2024–25 East Bengal FC season

East Bengal
2024–25 season
Owner	Emami East Bengal FC Pvt. Ltd.
Head coach	Carles Cuadrat
Stadium	Salt Lake Stadium; East Bengal Ground
Indian Super League	pre-season
Calcutta League	pre-season
Durand Cup	pre-season
Super Cup	pre-season
AFC CL Two	qualifiers
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →
	All statistics correct as of 1 June 2024.

The 2024–25 season is the 105th season of East Bengal Football Club and their fifth season in the Indian Super League, and the twenty-ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Indian football.

Background[edit]

East Bengal was active at the end of the previous season, roping in French attacking midfielder Madih Talal from Punjab.^[1] The club also roped in four Indian players – David Lalhlansanga, Provat Lakra, Debjit Majumder, and Mark Zothanpuia to bolster the ranks.^[2] The club also got Premier 1 club licensing for the 2024–25 season, announced by the AIFF.^[3] The club also extended the contract of Mohammad Rakip and signed Nishu Kumar on permanent basis.^[4] The club also roped in the Golden Boot winner of the 2023–24 Indian Super League – Dimitrios Diamantakos on a two year contract from Kerala Blasters.^[5]

Transfers[edit]

Incoming[edit]

Date	No.	Pos.	Name	Signed from	Fee	Ref
14 June 2024	9	FW	Dimitrios Diamantakos	Kerala Blasters	Free Transfer	^[5]
18 June 2024	14	FW	David Lalhlansanga	Mohammedan Sporting	Free Transfer	^[6]
1 June 2024		MF	Madih Talal	Punjab	Free Transfer	^[1]
1 June 2024		MF	Mark Zothanpuia	Hyderabad	Free Transfer	^[7]
1 June 2024		DF	Provat Lakra	Jamshedpur	Free Transfer	^[2]
1 June 2024		GK	Debjit Majumder	Chennaiyin	Free Transfer	^[2]
1 June 2024		DF	Nishu Kumar	Kerala Blasters	Free Transfer	^[4]

Outgoing[edit]

Exit Date	No.	Pos.	Name	Signed to	Fee	Ref
1 June 2024	6	MF	Ajay Chhetri	Bengaluru	End of Loan	^[8]
1 June 2024	9	MF	Víctor Vázquez	—	Released	^[8]
1 June 2024	17	DF	Mandar Rao Dessai	Chennaiyin	Free Transfer	^[8]
1 June 2024	28	DF	Aleksandar Pantić	—	Released	^[8]
1 June 2024	40	DF	Tingku Kangujam	—	Released	^[8]
1 June 2024	91	DF	Felicio Brown Forbes	—	Released	^[8]

Team[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

The below list contains the names and details of the first team squad for East Bengal.

As of 18 June 2024^[9]^[10]

No.	Name	Pos.	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed From	Signed In	Contact Ends	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Kamaljit Singh	GK	(1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 28)	Odisha	2022	2025	26	0
13	Prabhsukhan Singh Gill	GK	(2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23)	Kerala Blasters	2023	2026	32	0
27	Aditya Patra	GK	(2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 24)	East Bengal Reserves	2022	2024	9	0
50	Julfikar Gazi	GK	(2006-05-06) 6 May 2006 (age 18)	Bengal FA	2023	2026	0	0
75	Ranit Sarkar	GK	(2004-11-09) 9 November 2004 (age 19)	RFYC	2023	2026	1	0
	Debjit Majumder	GK	(1988-03-06) 6 March 1988 (age 36)	Chennaiyin	2024	2026	18	0
Defenders
5	Lalchungnunga	CB	(2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 23)	Sreenidi Deccan	2022	2026	50	0
7	Harmanjot Singh Khabra	RB	(1988-03-18) 18 March 1988 (age 36)	Kerala Blasters	2023	2024	246	13
12	Mohammad Rakip	RB	(2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 24)	Mumbai City	2022	2024	48	0
16	Sarthak Golui	CB	(1997-11-03) 3 November 1997 (age 26)	Bengaluru	2022	2025	27	3
19	Hijazi Maher	CB	(1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 26)	Al-Hussein	2023	2026	22	2
22	Nishu Kumar	LB	(1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 26)	Kerala Blasters	2023	2024	30	1
25	Athul Unnikrishnan	CB	(2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24)	Kerala United	2022	2025	16	0
33	Gursimrat Singh Gill	CB	(1997-11-02) 2 November 1997 (age 26)	Mumbai City	2023	2026	11	0
37	Tuhin Das	LB	(2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 24)	East Bengal Reserves	2022	2024	23	2
	Provat Lakra	RB	(1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 26)	Jamshedpur	2024	2027	0	0
Midfielders
8	Edwin Sydney Vanspaul	CM	(1992-09-24) 24 September 1992 (age 31)	Chennaiyin	2023	2025	13	0
15	Mobashir Rahman	CM	(1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 26)	Jamshedpur	2022	2025	27	1
21	Saúl Crespo	DM	(1996-07-23) 23 July 1996 (age 27)	Odisha	2023	2026	25	7
23	Souvik Chakrabarti	CM	(1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 (age 32)	Hyderabad	2022	2025	42	0
29	Naorem Mahesh Singh	LW	(1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 25)	Kerala Blasters	2022	2027	70	12
30	Vanlalpeka Guite	AM	(2006-10-26) 26 October 2006 (age 17)	Aizawl	2023	2026	8	1
35	Gunraj Singh Grewal	DM	(2007-01-09) 9 January 2007 (age 17)	Chandigarh FA	2023	2026	9	0
61	Tanmay Das	CM	(2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 23)	East Bengal Reserves	2022	2024	13	1
62	Aman C. K.	RW	(2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 (age 21)	East Bengal Reserves	2022	2026	15	5
66	Shyamal Besra	CM	(2004-09-25) 25 September 2004 (age 19)	East Bengal Reserves	2022	2024	7	1
8	Madih Talal	AM	(1997-08-17) 17 August 1997 (age 26)	Punjab	2024	2026	0	0
	Mark Zothanpuia	CM	(2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 (age 22)	Hyderabad	2024	2027	0	0
Forwards
9	Dimitrios Diamantakos	FW	(1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 31)	Kerala Blasters	2024	2026	0	0
10	Cleiton Silva (captain)	FW	(1987-02-03) 3 February 1987 (age 37)	Bengaluru	2022	2025	55	27
11	Nandhakumar Sekar	FW	(1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 28)	Odisha	2023	2026	31	10
14	David Lalhlansanga	FW	(2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 22)	Mohammedan Sporting	2024	2027	0	0
20	V. P. Suhair	FW	(1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 31)	NorthEast United	2022	2025	45	10
59	Jesin TK	FW	(2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 24)	East Bengal Reserves	2022	2024	17	7
70	Abhishek Kunjam	FW	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 20)	RKM Football Academy	2023	2025	13	6
82	P. V. Vishnu	FW	(2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 22)	Muthoot FA	2023	2026	31	7
84	Sayan Banerjee	FW	(2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 21)	Kalighat MS	2023	2026	10	1

New contracts[edit]

No.	Pos.	Date	Name	Ref.
19	MF	15 April 2024	Hijazi Maher	^[11]
21	MF	11 June 2024	Saúl Crespo	^[12]
10	FW	27 May 2024	Cleiton Silva
12	DF	27 May 2024	Mohammad Rakip	^[4]

Current technical staff[edit]

Position	Name
Head coach	Carles Cuadrat
Assistant coach	Dimas Delgado
Assistant coach	Bino George
Goalkeeping Coach	Javier Pinillos
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Albert Martinez Bernat
Physiotherapist	Senen Alvarez
Physical Rehabilitator	Gabriel Effio
Assistant Physiotherapist	Tejas Lasalkar
Performance Analyst	Aromal Vijayan
Team Manager	Pratim Kumar Saha
Team Doctor	Dr. Mustufa Poonawalla
Masseur	Rajesh Basak
Masseur	Robin Das

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
AFC Champions League Two	14 August 2024		Preliminary round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Durand Cup			Group stage	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Indian Super League			Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Super Cup			Group stage	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Calcutta Football League^[A]	28 June 2024		Round Robin	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: 17 June 2024
Source: Soccerway

AFC Champions League Two[edit]

East Bengal qualified for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two preliminary round after being champions of the 2024 Indian Super Cup.^[14] East Bengal is set to face Altyn Asyr of Turkmenistan in the preliminary round match on 14 August 2024 as the Salt Lake Stadium in a single-legged playoff match, with the winners progressing into the AFC Champions League Two group stages while the losers would progress to the 2024–25 AFC Challenge League group stage.^[15]

Matches[edit]

Win Draw Loss Void

14 August 2024 Preliminary round	East Bengal	–	Altyn Asyr	Kolkata
TBD				Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium

Indian Super League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Bengaluru	Qualification for the playoff semi-finals and AFC Champions League Two group stage
2	Chennaiyin	Qualification for the playoff semi-finals and SAFF Club Championship
3	East Bengal	Qualification for the playoff knockouts and SAFF Club Championship
4	Goa	Qualification for the playoff knockouts
5	Hyderabad	Qualification for the playoff knockouts

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots

Result summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Calcutta Football League[edit]

East Bengal shall participate in the 2024 Calcutta Premier Division and was drawn into group B for the first phase of the tournament where twenty-six teams were divided into two groups of thirteen teams each.^[16]

League table[edit]

Group B[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
2	Calcutta Customs	Qualified for the Super Six round
3	Calcutta Police Club	Qualified for the Super Six round
4	East Bengal
5	Eastern Railway
6	George Telegraph

Updated to match(es) played on 14 June 2024. Source: The Away End
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Matches[edit]

Win Draw Loss Void

28 June 2024 1	East Bengal	–	Tollygunge Agragami	Naihati
14:30 IST				Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium

Notes[edit]

^ East Bengal shall field mostly their Reserve team for the tournament, with Bino George taking charge as the head coach.^[13]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Joshi, Rutvij (24 March 2024). "Madih Talal agrees two-year deal with East Bengal; major part of medicals completed". Khel Now. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Das, Arsh (16 May 2024). "East Bengal transfer news: 4 new signings to be confirmed soon". Techno Sports. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
^ "Indian football Premier 1 club license list announced for 2024-25 season". Sportstar. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Pratap Singh, Yash (27 May 2024). "ISL: Nishu Kumar inks permanent deal, Rakip renews contract at East Bengal". Khel Now. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b Sarkar, Sattyik (14 June 2024). "ISL: East Bengal sign striker Dimitrios Diamantakos on 2-year contract". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
^ "ISL: David Lalhlansanga joins East Bengal FC on a three-year deal". Sportstar. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
^ Bhowmick, Mohul (8 April 2024). "East Bengal set to sign Hyderabad FC's Mark Zothanpuia on a multi-year deal". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Preethi (8 June 2024). "East Bengal bid farewell to Mandar Rao Dessai, Victor Vazquez and three other players". Khel Now. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
^ "East Bengal FC Squad Details, Team". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
^ "Squad". Emami East Bengal. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
^ "ISL: Hijazi Maher extends stay at East Bengal". Khel Now. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
^ Sarkar, Sattyik (11 June 2024). "ISL: Saul Crespo extends contract at East Bengal". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
^ "Calcutta Football League (CFL) goes bigger than ever for its historic 125th season". The Fan Garage. 5 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ Sadhu, Rahul (29 January 2024). "East Bengal Back In Asia: How EBFC Have Finally Turned The Tables Over Mohun Bagan Before Kolkata Derby". Times Now. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
^ Sarkar, Uttiyo (14 June 2024). "East Bengal set to face Altyn Asyr in AFC Asian Champions League Two qualifier". Khel Now. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
^ "EB and Bagan in same CFL group". The Times of India. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

External links[edit]

Official website Archived 10 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine

[Reserves-14] East Bengal shall field mostly their Reserve team for the tournament, with Bino George taking charge as the head coach.^[13]

[talal-1] Joshi, Rutvij (24 March 2024). "Madih Talal agrees two-year deal with East Bengal; major part of medicals completed". Khel Now. Retrieved 25 March 2024.

[fourindians-2] Das, Arsh (16 May 2024). "East Bengal transfer news: 4 new signings to be confirmed soon". Techno Sports. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

[3] "Indian football Premier 1 club license list announced for 2024-25 season". Sportstar. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

[nishurakip-4] Pratap Singh, Yash (27 May 2024). "ISL: Nishu Kumar inks permanent deal, Rakip renews contract at East Bengal". Khel Now. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

[diamantakos-5] Sarkar, Sattyik (14 June 2024). "ISL: East Bengal sign striker Dimitrios Diamantakos on 2-year contract". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

[davidlalhlansanga-6] "ISL: David Lalhlansanga joins East Bengal FC on a three-year deal". Sportstar. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

[markzo-7] Bhowmick, Mohul (8 April 2024). "East Bengal set to sign Hyderabad FC's Mark Zothanpuia on a multi-year deal". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

[eboutgoing2024-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Preethi (8 June 2024). "East Bengal bid farewell to Mandar Rao Dessai, Victor Vazquez and three other players". Khel Now. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

[squad2223-9] "East Bengal FC Squad Details, Team". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2021.

[10] "Squad". Emami East Bengal. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

[11] "ISL: Hijazi Maher extends stay at East Bengal". Khel Now. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.

[saul2026-12] Sarkar, Sattyik (11 June 2024). "ISL: Saul Crespo extends contract at East Bengal". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 11 June 2024.

[cfl2023-13] "Calcutta Football League (CFL) goes bigger than ever for its historic 125th season". The Fan Garage. 5 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

[15] Sadhu, Rahul (29 January 2024). "East Bengal Back In Asia: How EBFC Have Finally Turned The Tables Over Mohun Bagan Before Kolkata Derby". Times Now. Retrieved 1 June 2024.

[16] Sarkar, Uttiyo (14 June 2024). "East Bengal set to face Altyn Asyr in AFC Asian Champions League Two qualifier". Khel Now. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

[cfl2024-17] "EB and Bagan in same CFL group". The Times of India. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

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v t e Indian Super League
Clubs	Bengaluru Chennaiyin East Bengal Goa Hyderabad Jamshedpur Kerala Blasters Mohammedan Mohun Bagan Mumbai City NorthEast United Odisha Punjab
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Associated competitions	I-League AFC Champions League AFC Cup Super Cup Durand Cup
Rivalries	Kolkata Derby South Indian Derby
Other	Football Sports Development Performance in Asian competition Drafts

Background[edit]

Transfers[edit]

Incoming[edit]

Outgoing[edit]

Team[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

New contracts[edit]

Current technical staff[edit]

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

AFC Champions League Two[edit]

Matches[edit]

Indian Super League[edit]

League table[edit]

Result summary[edit]

Calcutta Football League[edit]

League table[edit]

Group B[edit]

Matches[edit]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]