List of East Bengal FC seasons

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]

This article is about list of all seasons for East Bengal. For records and statistics, see List of East Bengal FC records and statistics.

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 21 October 2023
Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season League Domestic Cup[upper-alpha 1] Super Cup[upper-alpha 2] Continental Top goalscorer
Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Playoffs AFC Pos Name Goals
1996–97 NFL 191063251336 3rd — W — — — India Raman Vijayan 9
1997–98 NFL 18873181031 2nd RU W Asian CWC R2 India Bhaichung Bhutia 8
1998–99 NFL 201361331045 2nd RU — Asian Cup R1 India Raman Vijayan 10
1999–00 NFL 22886252132 7th Not held — — — Ghana Willie Brown
Brazil Ossius Luiz Ferreira
India Dipankar Roy		 4
2000–01 NFL 22137230946 1st Not held — — — Nigeria Omolaja Olalekan 8
2001–02 NFL 221138312336 5th R–16 — — — Nigeria Omolaja Olalekan 7
2002–03 NFL 221543442249 1st Not held — — — Nigeria Mike Okoro 17
2003–04 NFL 221543371349 1st QF RU AFC Cup QF 15
2004–05 NFL 22 13 4 5 34 16 43 3rd QF — AFC Cup Group India Bhaichung Bhutia 9
2005–06 NFL 17 9 4 4 25 16 31 2nd QF — — — India Bhaichung Bhutia 12
2006–07 NFL 18 7 5 6 29 29 26 5th QF W — — Brazil Edmilson 13
2007–08 IL 18 5 4 9 17 23 19 6th W — AFC Cup Group Brazil Edmilson 8
2008–09 IL 22 7 7 8 31 26 28 6th SF RU — — Ghana Yusif Yakubu 11
2009–10 IL 26 7 10 9 27 31 31 9th W — AFC Cup Group Ghana Yusif Yakubu 9
2010–11 IL 26 15 6 5 44 21 51 2nd W RU AFC Cup Group Australia Tolgay Özbey 17
2011–12 IL 26 15 6 5 46 22 51 2nd RU W AFC Cup Group Australia Tolgay Özbey 18
2012–13 IL 26 13 8 5 44 18 47 3rd W — AFC Cup SF Nigeria Chidi Edeh 18
2013–14 IL 24 12 7 5 39 23 43 2nd Group — — Nigeria Chidi Edeh 9
2014–15 IL 20 8 5 7 30 28 29 4th Group AFC Cup Group 17
2015–16 IL 16 7 4 5 22 18 25 3rd QF — — 12
2016–17 IL 18 10 3 5 33 15 33 3rd SF — — Trinidad and Tobago Willis Plaza 9
2017–18 IL 18 8 7 3 32 19 33 4th RU — — Nigeria Dudu Omagbemi 8
2018–19 IL 20 13 3 4 37 20 42 2nd R-16[upper-alpha 3] — — India Jobby Justin
Mexico Enrique Esqueda		 9
2019–20 IL 16 6 5 5 22 18 20 2nd[upper-alpha 4] Not held — — Spain Marcos Espada
Spain Jaime Santos		 6
2020–21 ISL 20389223317 9thDNQ Not held —— Germany Matti Steinmann 4
2021–22 ISL 201811183611 11thDNQ Not held —— Croatia Antonio Perošević 4
2022–23 ISL 206113223819 9thDNQ Group —— Brazil Cleiton Silva 12
2023–24 ISL 4112454 8thTBD TBD —— Brazil Cleiton Silva
India Naorem Mahesh		 2
  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 26 September 2023
    East Bengal in Calcutta Football League
    Season Division P W D L Pts Pos Top goalscorer Goals
    1920 —————————
    1921 2nd Div2411121343rdBritish Raj Arabinda Ghosh8
    1922 2nd Div221336294thBritish Raj R Dutta
    British Raj Ramesh Chandra Sen    		9
    1923 2nd Div2485112110thBritish Raj Mona Dutta5
    1924 2nd Div241653371st ↑[upper-alpha 1]British Raj Mona Dutta11
    1925 1st Div16835194thBritish Raj Mona Dutta9
    1926 1st Div16538136thBritish Raj Jatin Sarkar5
    1927 1st Div18468146thBritish Raj Jatin Sarkar
    British Raj Surjo Chakraborty    		5
    1928 1st Div182511910th ↓British Raj Mona Dutta6
    1929 2nd Div221174292ndBritish Raj Surjo Chakraborty15
    1930 2nd Div880016Withdrew[upper-alpha 2]British Raj Surjo Chakraborty9
    1931 2nd Div221732371st ↑British Raj Surjo Chakraborty15
    1932 1st Div181224262ndBritish Raj Surjo Chakraborty
    British Raj Majid    		9
    1933 1st Div20893252ndBritish Raj Majid9
    1934 1st Div20587188thBritish Raj Majid6
    1935 1st Div221174292ndBritish Raj Ramana8
    1936 1st Div22769228thBritish Raj Laxminarayan9
    1937 1st Div221246282ndBritish Raj Murgesh16
    1938 1st Div22895254thBritish Raj Murgesh7
    1939 1st Div1988324Withdrew[upper-alpha 3]British Raj Laxminarayan5
    1940 1st Div2410104304thBritish Raj A.C. Somana9
    1941 1st Div261844402ndBritish Raj A.C. Somana24
    1942 1st Div242031431stBritish Raj A.C. Somana26
    1943 1st Div241653372ndBritish Raj A.C. Somana19
    1944 1st Div241464343rdBritish Raj Sunil Ghosh13
    1945 1st Div241671391stMyanmar Fred Pugsley21
    1946 1st Div242031431stBritish Raj Swamy Nayaar36
    1947[upper-alpha 4] 1st Div————————
    1948 1st Div241653373rdIndia P. B. A. Saleh10
    1949 1st Div262213451stIndia Abid22
    1950 1st Div261970451stIndia K. P. Dhanraj18
    1951 1st Div251744382ndIndia K. P. Dhanraj
    India P. Venkatesh    		11
    1952 1st Div261763401stIndia K. P. Dhanraj10
    1953 1st Div17133129Abandoned[upper-alpha 5]India Ahmed Khan
    Pakistan Masood Fakhri    		5
    1954 1st Div281567363rdIndia Ahmed Khan9
    1955 1st Div261556353rdIndia S Roy11
    1956 1st Div261682402ndPakistan Musa Ghazi10
    1957 1st Div261862422ndPakistan Musa Ghazi8
    1958 1st Div281684403rdIndia K. P. Dhanraj7
    1959 1st Div282143462ndIndia Tulsidas Balaram23
    1960 1st Div281774413rdIndia Narayan8
    1961 1st Div282233471stIndia Tulsidas Balaram23
    1962 1st Div2814122402nd[upper-alpha 6]India Sunil Nandi9
    1963 1st Div282143462ndIndia Ashim Moulik19
    1964 1st Div281981462ndIndia Ashim Moulik20
    1965 1st Div281981462ndIndia Ashim Moulik13
    1966 1st Div282521521stIndia Parimal Dey19
    1967 1st Div282152472ndIndia Parimal Dey10
    1968 1st Div15121225AbandonedIndia Sarmad Khan8
    1969 1st Div201460342ndIndia Ashok Chatterjee11
    1970 1st Div221930411stIndia Swapan Sengupta14
    1971 1st Div191810371stIndia Shyam Thapa14
    1972 1st Div191810371stIndia Md. Akbar17
    1973 1st Div201721361stIndia Subhash Bhowmick24
    1974 1st Div191720361stIndia Md. Akbar
    India Surajit Sengupta    		14
    1975 1st Div212100421stIndia Subhash Bhowmick14
    1976 1st Div222011412ndIndia Shyam Thapa12
    1977 1st Div222200441stIndia Ranjit Mukherjee18
    1978 1st Div221912392ndIndia Ranjit Mukherjee18
    1979 1st Div221930412ndIndia Shabbir Ali23
    1980 1st Div1293021AbandonedIran Jamshid Nassiri
    Iran Majid Bishkar
    India Tapan Das    		3
    1981 1st Div262123583rdIran Jamshid Nassiri18
    1982 1st Div262330491stIndia Arup Das11
    1983 1st Div261961442ndIndia Mihir Bose8
    1984 1st Div[upper-alpha 7]262051652ndIndia Debasish Roy22
    1985 1st Div282251711stIran Jamshid Nassiri17
    1986 1st Div281990662ndNigeria Emeka Ezeugo14
    1987 1st Div282530781stNigeria Chima Okorie26
    1988 1st Div282251711stIndia Pradip Talukdar
    India Bikash Panji    		8
    1989 1st Div282422741stNigeria Chima Okorie27
    1990 Super Div[upper-alpha 8]181332422ndNigeria Chima Okorie9
    1991 Super Div181440461stIndia Kuljit Singh10
    1992 Super Div18963283rd[upper-alpha 9]India Kuljit Singh9
    1993 Super Div181620501stIndia Sanjay Majhi12
    1994 Super Div181440462nd[upper-alpha 10]India Bhaichung Bhutia14
    1995 Super Div181332421stIndia Nima Bhutia8
    1996 Super Div181260421stIndia Tausif Jamal6
    1997 Super Div181431452ndBrazil Preto Garcia5
    1998 Super Div151311401st[upper-alpha 11]India Dipendu Biswas8
    1999 Super Div131120351stGhana Suley Musah4
    2000 Super Div131120351stIndia Dipendu Biswas4
    2001 Super Div13841282ndNigeria Omolaja Olaleken8
    2002 Super Div13931301st[upper-alpha 12]Nigeria Mike Okoro12
    2003 Super Div161321411st[upper-alpha 13]Nigeria Mike Okoro10
    2004 Super Div181161391stBrazil Douglas Da Silva9
    2005 Premier Div141112342ndIndia Syed Rahim Nabi8
    2006 Premier Div141022321stIndia Alvito D'Cunha4
    2007 Premier Div14824262ndBrazil Edmilson12
    2008 Premier Div14743253rdIndia Parveen Kumar4
    2009 Premier Div15861303rdIndia Budhiram Tudu10
    2010 Premier Div161411431stNigeria Penn Orji9
    2011 Premier Div10802241stAustralia Tolgay Ozbey9
    2012 Premier Div171610491stIndia Baljit Sahni14
    2013 Premier Div10811251stNigeria Chidi Edeh7
    2014 Premier Div10811251stNigeria Dudu Omagbemi8
    2015 Premier Div10910281stSouth Korea Do Dong-hyun12
    2016 Premier Div101000301stSouth Korea Do Dong-hyun4
    2017 Premier Div9720231st[upper-alpha 14]Trinidad and Tobago Willis Plaza
    India V.P. Suhair    		5
    2018 Premier Div11722233rdIndia Jobby Justin4
    2019 Premier Div11623203rd[upper-alpha 15]Spain Jaime Colado7
    2020 Premier Div—————Not Held[upper-alpha 16]——
    2021 Premier Div—————DNP[upper-alpha 17]——
    2022 Premier Div — Super Six403234thIndia Jesin TK
    India Vivek Singh    		1
    2023 Premier Div141031402ndIndia P. V. Vishnu6
    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
    Season Final position Opponent team Score
    1920 ———
    1921 2nd RoundDalhousie1–1; 1–1; 1–1; 1–2
    1922 3rd RoundJamalpur XI0–2
    1923 1st RoundCalcutta0–1
    1924 2nd RoundCalcutta0–1
    1925 3rd RoundHeavy Battery0–0; 1–1; 1–3
    1926 1st RoundRoyal West Kent1–1; 0–1
    1927 2nd RoundCalcutta0–1
    1928 1st RoundRoyal Scot Fusiliers1–2
    1929 2nd RoundSherwood Foresters0–0; 2–4
    1930 Withdrew——
    1931 1st RoundPolice0–0; 0–2
    1932 1st RoundK.R.R.0–3
    1933 2nd RoundShropshire1–6
    1934 1st RoundK.R.R.0–2
    1935 1st RoundE.I.R. (Jamshedpur)1–2
    1936 3rd RoundEast Yorks0–1
    1937 3rd RoundCustoms0–2
    1938 3rd RoundHowrah Union0–1
    1939 Withdrew——
    1940 2nd RoundDelhi XI0–1
    1941 Semi-FinalsAryan0–1
    1942 RUMohammedan Sporting0–1
    1943 WPolice3–0
    1944 RUB&A Railway0–2
    1945 WMohun Bagan1–0
    1946 Not Held——
    1947 RUMohun Bagan0–1
    1948 Semi-FinalsBhawanipore0–1
    1949 WMohun Bagan2–0
    1950 WServices XI3–0
    1951 WMohun Bagan0–0; 2–0
    1952 Quarter-FinalsBangalore Blues0–1
    1953 RUIndian Culture League0–0; 0–0; 1–1 [upper-alpha 1]
    1954 Withdrew——
    1955 Semi-FinalsRajasthan0–1
    1956 Semi-FinalsAryan0–1
    1957 Semi-FinalsMohammedan Sporting1–1; 0–1
    1958 WMohun Bagan1–1; 1–0
    1959 Abandoned——
    1960 Quarter-FinalsIndian Navy0–3
    1961 WMohun Bagan0–0; 0–0 [upper-alpha 2]
    1962 Semi-FinalsHyderabad XI0–1
    1963 Quarter-FinalsMohammedan Sporting1–2
    1964 AbandonedMohun Bagan1–1; [upper-alpha 3]
    1965 WMohun Bagan0–0; 1–0
    1966 WBNR1–0
    1967 AbandonedMohun Bagan0–0; [upper-alpha 4]
    1968 Abandoned—[upper-alpha 5]
    1969 RUMohun Bagan1–3
    1970 WPAS Tehran
    1971 Semi-FinalsTollygunge Agragami0–1
    1972 WMohun Bagan0–0; w/o [upper-alpha 6]
    1973 WPyongyong City3–1
    1974 WMohun Bagan1–0
    1975 WMohun Bagan5–0
    1976 WMohun Bagan0–0 [upper-alpha 2]
    1977 RUMohun Bagan0–1
    1978 Semi-FinalsArarat Yerevan0–1
    1979 RUMohun Bagan0–1
    1980 Not Held——
    1981 WMohun Bagan2–2[upper-alpha 2]
    1982 Semi-FinalsMohammedan Sporting0–1
    1983 WAryan0–0[upper-alpha 2]
    1984 WMohun Bagan1–0
    1985 Semi-FinalsPeñarol1–1; 2–4 (p)
    1986 WMohun Bagan0–0; 4–2 (p)
    1987 Semi-FinalsPunjab Police0–0; 2–4 (p)
    1988 Abandoned——
    1989 ———
    1990 WMohammedan Sporting1–0[upper-alpha 7]
    1991 WArmy XI3–1
    1992 Abandoned——
    1993 Semi-FinalsPakhtakor Tashkent0–0; 2–4 (p)
    1994 WMohun Bagan2–1
    1995 WMd. Sporting (Dhaka)1–1; 3–1 (p)
    1996 QF Group Stage——
    1997 WFC Kochin3–2
    1998 RUMohun Bagan1–2
    1999 Semi-FinalsTollygunge Agragami0–0; 4–5 (p)
    2000 WMohun Bagan1–1; 4–1 (p)
    2001 WPalmeiras0–1[upper-alpha 8]
    2002 WChurchill Brothers0–0; 5–4 (p)
    2003 RUMohun Bagan0–0; 3–5 (p)
    2004 Semi-FinalsMohun Bagan1–1; 6–7 (p)
    2005 Semi-FinalsEveready1–2
    2006 QF Group Stage——
    2007 QF Group Stage——
    2008 Not Held——
    2009 QF Group Stage——
    2010 QF Group Stage——
    2011 WPrayag United0–0; 4–2 (p)
    2012 RUPrayag United0–1
    2013 FourthPrayag United1–1; 4–5 (p)
    2014–19[upper-alpha 9] — — —
    2020 DNP——
    2021 DNP——
    1. East Bengal was scratched for fielding two Pakistani players: Niaz and Fakhri.
    2. 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 3 September 2023[21]
    East Bengal in Durand Cup
    Season Final position Opponent team Score
    1921–25[upper-alpha 1] — — —
    1926 Third Round Durham Light Infantry 1–4
    1927–40 — — —
    1940–49[upper-alpha 2] — — —
    1950 Semi-Finals Hyderabad Police 0–1
    1951 Champions Rajasthan Club2–1
    1952 Champions Hyderabad Police 1–0
    1953 Quarter-Finals N.D.A 2–0
    1954 Semi-Finals HAL 1–4
    1955 Third Round Madras Regimental Centre 0–2
    1956 Champions Hyderabad Police 2–0
    1957 Runners-up Hyderabad Police 1–2
    1958 Semi-Finals Madras Regimental Centre 1–2
    1959 Semi-Finals Mohammedan Sporting 1–5
    1960 Champions Mohun Bagan 1–1; 0–0[upper-alpha 3]
    1961 Semi-Finals Andhra Police 1–1; 0–3
    1962[upper-alpha 4] — — —
    1963 Semi-Finals Andhra Police 1–2
    1964 Runners-up Mohun Bagan 0–2
    1965 Quarter-Finals Delhi Garrison 0–1
    1966 Quarter-Finals E.M.E Centre 0–1
    1967 Champions B.N.R 1–0
    1968 Runners-up B.S.F. 0–1
    1969 Semi-Finals Punjab Police 0–1
    1970 Champions Mohun Bagan 2–0
    1971 Not held — —
    1972 Champions Mohun Bagan 0–0; 1–0
    1973 Semi-Finals R.A.C. 1–2
    1974 Semi-Finals Mohun Bagan 0–1
    1975 QF Group Stage — —
    1976 Semi-Finals JCT 0–0; tiebreaker
    1977 QF Group Stage — —
    1978 Champions Mohun Bagan 3–0
    1979–81 DNP — —
    1982 Champions Mohun Bagan 0–0[upper-alpha 3]
    1983 DNP — —
    1984 Runners-up Mohun Bagan 0–1
    1985 DNP — —
    1986 Runners-up Mohun Bagan 0–1
    1987 Semi-Finals Mohun Bagan 0–3
    1988 Runners–up B.S.F 2–3
    1989 Champions Mohun Bagan 0–0; 3–1 (p)
    1990 Champions Mahindra & Mahindra 3–2
    1991 Champions B.S.F. 1–1; 5–3 (p)
    1992 QF Group Stage — —
    1993 Champions P.S.E.B. 1–0
    1994 Runners-up Mohun Bagan 0–1
    1995 Champions Tata Football Academy 0–0; 4–3 (p)
    1996–97 — — —
    1998 Runners-up Mahindra & Mahindra 1–2
    1999 Runners-up Salgaocar 0–0; 2–3 (p)
    2000 Semi-Finals Mahindra & Mahindra 1–1; 5–6 (p)
    2001 Semi-Finals Churchill Brothers 1–2
    2002 Champions Army XI 3–0
    2003 Runners-up Salgaocar 1–1; 3–4 (p)
    2004 Champions Mohun Bagan 2–1
    2005 QF Group Stage — —
    2006 QF Group Stage — —
    2007–08 — — —
    2009 QF Group Stage — —
    2010 Semi-Finals Chirag United 0–1
    2011–18 — — —
    2019 Semi-Finals Gokulam Kerala 1–1; 2–3 (p)
    2020[upper-alpha 5] — — —
    2021 DNP — —
    2022 Group Stage — —
    2023 Runners-up Mohun Bagan SG 0–1
    1. Indian Teams were not allowed to participate
    2. Tournament not held due to World War II and Partition of India.
    3. 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
    Season Final position Opponent team Score
    1921–40 — — —
    1941 Quarter-FinalsWales Regiment1–3
    1942–44 ———
    1945 Second RoundAlbert David0–2
    1946–48 ———
    1949 ChampionsE.I. Railways3–0
    1950 ———
    1951 Quarter-FinalsWimco0–1
    1952–56 ———
    1957 Third RoundCaltex1–3
    1958 Quarter-FinalsRajasthan Club0–1
    1959 Runners-upMohammedan Sporting0–0; 0–3
    1960 Runners-upAndhra Police0–0; 0–1
    1961 Third RoundCPL Hyderabad1–6
    1962 ChampionsAndhra Police1–1; 1–1 [upper-alpha 1]
    1963 Runners-upAndhra Police0–1
    1964 Semi-FinalsBNR0–1
    1965 ———
    1966 Quarter-Finals515 Army Base WS0–1
    1967 ChampionsMohun Bagan0–0; 2–0
    1968 Quarter-FinalsLeaders Club2–3
    1969 ChampionsMohun Bagan3–0
    1970 Semi-FinalsMahindra & Mahindra0–0; 1–2
    1971 Semi-FinalsVascona
    1972 ChampionsMohun Bagan0–0; 0–0 [upper-alpha 2]
    1973 ChampionsTata Sports3–2
    1974 ———
    1975 ChampionsMafatlal1–0
    1976 ———
    1977 Semi-FinalsMohun Bagan0–2
    1978–79 ———
    1980 ChampionsMohammedan Sporting1–1 [upper-alpha 3]
    1981 ———
    1982 Quarter-FinalsSalgaocarna
    1983 Semi-FinalsMohammedan Sportingna
    1984–85 ———
    1986 Semi-FinalsDempona
    1987 Semi-FinalsMohun Bagan0–1
    1988 Runners-upMohun Bagan0–1
    1989 ———
    1990 ChampionsMahindra & Mahindra1–0
    1991 QF Group Stage——
    1992–93 ———
    1994 ChampionsAir India2–1
    1995–96 ———
    1997 Semi-FinalsChurchill Brothersna
    1998–99 ———
    2000 Semi-FinalsMohun Bagan0–1
    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 11 March 2023
    East Bengal in Federation Cup
    Season Final position Opponent team Score
    1977 ———
    1978 ChampionsMohun Bagan0–0; 0–0[upper-alpha 1]
    1979 ———
    1980 ChampionsMohun Bagan1–1[upper-alpha 1]
    1981 Semi-FinalsMohun Bagan0–2 (agg.)
    1982 Group League——
    1983 Semi-FinalsMohammedan Sporting0–1 (agg.)
    1984 Runners-upMohammedan Sporting0–1
    1985 ChampionsMohun Bagan1–0
    1986 Runners-upMohun Bagan0–0; 4–5 (p)
    1987 Group League——
    1988 Group League——
    1989 Group League——
    1990 Semi-FinalsSalgaocar2–3
    1991 Group League——
    1992 Runners-upMohun Bagan0–2
    1993 Semi-FinalsMahindra & Mahindra0–0; 2–4 (p)
    1994 Group League——
    1995 Runners-upJCT1–1; 6–7 (p)
    1995 Runners-upJCT1–1; 3–5 (p)
    1996 ChampionsDempo2–1
    1997 Runners-upSalgaocar1–2
    1998 Runners-upMohun Bagan1–2
    1999 Not Held——
    2000 Not Held——
    2001 Second RoundSporting Club de Goa0–1
    2002 Not Held——
    2003 Quarter-FinalsVasco0–1
    2004 Quarter-FinalsSporting Club de Goa0–1
    2005 Quarter-FinalsChurchill Brothers0–0; 9–10 (p)
    2006 Quarter-FinalsDempo0–1
    2007 ChampionsMahindra United2–1
    2008 Semi-FinalsMohun Bagan1–1; 3–5 (p)
    2009-10 ChampionsShillong Lajong0–0; 3–0 (p)
    2010 ChampionsMohun Bagan1–0
    2011 Runners-upSalgaocar1–3
    2012 ChampionsDempo3–2
    2013-14 Group League——
    2014-15 Group League——
    2015-16 Quarter-FinalsShillong Lajong3–4 (agg.)
    2016-17 Semi-FinalsMohun Bagan0–2
    2018 Runners-upBengaluru1–4
    2019 Quarter-FinalsDelhi Dynamosw/o[upper-alpha 2]
    2020–21 Not Held——
    2021–22 Not Held——
    2023 Group stage——
    1. 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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