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{{short description|Supporters group of Sporting Club East Bengal}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox sport supporter group
|name = East Bengal Ultras
|image = File:East_Bengal_Ultras_logo.png
|image_size = 200px
|abbreviation = EBU
|nickname = Bangal Brigade
|club = [[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]]
|type = [[Supporters' groups|Supporters' group]], [[Ultras|Ultras group]]
|stadium = [[East Bengal Ground]] [[Salt Lake Stadium]] [[Kalyani Stadium]] [[Barasat Stadium]] [[Kanchenjunga Stadium]]
|location = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
|established = 2013
|colors = Red and Gold
|colours=Red and Gold||website={{URL|https://ebultras.com/}}}}

The '''East Bengal Ultras''' ({{IPA-bn|ˈi:st ˌbenˈɡɔːl ˈʌltrəz|-}}) is the vocal [[supporters' group]] of an Indian [[Association football|football]] club, [[East Bengal Club]], which competes in the [[Indian Super League|ISL]]—the top tier football league in India. The group is also often referred to as the [[Bangal]] Brigade since much of its fanbase originates from the [[East Bengal]] region. Founded in 2013, it was the first [[Ultras]] group in Indian football and has been credited with revolutionising the Indian football fan movement. East Bengal Ultras was the first supporters' group in India to organise an on-field [[pyrotechnics]] show and the first in [[South Asia]] to organise a live chant show, which was named Tunes of Colony, in 2019. The group has around 25 chants and slogans.

East Bengal Ultras is known for making some of the largest unique [[tifo]]s in [[Football in India|Indian football]]. In the [[2019–20 I-League]] season, it set a record for the biggest [[tifo]]—{{cvt|10000|sqft}}—in Indian football history at that time, breaking the previous record of {{cvt|7200|sqft}} which the group had also set.

==East Bengal==
{{Main|East Bengal Club}}

East Bengal Club was founded in 1920 and is regarded as one of India's oldest and most successful [[association football]] clubs. The team has won multiple national and international trophies in its history. In 1930, [[Mahatma Gandhi]]'s [[Satyagraha]] (or nonviolent resistance) swept over India and affected football;<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sohinee|first=|date=2 October 2020|title=How Mahatma Gandhi formed the first Indian football association in South Africa|url=https://thebridge.in/latest/mahatma-gandhis-formed-first-indian-football-association-south-africa/|access-date=28 Jan 2021|website=The Bridge|language=en-GB}}</ref> Indian clubs boycotted the ongoing [[Calcutta Football League]] (CFL) midway through the season. In the midst of the disruption, Royal Regiment was declared First Division winner, but East Bengal was not promoted to the First Division despite having won the Second Division. Thousands of East Bengal fans and officials held a protest march at the [[East Bengal Ground]], where protesters carried flaming [[Torch|torches]]. A hand holding a flaming torch became the supporters' club's emblem. This icon is still the emblem of the club.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|last=Armband|date=2019-11-09|title=East Bengal Football Club : History and Emergence|url=https://www.sports-nova.com/2019/11/09/east-bengal-football-club-history-and-emergence-as-indian-superpower/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609193043/https://www.sports-nova.com/2019/11/09/east-bengal-football-club-history-and-emergence-as-indian-superpower/|archive-date=9 June 2020|access-date=9 June 2020|website=Sports-nova|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Talukdar|first=Ranadurjay|title=1930s: The Dark Decade|url=http://www.eastbengaltherealpower.com/east-bengal-football-club-history-details/id/32/1930s:-The-Dark-Decade|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425053122/http://www.eastbengaltherealpower.com/east-bengal-football-club-history-details/id/32/1930s:-The-Dark-Decade|archive-date=25 April 2012|access-date=4 December 2011|website=eastbengaltherealpower.com}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{Cite web|title=History|url=https://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/history.php|access-date=18 June 2020|website=eastbengalfootballclub.com|archive-date=9 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609144426/https://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/history.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Initial years: 2013–2016==
[[File:East_Bengal_Ultras_in_2013.jpg|alt=|left|thumb|240x240px|East Bengal Ultras in 2013]]

In 2013, the East Bengal Ultras made its first appearance at an away game against [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]],<ref name=":0" /> becoming the first ultras group in the country.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":3" /> The group introduced smoke shows at the 2015 Calcutta Football League [[Kolkata Derby]], which East Bengal won by 4–0 and unveiled its first large [[tifo]] at the 2016 Kolkata Derby at the [[Salt Lake Stadium]] in [[Bidhannagar]]. The tifo was a large East Bengal jersey that had the number 12 printed on the back, denoting that the fans were the club's "[[12th man (football)|twelfth man]]". The tifo was the first of its kind in Indian football and became very popular with the club's supporters.<ref name=":5">{{cite web|date=13 April 2017|title=A Fans Revolution : East Bengal Ultras – Goalbold.com|url=http://www.goalbold.com/a-fans-revolution-east-bengal-ultras/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703184503/http://www.goalbold.com/a-fans-revolution-east-bengal-ultras/|archive-date=3 July 2018|access-date=21 August 2018|website=goalbold.com}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{cite web|last=Roy|first=Abhranil|date=20 Jan 2017|title=I-League 2017: Brace yourself for the East Bengal Ultras – Sportskeeda|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/brace-yourself-for-the-east-bengal-ultras|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821223307/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/brace-yourself-for-the-east-bengal-ultras|archive-date=21 August 2018|access-date=21 August 2018|website=sportskeeda.com}}</ref>

In the [[2015–16 I-League]], the East Bengal Ultras presented colourful mosaic shows at matches against Bengaluru and [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]] in the [[Barasat Stadium]]. These were firsts in India's fan culture.<ref name=":7">{{cite web|last=Hrisav|last2=Ashnut|date=22 February 2016|title=East Bengal – Salgaocar|url=http://www.ultras-tifo.net/match-reports/4100-east-bengal-salgaocar-21022016.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822014724/http://www.ultras-tifo.net/match-reports/4100-east-bengal-salgaocar-21022016.html|archive-date=22 August 2018|access-date=12 August 2020|website=ultras-tifo.net}}</ref> At the opening match of the [[2016–17 Calcutta Premier Division|2016 CFL]] Premier Division at the [[Kalyani Stadium]], the East Bengal Ultras displayed a 3D tifo, first ever in [[South Asia]], that depicted an East Bengal player holding the CFL Trophy against the backdrop of the Kolkata skyline and the text ''Kolkata Amader'' ("Kolkata is ours").<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":2">{{cite web|last=Roy|first=Abhranil|date=13 August 2019|title=An ode to innovations: Effect of East Bengal Ultras on Indian football's fan culture – The Bridge|url=https://thebridge.in/an-ode-to-innovations-effect-of-east-bengal-ultras-on-indian-footballs-fan-culture/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704044019/https://thebridge.in/an-ode-to-innovations-effect-of-east-bengal-ultras-on-indian-footballs-fan-culture/|archive-date=4 July 2019|access-date=4 July 2019|website=thebridge.in}}</ref>

==Growth of ultras culture: 2017–present ==
[[File:East Bengal Ultras.jpg|thumb|Viking Clap in East Bengal Ground|alt=]]

The East Bengal Ultras introduced pole flags and a scarf show at a [[2016–17 I-League]] match against [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]. The first big tifo of 2017 was another 3D tifo against Bengaluru. The new atmosphere in Indian football created by the group attracted coverage by foreign sports media like [[Copa90]],<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=@Copa90|date=21 August 2018|title="Indian football had never seen such a huge pyro show"|url=https://twitter.com/copa90/status/1031928216922075137|access-date=2020-06-04|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{cite web|last=COPA90 Football|date=17 Feb 2017|title=Top 5 Incredible Asian Ultras|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYGtVJ9ElTM|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017064826/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYGtVJ9ElTM|archive-date=17 October 2019|access-date=26 August 2019|work=Youtube}}</ref> Ultras-tifo,<ref name=":7" /> Football Fans Asia,<ref>{{cite web|last=Football Fans Asia|date=2 Dec 2017|title=East Bengal Ultras – A documentary about a growing movement in Kolkata, India|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EibLFclMQI|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826085424/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EibLFclMQI|archive-date=26 August 2020|access-date=26 August 2019|work=YouTube}}</ref> [[11 Freunde]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Eine Reise zum größten Derby Asiens: East Bengal gegen Mohun Bagan|trans-title=A trip to Asia's biggest derby: East Bengal against Mohun Bagan|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gcat-PrqPM&t=28s&fbclid=IwAR3UB-gFJMgKp0DBkTkx8ptL9ucY0IzwRP77zKJ6J_khno75xB9qEnEArTY|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826085354/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gcat-PrqPM&t=28s|archive-date=26 August 2020|access-date=26 August 2019|work=YouTube|language=de}}</ref> [[Medium (website)|Medium]],<ref name=":11">{{Cite web|last=Sajjan|first=King|date=2018-07-23|title=5 Best Football Supports in Asia|url=https://medium.com/@KingSajjan/5-best-football-supports-in-asia-11f55a0d4d39|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Medium|language=en}}</ref> Exhale Sports and ultras groups of various football clubs.<ref>{{cite web|date=23 June 2016|title=Индия: Итоговый фильм от East Bengal Ultras|trans-title=India: Final film from East Bengal Ultras|url=https://fanat1k.ru/ultras-view-7978.php?fbclid=IwAR0OAmkIqH9TpoBvlWsLku7lDMh9ijlMlL2uFomeG7MjSiHuEgBON8NFIvA|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826085339/https://fanat1k.ru/ultras-view-7978.php|archive-date=26 August 2020|access-date=26 August 2019|work=Fanat1k – Spartak Moscow Supporters|language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=29 June 2016|title=Apresentamos um pouco da cena ultra da Índia! East Bengal Ultras, do Kingfisher East Bengal FC, clube de Calcutá.|url=https://www.facebook.com/ocantodastorcidas/videos/1795806273981380/|access-date=26 August 2019|work=O Canto das Torcidas|archive-date=26 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826085356/https://www.facebook.com/ocantodastorcidas/videos/1795806273981380/|url-status=live}}</ref> East Bengal Ultras have also backed the club's youth team, performing activities at youth derbies, which prompted much discussion on fan forums.<ref name=":5" /> The group started with around 10 people, but they had expanded to thousands by 2019, including between 100 and 150 core members.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Jha|first=Tarkesh|date=3 Oct 2019|title=Emergence and Evolution of Ultras in Indian football fans culture|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-fans-ultras/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618002340/https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-fans-ultras|archive-date=18 June 2020|access-date=2020-06-04|website=Khel Now|language=en-US}}</ref> They are considered as the second best ultras group in [[Asia]].<ref name=":10" /><ref name=":11" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Salikha|first=Adelaida|date=18 Sep 2017|title=Asia's 5 Most Attractive Football Fans|url=https://seasia.co/2017/09/18/asia-s-5-most-attractive-football-fans|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Seasia.co|language=en}}</ref>

=== Pyro show ===
At an 18 August 2018 CFL game played between East Bengal and [[Aryan F.C.|Aryan]], scores of pyrotechnics were lit at the end of the game. Chants and pyro displays caught the attention of rival fans and players. A powerful procession to the venue was accompanied by a smoke show at the start of the game and it was the first and largest pyro show in Indian football.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=28 Aug 2019|title=CFL 2019, East Bengal 3 – 0 Aryan Club: Santos double guides EB to victory|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/calcutta-football-league-cfl-2019-east-bengal-aryan-club-lineup-live-streaming-commentary-scores-goals/article29277619.ece|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829065058/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/calcutta-football-league-cfl-2019-east-bengal-aryan-club-lineup-live-streaming-commentary-scores-goals/article29277619.ece|archive-date=29 August 2019|access-date=2020-07-16|website=Sportstar|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|last=Dey|first=Sayak Dipta|date=7 September 2018|title=Corteo and Pyros : When East Bengal Ultras did a Legia Warsaw|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/corteo-and-pyros-when-east-bengal-ultras-did-a-legia-warsaw|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821223457/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/corteo-and-pyros-when-east-bengal-ultras-did-a-legia-warsaw|archive-date=21 August 2018|access-date=13 August 2020|website=Sportskeeda}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=C|first=Sabyasachi|date=2019-12-27|title=5 Times East Bengal Ultras Shocked the Indian football fans this decade!|url=http://www.badgeb.com/5-times-east-bengal-ultras-shocked-the-indian-football-fans-this-decade/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230113644/http://www.badgeb.com/5-times-east-bengal-ultras-shocked-the-indian-football-fans-this-decade/|archive-date=30 December 2019|access-date=2020-06-04|website=BADGEB|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{cite web|date=28 July 2019|title=কাঁচা খেউড়ের বদলে এখন চ্যান্ট হয়, গ্যালারি কালচার বদলেছি অনেক প্রতিঘাত পেরিয়েই|trans-title=Slangs are now replaced by chants. The gallery culture has changed after many setbacks|url=https://www.thewall.in/news-sports-fan-forum-ultras-on-centenary-year-of-eastbengal/?fbclid=IwAR0s7bdz9xjwif-JUThTW2VTSdrfXYVyqHvNbB79TEYckhsRseA7hWO4HqM|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826085343/https://www.thewall.in/news-sports-fan-forum-ultras-on-centenary-year-of-eastbengal/|archive-date=26 August 2020|access-date=10 November 2019|work=The Wall|language=bn}}</ref>

=== Tunes of Colony ===
[[File:Tunes of Colony.jpg|thumb|Tunes of Colony by East Bengal Ultras|alt=]]To celebrate the club's [[centenary]], the Ultras organised an event called Tunes of Colony, which was held on 31 July 2019<ref name=":2" /> at the [[Shobhabazar|Sovabazar]] Natmandir temple. It was the first-ever chant-based musical show in Indian and South Asian football. The event was a hit with East Bengal fans.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":3" />

===Tifos===
[[File:East_Bengal_Ultras_tifo_1.jpg|alt=|thumb|"Then, Now, Forever" tifo]]

In the [[2018–19 I-League|2018–19]] season, East Bengal won both Kolkata Derbies in the I-League. On 16 December 2018 at the Home Derby, East Bengal Ultras unfurled a gigantic tifo referencing the fan taunt ''Aha bujhlen kotta, aar koite hoibo?'' ("Do you understand sir? Do I need to say more?") with images of tea, sugar and milk. This tifo was covered by the [[BBC]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cronin|first=James|date=2018-12-17|title=Kolkata derby: Inside the East Bengal v Mohun Bagan rivalry|language=en-gb|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46591260|url-status=live|access-date=2020-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607210427/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46591260|archive-date=7 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ojha|first=Chiranjit|date=29 January 2019|title=Rumours, Revenge And Rivalry The Story Behind Mohun Bagan Fans' Post Derby Protest {{!}} The Fan Garage (TFG)|url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/16130-rumours-revenge-and-rivalry--the-story-behind-mohun-bagan-fans-post-derby-protest|access-date=13 Aug 2020|website=The Fan Garage|archive-date=9 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609024526/https://thefangarage.com/articles/16130-rumours-revenge-and-rivalry--the-story-behind-mohun-bagan-fans-post-derby-protest|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 27 January 2019 at the return derby, the East Bengal Ultras displayed the second-largest tifo in Indian football. This was covered by sports media like Ultras-tifo.<ref>{{cite web|date=27 January 2019|title=East Bengal – Mohun Bagan|url=http://www.ultras-tifo.net/photo-news/5598-east-bengal-mohun-bagan-27-01-2019.html?fbclid=IwAR1uVYne8hFxnSgXZm6YIBExTLZuMwWDUc1brVJnzSB7-SN4IvSmVwMzvHo|access-date=26 August 2019|work=Ultras-Tifo|archive-date=26 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826085346/https://www.ultras-tifo.net/photo-news/5598-east-bengal-mohun-bagan-27-01-2019.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The banner was around {{cvt|7200|sqft}} and depicted the struggles their ancestors faced during the [[Partition of India]], showing how the East Bengal Club became an inspiration for their daily lives. The fans also put on a smoke show before the match.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|last=Yoesting|first=Travis|date=6 Dec 2019|title=Record-Setting Tifo Presented In Unique Book Form|url=https://the18.com/soccer-videos/east-bengal-tifo-book|access-date=26 December 2019|work=The18.com|archive-date=26 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826085421/https://the18.com/soccer-videos/east-bengal-tifo-book|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.badgeb.com/throwback-one-year-of-the-historic-tifo-by-east-bengal-ultras/|title=Throwback: One year of the "historic" Tifo by East Bengal Ultras|last=C|first=Sabyasachi|date=2020-01-27|website=BADGEB|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129150042/http://www.badgeb.com/throwback-one-year-of-the-historic-tifo-by-east-bengal-ultras/|archive-date=29 January 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

East Bengal Ultras unveiled a large banner at the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2022 FIFA World Cup Qualification]] match against [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]]. It portrayed the front page of ''[[The Times of India]]'' after India won the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]] and displayed the message "Dream Comes True!". The group supported the Indian team with continuous chanting and [[viking thunder clap]]s, which continued after the match finished in a draw.<ref name="TOI">{{cite web|last=Bhattacharya|first=Nilesh|date=16 October 2019|title=ToI-inspired tifo welcomes Chhetri & Co.|url=https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIKM/2019/10/16&entity=Ar02116&sk=1C22CD95&mode=text|access-date=28 October 2019|work=Times of India|archive-date=26 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826085416/https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIKM%2F2019%2F10%2F16&entity=Ar02116&sk=1C22CD95&mode=text|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bhattacharya|first=Atrayo|date=22 October 2019|title=Indian Football Fans: How the Blue Tigers United Rivals|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-fans-kolkata/|access-date=20 July 2020|website=Khel Now|language=en-US|archive-date=20 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720081616/https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-fans-kolkata|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:East_Bengal_Ultras_tifo_2.jpg|alt=|thumb|History book tifo]]
At a game against [[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]] on 4 December 2019, the first game of their 2019–20 I-League campaign at the [[Kalyani Stadium]], the East Bengal Ultras presented a {{cvt|10,000|sqft}} tifo, the largest in Indian football at that time, showing five major achievements in the history of East Bengal in the form of a book.<ref name=":1"/> This tifo was featured in a December 2019 article in the United States-based media outlet The18.<ref name=":1"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Roy|first=Angshuman|date=25 Jan 2020|title=Fancy, a fandom|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/fancy-a-fandom/cid/1739562|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604182824/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sport/fancy-a-fandom/cid/1739562|archive-date=4 June 2020|access-date=2020-06-04|website=The Telegraph|language=en}}</ref> The record was later broken by [[Manjappada]], the supporters' of [[Kerala Blasters FC]] on 11 December 2022 by presenting a 11000 sq ft tifo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=The Bridge |date=2022-12-11 |title=WATCH: Kerala Blasters fans unfurl the largest Tifo in Indian football. |url=https://thebridge.in/isl/kerala-blasters-fans-unfurl-largest-tifo-indian-football-37913 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=thebridge.in |language=en}}</ref>

==NRC controversy==
[[File:NRC Tifo East Bengal Ultras.jpg|Tifo on display with slogans on NRC during Kolkata Derby|thumb|alt=]]

In January 2020, East Bengal Ultras caused a controversy when during the [[2019–20 I-League]] first leg Kolkata Derby match, its members unfurled a tifo bearing statements against the [[National Register of Citizens]] (NRC).<ref>{{cite web|date=20 January 2020|title=I-League Derby: East Bengal, Mohun Bagan Fans Protest CAA-NRC|url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/football/east-bengal-fans-hold-anti-caa-nrc-protest-during-i-league-derby|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200120151439/https://www.thequint.com/sports/football/east-bengal-fans-hold-anti-caa-nrc-protest-during-i-league-derby|archive-date=20 January 2020|access-date=20 January 2020|work=The Quint}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Roy|first=Angshuman|date=20 January 2020|title=Bangal the Great, fans punch ‘Bangladeshi’ taunts|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/bangal-the-great-fans-punch-bangladeshi-taunts/cid/1737735|access-date=13 August 2020|website=The Telegraph|archive-date=26 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826085402/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/bangal-the-great-fans-punch-bangladeshi-taunts/cid/1737735|url-status=live}}</ref> The banner bore text in Bengali that said, ''Rokto Diye Kena Maati, Kaagoj Diye Noy'' ("We bought the land with our blood, not with papers"). The group said in an official statement that the tifo was [[apolitical]] and an answer to racist jibes and [[cyberbullying]] from rival fans.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sadhu|first=Rahul|date=13 February 2020|title=This nation is made with our blood, not some paper: Anti-CAA, NRC protest hits Kolkata Derby|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/anti-caa-nrc-protest-hits-kolkata-derby-mohun-bagan-vs-east-bengal-6224986/|access-date=2020-08-13|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=11 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411033200/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/anti-caa-nrc-protest-hits-kolkata-derby-mohun-bagan-vs-east-bengal-6224986/|url-status=live}}</ref> The incident led to [[Citizenship Amendment Act protests|controversy]] between groups both for and against the NRC.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sarkar|first=Soumashree|date=20 Jan 2020|title='Land Bought in Blood': Why Anti-CAA Protests at the Kolkata Derby Hold Meaning|url=https://thewire.in/sport/caa-protests-kolkata-football|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310112453/https://thewire.in/sport/caa-protests-kolkata-football|archive-date=10 March 2020|access-date=2020-01-29|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sircar|first=Sushovan|date=21 Jan 2020|title=Barbed Wire Scars: East Bengal Fans Reveal Anti-NRC Banner’s Story|url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/the-story-behind-east-bengal-anti-nrc-banner-mohun-bagan-kolkata-derby|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129091544/https://www.thequint.com/sports/the-story-behind-east-bengal-anti-nrc-banner-mohun-bagan-kolkata-derby|archive-date=29 January 2020|access-date=29 Jan 2020|website=The Quint|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=20 January 2020|title=I-League 2019–20: East Bengal Fans Hold Anti-CAA, NRC Protest During Kolkata Derby|url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/east-bengal-fans-hold-anti-caa-nrc-protest-during-kolkata-derby-in-i-league-2019-20-2464413.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200120124453/https://www.news18.com/news/football/east-bengal-fans-hold-anti-caa-nrc-protest-during-kolkata-derby-in-i-league-2019-20-2464413.html|archive-date=20 January 2020|access-date=20 January 2020|work=News 18}}</ref>

==Chants and slogans==
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The East Bengal Ultras has been very vocal since its inception and brought [[Football chant|football chanting]] to Indian football to counter traditionally abusive Kolkata football supporters and create a more positive atmosphere and a sense of belonging at games.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":8" /> One of the first East Bengal Ultras chants was ''Amra Korbo Sringojoy'' and ''Haat e Moshal, Buk e Barood; Amra Holam, Lal Holud'' ("We will do it and torch in hand, gunpowder in the heart, we are red and gold respectively");<ref name=soundcloud></ref> since then, a number of chants and slogans based on the club's fortunes have been adopted, modified and re-structured. {{As of|2020}}, there are around two dozen chants and slogans. The East Bengal Ultras construct new tunes and chants every year, adapting tunes from Ultras in Europe and South America. "[[Dale Cavese]]" is one of the most famous tunes that became popular with the East Bengal Ultras. ''"Allez Allez Allez"'' sung by [[Liverpool F.C.]] fans, which was itself adapted from ''Un giorno all'improvviso'' (originally "[[L'estate sta finendo]]") sung by the [[S.S.C. Napoli]] fans, was adopted into Bengali and became popular among the supporters.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Debnath|first=Jeff|date=2014-02-08|title=Chants|url=https://ebultras.wordpress.com/ultras/chants/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129091409/https://ebultras.wordpress.com/ultras/chants/|archive-date=29 January 2020|access-date=2020-01-29|website=East Bengal Ultras|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Tainikar|first=Neil|date=2018-12-10|title=A brief history of the most popular chants in Indian football|url=https://thebridge.in/football/a-brief-history-of-the-most-popular-chants-in-indian-football/|access-date=2020-12-14|website=The Bridge|language=en-GB}}</ref>
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== See also ==

*[[East Bengal the Real Power]]
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== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://soundcloud.com/eastbengalultras Soundcloud – East Bengal Ultras]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeTZ6jyIUFStnriIBHfbxA?reload=9 YouTube – Bangal Brigade TV]

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