | Mohun Bagan | 1–1; 3–5 (p) |
| 2009-10 | Champions | Shillong Lajong | 0–0; 3–0 (p) |
| 2010 | Champions | Mohun Bagan | 1–0 |
| 2011 | Runners-up | Salgaocar | 1–3 |
| 2012 | Champions | Dempo | 3–2 |
| 2013-14 | Group League | — | — |
| 2014-15 | Group League | — | — |
| 2015-16 | Quarter-Finals | Shillong Lajong | 3–4 (agg.) |
| 2016-17 | Semi-Finals | Mohun Bagan | 0–2 |
| 2018 | Runners-up | Bengaluru | 1–4 |
| 2019 | Quarter-Finals | Delhi Dynamos | w/o[B] |
| 2020–21 | Not Held | — | — |
| 2021–22 | Not Held | — | — |
| 2023 | Group stage | — | — |
| 2024 | Champions | Odisha | 3—2 |
- ^ a b Joint Champions with Mohun Bagan
- ^ Walkover given by East Bengal due to protest citing unfair treatment of I-League clubs along with six other clubs.[25]
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