East Bengal Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, which competes in Indian Super League, the top tier of Indian football. The club was formed when the vice-president of Jorabagan, Suresh Chandra Chaudhuri, resigned when Jorabagan sent out their starting eleven but with the notable exclusion of defender Sailesh Bose who was dropped from the squad for reasons not disclosed when they were about to face Mohun Bagan in the Cooch Behar Cup semi-final on 28 July 1920. He along with Raja Manmatha Nath Chaudhuri, Ramesh Chandra Sen and Aurobinda Ghosh, formed East Bengal, in Jorabagan home of Suresh Chandra on 1 August 1920; 99 years ago.[1] East Bengal started playing in the Calcutta Football League 2nd division from 1921 and in 1925 they qualified for the first division for the first time and since then they have won numerous titles in Indian Football.[1]
East Bengal joined the National Football League since its inception in 1996 and is the only club to play all seasons till date, even after its name changed to I-League in 2007.[2] East Bengal have won the National Football League thrice: 2000–01, 2002–03 and 2003–04, and became runners-up 7 times, the most of any Indian clubs. Among other trophies, East Bengal have won the Calcutta Football League 39 times, IFA Shield 29 times, Federation Cup 8 times and the Durand Cup 16 times.
History

On 28 July 1920, Mohun Bagan was scheduled to play Jorabagan in the Cooch Behar Cup.[1] Jorabagan sent out their starting eleven but with the notable exclusion of defender Sailesh Bose who was dropped from the squad for reasons not disclosed.[1] The vice-president of Jorabagan, Suresh Chandra Chaudhuri, asked for Bose to be included in the line-up but the club coaches did not listen.[1] Chaudhuri left the club due to this and, along with Raja Manmatha Nath Chaudhuri, Ramesh Chandra Sen and Aurobinda Ghosh, formed East Bengal on 1 August 1920, named after the region they hailed from.[1] East Bengal Club played their first match in the 1920 Hercules Cup, which was a 7-a-side tournament that they won. After the tournament, the club became affiliated with the Indian Football Association. They won their first-ever full tournament in 1921, lifting the Khogendra Shield.[3] The red and gold brigade qualified for the Calcutta Football League 1st division in 1925.[3] They won their first 1st title in 1942. East Bengal won their first IFA Shield in 1943. In 1945, East Bengal won their first double of winning both Calcutta Football League and IFA Shield.[1] From 1949 to 1951, East Bengal became the first team to make a hat-trick of wins in IFA Shield.[3] In 1970, the club defeated Asian giants PAS Tehran to win the IFA Shield trophy.[4][5] In 1972, East Bengal won Calcutta Football League, IFA Shield, Durand Cup and Rovers Cup in a single season, thus becoming the first team to do so.[3][5] In 1972, East Bengal also made a record of being the first and till date only Indian team winning the Calcutta Football League without conceding a single goal, which they again repeated in 1991.[6] In 1973, the club defeated Pyongyang City SC to lift the IFA Shield title[4] and went on to defeat another North Korean team Dok Ro Gang to lift the DCM Trophy in the same season.[5][7] In 1975, East Bengal broke the record by winning the Calcutta Football League consecutively for the 6th time (1970–75), bettering the record held by Mohammedan Sporting of winning it 5 times (1934–38).[5][3] In 1975, East Bengal also created history as they defeated their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan by a record margin of 5–0, which is still being held today, in the IFA Shield final at the Mohun Bagan Ground.[3] In 1976, East Bengal made a record of winning the IFA Shield 5 times in a row.[5][3] In 1978, East Bengal participated in the Federation Cup for the first time and became joint champions with Mohun Bagan.[8][9] In 1985, East Bengal won the Federation Cup and qualified for Asian Club Championships for the first time.[3] East Bengal won the Coca-Cola Cup held in Colombo as a preliminary tournament for Central Asia Zone, and reached the group stages held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[3] In 1991 East Bengal qualified for the Asian Cup Winners' Cup for the first time and reached the quarter-finals.[10] In 1993, East Bengal won their second tournament on foreign soil as they won the Wai Wai Cup in Nepal.[3] In 2000–01, East Bengal won their maiden NFL title,[11] winning it again in 2002-03 and 2003–04.[3] In 2003, they won a major international trophy at Jakarta when they defeated BEC Tero Sasana to lift the 2003 ASEAN Club Championship.[12] The club won their third trophy outside of India when they defeated South Korean Hannam University to lift the San Miguel Cup in Nepal.[13] Between 2007 and 2012, East Bengal won the Federation Cup 4 times (2007, 2009, 2010, 2012). From 2010 to 2017, East Bengal again bettered their own record as they won the Calcutta Football League for 8 consecutive times.[14]
In 2020, the club joined the Indian Super League[15] and rebranded as SC East Bengal.[16] They finished ninth in their debut season, having won three of the twenty league matches. The team finished eleventh, at the bottom in the 2021–22 season, winning just one game in the entire campaign. In 2022, the club rebranded itself as East Bengal FC and finished ninth again, having won six of the twenty league matches.[17] In 2024, East Bengal won the Super Cup defeating Odisha in the final to break a twelve-year wait for a national cup trophy.[18]
Honours
East Bengal Club has won honours both domestically and in international competitions.[19] They have won the National Football League title three times and the Federation Cup eight times. They also won the Calcutta Football League a record forty-one times and the IFA Shield a record twent-eight times. East Bengal Club has also won the Durand Cup sixteen times and the Rovers Cup ten times.[19] Till date, the club has won more than one hundred fifty trophies including major and minor tournaments, which are listed below:[19][20]
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- m Including minor trophies
Player records
Goalscoring records
- Most goals in all competitions: Bhaichung Bhutia, 148.[38][39]
- Most goals in Indian Super League: Cleiton Silva, 20.[40][41]
- Most goals in National Football League / I-League: Bhaichung Bhutia, 49.[42]
- Most goals in Calcutta Football League: Somana, 85.[3][43]
- Most goals in Federation Cup: Bhaichung Bhutia, 14.[42]
- Most goals in IFA Shield: K. P. Dhanraj, 27.[43][44]
- Most goals in Durand Cup: Mohammed Habib and Surajit Sengupta, 17.[43][44]
- Most goals in Rovers Cup: Tulsidas Balaram, 10.[43][44]
- Most goals in D.C.M. Trophy: Moosa Ghazi, 12.[43][44]
- Most goals in Continental competitions: Bhaichung Bhutia, 11.[38]
- Most goals in a single Calcutta Football League campaign: Swami Nayar, 36 (During the 1946 season).[45][46][47]
- Most goals in a single NFL / I-League campaign: Tolgay Ozbey and Chidi Edeh, 18 (During the 2011–12 and 2012–13 season respectively).[2]
- Most goals in a single Indian Super League campaign: Cleiton Silva, 12 (During the 2022–23 season).[40]
- Most goals in a single match: Fred Pugsley, 8 (against B.B & C.I. Railway, 23 September 1945, Rovers Cup).[48][49]
- Most goals in a single match in NFL / I-League: Ranti Martins, 5 (against Dempo, 1 March 2015).[50][51]
- Most goals in a single match in Continental competition: Biswajit Bhattacharya, 4 (against New Road Team, 2 August 1985, Coca-Cola CupTemplate:Efn-ua).[21]
- Most goals in a single match against Foreign opponent: Bhaichung Bhutia, 6 (against Philippine Army FC, 16 July 2003, ASEAN Club Championship).[12][52]
- Fastest goal: Cristiano Júnior, 15 seconds (against Tollygunge Agragami, 20 December 2003, 2003–04 NFL).[53]
- Fastest goal in Indian Super League: P. V. Vishnu, 32 seconds (against Odisha, 29 February 2024, 2023–24 Indian Super League).[54]
- Fastest goal in AFC competitions: Dimitrios Diamantakos, 33 seconds (against Bashundhara Kings, 29 October 2024, 2024–25 AFC Challenge League).[55]
- Most hat-tricks in NFL / I-League: Ranti Martins, 3.[51]
- Most hat-tricks in a single NFL / I-League campaign: Ranti Martins, 2 (During the 2015–16 season).[51]
- Most hat-tricks in a single Calcutta Football League campaign: Swami Nayar, 4 (During the 1946 season).[45][46][47]
- Fastest hat-trick: K. P. Dhanraj, 4 minutes 30 seconds, (against Maharana Club, 27 August 1949).Template:Efn-ua
- Fastest hat-trick in NFL / I-League: Ranti Martins, 19 minutes, (against Aizawl, 12 March 2016).Template:Efn-ua
- Most consecutive matches scored: Chima Okorie, 11 (During the 1987 Calcutta Football League season).[2]
- Most consecutive matches scored in NFL / I-League: Cristiano Júnior, 7 (During the 2003–04 season).Template:Efn-ua
- Most consecutive matches scored in Indian Super League:
- Cleiton Silva, 3 (During the 2022–23 season).[40]
- Saúl Crespo, 3 (During the 2023–24 season).[40]
Hat-trick on debut
| Hat-trick on debut for East Bengal | ||||||
| Date | Nationality | Name | Opponent | Tournament | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1963 | Template:Flagicon India | Ashim Moulik | Sporting Union | Calcutta Football League | 3–0 | [56] |
| 19 June 1967 | Template:Flagicon India | Shibram Sarkar | Sporting Union | Calcutta Football League | 4–0 | [56] |
| 6 November 2004 | Template:Flagicon Nigeria | Ernest Jeremiah | Sporting Club de Goa | Durand Cup | 4–0 | [57][58][59][60] |
| 31 August 2010 | Template:Flagicon India | Bikash Narzinary | Mohammedan AC | Calcutta Football League | 5–0 | [61][62] |
| 12 August 2017 | Template:Flagicon India | Suhair Vadakkepeedika | NBP Rainbow AC | Calcutta Football League | 4–1 | [63] |
Top goalscorers
Competitive, professional matches only.
All time top scorers

| All-time top scorers of East Bengal[38][64] | ||||
| Ranking | Nationality | Name | Goals | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:IND | Bhaichung Bhutia | 148 | [65][66][64] |
| 2 | Template:IND | K. P. Dhanraj | 124 | [38][64] |
| 3 | Template:NGR | Chima Okorie | 122 | [38][64] |
| 4 | Template:IND | Mohammad Habib | 112 | [67][64] |
| 5 | Template:IND | A.C. Somana | 105 | [38][64] |
| Template:IND | Ashim Moulik | 105 | [38][64] | |
| 7 | Template:IND | Tulsidas Balaram | 100 | [68][64] |
| 8 | Template:IND | Sunil Ghosh | 94 | [69][64] |
| Template:IND | Surajit Sengupta | 94 | [38][64] | |
| 10 | Template:IND | Mohammed Akbar | 90 | [64] |
| 11 | Template:IND | Parimal Dey | 85 | [64] |
| 12 | Template:IND | P. Venkatesh | 80 | [64] |
| Template:IND | Subhash Bhowmick | 80 | [64] | |
| 14 | Template:IND | Kuljit Singh | 74 | [64] |
| 15 | Template:IRN | Jamshid Nassiri | 72 | [64] |
Top scorers in Indian Super League
- Template:Updated
- Players in Bold are part of the current squad.
| Top scorers of East Bengal in ISL | ||||
| Ranking | Nationality | Name | Goals | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:BRA | Cleiton Silva | 20 | [70][40] |
| 2 | Template:IND | Naorem Mahesh Singh | 10 | |
| Template:ESP | Youssef Ezzejjari | |||
| 4 | Template:IND | Nandhakumar Sekar | 8 | |
| 5 | Template:ESP | Saúl Crespo | 7 | |
| 6 | Template:IND | P. V. Vishnu | 6 | |
| 7 | Template:GER | Matti Steinmann | 4 | |
| Template:CRO | Antonio Perosevic | |||
| Template:IND | David Lalhlansanga | |||
| Template:GRE | Dimitrios Diamantakos | |||
Top scorers in National Football League/I-League
| Top Scorer for East Bengal in NFL/I-League | ||||
| Ranking | Nationality | Name | Goals | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:IND | Bhaichung Bhutia | 49 | [42][71] |
| 2 | Template:AUS | Tolgay Ozbey | 35 | [71] |
| 3 | Template:NGR | Ranti Martins | 29 | [71] |
| 4 | Template:NGR | Chidi Edeh | 27 | [71] |
| 5 | Template:BRA | Edmilson Marques Pardal | 23 | [71][72] |
| 6 | Template:NGR | Mike Okoro | 21 | [71] |
| 7 | Template:IND | Raman Vijayan | 20 | [71] |
| Template:GHA | Yusif Yakubu | |||
| 9 | Template:IND | Robin Singh | 19 | [73] |
| 10 | Template:NGR | Dudu Omagbemi | 18 | [73] |
Top scorers in Calcutta League
| Top Scorer for East Bengal in Calcutta League | ||||
| Ranking | Nationality | Name | Goals | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:IND | A.C. Somana | 85 | [3][47] |
| 2 | Template:IND | Sunil Ghosh | 75 | [47] |
| 3 | Template:IND | K. P. Dhanraj | 70 | [47] |
| 4 | Template:IND | Surjo Chakraborty | 62 | [47] |
| Template:IND | Mohammad Habib | 62 | [74][47] | |
Appearance records



- Most appearances in Indian Super League: Naorem Mahesh Singh, 82.[40]
- Most appearances in I-League: Mehtab Hossain, 175.[75]
- Most appearances in AFC Cup: Mehtab Hossain, 34.[76]
- Youngest player to play for East Bengal in Indian Super League: Vanlalpeka Guite, 16 years and 334 days (against Jamshedpur, 25 September 2023).Template:Efn
- Youngest player to start for East Bengal in Indian Super League: Haobam Tomba Singh, 17 years and 306 days (against Kerala Blasters, 20 December 2020).Template:Efn
Most appearances in Indian Super League
The list of players with the most appearances in the Indian Super League for East Bengal. Indian midfielder Naorem Mahesh Singh holds the record with 82 total appearances with 70 from the starting line-up for the club.[40]
- Player names in bold are part of the current squad.
- Template:Updated
| List of players with most appearances in the Indian Super League for East Bengal | ||||||
| SL no. | Position | Nationality | Name | Total Apps | Starts | Seasons Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midfielder | Template:Flagicon India | Naorem Mahesh Singh | 82 | 70 | 2021– |
| 2 | Defender | Template:Flagicon India | Lalchungnunga | 59 | 53 | 2022– |
| 3 | Forward | Template:Flagicon Brazil | Cleiton Silva | 59 | 51 | 2022–25 |
| 4 | Midfielder | Template:Flagicon India | Souvik Chakrabarti | 53 | 38 | 2022– |
| 5 | Goalkeeper | Template:Flagicon India | Prabhsukhan Singh Gill | 52 | 52 | 2023– |
| 6 | Midfielder | Template:Flagicon India | P. V. Vishnu | 51 | 31 | 2023– |
| 7 | Defender | Template:Flagicon India | Mohammad Rakip | 48 | 33 | 2022– |
| 8 | Forward | Template:Flagicon India | Nandhakumar Sekar | 45 | 31 | 2023– |
| 9 | Midfielder | Template:Flagicon Spain | Saúl Crespo | 34 | 33 | 2023– |
| 10 | Defender | Template:Flagicon India | Nishu Kumar | 33 | 25 | 2023–25 |
Most Appearances in I-League
The list of players with the most number of appearances in the I-League era for East Bengal, starting from 2007-08 I-League till 2019-20 I-League before the Red and Gold brigade moved into Indian Super League. Indian former International and former East Bengal captain Mehtab Hossain holds the record for the most appearances for the East Bengal having made 175 total appearances with 165 starts.[75][2]
- Player names in bold are still part of the current squad.
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| List of players with most appearances in the I-League (2007–2020) for East Bengal | ||||||
| SL no. | Position | Nationality | Name | Total Apps | Starts | Seasons Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midfielder | Template:Flagicon India | Mehtab Hossain | 175 | 165 | 2007–17 |
| 2 | Left Back | Template:Flagicon India | Saumik Dey | 115 | 111 | 2007–16 |
| 3 | Midfielder | Template:Flagicon India | Harmanjot Khabra | 113 | 96 | 2009–16 |
| 4 | Midfielder | Template:Flagicon India | Sanju Pradhan | 104 | 65 | 2008–13 2015–16 |
| 5 | Centre-back | Template:Flagicon Nigeria | Uga Okpara | 95 | 94 | 2009–14 |
| 6 | Midfielder | Template:Flagicon India | Lalrindika Ralte | 92 | 75 | 2012–17 2018–20 |
| 7 | Centre-back | Template:Flagicon India | Arnab Mondal | 86 | 81 | 2012–18 |
| 8 | Centre-back | Template:Flagicon India | Gurwinder Singh | 83 | 71 | 2010–18 2019–20 |
| 9 | Midfielder | Template:Flagicon India | Syed Rahim Nabi | 75 | 73 | 2007–11 |
| 10 | Midfielder | Template:Flagicon Nigeria | Penn Orji | 72 | 69 | 2010–13 |
Most uninterrupted seasons played
| List of East Bengal players with most uninterrupted number of seasons played[77][78] | |||||
| SL no. | Name | Position | Years of Playing | Playing Years | Captained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moni Talukdar | Goal Keeper | 1920–1937 | 18 | 1932,1933 |
| 2 | Dulal Guha Thakurta | Forward | 1927-1942 | 16 | 1935,1936 |
| 3 | Rakhal Majumdar | Defender | 1937-1952 | 16 | 1943 |
| 4 | Mandipalli Apparao | Forward | 1941-1955 | 15 | 1946 |
| 5 | Tushar Rakshit | Midfielder | 1991-2005 | 15 | 1995 |
| 6 | Noni Gossain | Center Half | 1921-1934 | 14 | 1926 |
| 7 | Monoranjan Bhattacharya | Defender | 1977-1990 | 14 | 1981 |
| 8 | Alvito D'Cunha | Midfielder | 2002-2015 | 14 | 2006 |
| 9 | Bhanu Dutta Ray | Defender | 1922-1934 | 13 | 1923 |
| 10 | Promod Dasgupta | Defender | 1936-1948 | 13 | 1938,1939,1940 |
| 11 | Tarun Dey | Defender | 1982-1994 | 13 | 1986 |
| 12 | Saumik Dey | Defender | 2005-2016 | 12 | 2010 |
| 13 | Ram Bahadur | Midfielder | 1957-1967 | 11 | 1960 |
| 14 | Mehtab Hossain | Midfielder | 2007-2017 | 11 | 2013-14 |
| 15 | Sunil Ghosh | Forward | 1940-1949 | 10 | 1944 |
| 16 | Byomkesh Bose | Defender | 1949-1958 | 10 | 1951 |
| 17 | Dipankar Roy | Midfielder | 1999-2009 | 10 | 2005 |
East Bengal players at the Olympics
East Bengal club holds the record among Indian clubs to produce most players to have represented the national team in the Olympic Games.[79]
| List of East Bengal players to represent the national team at the Olympics[79] | |||||
| Year | City | Nationality | Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | London | Template:Flagicon India | Syed M. Kaiser | MF | |
| 1952 | Helsinki | Template:Flagicon India | S. Roy | DF | |
| Template:Flagicon India | Chandan Singh Rawat | DF | |||
| Template:Flagicon India | Byomkesh Bose | MF | |||
| Template:Flagicon India | Pansanttom Venkatesh | FW | |||
| Template:Flagicon India | Ahmed Khan | FW | |||
| Template:Flagicon India | P. B. A. Saleh | FW | |||
| 1956 | Melbourne | Template:Flagicon India | Mariappa Kempaiah | MF | |
| Template:Flagicon India | Kittu | FW | |||
| 1960 | Rome | Template:Flagicon India | Arun Ghosh | DF | |
| Template:Flagicon India | Ram Bahadur Chettri | MF | |||
| Template:Flagicon India | Dharmalingam Kannan | FW | |||
| Template:Flagicon India | Tulsidas Balaram | FW | |||
Transfer records
The fees in the record transfer tables below are all sourced from news portals that cover Indian football.
Record transfer fees paid
| Rank | Player | From | Fee | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Jeakson Singh | Kerala Blasters | Template:INRConvert | 19 July 2024 | [80] |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Anwar Ali | Delhi | Template:INRConvert | 13 August 2024 | [81] |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Jay Gupta | Goa | Template:INRConvert | 15 July 2025 | [82] |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Prabhsukhan Singh Gill | Kerala Blasters | Template:INRConvert | 12 July 2023 | [83] |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Edmund Lalrindika | Inter Kashi | Template:INRConvert | 14 May 2025 | [84] |
Coaching records





Firsts
- First coach to be appointed professionally: Sushil Bhattacharya, 1961.[85][86][87]
- First coach of foreign nationality: Philippe De Ridder, 2005.[88][89]
- First coach to win the National Football League: Monoranjan Bhattacharya, 2000-01.[11]
- First coach to win the Federation Cup: Arun Ghosh, 1978.[9]
- First coach to win the Indian Super Cup: Monoranjan Bhattacharya, 1997.[24]
- First coach to win the Super Cup: Carles Cuadrat, 2024.[18]
Records
- Longest serving coach: P. K. Banerjee, 396 matches.Template:Efn
- Most matches won as head coach: P. K. Bannerjee, 292 matches.[90]
- Most trophies won as head coach: P. K. Bannerjee, 31.[90]
- Most trophies won in a single stint as head coach: P. K. Bannerjee, 16 (During 1972–76).[90][5]
- Most NFL/I-League won as head coach: Subhash Bhowmick, 2.[91]
- Most Federation cups won as head coach: P. K. Banerjee and Trevor James Morgan, 2.[9]
- Most Calcutta League won as head coach: P. K. Banerjee, 7.Template:Efn-ua
- Most international trophies won as head coach: Subhash Bhowmick, 2.Template:Efn-ua
- Coaches who won the Triple Crown: P. K. Banerjee and Syed Nayeemuddin (in 1972–73 and 1990–91 respectively).[5][92]
Managers at East Bengal since the start of National Football League
{{#section-h:List of East Bengal Club coaches|Record for East Bengal coaches}}
Foreign managers at East Bengal
{{#section-h:List of SC East Bengal coaches|Record for foreign coaches}}
Most successful managers at East Bengal
{{#section-h:List of SC East Bengal coaches|Most successful East Bengal coaches}}
Most trophies won in a single stint
{{#section-h:List of SC East Bengal coaches|Most Trophies Won in a Single Stint}}
Club records
Matches

Firsts
- First match: East Bengal 4–0 Metropolitan College, 12 August 1920.Template:Efn-ua[44]
- First Calcutta League 2nd Div match: East Bengal 0–0 Sobhabazar Club, 1 May 1921.[46][47]
- First Calcutta League 1st Div match: East Bengal 1–4 Calcutta FC, 9 May 1925.[46][47]
- First win in Calcutta League 1st Div: East Bengal 2–1 Dalhousie, 25 May 1925.[46][47][93]
- First IFA Shield match: East Bengal 1–1 Town Club, 20 July 1921.[46]
- First Durand Cup match: East Bengal 2–0 Army Headquarters FC, 1926.[46][93]
- First Rovers Cup match: East Bengal 6–0 Royal Navy, 6 September 1941.[46][93]
- First Federation Cup match: East Bengal 5–0 Rajasthan Police, 22 April 1978.[9][93]
- First NFL / I-League match: Mohammedan Sporting 1–2 East Bengal, 17 December 1996.[94]
- First Indian Super League match: East Bengal 0–2 Mohun Bagan, 27 November 2020.[95]
- First win in Indian Super League match: East Bengal 3–1 Odisha, 3 January 2021.[96][97]
- First competitive Continental match: East Bengal 7–0 New Road Team, 1 August 1985.Template:Efn-ua[98]
Wins
| Highest margin of victories in different tournaments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | Date | Opponent | Score | Goal scorers | Ref |
| Rovers Cup | 23 September 1945 | B.B & C.I. Railway | 11–0 | Sunil Ghosh (2), Fred Pugsley (8), Sushil Chatterjee | [99] |
| Calcutta Football League | 10 June 1943 | Dalhousie | 10–0 | A. C. Somana (4), Arokiraj (4), Appa Rao (2) | [99] |
| 28 June 1949 | Calcutta Garrison | 10–0 | P.B.A. Saleh (3), Abid (4), K. P. Dhanraj (2), P. Venkatesh | [99] | |
| 26 September 2023 | Kidderpore | 10–1 | P. V. Vishnu (4), Mahitosh Roy (3), Jesin TK, V. P. Suhair (2) | [99] | |
| Durand Cup | 26 December 1972 | B.B.Star | 10–0 | Md. Akbar (4), Md. Habib (2), Mohan Singh, Latifuddin, Shambu Moitra, Samaresh Chowdhury | [99][5] |
| IFA Shield | 14 July 1936 | Victoria Sporting | 9–0 | N. Majumdar (3), P. Mukherjee (2), S. M. Kaiser, Dulal Guha Thakurta, A. Hussain, Hira Das | [99] |
| 22 September 2003 | Wari | 9–0 | Dipankar Roy (4), Bijen Singh (2), Kalia Kulothungan, Douglas De Silva, Shylo Malsawmtluanga | [100][101] | |
| Asian Club Championship | 10 August 1985 | Club Valencia | 9–0 | Debashis Roy (3), Jamshid Nassiri (2), Monojit Das (2), Debashis Misra, Samir Chaudhury | [99] |
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 15 August 1997 | Tribhuvan Club | 8–0 | Bhaichung Bhutia (2), Somatai Shaiza, Naushad Moosa, Preto Garcia, Nazimul Haq, Falguni Dutta, A. Sarvanan | [99] |
| DCM Trophy | 16 October 1960 | D.F.A. Jalandhar | 8–0 | Kanayan (3), D. Kannan (3), Narayan, Tulsidas Balaram | [99] |
| I-League | 23 November 2011 | HAL | 8–1 | Tolgay Ozbey (4), Uga Okpara (2), Robin Singh, Baljit Sahni | [102] |
| Indian Super League | 23 March 2026 | Mohammedan | 7–0 | Anwar Ali (2), Youssef Ezzejjari (2), Saúl Crespo, P. V. Vishnu, Nandhakumar Sekar | [103] |
| Federation Cup | 22 April 1978 | Rajasthan Police | 5–0 | Surajit Sengupta, Ranjit Mukherjee, Mihir Bose, Ulganathan, Prasanta Banerjee | [99] |
| 28 August 1998 | Vasco | 5–0 | Raman Vijayan (2), Renedy Singh (2), Carlton Chapman | [99] | |
| 31 July 2003 | HAL | 5–0 | Bijen Singh (2), Chandan Das (2), Dipankar Roy | [99] | |
| AFC Cup | 15 May 2013 | Yangon United | 5–1 | Chidi Edeh (3), Penn Orji, Mehtab Hossain | [99] |
Defeats
- Worst defeat: Dynamo Kyiv 13–1 East Bengal, 6 September 1953.Template:Efn-ua
- Worst defeat in Calcutta League: Dalhousie 7–1 East Bengal, 1928[46]
- Worst defeat in Indian Super League:
- East Bengal 0–4 Hyderabad, 24 January 2022 (During the 2021–22 season).[104]
- NorthEast United 4–0 East Bengal, 8 March 2025 (During the 2024–25 season).[105]
- Worst defeat in NFL/I-League:
- Shillong Lajong 5–1 East Bengal, 30 May 2015 (During the 2014–15 season).[106]
- Salgaocar 4–0 East Bengal, 29 December 2011 (During the 2011–12 season).[107]
- Worst defeat in Continental competitions: Dalian Wanda 6–0 East Bengal, 19 September 1998 (During the 1998–99 Asian Club Championship).[98]
Consecutive titles
- Most consecutive NFL/I-League titles: 2 (2002–03, 2003–04) shared record.[22]
- Most consecutive Calcutta Football League titles: 8 (2010 to 2017) record.[14]
- Most consecutive IFA Shield titles: 5 (1972 to 1976).[26]
- Most consecutive Federation Cup titles: 2 (2009–10, 2010).[23]
- Most consecutive Durand Cup titles: 3 (1989 to 1991) shared record.[27]
- Most consecutive Rovers Cup titles: 2 (1973, 1974).[28]
Undefeated/winning streaks
- Longest undefeated streak in all competitions: 57 matches, (47 wins, 10 draws).Template:Efn-ua record.[90]
- Longest undefeated streak in Calcutta Football League: 98 matches, (85 wins, 13 draws).Template:Efn-ua record.[90]
- Longest undefeated streak in Indian Super League: 7 matches, (2 wins, 5 draws).Template:Efn-ua[108]
- Longest undefeated streak in NFL / I-League: 22 matches, (17 wins, 5 draws).Template:Efn-ua record.[109]
- Longest undefeated streak in NFL / I-League in a single campaign: 17 matches, (13 wins, 4 draws).Template:Efn-ua[2]
- Longest winning streak in NFL / I-League: 6 matches (During the 2010-11 season).Template:Efn-ua[2]
- Undefeated Calcutta Football League Champions: 19 times, (1950, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2024) record.[45]
- Calcutta Football League Champions winning all matches: 3 times, (1975–76, 1977–78, 2016–17) record.[45]
Records in National Football League and I-League
{{#section-h:East Bengal Club league record by opponent|League record by NFL/I-League season}}
Overall record in NFL/I-League
{{#section-h:East Bengal F.C. league record by opponent|Overall record}}
Record in ISL
{{#section-h:East Bengal Club league record by opponent|League record by ISL season}}
Overall Record in ISL
{{#section-h:East Bengal F.C. league record by opponent|Overall record in ISL}}
Goals

Firsts
- First goal in Calcutta League 2nd division: Arabinda Ghosh (against St. Xavier's, 1921).[46]
- First goal in Calcutta League 1st division: Mona Dutta (against Calcutta FC, 9 May 1925).[110][43]
- First goal in IFA Shield: Shashi Das (against Town Club, 1921).[111]
- First goal in Durand Cup: Bhupen Das (against Army Headquarters, 1926).[110]
- First goal in Rovers Cup: Sunil Ghosh (against Royal Navy, 1941).[110]
- First goal in Federation Cup: Surajit Sengupta (against Rajasthan Police, 22 April 1978).[9][110]
- First goal in NFL / I-League: Raman Vijayan (against Mohammedan Sporting, 17 December 1996).[94][9][110]
- First goal in Indian Super League: Jacques Maghoma (against Hyderabad FC, 15 December 2020).[112][113]
- First hat-trick by an East Bengal player: Dr. Ramesh Chandra Sen (against St. Xavier's, 10 May 1922, Calcutta Football League 2nd Division).[43]
- First hat-trick by an East Bengal player in Calcutta League: Jatin Sarkar (against Rangers, 1927 Calcutta Football League).[43]
- First hat-trick by an East Bengal player in NFL/I-League: Ossius Luiz Ferreira (against State Bank of Travancore, 15 February 2000, during the 1999-00 season).[114]
- First hat-trick by an East Bengal player in Federation Cup: Chima Okorie (against Assam Police, during the 1990 Federation Cup - Eastern Zone qualifiers).[115]
- First hat-trick by an East Bengal player in IFA Shield: N. Mazumdar (against Victoria Sporting, during the 1936 IFA Shield First-Round).[116]
- First hat-trick by an East Bengal player in Durand Cup: K. P. Dhanraj (against Kalighat, during the 1951 Durand Cup Quarter-Final).[117]
- First hat-trick by an East Bengal player in Rovers Cup: A. C. Somana (against Royal Navy, during the 1941 Rovers Cup First-Round).[118]
- First hat-trick by an East Bengal player in Asian Club Championship: Biswajit Bhattacharya (against New Road Team, 2 August 1985, during the 1985Template:Efn-ua season).[21]
- First hat-trick by an East Bengal player in Asian Cup Winners' Cup: Carlton Chapman (against Al-Zawra, 1 October 1993, during the 1993-94 season).[119]
- First hat-trick by an East Bengal player in AFC Cup: Ernest Jeremiah (against Nebitçi Balkanabat, 25 May 2005, during the 2005 season).[120]
- First golden-goal by an East Bengal player: Bhaichung Bhutia (against Mohammedan Sporting, 6 November 1994, Durand Cup Semi-Final).[121]
Records
- Most goals scored in an Indian Super League season: 27 in 22 matches (during the 2023–24 season).[70][40]
- Most goals scored in an NFL/I-League season: 46 in 26 games (during the 2011–12 season).[2]
- Most goals scored in a Calcutta League season: 77 in 26 games (during the 1949–50 season).[46][122]
- Fewest goals conceded in an Indian Super League season: 29 in 22 games (during the 2023–24 season).[70][40]
- Fewest goals conceded in an NFL/I-League season: 9 in 22 games (during the 2000–01 season).[2]
- Fewest goals conceded in a Calcutta Football League season: 0 in 19 and 18 games (During the 1972–73 and 1991–92 season).[122][123]
- Fewest goals conceded in a Federation Cup campaign: 0 in 5 games (during the 2009–10 season).[9]
- Most individual scorers in a single NFL/I-League match: 6 (against United Sikkim, during the 2012–13 season).[124]
Club's ISL top scorers
Top scorers for East Bengal in each season:[70][40]
* Current season
| Golden boot winner |
| Top scorer for East Bengal in ISL | ||||
| Season | Nationality | Name | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Template:GER | Matti Steinmann | 4 | |
| 2021–22 | Template:CRO | Antonio Perošević | 4 | |
| 2022–23 | Template:BRA | Cleiton Silva | 12 | |
| 2023–24 | Template:BRA | Cleiton Silva | 8 | |
| 2024–25 | Template:IND | P. V. Vishnu | 4 | |
| Template:IND | David Lalhlansanga | |||
| Template:GRE | Dimitrios Diamantakos | |||
| 2025–26 | Template:ESP | Youssef Ezzejjari | 10* | |
Top scorers in NFL/I-League
Top scorers for East Bengal in each season:[2]
| Golden boot winner |
Hat-tricks in NFL/I-League
List of all hat-tricks for East Bengal in the NFL and I-League:[114][51]
4 Scored 4 Goals
5 Scored 5 Goals
Attendances
- Record highest attendance in a match: 1,31,785 (against Mohun Bagan in the 1997–98 Federarion Cup semifinal).[125]
- Highest league home attendance in Indian Super League: 60,102 (against ATK Mohun Bagan in the 2022–23 season).[126]
- Highest home attendance in Continental matches: 50,000 (against Al–Kuwait in the 2013 AFC Cup).[127]
- Lowest league home attendance in Indian Super League: 1,982 (against NorthEast United in the 2022–23 season).[128]
Kolkata Derby
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Firsts
- First Derby match: East Bengal 0–0 Mohun Bagan (8 August 1921, Cooch Behar Cup).[129][130][47][131]
- First Derby win: East Bengal 2–1 Mohun Bagan (26 August 1921, Khogendra Shield Final).[47][46][131]
- First Derby match in official tournament: East Bengal 1–0 Mohun Bagan (28 May 1925, Calcutta Football League).[130][47][46]
- First Derby at Eden Gardens: East Bengal 2–1 Mohun Bagan (25 June 1967, Calcutta Football League).[47]
- First Derby at Salt Lake Stadium: East Bengal 1–0 Mohun Bagan (28 September 1984, IFA Shield Final).[3][47]
- First Derby at Kanchenjunga Stadium: East Bengal 0–0 Mohun Bagan (12 January 1988, Exhibition Match).[47]
| First Kolkata Derbies in Major Tournaments | ||||||
| Tournament | Date | Round | Score | East Bengal Scorers | Mohun Bagan Scorers | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcutta Football League | 28 May 1925 | Template:Sort dash | 1–0 | Nepal Chakraborty | Template:Sort dash | [130][132] |
| IFA Shield | 5 August 1944 | Semi Final | 1–0 | Vishweshwar Rao | Template:Sort dash | [132] |
| Durand Cup | 28 December 1957 | Semi Final | 0–0 | Template:Sort dash | Template:Sort dash | [132] |
| 30 December 1957 | Semi Final (Replay) | 3–2 | Moosa (2), Balasubramaniam | Chuni Goswami, Nimai Mukherjee | [132] | |
| Rovers Cup | 27 November 1960 | Semi Final | 2–1 | Arun Ghosh, B. Narayan | Amiya Bannerjee | [132] |
| Federation Cup | 7 May 1978 | Final | 0–0 | Template:Sort dash | Template:Sort dash | [132] |
| National Football League | 6 January 1998 | Template:Sort dash | 1–2 | Felix Ijabandenyi | Chima Okorie, Dipendu Biswas | [133] |
| I-League | 30 December 2007 | Template:Sort dash | 0–1 | Template:Sort dash | Bhaichung Bhutia | [134] |
| Indian Super League | 27 November 2020 | Template:Sort dash | 0–2 | Template:Sort dash | Roy Krishna, Manvir Singh | .[135][136] |
Template:Legend2 Template:Legend2 Template:Legend2
Goalscoring
- First Goal in Derby: Nosa Sen (East Bengal 2–1 Mohun Bagan, 26 August 1921, Khogendra Shield Final).[46][131]
- First Goal in Calcutta Football League Derby: Nepal Chakraborty (East Bengal 1–0 Mohun Bagan, 28 May 1925).[46][47][132]
- First Goal in IFA Shield Derby: Vishweshwar Rao (East Bengal 1–0 Mohun Bagan, 5 August 1944).[132]
- First Goal in NFL/I-league Derby: Felix Abayomi (East Bengal 1–2 Mohun Bagan, 6 January 1998).[132]
- First Goal in Indian Super League Derby: Tiri Template:Own goal (Mohun Bagan 3–1 East Bengal, 19 February 2021).[137]
- Most Goals in Derby: Bhaichung Bhutia, 13.[138][139]
- Most Goals in NFL / I-League Derby: Syed Rahim Nabi, 4.[2][138]
- Most Goals in Federation Cup Derby: Bhaichung Bhutia, 5.[42]
- Hattrick in Derby: Bhaichung Bhutia (East Bengal 4–1 Mohun Bagan, 13 July 1997, Fed Cup Semi Final).[138][139][140]
Win Records
- Biggest Victory: East Bengal 5–0 Mohun Bagan, 30 September 1975 (IFA Shield Final).[138][141]
- Biggest Victory in Calcutta Football League Derby:
- Biggest Victory in Durand Cup Derby: East Bengal 3–0 Mohun Bagan, 17 January 1979.[27]
- Biggest Victory in Rovers Cup Derby: East Bengal 3–0 Mohun Bagan, 25 December 1969.[28]
- Biggest Victory in Federation Cup Derby: East Bengal 4–1 Mohun Bagan, 13 July 1997.[143]
- Biggest Victory in NFL/I-League Derby: East Bengal 3–0 Mohun Bagan, 22 February 2009.[144][145]
- Most consecutive Derby undefeated: 17 (1932 Days,Template:Efn-ua from 25 December 1969, Rovers Cup Final to 29 September 1974, IFA Shield Final).[146][147]
- Derby Doubles in NFL/I-League: 3 (During the 2002–03, 2003–04, 2018–19 seasons).[148][149]
Overall Derby Record
Template:Further {{#section-h:List of Kolkata Derby Matches|Overall Record of Kolkata Derby}}
Mini Kolkata Derby Record
East Bengal also has a minor rivalry against another giant from Kolkata — Mohammedan SC. The rivalry started in the mid—1930s when Mohammedan won five consecutive Calcutta Football League titles between 1934 and 1938, while East Bengal finished runner-up in three of those seasons. East Bengal managed to overtake Mohammedan and bettered their record in the 1970s by winning the league for six consecutive seasons from 1970 to 1975.[150] In 1980, the rivalry took another fresh revival as thirteen East Bengal players moved to Mohammedan in a mass exodus from the club.[151] However, East Bengal still managed to build a strong team and eventually win the 1980 Rovers Cup jointly with Mohammedan after the game ended 1–1. In the 1990s, East Bengal slowly moved the tide to their favour as the National Football League started and East Bengal remains unbeaten against Mohammedan in the top-tier league in India till date.
Goalscoring Records
- Highest margin of victory: East Bengal 7–0 Mohammedan, 23 March 2026 (Indian Super League).[103]
- Highest margin of defeat: Mohammedan 5–1 East Bengal, 8 January 1960 (Durand Cup).[152]
- Most goals against Mohammedan Sporting: Bhaichung Bhutia, 12.[152]
- Most goals in a single game against Mohammedan Sporting: Tolgay Ozbey, 4, 14 May 2012 (During the 2011–12 Calcutta Football League).[153]
- First hat—trick against Mohammedan Sporting: Tulsidas Balaram (26 September 1959, Semi—Final, IFA Shield).[152]
Overall record
| Overall Head to Head record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition | Matches Played | East Bengal wins | Draws | Mohammedan wins | Goal scored EB | Goal scored MDS |
| Indian Super League | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| I-League | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| National Football League | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| Federation Cup | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 |
| Durand Cup | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| IFA Shield | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 17 |
| Rovers Cup | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Calcutta Football League | 143 | 75 | 36 | 32 | 215 | 103 |
| 2nd Div Calcutta Football League | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| DCM Trophy | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 |
| Bordoloi Trophy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| All Airlines Gold Cup | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 |
| Stafford Challenge Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darjeeling Gold Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| McDowell's Cup | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Sikkim Gold Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| JC Guha Trophy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SSS Trophy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Nehru Club Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kalinga Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charms Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| PNB Centenary Trophy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Scissors Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sait Nagjee Football Tournament | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Peerless Trophy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Amrita Bazar Centenary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brabourne Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Platinum Jubilee Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Competitive Matches Total | 261 | 133 | 64 | 64 | 367 | 190 |
International
Template:Main Template:Further
Continental record
| Competition | Appearances | Seasons | Best result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coca-Cola Cup (Central Asia) Template:Efn-ua | 1 | 1985 | Champions |
| Asian Club Championship | 2 | 1985–86, 1998–99 | Group stage |
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 5 | 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995, 1997–98 | Quarter-finals (1991-92) |
| AFC Cup / AFC Champions League Two | 9 | 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2024–25 | Semi-finals (2013) |
| AFC Challenge League | 1 | 2024–25 | Quarter-finals (2024–25) |
Invitational tournaments
Apart from AFC tournaments, East Bengal club have participated in several invitational tournaments on foreign soil and have been victorious on three occasions.[154]
| Season | Country | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | Template:Flagicon Romania | 1953 World Youth Festival | Fourth place |
| 1991-92 | Template:Flagicon Bangladesh | 1991 BTC Club Cup | Semi-finals |
| 1993-94 | Template:Flagicon Nepal | 1993 Wai Wai Cup | Champions |
| 1996-97 | Template:Flagicon Nepal | 1996 Coca Cola Cup | Semi-finals |
| 1996-97 | Template:Flagicon Bangladesh | 1996 Bangabandhu Cup[155] | Group stages |
| 2003-04 | Template:Flagicon Indonesia | 2003 ASEAN Club Championship | Champions |
| 2004-05 | Template:Flagicon England | 2004 Pepsi Max Challenge Cup | Fourth place |
| 2004-05 | Template:Flagicon Nepal | 2004 San Miguel International Cup | Champions |
| 2011-12 | Template:Flagicon Vietnam | 2011 BTV Becamex IDC Cup | Group stages |
| 2015-16 | Template:Flagicon Bangladesh | 2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup | Runners-up |
Firsts
- First match against foreign opponent: East Bengal 2–0 China Olympic XI, 14 July 1948 (Friendly Match, Kolkata).[156][157][158][159]
- First competitive match against foreign opponent: Grazer AK 0–2 East Bengal, 6 August 1953 (1953 World Youth Festival, Bucharest).[160][161]
- First win in a final at home: East Bengal 1–0 PAS Tehran, 25 September 1970 (IFA Shield, Kolkata).[158][161][162]
- First win in a final away from home: Ranipokhari Corner Team 0–1 East Bengal, 15 June 1993 (Wai Wai Cup, Nepal).[161]
- First match in Asian Club Championship: East Bengal 7–0 New Road Team, 1 August 1985 (During the 1985-86 season).Template:Efn-ua[98]
- First match in Asian Cup Winners' Cup: Abahani KC 0–0 East Bengal, 1 September 1991 (During the 1991-92 season).[98]
- First match in AFC Cup: Geylang United 2–3 East Bengal, 10 February 2004 (During the 2004 season).[98]
- First match in AFC Champions League Two: East Bengal 2–3 Altyn Asyr, 14 August 2024 (During the 2024–25 season).[163]
- First match in AFC Challenge League: East Bengal 2–2 Paro, 26 October 2024 (During the 2024–25 season).[164]
Records
- Total Matches played in AFC competitions: 86.[98]
- Matches played in Asian Club Championship: 9.[98]
- Matches played in Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 18.[98]
- Matches played in AFC Cup / AFC Champions League Two: 56.[98]
- Matches played in AFC Challenge League: 3.[98]
- Most Appearances by a player in AFC Cup: 34, Mehtab Hossain.[76]
- Most Goals against foreign opponents: 25, Bhaichung Bhutia.[42]
- Most Goals in AFC competitions: 11, Bhaichung Bhutia.[42]
- Most Goals in Asian Club Championship: 8, Debasish Roy.[98]
- Most Goals in Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 8, Bhaichung Bhutia.[98][42]
- Most Goals in AFC Cup: 6, Cristiano Júnior and Chidi Edeh.[98]
- Most Goals in AFC Challenge League: 4, Dimitrios Diamantakos.[98]
- Most consecutive wins against foreign opponents: 8 Matches (2003–04)[165]Template:Efn-ua
- Most Goals by a player in a match against foreign opponents: 6, Bhaichung Bhutia (against Philippine Army, 2003 ASEAN Club Championship).[12][52]
- Biggest win against foreign opponents: East Bengal 9–0 Club Valencia, 10 August 1985 (1985 Coca-Cola Cup).Template:Efn-ua[98][99]
- Biggest win in Asian Cup Winners' Cup: East Bengal 8–0 Tribhuvan Club, 15 August 1997 (during the 1997-98 season).[98][99]
- Biggest win in AFC Cup: East Bengal 5–1 Yangon United, 15 May 2013 (during the 2013 season).[98][99]
- Biggest win in AFC Challenge League: East Bengal 4–0 Bashundhara Kings, 29 October 2024 (during the 2024–25 season).[98][99]
Overall record
{{#section-h:List of East Bengal Club matches against foreign opponents|Overall record as per tournament}}
Notes
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