List of East Bengal FC seasons

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East Bengal is an Indian association football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, which competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of Indian football. [1] The club was formed when the vice-president of the Jorabagan Club, Suresh Chandra Chaudhuri, resigned. He did so when Jorabagan sent out their starting eleven but with the notable exclusion of defender Sailesh Bose. He was dropped from the squad for unknown reasons when they were about to face Mohun Bagan in the Coochbehar Cup Semi Final on 28 July 1920. He and Raja Manmatha Nath Chaudhuri, Ramesh Chandra Sen, and Aurobinda Ghosh, formed East Bengal, in Jorabagan, Suresh Chandra's home on 1 August 1920. [2] East Bengal started playing in the IFA 2nd division (now the Calcutta Football League) from 1921. In 1925, they qualified for the first division for the first time. Since then, they have won numerous Indian Football titles. [2]

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East Bengal joined the National Football League at its inception in 1996 [3] and is the only club to play every season to date, even after its name changed to the I-League in 2007. East Bengal have won the National Football League thrice: 2000–01, 2002–03 and 2003–04 and were runners up seven times, more than any Indian football club. Among other trophies, East Bengal have won the Calcutta Football League 39 times, IFA Shield 28 times, Federation Cup eight times and the Durand Cup 16 times. [4]

On 27 September 2020, the inclusion of East Bengal FC into the 2020–21 Indian Super League was officially announced. [1]

Key

The symbols and colours used below:
  •    1st or W = Winners
  •    2nd or RU = Runners-up
  •    3rd or 2nd RU = Third place
  •   ↑ = Promoted
  •   ↓ = Relegated
  •    * = Top scorer in division

National League seasons

The National Football League started in the year 1996 as the first football league in India to be organized on a national scale. East Bengal participated in the league from its inaugural season, and has been the only football team in India to have participated in all editions of the nation's premier league until 2020, when the Indian Super League was announced as the Premier football competition in India. The club has won the National League thrice (2000–01, 2002–03 and 2003–04) and has finished as runner-up on seven occasions. [5] Along with the National League, the club has also won the Federation Cup, the premier cup tournament in India eight times. [6] East Bengal moved from the I-League to the Indian Super League as the eleventh team in the 2020–21 season when ISL was given the highest level league status in the Indian football system. [1] In their inaugural season in the ISL, East Bengal finished in ninth place. [7] In the 2021–22, East Bengal finished at the bottom of the table in the eleventh position, winning just one out of the twenty matches in the league. [8]

As of 24 January 2025
Results of league and cup competitions by season
SeasonLeagueDomestic Cup [A] Super Cup [B] ContinentalTop goalscorer
DivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPosPlayoffs AFC PosNameGoals
1996–97 NFL 1910632513363rd—W——— Flag of India.svg Raman Vijayan 9
1997–98 NFL 188731810312ndRUW Asian CWC R2 Flag of India.svg Bhaichung Bhutia 8
1998–99 NFL 2013613310452ndRU— Asian Cup R1 Flag of India.svg Raman Vijayan 10
1999–00 NFL 228862521327thNot held——— Flag of Ghana.svg Willie Brown
Flag of Brazil.svg Ossius Luiz Ferreira
Flag of India.svg Dipankar Roy 		4
2000–01 NFL 221372309461stNot held——— Flag of Nigeria.svg Omolaja Olalekan8
2001–02 NFL 2211383123365thR–16——— Flag of Nigeria.svg Omolaja Olalekan7
2002–03 NFL 2215434422491stNot held——— Flag of Nigeria.svg Mike Okoro 17
2003–04 NFL 2215433713491stQFRU AFC Cup QF 15
2004–05 NFL 2213453416433rdQF— AFC Cup Group Flag of India.svg Bhaichung Bhutia 9
2005–06 NFL 179442516312ndQF——— Flag of India.svg Bhaichung Bhutia 12
2006–07 NFL 187562929265thQFW—— Flag of Brazil.svg Edmilson 13
2007–08 IL 185491723196thW— AFC Cup Group Flag of Brazil.svg Edmilson 8
2008–09 IL 227783126286thSFRU—— Flag of Ghana.svg Yusif Yakubu 11
2009–10 IL 2671092731319th W — AFC Cup Group Flag of Ghana.svg Yusif Yakubu 9
2010–11 IL 2615654421512nd W RU AFC Cup Group Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tolgay Özbey 17
2011–12 IL 2615654622512nd RU W AFC Cup Group Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tolgay Özbey 18
2012–13 IL 2613854418473rd W — AFC Cup SF Flag of Nigeria.svg Chidi Edeh 18
2013–14 IL 2412753923432nd Group —— Flag of Nigeria.svg Chidi Edeh 9
2014–15 IL 208573028294th Group AFC Cup Group 17
2015–16 IL 167452218253rd QF ——12
2016–17 IL 1810353315333rd SF —— Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Willis Plaza 9
2017–18 IL 188733219334th RU —— Flag of Nigeria.svg Dudu Omagbemi 8
2018–19 IL 2013343720422ndR-16 [C] —— Flag of India.svg Jobby Justin
Flag of Mexico.svg Enrique Esqueda 		9
2019–20 IL 166552218202nd [D] Not held—— Flag of Spain.svg Marcos Espada
Flag of Spain.svg Jaime Santos 		6
2020–21 ISL 203892233179th DNQ Not held—— Flag of Germany.svg Matti Steinmann 4
2021–22 ISL 20181118361111th DNQ Not held—— Flag of Croatia.svg Antonio Perošević 4
2022–23 ISL 2061132238199th DNQ Group —— Flag of Brazil.svg Cleiton Silva 12
2023–24 ISL 2266102729249th DNQ W —— Flag of Brazil.svg Cleiton Silva 8
2024–25 ISL 17521018231711thTBDTBD AFC CL 2
AFCGL 		PR
QF 		Flag of India.svg P. V. Vishnu 4
  1. ↑ Federation Cup was the primary Domestic Cup until 2016-17. Continued as Super Cup from 2017-18.
  2. ↑ Indian Super Cup (1997-2011) was the annual match contested between the champions of the previous I-League season and the holders of the Federation Cup, usually held at a neutral venue. Abolished in 2011.
  3. ↑ Walkover given by East Bengal due to protest citing unfair treatment to I-League clubs along with six other clubs. [9]
  4. ↑ The 2019-20 I-League was cancelled after 16 Rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. East Bengal FC was at the second place when the league was cancelled. [10]

Calcutta Football League seasons

East Bengal Club was included in the Calcutta Football League second division in 1921 after the Tajhat Club was disbanded and had withdrawn its name following the 1920 season. [11] The club gained promotion to the first division for the first time in 1925 after finishing joint champions with the Cameroon's B team. [11] The club was relegated back into the second division only once, in 1928, and regained their promotion in 1931 into the first division; the team has been in the division ever since. [11] The club won its first Calcutta Football league title in 1942 and has won it 39 times, the most ever in the tournament's history to date. [12] The club also holds the record for winning the most consecutive titles—eight: (2010–2017). [13] [14]

As of 24 January 2025
East Bengal in Calcutta Football League
SeasonDivisionPWDLPtsPosTop goalscorerGoals
1920—————————
19212nd Div2411121343rd British Raj Red Ensign.svg Arabinda Ghosh8
19222nd Div221336294th British Raj Red Ensign.svg R Dutta
British Raj Red Ensign.svg Ramesh Chandra Sen		9
19232nd Div2485112110th British Raj Red Ensign.svg Mona Dutta5
19242nd Div241653371st ↑ [A] British Raj Red Ensign.svg Mona Dutta11
19251st Div16835194th British Raj Red Ensign.svg Mona Dutta9
19261st Div16538136th British Raj Red Ensign.svg Jatin Sarkar5
19271st Div18468146th British Raj Red Ensign.svg Jatin Sarkar
British Raj Red Ensign.svg Surjo Chakraborty		5
19281st Div182511910th ↓ British Raj Red Ensign.svg Mona Dutta6
19292nd Div221174292nd British Raj Red Ensign.svg Surjo Chakraborty15
19302nd Div880016Withdrew [B] British Raj Red Ensign.svg Surjo Chakraborty9
19312nd Div221732371st ↑ British Raj Red Ensign.svg Surjo Chakraborty15
19321st Div181224262nd British Raj Red Ensign.svg Surjo Chakraborty
British Raj Red Ensign.svg Majid		9
19331st Div20893252nd British Raj Red Ensign.svg Majid9
19341st Div20587188th British Raj Red Ensign.svg Majid6
19351st Div221174292nd British Raj Red Ensign.svg Ramana8
19361st Div22769228th British Raj Red Ensign.svg Laxminarayan9
19371st Div221246282nd British Raj Red Ensign.svg Murgesh16
19381st Div22895254th British Raj Red Ensign.svg Murgesh7
19391st Div1988324Withdrew [C] British Raj Red Ensign.svg Laxminarayan5
19401st Div2410104304th British Raj Red Ensign.svg A.C. Somana9
19411st Div261844402nd British Raj Red Ensign.svg A.C. Somana24
19421st Div242031431st British Raj Red Ensign.svg A.C. Somana26
19431st Div241653372nd British Raj Red Ensign.svg A.C. Somana19
19441st Div241464343rd British Raj Red Ensign.svg Sunil Ghosh13
19451st Div241671391st Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg Fred Pugsley 21
19461st Div242031431st British Raj Red Ensign.svg Swamy Nayaar36
1947 [D] 1st Div————————
19481st Div241653373rd Flag of India.svg P. B. A. Saleh 10
19491st Div262213451st Flag of India.svg Abid22
19501st Div261970451st Flag of India.svg K. P. Dhanraj 18
19511st Div251744382nd Flag of India.svg K. P. Dhanraj
Flag of India.svg P. Venkatesh 		11
19521st Div261763401st Flag of India.svg K. P. Dhanraj 10
19531st Div17133129Abandoned [E] Flag of India.svg Ahmed Khan
Flag of Pakistan.svg Masood Fakhri 		5
19541st Div281567363rd Flag of India.svg Ahmed Khan 9
19551st Div261556353rd Flag of India.svg S Roy11
19561st Div261682402nd Flag of Pakistan.svg Moosa Ghazi 10
19571st Div261862422nd Flag of Pakistan.svg Moosa Ghazi 8
19581st Div281684403rd Flag of India.svg K. P. Dhanraj 7
19591st Div282143462nd Flag of India.svg Tulsidas Balaram 23
19601st Div281774413rd Flag of India.svg Narayan8
19611st Div282233471st Flag of India.svg Tulsidas Balaram 23
19621st Div2814122402nd [F] Flag of India.svg Sunil Nandi9
19631st Div282143462nd Flag of India.svg Ashim Moulik19
19641st Div281981462nd Flag of India.svg Ashim Moulik20
19651st Div281981462nd Flag of India.svg Ashim Moulik13
19661st Div282521521st Flag of India.svg Parimal Dey19
19671st Div282152472nd Flag of India.svg Parimal Dey10
19681st Div15121225Abandoned Flag of India.svg Sarmad Khan8
19691st Div201460342nd Flag of India.svg Ashok Chatterjee 11
19701st Div221930411st Flag of India.svg Swapan Sengupta14
19711st Div191810371st Flag of India.svg Shyam Thapa 14
19721st Div191810371st Flag of India.svg Md. Akbar17
19731st Div201721361st Flag of India.svg Subhash Bhowmick 24
19741st Div191720361st Flag of India.svg Md. Akbar
Flag of India.svg Surajit Sengupta		14
19751st Div212100421st Flag of India.svg Subhash Bhowmick 14
19761st Div222011412nd Flag of India.svg Shyam Thapa 12
19771st Div222200441st Flag of India.svg Ranjit Mukherjee18
19781st Div221912392nd Flag of India.svg Ranjit Mukherjee18
19791st Div221930412nd Flag of India.svg Shabbir Ali 23
19801st Div1293021Abandoned Flag of Iran.svg Jamshid Nassiri
Flag of Iran.svg Majid Bishkar
Flag of India.svg Tapan Das		3
19811st Div262123583rd Flag of Iran.svg Jamshid Nassiri 18
19821st Div262330491st Flag of India.svg Arup Das11
19831st Div261961442nd Flag of India.svg Mihir Bose8
19841st Div [G] 262051652nd Flag of India.svg Debasish Roy22
19851st Div282251711st Flag of Iran.svg Jamshid Nassiri 17
19861st Div281990662nd Flag of Nigeria.svg Emeka Ezeugo 14
19871st Div282530781st Flag of Nigeria.svg Chima Okorie 26
19881st Div282251711st Flag of India.svg Pradip Talukdar
Flag of India.svg Bikash Panji 		8
19891st Div282422741st Flag of Nigeria.svg Chima Okorie 27
1990Super Div [H] 181332422nd Flag of Nigeria.svg Chima Okorie 9
1991Super Div181440461st Flag of India.svg Kuljit Singh10
1992Super Div18963283rd [I] Flag of India.svg Kuljit Singh9
1993Super Div181620501st Flag of India.svg Sanjay Majhi12
1994Super Div181440462nd [J] Flag of India.svg Bhaichung Bhutia 14
1995Super Div181332421st Flag of India.svg Nima Bhutia8
1996Super Div181260421st Flag of India.svg Tausif Jamal6
1997Super Div181431452nd Flag of Brazil.svg Preto Garcia5
1998Super Div151311401st [K] Flag of India.svg Dipendu Biswas 8
1999Super Div131120351st Flag of Ghana.svg Suley Musah 4
2000Super Div131120351st Flag of India.svg Dipendu Biswas 4
2001Super Div13841282nd Flag of Nigeria.svg Omolaja Olaleken8
2002Super Div13931301st [L] Flag of Nigeria.svg Mike Okoro 12
2003Super Div161321411st [M] Flag of Nigeria.svg Mike Okoro 10
2004Super Div181161391st Flag of Brazil.svg Douglas Da Silva 9
2005Premier Div141112342nd Flag of India.svg Syed Rahim Nabi 8
2006Premier Div141022321st Flag of India.svg Alvito D'Cunha 4
2007Premier Div14824262nd Flag of Brazil.svg Edmilson 12
2008Premier Div14743253rd Flag of India.svg Parveen Kumar4
2009Premier Div15861303rd Flag of India.svg Budhiram Tudu10
2010Premier Div161411431st Flag of Nigeria.svg Penn Orji 9
2011Premier Div10802241st Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tolgay Ozbey 9
2012Premier Div171610491st Flag of India.svg Baljit Sahni 14
2013Premier Div10811251st Flag of Nigeria.svg Chidi Edeh 7
2014 Premier Div10811251st Flag of Nigeria.svg Dudu Omagbemi 8
2015Premier Div10910281st Flag of South Korea.svg Do Dong-hyun 12
2016 Premier Div101000301st Flag of South Korea.svg Do Dong-hyun 4
2017 Premier Div9720231st [N] Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Willis Plaza
Flag of India.svg V.P. Suhair 		5
2018 Premier Div11722233rd Flag of India.svg Jobby Justin 4
2019 Premier Div11623203rd [O] Flag of Spain.svg Jaime Colado 7
2020Premier Div—————Not Held [P] ——
2021 Premier Div—————DNP [Q] ——
2022 Premier Div — Super Six403134th Flag of India.svg Jesin TK
Flag of India.svg Vivek Singh		1
2023 Premier Div171331422nd Flag of India.svg P. V. Vishnu
Flag of India.svg Jesin TK
Flag of India.svg Abhishek Kunjam		6
2024 Premier Div161420441st Flag of India.svg Jesin TK 13
  1. ↑ Joint Champions with Cameroons B, however, since Cameroons A were already in 1st Div, East Bengal was promoted instead. [11]
  2. ↑ The Indian teams forfeited due to the Satyagraha movement, as a symbol of solidarity to the Indian independence movement. [11]
  3. ↑ Both East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting had a falling-out with IFA and they boycotted the league midway. [11]
  4. ↑ Not held due to communal riots of 1947.
  5. ↑ League abandoned midway due to riots in Kolkata.
  6. ↑ Mohun Bagan won the play-off match 2–0.
  7. ↑ A team earned three points for a win from this year
  8. ↑ Top Division renamed as Super Div
  9. ↑ East Bengal were deducted five points for using an over-age player in three matches.
  10. ↑ Mohun Bagan won the title on fewer goals conceded.
  11. ↑ East Bengal won the play-off 1–0 against Mohun Bagan.
  12. ↑ East Bengal won the play-off 1–0 against Mohammedan Sporting.
  13. ↑ East Bengal won the play-off 5–4 in penalties after the match ended 1–1 against Mohun Bagan.
  14. ↑ East Bengal Champions on goal difference.
  15. ↑ The game between East Bengal and Calcutta Customs was rescheduled because of unplayable weather and ground conditions. However on the later date, East Bengal did not turn up and Customs were awarded a 3–0 win.
  16. ↑ The 2020-21 Calcutta Football League was not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [15]
  17. ↑ East Bengal informed the IFA of the unavailability of their team and decided not to participate in the tournament. The IFA decided to hand Byes to all the opponents in the respective fixtures that were announced. [16]

IFA Shield

The IFA Shield is the second oldest football tournament in India after the Durand Cup, and the fourth oldest football competition in the world. East Bengal featured in the IFA Shield for the first time in 1921 and crashed out in the second round against Dalhousie in the fourth replayed-match after three drawn matches. [17] They won their maiden IFA Shield title in 1943, defeating Police AC 3–0 in the final. Since then, the club has won it 28 times (also once in 2018 when the tournament was played as a U-19 event), the most ever in the tournament's history. [18] [19]

As of 25 November 2021
East Bengal in IFA Shield
SeasonFinal positionOpponent teamScore
1920———
19212nd Round Dalhousie 1–1; 1–1; 1–1; 1–2
19223rd RoundJamalpur XI0–2
19231st Round Calcutta 0–1
19242nd Round Calcutta 0–1
19253rd RoundHeavy Battery0–0; 1–1; 1–3
19261st RoundRoyal West Kent1–1; 0–1
19272nd Round Calcutta 0–1
19281st RoundRoyal Scot Fusiliers1–2
19292nd RoundSherwood Foresters0–0; 2–4
1930Withdrew——
19311st RoundPolice0–0; 0–2
19321st RoundK.R.R.0–3
19332nd RoundShropshire1–6
19341st RoundK.R.R.0–2
19351st RoundE.I.R. (Jamshedpur)1–2
19363rd RoundEast Yorks0–1
19373rd RoundCustoms0–2
19383rd RoundHowrah Union0–1
1939Withdrew——
19402nd RoundDelhi XI0–1
1941Semi-Finals Aryan 0–1
1942RU Mohammedan Sporting 0–1
1943WPolice3–0
1944RUB&A Railway0–2
1945W Mohun Bagan 1–0
1946Not Held——
1947RU Mohun Bagan 0–1
1948Semi-Finals Bhawanipore 0–1
1949W Mohun Bagan 2–0
1950WServices XI3–0
1951W Mohun Bagan 0–0; 2–0
1952Quarter-FinalsBangalore Blues0–1
1953RUIndian Culture League0–0; 0–0; 1–1 [A]
1954Withdrew——
1955Semi-FinalsRajasthan0–1
1956Semi-Finals Aryan 0–1
1957Semi-Finals Mohammedan Sporting 1–1; 0–1
1958W Mohun Bagan 1–1; 1–0
1959Abandoned——
1960Quarter-FinalsIndian Navy0–3
1961W Mohun Bagan 0–0; 0–0 [B]
1962Semi-FinalsHyderabad XI0–1
1963Quarter-Finals Mohammedan Sporting 1–2
1964Abandoned Mohun Bagan 1–1; [C]
1965W Mohun Bagan 0–0; 1–0
1966W BNR 1–0
1967Abandoned Mohun Bagan 0–0; [D]
1968Abandoned— [E]
1969RU Mohun Bagan 1–3
1970W PAS Tehran
1971Semi-Finals Tollygunge Agragami 0–1
1972W Mohun Bagan 0–0; w/o [F]
1973W Pyongyong City 3–1
1974W Mohun Bagan 1–0
1975W Mohun Bagan 5–0
1976W Mohun Bagan 0–0 [B]
1977RU Mohun Bagan 0–1
1978Semi-Finals Ararat Yerevan 0–1
1979RU Mohun Bagan 0–1
1980Not Held——
1981W Mohun Bagan 2–2 [B]
1982Semi-Finals Mohammedan Sporting 0–1
1983W Aryan 0–0 [B]
1984W Mohun Bagan 1–0
1985Semi-Finals Peñarol 1–1; 2–4 (p)
1986W Mohun Bagan 0–0; 4–2 (p)
1987Semi-FinalsPunjab Police0–0; 2–4 (p)
1988Abandoned——
1989———
1990W Mohammedan Sporting 1–0 [G]
1991WArmy XI3–1
1992Abandoned——
1993Semi-Finals Pakhtakor Tashkent 0–0; 2–4 (p)
1994W Mohun Bagan 2–1
1995W Md. Sporting (Dhaka) 1–1; 3–1 (p)
1996QF Group Stage——
1997W FC Kochin 3–2
1998RU Mohun Bagan 1–2
1999Semi-Finals Tollygunge Agragami 0–0; 4–5 (p)
2000W Mohun Bagan 1–1; 4–1 (p)
2001W Palmeiras 0–1 [H]
2002W Churchill Brothers 0–0; 5–4 (p)
2003RU Mohun Bagan 0–0; 3–5 (p)
2004Semi-Finals Mohun Bagan 1–1; 6–7 (p)
2005Semi-Finals Eveready 1–2
2006QF Group Stage——
2007QF Group Stage——
2008Not Held——
2009QF Group Stage——
2010 QF Group Stage——
2011 W Prayag United 0–0; 4–2 (p)
2012 RU Prayag United 0–1
2013 Fourth Prayag United 1–1; 4–5 (p)
2014–19 [I] ———
2020 DNP——
2021 DNP——
  1. ↑ East Bengal was scratched for fielding two Pakistani players: Niaz and Fakhri.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Joint Winners.
  3. ↑ Trophy abandoned after the final.
  4. ↑ Final remained incomplete.
  5. ↑ Abandoned due to court injunction
  6. ↑ Abandoned due to rain during the replay. MB refused to play again & were scratched.
  7. ↑ Abandoned midway as Md.Sporting refused to continue.
  8. ↑ Abandoned after 35 minutes after a brawl on the pitch, Palmeiras were scratched.
  9. ↑ Held as a U-19 tournament.

Durand Cup

The Durand Cup is the oldest tournament in Asia. Before 1926, Indian clubs were not allowed to participate in the tournament. East Bengal participated in the tournament for the first time in 1926 and reached the third round, before losing to the eventual champions the Durham Light Infantry. The Indian clubs were again not allowed to participate until after Independence when the tournament was restarted in 1950. East Bengal won their first Durand title in 1951, defeating Rajasthan Club 2–1 in the final. The Red and Gold brigade have won the tournament 16 times, a shared record with arch-rivals Mohun Bagan for the most titles in the tournament's history. [20]

As of 21 August 2024 [21]
East Bengal in Durand Cup
SeasonFinal positionOpponent teamScore
1921–25 [A] ———
1926Third Round Durham Light Infantry 1–4
1927–40———
1940–49 [B] ———
1950Semi-FinalsHyderabad Police0–1
1951ChampionsRajasthan Club2–1
1952ChampionsHyderabad Police1–0
1953Quarter-FinalsN.D.A2–0
1954Semi-Finals HAL 1–4
1955Third RoundMadras Regimental Centre0–2
1956ChampionsHyderabad Police2–0
1957Runners-upHyderabad Police1–2
1958Semi-FinalsMadras Regimental Centre1–2
1959Semi-Finals Mohammedan Sporting 1–5
1960Champions Mohun Bagan 1–1; 0–0 [C]
1961Semi-FinalsAndhra Police1–1; 0–3
1962 [D] ———
1963Semi-FinalsAndhra Police1–2
1964Runners-up Mohun Bagan 0–2
1965Quarter-FinalsDelhi Garrison0–1
1966Quarter-FinalsE.M.E Centre0–1
1967Champions B.N.R 1–0
1968Runners-upB.S.F.0–1
1969Semi-FinalsPunjab Police0–1
1970Champions Mohun Bagan 2–0
1971Not held——
1972Champions Mohun Bagan 0–0; 1–0
1973Semi-FinalsR.A.C.1–2
1974Semi-Finals Mohun Bagan 0–1
1975QF Group Stage——
1976Semi-Finals JCT 0–0; tiebreaker
1977QF Group Stage——
1978Champions Mohun Bagan 3–0
1979–81DNP——
1982Champions Mohun Bagan 0–0 [C]
1983DNP——
1984Runners-up Mohun Bagan 0–1
1985DNP——
1986Runners-up Mohun Bagan 0–1
1987Semi-Finals Mohun Bagan 0–3
1988Runners–upB.S.F2–3
1989Champions Mohun Bagan 0–0; 3–1 ( p )
1990Champions Mahindra & Mahindra 3–2
1991ChampionsB.S.F.1–1; 5–3 ( p )
1992QF Group Stage——
1993ChampionsP.S.E.B.1–0
1994Runners-up Mohun Bagan 0–1
1995Champions Tata Football Academy 0–0; 4–3 ( p )
1996–97———
1998Runners-up Mahindra & Mahindra 1–2
1999Runners-up Salgaocar 0–0; 2–3 ( p )
2000Semi-Finals Mahindra & Mahindra 1–1; 5–6 ( p )
2001Semi-Finals Churchill Brothers 1–2
2002ChampionsArmy XI3–0
2003Runners-up Salgaocar 1–1; 3–4 ( p )
2004Champions Mohun Bagan 2–1
2005QF Group Stage——
2006QF Group Stage——
2007–08———
2009QF Group Stage——
2010Semi-Finals Chirag United 0–1
2011–18———
2019 Semi-Finals Gokulam Kerala 1–1; 2–3 ( p )
2020 [E] ———
2021 DNP——
2022 Group Stage——
2023 Runners-up Mohun Bagan SG 0–1
2024 Quarter-Finals Shillong Lajong 1–2
  1. ↑ Indian Teams were not allowed to participate
  2. ↑ Tournament not held due to World War II and Partition of India.
  3. 1 2 Joint Champions with Mohun Bagan
  4. ↑ Tournament not held due to Sino-Indian War.
  5. ↑ Not held

Rovers Cup

The Rovers Cup was the third most prestigious football tournament in India, alongside the Durand Cup and the IFA Shield, forming the coveted Triple Crown of Indian football. East Bengal first participated in the tournament in 1941, reaching the Quarter-Finals in their inaugural appearance before losing to the Wales Regiment. The Red and Gold brigade first lifted the Rovers Cup in 1949 and have won it 10 times when the tournament was abolished in 2001. [22]

As of 24 August 2021
East Bengal in Rovers Cup
SeasonFinal positionOpponent teamScore
1921–40———
1941Quarter-FinalsWales Regiment1–3
1942–44———
1945Second RoundAlbert David0–2
1946–48———
1949ChampionsE.I. Railways3–0
1950———
1951Quarter-FinalsWimco0–1
1952–56———
1957Third RoundCaltex1–3
1958Quarter-FinalsRajasthan Club0–1
1959Runners-up Mohammedan Sporting 0–0; 0–3
1960Runners-upAndhra Police0–0; 0–1
1961Third RoundCPL Hyderabad1–6
1962ChampionsAndhra Police1–1; 1–1 [A]
1963Runners-upAndhra Police0–1
1964Semi-FinalsBNR0–1
1965———
1966Quarter-Finals515 Army Base WS0–1
1967Champions Mohun Bagan 0–0; 2–0
1968Quarter-FinalsLeaders Club2–3
1969Champions Mohun Bagan 3–0
1970Semi-Finals Mahindra & Mahindra 0–0; 1–2
1971Semi-Finals Vasco na
1972Champions Mohun Bagan 0–0; 0–0 [B]
1973ChampionsTata Sports3–2
1974———
1975ChampionsMafatlal1–0
1976———
1977Semi-Finals Mohun Bagan 0–2
1978–79———
1980Champions Mohammedan Sporting 1–1 [C]
1981———
1982Quarter-Finals Salgaocar na
1983Semi-Finals Mohammedan Sporting na
1984–85———
1986Semi-Finals Dempo na
1987Semi-Finals Mohun Bagan 0–1
1988Runners-up Mohun Bagan 0–1
1989———
1990Champions Mahindra & Mahindra 1–0
1991QF Group Stage——
1992–93———
1994Champions Air India 2–1
1995–96———
1997Semi-Finals Churchill Brothers na
1998–99———
2000Semi-Finals Mohun Bagan 0–1
  1. ↑ Joint Champions with Andhra Police
  2. ↑ Joint Champions with Mohun Bagan
  3. ↑ Joint Champions with Mohammedan Sporting

Federation Cup/Super Cup

The Federation Cup, begun in 1977, was India's primary domestic cup competition until it was scrapped in 2017 and the Super Cup was launched in its place. East Bengal first participated in the tournament in 1978 and became joint champions with Mohun Bagan in their inaugural appearance. East Bengal is the second most successful club in this tournament, having won it eight times. [23] [24]

As of 28 January 2024
East Bengal in Federation Cup
SeasonFinal positionOpponent teamScore
1977———
1978Champions Mohun Bagan 0–0; 0–0 [A]
1979———
1980Champions Mohun Bagan 1–1 [A]
1981Semi-Finals Mohun Bagan 0–2 (agg.)
1982Group League——
1983Semi-Finals Mohammedan Sporting 0–1 (agg.)
1984Runners-up Mohammedan Sporting 0–1
1985Champions Mohun Bagan 1–0
1986Runners-up Mohun Bagan 0–0; 4–5 (p)
1987Group League——
1988Group League——
1989Group League——
1990Semi-Finals Salgaocar 2–3
1991Group League——
1992Runners-up Mohun Bagan 0–2
1993Semi-Finals Mahindra & Mahindra 0–0; 2–4 (p)
1994Group League——
1995Runners-up JCT 1–1; 6–7 (p)
1995Runners-up JCT 1–1; 3–5 (p)
1996 Champions Dempo 2–1
1997Runners-up Salgaocar 1–2
1998Runners-up Mohun Bagan 1–2
1999Not Held——
2000Not Held——
2001Second Round Sporting Club de Goa 0–1
2002Not Held——
2003Quarter-Finals Vasco 0–1
2004Quarter-Finals Sporting Club de Goa 0–1
2005Quarter-Finals Churchill Brothers 0–0; 9–10 (p)
2006Quarter-Finals Dempo 0–1
2007 Champions Mahindra United 2–1
2008Semi-Finals Mohun Bagan 1–1; 3–5 (p)
2009-10 Champions Shillong Lajong 0–0; 3–0 (p)
2010 Champions Mohun Bagan 1–0
2011 Runners-up Salgaocar 1–3
2012 Champions Dempo 3–2
2013-14 Group League——
2014-15 Group League——
2015-16 Quarter-Finals Shillong Lajong 3–4 (agg.)
2016-17 Semi-Finals Mohun Bagan 0–2
2018 Runners-up Bengaluru 1–4
2019 Quarter-Finals Delhi Dynamos w/o [B]
2020–21Not Held——
2021–22Not Held——
2023 Group stage——
2024 Champions Odisha 3—2
  1. 1 2 Joint Champions with Mohun Bagan
  2. ↑ Walkover given by East Bengal due to protest citing unfair treatment of I-League clubs along with six other clubs. [25]

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