Kingfisher East Bengal FC
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| Full name | Kingfisher East Bengal Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Red-and-Gold Brigade Torch Hilsa |
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| Founded | 1920 | ||
| Ground | East Bengal Ground or Salt Lake Stadium (Capacity: 120,000 - SLS; 24,000 - EBG) |
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| Chairman | Dr Pranab Dasgupta | ||
| Head Coach |  Subhash Bhowmick |
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| League | I-League | ||
| 2007-08 | 6th | ||
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Kingfisher East Bengal Football Club is an Indian football club based in Kolkata. The club was originally known as the East Bengal Club.
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[edit] History
In 1998, the name of the club was changed from the East Bengal Club to the Kingfisher East Bengal Football Club as United Breweries obtained a 50% stake in the club and renamed it to promote their Kingfisher beer.
East Bengal also has a multi-collaborative tie-in with Leicester City FC, UK for an exchange program with junior footballers, in respect to coaching techniques, sports science, and other developmental programs.East Bengal club was regarded as "The Best Club of India" by F.A(The Football Association)of England in 1951. East Bengal was the first Indian club to win IFA Shield for three consecutive years(1949-'51).
East Bengal has a record of winning Kolkata League for six years in a row(1970-1975).It is the first club in India to win back to back National Football League titles(2003 & 2004).The club has a record of winning 23 trophies from Indian capital New Delhi.(Durand Cup:16 times and DCM Trophy:7 times).
In 1970,East Bengal created a history by defeating Pas Club(Iran) 1-0 in IFA Shield final. It was the first victory of an Indian club over foreign team since the independence. East Bengal has a glorious past record against the foreign clubs. It is the only club in India to participate in Asian Club Championship/AFC Cup 10 times.
In 2003 July,East Bengal created sensation not only in India but in the whole continent also when they won LG Asean Cup from Jakarta beating BEC Tero Sasana in the finals. East Bengal, along with their fierce rivals Mohun Bagan, are among the most successful football clubs in India.
[edit] Stadium
As its homeground, the club boasts of the enigmatic Yuba Bharati Krirangan, or the Salt Lake Stadium, Asia's biggest composite stadium. It is the biggest of its kind in Asia. The Salt Lake Stadium has seating arrangement for 120,000 people at a time. Its training ground is a smaller East Bengal tent near the maidan.
[edit] Players
As of 15 February 2009 [1]
Players, who have represented their country in the senior level are marked in bold letters.
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- Coach: Subhash Bhowmick
- Assistant Coach: Mridul Banerjee
- Goalkeeper Coach: Arpan Dey
- Physical Trainer: Suresh Babu & Goutam Dev
- Team Doctor: Dr. S R Dasgupta
- Physiotherapist: Rajesh Basak
- Team Manager: Swapan Ball
[edit] Noted former players
- 1920s: Mona Dutta, Nepal Chakraborty, Surja Chakraborty, Haran Saha, Dulal Guha Thakurta
- 1930s: Mohammed Salim, Murgesh, Somana, Lakshminarayan, Majid
- 1940s: Apparao, Pagsley, Byomkesh Bose, P. Venkatesh, Sunil Ghosh, S.Nayyar, Paritosh Chakraborty, PBA Saleh
- 1950s: Masood Fakri, T. Balaram, Taj Mohammed, K.P.Dhanraj, Ahmed Khan, Minilal Ghatak, S.Roy-Paltu, Kittu, Gokul, Sanat Sett, Moosa, Hassan, Ram Bahadur
- 1960s: Aroon Ghosh, Sukumar Samajpati, Peter Thangaraj, Prasanta Sinha, Chandan Bannerjee, Ashim Moulik, Syed Naeemuddin, Parimal Dey, Md. Habib, Santo Mitra, Shyam Thapa, Sudhir Karmakar, Subhash Bhowmick
- 1970s: Samaresh Chowdhury, Shyamal Ghosh, Ashokelal Banerjee, Gautam Sarkar, Surajit Sengupta, Bhaskar Ganguly, Monoranjan Bhattacharya, Prasanta Banerjee, Harjinder Singh
- 1980s: Majid Bashkar, Jamshed Nassiri, Sudip Chatterjee, Alok Mukherjee, Tarun Dey, Krishanu Dey, Bikash Panji, Emeka Ezeugo, Balai Mukherjee, Cheema Okeri, Swarup Das
- 1990s: John Devine, Bhaichung Bhutia, Tushar Rakshit, Kuljit Singh, Samuel Omollo, Carlton Chapman
- 2000s: Dipak Mondal, Suley Musah, Surkumar Singh, Alvito D'Cunha, Muttah Suresh, Subrata Pal, Mike Okoro, Douglas Da Silva
[edit] Performance record
| No | Tournament | Records | Championship Years | Comments |
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| 1 | LG ASEAN Club Cup | Champions Once | Champions: 2003 | |
| 2 | National Football League | Champions Thrice,
Runners-Up Thrice |
Champions: 2000-01, 2002-03, 2003-04
Runners-Up: 1997-98, 1998-99, 2005-06 |
Maximum number of times till date along with Mohun Bagan and Dempo |
| 3 | Federation Cup | Champions 5 times, Runners-Up 7 times | Champions: 1978, 1980, 1985, 1996, 2007
Runners-Up: 1984, 1986, 1992, 1995-98 |
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| 4 | Super Cup | Champions Twice,
Runners-Up Twice |
Champions: 1997, 2005-06
Runners-Up: 2003 , 2008 |
Tournament Between National league and Federation Cup Champions. Maximum number of times till date |
| 5 | Calcutta Football League — Premier Division | Champions 31 times | Champions: 1942, 1945-46, 1949-50, 1952, 1961, 1966, 1970-75, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1987-89, 1991, 1993, 1995-96, 1998-2000, 2002-04, 2006 | |
| 6 | IFA Shield | Champions 27 times | Champions: 1943, 1945, 1949-51, 1958, 1961, 1965-66, 1970, 1972-76, 1981, 1983-84, 1986, 1990-91, 1994-95, 1997, 2000-02 | |
| 7 | Durand Cup | Champions 16 times | Champions:1951, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1978, 1982, 1989-91, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2004 | |
| 8 | Rovers Cup | Champions 10 times | Champions:1949, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1972-73, 1975, 1980, 1990, 1994 | |
| 9 | DCM Trophy | Champions 7 times | Champions:1950, 1952, 1957, 1960, 1973-74, 1983 | |
| 10 | All Airlines Gold Cup | Champions 7 times | Champions:1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001 | |
| 11 | Bordoloi Trophy | Champions 5 times | Champions:1968, 1972-73, 1978, 1992 | |
| 12 | McDowell's Cup | Champions 3 times | Champions:1995, 1997, 2000 | |
| 13 | Sait Nagjee Trophy | Champions 2 times | Champions:1968, 1986 | |
| 14 | Hercules Cup | Champions 1 time | Champions:1920 | |
| 15 | Darjeeling Gold Cup | Champions 1 time | Champions:1976 | |
| 16 | Sanjay Gandhi Gold Cup | Champions 1 time | Champions:1984 | |
| 17 | Stafford Cup | Champions 1 time | Champions:1986 | |
| 18 | Wai-Wai Cup, Nepal | Champions 1 time | Champions:1993 | |
| 19 | Coca Cola Cup | Champions 1 time | Champions:1996 | |
| 20 | Independence Day Cup | Champions 1 time | Champions:2002 | |
| 21 | San Miguel International Cup, Nepal | Champions 1 time | Champions:2004-05 |
[edit] Performance in AFC Competitions
- Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances
- AFC Cup: 3 appearances
- Asian Cup Winners Cup: 5 appearances
[edit] Sponsors
Main Sponsor: Kingfisher (Parent Company United Breweries Group is 50% stake holder in the Club).
Co-sponsor: Marble Point (kolkata)pvt ltd
Co-sponsor: Peerless General Finance & Investment Co. Ltd
Outfit Sponsor: Reebok
Medical Support: MEDICARE SERVICES
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