East Bengal FC

Association football club in Kolkata, India

This article is about the association football club. For the parent club, see East Bengal Club.

Football club

East Bengal

Full name| East Bengal Football Club[1]
Nickname(s)| The Bangal Brigade
Red & Gold Brigade
The Torch Bearers
Short name| EBFC
Founded| 1 August 1920; 104 years ago (1920-08-01)
Stadium| Salt Lake Stadium
East Bengal Ground
Capacity| 68,000
23,500
Owner| Emami East Bengal FC Pvt. Ltd.:[2][3]

*   * East Bengal Club Pvt. Ltd. (23%)
* Emami Group (77%)

President| Murari Lal Lohia
Head coach| Óscar Bruzón
League| Indian Super League
2023–24| Indian Super League, 9th of 12
Playoffs: DNQ
Website| emamieastbengal.com

Home colours

Away colours

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Current season
Active departments of East Bengal

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Football
(Men's)|  Football
(Women's)|  Football
(Reserves
& Academy)
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Cricket
(Men's)|  Cricket
(Women's)|  Hockey
(Men's)
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Tennis|  Athletics|  eSports

East Bengal Football Club,[1] commonly referred to as East Bengal, is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of the Indian football league system.[4] The club is one of the most successful in the country, having won three national league titles in addition to 40 state league titles, a record by a long shot. The club has enjoyed significant success in domestic cup competitions as well, including Federation Cup and Super Cup trophies, making it one of the most decorated football clubs in India.

It is one of the big three clubs of Kolkata, and participates in the well-renowned Kolkata derby against its eternal rivals Mohun Bagan. The club also plays in the mini Kolkata derby with Mohammedan.

Founded in August 1920, the club became affiliated with the Indian Football Association in 1922 and initially played in the Calcutta Football League Second Division before earning promotion to the First Division in 1924. East Bengal won its first First Division league title in 1942 and has since won it a record 40 times with generous help from different quarters.[5] The club was a founding member of the National Football League, the first nation-wide football league in India in 1996, which it has won 3 times since.[6] They have also won 9 National Cup titles — the Federation Cup 8 times and the Super Cup 1 time, the Durand Cup 16 times, the Indian Super Cup a record 3 times, the IFA Shield a record 29 times, the Rovers Cup 10 times and the Calcutta Football League a record 40 times, the DCM Trophy a record 7 times, the Darjeeling Gold Cup a record 5 times and the McDowell's Cup a record 3 times. East Bengal is the only Indian club to win an international trophy, which it won in the form of ASEAN Club Championship, making it the most successful club in Indian football.

## History

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Suresh Chandra Chaudhari (founder)

Sailesh Bose

Sarada Ranjan Roy (First president)

### Formation

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On 28 July 1920, Jorabagan was scheduled to play against Mohun Bagan in the Coochbehar Cup. Jorabagan sent out their starting eleven but with the notable exclusion of defender Sailesh Bose, who was dropped from the squad for undisclosed reasons. The then vice-president of Jorabagan, Suresh Chandra Chaudhuri, asked in vain for Bose to be included in the line-up. When his request was not welcomed, Chaudhuri left the club along with Raja Manmatha Nath Chaudhuri, Ramesh Chandra Sen, and Aurobinda Ghosh. They formed East Bengal as a Sports and Cultural Association in the neighbourhood of Jorabagan on 1 August 1920. The name East Bengal was chosen for the newly formed club as the founders hailed from the eastern region of Bengal.[7][8][9] Sarada Ranjan Ray took on the role of becoming the first president of this newly formed club while Suresh Chandra Chowdhury and Tarit Bhusan Roy were declared to be the first joint secretaries of the club.[10] Soon after, Nagen Kali, M. Talukdar, B. Sen, N. Gossain, Goshto Paul (on loan from Mohun Bagan), P. Bardhan, S. Das, S. Tagore, J. Mukherjee, Ramesh Chandra Sen, S. Bose, C. Bose, A. Roy, and A. Bannerjee were announced to be the members of the first team squad by the board.[11][12]

### Early years: 1920s–1930s

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East Bengal players and officials in 1921

In the same month of its formation, the club participated in its maiden tournament in, the Hercules Cup, a seven-a-side tournament. On 11 August 1920, the club played their first match in the tournament and in their history against Metropolitan College, which they went on to win 4–0. East Bengal went on to win the tournament, announcing the arrival of a club that would break many records in the future. The club also won Khagendra Shield in 1921.[10] Following this, the club became affiliated with the Indian Football Association (IFA) and entered the IFA Second Division replacing Tajhat Football Club who withdrew from the 2nd Division League.[13] The club finished placing third in their maiden season in the league. The first match between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan took place on 8 August 1921 in the Cooch Behar Cup semi-final match, which didn't turn in the favour of either of the teams as it ended in a goalless draw. It was an unofficial derby at that time.[7][14]

In 1924, the club won the Second Division and gained promotion to the IFA First Division after finishing in second place to Cameroons 'B' after paying a hefty sum.[15] As Cameroons 'A' team was already in the First Division the 'B' team could not gain promotion to the same league. East Bengal was next in line for promotion. However, more controversy arose since the IFA allowed only two Indian-based clubs in the IFA First Division at a time (at that time, the IFA was a British organization). This rule had previously deprived clubs like "Kumartuli" and "Town" from entering the First Division. During a governing body meeting of the IFA, the nine British clubs approved East Bengal's promotion to the First Division. Ironically, the two Indian clubs, Mohun Bagan and Aryan, opposed it. East Bengal's efforts led to the abolition of the oppressive Indian club limit rule.[7][16]

In 1925, East Bengal made its IFA First Division debut, and Mona Dutta became the maiden goalscorer for the club in the league. On 28 May 1925, the first official Kolkata Derby was played, where Nepal Chakraborty scored the only goal for East Bengal.[10][17]

### 1940s–1970s

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See also: Pancha Pandavas

East Bengal players after winning 1949 IFA Shield

It took the club till 1942 to win their first IFA First Division title. East Bengal won their first IFA Shield in 1943. They then achieved the double in 1945 by winning both the Calcutta Football League (CFL) and IFA Shield. In 1948, East Bengal became the first team to defeat a foreign club on home soil. They won 2–0 against the visiting Chinese Olympic XI.[18] East Bengal won their first treble in the 1949 season, by winning the Calcutta League,[19] the IFA Shield and the Rovers Cup, becoming the first Indian club to do so.[20] The club went on to win the 1949 Rovers Cup and the Durand Cup in 1951. That period saw the rise of the Pancha Pandavas. The five players, P. B. A. Saleh, Ahmed Khan, P. Venkatesh, Appa Rao, and K. P. Dhanaraj played together at the club from 1949 to 1953. The club also won its first DCM Trophy in 1950. The club also won three straight IFA Shields in 1949, 1950, and 1951. The English Football Association 1951–52 annual almanac adjudged East Bengal as the best club in Asia.[21] On being recommended by the president of India, Rajendra Prasad, the club was invited by the Romania Youth Festival Committee in 1953 to participate in a football tournament. They also partook in a tour of the Soviet Union the same year. They were defeated by Soviet side by a margin of 13–1. Apart from football, East Bengal also won the Beighton Cup hockey tournament for the first time in 1957 and the Bengal Hockey Association league in 1960. Again the club won the Rovers Cup several times during this era—1962, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975—as well as the Durand Cup in 1952, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1970, 1972 and 1978. The club also won its first Sait Nagjee football tournament and Bordoloi Trophy in 1968.[22] The club stunned everyone by winning the 1970 IFA Shield against PAS Club of Iran by a score of 1–0, in front of 60,000 supporters at the Eden Gardens. Later, the club won the 1973 IFA Shield by defeating Pyongyang City SC of North Korea. In 1978, East Bengal won its first Federation Cup title. The club became joint winners in cricket with Mohun Bagan of Cricket Association of Bengal senior league and senior-division knockout tournament.[9][23][24][10]

East Bengal won the Calcutta Football League for six straight years from 1970 to 1975.[23] In 1970, East Bengal topped the Calcutta Football League table without conceding a single goal. East Bengal won multiple times against their arch-rivals, Mohun Bagan, including a record margin of 5–0 in the history of the Kolkata Derby, in 1975. The same year, East Bengal won the CFL title without losing a match. The 1970s decade of the club is also commonly known as "Shonali Doshok" (in English Golden Decade).[10][25][20]

### 1980s–1990s

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The club won the Federation Cup in 1980 and again in 1985. They also became the first Indian club to play in the newly reorganized Asian Club Championship in 1985–86.[23] The club then won their second treble in 1990, under coach Naeemuddin, by winning the IFA Shield, the Rovers Cup, and the Durand Cup in the same season. The club also won the Stafford Cup (1986) and the McDowell's Cup (1995, 1997). In 1993, East Bengal won its first-ever international title, the Wai Wai Cup in Nepal. The club also won the Federation Cup, the IFA Shield, the Calcutta Football League, the Durand Cup, and the Rovers Cup several times during this period.[26] In 1996, the club became the founding member of the first nationwide football league in India, the National Football League.[10][21][27]

In 1984, Dipak Das joined the club and revamped it. He brought professionalism and converted the football team into a private, limited company. He also secured sponsorship from local brands and companies like Khadims. In 1998, he collaborated with Vijay Mallya's United Breweries Group, which then formed a new Private Limited Company, with a 50–50 shareholding, called United East Bengal Football Team Private Limited and incorporated the football team—the first in the country. The team was renamed Kingfisher East Bengal FC.[28][24]

### 2000s–2010s

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Nandy

Suresh

Surkumar

Mondal

Musah (C)

Silva

Duley

Bijen

D'Cunha

Bhutia

Okoro

East Bengal 2003 ASEAN Club Championship final lineup

The club entered the 21st century in style, winning the 2000–01 National Football League season. They became the first club to win back-to-back titles after winning the 2002–03 and 2003–04 versions of the league. The club went on to win the Federation Cup again in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012. They also won the Indian Super Cup in 2006 and 2011.[29] The club won their third international trophy in the 2003 ASEAN Club Championship, in Jakarta, Indonesia.[30][31][32] East Bengal is still the only Indian football team to win any major trophy outside the country.[21][33] In 2004, East Bengal also won the San Miguel International Cup in Nepal. The club was invited to the tournament by Leicester City, celebrating their 120th Anniversary. In 2004, Leicester City also had partnerships with East Bengal.[34][35] Then FIFA president, Joseph Blatter, visited the club tent on 15 April 2007. After a year, East Bengal became the first Indian football team to win against a West Asian team, Al Wihdat SC of Jordan on foreign soil.[10][26]

Mawia

Mehtab

Borja

Samad

Manoj

Didika

Rohlupuia

Brandon

Abhijit

Boithang

Colado

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

East Bengal also made a record eight appearances, between 2004 and 2015, in the AFC Cup.[36][37] The club played in the semi-finals of 2013 AFC Cup where they lost to Kuwait SC of Kuwait.[38] The club has the achievement of winning the Calcutta Football League title eight consecutive times from 2010 to 2017, breaking their previous record of six times during the 1970s.[23][39] Following the exit of Kingfisher from the club, Quess Corp signed an agreement with the East Bengal and acquired a 70 percent stake in the club in July 2018. The football team was rebranded as Quess East Bengal FC.[40][41]

On 1 August 2019, the club entered its 100th establishment year. A centenary celebration logo was introduced. Torch rallies and events were organised, and attended by former players, coaches, presidents, etc. The centenary kit was unveiled, which was inspired by the 1925–26 season kit.[42] The club participated in the Durand Cup, the Calcutta Football League and the I-League, and played its first match and won against Army Red in the Durand Cup.[43][44]

### 2020–present

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East Bengal tent

The year 2020, saw the wake of COVID-19 which halted the ongoing football season in the country.[45] The then investor, Quess pulled out from the two-year-old agreement by July 2020.[46][47] On 1 August, the club completed its 100 years of existence. In September, Shree Cement was announced as the new investor of the club.[48] The company acquired 76 percent shares of the club and renamed it from "East Bengal Football Club" to "Sporting Club East Bengal".[49][50] Later that month, after successful bidding, the club moved from the I-League to the Indian Super League.[51][52] In early 2022, the club parted ways with its investor Shree Cement.

The partnership between investor group Shree Cement and East Bengal was terminated after the end of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season. They returned the sporting rights to the club on 12 April 2022, after both the parties failed to reach an agreement and the final term sheet was not accepted and signed by the club officials.[53] The club officials, however, stated that East Bengal shall continue to play in the Indian Super League, and shall be announcing their new investors within the next two weeks.[54] East Bengal was once again handed another transfer ban by AIFF for non-payment of dues for seven of their players.[55]

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

On 25 May, East Bengal announced the collaboration with Emami as the principal investors of the club.[56][57][58] The club confirmed their participation in the 2022-23 Indian Super League season with the arrival of the new investors.[59] On 18 July, after two months of contractual discussions between the club and the investor group, the club finally started the recruitment process for the new season after receiving a go-ahead from the investors.[60][61] On 22 July, the AIFF uplifted the transfer ban set on East Bengal and thus allowed the club to register their new signings for the season.[62] East Bengal appointed Santosh Trophy winning Kerala football team head-coach Bino George as the care-taker head coach of the team for the Calcutta Football League and Durand Cup, and will become the assistant coach of the team for the Indian Super League.[63][64] East Bengal also roped in former India national football team coach Stephen Constantine as the new head-coach of the team for the season.[65][66] The club also announced that the formal tie-up between them and the new investor group Emami.[67] Emami East Bengal FC has hired former Indian Super League (ISL) champion Carles Cuadrat as their new head coach on a two-year deal.[68] On 28 January 2024, they defeated the defending champions Odisha 3–2 in the Kalinga Super Cup final to win their first title in 12 years, and qualified for the AFC Champions League 2 play-offs.[69] As the winners, East Bengal qualified for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two preliminary stage but lost 3-2 against FC Altyn Asyr.

## Crest, colours and kits

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### Crest

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In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha swept over India and affected football. Indian clubs boycotted the ongoing Calcutta Football League midway through the season. Amidst much confusion, Royal Regiment was declared the winner in the first division. However, East Bengal was not allowed to be promoted to the First Division. Thousands of East Bengal fans and officials decided to hold a protest march at the East Bengal Ground. It was at this march that flaming torches were carried by the protesters. And the hand holding flame torch (known as 'Mawshal' or 'মশাল' in Bangla) became the club emblem, which has remained to this day.[19][70][21] In the year of 2020, East Bengal released a special centenary crest to celebrate 100 years of its existence.

First crest[71]

### Colours

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Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co. department store in 1945

The primary and secondary colors of East Bengal are red and yellow respectively.[72] Traditionally, the home kit consists of a red and yellow jersey with black shorts, while the away kit colors vary every year.[42] These colors came about after the club was formed when the founders debated over them for the club jersey. At that time, the jerseys used to come from England. The founders, while searching, came across the red and gold color shirt hanging at the Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co. department store in Chowringhee, Kolkata. It attracted them, and they finalized the colors and jersey. It cost ₹80 in 1920, four times higher than the average.[73] These colours permanently integrated with the club.[7]

Traditional kit

Centenary year kit

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### Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

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Period  | Kit manufacturer  | Shirt sponsor  | Back sponsor  | Chest sponsor  | Sleeve sponsor

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1993–94  |  | Verona  |  |  |
1994–95  | McDowell's No.1
1995–96  | Emami[74]
1996–97  | Umbro
1997–98  | Duta Sports  | Khadim's[75]
1998–00  | Adidas | Kingfisher[75]
2000–05  | Reebok[76]
2005–06  | Pony[77]
2006–09  | Reebok[78]
2009–10  | ONGC
2010–11  |  | Saradha
2011–14  | Sahara | Rose Valley
2014–15  | Shiv Naresh[79] | Artage  |  | Artage
2015–16  | SRMB |
2016–17  | Officer's Choice Blue
2017–18  | Perf[80] | Shyam Steel
2018–19  | Quess
2019–20  | Kaizen Sports[81]
2020–21  | TYKA[82] | Shree Cement[83] | TV9 Bangla  | TopTech
2021–22  | Reyaur[84][85]
2022–23  | Trak-Only[86][87] | 1XBat[88] | Mantra Masala | Emami | Alliance Broadband
2023–24  | Batery  | BoroPlus
2024–25

## Supporters

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Smoke show during a CFL match against NBP Rainbow at East Bengal Ground East Bengal supporters at Salt Lake Stadium during the Kolkata Derby in 2022 Durand Cup

Main articles: East Bengal Ultras and East Bengal the Real Power

East Bengal is a club mainly supported by the migrant population, known as Bangals. There are approximately 30 to 40 million supporters from all across the nation and overseas.[21][41] In October 2020, the club got voted as the most popular football club in India on an AFC poll by its supporters, gaining approximately 49% of the votes.[89]

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

East Bengal Ultras, the main ultras (supporters) group of East Bengal, was established in 2013. It was the first ultras group to be established in the country. Since its inception, this group has set many new records and broken older ones. Though initially, people were skeptical about the group, now they have seen in what ways this group is benefitting Indian football. Though all these achievements came along with some controversies. As in the past, there have been fights and hooliganism among the fans of the rival clubs, the administration does not completely trust the group's functioning. [90][91]

Established on 15 November 2006, East Bengal the Real Power is India's first registered fan club. It is East Bengal's largest fan club and one of the largest in the country. In its early years, its functioning was limited to online platforms, but later on, it became a supporters' group.[92][93]

## Rivalries

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### Kolkata Derby

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Main article: Kolkata Derby

2019–20 season Kolkata Derby at the Salt Lake Stadium

East Bengal has its fiercest rivalry with Mohun Bagan. Unlike East Bengal, Mohun Bagan is a club mainly supported by the native population of the present-day state of West Bengal. The match that takes place between these two clubs is eminently called the Kolkata Derby. The Kolkata Derby has much similarities with the Old Firm Derby played between Celtic and Rangers due to its socio-economic significance. It is one of the oldest rivalries in world sports and dates back to the 1920s.[94] These clubs also share a rivalry due to the fierce competition that existed between them in the Indian football circuit for over a hundred years, both being the two most successful clubs in India, and one of the most decorated in Asia, both having won 190+ titles. After Indian independence, the consequent second partition of Bengal led to huge influx of Bengali immigrants from the eastern part of Bengal into the neighbouring states which resulted in a socio-economic crisis in many of them. This led to rivalries in jobs, business, schools, and even on the football pitch among the immigrants and native population. This rivalry became fierce, and the Kolkata Derby grew in popularity and reached its peak during the 1960s and 1970s. "Probashi Bengalis" from all over India and the world would also set their keen eyes on this event, as it was a way for them to re-integrate with their culture after the partition. [95][96] The Kolkata Derby consistently brings in 60,000+ spectators on each match day and remains as one of the most viewed sporting events in the country. Both sets of supporters have unconditional love for their clubs, which is often vocalized in the form of chants and displaying tifos. The Kolkata Derby holds a record of 130,000 spectators, the most attended sporting event ever in India.[97][10]

### Mini Derby

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Tifo displaying fans of (left to right) Mohammedan, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal united as the 12th man in support for India at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in 2019.

East Bengal also has a significant rivalry against Mohammedan.[98] The initiation of the feuds goes back to the early 30s, when Mohammedan came out as a dominant contender for Calcutta Football League by winning seven out of eight titles from 1934 to 1941. Since then until 1958, all the CFL titles were won among these three rival clubs, often referred as the Big Three of Maidan (Bengali: ময়দানের তিন প্রধান),[99] and even in other major tournaments like Durand Cup, Rover's Cup and IFA Shield, the three clubs contended against each other for the honours.[100][101][102] The rivalry initially had a communal background since Mohammedan being a Muslim-only club representing the Muslim population of Kolkata, thereby forcing the Hindus in the city to compete via their support for Mohun Bagan and East Bengal even though they weren't communal clubs themselves. By the 1960s, communal tension involved in the feud became insignificant as the club began to regularly sign non-Muslim players as well.[103] But the club also lost their dominance in Indian football and after the inception of national tournaments like Federation Cup and National Football League, Mohammedan was no more a top club and mostly playing in the lower tiers. Thus, the club rarely met Mohun Bagan and East Bengal at major tournaments due to them being in the top tier. Mohammedan won the I-league in 2023–24 season and was promoted to ISL.[104] Unlike the ever fierce East Bengal-Mohun Bagan feud termed as Kolkata Derby, the matches including Mohammedan and Mohun Bagan or East Bengal is commonly termed as Mini Kolkata Derby.[105][106][107]

## Ownership

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East Bengal is mainly organized as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, which means one can avail of membership in the club. There are around 12,000 members.[41] Although, a limited company, named East Bengal Club Pvt. Ltd., was later formed, and both are governed by the club parallelly. Sponsorships and investments happen via this corporate company.[108] The club is governed by its own set of rules and regulations. Amendments and resolutions are passed via extraordinary or annual general meeting.[109][110]

Currently the Club is playing football with Emami Group as the principal sponser, who owns 77% stake of the whole club.[111]

## Stadiums

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The club has used several stadiums at Kolkata, Howrah and Barasat, including the Eden Gardens, which has been reserved for cricket since Salt Lake Stadium opened in 1984.[112] The first ground used by the club was Kumartuli Park in north Kolkata.[113][114]

### Salt Lake Stadium

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Main article: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan

Salt Lake Stadium

The Salt Lake Stadium, also known as Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK), is a multi-purpose stadium in Kolkata, built in 1984. The Salt Lake Stadium hosts the majority home games of East Bengal. The total capacity of the stadium was 85,000, before it was changed to 68,000.[115]

### East Bengal Ground

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East Bengal Ground

Main article: East Bengal Ground

The East Bengal Ground is located in Kolkata and is the club's historical home ground. The stadium lies in the Maidan (Kolkata) area on the northern side of Fort William and near the Eden Gardens. This stadium is used mostly for Calcutta Football League matches and by the academy, women's, and hockey teams.[116] The total capacity of the stadium is 23,500.[115]

### Other grounds

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Barasat Stadium is also used by the club for some regional matches, especially in cases where the Salt Lake Stadium or East Bengal Ground cannot be used.[117] Kanchenjunga Stadium, a multipurpose stadium based in Siliguri, has also been used several times to host club football matches.[118] It also hosted the 2012 Federation Cup. Kalyani Stadium, situated on the outskirts of Kolkata at Kalyani, was used by East Bengal as their home turf during the 2019–20 I-League.[119]

The team also trains at one of the VYBK practice grounds.[120]

## Players

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Main article: List of East Bengal FC players

Further information on squad: 2024–25 East Bengal FC season § First-team squad

See also: List of East Bengal FC captains and List of foreign East Bengal FC players

### Current squad

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As of August 2024[121]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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3  | DF |  IND | Provat Lakra
4  | DF |  IND | Anwar Ali
5  | DF |  IND | Lalchungnunga
6  | MF |  IND | Jeakson Singh
7  | FW |  VEN | Richard Celis
8  | MF |  FRA | Madih Talal
9  | FW |  GRE | Dimitrios Diamantakos
10  | FW |  BRA | Cleiton Silva (captain)
11  | FW |  IND | Nandhakumar Sekar
12  | DF |  IND | Mohammad Rakip
13  | GK |  IND | Prabhsukhan Singh Gill
14  | FW |  IND | David Lalhlansanga
19  | DF |  JOR | Hijazi Maher
21  | MF |  ESP | Saúl Crespo (3rd captain)
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22  | DF |  IND | Nishu Kumar
23  | MF |  IND | Souvik Chakrabarti (4th captain)
24  | GK |  IND | Debjit Majumder
28  | FW |  CMR | Raphaël Messi Bouli
29  | FW |  IND | Naorem Mahesh Singh (vice-captain)
30  | MF |  IND | Vanlalpeka Guite
33  | DF |  IND | Gursimrat Singh Gill
35  | MF |  IND | Gurnaj Singh Garwal
38  | DF |  IND | Hira Mondal
44  | DF |  ESP | Hector Yuste
62  | MF |  IND | Aman C.K.
82  | FW |  IND | Vishnu PV
84  | FW |  IND | Sayan Banerjee
88  | MF |  IND | Mark Zothanpuia

### Promoted from reserve squad

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For more details on this topic and current reserves and academy squads, see East Bengal FC Reserves and Academy.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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27  | GK |  IND | Aditya Patra
51  | GK |  IND | Kamaludheeen AK
54  | DF |  IND | Adil Aman
58  | MF |  IND | Sanjib Ghosh
59  | FW |  IND | Jesin TK
61  | MF |  IND | Tanmay Das
63  | DF |  IND | Monotosh Chakladar
64  | MF |  IND | Naseeb Rahaman
66  | MF |  IND | Shyamal Beshra
80  | MF |  IND | Ajad Sahim
86  | MF |  IND | Muhammed Roshal PP
90  | DF |  IND | Joseph Justin

## Personnel

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### Current technical staff

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Position  | Name

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Head coach  |  Óscar Bruzón
Assistant coach  |  Bino George
Goalkeeping coach  |  Javier Pinillos
Fitness coach  |  Javier Sánchez
Physiotherapist  |  Senen Alvarez
Performance & video analyst  |  Aromal Vijayan
Team doctor  |  Mustufa Poonawalla
Masseur  |  Rajesh Basak, Robin Das

### Corporate team

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As of September 2022

Position  | Name

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CEO  |  Namrata Parekh
CTO  |  Amoy Ghoshal
Media manager  |  Ritam Basu
Team photographer  |  Nikhil Patil
Operations and accreditation manager  |  Aritra Dutta

## Management

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As of November 2024[122]
Role  | Name

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President  |  Murari Lal Lohia
Chief advisor  |  Pronab Dasgupta
Vice-presidents  |  Ajoy Krishna Chatterjee, Shankar Bagri, Subhasish Chakraborty, Kalyan Majumdar
General secretary  |  Rupak Saha
Assistant general secretary  |  Dr. Santi Ranjan Dasgupta
Finance secretary  |  Sadananda Mukherjee
Treasurer  |  Debdas Samajdar
Football secretary  |  Saikat Ganguly
Cricket secretary  |  Sanjib Acharya
Hockey secretary  |  Prabir Kumar Dafaddar
Athletic secretary  |  Partha Pratim Roy
Tennis secretary  |  Indranil Ghosh
Ground secretary  |  Rajat Guha
Executive committee members  |  Jhulan Goswami
Molly Ganguly
Sri Subir Ganguly
Santosh Bhattacharya
Diptendu Mohan Bose
Siddharta Sarcar
Debabrata Sarkar
Birendra Kumar Saha
Dipankar Chakraborty
Biswajit Mazumdar
Tapan Roy
Suman Dasgupta
Aritra Roy Chowdhury
Tamal Ghosal
Beni Madhab Bhattacharya
Manab Paul
Subhasish Dasgupta
Saroj Bhattacharjee
Debasish Bose
Bikash Dutta
Biplab Paul

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

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Emami Group  | East Bengal

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Aditya V Agarwal  |  Debabrata Sarkar
Manish Goenka  |  Rupak Saha
Sandeep Agrawal  |  Sadananda Mukherjee
Gatum Jatia  |
S. N. Paul  |
Saurabh Dasgupta  |
Manoj Agarwal  |

## Records

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Main article: List of East Bengal FC records and statistics

Further information: List of East Bengal FC seasons and East Bengal FC league record by opponent

### Indian Super League

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As of till the end of 2024–25 season.
East Bengal league record in ISL  Season | Played | Won | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points | Position | Play-offs | Ref

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2020–21 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 17 | 9th | Did not qualify | [123]
2021–22 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 36 | −18 | 11 | 11th | Did not qualify | [124]
2022–23 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 19 | 9th | Did not qualify | [125]
2023–24 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 24 | 9th | Did not qualify | [126]
2024–25 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 33 | -6 | 28 | 9th | Did not qualify | [127]
TOTAL | 106 | 24 | 27 | 55 | 116 | 169 | −53 | 99  |

### NFL/I-League

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As of till the end of 2019–20 season.[128]
East Bengal league record in NFL/I-League  Season | Played | Won | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points | Position | Ref

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1996–97 | 5[a] | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 11 | Qualify for Championship stage  | [129]
14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 25 | 3rd
1997–98 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 31 |  2nd | [130]
1998–99 | 10[b] | 8 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 26 | Qualify for Second Stage  | [131]
10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 19 |  2nd
1999–00 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 32 | 7th | [132]
2000–01 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 46 | Champions | [133]
2001–02 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 36 | 5th | [134]
2002–03 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 49 | Champions | [135]
2003–04 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 13 | +24 | 49 | Champions | [136]
2004–05 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 43 | 3rd | [137]
2005–06 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 31 |  2nd | [138]
2006–07 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 26 | 5th | [139]
2007–08 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 19 | 6th | [140]
2008–09 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 28 | 6th | [141]
2009–10 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 31 | 9th | [142]
2010–11 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 51 |  2nd | [143]
2011–12 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 51 |  2nd | [144]
2012–13 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 18 | +26 | 47 | 3rd | [145]
2013–14 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 43 |  2nd | [146]
2014–15 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 29 | 4th | [147]
2015–16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 25 | 3rd | [148]
2016–17 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 33 | 3rd | [149]
2017–18 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 31 | 4th | [150]
2018–19 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 42 |  2nd | [151]
2019–20 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +4 | 20 | 2nd[c] | [153]
TOTAL | 500 | 248 | 133 | 119 | 756 | 464 | +292 | 877 |

1. ^ Group Stages
2. ^ First Stage
3. ^ 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.[152]

## Performance in AFC competitions

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Main article: East Bengal FC in international football

Competition  | Appearances  | Seasons  | Best result

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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[154][155][156][157] | Quarter-finals (2024-25)

Further information: List of East Bengal FC matches against foreign opponents

## Honours

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East Bengal Club has won honours both domestically and in international competitions.[158] They have won the National Football League title 3 times and the Federation Cup 8 times.[158] They also won the Calcutta Football League a record 40 times and the IFA Shield a record 29 times.[158] Till date, the club has won more than 150 trophies which are listed below:[158][159]

* Record

* S Shared record

East Bengal Club honours  Type  | Tournament  | No.  | Years  | Ref.

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AFC Central Asia Qualifier

AFC |  Coca-Cola Cup |

| 1985 | [160]

Friendly invitational tournaments

AFF |  ASEAN Club Championship |

| 2003 | [161]
ANFA |  Wai Wai Cup |

| 1993 | [162]
San Miguel International Cup |

| 2004 | [163]
Total  | 4  |

Domestic (Major)

National Football League |

| 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04 | [164]
Federation Cup/Super Cup |

| 1978, 1980, 1985, 1996, 2007, 2009–10, 2010, 2012, 2024 | [165][166]

[167]

Indian Super Cup |

| 1997, 2006, 2011 | [168]
Calcutta Football League |

| 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 | [169]
IFA Shield |

| 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 | [170]
Durand Cup |

| 1951, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1970, 1972,1978, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2004  | [171]
Rovers Cup |

| 1949, 1962, 1967, 1969,1972. 1973, 1975, 1980, 1990, 1994  | [172]
Total  | 110  |

Domestic (Minor and Other Trophies)

DCM Trophy |

| 1950, 1952, 1957, 1960, 1973, 1974, 1983  | [173]
Bordoloi Trophy |

| 1968, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1992  | [174]
All Airlines Gold Cup |

| 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001  | [175]
Darjeeling Gold Cup |

| 1976, 1981, 1982, 1985, 2018[a] | [176][177]
McDowell's Cup |

| 1995, 1997, 2000  | [178]
Sait Nagjee Football Tournament |

| 1968, 1986  | [179]
Stafford Cup |

| 1981, 1986  | [158][159]
Sanjay Gandhi Gold Cup  |

| 1984  | [158]
Kalinga Cup |

| 1993  | [158]
SSS Trophy  |

| 1989, 1991  | [158]
Independence Day Cup |

| 2002  | [158]
Dr. H. K. Mookherjee Shield  |

| 1957, 1961  | [158]
ATPA Shield |

| 1992  | [158]
P. K. Nair Gold Cup  |

| 1956  | [158]
Kerala FA Shield  |

| 1968  | [158]
Mohammedan Sporting Platinum Jubilee Cup  |

| 2010  | [158]
Hercules Cup  |

| 1920  | [158]
Khogendra Cup  |

| 1921  | [159]
Chandannager Cup  |

| 1920  | [159]
Sachin Memorial Shield  |

| 1921  | [159]
Cooch Behar Cup |

| 1924, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1960  | [159]
Trades Cup |

| 1960, 1966, 1975, 1976  | [159]
Gladstone Cup  |

| 1929  | [159]
Griffith Shield  |

| 1929, 1946  | [159]
Lady Hardinge Shield  |

| 1940  | [159]
Lakshmibilas Cup  |

| 1920, 1968, 1969  | [159]
Bardwan Cup  |

| 1938  | [159]
S.C.I.S.T. Cup  |

| 1947  | [159]
William Younger Cup  |

| 1969, 1976  | [159]
Girija Shield  |

| 1942  | [159]
Raja Memorial Shield  |

| 1960  | [159]
Madhyamgram MLA Cup  |

| 2023[a] | [180]
Kulodakanta Memorial Shield  |

| 2023[a] | [181]
Total | 70  |
All Total | 184m |

* m Including minor trophies

1. ^ a b c East Bengal Reserves participated in the tournament.

## Affiliated clubs

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The following club was formerly affiliated with East Bengal:

* Leicester City (2002–2003)[182][183][184]

The following club is currently affiliated with East Bengal:

* Sheikh Russel KC (2022–present)[185][186]

## See also

[edit]

* East Bengal in international football
* East Bengal league record by opponent
* List of East Bengal matches against Foreign teams
* List of foreign players for East Bengal
* List of East Bengal records and statistics
* Indian football clubs in Asian competitions

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## Further reading

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* Roy, Gautam (1 January 2021). East Bengal 100. Allsport Foundation. ISBN 978-8194763109.
* Kapadia, Novy (2017). Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-0-143-42641-7.
* Martinez, Dolores; Mukharji, Projit B (2009). Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-88353-6. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022.
* Dineo, Paul; Mills, James (2001). Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora. London, United Kingdom: Frank Cass Publishers. p. 33\. ISBN 978-0-7146-8170-2. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.
* Chatterjee, Partha. The Nation and Its Fragments: Colonial and Post-colonial Histories (Calcutta: Oxford University Press, 1995).
* Nath, Nirmal (2011). History of Indian Football: Upto 2009–10. Readers Service. ISBN 9788187891963. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022.
* Goswami, Ramesh Chandra (1963). East Bengaler Itihas (in Bengali). Kolkata: Book Garden.
* Bandyopadhyay, Santipriya (1979). Cluber Naam East Bengal (in Bengali). Kolkata: New Bengal Press.
* Chattopadhyay, Hariprasad (2017). Mohun Bagan–East Bengal (in Bengali). Kolkata: Parul Prakashan.
* D'Mello, Anthony (1959). Portrait Of Indian Sport. P R Macmillan Limited, London.

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* Majumdar, Boria; Bandyopadhyay, Kausik (2006). A Social History Of Indian Football: Striving To Score. Routledge. ISBN 9780415348355. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021.
* Basu, Jaydeep (2003). Stories from Indian Football. UBS Publishers' Distributors. ISBN 9788174764546. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022.
* Kumar Shil, Amrita (15 May 2022). "Football Culture in Princely State of Cooch Behar" (PDF). JHSR Journal of Historical Study and Search. 2. ISSN 2583-0198. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
* Sarkar, Dhiman (25 March 2018). "India's football past gasping for survival". hindustantimes.com. Kolkata: Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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* 2011–12: Dempo
* 2012–13: Churchill Brothers
* 2013–14: Bengaluru
* 2014–15: Mohun Bagan
* 2015–16: Bengaluru
* 2016–17: Aizawl
* 2017–18: Minerva Punjab
* 2018–19: Chennai City
* 2019–20: Mohun Bagan
* 2020–21: Gokulam Kerala
* 2021–22: Gokulam Kerala

Indian Super League|

* 2017–18: Chennaiyin
* 2018–19: Bengaluru
* 2019–20: ATK
* 2020–21: Mumbai City
* 2021–22: Hyderabad
* 2022–23: Mumbai City
* 2023–24: Mohun Bagan SG
* 2024–25: Mohun Bagan SG

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Durand Cup winners

1888–1900|

* Royal Scots Fusiliers (1888)
* Highland Light Infantry (1889)
* Highland Light Infantry (1890)
* King's Own Scottish Borderers (1891)
* King's Own Scottish Borderers (1892)
* Highland Light Infantry (1893)
* Highland Light Infantry (1894)
* Highland Light Infantry (1895)
* Somerset Light Infantry (1896)
* Black Watch (1897)
* Black Watch (1898)
* Black Watch (1899)
* South Wales Borderers (1900)

1901–1920|

* South Wales Borderers (1901)
* Hampshire Regiment (1902)
* Royal Irish Rifles (1903)
* North Staffordshire Regiment (1904)
* Royal Dragoons (1905)
* Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (1906)
* Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (1907)
* Lancashire Fusiliers (1908)
* Lancashire Fusiliers (1909)
* Royal Scots (1910)
* Black Watch (1911)
* Royal Scots (1912)
* Lancashire Fusiliers (1913)
* Not held (1914)
* Not held (1915)
* Not held (1916)
* Not held (1917)
* Not held (1918)
* Not held (1919)
* Black Watch (1920)

1921–1940|

* Worcestershire Regiment (1921)
* Lancashire Fusiliers (1922)
* Cheshire Regiment (1923)
* Worcestershire Regiment (1924)
* Sherwood Foresters (1925)
* Durham Light Infantry (1926)
* York & Lancaster Regiment (1927)
* Sherwood Foresters (1928)
* York & Lancaster Regiment (1929)
* York & Lancaster Regiment (1930)
* Devonshire Regiment (1931)
* King's Shropshire Light Infantry (1932)
* King's Shropshire Light Infantry (1933)
* Royal Signals (1934)
* Border Regiment (1935)
* Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (1936)
* Border Regiment (1937)
* South Wales Borderers (1938)
* Not held (1939)
* Mohammedan (1940)

1941–1960|

* Not held (1941)
* Not held (1942)
* Not held (1943)
* Not held (1944)
* Not held (1945)
* Not held (1946)
* Not held (1947)
* Not held (1948)
* Not held (1949)
* Hyderabad City Police (1950)
* East Bengal (1951)
* East Bengal (1952)
* Mohun Bagan (1953)
* Hyderabad City Police (1954)
* Madras Regimental Centre (1955)
* East Bengal (1956)
* Hyderabad City Police (1957)
* Madras Regimental Centre (1958)
* Mohun Bagan (1959)
* Mohun Bagan and East Bengal (1960)

1961–1980|

* Andhra Pradesh Police (1961)
* Not held (1962)
* Mohun Bagan (1963)
* Mohun Bagan (1964)
* Mohun Bagan (1965)
* Gorkha Brigade (1966)
* East Bengal (1967)
* Border Security Force (1968)
* Gorkha Brigade (1969)
* East Bengal (1970)
* Border Security Force (1971)
* East Bengal (1972)
* Border Security Force (1973)
* Mohun Bagan (1974)
* Border Security Force (1975)
* Border Security Force and JCT Mills (1976)
* Mohun Bagan (1977)
* East Bengal (1978)
* Mohun Bagan (1979)
* Mohun Bagan (1980)

1981–2000|

* Border Security Force (1981)
* Mohun Bagan and East Bengal (1982)
* JCT Mills (1983)
* Mohun Bagan (1984)
* Mohun Bagan (1985)
* Mohun Bagan (1986)
* JCT Mills (1987)
* Border Security Force (1988)
* East Bengal (1989)
* East Bengal (1990)
* East Bengal (1991)
* JCT Mills (1992)
* East Bengal (1993)
* Mohun Bagan (1994)
* East Bengal (1995)
* JCT Mills (1996)
* Kochin (1997)
* Mahindra & Mahindra (1998)
* Salgaocar (1999)
* Mohun Bagan (2000)

2001–2020|

* Mahindra United (2001-02)
* East Bengal (2002-03)
* Salgaocar (2003-04)
* East Bengal (2004-05)
* Army XI (2005)
* Dempo (2006)
* Churchill Brothers (2007)
* Mahindra United (2008)
* Churchill Brothers (2009)
* Prayag United (2010)
* Churchill Brothers (2011)
* Air India (2012)
* Mohammedan (2013)
* Salgaocar (2014)
* Army Green (2016)
* Gokulam Kerala (2019)

2021–present|

* Goa (2021)
* Bengaluru (2022)
* Mohun Bagan (2023)
* NorthEast United (2024)

Notes: The tournament was not held from 1914-19 (due to WWI), in 1939 (due to WWII), from 1941-49 (due to WWII and Partition), in 1962 (due to 1962 War) and in 2015 and 2017-2018 (due to unknown reasons)

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Football in West Bengal

Indian Football Association

State teams|

* West Bengal football team
* West Bengal women's football team

Clubs|

| Indian Super League|

* East Bengal
* Mohun Bagan
* Mohammedan

|

I-League 2|

* United SC

I-League 3|

* Bhawanipore
* Diamond Harbour

Calcutta Football League|

* Aryan
* Bengal Nagpur Railway
* BSS
* Calcutta Customs
* Calcutta FC
* Dalhousie
* Eastern Railway
* Food Corporation of India
* George Telegraph
* Howrah Union
* Kalighat Milan Sangha
* Kidderpore
* Peerless
* Rainbow
* Southern Samity
* Sreebhumi
* Tollygunge Agragami
* Wari
* West Bengal Police

League competitions|

* Calcutta Football League
* Calcutta Women's Football League

Cup competitions|

* IFA Shield
* Trades Cup
* Women's IFA Shield
* Cooch Behar Cup (defunct)
* All Airlines Gold Cup (defunct)
* McDowell's Cup (defunct)
* Uttarbanga Cup
* Kolkata Police Friendship Cup

Stadiums|

* Salt Lake Stadium
* Mohun Bagan Ground
* East Bengal Ground
* Mohammedan Sporting Ground
* Barasat Stadium
* Jadavpur Stadium
* Kalyani Stadium
* Kanchenjunga Stadium
* Naihati Stadium
* Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
* Sailen Manna Stadium

Football in Darjeeling|

* Darjeeling Gold Cup

Others|

* Football in Kolkata
* Kolkata Derby
* Football Lover's Day

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Kolkata topics

History|

* Bengali Renaissance
* Black Hole of Calcutta
* Bhurshut
* Calcutta flag
* Dihi Panchannagram
* Direct Action Day
* Dutch Bengal
* Gobindapur
* History of Kolkata
* Presidency division
* Job Charnock
* Kalighat–Falta Railway
* Kalikata
* Robert Clive
* Sabarna Roy Choudhury
* Siege of Calcutta
* Sutanuti
* State Archaeological Museum
* Warren Hastings
* Battle of Biderra/Chinsurah
* Nabakrishna Deb
* Rabindranath Tagore

Localities|

* Kolkata metropolitan area
* Neighbourhoods
* list
* Streets (list)

Buildings|

* Belvedere Estate
* Indian Museum
* Jorasanko Thakur Bari
* Calcutta High Court
* Currency Building
* Bankshall Court
* Marble Palace
* National Library of India
* Netaji Bhawan
* Raj Bhavan, Kolkata
* Sabarna Sangrahashala
* Shaheed Minar
* Victoria Memorial
* St. Paul's Cathedral
* Metcalfe Hall
* Writers' Building
* Metropolitan Building
* Grand Hotel
* Shobhabazar Rajbari
* Esplanade Mansions

High
rises|

Chatterjee International Center
South City
Tata Centre
Industry House
Everest House
Jeevan Sudha
Government of India Building
Hiland Park
The 42
Urbana
Uniworld City

Education|

| Secondary|

* Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy
* B. T. Road Government Sponsored H. S. School
* Calcutta Boys' School
* Calcutta Girls' High School
* Don Bosco School, Park Circus
* Hare School
* Hindu School, Kolkata
* Kendriya Vidyalaya
* La Martiniere Calcutta
* Loreto Schools
* Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School
* Ramakrishna, Narendrapur
* Scottish Church Collegiate School
* South Point School
* St. Xavier's Collegiate School
* St. James' School (Kolkata)

|

Higher|

* Aliah University
* Asiatic Society
* Asutosh College
* Marine Engineering and Research Institute
* Bethune College
* Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology
* Government College of Art & Craft
* Medical College and Hospital
* Calcutta National Medical College
* Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur
* IIM
* IISER
* Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management
* Indian Statistical Institute
* Jadavpur University
* Maulana Azad College
* Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies
* Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
* Netaji Subhas Open University
* National Institute for Research in Bacterial Infections
* Presidency University
* Rabindra Bharati University
* Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
* School of Tropical Medicine
* Scottish Church College
* St. Xavier's College
* University of Calcutta
* West Bengal University of Health Sciences
* West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
* Calcutta School of Music
* Narula Institute of Technology
* Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
* Vivek Tirtha

Industry and
economy|

* ABP Group
* Allahabad Bank
* AMRI Hospitals
* Andrew Yule and Company
* Baidyanath Group
* Balmer Lawrie
* Batanagar
* Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals
* Berger Paints
* Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam
* Biecco Lawrie
* Birds Jute and Export
* Birla Corporation
* Braithwaite & Co.
* Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company
* Bridge and Roof Company
* Britannia Industries
* Burn & Company
* Burnpur
* Burn Standard Company
* Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC)
* Calcutta Stock Exchange
* Chandras' Chemical Factory
* Coal India
* Damodar Valley Corporation
* Emami
* Exide Industries
* Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
* GKB Opticals
* Hawkers
* Hind Motor
* Hindustan Ambassador
* IISCO Steel Plant
* India Government Mint, Kolkata
* ITC Limited
* Jai Balaji group
* Jessop & Company
* Kolkata Port Trust
* Lexulous
* Limtex
* Lux Industries
* National Insurance Company
* Peerless Group
* Saregama
* Sinclairs Hotels Limited
* Tata Global Beverages
* The Park Hotels
* UCO Bank
* United Bank of India
* VISA Steel

Transportation|

| Road|

* Calcutta Tramways Company
* Calcutta State Transport Corporation
* Kalyani Expressway
* Kolkata Bus Rapid Transit System
* West Bengal Transport Corporation
* South Bengal State Transport Corporation
* Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu)
* Belghoria Expressway
* Vidyasagar Setu
* Vivekananda Setu
* Nivedita Setu
* Golden Quadrilateral
* Rickshaw
* Hand-pulled rickshaw

|

Rail|

* Kolkata Metro
* Kolkata Suburban Railway
* Eastern Railway
* South Eastern Railway
* Trams in Kolkata
* Kolkata LRTS
* Howrah railway station
* Kolkata railway station
* Sealdah railway station
* Shalimar railway station
* Kolkata Monorail

Sea|

* Port of Kolkata

Air|

* Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
* List of airports

Culture|

* Kolkata Book Fair
* Kolkata Rainbow Pride Walk
* Calcutta Youth Choir
* Coffee House
* Dwarkin
* Festivals
* Kolkata International Film Festival
* Dover Lane Music Conference
* Kolkata in the media
* Music of Bengal
* Nandan
* Priya
* Rabindra Nritya Natya
* Rabindra Sangeet
* Ritwik Ghatak
* Satyajit Ray
* Feluda
* Byomkesh Bakshi
* Ghanada
* Prostitution in Kolkata
* Tenida
* Tollywood
* Ghosts in Bengali culture
* Adda
* Rabindra Tirtha
* Nazrul Tirtha
* Mishti Hub
* Football
* Kolkata derby
* Group theatre of Kolkata

| Ethnic enclaves|

* Bow Barracks (Anglo-Indian)
* Chinatown, Kolkata (Chinese)
* Tangra, Kolkata (Chinese)
* Zakaria Street (Bihari Muslim)
* Armani-para (Armenian)

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Places of
worship|

| Hindu|

* Belur Math
* Birla Mandir, Kolkata
* Dakshineswar Kali Temple
* Kalighat
* Kripamayee Kali Temple
* Baranagar Math
* Alambazar Math

|

Christian|

* St. Paul's Cathedral
* Holy Rosary Cathedral (Portuguese Church)
* St. John's Church
* Parasnath Temple

Others|

* Nakhoda Mosque
* Tipu Sultan Mosque
* Chinese temples in Kolkata
* Magen David Synagogue

Sports|

* ATK
* Barasat Stadium
* B.C. Roy Trophy
* Beighton Cup
* Bengal cricket team
* Bhawanipore FC
* Calcutta Cricket and Football Club
* Calcutta Polo Club
* Calcutta South Club
* Bengal Tigers
* Calcutta Cricket and Football Club
* Calcutta Football League
* Dalhousie AC
* East Bengal FC
* East Bengal Ground
* Eastern Railway FC
* Eden Gardens
* Indian Football Association
* IFA Shield
* Kalighat Milan Sangha FC
* Kishore Bharati Krirangan
* Kolkata derby
* Kolkata Knight Riders
* Kolkata Police Friendship Cup Football Tournament
* Kolkata Vipers
* Mohammedan Sporting Club
* Mohammedan Sporting Ground
* Mohun Bagan Super Giant
* Mohun Bagan Ground
* Netaji Indoor Stadium
* Indian Arrows
* United SC
* Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
* Salt Lake Stadium
* Sunfeast Open
* Southern Samity
* Subroto Cup
* Aryan FC
* Tollygunge Agragami FC
* West Bengal football team

Other topics|

* Adwaita
* Zoological Garden, Alipore
* Bengal Club
* Calcutta Club
* Calcutta Rowing Club
* Central Forensic Science Laboratory
* Chinese of Calcutta
* Early phase of printing in Calcutta
* Electoral constituencies
* List of people from Kolkata
* Fort William
* Hooghly River
* Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden
* Maidan
* Missionaries of Charity
* Princeton Club
* Rabindra Sarobar
* Royal Calcutta Golf Club
* Sonagachi
* South Park Street Cemetery
* Tollygunge Club
* Tala tank

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Sports teams based in West Bengal

American football|

EFLI
Kolkata Vipers

Cricket|

IPL
Kolkata Knight Riders
ICL
Royal Bengal Tigers (now defunct)
CCL
Bengal Tigers
Ranji
Bengal cricket team

Field hockey|

CHL
East Bengal
Mohun Bagan

Football|

ISL
East Bengal
Mohun Bagan
I-League 2nd Division
Bhawanipore
Kalighat Milan Sangha
Mohammedan
United SC
Elite League
Bhawanipore
East Bengal
Kalighat Milan Sangha
Mohammedan
Mohun Bagan
United SC
NFL
East Bengal
Mohun Bagan
Mohammedan
Tollygunge Agragami
Durand Cup
East Bengal
Mohammedan
Mohun Bagan
Santosh Trophy
West Bengal Football Team
IFA
East Bengal
Mohammedan
Mohun Bagan
United SC

Kabaddi|

Pro Kabaddi
Bengal Warriors

Rugby union|

AISART
Calcutta CFC
Jungle Crows
Sergeant's Institute

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