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East Bengal FC was formed in 1920 and has been one of the most successful football teams in India. Since establishment, it has seen numerous legends of Indian football like Ahmed Khan, Tulsidas Balaram, Sudhir Karmakar, Monoranjan Bhattacharya, Krishanu Dey, Bhaichung Bhutia etc. play the famous Red and Gold outfit to numerous prestigious titles and honours through the various generations.
In 1948, East Bengal became the first team to defeat a foreign club on home soil. They won 2–0 against the visiting Chinese Olympic XI. [18] East Bengal won their first treble in the 1949 season, by winning the Calcutta League, [19] the IFA Shield and the Rovers Cup, becoming the first Indian club to do so. [20]
East Bengal Club Reserves is the reserve team of East Bengal Club. It is the most senior level beneath the first team. The team generally consists of younger players but at times senior players also play. Reserve side currently plays in the Calcutta Football League. East Bengal Academy are the club's under-21, under-18, under-15 and under-13 ...
East Bengal participated in the 2024 Calcutta Premier Division and was drawn into group B for the first phase of the tournament where twenty-six teams were divided into two groups of thirteen. [68] East Bengal fielded mostly the reserve squad led by head coach Bino George for the Calcutta Football League like the previous two seasons. [69]
Pages in category "East Bengal Club players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 365 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
East Bengal won the National Football League in 2000–01, 2002–03 and 2003–04 and were runners up seven times, the most by any Indian football club. Among other trophies, East Bengal has won the Calcutta Football League 39 times, the IFA Shield 28 times, the Federation Cup eight times and the Durand Cup 16 times. [3]
East Bengal participated in the 2023 Calcutta Premier Division and was drawn into group B for the first phase of the tournament where twenty-six teams were divided into two groups of thirteen teams each. [76] [77] East Bengal would be mainly fielding their Reserve squad for the tournament with coach Bino George taking charge of the team. [47]
East Bengal joined the National Football League (NFL) at its inception in 1996 [2] [3] and is the only club to have played every season to date, including those after the rebranded I-League succeeded the NFL in 2007. East Bengal won the National Football League in 2000–01, 2002–03 and 2003–04 and were runners up seven times, the most by ...