East Bengal F.C. in Asian football

East Bengal is a football club based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 1920, East Bengal club has been one of the most successful football clubs of the country winning numerous trophies through generations. East Bengal club has a glorious record against foreign opponents and has left a mark on different continental competitions that it has participated in. East Bengal holds the record for the highest number of international appearances by any Indian football team,[1] and is only the second Indian team to win any international tournament away from home.[2]

East Bengal FC in Asian Football
Club East Bengal FC
Most appearancesAFC Cup
Mehtab Hossain (34)
Top scorerAll Competitions
Bhaichung Bhutia (20)

AFC Cup
Chidi Edeh (6)
First entry1985–86 Asian Club Championship
Latest entry2015 AFC Cup
Titles
AFC CupSemi Finals
(2013)
ASEAN Club Championship1
(2003)
East Bengal F.C. in Asian football
Biggest home winEast Bengal 8–0 Tribhuvan Club
(1997-98)
Biggest away winClub Valencia 0–9 East Bengal
(1985-86)
Highest attendance50,000
East Bengal 0-3 Kuwait SC (22 Oct, 2013)

AFC Club ranking
As of 18 May 2018[3]
Current RankCountryTeamPoints
115Al-Ahli8.38
116Bali United8.13
117East Bengal FC8.12
118Malkiya8.00
119Boeung Ket7.99

Major appearances
Competition No. of Appearances Seasons Best Result
Asian Club Championship 1967-2002 [a] 2 1985–86, 1998-99 Group Stages
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 5 1991-92, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995, 1997-98 Quarter Finals (1991-92)
ASEAN Club Championship 1 2003 Champions
AFC Cup 8 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 Semi Finals (2013)

[a] Known as AFC Champions League from 2003

Continental record

Participation

Statistics
Further information: List of East Bengal F.C. wins against Foreign teams

Overall
Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Asian Club Championship 9 5 1 3 21 10 +11 055.56
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 18 7 1 10 31 33 −2 038.89
ASEAN Club Championship 5 4 0 1 12 4 +8 080.00
AFC Cup 55 15 12 28 73 104 −31 027.27
Total 87 31 14 42 137 151 −14 035.63

Last updated: 26 October 2018

Source: Competitions

Top scorers
Rank Pos. Nat. Name ACC[upper-alpha 1] ACWC[upper-alpha 2] AFC Cup ASEAN Cup Total
1 FW Bhaichung Bhutia -83920
2 FW Debasish Roy 8---8
3 FW Chidi Edeh --6-6
4 FW Biswajit Bhattacharya 5---5
MF Carlton Chapman -5--5
FW Cristiano Júnior --5-5
FW Tolgay Özbey --5-5
FW Mike Okoro --415
9 FW Edmilson Marques Pardal --4-4
MF Lalrindika Ralte --4-4
MF Penn Orji --4-4
FW Ranti Martins --4-4
Own Goals --22
  1. Asian Club Championship
  2. Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Hat tricks
No Name Opponent Competition Result
1 Biswajit Bhattacharya4 New Road Team 1985–86 Asian Club Championship 7-0[4]
2 Debasish Roy Club Valencia 1985–86 Asian Club Championship 9-0
3 Carlton Chapman Al-Zawra'a SC 1993-94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup 6-2
4 Bhaichung Bhutia6 Philippine Army FC 2003 ASEAN Club Championship 6-0
5 Ernest Jeremiah Nebitçi Balkanabat 2005 AFC Cup 3-2
6 Chidi Edeh Yangon United 2013 AFC Cup 5-1

4 Scored 4 Goals
6 Scored 6 Goals

Asian Club Championship

Asian Club Championship which is currently known as the AFC Champions League started in 1967. East Bengal took part in the competition twice.[5]

1985–86 Asian Club Championship
Main article: 1985–86 Asian Club Championship

East Bengal FC qualified for the 1985–86 Asian Club Championship after winning the 1985 Federation Cup. The Red and Gold brigade became the first Indian "club" to qualify for the Asian Club Championship. In the Qualifying rounds, the team traveled to Colombo, Sri Lanka where they became the group champions and reached the main stage winning all the games, without even conceding a single goal. East Bengal FC was allotted into the Group A in the main stage, along with Al-Ahli of Saudi Arabia and Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian of Indonesia, where however, the Red and Gold brigade lost both their matches and were eliminated.

Qualifying round (Central Asia)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
East Bengal Club 5 5 0 0 20 0 +20 10
Abahani Krira Chakra 5 4 0 1 17 4 +13 8
Saunders SC 5 2 1 2 12 8 +4 5
PIA FC 5 1 2 2 8 8 0 4
New Road Team 5 1 1 3 8 11 −3 3
Club Valencia 5 0 0 5 2 36 −34 0
Source:

Played in Sri Lanka

1East Bengal FC 7–0 New Road TeamSugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Biswajit Bhattacharya
Debasish Roy
Birbhadra Pradhan (o.g.)
2East Bengal FC 1–0 Abahani Krira ChakraSugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Debasish Roy
3East Bengal FC 2–0 PIA FCSugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Biswajit Bhattacharya
Debasish Roy
4East Bengal FC 9–0 Club ValenciaSugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Debasish Roy
Jamshid Nassiri
Monojit
Debasish Mishra
Samar Choudhury
5East Bengal FC 1–0 Saunders SCSugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Jamshid Nassiri

Group stage
Main article: 1985–86 Asian Club Championship § Group A

East Bengal FC was drawn in Group A along with Al-Ahli of Saudi Arabia and Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian of Indonesia.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Ahli Jeddah 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 4
Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 2
East Bengal Club 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source:
19 January 1986 (1986-01-19) Al-Ahli 2–1 East BengalPrince Abdullah Stadium, Jeddah
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?? 		Debashish Roy
21 January 1986 (1986-01-21) East Bengal 0–2 Krama Yudha Tiga BerlianPrince Abdullah Stadium, Jeddah
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1998–99 Asian Club Championship
Main article: 1998–99 Asian Club Championship

First Round

East Bengal was drawn with Dalian Wanda FC of China in the First Round of the tournament.[6]

4 September 1998 (1998-09-04) Dalian Wanda FC 6–0 East BengalJinzhou Stadium, Dalian, China
12 September 1998 (1998-09-12) East Bengal 0–0
(0–6 agg.)		 Dalian Wanda FCKanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri


Asian Cup Winners' Cup

East Bengal FC took part in the Asian Cup Winners' Cup 5 times.[7]

1991-92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

First round

East Bengal was drawn with Abhani KC of Bangladesh in the First Round of the tournament.

1 September 1991 Abhani KC 0–0 East BengalBangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
8 September 1991 East Bengal 1–0
(1–0 agg.)		 Abhani KCSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Bikash Panji

Quarterfinals

East Bengal was drawn with Nissan FC of Japan in the Quarter Final of the tournament, who would eventually go on to become the Champions of the 1991-92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.

1 November 1991 East Bengal 1–3 Nissan FCSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Peter Maguire Rikizion Matsuhashi
Keichi Zaizen
8 November 1991 Nissan FC 4–0
(7–1 agg.)		 East BengalMitsuzawa Football Stadium, Yokohama
Rikizion Matsuhashi
Takuya Jinno


1993-94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

First round

East Bengal was drawn with Al-Zawra of Iraq in the First Round of the tournament. East Bengal defeated them 6–2 in the first leg in Kolkata with Carlton Chapman scoring a hat-trick against the Iraqi team.

1 October 1993 East Bengal 6–2 Al-ZawraSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Carlton Chapman
Shishir Ghosh
Aqueel Ansari
Kumaresh Bhawal 		Mudhir Khalef Muhsim
Sahib Abbas Hassan
7 October 1993 Al-Zawra 2–0
(4–6 agg.)		 East BengalKanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri[7]
Sahib Abbas Hassan
Ziad Tariq Aziz

Second round

East Bengal was drawn with South China of Hong Kong in the Second Round of the tournament.

1 November 1993 East Bengal 0-1 South ChinaSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Wai Chi Loh
7 November 1993 South China 4–1
(5–1 agg.)		 East BengalHong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Aau
Marco
Chungman 		Bhaichung Bhutia


1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Preliminary round (East Asia)

East Bengal was drawn with Renown SC of Sri Lanka and Club Lagoons of Maldives in the Preliminary Round of the tournament.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Renown SC 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 2[lower-alpha 1]
East Bengal 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 2
Club Lagoons 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 0[lower-alpha 1]
Source:
Notes:
  1. missing one result (Renown won or drew and won the group)
4 August 1994 East Bengal 4–0 Club LagoonsSugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Carlton Chapman
Shishir Ghosh
Sanjay Majhi
6 August 1994 Renown SC 2–1 East BengalSugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
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?? 		Kiron Khongsai

First round

East Bengal was drawn with Telephone Org. Thailand of Thailand in the First Round of the tournament. East Bengal withdrew after First Leg

3 September 1994 Telephone Org. Thailand 4–1 East BengalTOT Stadium
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?? 		Bhaichung Bhutia
16 September 1994 East Bengal 0-3 (w/o)
(1-7 agg.)		 Telephone Org. ThailandSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata


1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Main article: 1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

First round

East Bengal was given a 'bye' to the next round of the tournament.

Second round

East Bengal was drawn against New Radiant of Maldives in the second round of the tournament.

8 October 1995 New Radiant 3-0 East BengalRasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
no Information
22 October 1995 East Bengal 2-0
(2-3 agg.)		 New RadiantSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Biswanath Mondal
Bhaichung Bhutia


1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

First round

East Bengal was drawn against Tribhuvan Club of Nepal in the first round of the tournament.

15 August 1997 East Bengal 8–0 Tribhuvan ClubSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Bhaichung Bhutia
SoSo
Naushad Musa
Garcia
Nazimul Haq
Phalguni Dutta
Sarvanan
15 September 1997 Tribhuvan Club 0-3
(0-11 agg.)		 East BengalDasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Bhaichung Bhutia
Garcia
Omolo

Second round

East Bengal was drawn against Verdy Kawasaki of Japan in the second round of the tournament. East Bengal lost the first leg 5–2, however, shocked the Japanese Giants in the return leg and won 1–0.

15 October 1997 Verdy Kawasaki 5–2 East BengalNaraha, Fukushima, Japan
Sugawara
Alcindo
Y. Miura 		Bhaichung Bhutia Stadium: J-Village Stadium
Attendance: 2,136
1 November 1997 East Bengal 1-0
(3-5 agg.)		 Verdy KawasakiSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Sammy Omollo Attendance: 30,000


ASEAN Club Championship

2003 ASEAN Club Championship
Main article: 2003 ASEAN Club Championship

After winning the 2002-03 National Football League, East Bengal FC were invited to the 2003 ASEAN Club Championship held at Jakarta, Indonesia.[8] Top clubs from South-East Asia participated in the tournament which included the favourites BEC Tero Sasana from Thailand who already reached the 2002–03 AFC Champions League Finals. The star-studded team consisted of Golden Ball winner of 2002–03 AFC Champions League - Therdsak Chaiman. Other top teams like 2002 Malaysia Super League Champions Perak FC and Liga Indonesia 2002 Champions Petrokimia Putra participated in the tournament.[9]

East Bengal FC lost the first match against the favourites BEC Tero Sasana 1-0, courtesy of a solo goal from star man Therdsak Chaiman. The Red and Gold brigade bounced back in style as they defeated Philippine Army F.C. 6-0, with Bhaichung Bhutia scoring all 6 goals, becoming the only Indian player to score a double hattrick in an International game till date.[10]

In the Quarter Finals, East Bengal FC faced Persita Tangerang of Indonesia. Goals from Bhaichung Bhutia and Bijen Singh ensured a 2-1 win for the Kolkata side. Bhaichung was again on the scoresheet when East Bengal FC faced Petrokimia Putra in the Semi-Final. The score was 1-1 after 120 minutes and the Red and Golds won 7-6 in the shootout.

On 26 July 2003, East Bengal FC made history as they defeated the favourites BEC Tero Sasana 3-1 with goals from Mike Okoro, Bhaichung Bhutia and Alvito D'Cunha, hence becoming the first Indian club to win a top-level officially recognised tournament from Foreign Soil.[11] Bhaichung Bhutia became the Top Scorer of the tournament with 9 goals. Sandip Nandy was adjudged as the Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament.

Group stage
Main article: 2003 ASEAN Club Championship § Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
BEC Tero Sasana 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6
Kingfisher East Bengal 2 1 0 1 6 1 +5 3
Philippine Army 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0
Source:
14 July 2003 BEC Tero Sasana 1–0 East Bengal FCGelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Therdsak Chaiman  85'
16 July 2003 East Bengal FC 6–0 Philippine ArmyGelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Baichung Bhutia  20' (pen), 50', 53', 70', 75', 88'

Quarter final

East Bengal faced Persita Tangerang of Indonesia in the Quarter Finals of the tournament.

20 July 2003 Persita Tangerang 1–2 East Bengal FCGelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Ilham Jayakesuma  62' Baichung Bhutia  53'
Bijen Singh  76'

Semi final

East Bengal faced Petrokimia Putra, who were the reigning champions of Indonesia in the Semi Finals. East Bengal won 7-6 on penalties after the game ended 1-1 after Extra Time.

24 July 2003 Petrokimia Putra 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)		 East Bengal FCGelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Jaenal Ichwan  23' Baichung Bhutia  58'

Final

East Bengal faced the 2002-03 AFC Champions League finalist BEC Tero Sasana in the Final of the 2003 ASEAN Club Championship. BEC Tero Sasana defeated East Bengal 1-0 in the group stages. East Bengal shocked everyone to win the match 3-1 and create history as they became the first team from India to win any major tournament on the continental stage.

26 July 2003 East Bengal FC 3–1 BEC Tero SasanaGelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Mike Okoro  20'
Baichung Bhutia  46'
Alvito D'Cunha  69'		 Panai Kongprapun  58' Referee: Jimmy Napitupulu (Indonesia)


AFC Cup

2004 AFC Cup
Main article: 2004 AFC Cup

East Bengal FC qualified for the 2004 AFC Cup after winning the 2002-03 NFL and were placed in Group E alongside Geylang United FC of Singapore, Negeri Sembilan FA of Malaysia and Island FC of Maldives. The Red and Gold brigade won all the first 4 games in the group stages and confirmed their place in the Quarter Finals. They set a record of winning 8 consecutive matches against foreign opposition, bettering their own record of 5 wins, back in the 1985-86 Asian Club Championship preliminary round.[12]

East Bengal FC became the first Indian team to qualify for AFC Cup Quarter Finals,[13] where they faced the eventual champions Al-Jaish SC of Syria. The Red and Gold brigade held the opponents in the first leg to a goalless draw,[14] however, the Syrian team won 3–0 at home to eliminate East Bengal from the tournament.

Group stage
Main article: 2004 AFC Cup § Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
East Bengal 6 4 1 1 14 8 +6 13
Geylang United FC 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13
Negeri Sembilan FA 6 2 0 4 11 9 +2 6
Island FC 6 1 0 5 2 17 −15 3
Source:
10 February 2004 Geylang United FC 2–3 East BengalMong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Mohd Hafiz Rahim  40'
Jeykanth Jeyapal  90'		 (Report) Cristiano Junior  45' (76)
Bijen Singh  83'		 Attendance: 369
Referee: K Matsumura
25 February 2004 East Bengal 4–2 Negeri Sembilan FASalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India
Mike Okoro  9'
Cristiano Junior  34' (pen), 70'
Baichung Bhutia  77'		 (Report) K. Rajan  45'
Shahrin Abdul Majid  64'		 Referee: C Win
7 April 2004 Island FC 1–2 East BengalNational Stadium, Malé, Maldives
Ahmed Sunain  72' (pen) (Report) Baichung Bhutia  36'
Mike Okoro  90'		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: S Mujghef
21 April 2004 East Bengal 3–0 Island FCSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India
Douglas  9'
Cristiano Junior  36'
Mike Okoro  85'		 (Report) Referee: A Albadwawi
5 May 2004 East Bengal 1–1 Geylang United FCSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India
Mike Okoro  76' (Report) Daniel Hill  33' Referee: B Williams
18 May 2004 Negeri Sembilan FA 2–1 East BengalMong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Suharmin Yusof  23' (49) (Report) Cristiano Junior  24' Attendance: 208
Referee: S Tongkhan

Quarterfinals

East Bengal was drawn against Al-Jaish (Damascus) of Syria in the Quarter Finals of the tournament.

14 September 2004 East Bengal 0–0 Al-JaishSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Lusullin Naii
21 September 2004 Al-Jaish 3–0
(3-0 agg.)		 East BengalKing Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Adel Abdullah 16'
Mohamed Al Zeno 50'
Feras Esmaeel 87'


2005 AFC Cup
Main article: 2005 AFC Cup

East Bengal FC qualified for the 2005 AFC Cup after winning the 2003-04 NFL and were placed in Group B alongside Al-Faisaly of Jordan, Nebitçi Balkanabat of Turkmenistan and Muktijoddha Sangsad KS of Bangladesh. The Red and Gold brigade however could not repeat their performance from the previous season and could manage only two wins in the group stages as they finished third in the group and were eliminated. Ernest Jeremiah scored a hat-trick in the last game against Nebitçi Balkanabat as East Bengal FC won 3-2.

Group stage
Main article: 2005 AFC Cup § Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Faisaly (Amman) 6 4 2 0 15 5 +10 14
Nebitçi Balkanabat 6 2 2 2 11 11 0 8
East Bengal Club Calcutta 6 2 1 3 6 11 −5 7
Muktijoddha Sangsad Dhaka 6 1 1 4 3 8 −5 4
Source:
9 March 2005 East Bengal 0–0 Muktijoddha Sangsad DhakaSalt Lake Stadium, Calcutta, India
16 March 2005 Nebitçi Balkanabat 3–2 East BengalBalkanabat Stadium, Balkanabat
Vitaliy Alikperov 1'
Rowshen Meredov 60'
Hojaahmet Arazov 83'		 Marcos Secco 52'
Baichung Bhutia 90+2'
6 April 2005 Al-Faisaly (Amman) 5–0 East BengalAmman International Stadium, Amman
Mo'ayyad Salim 13',43',73'
Saman Halasa 50',69'
20 April 2005 East Bengal 0–1 Al-Faisaly (Amman)Salt Lake Stadium, Calcutta, India
Hatem Aqel 31' (pen)
11 May 2005 Muktijoddha Sangsad Dhaka 0–1 East BengalBangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Bijen Singh 75'
25 May 2005 East Bengal 3–2 Nebitçi BalkanabatSalt Lake Stadium, Calcutta, India
Earnest Jeremiah 28',57',63' Farhat Bazarov 53'
Hojaahmet Arazov 88'


2008 AFC Cup
Main article: 2008 AFC Cup

East Bengal FC qualified for the 2008 AFC Cup after winning the 2007 Federation Cup in Ludhiana and were placed in Group B alongside Safa SC of Lebanon, Al-Wahdat of Jordan and Al-Ahli San‘a’ of Yemen. The Red and Gold brigade lost the first match to Safa SC away at the Sports City Stadium, Beirut by a solitary goal but won back to back matches, first against Al-Ahli San‘a’ at the Salt Lake Stadium courtesy of a brilliant strike by Edmilson Marques Pardal and then against Al-Wahdat away at the Prince Mohammad Stadium, Zarqa by 2-0 with strikes from Alvito D'Cunha and Ikechukwu Gift Ibe, thus becoming the first Indian club to win at away against a West Asian team. East Bengal FC however, could not win any more matches in the group stage as they finished third with 2 wins and a draw and were eliminated on goal difference.

Group stage
Main article: 2008 AFC Cup § Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Safa 6 2 4 0 8 6 +2 10
Al-Wahdat 6 1 4 1 12 12 0 7
East Bengal 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1 7
Al-Ahli San‘a’ 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6
Source:
11 March 2008 Safa 1–0 East BengalSports City Stadium, Beirut
18:00 UTC+3 Bernard Mbassi  17' (Report)
(Report)		 Attendance: 700
Referee: Mahmood Mohd Juma Al Ghatrifi
18 March 2008 East Bengal 1–0 Al-Ahli San‘a’Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
15:00 UTC+5:30 Edmilson Marques Pardal  31' (Report)
(Report)		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Minoru Tōjō
3 April 2008 Al-Wahdat 0–2 East BengalPrince Mohammad Stadium, Zarqa
15:30 UTC+3 (Report)
(Report)		 Alvito D'Cunha  58'
Ikechukwu Gift Ibe  69'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Rosdi Shaharul
16 April 2008 East Bengal 2–4 Al-WahdatSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
15:00 UTC+5:30 Syed Rahim Nabi  12'
Edmilson Marques Pardal  28'		 (Report)
(Report)		 Ra'fat Ali  6'  24'
Hassan Abdel Fattah  31'  34'		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Vo Minh Tri
30 April 2008 East Bengal 0–0 SafaSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India
15:00 UTC+5:30 (Report) Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko
14 May 2008 Al-Ahli San‘a’ 1 –0 East BengalAli Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium, Sana'a
16:15 UTC+3 Ali Al Nono  43' (Report) Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Dilovarshokh Orzuev


2010 AFC Cup
Main article: 2010 AFC Cup

East Bengal FC qualified for the 2010 AFC Cup after winning the 2009–10 Federation Cup in Guwahati.[15] They were placed in Group D alongside Al-Ittihad of Syria, Al-Nejmeh of Lebanon and Al-Qadsia of Kuwait. East Bengal FC however, could not win any of the matches in the group stage as they finished last without any points and were eliminated.

Group stage
Main article: 2010 AFC Cup group stage § Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts QAD ITT NEJ EB
Al-Qadsia 6 4 2 0 14 5 +9 14 3–0 1–1 4–1
Al-Ittihad 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10 0–0 4–2 2–1
Al-Nejmeh 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10 1–3 1–0 3–0
Kingfisher East Bengal 6 0 0 6 5 20 −15 0 2–3 1–4 0–4
Source:
10 March 2010 East Bengal 1–4 Al-IttihadSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
15:00 (UTC+5:30) Yakubu  56' (pen.) Report Otobong  8'
Al Agha  29', 89'
Al Salal  90+1'		 Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
17 March 2010 Al-Nejmeh 3–0 East BengalCamille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut
18:00 (UTC+2) Diop  19'
Atwi  23'
Najjarin  48' (pen.)		 Report Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Bin Abdul Wahab (Malaysia)
24 March 2010 East Bengal 2–3 Al-QadsiaSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
15:00 (UTC+5:30) Singh  27'
Yakubu  68'		 Report Al-Mutwa  2', 85'
Al-Hussain  20'		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Saleem Ali (Maldives)
6 April 2010 Al-Qadsia 4–1 East BengalAl-Hamad Stadium, Hawally
18:30 (UTC+3) Al-Magmed  30'
Mashaan  36'
Ajab  37'
Al-Mutwa  85'		 Report Hossain  59' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Fan Qi (China PR)
20 April 2010 Al-Ittihad 2–1 East BengalAleppo International Stadium, Aleppo
16:00 (UTC+3) Kalasi  14'
Rashid  58'		 Report Beokhokhei  78' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi (Iran)
27 April 2010 East Bengal 0–4 Al-NejmehSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
15:00 (UTC+5:30) Report Atwi  3', 41'
Cisse  36'
Najarin  68'		 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Pandian Palaniyandi (Singapore)


2011 AFC Cup
Main article: 2011 AFC Cup

East Bengal FC qualified for the 2011 AFC Cup after winning the 2010 Federation Cup in Cuttack. They were placed in Group H alongside Chonburi of Thailand, Persipura Jayapura of Indonesia and South China of Hong Kong. The Red and Gold brigade remained unbeaten in all the three home matches, which included a very interesting 3–3 draw against South China of Hong Kong, at the Barabati Stadium, where Tolgay Ozbey scored a last minue equaliser to grab a point from the match. East Bengal FC however, failed to get a single point from the away matches as they finished last with 3 draws and 3 losses and were eliminated from the group stages.

Group stage
Main article: 2011 AFC Cup group stage § Group H
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CHO PJY SCA KEB
Chonburi 6 4 1 1 18 8 +10 13 4–1 3–0 4–0
Persipura Jayapura 6 3 2 1 14 9 +5 11 3–0 4–2 4–1
South China 6 1 2 3 7 14 −7 5 0–3 1–1 1–0
Kingfisher East Bengal 6 0 3 3 9 17 −8 3 4–4 1–1 3–3
Source:
2 March 2011 East Bengal 4–4 ChonburiSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 UTC+05:30 Ozbey  8', 22'
Sahni  74'
R. Singh  82' (pen.)		 Report Pipob  29', 47'
Adul  43'
Ekaphan  53'		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
16 March 2011 Persipura Jayapura 4–1 East BengalGelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
16:00 UTC+07:00 Bonai  16'
B. Solossa  19'
Bonsapia  62'
Mandowen  90+3'		 Report Ozbey  22' Attendance: 700
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)
13 April 2011 South China 1–0 East BengalHong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+08:00 Kežman  69' Report Attendance: 7,366
Referee: Sgt. Win Cho (Myanmar)
26 April 2011 East Bengal 3–3 South ChinaBarabati Stadium, Cuttack8
15:00 UTC+05:30 Ozbey  20', 90+4' (pen.)
Sahni  69'		 Report Kwok Kin Pong  58'
Cheng Lai Hin  87'
Li Haiqiang  90+3'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
3 May 2011 Chonburi 4–0 East BengalIPE Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
19:00 UTC+07:00 Ney Fabiano  45+1'
Therdsak  49'
Pipob  51', 69'		 Report Attendance: 6,897
Referee: Fan Qi (China P.R.)
10 May 2011 East Bengal 1–1 Persipura JayapuraSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 UTC+05:30 Sahni  46' Report Bonai  3' Attendance: 400
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)


2012 AFC Cup
Main article: 2012 AFC Cup

East Bengal FC qualified for the 2012 AFC Cup after becoming the 2010–11 I-League runners-up. This was their sixth and third successive qualification into the AFC Cup. They were placed in Group B alongside Al-Oruba of Yemen, Kazma of Kuwait and Arbil SC of Iraq. East Bengal FC however, could not win any of the matches in the group stage as they finished last without any points and were eliminated.

Group stage
Main article: 2012 AFC Cup group stage § Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ERB KAZ ORU KEB
Erbil 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14 1–1 2–1 2–0
Kazma 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 1–2 1–1 3–0
Al-Oruba 6 2 2 2 10 8 +2 8 2–2 1–2 4–1
East Bengal 6 0 0 6 2 14 −12 0 0–2 1–2 0–1
Source:
6 March 2012 East Bengal 0–1 Al-OrubaSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
15:00 UTC+05:30 Report Alao  45+1' (pen.) Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
20 March 2012 Kazma 3–0 East BengalAl-Sadaqua Stadium, Kuwait City
18:30 UTC+03:00 Nasser  38'
Al Wuhaib  44'
Jammeh  58'		 Report Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Marai Al Awaji (Saudi Arabia)
4 April 2012 East Bengal 0–2 ArbilSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
15:15 UTC+05:30 Report Radhi  76'
Al Hussain  90+4'		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Leow Thiam Hoe (Singapore)
10 April 2012 Arbil 2–0 East BengalFranso Hariri Stadium, Arbil
18:00 UTC+03:00 Al Hussain  45+1' (pen.), 47' (pen.) Report Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)
25 April 2012 Al-Oruba 4–1 East BengalPrince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
16:00 UTC+03:00 Duke  6', 34'
Sharyan  59'
Al-Gabr  71'		 Report Edmilson  78' Attendance: 600
Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)
9 May 2012 East Bengal 1–2 KazmaSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
15:30 UTC+05:30 Edmilson  18' Report Al Ajmi  8'
Al Azmi  90+1'		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (Korea Republic)


2013 AFC Cup
Main article: 2013 AFC Cup

East Bengal FC qualified for the 2013 AFC Cup after winning the 2012 Federation Cup. This was East Bengal FC's seventh appearance in the AFC Cup and fourth in succession since 2009. The format of the tournament was changed and East Bengal FC was grouped with South East Asian sides. The Red and Gold brigade topped the Group without losing a single game. It included a 2–4 away victory at Singapore against Tampines Rovers FC and a 2–2 draw away against Malaysian Premier League side Selangor FA.

East Bengal FC faced Yangon United F.C. in the Round of 16 at Kolkata which they won by a 5-1 margin courtesy of a hat-trick from Chidi Edeh with Penn Orji and Mehtab Hossain scoring the other two.

The Red and Gold brigade was drawn against Semen Padang F.C. of Indonesia in the Quarter-Finals. East Bengal FC managed a 1–0 win at home i the first leg of the Quarter Final with a sublime strike from Japanese forward Ryuji Sueoka. In the second leg the Kolkata side managed a 1–1 draw after conceding early courtesy of a James Moga header goal which made East Bengal FC the first Indian team to reach the AFC Cup Semi-Finals undefeated.[16][17]

East Bengal FC was drawn against defending Champions Kuwait SC in the Semi Finals. In the first leg away at Kuwait City, the Red and Gold brigade lost 4–2, while in the second leg at Kolkata, East Bengal FC lost 0–3 with a sublime performance from the eventual player of the tournament Rosario Coutinho. This game made history as 50,000 fans packed up the Salt Lake Stadium which became the second highest ever recorded in AFC Cup history.[18]

Chidi Edeh was the top scorer for East Bengal FC as he scored 6 goals in the tournament.[19]

Group stage
Main article: 2013 AFC Cup group stage § Group H
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts KEB SEL SG TPR
East Bengal 6 4 2 0 13 6 +7 14 1–0 4–1 2–1
Selangor 6 2 2 2 12 11 +1 8 2–2 3–1 3–3
Sài Gòn Xuân Thành 6 2 2 2 9 12 −3 8 0–0 2–1 2–2
Tampines Rovers 6 0 2 4 12 17 −5 2 2–4 2–3 2–3
Source:
27 February 2013[H] East Bengal 1–0 SelangorSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
15:00 UTC+5:30 Ralte  43' Report Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
13 March 2013 Sài Gòn Xuân Thành 0–0 East BengalThống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
18:30 UTC+7 Report Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin (Korea Republic)
3 April 2013 Tampines Rovers 2–4 East BengalJalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8 Hadžibulić  28'
Amri  65'		 Report Hadee  19' (o.g.)
Barisić  62', 87'
Edeh  64'		 Attendance: 1,082
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)
9 April 2013 East Bengal 2–1 Tampines RoversSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
15:15 UTC+5:30 Edeh  22'
Ralte  86'		 Report Esah  68' Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
23 April 2013 Selangor 2–2 East BengalShah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam
20:45 UTC+8 Shukur  79'
Adib  90+3'		 Report Orji  23'
Ralte  54'		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ng Kai Lam (Hong Kong)
30 April 2013 East Bengal 4–1 Sài Gòn Xuân ThànhSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
16:30 UTC+5:30 Edeh  8' (pen.)
Barisić  45'
Orji  53', 59'		 Report Amougou  61' Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

Round of 16
15 May 2013 East Bengal 5–1 Yangon UnitedSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
18:00 UTC+5:30 Orji  2'
Edeh  25', 72', 77'
Hossain  48'		 Report César  79' Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Quarterfinals
17 September 2013 East Bengal 1–0 Semen PadangSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
16:30 UTC+5:30 Sueoka  70' Report Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
24 September 2013 Semen Padang 1–1
(1-2 agg.)		 East BengalHaji Agus Salim Stadium, Padang
15:00 UTC+7 Wilson  23' Report Moga  78' Attendance: 11,350
Referee: Marai Al Awaji (Saudi Arabia)

Semifinals
1 October 2013 Al-Kuwait 4–2 East BengalAl Kuwait Stadium, Kuwait City
19:30 UTC+3 Jemâa  17', 33'
Ali  32'
Hammami  48'		 Report Okpara  65'
Ralte  87'		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
22 October 2013 East Bengal 0–3
(2-7 agg.)		 Al-KuwaitSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
16:00 UTC+5:30 Report Rogerinho  43'
Khamis  44'
Das  87' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)


2015 AFC Cup
Main article: 2015 AFC Cup

East Bengal FC qualified for the 2015 AFC Cup after becoming the 2013–14 I-League runners-up.[lower-alpha 1] This was their eighth qualification into the AFC Cup. They were placed in Group F alongside Johor Darul Ta'zim of Malaysia, Kitchee of Hong Kong and Balestier Khalsa of Singapore.

East Bengal FC managed to win the home game against Balestier Khalsa of Singapore by 3–0. The Red and Gold brigade also managed to draw both the games against Hong Kong's champions Kitchee as they ended with one win and two draws in the group stage as they finised third in the group with 5 points and were eliminated.


  1. East Bengal entered the AFC Cup instead of Churchill Brothers, the 2013–14 Indian Federation Cup winners.[20]

Group stage
Main article: 2015 AFC Cup group stage § Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 5 0 1 11 3 +8 15 Advance to knockout stage
2 Kitchee 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
3 East Bengal 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5
4 Balestier Khalsa 6 1 0 5 3 13 −10 3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
24 February 2015 Johor Darul Ta'zim 4–1 East BengalLarkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
20:45 UTC+8 Nazrin  9'
Safiq  38' (pen.)
Suppiah  47'
Safee  53'		 Report Martins  35' Attendance: 12,212
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)
10 March 2015 East Bengal 1–1 KitcheeSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
18:00 UTC+5:30 Martins  74' Report Belencoso  30' Attendance: 3,501
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
17 March 2015 Balestier Khalsa 2–1 East BengalJalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
20:00 UTC+8 Jonathan Xu  6'
Krištić  19'		 Report Omagbemi  82' Attendance: 1,215
Referee: Kao Jung-fang (Chinese Taipei)
14 April 2015 East Bengal 3–0 Balestier KhalsaSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
18:00 UTC+5:30 B. Singh  22'
Hussein  71' (o.g.)
Martins  75'		 Report Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
28 April 2015 East Bengal 0–1 Johor Darul Ta'zimSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
18:00 UTC+5:30 Report Gaikwad  6' (o.g.) Attendance: 100
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
12 May 2015 Kitchee 2–2 East BengalMong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
20:35 UTC+8 Lam Ka Wai  15'
Xu Deshuai  59'		 Report Martins  80'
Lobo  89'		 Attendance: 1,372
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)



Other International Tournaments in ASIA

1991 BTC Club Clup, Bangladesh

BTC Club Cup was organised by the Bangladesh Football Federation in aid of cyclone and flood victims. 6 teams, 3 each from Bangladesh and India participated in the tournament as follows:
Brothers Union FC, Dhaka Mohammedan and Abahani KC from Bangladesh and East Bengal FC, Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan Sporting from India.[21]

Group stage
1991 Brothers Union FC 0–1 East BengalBangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Bikash Panji
1991 Dhaka Mohammedan 1–1 East BengalBangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka

Semifinals
1991 Abahani KC 2–1 East BengalBangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka


1993 Wai Wai Cup, Nepal

East Bengal FC participated in the 1993 Wai Wai Cup held in Kathmandu, Nepal led by coach Shyamal Ghosh and captain Ilyas Pasha. East Bengal FC topped the Group stage, then went on to defeat Terengganu F.C. of Malaysia in the Semi Final and made history as they defeated RCT 1–0 in the Final to become the Champions. This was for the first time, East Bengal FC won a tournament outside Indian soil, and only the second Indian team to do so after Mohammedan Sporting.[22]

Group stage
5 June 1993 RCT 0–3 East BengalDasarath Stadium, Kathmandu
Sisir Ghosh
Kiran Khongsai
7 June 1993 Nepal Youth Team 1–1 East BengalDasarath Stadium, Kathmandu
Rajesh Nepali Kiran Khongsai
9 June 1993 Janakpur CF 2–2 East BengalDasarath Stadium, Kathmandu
Maharajan
Tarun dey (o.g.)		 Sanjay majhi
Sisir Ghosh

Semifinals
12 June 1993 Terengganu F.C. 0–1 East BengalDasarath Stadium, Kathmandu
Kiran Khongsai

Final
15 June 1993 RCT 0–1 East BengalDasarath Stadium, Kathmandu
Suman Enjon (o.g.)


2004 San Miguel International Cup, Nepal

The San Miguell International Cup 2004 was held at the Dasrath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal. The tournament featured 6 teams, incl. India's East Bengal Club and Tollygunge Agragami.[23]

Group stage
25 December 2004 Nepal Red 1–0 East BengalDasarath Stadium, Kathmandu
Basanta Thapa  78'
27 December 2004 Farashganj SC 1–2 East BengalDasarath Stadium, Kathmandu
Masud Khan  89' Chandan Das  59'
Alvito D'Cunha  71'

Semifinals
31 December 2004 Nepal Blue 0–1 East BengalDasarath Stadium, Kathmandu
Paolo Roberto da Silva  71'

Final
1 January 2005 Hannam University FC 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2−4 p)		 East BengalDasarath Stadium, Kathmandu


2011 BTV Becamex IDC Cup, Vietnam
Main article: BTV Cup

East Bengal FC participated in the BTV Becamex IDC Cup held at the Gò Đậu Stadium, Thu Dau Mot as a pre-season rehearsal for the 2011-12 I-League. However, they failed to win any of the games and returned from the group stages.[24]

Group stage
7 October 2011 SHB Đà Nẵng F.C. 2–2 East BengalGò Đậu Stadium, Thu Dau Mot
Quoc Anh  40'
Merlo Gaston  88'		 Khanthang Paite  22'
Reisangmei Vashum  52'
Tolgay Ozbey  89'
9 October 2011 East Bengal 0–1 Sai Gon Xuan ThanhGò Đậu Stadium, Thu Dau Mot
RObin Singh
Nirmal Chettri
Uga Okpara 		Kim  89'
11 October 2011 East Bengal 0–1 MatsubaraGò Đậu Stadium, Thu Dau Mot
Robert Lalthlamuana  7'
Nirmal Chettri  18'
Reisangmei Vashum  44'		 Oliviera  22'


2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, Bangladesh
Main article: 2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

East Bengal FC participated in the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup in 2015 along with city-rivals Mohammedan Sporting, as a pre-season rehearsal for the 2015-16 I-League. East Bengal FC topped the group stages with 7 points, and went on to defeat Dhaka Mohammedan in the Semi-Finals. However, they faced an upset as hosts Chittagong Abahani, whom they defeated in the group stages, came from 1-0 down to win the Final by 3–1.[25] East Bengal FC became the Runners-up in the very first Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup tournament.[26]

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 East Bengal F.C. 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Chittagong Abahani (H) 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 Dhaka Abahani 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 K-Electric F.C. 3 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0
Source: GSA
(H) Host.
20 October 2015 Chittagong Abahani 1–2 East BengalM. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
19:30 BST Bello Razaq  78' (o.g.) Mohammed Rafique  32'
Prohlad Roy  72'		 Attendance: 12,000
22 October 2015 East Bengal 3–1 K-Electric F.C.M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
16:30 BST Orok Essien  15'
Mohammed Rafique  25'
Ranti Martins  49'		 Report Muhammad Rasool  84' Attendance: 4,000
24 October 2015 Dhaka Abahani 0–0 East BengalM. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
19:30 BST Attendance: 18,000

Semifinals
28 October 2015 East Bengal 3–0 Dhaka MohammedanM. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
19:30 BST Ranti Martins  8', 59'
Mohammed Rafique  48'		 Attendance: 18,000

Final
30 October 2015 Chittagong Abahani 3–1 East BengalM. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
19:30 BST Eleta Kingsley  45+1', 54'
Hemanta Vincent Biswas  57'		 Report Rezaul Karim  11' (o.g.) Attendance: 30,000


Other international tournaments outside ASIA

1953 World Youth Festival, Bucharest
Main article: 4th World Festival of Youth and Students

After winning the IFA Shield 3 times in a row from 1949–1951, East Bengal FC was invited at the World Youth Congress held at Bucharest, Romania in 1953 where they became 4th after losing out to hosts Romania in the Semi Finals. East Bengal FC became the first-ever Indian team to tour Europe.[27]

6 August 1953 1Grazer SC 0-2 East BengalStadionul August 23, Bucharest
Thangaraj
9 August 1953 2Lebanon Club 1-6 East BengalStadionul August 23, Bucharest
?? Thangaraj
Ahmed Khan
Venkatesh
Masood Fakhri
12 August 1953 Semi FinalRomania 4-0 East BengalStadionul August 23, Bucharest
??
15 August 1953 3rd Place Play-offGermany5-2 East BengalStadionul August 23, Bucharest
?? ??


East Bengal Tour of USSR, 1953

After the great performance at the 1953 World Youth Festival in Bucharest, East Bengal FC was invited to play a series of games by the Soviet Union.[28] East Bengal FC traveled directly to Moscow where they played a 3–3 draw against FC Torpedo Moscow which had a fully packed stadium and the game was shown live on television. Venkatesh scored twice and Thangaraj scored for the Red and Golds as the managed a draw against the 1952 Soviet Cup winners.
East Bengal FC players could not cope up with the extreme climate and fatigue of the tour took a toll as they lost the next three games 9–1 against FC Dinamo Tbilisi at Tbilisi, 13–1 against FC Dynamo Kyiv at Keiv and 6–0 against FC Dynamo Moscow back in Moscow.

21 August 1953 1FC Torpedo Moscow 3-3 East BengalCentral Dynamo Stadium, Moscow
Ivanov
Federov
Ilin 		Thangaraj
Venkatesh
28 August 1953 2FC Dinamo Tbilisi 9-1 East BengalLenin Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi
?? ??
6 September 1953 3FC Dynamo Kyiv 13-1 East BengalDynamo Stadium, Kiev
Mykhaylo Koman
Andrei Zazroyev
Pavlo Vinkovatov
Ryzhikov
Mikhalina
Viktor Fomin
Balakin 		??
9 September 1953 4FC Dynamo Moscow 6-0 East BengalCentral Dynamo Stadium, Moscow
??


2004 Pepsi Max Challenge Cup, England

After becoming back to back National Football League champions in 2003 and 2004, East Bengal FC was invited at the 120th Anniversary Quadrangular Tournament of Leicester City F.C. in England. Other 2 clubs being Real Mallorca of Spain and C.S. Marítimo of Portugal.
East Bengal FC fought neck to neck against the English Premier League side and lost to a solitary goal from a penalty kick at the 69th minute. East Bengal FC was denied a penalty after Bhaichung Bhutia was brought down inside the box in the second half.[29]
In the 3rd Place game, East Bengal FC lost 3-0 to Portuguese Primeira Liga side C.S. Marítimo.

31 July 2004 Semi FinalLeicester City 1-0 East BengalWalkers Stadium, Leicester
Trevor Benjamin  69' (pen) Report
1 August 2004 3rd Place Play-offC.S. Marítimo 3-0 East BengalWalkers Stadium, Leicester
Eusebio Souza  12'
Selwyn Fernandes  32' (o.g.)
Gustavo Manduca  69'		 Report


Preseason Tours

East Bengal Tour of Myanmar, 2009

In 2009, under coach Subhash Bhowmick, East Bengal FC toured Myanmar in August for a set of friendlies as a part of their pre-season campaign after a heavy training camp in Puri, Odisha. The Red and Gold brigade had imported players like Jan Berger, Omar Sebastián Monesterolo and Ramez Dayoub, however, the later could not be a part of the team since his previous club Safa SC denied transfer clearance.[30]

East Bengal played 4 friendly games in Myanmar against Myanmar National League teams, in which they won 2, drew 1 and lost 1 before returning to Kolkata.[31]

16 August 2009 FriendlyYadanarbon F.C.2–1East BengalBahtoo Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar
?? Report Harmanjot Khabra
19 August 2009 FriendlyYangon United F.C.1–3East BengalAung San Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar
?? Harmanjot Khabra
Edmilson Marques Pardal
21 August 2009 FriendlyOkktha United FC0–1East BengalAung San Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar
Omar Sebastián Monesterolo
23 August 2009 FriendlyMagwe F.C.2–2East BengalThuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar
Report Omar Sebastián Monesterolo
Beikhokhei Beingaichho


East Bengal Tour of Malaysia, 2018

In 2018, under coach Alejandro Menendez, East Bengal FC toured to Malaysia for their pre-season campaign before the start of the 2018-19 I-League.[32] In a span of 3 weeks, East Bengal FC trained at the MSN Sports Complex in Kuala Lumpur and played a set of 5 friendly matches against Malaysia Premier League and Malaysia Super League teams in which the Red and Gold Brigade won 3, drew 1 and one of the matches were abandoned due to excessive rainfall.[33]

7 October 2018 FriendlyUiTM F.C.1–4East BengalUiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia
18:00 IST  28' Report Yami Longvah  39'
Enrique Esqueda  45' (pen)
Borja Gomez Perez  60'
Mahmoud Amnah  80' (pen)
Jobi Justin  82'		 Attendance: 200
10 October 2018 FriendlyUKM F.C.(ABD)East BengalUSIM Mini Stadium, Nilai, Malaysia
14:30 IST Abandoned due to bad playing conditions
13 October 2018 FriendlyTerengganu F.C.0–0East BengalUSIM Mini Stadium, Nilai, Malaysia
14:30 IST Report
17 October 2018 FriendlyPDRM FA2–6East BengalMSN Ground, Kuala Lumpur
07:00 IST Petri?or Voinea  49', 53' Report Surabuddin Mollick  30'
Enrique Esqueda  43', 63'
?? (o.g.)
Bidyashagar Singh  70'
Jobi Justin  73', 89'
19 October 2018 FriendlyUiTM F.C. Reserves0–1East BengalSime Darby Field, Kuala Lumpur
14:15 IST Enrique Esqueda  30'


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