Draft: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
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →
	All statistics correct as of 25 March 2024.

Draft article not currently submitted for review.

This is a draft Articles for creation (AfC) submission. It is not currently pending review. While there are no deadlines, abandoned drafts may be deleted after six months. To edit the draft click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.

To be accepted, a draft should:

Show the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article by using multiple sources that meet four criteria. The sources should be (1) reliable (2) secondary (3) independent of the subject (4) talk about the subject in some depth. For some topics, there are alternative criteria.
Be written from a neutral point of view
Respect copyright and do not plagiarize. Do not copy-paste.

It is strongly discouraged to write about yourself, your business or employer. If you do so, you must declare it.

Where to get help

If you need help editing or submitting your draft, please ask us a question at the AfC Help Desk or get live help from experienced editors. These venues are only for help with editing and the submission process, not to get reviews.
If you need feedback on your draft, or if the review is taking a lot of time, you can try asking for help on the talk page of a relevant WikiProject. Some WikiProjects are more active than others so a speedy reply is not guaranteed.

How to improve a draft

Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia – a basic overview on how to edit Wikipedia.
Help:Wikitext – how to use the markup
Help:Referencing for beginners – how to include references
Wikipedia:Article development – how to develop your article
Wikipedia:Writing better articles – how to improve your article
Wikipedia:Verifiability – make sure your article includes reliable third-party sources

You can also browse Wikipedia:Featured articles and Wikipedia:Good articles to find examples of Wikipedia's best writing on topics similar to your proposed article.

Improving your odds of a speedy review

To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags.

Add tags to your draft

Editor resources

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Easy tools: Citation bot (help) | Advanced: Fix bare URLs

Last edited by SabyaC (talk | contribs) 13 days ago. (Update)

Submit the draft for review!

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]

Transfers[edit]

Incoming[edit]

Date	Pos.	Name	Signed from	Fee	Ref
1 June 2024	MF	Madih Talal	Punjab	Free Transfer	^[1]
1 June 2024	FW	David Lalhlansanga	Mohammedan Sporting	Free Transfer
1 June 2024	MF	Mark Zothanpuia	Hyderabad	Free Transfer
1 June 2024	DF	Sajad Hussain Parray	Hyderabad	Free Transfer
1 June 2024	DF	Provat Lakra	Jamshedpur	Free Transfer
1 June 2024	GK	Debjit Majumder	Chennaiyin	Free Transfer

Team[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

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

As of 24 April 2024^[2]^[3]

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 23)	Mumbai City	2022	2024	48	0
17	Mandar Rao Dessai	LB	(1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 32)	Mumbai City	2023	2024	24	0
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
28	Aleksandar Pantić	CB	(1992-04-11) 11 April 1992 (age 32)	Doxa Katokopias	2024	2024	8	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
40	Tingku Kangujam	RB	(2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 (age 23)	NEROCA	2023	2024	0	0
	Provat Lakra	RB	(1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 26)	Jamshedpur	2024	2027	0	0
	Sajad Hussain Parray	RB	(2003-04-25) 25 April 2003 (age 21)	Hyderabad	2024	2027	0	0
Midfielders
6	Ajay Chhetri	CM	(1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 (age 24)	Bengaluru	2023	2024	21	1
8	Edwin Sydney Vanspaul	CM	(1992-09-24) 24 September 1992 (age 31)	Chennaiyin	2023	2025	13	0
9	Víctor Vázquez	AM	(1987-01-20) 20 January 1987 (age 37)	Toronto FC	2024	2024	10	0
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
57	Mahitosh Roy	CM	(1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 25)	East Bengal Reserves	2022	2024	12	5
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
	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
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
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
91	Felicio Brown Forbes	FW	(1991-08-28) 28 August 1991 (age 32)	Qingdao Hainiu	2024	2024	11	1
	David Lalhlansanga	FW	(2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 22)	Mohammedan Sporting	2024	2027	0	0

New contracts[edit]

No.	Pos.	Date	Name	Ref.
29	MF	15 April 2023	Hijazi Maher	^[4]
21	MF	17 April 2023	Saúl Crespo

Other player under contract[edit]

No.	Pos.	Name	Ref.
4	DF	José Antonio Pardo Lucas	^[5]
44	DF	Jordan Elsey	^[6]

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 2	31 July 2024		Preliminary round 1	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]			Round Robin	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: 25 March 2024
Source: Soccerway

Notes[edit]

^ East Bengal shall field mostly their Reserve team for the tournament, with Bino George taking charge as the head coach.^[7]

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.
^ "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.
^ Majumder, Analoy (15 February 2024). "ISL: East Bengal's Jose Pardo ruled out for rest of season". Khel Now. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
^ Sarkar, Riddhiman (24 September 2023). "Carles Cuadrat provides update on Jordan Elsey's replacement". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
^ "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.

External links[edit]

Official website Archived 10 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine

[Reserves-8] East Bengal shall field mostly their Reserve team for the tournament, with Bino George taking charge as the head coach.^[7]

[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.

[squad2223-2] "East Bengal FC Squad Details, Team". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2021.

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

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

[5] Majumder, Analoy (15 February 2024). "ISL: East Bengal's Jose Pardo ruled out for rest of season". Khel Now. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

[6] Sarkar, Riddhiman (24 September 2023). "Carles Cuadrat provides update on Jordan Elsey's replacement". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

[cfl2023-7] "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.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[A]

[7]

v t e Indian Super League
Clubs	Bengaluru Chennaiyin East Bengal Goa Hyderabad Jamshedpur Kerala Blasters Mohun Bagan Mumbai City NorthEast United Odisha Punjab
Former clubs	ATK Pune City
Seasons	2014 (playoffs) 2015 (playoffs) 2016 (playoffs) 2017–18 (playoffs) 2018–19 (playoffs) 2019–20 (playoffs) 2020–21 (playoffs) 2021–22 (playoffs) 2022–23 (playoffs) 2023–24 (playoffs)
Finals	2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Competition	Teams Players foreign marquees Head coaches Stadiums Owners Seasons Playoffs Transfers
Statistics and awards	Champions Records and statistics Golden Boot Golden Glove Hat-tricks Best Player Assists Emerging Player
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