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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).
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 Benagl has a glorius past record against the foreign clubs.It is the only club in India to participate in Asian Club Championship/AFC Cup for 10 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.
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.

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East Bengal
File:Kf east bengal logo.png
Full nameKingfisher East Bengal Football Club
Nickname(s)The Red-and-Gold Brigade
Torch
Hilsa
Founded1920
GroundEast Bengal Ground or Salt Lake Stadium
Capacity120,000 - SLS; 24,000 - EBG
ChairmanDr Pranab Dasgupta
Head CoachIndia Monoranjan Bhattacharya
LeagueI-League
2007-086th

Kingfisher East Bengal Football Club is an Indian football club based in Kolkata. The club was originally known as the East Bengal Club. 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.

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.

Rivals

Out of matches East Bengal have played with their arch rival Mohun Bagan, East Bengal have won 108 times and Mohun Bagan have won 80. The very first clash resulted in an 1-0 win for East Bengal with Nepal Chakraborty scoring the all-important goal.[1] The biggest ever margin in this duel is another East Bengal win by a margin of 5-0 in the IFA shield in 1975. Baichung Bhutia has the unique distinction of scoring the only hatrick in the Derby Clashes when he registered the same in East Bengal's 4-1 triumph in 1997 Federation Cup Semi Final.East Bengal has won 108 derby matches against their arch-rival.And Mohun Bagan has tasted victory against the Red & Gold brigade for 80 times.[2]

Players

As of 4 August 2008 [3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK India IND Subrata Pal
1 GK India IND Abhra Mondal
31 GK India IND Arnab Das Sarma
GK India IND Avijit Ghosh
DF India IND Irungbam Surkumar Singh
20 DF India IND Poibang Poshna
4 DF Ghana GHA Suley Musah
33 DF India IND Saikat Saha Roy
2 DF India IND Muttath Suresh
12 DF India IND Anupam Sarkar
DF India IND Saheb Ali Mondal
3 DF India IND Nirmal Chetri
5 DF India IND Khelemba Singh
19 DF India IND Syed Rahim Nabi
29 DF India IND Saumik Dey
DF India IND Jiban Singh
14 MF India IND Mehtab Hossain
MF India IND Mumtaj Alam
6 MF India IND Dipankar Roy
22 MF India IND Sanju Pradhan
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF India IND Steven Dias***
MF India IND Mehrajuddin Wadoo
7 MF India IND Jayanta Sen
32 MF India IND Goutam Khujur
MF India IND N P Pradeep***
9 MF India IND Alvito D'Cunha
MF India IND Dharamjit Singh
8 MF India IND Renedy Singh
28 MF India IND Kima Malsamma
30 FW Brazil BRA Edmilson Marques Pardal
11 FW India IND Sunil Chetri
10 FW India IND Ashim Biswas
25 FW India IND Parveen Kumar

*** Subject to clearance from AIFF Player Status Committee

  • Coach: Monoranjan Bhattacharya
  • Goalkeeper Coach: Debashis Mukherjee
  • Physical Trainer: Neuzy Jean-Marie
  • Team Doctor: Dr. S R Dasgupta
  • Physiotherapist: Rajesh Basak
  • Team Manager: Swapan Ball

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 Baskar, Jamshed Nassiri, Sudip Chatterjee, Alok Mukherjee, Tarun Dey, Krishanu Dey, Bikash Panji, Emeka Ezeugo, Balai Mukherjee, Cheema Okeri, Swarup Das
  • 1990s: John Devine, Baichung 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

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Performance record

No Tournament Records Championship Years Comments
1 LG ASEAN Club Cup Champions Once Champions: 2003 Only Indian club (as an invitee) to have won this tournament till date
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
3 Federation Cup Champions 5 times, Runners-Up 7 times Champions: 1978, 1980, 1985, 1996, 2007

Runners-Up: 1984, 1986, 1992, 1995-98

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 Maximum number of times till date
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 Maximum number of times till date
7 Durand Cup Champions 16 times Champions:1951, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1978, 1982, 1989-91, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2004 Maximum number of times till date
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 Maximum number of times till date
10 All Airlines Gold Cup Champions 7 times Champions:1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001 Maximum number of times till date
11 Bordoloi Trophy Champions 5 times Champions:1968, 1972-73, 1978, 1992
12 McDowell's Cup Champions 3 times Champions:1995, 1997, 2000 Maximum number of times till date
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

Performance in AFC Competitions

1986: Group Stage
1999: First Round
2004: Quarter-Finals
2005: Group Stage
2008: Group Stage, 3rd In Group
1991/92: Second Round
1993/94: Second Round
1994/95: First Round
1995/96: Second Round
1997/98: Second Round

Sponsors

Main Sponsor: Kingfisher (Parent Company United Breweries Group is 50% stake holder in the Club).

Co-sponsor: Playwin

Co-sponsor: Peerless General Finance & Investment Co. Ltd

Outfit Sponsor: Reebok

Medical Support: MEDICARE SERVICES

References

External links

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