East Bengal FC in international football

Main article: East Bengal FC

This article is about East Bengal in international football. For records and statistics, see List of East Bengal FC records and statistics.

East Bengal in International Football

East Bengal vs Dynamo Torpedo, at the Central Dynamo Stadium in Moscow (21 August 1953).

Club|  East Bengal
Most appearances| AFC Cup
Mehtab Hossain (34)
Top scorer|

* All Competitions
Bhaichung Bhutia (11)
* Asian Club Championship
Debasish Roy (8)
* Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Bhaichung Bhutia (8)
* AFC Cup
Cristiano Junior and Chidi Edeh (6)

First entry| 1985–86
Latest entry| 2024–25
Titles
ASEAN Club Championship|

* 2003

East Bengal Football Club is an Indian association football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, which competes in the top tier of Indian football. The club was formed when the vice-president of Jorabagan, Suresh Chandra Chaudhuri, resigned when Jorabagan sent out their starting eleven but with the notable exclusion of defender Sailesh Bose who was dropped from the squad for reasons not disclosed when they were about to face Mohun Bagan in the Coochbehar Cup Semi-Final on 28 July 1920. He along with Raja Manmatha Nath Chaudhuri, Ramesh Chandra Sen, and Aurobinda Ghosh, formed East Bengal, in Jorabagan home of Suresh Chandra on 1 August 1920; 99 years ago.[1] East Bengal started playing in the Calcutta Football League 2nd division from 1921 and in 1925 they qualified for the first division for the first time and since then they have won numerous titles in Indian Football.[1]

East Bengal joined the National Football League since its inception in 1996[2] and is the only club to play all seasons till date, even after its name change to I-League in 2007.[3] East Bengal have won the National Football League thrice: 2000–01, 2002–03 and 2003–04 and became runners up 7 times, the most number of times by any Indian football club. Among other trophies, East Bengal have won the Calcutta Football League 39 times, IFA Shield 28 times, Federation Cup 8 times and the Durand Cup 16 times.[4]

Apart from domestic success, East Bengal club has been extremely successful among Indian football clubs in the international arena, having won four trophies on foreign soil including the famous ASEAN Club Championship in 2003.[5][6]

## Major appearances

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Competition  | No. of appearances  | Seasons  | Best result

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Asian Club Championship[a] | 2  | 1985–86, 1998–99 | Group stages (1985–86)
Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 5  | 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995, 1997–98 | Quarter-finals (1991–92)
AFC Champions League Two[b] | 9  | 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2024–25 | Semi-finals (2013)[7]
AFC Challenge League | 1  | 2024–25 | Quarter-finals (2024–25)

1. ^ Was known as AFC Champions League from 2002 till 2024 and is now known as the AFC Champions League Elite since 2024.
2. ^ Was known as AFC Cup from 2004 till 2024 and is now known as the AFC Champions League Two since 2024.

## Participation record

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AFC Tournaments[8] | Season  | Competition  | Result  | Ref.

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1985–86  | Central Asia Champions' Cup | Champions  | [6]
Asian Club Championship | Group stage  | [9]
1991–92  | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | Quarter Finals  | [10]
1993–94  | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | Second Round  | [11]
1994–95  | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | First Round  | [12]
1995–96  | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | Second Round  | [13]
1997–98  | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | Second Round  | [14]
1998–99  | Asian Club Championship | First Round  | [15]
2003–04  | AFC Cup | Quarter Finals  | [16]
2004–05  | AFC Cup | Group stage  | [17]
2007–08  | AFC Cup | Group stage  | [18]
2009–10  | AFC Cup | Group stage  | [19]
2010–11  | AFC Cup | Group stage  | [20]
2011–12  | AFC Cup | Group stage  | [21]
2012–13  | AFC Cup | Semi Finals  | [22]
2014–15  | AFC Cup | Group stage  | [23]
2024–25  | AFC Champions League Two | Preliminary stage  | [24]
AFC Challenge League | Quarter finals  |
Invitational Tournaments[25] | Season  | Country  | Competition  | Result

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1953–54  |  Romania  | 1953 World Youth Festival | Fourth Place
1991–92  |  Bangladesh  | 1991 BTC Club Cup | Semi Finals
1993–94  |  Nepal  | 1993 Wai Wai Cup  | Champions
1996–97  |  Nepal  | 1996 Coca-Cola Cup | Semi Finals
1996–97  |  Bangladesh  | 1996 Bangabandhu Cup[26] | Group stage
2003–04  |  Indonesia  | 2003 ASEAN Club Championship | Champions
2004–05  |  England  | 2004 Pepsi Max Challenge Cup  | Fourth Place
2004–05  |  Nepal  | 2004 San Miguel International Cup  | Champions
2011–12  |  Vietnam  | 2011 BTV Becamex IDC Cup | Group stage
2015–16  |  Bangladesh  | 2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup | Runner's Up

## Statistics

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

### Overall Record in Continental Competitions

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Includes records from qualifier and preliminary stage matches as well.
Competition  | First match  | Last match  | Record

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %
Asian Club Championship | 2 August 1985  | 3 October 1998  | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11  | 055.56
Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 1 September 1991  | 8 November 1997  | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 33 | −2  | 038.89
AFC Cup/AFC Champions League Two | 10 February 2004  | 14 August 2024  | 56 | 15 | 12 | 29 | 73 | 107 | −34  | 026.79
AFC Challenge League | 26 October 2024  | 12 March 2025  | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3  | 040.00
Total  | 88 | 29 | 15 | 44 | 135 | 157 | −22  | 032.95

Last updated: 12 March 2025
Source: Competitions

### Top scorers

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Rank  | Pos.  | Nat.  | Name  | Asian CC | Asian CWC | AFC Cup/AFC CL Two | AFC CGL | Total

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1  | FW  |  | Bhaichung Bhutia | — | 8 | 3 | — | 11
2  | FW  |  | Debasish Roy  | 8 | — | — | — | 8
3  | FW  |  | Cristiano Júnior | — | — | 6 | — | 6
FW  |  | Chidi Edeh | — | — | 6 | — | 6
5  | FW  |  | Biswajit Bhattacharya | 5 | — | — | — | 5
MF  |  | Carlton Chapman | — | 5 | — | — | 5
FW  |  | Tolgay Özbey | — | — | 5 | — | 5
8  | FW  |  | Mike Okoro | — | — | 4 | — | 4
FW  |  | Edmilson Marques Pardal | — | — | 4 | — | 4
MF  |  | Lalrindika Ralte | — | — | 4 | — | 4
MF  |  | Penn Orji | — | — | 4 | — | 4
FW  |  | Ranti Martins | — | — | 4 | — | 4
FW  |  | Dimitrios Diamantakos | — | — | — | 4  | 4

### Hat tricks

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Date  | Name  | Opponent  | Competition  | Result  | Ref.

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2 August 1985  |  Biswajit Bhattacharya4 |  New Road Team | 1985–86 Asian Club Championship | 7–0  | [6]
10 August 1985  |  Debasish Roy  |  Club Valencia | 1985–86 Asian Club Championship | 9–0  | [6]
1 October 1993  |  Carlton Chapman |  Al-Zawra'a SC | 1993-94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 6–2  | [27]
16 July 2003  |  Bhaichung Bhutia5 |  Philippine Army FC | 2003 ASEAN Club Championship | 6–0  | [28]
25 May 2005  |  Ernest Jeremiah |  Nebitçi Balkanabat | 2005 AFC Cup | 3–2  | [29]
15 May 2013  |  Chidi Edeh |  Yangon United | 2013 AFC Cup | 5–1  | [30]

4 Scored 4 Goals
6 Scored 6 Goals

## Asian Club Championship

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Main article: AFC Champions League

The AFC Champions League is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation. Introduced in 1967 as the Asian Club Championship, the competition rebranded and took on its current name in 2002 as a result of the merger between the Asian Club Championship, the Asian Cup Winners' Cup and the Asian Super Cup. East Bengal took part in the competition twice (1985–86 and 1998–99), failing to go past the group stage/first round both times.[31]

### 1985–86 Asian Club Championship

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Main article: 1985–86 Asian Club Championship

#### 1985 Coca-Cola Cup

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Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  East Bengal | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 20  | 0  | +20  | 10  | Qualify to Group stage
2  |  Abahani Krira Chakra | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 17  | 4  | +13  | 8  |
3  |  Saunders SC (H) | 5  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 12  | 8  | +4  | 5
4  |  PIA FC | 5  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 8  | 8  | 0  | 4
5  |  New Road Team | 5  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 8  | 11  | −3  | 3
6  |  Club Valencia | 5  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 2  | 36  | −34  | 0

Source: Champions' Cup 1985/86
(H) Hosts

* Afghanistan and  Iran champions withdrew.

East Bengal qualified for the 1985–86 Asian Club Championship after winning the 1985 Federation Cup.[citation needed] The Red and Gold brigade became the first Indian "club" to qualify for the Asian Club Championship.[31] The format of the tournament was different with different zonal tournaments that were held and the winners of these zonal tournaments would progress into the main finals to be held in Jedah, Saudi Arabia.[6] East Bengal was part of the Central Asia Zone, and the tournament was named Coca-Cola Cup.[6] They were to face the champions of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Maldives however, the two teams from Iran and Afghanistan withdrew their names.[6] The team traveled to Colombo, Sri Lanka where the tournament was hosted and in the first game defeated the champions of Nepal, New Road Team by 7-0 to start their campaign, with forward Biswajit Bhattacharya scoring four goals in the game.[6] In the second match against the favourites Abahani Krira Chakra from Bangladesh, East Bengal managed a 1-0 victory courtesy of a solitary strike from forward Debasish Roy.[6] The next three games, East Bengal won with ease, including a 9-0 victory over Maldivian champions Club Valencia, with Debasish Roy scoring a hattrick, and thus recording the biggest margin of victory by an Indian team over any foreign opponents till date.[31] East Bengal became the champion of the tournament winning all the games, without conceding a single goal.[6] Defender Tarun Dey was awarded the Man of the Tournament award while forward Debasish Roy ended as the second top scorer with 7 goals.[6]

##### Matches

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Win Draw Loss

East Bengal  v  New Road Team 2 August 1985 1|  East Bengal  | 7–0|  New Road Team | Colombo, Sri Lanka

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| Biswajit Bhattacharya
Debasish Roy
Birbhadra Pradhan (o.g.) |  |  | Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium

East Bengal  v  Abahani Krira Chakra 5 August 1985 2|  East Bengal  | 1–0|  Abahani Krira Chakra | Colombo, Sri Lanka

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| Debasish Roy  |  |  | Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium

East Bengal  v  PIA 7 August 1985 3|  East Bengal  | 2–0|  PIA | Colombo, Sri Lanka

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| Biswajit Bhattacharya
Debasish Roy  |  |  | Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium

East Bengal  v  Club Valencia 10 August 1985 4|  East Bengal  | 9–0|  Club Valencia | Colombo, Sri Lanka

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| Debasish Roy
Jamshid Nassiri
Monojit Das
Debasish Mishra
Samar Choudhury  |  |  | Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium

East Bengal  v  Saunders 14 August 1985 5|  East Bengal  | 1–0|  Saunders | Colombo, Sri Lanka

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| Jamshid Nassiri |  |  | Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium

#### 1985–86 Asian Club Championship

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East Bengal qualified for the main round of the 1985–86 Asian Club Championship by winning the Coca-Cola Cup in Sri Lanka[6] and was allotted into the Group A, along with Al-Ahli of Saudi Arabia and Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian of Indonesia. Assistant coach Shyam Thapa took charge of the team after P. K. Banerjee had resigned from his position after the Coca-Cola Cup victory as he took over the India national team.[6] In the opening match, on 19 January 1986, East Bengal faced the Saudi and West Asia champions Al-Ahli and even managed to score first with Debasish Roy scoring in the 33rd minute but the Saudi team came back strong with two goals from Khaled Abu Rass as they lost 2-1.[6][9] In the second game on 21 January 1986, East Bengal faced another defeat against Indonesian and ASEAN champions Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian as they went down 2-0 and were eliminated from the tournament.[6][9]

#### Group stage

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Main article: 1985–86 Asian Club Championship § Group A

East Bengal FC was drawn in Group A along with Al-Ahli of Saudi Arabia and Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian of Indonesia.

Pos | Team

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1  |  Al-Ahli Jeddah (H) | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 1  | +2  | 4  | Advance to Knockout stage
2  |  Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 1  | +1  | 2
3  |  East Bengal | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 4  | −3  | 0  |

Source: Champions' Cup 1985/86
(H) Hosts

##### Matches

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Win Draw Loss

Al-Ahli v  East Bengal 19 January 1986 (1986-01-19) 1|  Al-Ahli | 2–1|  East Bengal | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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| Khaled Abu Rass  38', 88' |  | Debashish Roy  33' | Stadium: Prince Abdullah Stadium

East Bengal  v  Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian 21 January 1986 (1986-01-21) 2|  East Bengal  | 0–2|  Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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|  |  | Bambang Nurdiansyah  65'
Saud Lumban Tobing  74' | Stadium: Prince Abdullah Stadium

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### 1998–99 Asian Club Championship

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Main article: 1998–99 Asian Club Championship

East Bengal took part in the 1998–99 Asian Club Championship after finishing runners-up of the 1997–98 National Football League and was drawn against Chinese giants Dalian Wanda FC in the first round.[15] On 19 September 1998, East Bengal travelled to Dalian, China for the first leg of the tie and suffered a 6-0 loss, their heaviest defeat in continental competitions to this date.[31] China national team forward Wang Tao scored a hat-trick for the Chinese side.[15] In the return leg on 3 October 1998, East Bengal managed to hold on to a 0-0 draw at the Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri and were eliminated from the competition.[15][31]

#### Matches

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Win Draw Loss

Dalian Wanda v  East Bengal 19 September 1998 (1998-09-19) First Round|  Dalian Wanda | 6–0|  East Bengal | Dalian, China

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| Wang Tao
Hans Eklund
Hao Haidong |  |  | Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium

East Bengal  v  Dalian Wanda 3 October 1998 (1998-10-03) First Round|  East Bengal  | 0–0
(0–6 agg.)|  Dalian Wanda | Siliguri, India

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## Asian Cup Winners' Cup

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Main article: Asian Cup Winners' Cup

The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation. The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC. In India, the winners of the Durand Cup used to participate in the tournament. East Bengal took part in the Asian Cup Winners' Cup five times, reaching the quarter-finals in their maiden appearance in 1991–92.[31]

### 1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

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Main article: 1991-92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

East Bengal qualified for the 1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup by winning the 1991 Durand Cup. The 1991 season also saw East Bengal, under the coaching of Syed Nayeemuddin, win the Calcutta Football League without even conceding a single goal throughout the tournament.[32] East Bengal was drawn against Abhani Krira Chakra of Bangladesh in the first round of the tournament. In the first-leg, away at the Bangabandhu Stadium, East Bengal drew goalless against a resolute Abahani side. In the return leg at the Salt Lake Stadium, East Bengal managed to grab a 1-0 victory with Bikash Panji scoring the solitary winner for the Red and Gold brigade as they reached the Quarter-finals where they faced Nissan FC of Japan, who would eventually go on to become the Champions of the tournament. In the first-leg, playing home at the Salt Lake Stadium, East Bengal was beaten 1-3 by the 1991 Emperor's Cup champions and in the return leg, East Bengal lost 4-0 and was eliminated from the tournament.[10]

#### Matches

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Win Draw Loss

Abhani Krira Chakra v  East Bengal 1 September 1991 First Round|  Abhani Krira Chakra | 0–0|  East Bengal | Dhaka, Bangladesh

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East Bengal  v  Abhani Krira Chakra 8 September 1991 First Round|  East Bengal  | 1–0
(1–0 agg.)|  Abhani Krira Chakra | Kolkata, India

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| Bikash Panji |  |  | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium

East Bengal  v  Nissan 5 December 1991 Quarter-Final|  East Bengal  | 1–3|  Nissan | Kolkata, India

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| Peter Maguire  |  | Matsuhashi
Zaizen | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium

Nissan v  East Bengal 11 December 1991 Quarter-Final|  Nissan | 4–0
(7–1 agg.)|  East Bengal | Yokohama, Japan

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| Matsuhashi
Jinno |  |  | Stadium: Mitsuzawa Football Stadium

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### 1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

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Main article: 1993-94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

East Bengal qualified for the 1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup by winning the 1993 Durand Cup. East Bengal was drawn with Al-Zawra of Iraq, the 1992–93 Iraq FA Cup champions in the first round of the tournament. Due to the ongoing war situation in Iraq, both the legs were held in India, the first leg at the Salt Lake Stadium while the second leg was held at the Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri, which was a home game for the Iraq side.[33] In the first leg, East Bengal shocked the Iraqi champions and defeated them 6-2 with Carlton Chapman scoring a hat-trick and Sisir Ghosh, Aqueel Ansari and Kumaresh Bhawal scoring one each for East Bengal.[34] Mudhir Khalef Muhsim and Sahib Abbas Hassan scored two for the Iraqi champions. In the return leg, however, Al-Zawra came back strong with a 2-0 win at Siliguri with goals from Sahib Abbas Hassan and Ziad Tariq Aziz, but East Bengal progressed into the second round with a 6-4 aggregate score.[33] In the second round, East Bengal faced South China of Hong Kong. East Bengal lost the first leg at home 1-0 and suffered a 4-1 defeat away in Hong Kong as they were eliminated from the tournament.[11]

#### Matches

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Win Draw Loss

East Bengal  v  Al-Zawra 6 October 1993 First Round|  East Bengal  | 6–2|  Al-Zawra | Kolkata, India

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| Chapman ?', ?', ?'
Ghosh ?'
Ansari ?'
Bhawal ?' |  | Khalaf ?'
Abbas ?' | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium

Al-Zawra v  East Bengal 8 October 1993 First Round|  Al-Zawra | 2–0
(4–6 agg.)|  East Bengal | Siliguri, India

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| Abbas ?'
Tariq ?' |  |  | Stadium: Kanchenjunga Stadium

East Bengal  v  South China 1 November 1993 Second Round|  East Bengal  | 0–1|  South China | Kolkata, India

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|  |  | Wai Chi Loh  ?' | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium

South China v  East Bengal 7 November 1993 Second Round|  South China | 4–1
(5–1 agg.)|  East Bengal | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

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| Aau  ?', ?'
Marco  ?'
Chungman  ?' |  | Bhutia ?' | Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium

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### 1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

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Main article: 1994-95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

East Bengal qualified for the 1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup after being runner-up of the 1994 Durand Cup, as Mohun Bagan who were the champions, also won the Federation Cup and qualified for the 1994–95 Asian Club Championship.[12] In the preliminary round for the East Asia zone held in Colombo Sri Lanka, East Bengal was drawn with Renown of Sri Lanka and Club Lagoons of Maldives. East Bengal won 4-0 in the opening game against Club Lagoons but lost 2-1 against the hosts Renown in their second match to finish second in the group.[12] East Bengal qualified for the main tournament as the group runners and faced TOT of Thailand. In the first leg game away in Bangkok, East Bengal lost 4-1 to the 1993 Thai FA Cup champions. In the return leg, however, East Bengal withdrew from the tournament as the match was not held due to a plague scare in Kolkata and no dates could be confirmed. Telecom Club advanced to the quarterfinal on the basis of their first-leg triumph.[31][12]

#### Preliminary round (East Asia)

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East Bengal was drawn with Renown SC of Sri Lanka and Club Lagoons of Maldives in the preliminary round of the tournament.

Team

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Renown SC | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | +1  | 2[a]
East Bengal | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 2  | +3  | 2
Club Lagoons | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 4  | −4  | 0[a]

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

1. ^ a b missing one result (Renown won or drew and won the group)

#### Matches

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Win Draw Loss

East Bengal  v  Club Lagoons 4 August 1994 Preliminary|  East Bengal  | 4–0|  Club Lagoons | Colombo, Sri Lanka

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| Carlton Chapman
Shishir Ghosh
Sanjay Majhi  |  |  | Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium

Renown v  East Bengal 6 August 1994 Preliminary|  Renown | 2–1|  East Bengal | Colombo, Sri Lanka

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| Debanath  ?', ?' |  | Kiron Khongsai  ?' | Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium

TOT v  East Bengal 3 September 1994 First Round|  TOT | 4–1|  East Bengal | Bangkok, Thailand

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| Ampan  ?', ?'
Lunpet  ?'
Aistukaida  ?' (pen.) |  | Bhaichung Bhutia | Stadium: TOT Stadium

East Bengal  v  TOT 16 September 1994 First Round|  East Bengal  | (w/o)
(1–7 agg.)|  TOT | Kolkata, India

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|  |  |  | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium

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### 1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

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Main article: 1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

East Bengal qualified for the 1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup by winning the 1995 Durand Cup. In the first round, East Bengal received a bye and progressed into the second round of the tournament where they were drawn against New Radiant of Maldives.[13] In the first leg, away at Malé, East Bengal suffered a 3-0 defeat which became too big of a margin to overcome in the second leg, even after winning 2-0 at home, as they were eliminated from the tournament with a 2-3 aggregate score in favour of New Radiant. Biswanath Mondal and Bhaichung Bhutia had scored in the home win for East Bengal.[31][13]

#### Matches

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Win Draw Loss

New Radiant v  East Bengal 8 October 1995 Second Round|  New Radiant | 3–0|  East Bengal | Malé, Maldives

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| no Information |  |  | Stadium: Rasmee Dhandu Stadium

East Bengal  v  New Radiant 22 October 1995 Second Round|  East Bengal  | 2–0
(2–3 agg.)|  New Radiant | Kolkata, India

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| Biswanath Mondal
Bhaichung Bhutia |  |  | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium

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### 1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

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Main article: 1997-98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

East Bengal qualified for the 1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup after winning the 1996 Indian Federation Cup. Churchill Brothers were supposed to get the slot for being the runners-up of the 1996–97 National Football League but since JCT, the champions, did not participate in the 1997–98 Asian Club Championship, Churchill Brothers got the spot and East Bengal qualified for the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.[31] In the first round, East Bengal was drawn against Tribhuvan Club of Nepal and in the first leg at home, East Bengal recorded an 8-0 win over the side from Nepal, their second biggest win in continental football.[31] In the away game, East Bengal snatched up a 3-0 victory as they progressed into the second round with an 11-0 aggregate score. In the second round, East Bengal faced the 1996 Emperor's Cup champions Verdy Kawasaki of Japan. In the first leg, away at Naraha, Fukushima, East Bengal suffered a 5-2 defeat against the J League side, however, in the return leg, at Kolkata, East Bengal surprised the Japanese team with a famous 1-0 win courtesy of a solitary strike from Kenyan defender Sammy Omollo.[35] Naushad Moosa also missed a penalty for East Bengal and they were eliminated with a 5-3 aggregate score for Verdy Kawasaki.[14]

#### Matches

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Win Draw Loss

East Bengal  v  Tribhuvan Club 15 August 1997 First Round|  East Bengal  | 8–0|  Tribhuvan Club | Kolkata, India

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| Bhaichung Bhutia ?', ?'
Somatai Shaiza  ?'
Naushad Moosa ?'
Marcelo Garcia  ?'
Nazimul Haq  ?'
Falguni Dutta  ?'
A Sarvanan  ?' |  |  | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium

Tribhuvan Club v  East Bengal 15 September 1997 First Round|  Tribhuvan Club | 0–3
(0–11 agg.)|  East Bengal | Kathmandu, Nepal

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|  |  | Bhaichung Bhutia ?'
Marcelo Garcia  ?'
Sammy Omollo ?' | Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium

Verdy Kawasaki v  East Bengal 15 October 1997 Second Round|  Verdy Kawasaki | 5–2|  East Bengal | Naraha, Fukushima, Japan

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| Sugawara ?'
Alcindo ?', ?', ?'
Y. Miura ?' |  | Bhaichung Bhutia ?', ?' | Stadium: J-Village Stadium
Attendance: 2,136

East Bengal  v  Verdy Kawasaki 8 November 1997 Second Round|  East Bengal  | 1–0
(3–5 agg.)|  Verdy Kawasaki | Kolkata, India

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| Naushad Moosa 41'
Sammy Omollo 61' | Report |  | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 30,000

## AFC Cup

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Main article: AFC Cup

The AFC Cup is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, started in 2004. The competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying slots in the top-tier AFC Champions League, based on the AFC Club Competitions Ranking. In India, the winners of the Federation Cup and the I-League received direct entries into the tournament. Since the Federation Cup was abolished in 2017, the slot was given to the play-off winners of the Indian Super League. East Bengal has participated eight times in the tournament, reaching the knockout stages twice including a semi-final appearance in 2013.[31]

### 2004 AFC Cup

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Main article: 2004 AFC Cup

East Bengal qualified for the 2004 AFC Cup after winning the 2002–03 National Football League and was placed in Group E alongside Geylang United of Singapore, Negeri Sembilan of Malaysia and Island of Maldives. East Bengal began their campaign on a terrific note as they won all of their first four matches in the group stages and confirmed their place in the quarter-finals. They set a record of winning eight consecutive matches against foreign opposition, the most by any Indian team, bettering their own record of five wins, back in the Coca-Cola Cup.[36] East Bengal also thus became the first Indian team to qualify for AFC Cup knockout stages,[37] where they faced the eventual finalist Al-Jaish of Syria. In the first leg at home, East Bengal held the Syrian champions to a goalless draw,[38] however, the Syrian team won 3-0 at home and East Bengal were eliminated from the tournament.[16]

#### Group stage

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Main article: 2004 AFC Cup § Group E

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1  |  East Bengal | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 14  | 8  | +6  | 13  | Advance to Quarter-finals
2  |  Geylang United | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 12  | 5  | +7  | 13
3  |  Negeri Sembilan | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 11  | 9  | +2  | 6  |
4  |  Island FC | 6  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 2  | 17  | −15  | 3

Source: AFC Cup 2004

### Bracket

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| Quarter-finals | | | Semi-Finals | | | Final |

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|  Al-Wahda (a) | 2 | 2 | 4 | | |
|  Al-Nejmeh Beirut | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| |  Al-Wahda | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| | |  Geylang United | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|  Perak FA | 1 | 2 | 3 |

|  Geylang United | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| |  Al-Wahda | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| | |  Al-Jaish (a) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
|  East Bengal | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

|  Al-Jaish | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| |  Al-Jaish | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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| | |  Home United FC | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|  Olympic Beirut | 3 | 1 | 4 |

|  Home United FC | 3 | 2 | 5 |

##### Matches

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Geylang United v  East Bengal 10 February 2004 Group stage|  Geylang United | 2–3|  East Bengal | Kowloon, Hong Kong

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| Mohd Hafiz Rahim  40'
Jeykanth Jeyapal  90' | (Report) | Cristiano Junior 45', 76'
Bijen Singh  83' | Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 369
Referee: K Matsumura

East Bengal  v  Negeri Sembilan 25 February 2004 Group stage|  East Bengal  | 4–2|  Negeri Sembilan | Kolkata, India

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| Mike Okoro 9'
Cristiano Junior 34' (pen.), 70'
Baichung Bhutia 77' | (Report) | K. Rajan 45'
Shahrin Abdul Majid  64' | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: C Win

Island v  East Bengal 7 April 2004 Group stage|  Island | 1–2|  East Bengal | Malé, Maldives

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| Ahmed Sunain 72' (pen.) | (Report) | Baichung Bhutia 36'
Mike Okoro 90' | Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: S Mujghef

East Bengal  v  Island 21 April 2004 Group stage|  East Bengal  | 3–0|  Island | Kolkata, India

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| Douglas 9'
Cristiano Junior 36'
Mike Okoro 85' | (Report)[permanent dead link‍] |  | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: A Albadwawi

East Bengal  v  Geylang United 5 May 2004 Group stage|  East Bengal  | 1–1|  Geylang United | Kolkata, India

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| Mike Okoro 76' | (Report) | Daniel Hill 33' | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: B Williams

Negeri Sembilan v  East Bengal 18 May 2004 Group stage|  Negeri Sembilan | 2–1|  East Bengal | Kowloon, Hong Kong

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| Suharmin Yusof 23' (49) | (Report) | Cristiano Junior 24' | Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 208
Referee: S Tongkhan

East Bengal  v  Al-Jaish 14 September 2004 Quarter-Final|  East Bengal  | 0–0|  Al-Jaish | Kolkata, India

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Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Lusullin Naii

Al-Jaish v  East Bengal 21 September 2004 Quarter-Final|  Al-Jaish | 3–0
(3-0 agg.)|  East Bengal | Amman, Jordan

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| Adel Abdullah 16'
Mohamed Al Zeno 50'
Feras Esmaeel 87' |  |  | Stadium: King Abdullah Stadium

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### 2005 AFC Cup

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Main article: 2005 AFC Cup

East Bengal qualified for the 2005 AFC Cup after winning the 2003–04 National Football League and was placed in Group B alongside Al-Faisaly of Jordan, Nebitçi Balkanabat of Turkmenistan and Muktijoddha Sangsad of Bangladesh. In the opening game, at home, East Bengal drew goalless with Muktijoddha Sangsad of Bangladesh. East Bengal lost the next three matches to Nebitçi Balkanabat away and Al-Faisaly twice both home and away. They managed to win the last two matches, first a 1-0 win against Muktijoddha Sangsad away in Dhaka and then a 3-2 win at home against Nebitçi Balkanabat, courtesy of a hat-trick scored by Earnest Jeremiah.[29] However, with two wins and one draw, East Bengal finished third in the group with seven points and was eliminated from the tournament.[17]

#### Group stage

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Main article: 2005 AFC Cup § Group A

Team

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Al-Faisaly | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 15  | 5  | +10  | 14
Nebitçi Balkanabat | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 11  | 11  | 0  | 8
East Bengal Club Calcutta | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 11  | −5  | 7
Muktijoddha Sangsad Dhaka | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 3  | 8  | −5  | 4

Source: [citation needed]

##### Matches

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East Bengal  v  Muktijoddha Sangsad 9 March 2005 Group stage|  East Bengal  | 0–0|  Muktijoddha Sangsad | Kolkata, India

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Nebitçi Balkanabat v  East Bengal 16 March 2005 Group stage|  Nebitçi Balkanabat | 3–2|  East Bengal | Balkanabat, Turkmenistan

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| Vitaliy Alikperov 1'
Rowshen Meredov 60'
Hojaahmet Arazov 83' |  | Marcos Secco 52'
Baichung Bhutia 90+2' | Stadium: Balkanabat Stadium

Al-Faisaly v  East Bengal 6 April 2005 Group stage|  Al-Faisaly | 5–0|  East Bengal | Amman, Jordan

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| Mo'ayyad Salim 13', 43', 73'
Saman Halasa 50', 69' |  |  | Stadium: Amman International Stadium

East Bengal  v  Al-Faisaly 20 April 2005 Group stage|  East Bengal  | 0–1|  Al-Faisaly | Kolkata, India

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|  |  | Hatem Aqel 31' (pen.) | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium

Muktijoddha Sangsad v  East Bengal 11 May 2005 Group stage|  Muktijoddha Sangsad | 0–1|  East Bengal | Dhaka, Bangladesh

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|  |  | Bijen Singh 75' | Stadium: Bangabandhu Stadium

East Bengal  v  Nebitçi Balkanabat 25 May 2005 Group stage|  East Bengal  | 3–2|  Nebitçi Balkanabat | Kolkata, India

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| Earnest Jeremiah 28', 57', 63' |  | Farhat Bazarov 53'
Hojaahmet Arazov 88' | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium

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### 2008 AFC Cup

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Main article: 2008 AFC Cup

East Bengal FC qualified for the 2008 AFC Cup after winning the 2007 Federation Cup in Ludhiana and were placed in Group B alongside Safa SC of Lebanon, Al-Wahdat of Jordan and Al-Ahli San‘a’ of Yemen. The Red and Gold brigade lost the first match to Safa SC away at the Sports City Stadium, Beirut by a solitary goal but won back to back matches, first against Al-Ahli San‘a’ at the Salt Lake Stadium courtesy of a brilliant strike by Edmilson Marques Pardal and then against Al-Wahdat away at the Prince Mohammad Stadium, Zarqa by 2–0 with strikes from Alvito D'Cunha and Ikechukwu Gift Ibe, thus becoming the first Indian club to win at away against a West Asian team. East Bengal FC however, could not win any more matches in the group stage as they finished third with 2 wins and a draw and were eliminated on goal difference.

#### Group stage

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Main article: 2008 AFC Cup § Group B

Team

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Safa | 6  | 2  | 4  | 0  | 8  | 6  | +2  | 10
Al-Wahdat | 6  | 1  | 4  | 1  | 12  | 12  | 0  | 7
East Bengal | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 5  | 6  | −1  | 7
Al-Ahli San‘a’ | 6  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 3  | 4  | −1  | 6

Source: [citation needed]

Safa v  East Bengal 11 March 2008 |  Safa | 1–0|  East Bengal | Sports City Stadium, Beirut

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18:00 UTC+3 | Bernard Mbassi 17' | (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍] |  | Attendance: 700
Referee:  Mahmood Mohd Juma Al Ghatrifi

East Bengal v  Al-Ahli San‘a’ 18 March 2008 |  East Bengal | 1–0|  Al-Ahli San‘a’ | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

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15:00 UTC+5:30 | Edmilson Marques Pardal 31' | (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍] |  | Attendance: 6,000
Referee:  Minoru Tōjō

Al-Wahdat v  East Bengal 3 April 2008 |  Al-Wahdat | 0–2|  East Bengal | Prince Mohammad Stadium, Zarqa

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15:30 UTC+3 |  | (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍] | Alvito D'Cunha 58'
Ikechukwu Gift Ibe 69' | Attendance: 4,000
Referee:  Rosdi Shaharul

East Bengal v  Al-Wahdat 16 April 2008 |  East Bengal | 2–4|  Al-Wahdat | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

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15:00 UTC+5:30 | Syed Rahim Nabi 12'
Edmilson Marques Pardal 28' | (Report)
(Report)[permanent dead link‍] | Ra'fat Ali 6' 24'
Hassan Abdel Fattah 31' 34' | Attendance: 10,000
Referee:  Vo Minh Tri

East Bengal v  Safa 30 April 2008 |  East Bengal | 0–0|  Safa | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India

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15:00 UTC+5:30 |  | (Report) |  | Attendance: 10,000
Referee:  Valentin Kovalenko

Al-Ahli San‘a’ v  East Bengal 14 May 2008 |  Al-Ahli San‘a’ | 1 –0|  East Bengal | Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium, Sana'a

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16:15 UTC+3 | Ali Al Nono 43' | (Report) |  | Attendance: 1,000
Referee:  Dilovarshokh Orzuev

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### 2010 AFC Cup

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Main article: 2010 AFC Cup

East Bengal FC qualified for the 2010 AFC Cup after winning the 2009–10 Federation Cup in Guwahati.[39] They were placed in Group D alongside Al-Ittihad of Syria, Al-Nejmeh of Lebanon and Al-Qadsia of Kuwait. East Bengal FC however, could not win any of the matches in the group stage as they finished last without any points and were eliminated.

#### Group stage

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Main article: 2010 AFC Cup group stage § Group D

Team

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Al-Qadsia | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 14  | 5  | +9  | 14  |  |  | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1
Al-Ittihad | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 10  | 8  | +2  | 10  |  | 0–0 |  | 4–2 | 2–1
Al-Nejmeh | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 12  | 8  | +4  | 10  |  | 1–3 | 1–0 |  | 3–0
Kingfisher East Bengal | 6  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 5  | 20  | −15  | 0  |  | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–4 |

Source: [citation needed]

East Bengal v  Al-Ittihad 10 March 2010 |  East Bengal | 1–4|  Al-Ittihad | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

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15:00 (UTC+5:30) | Yakubu 56' (pen.) | Report | Otobong 8'
Al Agha 29', 89'
Al Salal 90+1' | Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

Al-Nejmeh v  East Bengal 17 March 2010 |  Al-Nejmeh | 3–0|  East Bengal | Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut

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18:00 (UTC+2) | Diop 19'
Atwi 23'
Najjarin 48' (pen.) | Report |  | Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Bin Abdul Wahab (Malaysia)

East Bengal v  Al-Qadsia 24 March 2010 |  East Bengal | 2–3|  Al-Qadsia | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

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15:00 (UTC+5:30) | Singh 27'
Yakubu 68' | Report | Al-Mutwa 2', 85'
Al-Hussain 20' | Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Saleem Ali (Maldives)

Al-Qadsia v  East Bengal 6 April 2010 |  Al-Qadsia | 4–1|  East Bengal | Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawally

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18:30 (UTC+3) | Al-Magmed 30'
Mashaan 36'
Ajab 37'
Al-Mutwa 85' | Report | Hossain 59' | Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Fan Qi (China PR)

Al-Ittihad v  East Bengal 20 April 2010 |  Al-Ittihad | 2–1|  East Bengal | Aleppo International Stadium, Aleppo

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16:00 (UTC+3) | Kalasi 14'
Rashid 58' | Report | Beokhokhei 78' | Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi (Iran)

East Bengal v  Al-Nejmeh 27 April 2010 |  East Bengal | 0–4|  Al-Nejmeh | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

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15:00 (UTC+5:30) |  | Report | Atwi 3', 41'
Cisse 36'
Najarin 68' | Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Pandian Palaniyandi (Singapore)

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### 2011 AFC Cup

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Main article: 2011 AFC Cup

East Bengal qualified for the 2011 AFC Cup after winning the 2010 Federation Cup.[20] They were placed in Group H alongside Chonburi of Thailand, Persipura Jayapura of Indonesia and South China of Hong Kong. In the opening match of the group, East Bengal faced Chonburi at home and in a thriller contest managed to secure a 4-4 draw after Tolgay Ozbey scored twice early to put East Bengal ahead only to concede four goals in succession and finally made a comeback with goals from Baljit Sahni and Ravinder Singh to equalise the match and share points. East Bengal lost the second match 4-1 to Persipura Jayapura away at Jakarta. Tolgay scored the only goal for the team. East Bengal lost again in the third match 1-0 against South China away at Hong Kong. In the fourth match, East Bengal managed a 3-3 draw against South China at the Barabati Stadium, courtesy of a last-minute equaliser from Tolgay to share points from the game. East Bengal lost 4-0 against Chonburi in the penultimate game of the group stage away at Chonburi. In the last match of the group stage, East Bengal drew 1-1 against Persipura Jayapura at home to end their campaign with three home draws and three away defeats as they finished at the bottom of the group with three points.[20]

#### Group stage

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Main article: 2011 AFC Cup group stage § Group H

Team

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Chonburi | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 18  | 8  | +10  | 13  |  |  | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–0
Persipura Jayapura | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 14  | 9  | +5  | 11  |  | 3–0 |  | 4–2 | 4–1
South China | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 7  | 14  | −7  | 5  |  | 0–3 | 1–1 |  | 1–0
Kingfisher East Bengal | 6  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 9  | 17  | −8  | 3  |  | 4–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 |

Source: [citation needed]

East Bengal v  Chonburi 2 March 2011 |  East Bengal | 4–4|  Chonburi | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

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17:00 UTC+05:30 | Ozbey 8', 22'
Sahni 74'
R. Singh 82' (pen.) | Report | Pipob 29', 47'
Adul 43'
Ekaphan 53' | Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Persipura Jayapura v  East Bengal 16 March 2011 |  Persipura Jayapura | 4–1|  East Bengal | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

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16:00 UTC+07:00 | Bonai 16'
B. Solossa 19'
Bonsapia 62'
Mandowen 90+3' | Report | Ozbey 22' | Attendance: 700
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)

South China v  East Bengal 13 April 2011 |  South China | 1–0|  East Bengal | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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20:00 UTC+08:00 | Kežman 69' | Report |  | Attendance: 7,366
Referee: Sgt. Win Cho (Myanmar)

East Bengal v  South China 26 April 2011 |  East Bengal | 3–3|  South China | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack8

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15:00 UTC+05:30 | Ozbey 20', 90+4' (pen.)
Sahni 69' | Report | Kwok Kin Pong 58'
Cheng Lai Hin 87'
Li Haiqiang 90+3' | Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)

Chonburi v  East Bengal 3 May 2011 |  Chonburi | 4–0|  East Bengal | IPE Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi

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19:00 UTC+07:00 | Ney Fabiano 45+1'
Therdsak 49'
Pipob 51', 69' | Report |  | Attendance: 6,897
Referee: Fan Qi (China P.R.)

East Bengal v  Persipura Jayapura 10 May 2011 |  East Bengal | 1–1|  Persipura Jayapura | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

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17:00 UTC+05:30 | Sahni 46' | Report | Bonai 3' | Attendance: 400
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

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### 2012 AFC Cup

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Main article: 2012 AFC Cup

East Bengal qualified for the 2012 AFC Cup after finishing runner-up of the 2010–11 I-League, as Salgaocar had won both the I-League and Federation Cup.[21] This was their sixth and third successive qualification into the AFC Cup. East Bengal was placed in Group B alongside Al-Oruba of Yemen, Kazma of Kuwait and Arbil of Iraq. East Bengal suffered a disastrous campaign as they lost all six of their group stage matches against the strong West-Asian opponents and was thus eliminated from the tournament after finishing bottom of the group without any points.[21]

#### Group stage

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Main article: 2012 AFC Cup group stage § Group B

Team

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Erbil | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 11  | 5  | +6  | 14  |  |  | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0
Kazma | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 10  | 6  | +4  | 11  |  | 1–2 |  | 1–1 | 3–0
Al-Oruba | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 10  | 8  | +2  | 8  |  | 2–2 | 1–2 |  | 4–1
East Bengal | 6  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 2  | 14  | −12  | 0  |  | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 |

Source: [citation needed]

#### Matches

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East Bengal  v  Al-Oruba 6 March 2012 Group stage|  East Bengal  | 0–1|  Al-Oruba | Kolkata, India

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15:00 UTC+05:30 |  | Report | Alao 45+1' (pen.) | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

Kazma v  East Bengal 20 March 2012 Group stage|  Kazma | 3–0|  East Bengal | Kuwait City, Kuwait

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18:30 UTC+03:00 | Nasser 38'
Al Wuhaib 44'
Jammeh 58' | Report |  | Stadium: Al-Sadaqua Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Marai Al Awaji (Saudi Arabia)

East Bengal  v  Arbil 4 April 2012 Group stage|  East Bengal  | 0–2|  Arbil | Kolkata, India

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15:15 UTC+05:30 |  | Report | Radhi 76'
Al Hussain 90+4' | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Leow Thiam Hoe (Singapore)

Arbil v  East Bengal 10 April 2012 Group stage|  Arbil | 2–0|  East Bengal | Erbil, Iraq

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18:00 UTC+03:00 | Al Hussain 45+1' (pen.), 47' (pen.) | Report |  | Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)

Al-Oruba v  East Bengal 25 April 2012 Group stage|  Al-Oruba | 4–1|  East Bengal | Zarqa, Jordan

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16:00 UTC+03:00 | Duke 6', 34'
Sharyan 59'
Al-Gabr 71' | Report | Edmilson 78' | Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)

East Bengal  v  Kazma 9 May 2012 Group stage|  East Bengal  | 1–2|  Kazma | Kolkata, India

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15:30 UTC+05:30 | Edmilson 18' | Report | Al Ajmi 8'
Al Azmi 90+1' | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (Korea Republic)

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### 2013 AFC Cup

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Main article: 2013 AFC Cup

East Bengal qualified for the 2013 AFC Cup after winning the 2012 Federation Cup. This was their seventh appearance in the AFC Cup and fourth in succession since 2009-10\. East Bengal was grouped with Selangor of Malaysia, Tampines Rovers of Singapore and Sai Gon Xuan Thanh of Vietnam in Group H. In the opening game, East Bengal defeated Selangor 1-0 at home courtesy of a solitary strike from Lalrindika Ralte in the first half. East Bengal played Sai Gon Xuan Thanh in the next match away in Ho Chi Minh City and drew 0-0\. In the third match, East Bengal defeated Tampines Rovers 4-2 away from home with Australian forward Andrew Barisić scoring twice while Chidi Edeh scored one and the other came as an own-goal. East Bengal won against Rovers again in the next match at home by 2-1 with goals from Chidi Edeh and Lalrindika Ralte. East Bengal drew 2-2 against Selangor in the fifth match away in Shah Alam. Penn Orji and Lalrindika Ralte scored for the team. In the last match of the group stage, East Bengal defeated Sai Gon Xuan Thanh 4-1 with Penn Orji netting a brace, Chidi and Barisić netting one each. East Bengal topped the group with four wins and two draws without any defeats and confirmed a pre-quarterfinal fixture at home against Yangon United. On 15 May, East Bengal defeated Yangon United 5-1 at the Salt Lake Stadium with Chidi Edeh scoring a hattrick for the team while Penn Orji and Mehtab Hossain scored one each as East Bengal reached the quarter-finals. East Bengal coach Trevor Morgan resigned and Brazilian coach Marcos Falopa took charge. East Bengal was drawn against Semen Padang of Indonesia in the quarter-finals. In the first leg at home, on 17 September, East Bengal won 1-0 courtesy of a second-half goal from Japanese forward Ryuji Sueoka.[citation needed] In the return leg, on 24 September, East Bengal made history as they drew 1-1 against Semen Padang with James Moga equalising for the team in the second half and secured a place in the AFC Cup semi-final, the second Indian team to do so.[40][41] East Bengal managed to remain undefeated in the tournament until the semi-finals, where they were drawn against the defending champions Al-Kuwait. On 1 October, East Bengal played the first leg in Kuwait City and lost 4-2\. Uga Okpara and Lalrindika Ralte scored for the team.[citation needed] On 22 October, East Bengal faced Kuwait for the return leg at the Salt Lake Stadium in front of a record 50,000 crowd.[42] However, East Bengal was defeated 3-0 by the eventual champions and thus ended their journey in the tournament.[citation needed]

#### Group stage

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Main article: 2013 AFC Cup group stage § Group H

Team

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East Bengal | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 13  | 6  | +7  | 14  |  |  | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1
Selangor | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 12  | 11  | +1  | 8  |  | 2–2 |  | 3–1 | 3–3
Sài Gòn Xuân Thành | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 9  | 12  | −3  | 8  |  | 0–0 | 2–1 |  | 2–2
Tampines Rovers | 6  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 12  | 17  | −5  | 2  |  | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 |

Source: [citation needed]

#### Matches

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East Bengal  v  Selangor 27 February 2013 Group stage|  East Bengal  | 1–0|  Selangor | Kolkata, India

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15:00 UTC+5:30 | Ralte 43' | Report |  | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

Sai Gon Xuan Thanh v  East Bengal 13 March 2013 Group stage|  Sai Gon Xuan Thanh | 0–0|  East Bengal | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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18:30 UTC+7 |  | Report |  | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin (Korea Republic)

Tampines Rovers v  East Bengal 3 April 2013 Group stage|  Tampines Rovers | 2–4|  East Bengal | Jalan Besar, Singapore

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19:45 UTC+8 | Hadžibulić 28'
Amri 65' | Report | Hadee 19' (o.g.)
Barisić 62', 87'
Edeh 64' | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 1,082
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)

East Bengal  v  Tampines Rovers 9 April 2013 Group stage|  East Bengal  | 2–1|  Tampines Rovers | Kolkata, India

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15:15 UTC+5:30 | Edeh 22'
Ralte 86' | Report | Esah 68' | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Selangor v  East Bengal 23 April 2013 Group stage|  Selangor | 2–2|  East Bengal | Shah Alam, Malaysia

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20:45 UTC+8 | Shukur 79'
Adib  90+3' | Report | Orji 23'
Ralte 54' | Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ng Kai Lam (Hong Kong)

East Bengal  v  Sai Gon Xuan Thanh 30 April 2013 Group stage|  East Bengal  | 4–1|  Sai Gon Xuan Thanh | Kolkata, India

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16:30 UTC+5:30 | Edeh 8' (pen.)
Barisić 45'
Orji 53', 59' | Report | Amougou 61' | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

East Bengal  v  Yangon United 15 May 2013 Round of 16|  East Bengal  | 5–1|  Yangon United | Kolkata, India

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18:00 UTC+5:30 | Orji 2'
Edeh 25', 72', 77'
Hossain 48' | Report | César 79' | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

East Bengal  v  Semen Padang 17 September 2013 Quarter-Final|  East Bengal  | 1–0|  Semen Padang | Kolkata, India

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16:30 UTC+5:30 | Sueoka 70' | Report |  | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Semen Padang v  East Bengal 24 September 2013 Quarter-Final|  Semen Padang | 1–1
(1–2 agg.)|  East Bengal | Padang, Indonesia

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15:00 UTC+7 | Wilson 23' | Report | Moga 78' | Stadium: Haji Agus Salim Stadium
Attendance: 11,350
Referee: Marai Al Awaji (Saudi Arabia)

Al-Kuwait v  East Bengal 1 October 2013 Semi-Final|  Al-Kuwait | 4–2|  East Bengal | Kuwait City, Kuwait

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19:30 UTC+3 | Jemâa 17', 33'
Ali 32'
Hammami 48' | Report | Okpara 65'
Ralte 87' | Stadium: Al Kuwait Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

East Bengal  v  Al-Kuwait 22 October 2013 Semi-Final|  East Bengal  | 0–3
(2–7 agg.)|  Al-Kuwait | Kolkata, India

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16:00 UTC+5:30 |  | Report | Rogerinho 43'
Khamis 44'
Das 87' (o.g.) | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)

* * *

### 2015 AFC Cup

[edit]

Main article: 2015 AFC Cup

East Bengal qualified for the 2015 AFC Cup after finishing runner-up in the 2013–14 I-League.[a] This was their eighth qualification into the AFC Cup. They were placed in Group F alongside Johor Darul Ta'zim of Malaysia, Kitchee of Hong Kong and Balestier Khalsa of Singapore. In the opening game, East Bengal lost 4-1 against Johor Darul Ta'zim away at Johor Bahru. Ranti Martins scored the only goal for the team.[citation needed] In the second game, East Bengal drew 1-1 against Kitchee, the champions of 2014–15 Hong Kong Premier League. Ranti Martins scored again for the team.[44] In the third match, East Bengal lost 2-1 against Balestier Khalsa away in Singapore.[45] East Bengal however, came back strong in the fourth match when they faced Balestier Khalsa again at home and won 3-0 with goals from Baldeep Singh, Ranti martins and an own-goal from Khalsa defender Nurullah Hussein. In the fifth match, East Bengal lost 1-0 at home to Johor Darul Ta'zim and in the last match of the group stage, East Bengal drew 2-2 against Kitchee away at Hong Kong with goals from Ranti Martins and Cavin Lobo as East Bengal finished third in the group with five points and were eliminated from the tournament.[citation needed]

1. ^ East Bengal entered the AFC Cup instead of Churchill Brothers, the 2013–14 Indian Federation Cup winners.[43]

#### Group stage

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Main article: 2015 AFC Cup group stage § Group F

Pos | Team

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1  |  Johor Darul Ta'zim | 6  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 11  | 3  | +8  | 15  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Kitchee | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 10  | 6  | +4  | 11
3  |  East Bengal | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 8  | 10  | −2  | 5  |
4  |  Balestier Khalsa | 6  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 3  | 13  | −10  | 3

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

#### Matches

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Johor Darul Ta'zim v  East Bengal 24 February 2015 Group stage|  Johor Darul Ta'zim | 4–1|  East Bengal | Johor Bahru, Malaysia

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20:45 UTC+8 | Nazrin 9'
Safiq 38' (pen.)
Suppiah 47'
Safee 53' | Report | Martins 35' | Stadium: Larkin Stadium
Attendance: 12,212
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)

East Bengal  v  Kitchee 10 March 2015 Group stage|  East Bengal  | 1–1|  Kitchee | Kolkata, India

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18:00 UTC+5:30 | Martins 74' | Report | Belencoso 30' | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 3,501
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Balestier Khalsa v  East Bengal 17 March 2015 Group stage|  Balestier Khalsa | 2–1|  East Bengal | Jalan Besar, Singapore

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20:00 UTC+8 | Jonathan Xu 6'
Krištić 19' | Report | Omagbemi 82' | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 1,215
Referee: Kao Jung-fang (Chinese Taipei)

East Bengal  v  Balestier Khalsa 14 April 2015 Group stage|  East Bengal  | 3–0|  Balestier Khalsa | Kolkata, India

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18:00 UTC+5:30 | B. Singh 22'
Hussein 71' (o.g.)
Martins 75' | Report |  | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

East Bengal  v  Johor Darul Ta'zim 28 April 2015 Group stage|  East Bengal  | 0–1|  Johor Darul Ta'zim | Kolkata, India

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18:00 UTC+5:30 |  | Report | Gaikwad 6' (o.g.) | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Kitchee v  East Bengal 12 May 2015 Group stage|  Kitchee | 2–2|  East Bengal | Kowloon, Hong Kong

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20:35 UTC+8 | Lam Ka Wai 15'
Xu Deshuai 59' | Report | Martins 80'
Lobo 89' | Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,372
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

## AFC Champions League Two

[edit]

Main article: AFC Champions League Two

The AFC Champions League Two is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation. It is the second-tier competition of Asian club football, ranked below the AFC Champions League Elite and above the AFC Challenge League. The tournament was founded in 2004 as the AFC Cup, which was played primarily among clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying slots to the top-tier AFC Champions League. In 2024, the AFC introduced a revamped second-tier club competition under the name AFC Champions League Two, with the records and statistics of the AFC Cup transferring to the new competition.[46][47]

### 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two

[edit]

Main article: 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two

East Bengal qualified for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two qualifying rounds after becoming champions of the 2024 Super Cup.[48] East Bengal is set to face Altyn Asyr of Turkmenistan in the preliminary round match on 14 August 2024 as the Salt Lake Stadium in a single-legged playoff match, with the winners progressing into the AFC Champions League Two group stages while the losers would progress to the 2024–25 AFC Challenge League group stage.[49] East Bengal lost 2-3 in the play-off match and got a spot in the AFC Challenge League Group Stages.[24]

#### Matches

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East Bengal v  Altyn Asyr 14 August 2024 Preliminary round|  East Bengal | 2–3|  Altyn Asyr | Kolkata

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19:00 IST |

* David 7'
* Crespo 59'

| Report |

* Myrat 18'
* Selim Nurmuradow  28'
* Mihail 52'

| Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 27,892
Referee:  Alexander King

## AFC Challenge League

[edit]

Main article: AFC Challenge League

The AFC Challenge League is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation. The competition is played among clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying slots to the top-tier AFC Champions League Elite or the second-tier AFC Champions League Two, based on the AFC club competitions ranking.

### 2024–25 AFC Challenge League

[edit]

Main article: 2024–25 AFC Challenge League

East Bengal lost against Altyn Asyr in the preliminary round play-off match 3-2 at the Salt Lake Stadium on 14 August 2024 and got a direct entry into the group stage of the 2024–25 AFC Challenge League.[24] On 22 August, the group stage draw was held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and East Bengal was grouped in Group A along with hosts Paro from Bhutan, Bashundhara Kings from Bangladesh and Nejmeh from Lebanon with all matches of the group stage being played at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan.[50] On 26 October, East Bengal opened their campaign with a 2-2 draw against host Paro with Madih Talal and Dimitrios Diamantakos scoring for East Bengal.[51][52] On 29 October, East Bengal faced Basundhara Kings and won 4-0 with goals from Dimitrios Diamantakos, Souvik Chakrabarti, Nandhakumar Sekar and Anwar Ali.[53][54] On 1 November, East Bengal faced the Lebanon champions Nejmeh in a must win tie and won 3-2 with Dimitrios Diamantakos scoring a brace apart from an own goal from Baba Abdulai Musah as East Bengal finished top of the table to qualify for the quarter-finals of the tournament.[55][56]

#### Group stage

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Pos | Team

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1  |  East Bengal | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 9  | 4  | +5  | 7  | Advance to Quarter-finals |  |  | 3–2 | 2–2 |
2  |  Nejmeh | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 4  | +1  | 6  |  |  |  |  |  | 1–0
3  |  Paro (H) | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 4  |  |  | 1–2 |  |
4  |  Bashundhara Kings | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 7  | −6  | 0  |  | 0–4 |  | 1–2 |

Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

#### Knockout stage

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| Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Final |

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| E2 |  Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 6 | 1 | 7 | | |
| D1 |  Shan United | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| |  Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 3 |  |  |
| East Region |
| | |  Madura United | 0 |  |  |
| D2 |  Tainan City | 0 | 0 | 0 |

| E1 |  Madura United | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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| B2 |  Al-Arabi (a.e.t.) | 1 | 2 | 3 | |

| C1 |  Al-Seeb | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| |  Al-Arabi | 2 |  |  |
| West Region |
| | |  Arkadag | 0 |  |  |
| A1 |  East Bengal | 0 | 1 | 1 |

| B1 |  Arkadag | 1 | 2 | 3 |

#### Matches

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East Bengal  v  Paro 26 October 2024 Group stage|  East Bengal  | 2–2|  Paro | Thimphu, Bhutan

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16:30 IST |

* Talal 5'
* Diamantakos 69'

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* Opoku 9' (pen.)
* Evans Asante  45+4'

| Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium
Attendance: 3,800
Referee:  Md. Mofeed Ghabayen

Bashundhara Kings v  East Bengal 29 October 2024 Group stage|  Bashundhara Kings | 0–4|  East Bengal | Thimphu, Bhutan

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20:30 IST |  | Report |

* Diamantakos 1'
* Chakrabarti 20'
* Sekar 26'
* Ali 33'

| Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee:  Mohamed Khaled Tarrar Deham

East Bengal  v  Nejmeh 1 November 2024 Group stage|  East Bengal  | 3–2|  Nejmeh | Thimphu, Bhutan

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16:30 IST |

* Musah 8' (o.g.)
* Diamantakos 15', 77' (pen.)

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* Collins Opare  18'
* Hussain Monther  43'

| Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium
Attendance: 437
Referee:  Songkran Bunmeekiart

East Bengal  v  Arkadag 5 March 2025 (2025-03-05) Quarter-final|  East Bengal  | 0–1|  Arkadag | Kolkata, India

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19:00 IST |

* Messi Bouli 41'
* Yuste 57'
* Cleiton 89'

| Report |

* Gurbanow  10'
* Hojayev  44'
* Ballakow  79'
* Atayew  89'

| Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 25,497
Referee:  Mohammed Ahmed Al Shammari

Arkadag v  East Bengal 12 March 2025 (2025-03-12) Quarter-final|  Arkadag | 2–1|  East Bengal | Arkadag, Turkmenistan

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* Durdyýew 41'
* Rejebow  45'
* Saparow 55'
* Annadurdyýew 89' (pen.), 90+8'
* Çaryýew 90+3'
* Beknazarow  90+5'

| Report |

* Messi Bouli 1' 57'
* Lalchungnunga 11' 33'

| Stadium: Arkadag Stadium
Referee:  Sheikh Ahmad Alaeddin

## Other International Tournaments

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### 1953 World Youth Congress, Bucharest

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Main article: 4th World Festival of Youth and Students

In 1953, after the Calcutta Football League was abandoned midway due to riots in Kolkata,[57][58] East Bengal club received an invitation to participate in the World Youth Congress held in Bucharest, Romania.[59] The East Bengal team was recommended as the official representative of India by then-president Dr Rajendra Prasad,[60] as the best football club of India,[61] as East Bengal had won the prestigious IFA Shield thrice in a row between 1949-51 and were the holders of the Durand Cup, winning it twice in 1951 and 1952.[62][63] The East Bengal team led by captain Ahmed Khan and football secretary J.C. Guha, thus became the first Indian team to tour Europe.[64][65] The club also roped in centre forward M. Thangaraj on loan from Wimco & State team for the tour.[66] In the first match at the World Youth Congress, East Bengal faced Grazer AK of Austria and won 2-0.[67] M. Thangaraj scored both the goals for East Bengal.[65] In the second match, East Bengal defeated Lebanon XI 6-1.[68] M. Thangaraj scored a hattrick, Ahmed Khan, Pansanttom Venkatesh and Masood Fakhri scored one each for East Bengal as they entered the semi-finals where they faced the hosts Romania.[65] East Bengal lost 4-0 in the semi-final and met Germany in the third-place play-off match. They lost 5-2, with Fakhri and Thangaraj, scoring for the team as East Bengal finished fourth in the tournament.[65]

#### Matches

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Grazer AK v  East Bengal 6 August 1953 First Round|  Grazer AK | 0–2|  East Bengal | Bucharest, Romania

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Lebanon XI v  East Bengal 9 August 1953 Second Round|  Lebanon XI | 1–6|  East Bengal | Bucharest, Romania

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Khan ?'
Venkatesh ?'
Fakhri ?' | Stadium: Stadionul August 23

Romania  v  East Bengal 12 August 1953 Semi-Final|  Romania  | 4–0|  East Bengal | Bucharest, Romania

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Germany v  East Bengal 15 August 1953 Third-Place Play-off|  Germany | 5–2|  East Bengal | Bucharest, Romania

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M Thangaraj  ?' | Stadium: Stadionul August 23

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### 1991 BTC Club Cup, Bangladesh

[edit]

The BTC Club Cup was organised by the Bangladesh Football Federation in aid of cyclone and flood victims in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Six teams, three each from Bangladesh and India participated in the tournament: Brothers Union, Dhaka Mohammedan and Abahani Limited from Bangladesh, East Bengal, Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan Sporting from India.[69] East Bengal was grouped alongside Brothers Union and Dhaka Mohammedan in Group A. In the opening match, East Bengal won 1-0 against Brothers Union with Bikash Panji scoring the solitary goal for the team. In the second match, East Bengal drew 1-1 against Dhaka Mohammedan. Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib scored for the home side while Prasanta Banerjee equalised for East Bengal as they progressed into the Semi-finals where they faced Abahani Limited. Sheikh Mohammad Aslam and Rizvi Karim Rumi scored the two goals for Abahani as East Bengal lost 2-1 and were eliminated from the tournament. Krishanu Dey scored a late consolation for East Bengal in the match.[69][70]

#### Group stage

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Dhaka Mohammedan | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 2  | +3  | 4  | Advance to Semi-finals
2  |  East Bengal | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 1  | +1  | 4
3  |  Brothers Union | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 5  | −4  | 0  |

Source: Dhaka Club Cup

#### Bracket

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| Semi-Finals| | Final

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|  Abahani Limited |  2

|  8 June 1991

|  East Bengal |  1 |

|  Abahani Limited |  1

|  5 June 1991

| |  Dhaka Mohammedan |  0

|  Dhaka Mohammedan |  1

|  Mohun Bagan |  0 |

#### Matches

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Brothers Union v  East Bengal 31 May 1991 Group stage|  Brothers Union | 0–1|  East Bengal | Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Dhaka Mohammedan v  East Bengal 2 June 1991 Group stage|  Dhaka Mohammedan | 1–1|  East Bengal | Dhaka, Bangladesh

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| Nakib 2' |  | Banerjee 42' | Stadium: Bangabandhu Stadium

Abahani Limited v  East Bengal 4 June 1991 Semi-Final|  Abahani Limited | 2–1|  East Bengal | Dhaka, Bangladesh

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| Aslam 22'
Rumi 104' |  | Dey 25' | Stadium: Bangabandhu Stadium

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### 1993 Wai Wai Cup, Nepal

[edit]

East Bengal participated in the 1993 Wai Wai Cup held in Kathmandu, Nepal led by coach Shyamal Ghosh and captain Ilyas Pasha. East Bengal was grouped alongside RCT, Nepal Youth and Janakpur in the group stages. In the opening match on 5 June, East Bengal defeated RCT 3-0 to start their campaign. Sisir Ghosh scored a brace while Kiron Khongsai scored the third for East Bengal. In the second match, East Bengal drew 1-1 against the Nepal Youth team. Kiron Khongsai scored again for the team while Rajesh Nepali scored for Nepal Youth. In the third match, East Bengal drew again, this time 2-2 against Janakpur with Sisir Ghosh and Sanjay Majhi scoring for the team as they entered the knockout stage. In the semi-final, East Bengal faced Malaysian top division club Terengganu and won 1-0 with a solitary goal from Kiron Khongsai, who scored his third goal in the tournament. In the final, East Bengal faced RCT once again and won 1-0 courtesy of an own-goal by RCT defender Suman Enjon as East Bengal became champions of the tournament, their second title on foreign soil after 1985 Coca-Cola Cup.[71]

#### Matches

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RCT v  East Bengal 5 June 1993 Group stage|  RCT | 0–3|  East Bengal | Kathmandu, Nepal

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Nepal Youth v  East Bengal 7 June 1993 Group stage|  Nepal Youth | 1–1|  East Bengal | Kathmandu, Nepal

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Janakpur  v  East Bengal 9 June 1993 Group stage|  Janakpur  | 2–2|  East Bengal | Kathmandu, Nepal

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Dey ?' (o.g.) |  | Majhi ?'
Ghosh ?' | Stadium: Dasarath Stadium

Terengganu v  East Bengal 12 June 1993 Semi-Final|  Terengganu | 0–1|  East Bengal | Kathmandu, Nepal

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RCT v  East Bengal 15 June 1993 Final|  RCT | 0–1|  East Bengal | Kathmandu, Nepal

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### 1996 Coca-Cola International Cup, Nepal

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East Bengal received an invitation and participated in the 1996 Coca-Cola International Cup held in Nepal as a part of their pre-season preparation for the 1996-97 National Football League. East Bengal was grouped alongside Sankata Boys and Tribhuvan Club in the group stages. In the first game, East Bengal lost 2-1 against Sankata Boys but came back strong in the next match against Tribhuvan Club to win 2-1 with Tausif Jamal and Latvian attacker Sergei Kutov scoring for the team and securing a place in the Semi-finals. In the Semi-final, however, East Bengal lost 2-0 against Manang Marshyangdi and was eliminated from the tournament.

#### Matches

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Sankata Boys v  East Bengal 22 September 1996 Group stage|  Sankata Boys | 2–1|  East Bengal | Kathmandu, Nepal

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| Bijaya  ?'
Tulhadar ?' |  | Tulhadar ?' (o.g.) | Stadium: Dasarath Stadium

Tribhuvan Club v  East Bengal 24 September 1996 Group stage|  Tribhuvan Club | 1–2|  East Bengal | Kathmandu, Nepal

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| Maharjan ?' |  | Jamal ?'
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Manang Marshyangdi v  East Bengal 27 September 1996 Semi-Final|  Manang Marshyangdi | 2–0|  East Bengal | Kathmandu, Nepal

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| Lama ?'
Narayan ?' |  |  | Stadium: Dasarath Stadium

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### 1996-97 Bangabandhu Cup, Bangladesh

[edit]

Main article: Bangabandhu Cup

In 1996-97, before the start of the National Football League, East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting from India were invited to participate in the inaugural Bangabandhu Cup held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A total of twelve teams from different nations participated in the tournament which included hosts Dhaka Mohammedan, Abahani Krira Chakra, Muktijoddha Sangsad from Bangladesh, East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting from India, Makassar from Indonesia, Bargh Shiraz from Iran, Malaysia Red and Malaysia Blue, Kosmos from Russia, Friends from Nepal and Eastern All-Star from Thailand.[26] East Bengal was grouped alongside Dhaka Mohammedan and Friends Club from Nepal in group B. East Bengal lost both the matches in the group stage, 1-0 to Friends Club and 3-1 to hosts Dhaka Mohammedan and was eliminated from the tournament without a single point.[26]

#### Matches

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Friends v  East Bengal 1 January 1997 Group stage|  Friends | 1–0|  East Bengal | Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Dhaka Mohammedan v  East Bengal 6 January 1997 Group stage|  Dhaka Mohammedan | 3–1|  East Bengal | Dhaka, Bangladesh

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| Sakan  ?'
Alfaz ?'
Jewel Rana ?' |  | Vijayan ?' | Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium

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### 2003 ASEAN Club Championship, Indonesia

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Main article: 2003 ASEAN Club Championship

The ASEAN Club Championship is an international club football competition between domestic champion clubs sides run by the ASEAN Football Federation.[72] Formerly known as the LG Cup, sponsored by LG Electronics. LG described the competition as a "social marketing experiment". Qualification to the competition was for champions clubs from AFF-affiliated countries only, plus the champions from India in 2003.[73][74] After winning the 2002–03 National Football League, East Bengal was invited to the inaugural 2003 ASEAN Club Championship held at Jakarta, Indonesia.[citation needed] Top clubs from South-East Asia participated in the tournament which included the favourites BEC Tero Sasana from Thailand who already reached the 2002–03 AFC Champions League Finals. The star-studded team consisted of Golden Ball winner of 2002–03 AFC Champions League: Therdsak Chaiman. Other top teams like 2002 Malaysia Super League Champions Perak FC and Liga Indonesia 2002 Champions Petrokimia Putra participated in the tournament.[75]

East Bengal was grouped alongside BEC Tero Sasana and Philippine Army in Group D. They lost the first match against the favourites BEC Tero Sasana 1-0, courtesy of a solitary goal from Therdsak Chaiman. The Red and Gold brigade bounced back in style as they defeated the Philippine Army 6-0, with Bhaichung Bhutia scoring all 6 goals, becoming the only Indian player to score a double hattrick in an International game to date.[76] In the Quarter Finals, East Bengal faced Persita Tangerang of Indonesia. Goals from Bhaichung and Bijen Singh ensured a 2-1 win for the Kolkata side. Bhaichung was again on the scoresheet when East Bengal faced Petrokimia Putra in the Semi-Final. The score was 1-1 after 120 minutes and the Red and Golds won 7-6 in the shootout. On 26 July 2003, East Bengal made history as they defeated the favourites BEC Tero Sasana 3-1 with goals from Mike Okoro, Bhaichung and Alvito D'Cunha, hence becoming the first Indian club to win a top-level officially recognised tournament in foreign soil.[77] Bhaichung became the top scorer of the tournament with nine goals. Sandip Nandy was adjudged as the Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament.[citation needed]

#### Group stage

[edit]

Main article: 2003 ASEAN Club Championship § Group D

Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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BEC Tero Sasana | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0  | +4  | 6
East Bengal | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 6  | 1  | +5  | 3
Philippine Army | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 9  | −9  | 0

Source: RSSSF

### Bracket

[edit]

| Quarter-Finals| | Semi-Finals| | Final

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

|  20 July 2003 | | | | |

|  Petrokimia Putra (a.e.t.) |  3

|  24 July 2003

|  Singapore AF |  2 |

|  Petrokimia Putra |  1 (6)

|  21 July 2003

| |  East Bengal |  1 (7) |

|  Persita Tangerang |  1

| |  26 July 2003

|  East Bengal |  2 |

|  East Bengal |  3

|  20 July 2003

| |  BEC Tero Sasana |  1

|  Perak |  2

|  24 July 2003 |

|  Samart United |  0 |

|  Perak |  1

|  21 July 2003

| |  BEC Tero Sasana |  3 | | Third place

|  BEC Tero Sasana |  2

| | 26 July 2003

|  Hoàng Anh Gia Lai |  1 |

|  Petrokimia Putra| 3

|  Perak| 0

##### Matches

[edit]

Win Draw Loss

BEC Tero Sasana v  East Bengal 14 July 2003 Group stage|  BEC Tero Sasana | 1–0|  East Bengal | Jakarta, Indonesia

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| Therdsak Chaiman 85' |  |  | Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium

East Bengal  v  Philippine Army 16 July 2003 Group stage|  East Bengal  | 6–0|  Philippine Army | Jakarta, Indonesia

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| Baichung Bhutia 20' (pen.), 50', 53', 70', 75', 88' |  |  | Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium

Persita Tangerang v  East Bengal 21 July 2003 Quarter-final|  Persita Tangerang | 1–2|  East Bengal | Jakarta, Indonesia

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| Ilham Jayakesuma 62' |  | Baichung Bhutia 53'
Bijen Singh 76' | Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium

Petrokimia Putra v  East Bengal 24 July 2003 Semi-final|  Petrokimia Putra | 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)|  East Bengal | Jakarta, Indonesia

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| Jaenal Ichwan 23' | Report | Baichung Bhutia 58' | Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
| Penalties|

* Jaenal Ichwan
* Indraju
* Pdudu Putra
* Daniel Fernando
* Sasi Kirono
* Chan Jhe
* Ekwe
* Loko

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* Baichung Bhutia
* Bijen Singh
* Suley Musah
* Shylo Malsawmtluanga
* Chandan Das
* Douglas da Silva
* Surkumar Singh
* Muttah Suresh

East Bengal  v  BEC Tero Sasana 26 July 2003 Final|  East Bengal  | 3–1|  BEC Tero Sasana | Jakarta, Indonesia

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| Mike Okoro 20'
Baichung Bhutia 46'
Alvito D'Cunha 69' |  | Panai Kongprapun  58' | Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Referee: Jimmy Napitupulu (Indonesia)

* * *

### 2004 Pepsi Max Challenge Cup, England

[edit]

After winning National Football League titles in 2002-03 and 2003-04, East Bengal club tied up with a partnership with Premier League giants Leicester City in 2004.[citation needed] To commemorate the partnership, East Bengal Club was invited to participate in the 120th anniversary quadrangular tournament of Leicester City in England along with Real Mallorca of Spain and Marítimo of Portugal, known as the Pepsi Max Challenge Cup.[78] On 31 July, East Bengal faced Leicester City at the Walkers Stadium, the home of Leicester, and lost 1-0 courtesy of a penalty goal in the sixty-ninth minute by Trevor Benjamin.[79] East Bengal faced Portuguese Primeira Liga side Marítimo in the third-place play-off match the next day and lost 3-0.[80] East Bengal lost both the matches in the tournament but the good-will tour ended on a high note as East Bengal club was felicitated at the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by the deputy Prime Minister John Prescott.[81][82]

#### Bracket

[edit]

| Semi-Finals| | Final

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|  31 July 2004 | |

|  Leicester City |  1

|  1 August 2004

|  East Bengal |  0 |

|  Leicester City |  4

|  31 July 2004

| |  Real Mallorca |  2

|  Real Mallorca |  1 (4)

|  Marítimo |  1 (3) |

| Third place

| 1 August 2004

|  East Bengal |  0

|  Marítimo |  3

#### Matches

[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Leicester City v  East Bengal 31 July 2004 Semi Final|  Leicester City | 1–0|  East Bengal | Leicester, United Kingdom

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| Benjamin 69' (pen.) | Report |  | Stadium: Walkers Stadium

Marítimo v  East Bengal 1 August 2004 3rd Place Play-off|  Marítimo | 3–0|  East Bengal | Leicester, United Kingdom

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| Eusébio 12'
Fernandes 32' (o.g.)
Manduca 69' | Report |  | Stadium: Walkers Stadium

* * *

### 2004 San Miguel International Cup, Nepal

[edit]

After winning the 2004-05 Calcutta Football League title, East Bengal decided to participate in the invitational San Miguel International Cup held in Kathmandu, Nepal as a part of their pre-season preparation for the 2004-05 National League campaign. The tournament featured six teams which included East Bengal and Tollygunge Agragami from India, Farashganj from Bangladesh, Hannam University from South Korea and two teams from hosts Nepal namely Nepal Red and Nepal Blue.[83] East Bengal was grouped with Nepal Red and Farashgunj in Group A. In the opening game on 25 December, East Bengal lost 1-0 to hosts Nepal Red team. Basanta Thapa scored the only goal in the 78th minute of the game.[83] East Bengal came back strong in the second match as they defeated Farashgunj 2-1 to reach the semi-finals. Chandan Das and Alvito D'Cunha scored for the team.[83] In the semi-final, East Bengal faced Nepal Blue on 31 December and won 1-0 courtesy of a solitary strike from Brazilian forward Paolo Roberto da Silva.[83] In the final, East Bengal faced the South Korean Hannam University team and after 120 minutes, the score remained 0-0 and East Bengal won 4-2 via penalty shoot-out and lifted their fourth trophy on international soil.[84][85]

#### Group stage

[edit]

Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Nepal Red[a] | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | +1  | 4
East Bengal | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 3
Farashganj | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | −1  | 1

Source: San Miguel International Cup 2004

#### Bracket

[edit]

| Semi-Finals| | Final

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|  30 December 2004 | |

|  Nepal Red[a] |  0

|  1 January 2005

|  Hannam University|  2 |

|  Hannam University |  0 (2)

|  31 December 2004

| |  East Bengal |  0 (4)

|  Nepal Blue[a] |  0

|  East Bengal |  1 |

1. ^ a b c Selection of Nepalese players. Effectively a full national team.

#### Matches

[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Nepal Red v  East Bengal 25 December 2004 Group stage|  Nepal Red | 1–0|  East Bengal | Kathmandu, Nepal

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| Thapa 78' |  |  | Stadium: Dasarath Stadium

Farashganj v  East Bengal 27 December 2004 Group stage|  Farashganj | 1–2|  East Bengal | Kathmandu, Nepal

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| Khan 89' |  | Das 59'
D'Cunha 71' | Stadium: Dasarath Stadium

Nepal Blue v  East Bengal 31 December 2004 Semi-Final|  Nepal Blue | 0–1|  East Bengal | Kathmandu, Nepal

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|  |  | Paolo 71' | Stadium: Dasarath Stadium

Hannam University v  East Bengal 1 January 2005 Final|  Hannam University | 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2−4 p)|  East Bengal | Kathmandu, Nepal

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|  | Report |  | Stadium: Dasarath Stadium
| Penalties|

* Je-hun
* Hae-won
* Wook
* Tae

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* Das
* Paolo
* Douglas
* Lawrence

* * *

### 2011 BTV Becamex IDC Cup, Vietnam

[edit]

Main article: BTV Cup

After winning the 2010 Federation Cup and becoming runner-up in the 2010-11 I-League, East Bengal club received an invitation to participate in the BTV Becamex IDC Cup in Vietnam and the club accepted the invitation to travel to Thu Dau Mot as a part of the pre-season campaign for the 2011-12 I-League.[86] East Bengal was grouped alongside SHB Da Nang and Sai Gon Xuan Thanh from Vietnam and Matsubara from Brazil in group B. In the opening match, on 7 October, East Bengal drew 2-2 against SHB Da Nang. East Bengal took the lead twice through Khanthang Paite and Reisangmei Vashum but squandered the lead both times as the game ended in a draw.[87] East Bengal suffered another blow as Tolgay Ozbey was shown a red card in the 89th minute of the game. In the second match, East Bengal lost 1-0 to Sai Gon Xuan Thanh as they conceded in the 89th minute.[88] In the last game of the group stage, on 11 October, East Bengal lost once again to Matsubara by 1-0 and ended their campaign with just 1 point from three matches, without any victories.[89]

#### Matches

[edit]

Win Draw Loss

SHB Da Nang v  East Bengal 7 October 2011 Group stage|  SHB Da Nang | 2–2|  East Bengal | Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam

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| Quoc Anh 40'
Merlo 88' | Report | Paite 22'
Vashum 52'
Ozbey 89' | Stadium: Gò Đậu Stadium

East Bengal  v  Sai Gon Xuan Thanh 9 October 2011 Group stage|  East Bengal  | 0–1|  Sai Gon Xuan Thanh | Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam

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| R. Singh
Chettri
Okpara | Report | Kim  89' | Stadium: Gò Đậu Stadium

East Bengal  v  Matsubara 11 October 2011 Group stage|  East Bengal  | 0–1|  Matsubara | Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam

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| Lalthlamuana 7'
Chettri 18'
Vashum 44' | Report | Oliviera  22' | Stadium: Gò Đậu Stadium

* * *

### 2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, Bangladesh

[edit]

Main article: 2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

After winning the 2015-16 Calcutta Football League, East Bengal, along with Mohammedan Sporting received an invitation to participate in the inaugural Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup to be held in Chittagong, Bangladesh. East Bengal accepted the invitation and travelled to Bangladesh as a part of their pre-season campaign for the 2015–16 I-League. East Bengal was grouped along with Chittagong Abahani, K-Electric and Dhaka Abahani in Group B. In the opening match, on 20 October, East Bengal defeated the hosts Chittagong Abahani 2-1\. Mohammed Rafique and Prohlad Roy scored for East Bengal.[90] In the second match, East Bengal won 3-1 against 2014–15 Pakistan Premier League champions K-Electric with Orok Essien, Mohammed Rafique and Ranti Martins scoring the team.[91][92] In the last game of the group, East Bengal drew 0-0 with Dhaka Abahani to top the group and reach the semi-finals,[93] where they faced Dhaka Mohammedan. On 28 October, East Bengal defeated Dhaka Mohammedan 3-0 to reach the final of the tournament. Ranti Martins scored twice while Mohammed Rafique scored the other.[94] In the final, on 30 October, East Bengal once again faced the hosts Chittagong Abahani, whom they had defeated in the first game. East Bengal took the lead early after the ball deflected off Rezaul Karim into the net as an own goal from a powerful shot by Avinabo Bag in the eleventh minute. However, the hosts rallied from behind to score thrice, with Eleta Kingsley netting a brace and Hemanta Vincent Biswas scoring the third as East Bengal lost the final 3-1 and finished runner-up.[95][96]

#### Group stage

[edit]

Pos | Team

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* t
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  East Bengal | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 2  | +3  | 7  | Advance to Semi-finals
2  |  Chittagong Abahani (H) | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 6  | 4  | +2  | 6
3  |  Abahani Limited Dhaka | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 4  |
4  |  K-Electric | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 5  | 10  | −5  | 0

Source: GSA
(H) Hosts

### Bracket

[edit]

| Semi-finals | | | Final |

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| A1 |  De Spin Ghar Bazan | 1 | |
| B2 |  Chittagong Abahani | 3 |
| | B2 |  Chittagong Abahani | 3 |
| Group A
Group B |
| | | B1 |  East Bengal | 1 |
| B1 |  East Bengal | 3 |

| A2 |  Mohammedan Dhaka | 0 |

#### Matches

[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Chittagong Abahani v  East Bengal 20 October 2015 Group stage|  Chittagong Abahani | 1–2|  East Bengal | Chittagong, Bangladesh

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19:30 BST | Razaq 78' (o.g.) |  | Rafique 32'
Roy 72' | Stadium: M. A. Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Harun Gazi

East Bengal  v  K-Electric 22 October 2015 Group stage|  East Bengal  | 3–1|  K-Electric | Chittagong, Bangladesh

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16:30 BST | Essien 15'
Rafique 25'
Martins 49' | Report | Rasool 84' | Stadium: M. A. Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Khalek Sheikh

Dhaka Abahani v  East Bengal 24 October 2015 Group stage|  Dhaka Abahani | 0–0|  East Bengal | Chittagong, Bangladesh

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19:30 BST |  |  |  | Stadium: M. A. Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Monir Khan

East Bengal  v  Dhaka Mohammedan 28 October 2015 Semi-Final|  East Bengal  | 3–0|  Dhaka Mohammedan | Chittagong, Bangladesh

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19:30 BST | Martins 8', 59'
Rafique 48' |  |  | Stadium: M. A. Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Farukh Islam

Chittagong Abahani v  East Bengal 30 October 2015 Final|  Chittagong Abahani | 3–1|  East Bengal | Chittagong, Bangladesh

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19:30 BST | Kingsley 45+1', 54'
Biswas 57' | Report | Karim 11' (o.g.) | Stadium: M. A. Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jakir Talukdar

## East Bengal International Tours

[edit]

### East Bengal Tour of Burma, 1937

[edit]

Pre-Independence, although they had toured Burma earlier back in 1932, however, then Burma used to be part of the British India, hence this can be traced back as the very first International tour East Bengal club made.[97][98] Led by captain Dulal Banerjee in the absence of Paresh Majumdar, the East Bengal team along with their manager J. N. Mukherjee traveled to Rangoon in October 1937. At first, they were supposed to play 3 friendly exhibition matches, however, later, on the demands of the crowd, the East Bengal team played five matches in their maiden international tour. East Bengal won two, lost two, and drew the other among the five matches they played in the tour.[97][99]

On 13 October 1937, East Bengal played their first game against the Burmese XI at the BAA Ground and suffered a heavy defeat by 6-0 to the home side. However, East Bengal came back strong in the second match on 15 October against Burmese XI (Reserves) and won by 2-1 with a brace from N. Majumdar. Fred Pugsley scored the only goal for the home team. In the third match on 18 October, East Bengal avenged their defeat from the first match against the Burmese Xi as they won 4-2\. Right-out Samad opened the scoring for East Bengal and then Murgesh scored a brace. The Burmese XI had reduced the margin through a penalty just before halftime from a penalty kick by Wellin, but East Bengal scored once again after the break, through Left-inside forward Joseph to restore the three-goal lead. Ba Thaung scored a late consolation for the home team. East Bengal played two more exhibition games at the request of the Burmese crowd, out of which they lost 1-0 in one game and the other finished goalless as they concluded their tour and returned to Calcutta.[97][98][99]

#### Matches

[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Burma XI v  East Bengal 13 October 1937 1|  Burma XI | 6–0|  East Bengal | Rangoon, Burma

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| Ba Thaung  ?', ?', ?'
Wellin  ?', ?'
Kannuat  ?' |  |  | Stadium: BAA Ground

Burma XI (Reserves) v  East Bengal 15 October 1937 2|  Burma XI (Reserves) | 1–2|  East Bengal | Rangoon, Burma

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| Fred Pugsley ?' |  | N. Majumdar  ?', ?' | Stadium: BAA Ground

Burma XI v  East Bengal 18 October 1937 3|  Burma XI | 2–4|  East Bengal | Rangoon, Burma

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| Wellin  ?' (pen.)
Ba Thaung  ?' |  | Samad  ?'
Murgesh  ?', ?'
Joseph  ?' | Stadium: BAA Ground

Burma XI v  East Bengal 20 October 1937 4|  Burma XI | 1–0|  East Bengal | Rangoon, Burma

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| ?  ?' |  |  | Stadium: BAA Ground

Burma XI v  East Bengal 22 October 1937 5|  Burma XI | 0–0|  East Bengal | Rangoon, Burma

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|  |  |  | Stadium: BAA Ground

* * *

### East Bengal Tour of USSR, 1953

[edit]

Ahmed Khan, captain of East Bengal and Avtandil Gogoberidze, the captain of Dynamo Tbilisi before the match.

After the great performance at the 1953 World Youth Festival in Bucharest, East Bengal was invited to play a series of games by the Soviet Union.[100] The team travelled directly from Bucharest to Moscow on 19 August and on 21 August, they faced Torpedo Moscow at the Central Dynamo Stadium in Moscow in front of a fully packed stadium. Evgeniy Malov scored in the very first minute for the 1952 Soviet Cup champions and Nikolay Senyukov made it 2-0 in the tenth minute for the hosts. East Bengal team regained their confidence as M. Thangaraj pulled one back in the eighteenth minute and Pansanttom Venkatesh equalised with a brilliantly taken freekick in the twenty-eighth minute. The Torpedo team went ahead again just after the break in the forty-sixth minute courtesy of a goal from Valentin Ivanov but East Bengal managed to equalise once again as Venkatesh found the back of the net in the sixty-fifth minute and East Bengal managed to draw against the Soviet Cup champions 3-3, with half of the team playing barefooted.[101] For the next match, East Bengal travelled to Tbilisi, where they faced the runner-up of the 1953 Soviet Top League, Dynamo Tbilisi. On 25 August, East Bengal played Dynamo Tbilisi at the Lenin Dinamo Stadium in front of a 40,000 packed crowd and suffered a 9-1 defeat. Zaur Kaloev scored four goals while Giorgi Antadze, Revaz Makharadze, Aleksandre Kotrikadze, Konstantin Gagnidze and Yuri Vardimiadi scored one each. M. Thangaraj scored the only goal for East Bengal in the twenty-fifth minute.[102] East Bengal team travelled back to Moscow for their next game on 1 September against 1953 Soviet Cup champions Dynamo Moscow and lost 6-0\. The legendary goalkeeper Lev Yashin played in the game against East Bengal.[103] Sergei Korshunov and Konstantin Beskov scored twice, Vladimir Ilyin and Vladimir Ryzhkin scored one each for the Russian champions.[104] The team travelled once again to Kyiv for their last match of the tour where they faced Dynamo Kyiv, the runner-up of the 1952 Soviet Top League. On 6 September, East Bengal played Dynamo Kyiv at the Republican Stadium in front of a 70,000 packed crowd and suffered a 13-1 defeat, the biggest defeat for the club to date. Mykhaylo Koman scored four goals for the Ukrainian giants, Andrei Zazroyev, Pavlo Vinkovatov and Aleksandr Ryzhikov scored a brace each while Mykhaylo Mykhalyna, Viktor Fomin and Volodymyr Bogdanovich scored one each. 20 year old Krishna Kittu scored the only goal for East Bengal in the second half.[105] The East Bengal players could not cope up with the extreme climate of Soviet Russia and the fatigue of the tour took a toll on the players as they lost last three games before returning to India.[65][106]

#### Matches

[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Torpedo Moscow v  East Bengal 21 August 1953 1|  Torpedo Moscow | 3–3|  East Bengal | Moscow, Soviet Union

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17:00 (UTC+3) | Malov 1'
Senyukov 10'
Ivanov 46' | Report | M. Thangaraj  18'
Venkatesh 28', 65' | Stadium: Central Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee:  P. Belov (USSR)

Dynamo Tbilisi v  East Bengal 25 August 1953 2|  Dynamo Tbilisi | 9–1|  East Bengal | Tbilisi, Soviet Union

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18:00 (UTC+4) | Antadze 2'
Kaloev 3', 22', 50', 82'
Makharadze 8'
Kotrikadze 12'
Vardimiadi 80'
Gagnidze 90' | Report | M. Thangaraj  25' | Stadium: Beria Dinamo Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee:  N. Chkhatarashvili (USSR)

Dynamo Moscow v  East Bengal 1 September 1953 3|  Dynamo Moscow | 6–0|  East Bengal | Moscow, Soviet Union

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17:00 (UTC+3) | Korshunov 30', 31'
Beskov 41', 57'
Ilyin 55'
Ryzhkin 72' | Report |  | Stadium: Central Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee:  D. Danko (Hungary)

Dynamo Kyiv v  East Bengal 6 September 1953 4|  Dynamo Kyiv | 13–1|  East Bengal | Kyiv, Soviet Union

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17:00 (UTC+2) | Zazroyev 10', ?'
Koman ?', ?', ?', ?'
Vinkovatov ?', ?'
Ryzhikov ?', ?'
Mykhalyna ?'
Fomin ?'
Bogdanovich ?' | Report | Kittu ?' | Stadium: Republican Stadium
Attendance: 70,000
Referee:  N. Balakin (USSR)

* * *

### East Bengal Tour of Myanmar, 2009

[edit]

In 2009, under coach Subhash Bhowmick, East Bengal toured Myanmar in August for a set of friendlies as a part of their pre-season campaign after a heavy training camp in Puri, Odisha.[citation needed] East Bengal travelled to Mandalay to face Yadanarbon on 16 August and suffered a 2-1 defeat in their opening game of the tour. Harmanjot Khabra scored the only goal for East Bengal.[107] East Bengal however, won the next match 3-1 against Yangon United on 19 August in Yangon. Khabra scored once again while Edmilson scored a brace for East Bengal. On 21 August, East Bengal played their third match of the tour against Okktha United and won 1-0 courtesy of a solitary strike from newly signed Argentine forward Omar Sebastián Monesterolo.[108] On 23 August, East Bengal played their last match of the tour against Magwe and held onto a 2-2 draw with Monesterolo and Beikhokhei Beingaichho scoring the team.[109] East Bengal returned to India with two wins, a draw and defeat apiece from four matches in the tour.[109]

#### Matches

[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Yadanarbon v  East Bengal 16 August 2009 Friendly|  Yadanarbon | 2–1|  East Bengal | Mandalay, Myanmar

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| no information | Report | Khabra ?' | Stadium: Bahtoo Stadium

Yangon United v  East Bengal 19 August 2009 Friendly|  Yangon United | 1–3|  East Bengal | Yangon, Myanmar

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| no information |  | Khabra ?'
Edmilson ?', ?' | Stadium: Aung San Stadium

Okktha United v  East Bengal 21 August 2009 Friendly|  Okktha United | 0–1|  East Bengal | Yangon, Myanmar

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|  |  | Monesterolo ?' | Stadium: Aung San Stadium

Magwe v  East Bengal 23 August 2009 Friendly|  Magwe | 2–2|  East Bengal | Yangon, Myanmar

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| no information | Report | Monesterolo ?'
Beingaichho ?' | Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

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### East Bengal Tour of Malaysia, 2018

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In 2018, under coach Alejandro Menendez, East Bengal toured to Malaysia in October for their pre-season campaign before the start of the 2018-19 I-League.[110] In a span of 3 weeks, East Bengal trained at the MSN Sports Complex in Kuala Lumpur and played a set of four friendly matches against Malaysia Premier League and Malaysia Super League teams. On 7 October, East Bengal faced UiTM in Shah Alam and won 4-1\. Yami Longvah, Enrique Esqueda, Mahmoud Amnah and Jobi Justin socred for East Bengal.[111] East Bengal was supposed to face UKM on 10 October for their next match but due to heavy rainfall and poor ground conditions the match was cancelled.[112] East Bengal faced Malaysian Super Division side Terengganu in their next match on 13 October in Nilai and the match ended 0-0.[113] East Bengal played PDRM in their next match on 17 October and won 6-2\. Enrique netted a brace, Surabuddin Mollick, Bidyashagar Singh and Jobby Justin scored one each while the other was an own goal.[114] In their last match on 19 October, East Bengal played UiTM Reserves and won 1-0 courtesy of a goal from Enrique, who scored his fourth goal of the tour.[115] East Bengal finished the tour with three wins and a draw from four matches, while one match was abandoned due to bad weather.[112][116]

#### Matches

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UiTM v  East Bengal 7 October 2018 Friendly|  UiTM | 1–4|  East Bengal | Shah Alam, Malaysia

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18:00 IST |  28' | Report | Yami Longvah  39'
Enrique Esqueda 45' (pen.)
Borja Gomez Perez 60'
Mahmoud Amnah 80' (pen.)
Jobi Justin 82' | Stadium: UiTM Stadium
Attendance: 200

UKM v  East Bengal 10 October 2018 Friendly|  UKM | (ABD)|  East Bengal | Nilai, Malaysia

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14:30 IST |  | Abandoned due to bad playing conditions |  | Stadium: USIM Mini Stadium

Terengganu v  East Bengal 13 October 2018 Friendly|  Terengganu | 0–0|  East Bengal | Nilai, Malaysia

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14:30 IST |  | Report |  | Stadium: USIM Mini Stadium

PDRM v  East Bengal 17 October 2018 Friendly|  PDRM | 2–6|  East Bengal | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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07:00 IST | Petrișor Voinea 49', 53' | Report | Surabuddin Mollick 30'
Enrique Esqueda 43', 63'
?? (o.g.)
Bidyashagar Singh 70'
Jobi Justin 73', 89' | Stadium: MSN Ground

UiTM Reserves v  East Bengal 19 October 2018 Friendly|  UiTM Reserves | 0–1|  East Bengal | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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14:15 IST |  | Report | Enrique Esqueda 30' | Stadium: Sime Darby Field

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