East Bengal FC in international football
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| Club |  East Bengal |
|---|---|
| Most appearances | AFC Cup Mehtab Hossain (34) |
| Top scorer |
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| First entry | 1985–86 |
| Latest entry | 2015 |
| Titles | |
| ASEAN Club Championship | 1 |
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 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[edit]
| Competition | No. of Appearances | Seasons | Best Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Club Championship [a] | 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) |
- ^ Known as AFC Champions League from 2003
Participation record[edit]
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Statistics[edit]
Overall Record in Continental Competitions[edit]
| 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 | 55.56 |
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 1 September 1991 | 8 November 1997 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 38.89 |
| AFC Cup | 10 February 2004 | 12 May 2015 | 55 | 15 | 12 | 28 | 71 | 104 | −33 | 27.27 |
| Total | 82 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 123 | 147 | −24 | 32.93 | ||
Last updated: 10 September 2022
Source: Competitions
Top scorers[edit]
| Rank | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Asian Club Championship | Asian CWC | AFC Cup | ASEAN Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | | Bhaichung Bhutia | - | 8 | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 2 | FW | | Debasish Roy | 8 | - | - | - | 8 |
| 3 | FW |  | Cristiano Júnior | - | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| FW |  | Chidi Edeh | - | - | 6 | - | ||
| 5 | FW | | Biswajit Bhattacharya | 5 | - | - | - | 5 |
| MF | | Carlton Chapman | - | 5 | - | - | ||
| FW |  | Tolgay Özbey | - | - | 5 | - | ||
| FW | | Mike Okoro | - | - | 4 | 1 | ||
| 9 | FW | | Edmilson Marques Pardal | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| MF | | Lalrindika Ralte | - | - | 4 | - | ||
| MF | | Penn Orji | - | - | 4 | - | ||
| FW | | Ranti Martins | - | - | 4 | - | ||
| Own Goals | - | - | 2 | 2 | ||||
Hat tricks[edit]
| Date | Name | Opponent | Competition | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 1985 | Biswajit Bhattacharya4 |  New Road Team | 1985–86 Asian Club Championship | 7–0 | [6] |
| 10 August 1985 | Debasish Roy |  Club Valencia | 1985–86 Asian Club Championship | 9–0 | [6] |
| 1 October 1993 | Carlton Chapman |  Al-Zawra'a SC | 1993-94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 6–2 | [25] |
| 16 July 2003 | Bhaichung Bhutia5 |  Philippine Army FC | 2003 ASEAN Club Championship | 6–0 | [26] |
| 25 May 2005 | Ernest Jeremiah |  Nebitçi Balkanabat | 2005 AFC Cup | 3–2 | [27] |
| 15 May 2013 | Chidi Edeh |  Yangon United | 2013 AFC Cup | 5–1 | [28] |
4 Scored 4 Goals
6 Scored 6 Goals
Asian Club Championship[edit]
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[edit]
1985 Coca-Cola Cup[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Bengal | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 10 |
 Abahani Krira Chakra | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 8 |
 Saunders SC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 5 |
 PIA FC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| New Road Team | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 3 |
| Club Valencia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 36 | −34 | 0 |
Afghanistan and 
Iran champions withdrew.
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 7–0 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 1–0 victory courtesy of a solitary strike from forward Debasish Roy.[6] The next three games, East Bengal won with ease, including a 9–0 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[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| 2 August 1985 1 | East Bengal | 7–0 | New Road Team | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Biswajit Bhattacharya  Debasish Roy Birbhadra Pradhan (o.g.) | Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium |
| 5 August 1985 2 | East Bengal | 1–0 | Abahani Krira Chakra | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Debasish Roy | Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium |
| 7 August 1985 3 | East Bengal | 2–0 | PIA | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Biswajit Bhattacharya Debasish Roy | Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium |
| 10 August 1985 4 | East Bengal | 9–0 | Club Valencia | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Debasish Roy Jamshid Nassiri Monojit Das Debasish Mishra Samar Choudhury | Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium |
| 14 August 1985 5 | East Bengal | 1–0 | Saunders | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Jamshid Nassiri | Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium |
1985–86 Asian Club Championship[edit]
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 2–1.[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 2–0 and were eliminated from the tournament.[6][8]
Group stage[edit]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al-Ahli Jeddah | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
 Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 |
| East Bengal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Matches[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| 19 January 1986 1 | Al-Ahli | 2–1 | East Bengal | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Khaled Abu Rass 38', 88' | Debashish Roy 33' | Stadium: Prince Abdullah Stadium |
| 21 January 1986 2 | East Bengal | 0–2 | Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Bambang Nurdiansyah 65' Saud Lumban Tobing 74' | Stadium: Prince Abdullah Stadium |
1998–99 Asian Club Championship[edit]
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 6–0 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 0–0 draw at the Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri and were eliminated from the competition.[14][29]
Matches[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| 19 September 1998 First Round | Dalian Wanda  | 6–0 | East Bengal | Dalian, China |
| Wang Tao Hans Eklund Hao Haidong | Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium |
| 3 October 1998 First Round | East Bengal | 0–0 (0–6 agg.) | Dalian Wanda | Siliguri, India |
| Stadium: Kanchenjunga Stadium |
Asian Cup Winners' Cup[edit]
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[edit]
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 1–0 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 1–3 by the 1991 Emperor's Cup champions and in the return leg, East Bengal lost 4–0 and was eliminated from the tournament.[9]
Matches[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| 1 September 1991 First Round | Abhani Krira Chakra | 0–0 | East Bengal | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium |
| 8 September 1991 First Round | East Bengal | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Abhani Krira Chakra | Kolkata, India |
| Bikash Panji | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| 5 December 1991 Quarter-Final | East Bengal | 1–3 |  Nissan | Kolkata, India |
| Peter Maguire | Matsuhashi Zaizen | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| 11 December 1991 Quarter-Final | Nissan | 4–0 (7–1 agg.) | East Bengal | Yokohama, Japan |
| Matsuhashi Jinno | Stadium: Mitsuzawa Football Stadium |
1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup[edit]
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 6–2 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 2–0 win at Siliguri with goals from Sahib Abbas Hassan and Ziad Tariq Aziz, but East Bengal progressed into the second round with a 6–4 aggregate score.[32] In the second round, East Bengal faced South China of Hong Kong. East Bengal lost the first leg at home 1–0 and suffered a 4–1 defeat away in Hong Kong as they were eliminated from the tournament.[10]
Matches[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| 6 October 1993 First Round | East Bengal | 6–2 | Al-Zawra | Kolkata, India |
| Chapman ?', ?', ?' Ghosh ?'Ansari ?'Bhawal ?' | Khalaf ?' Abbas ?' | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| 8 October 1993 First Round | Al-Zawra | 2–0 (4–6 agg.) | East Bengal | Siliguri, India |
| Abbas ?' Tariq ?' | Stadium: Kanchenjunga Stadium |
| 1 November 1993 Second Round | East Bengal | 0–1 |  South China | Kolkata, India |
| Wai Chi Loh ?' | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| 7 November 1993 Second Round | South China | 4–1 (5–1 agg.) | East Bengal | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong |
| Aau ?', ?' Marco ?'Chungman ?' | Bhutia ?' | Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium |
1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup[edit]
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 4–0 in the opening game against Club Lagoons but lost 2–1 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 4–1 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)[edit]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renown SC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2[a] |
| East Bengal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 2 |
| Club Lagoons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0[a] |
Notes:
Matches[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| 4 August 1994 Preliminary | East Bengal | 4–0 | Club Lagoons | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Carlton Chapman Shishir Ghosh Sanjay Majhi | Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium |
| 6 August 1994 Preliminary | Renown | 2–1 | East Bengal | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Debanath ?', ?' | Kiron Khongsai ?' | Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium |
| 3 September 1994 First Round | TOT  | 4–1 | East Bengal | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Ampan ?', ?' Lunpet ?'Aistukaida ?' (pen) | Bhaichung Bhutia | Stadium: TOT Stadium |
| 16 September 1994 First Round | East Bengal | (w/o) (1–7 agg.) | TOT | Kolkata, India |
| Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup[edit]
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 3–0 defeat which became too big of a margin to overcome in the second leg, even after winning 2–0 at home, as they were eliminated from the tournament with a 2–3 aggregate score in favour of New Radiant. Biswanath Mondal and Bhaichung Bhutia had scored in the home win for East Bengal.[29][12]
Matches[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| 8 October 1995 Second Round | New Radiant | 3–0 | East Bengal | Malé, Maldives |
| no Information | Stadium: Rasmee Dhandu Stadium |
| 22 October 1995 Second Round | East Bengal | 2–0 (2–3 agg.) | New Radiant | Kolkata, India |
| Biswanath Mondal Bhaichung Bhutia | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup[edit]
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 8–0 win over the side from Nepal, their second biggest win in continental football.[29] In the away game, East Bengal snatched up a 3–0 victory as they progressed into the second round with an 11–0 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 5–2 defeat against the J League side, however, in the return leg, at Kolkata, East Bengal surprised the Japanese team with a famous 1–0 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 5–3 aggregate score for Verdy Kawasaki.[13]
Matches[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| 15 August 1997 First Round | East Bengal | 8–0 | 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 | 0–3 (0–11 agg.) | East Bengal | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Bhaichung Bhutia ?' Marcelo Garcia ?'Sammy Omollo ?' | Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium |
| 15 October 1997 Second Round | Verdy Kawasaki | 5–2 | 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 | 1–0 (3–5 agg.) | Verdy Kawasaki | Kolkata, India |
Naushad Moosa  41'Sammy Omollo 61' | Report | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 30,000 |
AFC Cup[edit]
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[edit]
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 3–0 at home and East Bengal were eliminated from the tournament.[15]
Group stage[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Bengal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 13 |
 Geylang United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 |
 Negeri Sembilan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 6 |
| Island FC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 3 |
Bracket[edit]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-Finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
 Al-Wahda (a) | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Al-Nejmeh Beirut | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Wahda | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Geylang United | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Perak FA | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Geylang United | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Wahda | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Jaish (a) | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| East Bengal | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Jaish | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Jaish | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Home United FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Olympic Beirut | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Home United FC | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Matches[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| 10 February 2004 Group stage | Geylang United | 2–3 | 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 | 4–2 | 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 | 1–2 | 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 | 3–0 | Island | Kolkata, India |
| Douglas 9' Cristiano Junior 36'Mike Okoro 85' | (Report)[permanent dead link] | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: A Albadwawi |
| 5 May 2004 Group stage | East Bengal | 1–1 | 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 | 2–1 | 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 | 0–0 | Al-Jaish | Kolkata, India |
| Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Lusullin Naii |
| 21 September 2004 Quarter-Final | Al-Jaish | 3–0 (3-0 agg.) | East Bengal | Amman, Jordan |
| Adel Abdullah 16' Mohamed Al Zeno 50' Feras Esmaeel 87' | Stadium: King Abdullah Stadium |
2005 AFC Cup[edit]
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 1–0 win against Muktijoddha Sangsad away in Dhaka and then a 3–2 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[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al-Faisaly | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 14 |
| Nebitçi Balkanabat | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| East Bengal Club Calcutta | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 7 |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad Dhaka | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 |
Matches[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| 9 March 2005 Group stage | East Bengal | 0–0 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | Kolkata, India |
| Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| 16 March 2005 Group stage | Nebitçi Balkanabat | 3–2 | 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 | 5–0 | 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 | 0–1 | Al-Faisaly | Kolkata, India |
| Hatem Aqel 31' (pen) | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| 11 May 2005 Group stage | Muktijoddha Sangsad | 0–1 | East Bengal | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Bijen Singh 75' | Stadium: Bangabandhu Stadium |
| 25 May 2005 Group stage | East Bengal | 3–2 | Nebitçi Balkanabat | Kolkata, India |
| Earnest Jeremiah 28', 57', 63' | Farhat Bazarov 53' Hojaahmet Arazov 88' | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
2008 AFC Cup[edit]
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[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safa | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 |
| Al-Wahdat | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| East Bengal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 |
 Al-Ahli San‘a’ | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 |
| 11 March 2008 | Safa | 1–0 | East Bengal | Sports City Stadium, Beirut |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Bernard Mbassi 17' | (Report) (Report)[permanent dead link] | Attendance: 700 Referee:  Mahmood Mohd Juma Al Ghatrifi |
| 18 March 2008 | East Bengal | 1–0 | Al-Ahli San‘a’ | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
| 15:00 UTC+5:30 | Edmilson Marques Pardal 31' | (Report) (Report)[permanent dead link] | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Minoru Tōjō |
| 3 April 2008 | Al-Wahdat | 0–2 | East Bengal | Prince Mohammad Stadium, Zarqa |
| 15:30 UTC+3 | (Report) (Report)[permanent dead link] | Alvito D'Cunha 58' Ikechukwu Gift Ibe 69' | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Rosdi Shaharul |
| 16 April 2008 | East Bengal | 2–4 | Al-Wahdat | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
| 15:00 UTC+5:30 | Syed Rahim Nabi 12' Edmilson Marques Pardal 28' | (Report) (Report)[permanent dead link] | Ra'fat Ali 6' 24' Hassan Abdel Fattah 31' 34' | Attendance: 10,000 Referee:  Vo Minh Tri |
| 30 April 2008 | East Bengal | 0–0 | Safa | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India |
| 15:00 UTC+5:30 | (Report) | Attendance: 10,000 Referee:  Valentin Kovalenko |
| 14 May 2008 | Al-Ahli San‘a’ | 1 –0 | East Bengal | Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium, Sana'a |
| 16:15 UTC+3 | Ali Al Nono 43' | (Report) | Attendance: 1,000 Referee:  Dilovarshokh Orzuev |
2010 AFC Cup[edit]
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[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | QAD | ITT | NEJ | EB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al-Qadsia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 14 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | ||
| Al-Ittihad | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | ||
| Al-Nejmeh | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| Kingfisher East Bengal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–4 |
| 10 March 2010 | East Bengal | 1–4 | 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 | 3–0 | 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 | 2–3 | 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 | 4–1 | 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 | 2–1 | 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 | 0–4 | 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[edit]
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 4–4 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 4–1 to Persipura Jayapura away at Jakarta. Tolgay scored the only goal for the team. East Bengal lost again in the third match 1–0 against South China away at Hong Kong. In the fourth match, East Bengal managed a 3–3 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 4–0 against Chonburi in the penultimate game of the group stage away at Chonburi. In the last match of the group stage, East Bengal drew 1–1 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[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CHO | PJY | SCA | KEB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chonburi | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 13 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
| Persipura Jayapura | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 11 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | ||
| South China | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 5 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| Kingfisher East Bengal | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 3 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| 2 March 2011 | East Bengal | 4–4 | Chonburi | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
| 17:00 UTC+05:30 | Ozbey |