East Bengal FC in international football

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 in International Football
East Bengal vs Dynamo Torpedo, at the Central Dynamo Stadium in Moscow (21 August 1953).
ClubIndia East Bengal
Most appearancesAFC Cup
Mehtab Hossain (34)
Top scorer
First entry1985–86
Latest entry2015
Titles
ASEAN Club Championship
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

Competition No. of Appearances Seasons Best Result
Asian Club Championship [lower-alpha 1] 2 1985–86, 1998–99 Group stages
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 5 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995, 1997–98 Quarter Finals (1991–92)
ASEAN Club Championship 1 2003 Champions
AFC Cup 8 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 Semi Finals (2013)
  1. Known as AFC Champions League from 2003

Participation record

Statistics

Overall Record in Continental Competitions

Competition First match Last match Record
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 10 February 2004 12 May 2015 55 15 12 28 71 104 −33 027.27
Total 82 27 14 41 123 147 −24 032.93

Last updated: 10 September 2022
Source: Competitions

Top scorers

Rank Pos. Nat. Name Asian Club Championship Asian CWC AFC Cup ASEAN Cup Total
1 FW India Bhaichung Bhutia -839 20
2 FW India Debasish Roy 8--- 8
3 FW Brazil Cristiano Júnior --6- 6
FW Nigeria Chidi Edeh --6-
5 FW India Biswajit Bhattacharya 5--- 5
MF India Carlton Chapman -5--
FW Australia Tolgay Özbey --5-
FW Nigeria Mike Okoro --41
9 FW Brazil Edmilson Marques Pardal --4- 4
MF India Lalrindika Ralte --4-
MF Nigeria Penn Orji --4-
FW Nigeria Ranti Martins --4-
Own Goals --2 2

    Hat tricks

    Date Name Opponent Competition Result Ref.
    2 August 1985 India Biswajit Bhattacharya4 Nepal New Road Team 1985–86 Asian Club Championship 7–0 [6]
    10 August 1985 India Debasish Roy Maldives Club Valencia 1985–86 Asian Club Championship 9–0 [6]
    1 October 1993 India Carlton Chapman Iraq Al-Zawra'a SC 1993-94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup 6–2 [25]
    16 July 2003 India Bhaichung Bhutia5 Philippines Philippine Army FC 2003 ASEAN Club Championship 6–0 [26]
    25 May 2005 Nigeria Ernest Jeremiah Turkmenistan Nebitçi Balkanabat 2005 AFC Cup 3–2 [27]
    15 May 2013 Nigeria Chidi Edeh Myanmar Yangon United 2013 AFC Cup 5–1 [28]

    4 Scored 4 Goals
    6 Scored 6 Goals

    Asian Club Championship

    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.[29]

    1985–86 Asian Club Championship

    1985 Coca-Cola Cup

    Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    India East Bengal 5 5 0 0 20 0 +20 10
    Bangladesh Abahani Krira Chakra 5 4 0 1 17 4 +13 8
    Sri Lanka Saunders SC 5 2 1 2 12 8 +4 5
    Pakistan PIA FC 5 1 2 2 8 8 0 4
    Nepal New Road Team 5 1 1 3 8 11 3 3
    Maldives Club Valencia 5 0 0 5 2 36 34 0

    East Bengal qualified for the 1985–86 Asian Club Championship after winning the 1985 Federation Cup.[30] The Red and Gold brigade became the first Indian "club" to qualify for the Asian Club Championship.[29] 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 70 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 10 victory courtesy of a solitary strike from forward Debasish Roy.[6] The next three games, East Bengal won with ease, including a 90 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.[29] 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

      Win   Draw   Loss

    2 August 1985 1 East Bengal India 7–0 Nepal New Road Team Colombo, Sri Lanka
    Biswajit Bhattacharya
    Debasish Roy
    Birbhadra Pradhan (o.g.)
    Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium
    5 August 1985 2 East Bengal India 1–0 Bangladesh Abahani Krira Chakra Colombo, Sri Lanka
    Debasish Roy Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium
    7 August 1985 3 East Bengal India 2–0 Pakistan PIA Colombo, Sri Lanka
    Biswajit Bhattacharya
    Debasish Roy
    Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium
    10 August 1985 4 East Bengal India 9–0 Maldives Club Valencia Colombo, Sri Lanka
    Debasish Roy
    Jamshid Nassiri
    Monojit Das
    Debasish Mishra
    Samar Choudhury
    Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium
    14 August 1985 5 East Bengal India 1–0 Sri Lanka Saunders Colombo, Sri Lanka
    Jamshid Nassiri Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium

    1985–86 Asian Club Championship

    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 21.[6][8] 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 20 and were eliminated from the tournament.[6][8]

    Group stage

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

    Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Jeddah 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 4
    Indonesia Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 2
    India East Bengal 2 0 0 2 1 4 3 0
    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    19 January 1986 (1986-01-19) 1 Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–1 India East Bengal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    Khaled Abu Rass 38', 88' Debashish Roy 33' Stadium: Prince Abdullah Stadium
    21 January 1986 (1986-01-21) 2 East Bengal India 0–2 Indonesia Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    Bambang Nurdiansyah 65'
    Saud Lumban Tobing 74'
    Stadium: Prince Abdullah Stadium



    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.[14] On 19 September 1998, East Bengal travelled to Dalian, China for the first leg of the tie and suffered a 60 loss, their heaviest defeat in continental competitions to this date.[29] China national team forward Wang Tao scored a hat-trick for the Chinese side.[14] In the return leg on 3 October 1998, East Bengal managed to hold on to a 00 draw at the Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri and were eliminated from the competition.[14][29]

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    19 September 1998 (1998-09-19) First Round Dalian Wanda China 6–0 India East Bengal Dalian, China
    Wang Tao
    Hans Eklund
    Hao Haidong
    Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium
    3 October 1998 (1998-10-03) First Round East Bengal India 0–0
    (0–6 agg.)
    China Dalian Wanda Siliguri, India
    Stadium: Kanchenjunga Stadium

    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.[29]

    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.[31] 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 10 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 13 by the 1991 Emperor's Cup champions and in the return leg, East Bengal lost 40 and was eliminated from the tournament.[9]

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    1 September 1991 First Round Abhani Krira Chakra Bangladesh 0–0 India East Bengal Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
    8 September 1991 First Round East Bengal India 1–0
    (1–0 agg.)
    Bangladesh Abhani Krira Chakra Kolkata, India
    Bikash Panji Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
    1 November 1991 Quarter-Final East Bengal India 1–3 Japan Nissan Kolkata, India
    Peter Maguire Matsuhashi
    Zaizen
    Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
    8 November 1991 Quarter-Final Nissan Japan 4–0
    (7–1 agg.)
    India East Bengal Yokohama, Japan
    Matsuhashi
    Jinno
    Stadium: Mitsuzawa Football Stadium



    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.[32] In the first leg, East Bengal shocked the Iraqi champions and defeated them 62 with Carlton Chapman scoring a hat-trick and Sisir Ghosh, Aqueel Ansari and Kumaresh Bhawal scoring one each for East Bengal.[33] 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 20 win at Siliguri with goals from Sahib Abbas Hassan and Ziad Tariq Aziz, but East Bengal progressed into the second round with a 64 aggregate score.[32] In the second round, East Bengal faced South China of Hong Kong. East Bengal lost the first leg at home 10 and suffered a 41 defeat away in Hong Kong as they were eliminated from the tournament.[10]

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    6 October 1993 First Round East Bengal India 6–2 Iraq Al-Zawra Kolkata, India
    Chapman ?', ?', ?'
    Ghosh ?'
    Ansari ?'
    Bhawal ?'
    Khalaf ?'
    Abbas ?'
    Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
    8 October 1993 First Round Al-Zawra Iraq 2–0
    (4–6 agg.)
    India East Bengal Siliguri, India
    Abbas ?'
    Tariq ?'
    Stadium: Kanchenjunga Stadium
    1 November 1993 Second Round East Bengal India 0–1 Hong Kong South China Kolkata, India
    Wai Chi Loh ?' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
    7 November 1993 Second Round South China Hong Kong 4–1
    (5–1 agg.)
    India East Bengal Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
    Aau ?', ?'
    Marco ?'
    Chungman ?'
    Bhutia ?' Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium



    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.[11] 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 40 in the opening game against Club Lagoons but lost 21 against the hosts Renown in their second match to finish second in the group.[11] 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 41 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.[29][11]

    Preliminary round (East Asia)

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

    Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    Sri Lanka Renown SC 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 2[lower-alpha 1]
    India East Bengal 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 2
    Maldives Club Lagoons 1 0 0 1 0 4 4 0[lower-alpha 1]
    Source:
    Notes:
    1. missing one result (Renown won or drew and won the group)

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    4 August 1994 Preliminary East Bengal India 4–0 Maldives Club Lagoons Colombo, Sri Lanka
    Carlton Chapman
    Shishir Ghosh
    Sanjay Majhi
    Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium
    6 August 1994 Preliminary Renown Sri Lanka 2–1 India East Bengal Colombo, Sri Lanka
    Debanath ?', ?' Kiron Khongsai ?' Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium
    3 September 1994 First Round TOT Thailand 4–1 India East Bengal Bangkok, Thailand
    Ampan ?', ?'
    Lunpet ?'
    Aistukaida ?' (pen)
    Bhaichung Bhutia Stadium: TOT Stadium
    16 September 1994 First Round East Bengal India (w/o)
    (1–7 agg.)
    Thailand TOT Kolkata, India
    Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium



    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.[12] In the first leg, away at Malé, East Bengal suffered a 30 defeat which became too big of a margin to overcome in the second leg, even after winning 20 at home, as they were eliminated from the tournament with a 23 aggregate score in favour of New Radiant. Biswanath Mondal and Bhaichung Bhutia had scored in the home win for East Bengal.[29][12]

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    8 October 1995 Second Round New Radiant Maldives 3–0 India East Bengal Malé, Maldives
    no Information Stadium: Rasmee Dhandu Stadium
    22 October 1995 Second Round East Bengal India 2–0
    (2–3 agg.)
    Maldives New Radiant Kolkata, India
    Biswanath Mondal
    Bhaichung Bhutia
    Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium



    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.[29] In the first round, East Bengal was drawn against Tribhuvan Club of Nepal and in the first leg at home, East Bengal recorded an 80 win over the side from Nepal, their second biggest win in continental football.[29] In the away game, East Bengal snatched up a 30 victory as they progressed into the second round with an 110 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 52 defeat against the J League side, however, in the return leg, at Kolkata, East Bengal surprised the Japanese team with a famous 10 win courtesy of a solitary strike from Kenyan defender Sammy Omollo.[34] Naushad Moosa also missed a penalty for East Bengal and they were eliminated with a 53 aggregate score for Verdy Kawasaki.[13]

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    15 August 1997 First Round East Bengal India 8–0 Nepal Tribhuvan Club Kolkata, India
    Bhaichung Bhutia ?', ?'
    Somatai Shaiza ?'
    Naushad Moosa ?'
    Marcelo Garcia ?'
    Nazimul Haq ?'
    Falguni Dutta ?'
    A Sarvanan ?'
    Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
    15 September 1997 First Round Tribhuvan Club Nepal 0–3
    (0–11 agg.)
    India East Bengal Kathmandu, Nepal
    Bhaichung Bhutia ?'
    Marcelo Garcia ?'
    Sammy Omollo ?'
    Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
    15 October 1997 Second Round Verdy Kawasaki Japan 5–2 India East Bengal Naraha, Fukushima, Japan
    Sugawara ?'
    Alcindo ?', ?', ?'
    Y. Miura ?'
    Bhaichung Bhutia ?', ?' Stadium: J-Village Stadium
    Attendance: 2,136
    8 November 1997 Second Round East Bengal India 1–0
    (3–5 agg.)
    Japan Verdy Kawasaki Kolkata, India
    Naushad Moosa soccer ball with red X 41'
    Sammy Omollo 61'
    Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
    Attendance: 30,000

    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.[29]

    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.[35] East Bengal also thus became the first Indian team to qualify for AFC Cup knockout stages,[36] 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,[37] however, the Syrian team won 30 at home and East Bengal were eliminated from the tournament.[15]

    Group stage


    Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    India East Bengal 6 4 1 1 14 8 +6 13
    Singapore Geylang United 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13
    Malaysia Negeri Sembilan 6 2 0 4 11 9 +2 6
    Maldives Island FC 6 1 0 5 2 17 15 3
    Source: AFC Cup 2004

    Bracket

    Quarter-finals Semi-Finals Final
                
    Syria Al-Wahda (a) 2 2 4
    Lebanon Al-Nejmeh Beirut 1 3 4
    Syria Al-Wahda 1 1 2
    Singapore Geylang United 1 0 1
    Malaysia Perak FA 1 2 3
    Singapore Geylang United 2 3 5
    Syria Al-Wahda 2 1 3
    Syria Al-Jaish (a) 3 0 3
    India East Bengal 0 0 0
    Syria Al-Jaish 0 3 3
    Syria Al-Jaish 4 2 6
    Singapore Home United FC 0 1 1
    Lebanon Olympic Beirut 3 1 4
    Singapore Home United FC 3 2 5
    Matches

      Win  Draw  Loss

    10 February 2004 Group stage Geylang United Singapore 2–3 India East Bengal Kowloon, Hong Kong
    Mohd Hafiz Rahim 40'
    Jeykanth Jeyapal 90'
    (Report) Cristiano Junior 45', 76'
    Bijen Singh 83'
    Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
    Attendance: 369
    Referee: K Matsumura
    25 February 2004 Group stage East Bengal India 4–2 Malaysia Negeri Sembilan Kolkata, India
    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
    7 April 2004 Group stage Island Maldives 1–2 India East Bengal Malé, Maldives
    Ahmed Sunain 72' (pen) (Report) Baichung Bhutia 36'
    Mike Okoro 90'
    Stadium: National Stadium
    Attendance: 6,000
    Referee: S Mujghef
    21 April 2004 Group stage East Bengal India 3–0 Maldives Island Kolkata, India
    Douglas 9'
    Cristiano Junior 36'
    Mike Okoro 85'
    (Report) Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
    Referee: A Albadwawi
    5 May 2004 Group stage East Bengal India 1–1 Singapore Geylang United Kolkata, India
    Mike Okoro 76' (Report) Daniel Hill 33' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
    Referee: B Williams
    18 May 2004 Group stage Negeri Sembilan Malaysia 2–1 India East Bengal Kowloon, Hong Kong
    Suharmin Yusof 23' (49) (Report) Cristiano Junior 24' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
    Attendance: 208
    Referee: S Tongkhan
    14 September 2004 Quarter-Final East Bengal India 0–0 Syria Al-Jaish Kolkata, India
    Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
    Attendance: 40,000
    Referee: Lusullin Naii
    21 September 2004 Quarter-Final Al-Jaish Syria 3–0
    (3-0 agg.)
    India East Bengal Amman, Jordan
    Adel Abdullah 16'
    Mohamed Al Zeno 50'
    Feras Esmaeel 87'
    Stadium: King Abdullah Stadium



    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 10 win against Muktijoddha Sangsad away in Dhaka and then a 32 win at home against Nebitçi Balkanabat, courtesy of a hat-trick scored by Earnest Jeremiah.[27] However, with two wins and one draw, East Bengal finished third in the group with seven points and was eliminated from the tournament.[16]

    Group stage

    Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    Jordan Al-Faisaly 6 4 2 0 15 5 +10 14
    Turkmenistan Nebitçi Balkanabat 6 2 2 2 11 11 0 8
    India East Bengal Club Calcutta 6 2 1 3 6 11 5 7
    Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad Dhaka 6 1 1 4 3 8 5 4
    Source:
    Matches

      Win  Draw  Loss

    9 March 2005 Group stage East Bengal India 0–0 Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad Kolkata, India
    Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
    16 March 2005 Group stage Nebitçi Balkanabat Turkmenistan 3–2 India East Bengal Balkanabat, Turkmenistan
    Vitaliy Alikperov 1'
    Rowshen Meredov 60'
    Hojaahmet Arazov 83'
    Marcos Secco 52'
    Baichung Bhutia 90+2'
    Stadium: Balkanabat Stadium
    6 April 2005 Group stage Al-Faisaly Jordan 5–0 India East Bengal Amman, Jordan
    Mo'ayyad Salim 13', 43', 73'
    Saman Halasa 50', 69'
    Stadium: Amman International Stadium
    20 April 2005 Group stage East Bengal India 0–1 Jordan Al-Faisaly Kolkata, India
    Hatem Aqel 31' (pen) Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
    11 May 2005 Group stage Muktijoddha Sangsad Bangladesh 0–1 India East Bengal Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Bijen Singh 75' Stadium: Bangabandhu Stadium
    25 May 2005 Group stage East Bengal India 3–2 Turkmenistan Nebitçi Balkanabat Kolkata, India
    Earnest Jeremiah 28', 57', 63' Farhat Bazarov 53'
    Hojaahmet Arazov 88'
    Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium



    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

    Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    Lebanon Safa 6 2 4 0 8 6 +2 10
    Jordan Al-Wahdat 6 1 4 1 12 12 0 7
    India East Bengal 6 2 1 3 5 6 1 7
    Yemen Al-Ahli San‘a’ 6 1 3 2 3 4 1 6
    Source:
    11 March 2008 Safa Lebanon 1–0 India East Bengal Sports City Stadium, Beirut
    18:00 UTC+3 Bernard Mbassi 17' (Report)
    (Report)
    Attendance: 700
    Referee: Oman Mahmood Mohd Juma Al Ghatrifi
    3 April 2008 Al-Wahdat Jordan 0–2 India East Bengal Prince Mohammad Stadium, Zarqa
    15:30 UTC+3 (Report)
    (Report)
    Alvito D'Cunha 58'
    Ikechukwu Gift Ibe 69'
    Attendance: 4,000
    Referee: Malaysia Rosdi Shaharul
    30 April 2008 East Bengal India 0–0 Lebanon Safa Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India
    15:00 UTC+5:30 (Report) Attendance: 10,000
    Referee: Uzbekistan Valentin Kovalenko
    14 May 2008 Al-Ahli San‘a’ Yemen 1 –0 India East Bengal Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium, Sana'a
    16:15 UTC+3 Ali Al Nono 43' (Report) Attendance: 1,000
    Referee: Tajikistan Dilovarshokh Orzuev



    2010 AFC Cup

    East Bengal FC qualified for the 2010 AFC Cup after winning the 2009–10 Federation Cup in Guwahati.[38] 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

    Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts QAD ITT NEJ EB
    Kuwait Al-Qadsia 6 4 2 0 14 5 +9 14 3–0 1–1 4–1
    Syria Al-Ittihad 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10 0–0 4–2 2–1
    Lebanon Al-Nejmeh 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10 1–3 1–0 3–0
    India Kingfisher East Bengal 6 0 0 6 5 20 15 0 2–3 1–4 0–4
    Source:
    10 March 2010 East Bengal India 1–4 Syria Al-Ittihad Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
    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)
    17 March 2010 Al-Nejmeh Lebanon 3–0 India East Bengal Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut
    18:00 (UTC+2) Diop 19'
    Atwi 23'
    Najjarin 48' (pen.)
    Report Attendance: 3,000
    Referee: Mohd Nafeez Bin Abdul Wahab (Malaysia)
    24 March 2010 East Bengal India 2–3 Kuwait Al-Qadsia Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
    15:00 (UTC+5:30) Singh 27'
    Yakubu 68'
    Report Al-Mutwa 2', 85'
    Al-Hussain 20'
    Attendance: 1,000
    Referee: Saleem Ali (Maldives)
    6 April 2010 Al-Qadsia Kuwait 4–1 India East Bengal Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawally
    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)
    20 April 2010 Al-Ittihad Syria 2–1 India East Bengal Aleppo International Stadium, Aleppo
    16:00 (UTC+3) Kalasi 14'
    Rashid 58'
    Report Beokhokhei 78' Attendance: 3,000
    Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi (Iran)
    27 April 2010 East Bengal India 0–4 Lebanon Al-Nejmeh Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
    15:00 (UTC+5:30) Report Atwi 3', 41'
    Cisse 36'
    Najarin 68'
    Attendance: 1,500
    Referee: Pandian Palaniyandi (Singapore)



    2011 AFC Cup

    East Bengal qualified for the 2011 AFC Cup after winning the 2010 Federation Cup.[19] 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 44 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 41 to Persipura Jayapura away at Jakarta. Tolgay scored the only goal for the team. East Bengal lost again in the third match 10 against South China away at Hong Kong. In the fourth match, East Bengal managed a 33 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 40 against Chonburi in the penultimate game of the group stage away at Chonburi. In the last match of the group stage, East Bengal drew 11 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.[19]

    Group stage

    Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CHO PJY SCA KEB
    Thailand Chonburi 6 4 1 1 18 8 +10 13 4–1 3–0 4–0
    Indonesia Persipura Jayapura 6 3 2 1 14 9 +5 11 3–0 4–2 4–1
    Hong Kong South China 6 1 2 3 7 14 7 5 0–3 1–1 1–0
    India Kingfisher East Bengal 6 0 3 3 9 17 8 3 4–4 1–1 3–3
    Source:
    2 March 2011 East Bengal India 4–4 Thailand Chonburi Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
    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)
    13 April 2011 South China Hong Kong 1–0 India East Bengal Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
    20:00 UTC+08:00 Kežman 69' Report Attendance: 7,366
    Referee: Sgt. Win Cho (Myanmar)
    26 April 2011 East Bengal India 3–3 Hong Kong South China Barabati Stadium, Cuttack8
    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)
    3 May 2011 Chonburi Thailand 4–0 India East Bengal IPE Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
    19:00 UTC+07:00 Ney Fabiano 45+1'
    Therdsak 49'
    Pipob 51', 69'
    Report Attendance: 6,897
    Referee: Fan Qi (China P.R.)
    10 May 2011 East Bengal India 1–1 Indonesia Persipura Jayapura Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
    17:00 UTC+05:30 Sahni 46' Report Bonai 3' Attendance: 400
    Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)



    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.[20] 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 WestAsian opponents and was thus eliminated from the tournament after finishing bottom of the group without any points.[39][20]

    Group stage

    Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ERB KAZ ORU KEB
    Iraq Erbil 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14 1–1 2–1 2–0
    Kuwait Kazma 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 1–2 1–1 3–0
    Yemen Al-Oruba 6 2 2 2 10 8 +2 8 2–2 1–2 4–1
    India East Bengal 6 0 0 6 2 14 12 0 0–2 1–2 0–1
    Source:

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    6 March 2012 Group stage East Bengal India 0–1 Yemen Al-Oruba Kolkata, India
    15:00 UTC+05:30 Report Alao 45+1' (pen.) Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
    Attendance: 10,000
    Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
    20 March 2012 Group stage Kazma Kuwait 3–0 India East Bengal Kuwait City, Kuwait
    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)
    4 April 2012 Group stage East Bengal India 0–2 Iraq Arbil Kolkata, India
    15:15 UTC+05:30 Report Radhi 76'
    Al Hussain 90+4'
    Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
    Attendance: 10,000
    Referee: Leow Thiam Hoe (Singapore)
    10 April 2012 Group stage Arbil Iraq 2–0 India East Bengal Erbil, Iraq
    18:00 UTC+03:00 Al Hussain 45+1' (pen.), 47' (pen.) Report Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium
    Attendance: 5,000
    Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)
    25 April 2012 Group stage Al-Oruba Yemen 4–1 India East Bengal Zarqa, Jordan
    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)
    9 May 2012 Group stage East Bengal India 1–2 Kuwait Kazma Kolkata, India
    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)



    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 200910. 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 10 at home courtesy of a solitary strike from Lalrindika Ralte in the first half.[40] East Bengal played Sai Gon Xuan Thanh in the next match away in Ho Chi Minh City and drew 00.[41] In the third match, East Bengal defeated Tampines Rovers 42 away from home with Australian forward Andrew Barisić scoring twice while Chidi Edeh scored one and the other came as an own-goal.[42] East Bengal won against Rovers again in the next match at home by 21 with goals from Chidi Edeh and Lalrindika Ralte.[43] East Bengal drew 22 against Selangor in the fifth match away in Shah Alam. Penn Orji and Lalrindika Ralte scored for the team.[44] In the last match of the group stage, East Bengal defeated Sai Gon Xuan Thanh 41 with Penn Orji netting a brace, Chidi and Barisić netting one each.[45] 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.[46] On 15 May, East Bengal defeated Yangon United 51 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.[47] 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 10 courtesy of a second-half goal from Japanese forward Ryuji Sueoka.[48] In the return leg, on 24 September, East Bengal made history as they drew 11 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.[49][50] 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 42. Uga Okpara and Lalrindika Ralte scored for the team.[51] On 22 October, East Bengal faced Kuwait for the return leg at the Salt Lake Stadium in front of a record 50,000 crowd.[52] However, East Bengal was defeated 30 by the eventual champions and thus ended their journey in the tournament.[53]

    Group stage

    Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts KEB SEL SG TPR
    India East Bengal 6 4 2 0 13 6 +7 14 1–0 4–1 2–1
    Malaysia Selangor 6 2 2 2 12 11 +1 8 2–2 3–1 3–3
    Vietnam Sài Gòn Xuân Thành 6 2 2 2 9 12 3 8 0–0 2–1 2–2
    Singapore Tampines Rovers 6 0 2 4 12 17 5 2 2–4 2–3 2–3
    Source:

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    27 February 2013 Group stage East Bengal India 1–0 Malaysia Selangor Kolkata, India
    15:00 UTC+5:30 Ralte 43' Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
    Attendance: 3,000
    Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
    13 March 2013 Group stage Sai Gon Xuan Thanh Vietnam 0–0 India East Bengal Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    18:30 UTC+7 Report Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
    Attendance: 5,000
    Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin (Korea Republic)
    3 April 2013 Group stage Tampines Rovers Singapore 2–4 India East Bengal Jalan Besar, Singapore
    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)
    9 April 2013 Group stage East Bengal India 2–1 Singapore Tampines Rovers Kolkata, India
    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)
    23 April 2013 Group stage Selangor Malaysia 2–2 India East Bengal Shah Alam, Malaysia
    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)
    30 April 2013 Group stage East Bengal India 4–1 Vietnam Sai Gon Xuan Thanh Kolkata, India
    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)
    15 May 2013 Round of 16 East Bengal India 5–1 Myanmar Yangon United Kolkata, India
    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)
    17 September 2013 Quarter-Final East Bengal India 1–0 Indonesia Semen Padang Kolkata, India
    16:30 UTC+5:30 Sueoka 70' Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
    Attendance: 30,000
    Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
    24 September 2013 Quarter-Final Semen Padang Indonesia 1–1
    (1–2 agg.)
    India East Bengal Padang, Indonesia
    15:00 UTC+7 Wilson 23' Report Moga 78' Stadium: Haji Agus Salim Stadium
    Attendance: 11,350
    Referee: Marai Al Awaji (Saudi Arabia)
    1 October 2013 Semi-Final Al-Kuwait Kuwait 4–2 India East Bengal Kuwait City, Kuwait
    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)
    22 October 2013 Semi-Final East Bengal India 0–3
    (2–7 agg.)
    Kuwait Al-Kuwait Kolkata, India
    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

    East Bengal qualified for the 2015 AFC Cup after finishing runner-up in the 2013–14 I-League.[lower-alpha 1] 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 41 against Johor Darul Ta'zim away at Johor Bahru. Ranti Martins scored the only goal for the team.[55] In the second game, East Bengal drew 11 against Kitchee, the champions of 2014–15 Hong Kong Premier League. Ranti Martins scored again for the team.[56] In the third match, East Bengal lost 21 against Balestier Khalsa away in Singapore.[57] East Bengal however, came back strong in the fourth match when they faced Balestier Khalsa again at home and won 30 with goals from Baldeep Singh, Ranti martins and an own-goal from Khalsa defender Nurullah Hussein.[58] In the fifth match, East Bengal lost 10 at home to Johor Darul Ta'zim[59] and in the last match of the group stage, East Bengal drew 22 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.[60]

    1. East Bengal entered the AFC Cup instead of Churchill Brothers, the 2013–14 Indian Federation Cup winners.[54]

    Group stage

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 5 0 1 11 3 +8 15 Advance to knockout stage
    2 Hong Kong Kitchee 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
    3 India East Bengal 6 1 2 3 8 10 2 5
    4 Singapore Balestier Khalsa 6 1 0 5 3 13 10 3
    Source: AFC
    Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    24 February 2015 Group stage Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia 4–1 India East Bengal Johor Bahru, Malaysia
    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)
    10 March 2015 Group stage East Bengal India 1–1 Hong Kong Kitchee Kolkata, India
    18:00 UTC+5:30 Martins 74' Report Belencoso 30' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
    Attendance: 3,501
    Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
    17 March 2015 Group stage Balestier Khalsa Singapore 2–1 India East Bengal Jalan Besar, Singapore
    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)
    14 April 2015 Group stage East Bengal India 3–0 Singapore Balestier Khalsa Kolkata, India
    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)
    28 April 2015 Group stage East Bengal India 0–1 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Kolkata, India
    18:00 UTC+5:30 Report Gaikwad 6' (o.g.) Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
    Attendance: 100
    Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
    12 May 2015 Group stage Kitchee Hong Kong 2–2 India East Bengal Kowloon, Hong Kong
    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)

    Other International Tournaments

    1953 World Youth Congress, Bucharest

    In 1953, after the Calcutta Football League was abandoned midway due to riots in Kolkata,[61][62] East Bengal club received an invitation to participate in the World Youth Congress held in Bucharest, Romania.[63] The East Bengal team was recommended as the official representative of India by then-president Dr Rajendra Prasad,[64] as the best football club of India,[65] as East Bengal had won the prestigious IFA Shield thrice in a row between 194951 and were the holders of the Durand Cup, winning it twice in 1951 and 1952.[66][67] The East Bengal team led by captain Ahmed Khan and football secretary J.C. Guha, thus became the first Indian team to tour Europe.[68][69] The club also roped in centre forward M. Thangaraj on loan from Wimco & State team for the tour.[70] In the first match at the World Youth Congress, East Bengal faced Grazer AK of Austria and won 20.[71] M. Thangaraj scored both the goals for East Bengal.[69] In the second match, East Bengal defeated Lebanon XI 61.[72] 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.[69] East Bengal lost 40 in the semi-final and met Germany in the third-place play-off match. They lost 52, with Fakhri and Thangaraj, scoring for the team as East Bengal finished fourth in the tournament.[69]

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    6 August 1953 First Round Grazer AK Austria 0–2 India East Bengal Bucharest, Romania
    Report M Thangaraj ?', ?' Stadium: Stadionul August 23
    9 August 1953 Second Round Lebanon XI Lebanon 1–6 India East Bengal Bucharest, Romania
    no information Report M Thangaraj ?', ?', ?'
    Khan ?'
    Venkatesh ?'
    Fakhri ?'
    Stadium: Stadionul August 23
    12 August 1953 Semi-Final Romania Romania 4–0 India East Bengal Bucharest, Romania
    no information Stadium: Stadionul August 23
    15 August 1953 Third-Place Play-off GermanyGermany 5–2 India East Bengal Bucharest, Romania
    no information Fakhri ?'
    M Thangaraj ?'
    Stadium: Stadionul August 23



    1991 BTC Club Cup, Bangladesh

    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.[73] East Bengal was grouped alongside Brothers Union and Dhaka Mohammedan in Group A. In the opening match, East Bengal won 10 against Brothers Union with Bikash Panji scoring the solitary goal for the team. In the second match, East Bengal drew 11 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 21 and were eliminated from the tournament. Krishanu Dey scored a late consolation for East Bengal in the match.[73][74]

    Group stage

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Bangladesh Dhaka Mohammedan 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 4 Advance to Semi-finals
    2 India East Bengal 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
    3 Bangladesh Brothers Union 2 0 0 2 1 5 4 0

    Bracket

     
    Semi-FinalsFinal
     
          
     
    4 June 1991
     
     
    Bangladesh Abahani Limited 2
     
    8 June 1991
     
    India East Bengal 1
     
    Bangladesh Abahani Limited 1
     
    5 June 1991
     
    Bangladesh Dhaka Mohammedan 0
     
    Bangladesh Dhaka Mohammedan 1
     
     
    India Mohun Bagan 0
     

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    31 May 1991 Group stage Brothers Union Bangladesh 0–1 India East Bengal Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Panji ?' Stadium: Bangabandhu Stadium
    2 June 1991 Group stage Dhaka Mohammedan Bangladesh 1–1 India East Bengal Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Nakib ?' Banerjee ?' Stadium: Bangabandhu Stadium
    4 June 1991 Semi-Final Abahani Limited Bangladesh 2–1 India East Bengal Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Aslam ?'
    Rumi ?'
    Dey ?' Stadium: Bangabandhu Stadium



    1993 Wai Wai Cup, Nepal

    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 30 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 11 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 22 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 10 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 10 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.[75]

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    5 June 1993 Group stage RCT Nepal 0–3 India East Bengal Kathmandu, Nepal
    Ghosh ?', ?'
    Khongsai ?'
    Stadium: Dasarath Stadium
    7 June 1993 Group stage Nepal Youth Nepal 1–1 India East Bengal Kathmandu, Nepal
    Nepali ?' Khongsai ?' Stadium: Dasarath Stadium
    9 June 1993 Group stage Janakpur Nepal 2–2 India East Bengal Kathmandu, Nepal
    Maharajan ?'
    Dey ?' (o.g.)
    Majhi ?'
    Ghosh ?'
    Stadium: Dasarath Stadium
    12 June 1993 Semi-Final Terengganu Malaysia 0–1 India East Bengal Kathmandu, Nepal
    Khongsai ?' Stadium: Dasarath Stadium
    15 June 1993 Final RCT Nepal 0–1 India East Bengal Kathmandu, Nepal
    Enjon ?' (o.g.) Stadium: Dasarath Stadium



    1996 Coca-Cola International Cup, Nepal

    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 199697 National Football League. East Bengal was grouped alongside Sankata Boys and Tribhuvan Club in the group stages. In the first game, East Bengal lost 21 against Sankata Boys but came back strong in the next match against Tribhuvan Club to win 21 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 20 against Manang Marshyangdi and was eliminated from the tournament.

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    22 September 1996 Group stage Sankata Boys Nepal 2–1 India East Bengal Kathmandu, Nepal
    Bijaya ?'
    Tulhadar ?'
    Tulhadar ?' (o.g.) Stadium: Dasarath Stadium
    24 September 1996 Group stage Tribhuvan Club Nepal 1–2 India East Bengal Kathmandu, Nepal
    Maharjan ?' Jamal ?'
    Kutov ?'
    Stadium: Dasarath Stadium
    27 September 1996 Semi-Final Manang Marshyangdi Nepal 2–0 India East Bengal Kathmandu, Nepal
    Lama ?'
    Narayan ?'
    Stadium: Dasarath Stadium



    199697 Bangabandhu Cup, Bangladesh

    In 199697, 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.[24] 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, 10 to Friends Club and 31 to hosts Dhaka Mohammedan and was eliminated from the tournament without a single point.[24]

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    1 January 1997 Group stage Friends Nepal 1–0 India East Bengal Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Tulhadharan ?' Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
    6 January 1997 Group stage Dhaka Mohammedan Bangladesh 3–1 India East Bengal Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Sakan ?'
    Afroze ?'
    Jewel Rana ?'
    Vijayan ?' Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium



    2003 ASEAN Club Championship, Indonesia

    The ASEAN Club Championship is a friendly international football competition between domestic champion clubs sides run by the ASEAN Football Federation.[76] 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.[77][78] After winning the 2002–03 National Football League, East Bengal was invited to the inaugural 2003 ASEAN Club Championship held at Jakarta, Indonesia.[79] 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.[80]

    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 10, courtesy of a solitary goal from Therdsak Chaiman. The Red and Gold brigade bounced back in style as they defeated the Philippine Army 60, with Bhaichung Bhutia scoring all 6 goals, becoming the only Indian player to score a double hattrick in an International game to date.[81] In the Quarter Finals, East Bengal faced Persita Tangerang of Indonesia. Goals from Bhaichung and Bijen Singh ensured a 21 win for the Kolkata side. Bhaichung was again on the scoresheet when East Bengal faced Petrokimia Putra in the Semi-Final. The score was 11 after 120 minutes and the Red and Golds won 76 in the shootout. On 26 July 2003, East Bengal made history as they defeated the favourites BEC Tero Sasana 31 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.[82] Bhaichung became the top scorer of the tournament with nine goals. Sandip Nandy was adjudged as the Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament.[79]

    Group stage

    Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    Thailand BEC Tero Sasana 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6
    India East Bengal 2 1 0 1 6 1 +5 3
    Philippines Philippine Army 2 0 0 2 0 9 9 0
    Source: RSSSF

    Bracket

     
    Quarter-FinalsSemi-FinalsFinal
     
              
     
    20 July 2003
     
     
    Indonesia Petrokimia Putra (a.e.t.) 3
     
    24 July 2003
     
    Singapore Singapore AF 2
     
    Indonesia Petrokimia Putra 1 (6)
     
    21 July 2003
     
    India East Bengal 1 (7)
     
    Indonesia Persita Tangerang 1
     
    26 July 2003
     
    India East Bengal 2
     
    India East Bengal 3
     
    20 July 2003
     
    Thailand BEC Tero Sasana 1
     
    Malaysia Perak 2
     
    24 July 2003
     
    Cambodia Samart United 0
     
    Malaysia Perak 1
     
    21 July 2003
     
    Thailand BEC Tero Sasana 3
     
    Thailand BEC Tero Sasana 2
     
     
    Vietnam Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 1
     
    Matches

      Win  Draw  Loss

    14 July 2003 Group stage BEC Tero Sasana Thailand 1–0 India East Bengal Jakarta, Indonesia
    Therdsak Chaiman 85' Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
    16 July 2003 Group stage East Bengal India 6–0 Philippines Philippine Army Jakarta, Indonesia
    Baichung Bhutia 20' (pen), 50', 53', 70', 75', 88' Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
    21 July 2003 Quarter-final Persita Tangerang Indonesia 1–2 India East Bengal Jakarta, Indonesia
    Ilham Jayakesuma 62' Baichung Bhutia 53'
    Bijen Singh 76'
    Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
    24 July 2003 Semi-final Petrokimia Putra Indonesia 1–1 (a.e.t.)
    (6–7 p)
    India East Bengal Jakarta, Indonesia
    Jaenal Ichwan 23' Report Baichung Bhutia 58' Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
    Penalties
    • Jaenal Ichwan soccer ball with check mark
    • Indraju soccer ball with check mark
    • Pdudu Putra soccer ball with check mark
    • Daniel Fernando soccer ball with check mark
    • Sasi Kirono soccer ball with red X
    • Chan Jhe soccer ball with check mark
    • Ekwe soccer ball with check mark
    • Loko soccer ball with red X
    26 July 2003 Final East Bengal India 3–1 Thailand BEC Tero Sasana Jakarta, Indonesia
    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

    After winning National Football League titles in 200203 and 200304, East Bengal club tied up with a partnership with Premier League giants Leicester City in 2004.[83] 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.[84] On 31 July, East Bengal faced Leicester City at the Walkers Stadium, the home of Leicester, and lost 10 courtesy of a penalty goal in the sixty-ninth minute by Trevor Benjamin.[85] East Bengal faced Portuguese Primeira Liga side Marítimo in the third-place play-off match the next day and lost 30.[86] 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.[87][88]

    Bracket

     
    Semi-FinalsFinal
     
          
     
    31 July 2004
     
     
    England Leicester City 1
     
    1 August 2004
     
    India East Bengal 0
     
    England Leicester City 4
     
    31 July 2004
     
    Spain Real Mallorca 2
     
    Spain Real Mallorca 1 (4)
     
     
    Portugal Marítimo 1 (3)
     
    Third place
     
     
    1 August 2004
     
     
    India East Bengal 0
     
     
    Portugal Marítimo 3

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    31 July 2004 Semi Final Leicester City England 1–0 India East Bengal Leicester, United Kingdom
    Benjamin 69' (pen) Report Stadium: Walkers Stadium
    1 August 2004 3rd Place Play-off Marítimo Portugal 3–0 India East Bengal Leicester, United Kingdom
    Eusébio 12'
    Fernandes 32' (o.g.)
    Manduca 69'
    Report Stadium: Walkers Stadium



    2004 San Miguel International Cup, Nepal

    After winning the 200405 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 200405 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.[89] East Bengal was grouped with Nepal Red and Farashgunj in Group A. In the opening game on 25 December, East Bengal lost 10 to hosts Nepal Red team. Basanta Thapa scored the only goal in the 78th minute of the game.[89] East Bengal came back strong in the second match as they defeated Farashgunj 21 to reach the semi-finals. Chandan Das and Alvito D'Cunha scored for the team.[89] In the semi-final, East Bengal faced Nepal Blue on 31 December and won 10 courtesy of a solitary strike from Brazilian forward Paolo Roberto da Silva.[89] In the final, East Bengal faced the South Korean Hannam University team and after 120 minutes, the score remained 00 and East Bengal won 42 via penalty shoot-out and lifted their fourth trophy on international soil.[90][91]

    Group stage

    Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    Nepal Nepal Red[lower-alpha 1] 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
    India East Bengal 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
    Bangladesh Farashganj 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1

    Bracket

     
    Semi-FinalsFinal
     
          
     
    30 December 2004
     
     
    Nepal Nepal Red[lower-alpha 1] 0
     
    1 January 2005
     
    South Korea Hannam University 2
     
    South Korea Hannam University 0 (2)
     
    31 December 2004
     
    India East Bengal 0 (4)
     
    Nepal Nepal Blue[lower-alpha 1] 0
     
     
    India East Bengal 1
     
    1. Selection of Nepalese players. Effectively a full national team.

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    25 December 2004 Group stage Nepal Red Nepal 1–0 India East Bengal Kathmandu, Nepal
    Thapa 78' Stadium: Dasarath Stadium
    27 December 2004 Group stage Farashganj Bangladesh 1–2 India East Bengal Kathmandu, Nepal
    Khan 89' Das 59'
    D'Cunha 71'
    Stadium: Dasarath Stadium
    31 December 2004 Semi-Final Nepal Blue Nepal 0–1 India East Bengal Kathmandu, Nepal
    Paolo 71' Stadium: Dasarath Stadium
    1 January 2005 Final Hannam University South Korea 0–0 (a.e.t.)
    (2−4 p)
    India East Bengal Kathmandu, Nepal
    Report Stadium: Dasarath Stadium
    Penalties



    2011 BTV Becamex IDC Cup, Vietnam

    After winning the 2010 Federation Cup and becoming runner-up in the 201011 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 201112 I-League.[92] 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 22 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.[93] 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 10 to Sai Gon Xuan Thanh as they conceded in the 89th minute.[94] In the last game of the group stage, on 11 October, East Bengal lost once again to Matsubara by 10 and ended their campaign with just 1 point from three matches, without any victories.[95]

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    7 October 2011 Group stage SHB Da Nang Vietnam 2–2 India East Bengal Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam
    Quoc Anh 40'
    Merlo 88'
    Report Paite 22'
    Vashum 52'
    Ozbey Red card 89'
    Stadium: Gò Đậu Stadium
    9 October 2011 Group stage East Bengal India 0–1 Vietnam Sai Gon Xuan Thanh Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam
    R. Singh Yellow card
    Chettri Yellow card
    Okpara Yellow card
    Report Kim 89' Stadium: Gò Đậu Stadium
    11 October 2011 Group stage East Bengal India 0–1 Brazil Matsubara Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam
    Lalthlamuana Yellow card 7'
    Chettri Yellow card 18'
    Vashum Yellow card 44'
    Report Oliviera 22' Stadium: Gò Đậu Stadium



    2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, Bangladesh

    After winning the 201516 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 21. Mohammed Rafique and Prohlad Roy scored for East Bengal.[96] In the second match, East Bengal won 31 against 2014–15 Pakistan Premier League champions K-Electric with Orok Essien, Mohammed Rafique and Ranti Martins scoring the team.[97][98] In the last game of the group, East Bengal drew 00 with Dhaka Abahani to top the group and reach the semi-finals,[99] where they faced Dhaka Mohammedan. On 28 October, East Bengal defeated Dhaka Mohammedan 30 to reach the final of the tournament. Ranti Martins scored twice while Mohammed Rafique scored the other.[100] 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 31 and finished runner-up.[101][102]

    Group stage

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 India East Bengal 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to Semi-finals
    2 Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani (H) 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
    3 Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
    4 Pakistan K-Electric 3 0 0 3 5 10 5 0
    Source: GSA
    (H) Hosts

    Bracket

    Semi-finals Final
          
    A1 Afghanistan De Spin Ghar Bazan 1
    B2 Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani 3
    B2 Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani 3
    Group A
    Group B
    B1 India East Bengal 1
    B1 India East Bengal 3
    A2 Bangladesh Mohammedan Dhaka 0

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    20 October 2015 Group stage Chittagong Abahani Bangladesh 1–2 India East Bengal Chittagong, Bangladesh
    19:30 BST Razaq 78' (o.g.) Rafique 32'
    Roy 72'
    Stadium: M. A. Aziz Stadium
    Attendance: 12,000
    Referee: Harun Gazi
    22 October 2015 Group stage East Bengal India 3–1 Pakistan K-Electric Chittagong, Bangladesh
    16:30 BST Essien 15'
    Rafique 25'
    Martins 49'
    Report Rasool 84' Stadium: M. A. Aziz Stadium
    Attendance: 4,000
    Referee: Khalek Sheikh
    24 October 2015 Group stage Dhaka Abahani Bangladesh 0–0 India East Bengal Chittagong, Bangladesh
    19:30 BST Stadium: M. A. Aziz Stadium
    Attendance: 18,000
    Referee: Monir Khan
    28 October 2015 Semi-Final East Bengal India 3–0 Bangladesh Dhaka Mohammedan Chittagong, Bangladesh
    19:30 BST Martins 8', 59'
    Rafique 48'
    Stadium: M. A. Aziz Stadium
    Attendance: 18,000
    Referee: Farukh Islam
    30 October 2015 Final Chittagong Abahani Bangladesh 3–1 India East Bengal Chittagong, Bangladesh
    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

    East Bengal Tour of Burma, 1937

    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.[103][104] 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.[103][105]

    On 13 October 1937, East Bengal played their first game against the Burmese XI at the BAA Ground and suffered a heavy defeat by 60 to the home side. However, East Bengal came back strong in the second match on 15 October against Burmese XI (Reserves) and won by 21 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 42. 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 10 in one game and the other finished goalless as they concluded their tour and returned to Calcutta.[103][104][105]

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    13 October 1937 1 Burma XI Myanmar 6–0 British Raj East Bengal Rangoon, Burma
    Ba Thaung ?', ?', ?'
    Wellin ?', ?'
    Kannuat ?'
    Stadium: BAA Ground
    15 October 1937 2 Burma XI (Reserves) Myanmar 1–2 British Raj East Bengal Rangoon, Burma
    Fred Pugsley ?' N. Majumdar ?', ?' Stadium: BAA Ground
    18 October 1937 3 Burma XI Myanmar 2–4 British Raj East Bengal Rangoon, Burma
    Wellin ?' (pen)
    Ba Thaung ?'
    Samad ?'
    Murgesh ?', ?'
    Joseph ?'
    Stadium: BAA Ground
    20 October 1937 4 Burma XI Myanmar 1–0 British Raj East Bengal Rangoon, Burma
    ? ?' Stadium: BAA Ground
    22 October 1937 5 Burma XI Myanmar 0–0 British Raj East Bengal Rangoon, Burma
    Stadium: BAA Ground



    East Bengal Tour of USSR, 1953

    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.[106] 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 20 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 33, with half of the team playing barefooted.[107] 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 91 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.[108] East Bengal team travelled back to Moscow for their next game on 1 September against 1953 Soviet Cup champions Dynamo Moscow and lost 60. The legendary goalkeeper Lev Yashin played in the game against East Bengal.[109] Sergei Korshunov and Konstantin Beskov scored twice, Vladimir Ilyin and Vladimir Ryzhkin scored one each for the Russian champions.[110] 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 131 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.[111] 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.[69][112]

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    21 August 1953 1 Torpedo Moscow Soviet Union 3–3 India East Bengal Moscow, Soviet Union
    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: Soviet Union P. Belov (USSR)
    25 August 1953 2 Dynamo Tbilisi Soviet Union 9–1 India East Bengal Tbilisi, Soviet Union
    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: Soviet Union N. Chkhatarashvili (USSR)
    1 September 1953 3 Dynamo Moscow Soviet Union 6–0 India East Bengal Moscow, Soviet Union
    17:00 (UTC+3) Korshunov 30', 31'
    Beskov 41', 57'
    Ilyin 55'
    Ryzhkin 72'
    Report Stadium: Central Dynamo Stadium
    Attendance: 30,000
    Referee: Hungary D. Danko (Hungary)
    6 September 1953 4 Dynamo Kyiv Soviet Union 13–1 India East Bengal Kyiv, Soviet Union
    17:00 (UTC+2) Zazroyev 10', ?'
    Koman ?', ?', ?', ?'
    Vinkovatov ?', ?'
    Ryzhikov ?', ?'
    Mykhalyna ?'
    Fomin ?'
    Bogdanovich ?'
    Report Kittu ?' Stadium: Republican Stadium
    Attendance: 70,000
    Referee: Soviet Union N. Balakin (USSR)



    East Bengal Tour of Myanmar, 2009

    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.[113] East Bengal travelled to Mandalay to face Yadanarbon on 16 August and suffered a 21 defeat in their opening game of the tour. Harmanjot Khabra scored the only goal for East Bengal.[114] East Bengal however, won the next match 31 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 10 courtesy of a solitary strike from newly signed Argentine forward Omar Sebastián Monesterolo.[115] On 23 August, East Bengal played their last match of the tour against Magwe and held onto a 22 draw with Monesterolo and Beikhokhei Beingaichho scoring the team.[116] East Bengal returned to India with two wins, a draw and defeat apiece from four matches in the tour.[116]

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    16 August 2009 Friendly Yadanarbon Myanmar 2–1 India East Bengal Mandalay, Myanmar
    no information Report Khabra ?' Stadium: Bahtoo Stadium
    19 August 2009 Friendly Yangon United Myanmar 1–3 India East Bengal Yangon, Myanmar
    no information Khabra ?'
    Edmilson ?', ?'
    Stadium: Aung San Stadium
    21 August 2009 Friendly Okktha United Myanmar 0–1 India East Bengal Yangon, Myanmar
    Monesterolo ?' Stadium: Aung San Stadium
    23 August 2009 Friendly Magwe Myanmar 2–2 India East Bengal Yangon, Myanmar
    no information Report Monesterolo ?'
    Beingaichho ?'
    Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium



    East Bengal Tour of Malaysia, 2018

    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.[117] 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 41. Yami Longvah, Enrique Esqueda, Mahmoud Amnah and Jobi Justin socred for East Bengal.[118] 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.[119] East Bengal faced Malaysian Super Division side Terengganu in their next match on 13 October in Nilai and the match ended 00.[120] East Bengal played PDRM in their next match on 17 October and won 62. Enrique netted a brace, Surabuddin Mollick, Bidyashagar Singh and Jobby Justin scored one each while the other was an own goal.[121] In their last match on 19 October, East Bengal played UiTM Reserves and won 10 courtesy of a goal from Enrique, who scored his fourth goal of the tour.[122] East Bengal finished the tour with three wins and a draw from four matches, while one match was abandoned due to bad weather.[119][123]

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    7 October 2018 Friendly UiTM Malaysia 1–4 India East Bengal Shah Alam, Malaysia
    18:00 IST 28' Report Yami Longvah 39'
    Enrique Esqueda 45' (pen)
    Borja Gomez Perez Yellow card 60'
    Mahmoud Amnah 80' (pen)
    Jobi Justin 82'
    Stadium: UiTM Stadium
    Attendance: 200
    10 October 2018 Friendly UKM Malaysia (ABD) India East Bengal Nilai, Malaysia
    14:30 IST Abandoned due to bad playing conditions Stadium: USIM Mini Stadium
    13 October 2018 Friendly Terengganu Malaysia 0–0 India East Bengal Nilai, Malaysia
    14:30 IST Report Stadium: USIM Mini Stadium
    17 October 2018 Friendly PDRM Malaysia 2–6 India East Bengal Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    07:00 IST Petri?or Voinea 49', 53' Report Surabuddin Mollick 30'
    Enrique Esqueda 43', 63'
    ?? (o.g.)
    Bidyashagar Singh 70'
    Jobi Justin 73', 89'
    Stadium: MSN Ground
    19 October 2018 Friendly UiTM Reserves Malaysia 0–1 India East Bengal Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    14:15 IST Report Enrique Esqueda 30' Stadium: Sime Darby Field

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