List of East Bengal FC records and statistics

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East Bengal is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, which competes in Indian Super League, 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 Cooch Behar 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]

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East Bengal joined the National Football League since its inception in 1996 and is the only club to play all seasons till date, even after its name changed to I-League in 2007. [2] East Bengal have won the National Football League thrice: 2000–01, 2002–03 and 2003–04, and became runners-up 7 times, the most of any Indian clubs. Among other trophies, East Bengal have won the Calcutta Football League 39 times, IFA Shield 29 times, Federation Cup 8 times and the Durand Cup 16 times. East Bengal holds the joint-record for most Quintuples (5 trophies) in Club football, having 3 to their name. [3]

History

The East Bengal team with the 1949 IFA Shield trophy. East Bengal FC 1949 IFA Shield.jpg
The East Bengal team with the 1949 IFA Shield trophy.

On 28 July 1920, Mohun Bagan was scheduled to play Jorabagan in the Cooch Behar Cup. [1] 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. [1] The vice-president of Jorabagan, Suresh Chandra Chaudhuri, asked for Bose to be included in the line-up but the club coaches did not listen. [1] Chaudhuri left the club due to this and, along with Raja Manmatha Nath Chaudhuri, Ramesh Chandra Sen and Aurobinda Ghosh, formed East Bengal on 1 August 1920, named after the region they hailed from. [1]

Quintuple winning team of East Bengal in 1973 Quintuple Winning Team East Bengal.jpg
Quintuple winning team of East Bengal in 1973

East Bengal Club played their first match in the 1920 Hercules Cup, which was a 7-a-side tournament that they won. After the tournament, the club became affiliated with the Indian Football Association. They won their first-ever full tournament in 1921, lifting the Khogendra Shield. [4] The red and gold brigade qualified for the Calcutta Football League 1st division in 1925. [4] They won their first 1st title in 1942. East Bengal won their first IFA Shield in 1943. In 1945, East Bengal won their first double of winning both Calcutta Football League and IFA Shield. [1] From 1949 to 1951, East Bengal became the first team to make a hat-trick of wins in IFA Shield. [4] In 1970, the club defeated Asian giants PAS Tehran to win the IFA Shield trophy. [5] [6] In 1972, East Bengal won Calcutta Football League, IFA Shield, Durand Cup and Rovers Cup in a single season, thus becoming the first team to do so. [4] [6] In 1972, East Bengal also made a record of being the first and till date only Indian team winning the Calcutta Football League without conceding a single goal, which they again repeated in 1991. [7] In 1973, the club defeated Pyongyang City SC to lift the IFA Shield title [5] and went on to defeat another North Korean team Dok Ro Gang to lift the DCM Trophy in the same season. [6] [8] In 1975, East Bengal broke the record by winning the Calcutta Football League consecutively for the 6th time (1970–75), bettering the record held by Mohammedan Sporting of winning it 5 times (1934–38). [6] [4] In 1975, East Bengal also created history as they defeated their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan by a record margin of 5–0, which is still being held today, in the IFA Shield final at the Mohun Bagan Ground. [4] In 1976, East Bengal made a record of winning the IFA Shield 5 times in a row. [6] [4] In 1978, East Bengal participated in the Federation Cup for the first time and became joint champions with Mohun Bagan. [9] [10] In 1985, East Bengal won the Federation Cup and qualified for Asian Club Championships for the first time. [4] East Bengal won the Coca-Cola Cup held in Colombo as a preliminary tournament for Central Asia Zone, and reached the group stages held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. [4] In 1991 East Bengal qualified for the Asian Cup Winners' Cup for the first time and reached the quarter-finals. [11] In 1993, East Bengal won their second tournament on foreign soil as they won the Wai Wai Cup in Nepal. [4] In 2000–01, East Bengal won their maiden NFL title, [12] winning it again in 2002-03 and 2003–04. [4] In 2003, they won a major international trophy at Jakarta when they defeated BEC Tero Sasana to lift the 2003 ASEAN Club Championship. [13] The club won their third trophy outside of India when they defeated South Korean Hannam University to lift the San Miguel Cup in Nepal. [14] Between 2007 and 2012, East Bengal won the Federation Cup 4 times (2007, 2009, 2010, 2012). From 2010 to 2017, East Bengal again bettered their own record as they won the Calcutta Football League for 8 consecutive times. [15]

In 2020, the club joined the Indian Super League [16] and rebranded as SC East Bengal. [17] They finished ninth in their debut season, having won three of the twenty league matches. The team finished eleventh, at the bottom in the 2021–22 season, winning just one game in the entire campaign. In 2022, the club rebranded itself as East Bengal FC and finished ninth again, having won six of the twenty league matches. [18] In 2024, East Bengal won the Super Cup defeating Odisha in the final to break a twelve-year wait for a national cup trophy. [19]

Honours

East Bengal Club has won honours both domestically and in international competitions. [3] They have won the National Football League title 3 times and the Federation Cup 8 times. [3] They also won the Calcutta Football League a record 39 times and the IFA Shield a record 28 times. [3] Till date, the club has won more than 210 trophies which are listed below: [3] [20]

East Bengal Club honours
TournamentNo.YearsRef.
International
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Coca-Cola Cup (Central Asia)
1
1985 [21]
Flag of Nepal.svg Wai Wai Cup
1
1993 [4]
Infobox ASEAN flag.svg ASEAN Club Championship
1S
2003 [13]
Flag of Nepal.svg San Miguel International Cup
1
2004 [14]
Total4
Domestic (Major)
Flag of India.svg National Football League
3
2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04 [22]
Flag of India.svg Federation Cup
8
1978, 1980, 1985, 1996, 2007, 2009–10, 2010, 2012 [23] [10]
Flag of India.svg Super Cup
1S
2024 [19]
Flag of India.svg Indian Super Cup
3
1997, 2006, 2011 [24]
Flag of India.svg Calcutta Football League
39
1942, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1961, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 [25]
Flag of India.svg IFA Shield
29
1943, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002–03, 2012 [26]
Flag of India.svg Durand Cup
16
1951, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1970, 1972,1978, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2004 [27]
Flag of India.svg Rovers Cup
10
1949, 1962, 1967, 1969,1972. 1973, 1975, 1980, 1990, 1994 [28]
Total108
Domestic (Minor and Other Trophies)
Flag of India.svg DCM Trophy
7
1950, 1952, 1957, 1960, 1973, 1974, 1983 [29]
Flag of India.svg Bordoloi Trophy
5
1968, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1992 [30]
Flag of India.svg All Airlines Gold Cup
7
1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001 [31]
Flag of India.svg Darjeeling Gold Cup
5
1976, 1981, 1982, 1985, 2018 [lower-alpha 1] [32] [33]
Flag of India.svg McDowell's Cup
3
1995, 1997, 2000 [34]
Flag of India.svg Sait Nagjee Football Tournament
2
1968, 1986 [35]
Flag of India.svg Stafford Cup
2
1981, 1986 [3] [20]
Flag of India.svg Sanjay Gandhi Gold Cup
1
1984 [3]
Flag of India.svg Kalinga Cup
1
1993 [3]
Flag of India.svg SSS Trophy
2
1989, 1991 [3]
Flag of India.svg Independence Day Cup
1
2002 [3]
Flag of India.svg Dr. H. K. Mookherjee Shield
2
1957, 1961 [3]
Flag of India.svg ATPA Shield
1
1992 [3]
Flag of India.svg P. K. Nair Gold Cup
1
1956 [3]
Flag of India.svg Kerala FA Shield
1
1968 [3]
Flag of India.svg Mohammedan Sporting Platinum Jubilee Cup
1
2010 [3]
Flag of India.svg Hercules Cup
1
1920 [3]
Flag of India.svg Khogendra Cup
1
1921 [20]
Flag of India.svg Chandannager Cup
1
1920 [20]
Flag of India.svg Sachin Memorial Shield
1
1921 [20]
Flag of India.svg Cooch Behar Cup
5
1924, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1960 [20]
Flag of India.svg Trades Cup
4
1960, 1966, 1975, 1976 [20]
Flag of India.svg Gladstone Cup
1
1929 [20]
Flag of India.svg Griffith Shield
2
1929, 1946 [20]
Flag of India.svg Lady Hardinge Shield
1
1940 [20]
Flag of India.svg Lakshmibilas Cup
3
1920, 1968, 1969 [20]
Flag of India.svg Bardwan Cup
1
1938 [20]
Flag of India.svg S.C.I.S.T. Cup
1
1947 [20]
Flag of India.svg William Younger Cup
2
1969, 1976 [20]
Flag of India.svg Girija Shield
1
1942 [20]
Flag of India.svg Raja Memorial Shield
1
1960 [20]
Flag of India.svg Madhyamgram MLA Cup
1
2023 [lower-alpha 1] [36]
Flag of India.svg Kulodakanta Memorial Shield
1
2023 [lower-alpha 1] [37]
Total70
All Total182
  1. 1 2 3 East Bengal Reserves participated in the tournament.

Player records

Goalscoring records

Cleiton Silva, 3 (During the 202223 season). [40]
Saúl Crespo, 3 (During the 202324 season). [40]

Hat-trick on debut

Hat-trick on debut for East Bengal
DateNationalityNameOpponentTournamentScoreRef
21 May 1963 Flag of India.svg IndiaAshim MoulikSporting Union Calcutta Football League 30 [60]
28 May 1966 Flag of India.svg India Shyam Thapa Rajasthan Club Calcutta Football League 40 [61] [62]
19 June 1967 Flag of India.svg IndiaShibram SarkarSporting Union Calcutta Football League 40 [60]
6 November 2004 Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Ernest Jeremiah Sporting Club de Goa Durand Cup 40 [63] [64] [65] [66]
31 August 2010 Flag of India.svg IndiaBikash NarzinaryMohammedan AC Calcutta Football League 50 [67] [68]
12 August 2017 Flag of India.svg India Suhair Vadakkepeedika NBP Rainbow AC Calcutta Football League 41 [69]

Top goalscorers

Competitive, professional matches only.

All time top scorers

Bhaichung Bhutia, top scorer of East Bengal. Bhaichung Bhutia at the NDTV Marks for Sports event 21.jpg
Bhaichung Bhutia, top scorer of East Bengal.
All-time top scorers of East Bengal [38] [55]
RankingNationalityNameGoalsRef.
1Flag of India.svg  India Bhaichung Bhutia 148 [70] [71] [55]
2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Chima Okorie 131 [38] [55]
3Flag of India.svg  India K. P. Dhanraj 127 [38] [55]
4Flag of India.svg  India Mohammad Habib 114 [72] [55]
5Flag of India.svg  India Tulsidas Balaram 104 [73] [55]
6Flag of India.svg  India A.C. Somana102 [38] [55]
7Flag of India.svg  India Ashim Moulik98 [38] [55]
8Flag of India.svg  India Sunil Ghosh97 [74] [55]
9Flag of India.svg  India Surajit Sengupta 92 [38] [55]
10Flag of India.svg  India Mohammed Akbar90 [55]
11Flag of India.svg  India Parimal Dey 84 [55]
12Flag of India.svg  India Subhash Bhowmick 82 [55]
13Flag of India.svg  India P. Venkatesh 80 [55]
14Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Jamshid Nassiri 72 [55]
15Flag of India.svg  India Shyam Thapa 68 [55]

Top scorers in Indian Super League

As of 7 April 2024
Players in Bold are part of the current squad.
Top scorers of East Bengal in ISL
RankingNationalityNameGoalsRef.
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Cleiton Silva 20 [75] [40]
2Flag of India.svg  India Naorem Mahesh Singh 8
3Flag of India.svg  India Nandhakumar Sekar 5
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Matti Steinmann 4
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Antonio Perosevic
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Saúl Crespo
7Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Bright Enobakhare 3
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo Jacques Maghoma
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Anthony Pilkington
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Darren Sidoel
Flag of India.svg  India Thongkhosiem Haokip

Top scorers in National Football League/I-League

Top Scorer for East Bengal in NFL/I-League
RankingNationalityNameGoalsRef.
1Flag of India.svg  India Bhaichung Bhutia 49 [42] [76]
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Tolgay Ozbey 35 [76]
3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Ranti Martins 29 [76]
4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Chidi Edeh 27 [76]
5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Edmilson Marques Pardal 23 [76] [77]
6Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Mike Okoro 21 [76]
7Flag of India.svg  India Raman Vijayan 20 [76]
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Yusif Yakubu
9Flag of India.svg  India Robin Singh 19 [78]
10Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Dudu Omagbemi 18 [78]

Top scorers in Calcutta League

Top Scorer for East Bengal in Calcutta League
RankingNationalityNameGoalsRef.
1Flag of India.svg  India A.C. Somana85 [4] [47]
2Flag of India.svg  India Sunil Ghosh75 [47]
3Flag of India.svg  India K. P. Dhanraj 70 [47]
4Flag of India.svg  India Surjo Chakraborty62 [47]
Flag of India.svg  India Mohammad Habib 62 [79] [47]

Appearance records

Mehtab Hossain (bottom right) in 2013 with East Bengal. KEBTeam2013.jpg
Mehtab Hossain (bottom right) in 2013 with East Bengal.
Sanju Pradhan in 2011 with East Bengal. Sanju Pradhan.jpg
Sanju Pradhan in 2011 with East Bengal.
Saumik Dey in 2011 with East Bengal. Saumik Dey.jpg
Saumik Dey in 2011 with East Bengal.

Most appearances in Indian Super League

The list of East Bengal players with the most appearances in the Indian Super League. Indian midfielder Naorem Mahesh Singh holds the record with 58 total appearances with 53 from the starting line-up for the club. [40]

Player names in bold are part of the current squad.
As of till the end of 2023–24 season.
List of East Bengal players with most appearances in the Indian Super League
SL no.PositionNationalityNameTotal AppsStartsSeasons Played
1 Midfielder Flag of India.svg India Naorem Mahesh Singh 58532021–
2 Forward Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Cleiton Silva 41402022–
3 Defender Flag of India.svg India Lalchungnunga 36332022–
4 Midfielder Flag of India.svg India Mohammed Rafique 31192020–22
5 Midfielder Flag of India.svg India Wahengbam Angousana 29132020–23
6 Defender Flag of India.svg India Ankit Mukherjee 28222020–23
7 Forward Flag of India.svg India Thongkhosiem Haokip 27152021–23
8 Forward Flag of India.svg India V. P. Suhair 26202022–
9 Defender Flag of India.svg India Mohammad Rakip 25132022–
10 Midfielder Flag of India.svg India Souvik Chakrabarti 24182022–

Most Appearances in I-League

The list of East Bengal players with the most number of appearances in the I-League era, starting from 2007-08 I-League till 2019-20 I-League before the Red and Gold brigade moved into Indian Super League. Indian former International and former East Bengal captain Mehtab Hossain holds the record for the most appearances for the East Bengal having made 175 total appearances with 165 starts. [80] [2]

Player names in bold are still part of the current squad.
As of till the end of 2019–20 I-League season.
List of East Bengal players with most appearances in the I-League (2007–2020)
SL no.PositionNationalityNameTotal AppsStartsSeasons Played
1 Midfielder Flag of India.svg India Mehtab Hossain 1751652007–17
2 Left Back Flag of India.svg India Saumik Dey 1151112007–16
3 Midfielder Flag of India.svg India Harmanjot Khabra 113962009–16
4 Midfielder Flag of India.svg India Sanju Pradhan 104652008–13
2015–16
5 Centre-back Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Uga Okpara 95942009–14
6 Midfielder Flag of India.svg India Lalrindika Ralte 92752012–17
2018–20
7 Centre-back Flag of India.svg India Arnab Mondal 86812012–18
8 Centre-back Flag of India.svg India Gurwinder Singh 83712010–18
2019–20
9 Midfielder Flag of India.svg India Syed Rahim Nabi 75732007–11
10 Midfielder Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Penn Orji 72692010–13

Most uninterrupted seasons played

List of East Bengal players with most uninterrupted number of seasons played [84] [85]
SL no.NamePositionYears of PlayingPlaying YearsCaptained
1Moni TalukdarGoal Keeper1920–1937181932,1933
2Dulal Guha ThakurtaForward1927-1942161935,1936
3Rakhal MajumdarDefender1937-1952161943
4ApparaoForward1941-1955151946
5 Tushar Rakshit Midfielder1991-2005151995
6Noni GhosalCenter Half1921-1934141926
7 Monoranjan Bhattacharya Defender1977-1990141981
8 Alvito D'Cunha Midfielder2002-2015142006
9Bhanu Dutta RayDefender1922-1934131923
10Promod DasguptaDefender1936-1948131938,1939,1940
11 Tarun Dey Defender1982-1994131986
12 Saumik Dey Defender2005-2016122010
13 Ram Bahadur Midfielder1957-1967111960
14 Bhaskar Ganguly Goal Keeper1982-1992111984
15 Mehtab Hossain Midfielder2007-2017112013-14
16Sunil GhoshForward1940-1949101944
17 Byomkesh Bose Defender1949-1958101951
18 Dipankar Roy Midfielder1999-2009102005
  1. Vanlalpeka Guite became the youngest ever player to debut in the Indian Super League for East Bengal when he came on in place of Naorem Mahesh Singh against Jamshedpur on 25 September 2023. [82]
  2. Haobam Tomba Singh became the youngest ever player to start for a team in the Indian Super League when he debuted against Kerala Blasters FC on 20 December 2020. [83]

East Bengal players at the Olympics

East Bengal club holds the record among Indian clubs to produce most players to have represented the national team in the Olympic Games. [86]

List of East Bengal players to represent the national team at the Olympics [86]
YearCityNationalityNamePosition
1948 London Flag of India.svg India Syed M. Kaiser MF
1952 Helsinki Flag of India.svg IndiaS. RoyDF
Flag of India.svg India Chandan Singh Rawat DF
Flag of India.svg India Byomkesh Bose MF
Flag of India.svg India Pansanttom Venkatesh FW
Flag of India.svg India Ahmed Khan FW
Flag of India.svg India P. B. A. Saleh FW
1956 Melbourne Flag of India.svg India Mariappa Kempaiah MF
Flag of India.svg India Kittu FW
1960 Rome Flag of India.svg India Arun Ghosh DF
Flag of India.svg India Ram Bahadur Chettri MF
Flag of India.svg India Dharmalingam Kannan FW
Flag of India.svg India Tulsidas Balaram FW

Coaching records

P.K. Banerjee during his playing days for the Indian national football team. P. K. Banerjee at the Rome Olympics.jpg
P.K. Banerjee during his playing days for the Indian national football team.
Syed Nayeemuddin, the triple crown winning coach in 2016. Syed Nayeemuddin - South 24 Parganas 2016-02-14 1242.JPG
Syed Nayeemuddin, the triple crown winning coach in 2016.
Trevor James Morgan as the East Bengal coach in 2010. Trevor Morgan (footballer).jpg
Trevor James Morgan as the East Bengal coach in 2010.
East Bengal coach Armando Colaco with Brazilian legend Zico at the club tent in 2014. Zico.jpg
East Bengal coach Armando Colaco with Brazilian legend Zico at the club tent in 2014.
Alejandro Menendez with I-League coach of the month award (December 2019) in January 2020. Alejandro Menendez with coach of the month award.png
Alejandro Menéndez with I-League coach of the month award (December 2019) in January 2020.
Robbie Fowler, Head-coach of East Bengal in the 2020-21 season. Fowler, Robbie.jpg
Robbie Fowler, Head-coach of East Bengal in the 2020–21 season.

Firsts

Records

  1. P.K. Bannerjee served as the head coach of East Bengal for 9 seasons: 1972–76, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1988–90. He was also appointed as the Technical Director of the team in 1996–97. [92] [6]

Managers at East Bengal since the start of National Football League

Record in competitive matches for East Bengal coaches since the beginning of National Football League in India from the 1996–1997 season.
As of till the end of 2023–24 season.
Record in Competitive matches for East Bengal coaches
NameNat.FromToPWDLGFGAGDWin%
Monoranjan Bhattacharya Flag of India.svg  India 1 April 199631 March 19991761113629289117+172063.07
Subhash Bhowmick Flag of India.svg  India 20 May 199931 March 2000512812117131+40054.90
Syed Nayeemuddin Flag of India.svg  India 4 April 200013 January 20013225255616+40078.13
Monoranjan Bhattacharya Flag of India.svg  India 13 January 200124 January 200252311388429+55059.62
Subhash Bhowmick Flag of India.svg  India 25 January 20022 December 20052001332938384144+240066.50
Bikash Panji [lower-alpha 1] Flag of India.svg  India 4 December 200515 December 2005210132+1050.00
Philippe De Ridder Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 15 December 200531 May 20061810442717+10055.56
Carlos Roberto Pereira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4 July 200622 May 200738189115343+10047.37
Subrata Bhattacharya Flag of India.svg  India 23 May 200716 January 200830154115240+12050.00
Monoranjan Bhattacharya Flag of India.svg  India 16 January 200819 February 2008732265+1042.86
Aloke Mukherjee Flag of India.svg  India 20 February 200831 May 20089225610−4022.22
Monoranjan Bhattacharya Flag of India.svg  India 1 July 200815 September 2008147432112+9050.00
Stanley Rozario Flag of India.svg  India 16 September 200824 December 2008156451612+4040.00
Subhash Bhowmick Flag of India.svg  India 24 December 200825 October 2009205693233−1025.00
Tushar Rakshit [lower-alpha 2] Flag of India.svg  India 25 October 200912 November 2009431061+5075.00
Philippe De Ridder Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 6 November 200931 May 2010461617135652+4034.78
Trevor James Morgan Flag of England.svg  England 16 July 201024 May 20131781123135351160+191062.92
Marcos Falopa Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 12 June 201314 November 2013115242017+3045.45
Armando Colaco Flag of India.svg  India 14 November 201319 February 201554301599947+52055.56
Eelco Schattorie Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 20 February 201531 May 2015208483131+0040.00
Biswajit Bhattacharya Flag of India.svg  India 19 June 201511 April 20162919556031+29065.52
Trevor James Morgan Flag of England.svg  England 13 April 201617 April 20172818464824+24064.29
Ranjan Chowdhury Sr. [lower-alpha 3] Flag of India.svg  India 19 September 201630 September 20165401132+11080.00
Mridul Banerjee Flag of India.svg  India 18 April 201719 April 2017000000+0!
Ranjan Chowdhury [lower-alpha 4] Flag of India.svg  India 20 April 201731 May 20176321104+6050.00
Khalid Jamil Flag of India.svg  India 21 July 201726 April 20183118946531+34058.06
Bastob Roy [lower-alpha 5] Flag of India.svg  India 18 May 201819 August 201811722197+12063.64
Alejandro Menéndez [lower-alpha 6] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 19 August 201821 January 202043247127538+37055.81
Bastob Roy [lower-alpha 7] Flag of India.svg  India 21 January 202026 January 2020110020+2100.00
Mario Rivera Campesino Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 23 January 202031 May 20208332118+3037.50
Francisco Bruto Da Costa [lower-alpha 8] Flag of India.svg  India 30 July 20209 October 2020000000+0!
Robbie Fowler Flag of England.svg  England 9 October 20208 September 2021203892233−11015.00
Manolo Díaz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8 September 202128 December 202180441018−8000.00
Renedy Singh [lower-alpha 9] Flag of India.svg  India 28 December 202114 January 2022302112−1000.00
Mario Rivera Campesino Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1 January 202231 May 20229126716−9011.11
Bino George [lower-alpha 10] [lower-alpha 11] Flag of India.svg  India 26 July 2022present2113625214+38061.90
Stephen Constantine Flag of England.svg  England 27 July 202225 April 20232776143248−16025.93
Carles Cuadrat Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 25 April 2023present33148114841+7042.42
  1. Caretaker manager after Subhash Bhowmick was sacked due to legal reasons. [95]
  2. Caretaker manager after Subhash Bhowmick resigned. Includes record for the matches against Salgaocar on 29.10.2009, Chirag Kerala on 2.11.2009, Air India on 7.11.2009 and Shillong Lajong on 12.11.2009, as Tushar was in-charge as the head-coach before Philippe De Ridder took over. [96]
  3. Academy Head Coach Ranjan Chowdhury was announced as the head-coach cum manager for the Bordoloi Trophy as Trevor Morgan left for holidays after the CFL. [97]
  4. Caretaker manager under Technical-Director Monoranjan Bhattacharya. [98]
  5. Head-coach under Technical-Director Subhash Bhowmick. [99]
  6. Include two walkovers East Bengal awarded:
    1. vs Delhi Dynamos in 2019 Indian Super Cup
    2. vs Calcutta Customs in 2019-20 Calcutta Premier Division.
  7. Interim head-coach after Alejandro Menéndez left and before Mario Rivera Campesino took charge. Includes record for the match against Chennai City on 25.01.2020. [100]
  8. Francisco Bruto Da Costa was appointed as the head coach however, his contract was mutually terminated before the Indian Super League campaign started. [101]
  9. Interim head coach after Manolo Díaz left charge. Includes record for the matches against Bengaluru on 4.01.2022, Mumbai City on 7.01.2022 and Jamshedpur on 11.01.2022, as Renedy was in-charge as the head-coach before Mario Rivera Campesino took over. [102]
  10. East Bengal Club Reserves head-coach Bino George took charge of the team for the 2022 Calcutta Premier Division and the 2023 Calcutta Premier Division as East Bengal mostly field their reserve squad, with the first team playing in the Indian Super League. [103] [104] [105]
  11. Include two walkovers East Bengal received in the 2023 Calcutta Premier Division:
    1. vs Bhawanipore
    2. vs Mohun Bagan SG. [106]

Foreign managers at East Bengal

Record in competitive matches for foreign coaches. [91]
As of till the end of 2023–24 season.
Record for foreign coaches at East Bengal
NameNat.FromToPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Philippe De Ridder [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 15 December 200531 May 20061810442717+10055.56
6 November 200931 May 2010461617136052+8034.78
Total642621178769+18040.63
Carlos Roberto Pereira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4 July 200631 May 200738189115343+10047.37
Trevor James Morgan Flag of England.svg  England 16 July 201024 May 20131781123135351160+191062.92
13 April 201617 April 20172818464824+24064.29
Total2061303541399184+215063.11
Marcos Falopa Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 12 June 201314 November 2013115242017+3045.45
Eelco Schattorie Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 20 February 201531 May 2015208483131+0040.00
Alejandro Menéndez [lower-alpha 2] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 19 August 201821 January 202043247127538+37055.81
Mario Rivera Campesino [lower-alpha 3] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 23 January 202031 May 20208332118+3037.50
1 January 202231 May 20229126716−9011.11
Total174581824−6023.53
Robbie Fowler Flag of England.svg  England 9 October 20208 September 2021203892233−11015.00
Manolo Díaz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8 September 202128 December 202180441018−8000.00
Stephen Constantine Flag of England.svg  England 27 July 202225 April 20232776143248−16025.93
Carles Cuadrat Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 25 April 2023present33148114841+7042.42
  1. Philippe De Ridder was appointed on 6 November 2009, however, he took charge of the team from 18 November, from the match against Railway FC in the 200910 season.
  2. Includes two walkovers East Bengal awarded;
    1. vs Delhi Dynamos in 2019 Indian Super Cup
    2. vs Calcutta Customs in 2019-20 Calcutta Premier Division.
  3. Mario Rivera was appointed on 23 January 2020, however, he took charge of the team from 26 January, from the match against Indian Arrows in the 201920 season.

Most successful managers at East Bengal

Below is the list of the 5 most successful East Bengal head-coaches as per most honours won:

NoName I-League/NFL Fed Cup Calcutta League IFA Shield Durand Cup Rovers Cup Others [lower-alpha 1] Total
1 Flag of India.svg PK Banerjee 275241131
2 Flag of India.svg Syed Nayeemuddin 003532316
3 Flag of India.svg Subhash Bhowmick 204120312
4 Flag of India.svg Amal Dutta 02210611
5 Flag of India.svg Monoranjan Bhattacharya 112200410
  1. Includes Coca-Cola Cup, ASEAN Club Championship, D.C.M. Trophy, All Airlines Gold Cup, Bordoloi Trophy, Wai Wai Cup, Kalinga Cup, Super Cup, San Miguel International Cup, McDowell's Cup, Independence Cup, Platinum Jubilee Cup.

Most trophies won in a single stint

NoSeasonsNameI-League/NFLFederation CupCalcutta LeagueIFA ShieldDurand CupRovers CupOthers [lower-alpha 1] Total
11972–73 to 1975–76 Flag of India.svg PK Banerjee 4413416
22001–02 to 2005–06 Flag of India.svg Subhash Bhowmick 203120311
32010–11 to 2012–13 Flag of England.svg Trevor James Morgan 0231028
41994–95 to 1995–96 Flag of India.svg Syed Nayeemuddin 0121127
1996–97 to 1998–99 Flag of India.svg Monoranjan Bhattacharya 01210037
51990–91 to 1991–92 Flag of India.svg Syed Nayeemuddin 0122106
  1. Includes ASEAN Club Championship, D.C.M. Trophy, All Airlines Gold Cup, Bordoloi Trophy, Wai Wai Cup, Super Cup, San Miguel International Cup, McDowell's Cup, Independence Cup, Platinum Jubilee Cup, SSS Trophy.

Club records

Matches

East Bengal players and officials in 1921. East Bengal FC players and officials.jpg
East Bengal players and officials in 1921.

Firsts

  • First match: East Bengal 40 Metropolitan College, 12 August 1920. [upper-alpha 7] [44]
  • First Calcutta League 2nd Div match: East Bengal 00 Sobhabazar Club, 1 May 1921. [46] [47]
  • First Calcutta League 1st Div match: East Bengal 14 Calcutta FC, 9 May 1925. [46] [47]
  • First win in Calcutta League 1st Div: East Bengal 21 Dalhousie, 25 May 1925. [46] [47] [108]
  • First IFA Shield match: East Bengal 11 Town Club, 20 July 1921. [46]
  • First Durand Cup match: East Bengal 20 Army Headquarters FC, 1926. [46] [108]
  • First Rovers Cup match: East Bengal 60 Royal Navy, 6 September 1941. [46] [108]
  • First Federation Cup match: East Bengal 50 Rajasthan Police, 22 April 1978. [10] [108]
  • First NFL / I-League match: Mohammedan Sporting 12 East Bengal, 17 December 1996. [109]
  • First Indian Super League match: East Bengal 02 ATK Mohun Bagan, 27 November 2020. [110]
  • First win in Indian Super League match: East Bengal 31 Odisha, 3 January 2021. [111] [112]
  • First competitive Continental match: East Bengal 70 New Road Team, 1 August 1985. [upper-alpha 1] [113]

Wins

Highest margin of victories in different tournaments
TournamentDateOpponentScoreGoal scorersRef
Rovers Cup 23 September 1945 B.B & C.I. Railway 110Sunil Ghosh (2), Fred Pugsley (8), Sushil Chatterjee [114]
Calcutta Football League 10 June 1943 Dalhousie 100A. C. Somana (4), Arokiraj (4), Appa Rao (2) [114]
28 June 1949Calcutta Garrison100 P.B.A. Saleh (3), Abid (4), K. P. Dhanraj (2), P. Venkatesh [114]
26 September 2023 Kidderpore 101 P. V. Vishnu (4), Mahitosh Roy (3), Jesin TK, V. P. Suhair (2) [114]
Durand Cup 26 December 1972B.B.Star100Md. Akbar (4), Md. Habib (2), Mohan Singh, Latifuddin, Shambu Moitra, Samaresh Chowdhury [114] [6]
IFA Shield 14 July 1936Victoria Sporting90N. Majumdar (3), P. Mukherjee (2), S. M. Kaiser, Dulal Guha Thakurta, A. Hussain, Hira Das [114]
22 September 2003 Wari 90 Dipankar Roy (4), Bijen Singh (2), Kalia Kulothungan, Douglas De Silva, Shylo Malsawmtluanga [115] [116]
Asian Club Championship 10 August 1985 Club Valencia 90Debashis Roy (3), Jamshid Nassiri (2), Monojit Das (2), Debashis Misra, Samir Chaudhury [114]
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 15 August 1997 Tribhuvan Club 80 Bhaichung Bhutia (2), Somatai Shaiza, Naushad Moosa, Preto Garcia, Nazimul Haq, Falguni Dutta, A. Sarvanan [114]
DCM Trophy16 October 1960D.F.A. Jalandhar80Kanayan (3), D. Kannan (3), Narayan, Tulsidas Balaram [114]
I-League 23 Nov 2011 HAL 81 Tolgay Ozbey (4), Uga Okpara (2), Robin Singh, Baljit Sahni [117]
Federation Cup 22 April 1978Rajasthan Police50 Surajit Sengupta, Ranjit Mukherjee, Mihir Bose, Ulganathan, Prasanta Banerjee [114]
28 August 1998 Vasco 50 Raman Vijayan (2), Renedy Singh (2), Carlton Chapman [114]
31 July 2003 HAL 50 Bijen Singh (2), Chandan Das (2), Dipankar Roy [114]
AFC Cup 15 May 2013 Yangon United 51 Chidi Edeh (3), Penn Orji, Mehtab Hossain [114]
Indian Super League 4 December 2023 NorthEast United 50 Borja Herrera, Cleiton Silva (2), Nandhakumar Sekar (2) [118]

Defeats

Shillong Lajong 51 East Bengal, 30 May 2015 (During the 2014–15 season). [121]
Salgaocar 40 East Bengal, 29 December 2011 (During the 2011–12 season). [122]

Consecutive titles

Undefeated/winning streaks

  • Longest undefeated streak in all competitions: 57 matches, (47 wins, 10 draws). [upper-alpha 9] record. [92]
  • Longest undefeated streak in Calcutta Football League: 98 matches, (85 wins, 13 draws). [upper-alpha 10] record. [92]
  • Longest undefeated streak in Indian Super League: 7 matches, (2 wins, 5 draws). [upper-alpha 11] [123]
  • Longest undefeated streak in NFL / I-League: 22 matches, (17 wins, 5 draws). [upper-alpha 12] record. [124]
  • Longest undefeated streak in NFL / I-League in a single campaign: 17 matches, (13 wins, 4 draws). [upper-alpha 13] [2]
  • Longest winning streak in NFL / I-League: 6 matches (During the 2010-11 season). [upper-alpha 14] [2]
  • Undefeated Calcutta Football League Champions: 17 times, record. [45]
  • Calcutta Football League Champions winning all matches: 3 times, (1975–76, 1977–78, 2016–17) record. [45]

Records in National Football League and I-League

As of till the end of 2019–20 season. [2]
East Bengal league record in NFL/I-League
SeasonPlayedWonDrawLossGFGAGDPointsPositionRef
1996–97 5 [lower-alpha 1] 32062+411Qualify for Championship stage [126]
147431911+8253rd
1997–98 188731810+8312nd [127]
1998–99 10 [lower-alpha 2] 820192+1726Qualify for Second Stage [128]
10541148+6192nd
1999–00 228862521+4327th [129]
2000–01 221372309+2146Champions [130]
2001–02 2211383123+8365th [131]
2002–03 2215434422+2249Champions [132]
2003–04 2215433713+2449Champions [133]
2004–05 2213453416+18433rd [134]
2005–06 179442516+9312nd [135]
2006–07 1875629290265th [136]
2007–08 185491723-6196th [137]
2008–09 227783126+5286th [138]
2009–10 2671092731-4319th [139]
2010–11 2615654421+23512nd [140]
2011–12 2615654622+24512nd [141]
2012–13 2613854418+26473rd [142]
2013–14 2412753923+16432nd [143]
2014–15 208573028+2294th [144]
2015–16 167452218+4253rd [145]
2016–17 1810353315+18333rd [146]
2017–18 188733219+13314th [147]
2018–19 2013343720+17422nd [148]
2019–20 166552318+4202nd [lower-alpha 3] [150]
TOTAL500248133119756464+292877
  1. Group Stages
  2. First Stage
  3. The 2019-20 I-League was cancelled after 16 Rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. East Bengal FC was at the second place when the league was cancelled. [149]

Overall record in NFL/I-League

Statistics correct till end of 2019-20 I-League.
East Bengal overall league record in NFL/I-League
CompetitionHomeAwayTotal
PWDLPWDLPWDLFAWin%Notes
National Football League (1996–2007) (Tier-One)1147725121104533322241225844331182054.46 [upper-alpha 15] [2]
I-League (2007–2020) (Tier-One)1377238271395437482761267575425282045.65 [2]
Total2511496339249997080500248133119756464049.60 [2]

Record in ISL

As of till the end of 2023–24 season.
East Bengal league record in ISL
SeasonPlayedWonDrawLossGFGAGDPointsPositionPlay-offsRef
2020–21 203892233-11179th Did not qualify [151]
2021–22 2018111836-181111th Did not qualify [152]
2022–23 2061132238-16199th Did not qualify [153]
2023–24 2266102729-2249th Did not qualify [154]
TOTAL8216234389136-4771

Overall Record in ISL

As of till the end of 2023–24 season.
East Bengal overall league record in ISL
CompetitionHomeAwayTotal
PWDLFAPWDLFAPWDLFAWin%Notes
Indian Super League (2020 – ) (Tier-One)41714204161419102348758216234389136019.51 [upper-alpha 16] [upper-alpha 17]

Goals

Jacques Maghoma scored the first ever goal for East Bengal in the Indian Super League against Hyderabad FC. Jacques Maghoma.jpg
Jacques Maghoma scored the first ever goal for East Bengal in the Indian Super League against Hyderabad FC.

Firsts

Records

  • Most goals scored in an Indian Super League season: 27 in 22 matches (during the 202324 season). [75] [40]
  • Most goals scored in an NFL/I-League season: 46 in 26 games (during the 201112 season). [2]
  • Most goals scored in a Calcutta League season: 77 in 26 games (during the 194950 season). [46] [170]
  • Fewest goals conceded in an Indian Super League season: 29 in 22 games (during the 202324 season). [75] [40]
  • Fewest goals conceded in an NFL/I-League season: 9 in 22 games (during the 200001 season). [2]
  • Fewest goals conceded in a Calcutta Football League season: 0 in 19 and 18 games (During the 197273 and 199192 season). [170] [171]
  • Fewest goals conceded in a Federation Cup campaign: 0 in 5 games (during the 200910 season). [10]
  • Most individual scorers in a single NFL/I-League match: 6 (against United Sikkim, during the 201213 season). [172]

Top Scorers each season in ISL

Matti Steinmann, top scorer for East Bengal in the 2020-21 Indian Super League season. Matti Steinmann 2018.jpg
Matti Steinmann, top scorer for East Bengal in the 2020-21 Indian Super League season.

Top scorers for East Bengal in each season: [75] [40]
*Current Season

As of 7 April 2024
Golden boot winner
Top Scorer for East Bengal in ISL
SeasonNationalityNameGoals
2020–21 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Matti Steinmann 4
2021–22 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Antonio Perošević 4
2022–23 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Cleiton Silva 12
2023–24 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Cleiton Silva 8*

Top Scorers each season in NFL/I-League

Edmilson Marques Pardal Edmilson Marques Pardal.jpg
Edmilson Marques Pardal
Enrique Esqueda with East Bengal in 2018. Esqueda East Bengal.jpg
Enrique Esqueda with East Bengal in 2018.

Top scorers for East Bengal in each season: [2]

Golden boot winner
Top Scorer for East Bengal in NFL/I-League
SeasonNationalityNameGoals
1996-97 Flag of India.svg India Raman Vijayan 9
1997-98 Flag of India.svg India Bhaichung Bhutia 8
1998-99 Flag of India.svg India Raman Vijayan 10
1999-00 Flag of Ghana.svg GhanaWillie Brown4
Flag of Brazil.svg BrazilOssius Luiz Ferreira
Flag of India.svg India Dipankar Roy
2000-01 Flag of Nigeria.svg NigeriaOmolaja Olalekan8
2001-02 Flag of Nigeria.svg NigeriaOmolaja Olalekan7
2002-03 Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Mike Okoro 17
2003-04 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Cristiano Júnior 15
2004-05 Flag of India.svg India Bhaichung Bhutia 9
2005-06 Flag of India.svg India Bhaichung Bhutia 12
2006-07 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Edmilson Marques Pardal 13
2007-08 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Edmilson Marques Pardal 8
2008-09 Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Yusif Yakubu 11
2009-10 Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Yusif Yakubu 9
2010-11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Tolgay Özbey 17
2011-12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Tolgay Özbey 18
2012-13 Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Chidi Edeh 18
2013-14 Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Chidi Edeh 9
2014-15 Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Ranti Martins 17
2015-16 Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Ranti Martins 12
2016-17 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Willis Plaza 9
2017-18 Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Dudu Omagbemi 8
2018-19 Flag of India.svg India Jobby Justin 9
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Enrique Esqueda
2019-20 Flag of Spain.svg Spain Marcos de la Espada 6
Flag of Spain.svg Spain Jaime Santos

Hat-tricks in NFL/I-League

List of all hat-tricks for East Bengal in the NFL and I-League: [162] [51]

Hat-tricks for East Bengal in NFL/I-League
SeasonDateNationalityNameAgainstFinal score
1999-00 15 February 2000 Flag of Brazil.svg BrazilOseías Luíz Ferreira State Bank of Travancore 3 – 0
2002-03 25 January 2003 Flag of India.svg India Alvito D'Cunha HAL 3 – 5
2002-03 8 February 2003 Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Mike Okoro HAL 4 – 1
2005-06 18 March 2006 Flag of India.svg India Bhaichung Bhutia Sporting Club de Goa 4 – 3
2010-11 4 April 2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Tolgay Özbey Air India 3 – 0
2011-12 23 November 2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Tolgay Özbey 4 HAL 1 – 8
2012-13 5 January 2013 Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Chidi Edeh Salgaocar 4 – 1
2014-15 1 March 2015 Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Ranti Martins 5 Dempo 1 – 5
2015-16 9 February 2016 Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Ranti Martins Shillong Lajong 4 – 0
2015-16 12 March 2016 Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Ranti Martins Aizawl F.C. 2 – 3
2016-17 29 January 2017 Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Wedson Anselme Minerva Punjab 0 – 5
2017-18 24 February 2018 Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Dudu Omagbemi 4 Chennai City F.C. 7 – 1
2018-19 14 February 2019 Flag of India.svg India Laldanmawia Ralte Shillong Lajong 5 – 0

4Scored 4 Goals
5Scored 5 Goals

Attendances

Kolkata Derby

Firsts

First Kolkata Derbies in Major Tournaments
TournamentDateRoundScoreEast Bengal ScorersMohun Bagan/ATK Mohun Bagan ScorersRef
Calcutta Football League 28 May 192510Nepal Chakraborty [178] [180]
IFA Shield 5 August 1944Semi Final10Vishweshwar Rao [180]
Durand Cup 28 December 1957Semi Final00 [180]
30 December 1957Semi Final (Replay)32 Musa (2), BalasubramaniamChuni Goswami, Nimai Mukherjee [180]
Rovers Cup 27 November 1960Semi Final21 Arun Ghosh, B. NarayanAmiya Bannerjee [180]
Federation Cup 7 May 1978Final00 [180]
National Football League 6 January 199812Felix Ijabandenyi Chima Okorie, Dipendu Biswas [181]
I-League 30 December 200701 Bhaichung Bhutia [182]
Indian Super League 27 November 202002 Roy Krishna, Manvir Singh . [183] [184]

  Win  Draw  Loss

Goalscoring

First official Kolkata Derby news report First official Kolkata Derby news report.jpg
First official Kolkata Derby news report
11 August 1945 - IFA Shield Final - East Bengal captain Paritosh Chakraborty and Mohun Bagan captain Anil Dey before the match. 1945 IFA Shield Final - East bengal captain P chakraborty and Mohun Bagan captain Anil Dey.png
11 August 1945 - IFA Shield Final - East Bengal captain Paritosh Chakraborty and Mohun Bagan captain Anil Dey before the match.
Kolkata Derby match at the Salt Lake Stadium on 19 January 2020 in the I-League. Kolkata Derby.jpg
Kolkata Derby match at the Salt Lake Stadium on 19 January 2020 in the I-League.

Win Records

East Bengal 40 Mohun Bagan, 23 May 1936. [4] [5]
East Bengal 40 Mohun Bagan, 6 September 2015. [190]

Overall Derby Record

As of matches played 10 March 2024
Overall Kolkata Derby head-to-head record [187] [198]
CompetitionMatches played East Bengal wins Mohun Bagan winsDraws
Indian Super League [lower-alpha 1] 8071
NFL / I-League 45171513
Federation Cup / Super Cup [199] 23968
Calcutta Football League [lower-alpha 2] 161554759
IFA Shield [lower-alpha 3] 4121713
Durand Cup 22985
Rovers Cup 12444
All Airlines Gold Cup 10712
DCM Trophy 1100
Scissor's Cup2020
McDowell Cup 2110
Bordoloi Trophy 1010
Darjeeling Gold Cup 3102
Horendra Mukherjee Memorial Shield2101
Amrita Bazar Centenary Cup1010
Peerless Trophy1010
Mohun Bagan Centenary Cup1001
Nehru Centenary Cup1100
J.C. Guha Trophy1001
Shibdas Bhaduri Memorial Trophy1010
SSS Trophy1001
PNB Centenary Trophy1010
Kalinga Cup1100
Md. Sporting Platinum Jubilee Cup1100
Cooch Behar Cup 11344
Khogendra Shield1100
Raja Memorial Shield1010
Gladstone Cup1010
Darbhanga Shield3030
William Younger Challenge Cup3021
Lady Hardinge Shield5140
Trades Cup3111
Chandicharan Shield1100
Competitive Matches Total372136119117
Exhibition Games2551010
ALL TIME TOTAL397141129127
  1. Consists of both league winners shield and champions trophy
  2. Includes 7 Walkover Matches
  3. Includes 1 Walkover Match

Mini Kolkata Derby Record

East Bengal FC also has a minor rivalry against another giant from Kolkata Mohammedan SC. The rivalry started in the 1930s when Mohammedan SC won 5 consecutive Calcutta Football League titles between 1934 and 1938 while East Bengal FC bettered their record in the 70s by winning the league for 6 consecutive seasons from 1970 to 1975. [200]

Goalscoring Records

  • Highest margin of win:
East Bengal FC 71 Mohammedan SC, 6 October 1998 (Calcutta Football League, Super Five). [201]
East Bengal FC 60 Mohammedan SC, 14 May 2012 (2011 Calcutta Football League). [202]

Overall record

As of As of 26 September 2019
Overall Head to Head record [203]
CompetitionMatches Played East Bengal FC wins Mohammedan SC winsDraws
Competitive Matches Total2441246060

International

14 July 1948 - East Bengal vs China Olympic Team in action - photo from Jugantor newspaper 15 July 1948. 15 July 1948 - East Bengal vs China Olympic Team.png
14 July 1948 - East Bengal vs China Olympic Team in action - photo from Jugantor newspaper 15 July 1948.

Continental record

21 August 1953 - East Bengal vs Torpedo Moscow, Central Dynamo Stadium, Moscow - photo from Jugantor newspaper 22 September 1953. 22 September 1953 - Jugantor - East Bengal vs Torpedo Moscow.png
21 August 1953 - East Bengal vs Torpedo Moscow, Central Dynamo Stadium, Moscow - photo from Jugantor newspaper 22 September 1953.
Ahmed Khan, captain of East Bengal and Avtandil Gogoberidze, the captain of Dynamo Tbilisi before the match - photo from Jugantor newspaper 23 September 1953. 23 September 1953 - Jugantor - East Bengal vs Dynamo Tbilisi.png
Ahmed Khan, captain of East Bengal and Avtandil Gogoberidze, the captain of Dynamo Tbilisi before the match - photo from Jugantor newspaper 23 September 1953.
CompetitionAppearancesSeasonsBest result
Coca-Cola Cup (Central Asia) [upper-alpha 1] 1 1985 Champions
Asian Club Championship 2 1985–86, 1998-99 Group stage
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 5 1991-92, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995, 1997-98 Quarter-finals (1991-92)
AFC Cup 8 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 Semi-finals (2013)

Invitational tournaments

Apart from AFC tournaments, East Bengal club have participated in several invitational tournaments on foreign soil and have been victorious on three occasions. [204]

SeasonCountryCompetitionResult
1953-54 Flag of Romania.svg Romania1953 World Youth Festival Fourth place
1991-92 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh1991 BTC Club CupSemi-finals
1993-94 Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal1993 Wai Wai CupChampions
1996-97 Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal1996 Coca Cola Cup Semi-finals
1996-97 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh1996 Bangabandhu Cup [205] Group stages
2003-04 Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 2003 ASEAN Club Championship Champions
2004-05 Flag of England.svg England2004 Pepsi Max Challenge CupFourth place
2004-05 Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal2004 San Miguel International CupChampions
2011-12 Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 2011 BTV Becamex IDC Cup Group stages
2015-16 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup Runners-up

Firsts

Records

As of 6 August 2023
East Bengal Club overall record against foreign opponents
TournamentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Asian Club Championship [lower-alpha 1] 95132110+11055.56
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1871103133−2038.89
AFC Cup 5515122871104−33027.27
AFC Tournaments Total82271441123147−24032.93
All Airlines Gold Cup 8611232+21075.00
ASEAN Club Championship 5401124+8080.00
Bangabandhu Cup 200214−3000.00
Bordoloi Trophy 74121910+9057.14
BTC Club Cup311133+0033.33
BTV Becamex IDC Cup 301224−2000.00
Charms Cup101000+0000.00
Coca-Cola Cup310235−2033.33
Darjeeling Gold Cup 100101−1000.00
DCM Trophy2684142437−13030.77
Durand Cup 312053+2033.33
Governor's Gold Cup 320152+3066.67
IFA Shield 2617454218+24065.38
JC Guha Trophy210151+4050.00
Mohun Bagan Centenary Cup201112−1000.00
Nehru Centenary Club Cup200202−2000.00
P. K. Nair Gold Cup110010+1100.00
Pepsi Max Challenge Cup200204−4000.00
Rovers Cup 220041+3100.00
San Miguel Cup430132+1075.00
Scissors Cup301224−2000.00
Sheikh Kamal Cup 531195+4060.00
Stafford Cup110010+1100.00
Tea Planters' Association Trophy110010+1100.00
Wai Wai Cup532083+5060.00
World Youth Festival 42021010+0050.00
Total in competitive matches207883485307274+33042.51
Friendlies45179196492−28037.78
Total25210543104371366+5041.67

Last updated: 18 December 2022
Source: East Bengal against Foreign Opponents

  1. Includes record for the Coca-Cola Cup 1985, which was organized as a preliminary qualification tournament for the 1985-86 Asian Club Championship. [214]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Coca-Cola Cup - Central Asia Zone Preliminary Tournament for the 1985–86 Asian Club Championship was held in Colombo. [21]
  2. 27 August 1949, East Bengal 8-0 Maharana Club, Semi Final 1949 IFA Shield, K. P. Dhanraj scored a hattrick inside the 5th minute (goals scored: Soccerball shade.svg1', 2', 5') of the match. [55] [56]
  3. 12 March 2016, Aizawl F.C. 2-3 East Bengal FC, 201516, Ranti Martins scored a second-half hattrick within a span of 19 minutes (goals scored: Soccerball shade.svg69' (pen), 85', 88'). [57]
  4. Cristiano Júnior scored in 7 consecutive matches from 16 December 2003 in round 4 against Churchill Brothers to 16 January 2004 in round 10 against Mohammedan Sporting. [58] [59]
  5. P. K. Banerjee won 7 Calcutta Football League titles as the head coach of East Bengal club: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1985, 1988, 1989. [45]
  6. Subhash Bhowmick led East Bengal to two titles on foreign soil: 2003 ASEAN Club Championship, Jakarta and 2004 San Miguel International Cup, Kathmandu. [13] [14]
  7. East Bengal formed on 1 August 1920, participated in the 6-a-side Hercules Cup tournament held at the Kumartuli Ground as they debuted into football. [107]
  8. Friendly Match, at the Dynamo Stadium in Kyiv in East Bengal Club's tour to USSR in 1953. [119]
  9. East Bengal remained unbeaten in 57 matches from the start of 1972 season, from 23 May 1972 until their 21 loss in the 16th match of 1973 Calcutta Football League against Khidirpore on 13 July 1973. East Bengal remained unbeaten in: 19 matches in 1972 Calcutta League, 4 matches in 1972 Bordoloi Trophy, 5 matches in 1972 IFA Shield, 7 matches in 1972 Durand Cup, 7 matches in 1972 Rovers Cup and 15 matches in the 1973 Calcutta League before losing against Khidirpore. [92]
  10. East Bengal gave a walkover to Mohun Bagan in the 11th game of the 1968 Calcutta League on 21 September 1968. They won their next game 21 against Khidirpore on 9 August 1968 and since then, they were defeated once again after 5 years, in the 16th match of 1973 Calcutta League against Khidirpore 13 July 1973 by a 12 scoreline. In between these games, East Bengal played 98 matches in the Calcutta League where they won 85 and drew 13 of the matches without tasting a single defeat.

    The record of facing defeat by playing on-field dates further back as East Bengal lost 01 to Mohun Bagan in the last match of the 1967 Calcutta League on 10 September 1967. Since then, the Red and Gold brigade played 108 matches, where they won 94 and drew 14 of them. [92]
  11. East Bengal played their 6th match vs Kerala Blasters on 20 December 2020, which they drew 11 and continued their unbeaten run till their 12th match vs Chennaiyin on 18 January 2021, which East Bengal once again drew 00, in 2020-21 ISL. They managed 2 wins and 5 draws in the unbeaten streak. They lost 01 against Mumbai City on 22 January 2020 and thus ended their unbeaten run.
  12. East Bengal played their 18th match in the 2001-02 NFL on 27 March 2002 vs HAL, which they won 40 and continued their unbeaten run till their 17th match in the 2002-03 NFL on 1 March 2003 vs Tollygunge Agragami, which they won 20. They managed 17 wins and 5 draws in the unbeaten steak. East Bengal lost 20 against JCT on 5 March 2003 and thus ended their unbeaten run. [2]
  13. East Bengal remained unbeaten in the 2002-03 NFL from their first match on 8 December 2002 vs Mohun Bagan, which they won 20 and continued their unbeaten run till their 17th match on 1 March 2003 vs Tollygunge Agragami, which they won 20. They managed 13 wins and 4 draws in the unbeaten steak. East Bengal lost 20 against JCT on 5 March 2003 and thus ended their unbeaten run. [124]
  14. East Bengal won the first six matches in the 2010-11 I-League. They played their first match vs ONGC F.C. on 4 December 2010, in which they won 10 and continued their winning streak till their 6th match vs Air India F.C. on 29 December 2010, which they won 61. East Bengal drew 11 against Mumbai in their 7th match on 4 January 2011 and thus halted their winning streak. [125]
  15. Includes 5 matches from 1996–97 NFL First Stage and 10 matches from 1998–99 NFL Preliminary Stages.
  16. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the 2020–21 and 2021–22 Indian Super League season was held entirely in Goa, inside closed doors and East Bengal was allotted the Tilak Maidan Stadium as their home ground for both the seasons. [155] [156]
  17. In 202324 the home match against Goa was shifted to Bhubaneshwar due to administrative issues. [157]
  18. East Bengal lost to Mohun Bagan, first time since their 3-1 defeat in the IFA Shield Final on 20 September 1969, after 1932 days, on 5 January 1975, in the Durand Cup Semi Final at the Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi by 1-0. [194]
  19. East Bengal won consecutive 8 matches against foreign opponents between 16 July 2003, when the defeated Philippine Army FC in the 2003 ASEAN Club Championship to 21 April 2004, when they defeated Island FC in the 2004 AFC Cup.

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