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{{Short description|Awards by SC East Bengal}}

The '''East Bengal Club Season Awards''' are the official [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] awards presented on August 1 to various recipients in the Foundation Day celebrations of the club. The Inaugural award was handed out in 2011 which had three categories the highlight 'Bharat Gourav Award', the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' and the 'Player of the Season Award'.

==Awards ceremony==

The East Bengal end of the season awards are presented on the 1st of August every year, which is also the Foundation Day of the Club. The awards ceremony was started in 2011 with the main highlight 'Bharat Gourav Award', given out to honour outstanding sports personalities who had made India proud in the field of sports. Along with the 'Bharat Gourav' award, the East Bengal club also honours the Player of the Season and also presents the 'Lifetime achievement award' to former players and sportsperson of the club. In 2018, the East Bengal club also introduced an award for the best player from the [[SC East Bengal Reserves and Academy|SC East Bengal Academy]].

==Winners==
===Bharat Gourav Award===
[[File:Milkha Singh.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Milkha Singh]] - recipient of the Bharat Gourav award in 2016.]]
East Bengal Club had constituted the ‘Bharat Gaurav Award' in 2011 to honour outstanding sports personalities who had made India proud in the field of sports. Three times Olympic Champion and Indian Hockey legend [[Leslie Claudius]] was the first recipient of the award in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eastbengalclub.co.in/bharatgourav.html|title=East Bengal Club - Bharat Gourav Award|work=East Bengal Club|accessdate=19 December 2019|archive-date=19 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219122531/https://eastbengalclub.co.in/bharatgourav.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:30%;"
! style="background:#d71a23; color:#ffcd31; text-align:center; width:3%;" |Year
! style="background:#d71a23; color:#ffcd31; text-align:center; width:15%;" |Recipient
! style="background:#d71a23; color:#ffcd31; text-align:center; width:10%;" |Sport Field
! style="background:#d71a23; color:#ffcd31; text-align:center; width:2%;" |Ref
|-
| 2011
| [[Leslie Claudius]]
| [[Field hockey]]
| <ref name="EB2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2011/august1stpart_2011.html|title=East Bengal and Mohun Bagan practice starts while East Bengal Day celebrated|work=KolkataFootball.com|accessdate=19 December 2019|archive-date=28 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228193844/http://www.kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2011/august1stpart_2011.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2012
| [[Ahmed Khan (footballer)|Ahmed Khan]]
| [[Association football|Football]]
| <ref name="EB2012">{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2012/08/03/3281514/east-bengal-foundation-day-celebrating-93-years-of|title=East Bengal Foundation Day: Celebrating 93 years of consistent achievement|work=Goal|accessdate=19 December 2019|archive-date=19 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219122528/https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2012/08/03/3281514/east-bengal-foundation-day-celebrating-93-years-of|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Saikat|date=23 July 2012|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/east-bengal-to-celebrate-foundation-day-on-1st-august|title=East Bengal to celebrate Foundation Day on 1st August|work=Sportskeeda|accessdate=21 January 2021|archive-date=3 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903172322/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/east-bengal-to-celebrate-foundation-day-on-1st-august|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
| [[Arun Ghosh]]
| [[Association football|Football]]
| <ref name="EB2013">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Arun-Ghosh-to-be-conferred-East-Bengals-Bharat-Gaurav-award/articleshow/20934248.cms|title=Arun Ghosh to be conferred East Bengal's Bharat Gaurav award|work=The Times of India|accessdate=19 December 2019|archive-date=3 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903172332/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Arun-Ghosh-to-be-conferred-East-Bengals-Bharat-Gaurav-award/articleshow/20934248.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2014
| [[Bachendri Pal]]
| [[Mountaineering]]
| <ref name="EB2014">{{cite web|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/bachendri-pal-conferred-bharat-gaurav-by-east-bengal-club-1406967895-1|title=Bachendri Pal conferred Bharat Gaurav by East Bengal Club|work=Jagranjosh|accessdate=19 December 2019|archive-date=19 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219124034/https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/bachendri-pal-conferred-bharat-gaurav-by-east-bengal-club-1406967895-1|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
| [[Mohammed Habib (footballer)|Mohammed Habib]]
| [[Association football|Football]]
| <ref name="EB2015">{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/mohamamed-habib-awarded-bharat-gaurav-east-bengal|title=Indian Legend Mohamamed Habib awarded 'Bharat Gaurav' by East Bengal|work=Sportkeeda|accessdate=19 December 2019|archive-date=19 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219122529/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/mohamamed-habib-awarded-bharat-gaurav-east-bengal|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2016
| [[Milkha Singh]]
| [[Sprint (running)|Sprint]]
| <ref name="EB2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.fresherslive.com/current-affairs/articles/east-bengal-to-honour-milkha-singh-with-bharat-gaurav-award-4702|title=East Bengal to honour Milkha Singh with Bharat Gaurav Award|work=FreshersLive|accessdate=19 December 2019|archive-date=19 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219122530/https://www.fresherslive.com/current-affairs/articles/east-bengal-to-honour-milkha-singh-with-bharat-gaurav-award-4702|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2017
| [[Dhanraj Pillay]]
| [[Field hockey]]
| <ref name="EB2017">{{cite web|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/dhanraj-pillay-conferred-with-bharat-gaurav-by-east-bengal-football-club-1501664139-1|title=Dhanraj Pillay conferred with Bharat Gaurav by East Bengal Football Club|work=Jagranjosh|accessdate=19 December 2019|archive-date=19 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219124033/https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/dhanraj-pillay-conferred-with-bharat-gaurav-by-east-bengal-football-club-1501664139-1|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| [[Gurbux Singh]]
| [[Field hockey]]
| <ref name="EB2018">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/east-bengal-seek-a-new-identity-on-foundation-day/articleshow/65237673.cms|title=East Bengal seek a 'new identity' on foundation day|work=The Times of India|accessdate=19 December 2019|archive-date=2 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802092224/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/east-bengal-seek-a-new-identity-on-foundation-day/articleshow/65237673.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| [[Kapil Dev]]
| [[Cricket]]
| <ref name="EB2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/east-bengal-to-confer-kapil-dev-with-bharat-gaurav-award/1577311|title=East Bengal to confer Kapil Dev with Bharat Gaurav award|work=Outlook|accessdate=19 December 2019|archive-date=19 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019194701/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/east-bengal-to-confer-kapil-dev-with-bharat-gaurav-award/1577311|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| colspan="2"|''not awarded''
| {{efn-ua|name=COVID20|Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]], the East Bengal Foundation day awards were put on hold.<ref name=eb2020>{{cite web|first=Sabyasachi|last=Chakraborty|date=1 Aug 2020|url=http://www.badgebfansclub.in/east-bengal-fc-celebrates-101st-foundation-day/?amp|title=East Bengal FC celebrates 101st Foundation Day!|work=BADGEB|accessdate=3 Sep 2021|archive-date=3 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903172328/https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-8604439334947400&format=1040x320&w=1040&h=320&ptt=12&iu=2948180789&adk=1537702374&output=html&bc=7&pv=2&wgl=1&asnt=0-1221369915691582806&dff=Roboto%2C%20Helvetica%2C%20Arial%2C%20sans-serif&brdim=10%2C10%2C10%2C10%2C1600%2C0%2C1100%2C900%2C1055%2C3807&ifi=1&pfx=0&adf=2438287650&nhd=0&adx=0&ady=0&oid=2&is_amp=5&amp_v=2108192119000&d_imp=1&c=9896006881&ga_cid=amp-y9EK_jtIlgPjX8s_J96GpQ&ga_hid=6881&dt=1630689806929&biw=1055&bih=3807&u_aw=1600&u_ah=1000&u_cd=24&u_w=1600&u_h=1000&u_tz=0&u_his=38&vis=1&scr_x=0&scr_y=0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.badgebfansclub.in%2Feast-bengal-fc-celebrates-101st-foundation-day%2F&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.badgebfansclub.in%2Feast-bengal-fc-celebrates-101st-foundation-day%2F%3Famp&bdt=2036&dtd=654&__amp_source_origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.badgebfansclub.in|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|-
| 2021
| colspan="2"|''not awarded''
| {{efn-ua|name=COVID21|Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]], the East Bengal Foundation day awards were put on hold for the second consecutive year.<ref name=eb2021>{{cite web|date=29 Jul 2021|url=https://eastbengaltherealpower.com/east-bengal-club-will-celebrate-foundation-day-with-only-flag-hosting/|title=East Bengal Club Will Celebrate Foundation Day With Only Flag Hosting|work=East Bengal the Real Power|accessdate=3 Sep 2021|archive-date=29 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729162832/https://eastbengaltherealpower.com/east-bengal-club-will-celebrate-foundation-day-with-only-flag-hosting/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|-
|}

===Player of the Season Award===

[[File:Penn_Orji.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Penn Orji]] - recipient of the Player of the Season award in 2012.]]
East Bengal had constituted the 'Player of the Season Award' in 2011 to honour the best football player of the previous season. It is decided by the Executive Members committee. [[Mehtab Hossain]] was the first recipient in 2011.<ref name="EB2011"/>

However, the first Player of the Season title was awarded at the end of the [[2007-08 East Bengal F.C. season|2007–08]] season, given by the then official marketing partner - Ideas Unlimited, with goalkeeper [[Subrata Paul]] being the winner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/search/index.asp?news_id=488|title=Bodyline-Kingfisher East Bengal Award function held today|work=East Bengal Club|accessdate=5 June 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116013957/http://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/search/index.asp?news_id=488|archivedate=16 January 2009}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:35%;"
! style="background:#d71a23; color:#ffcd31; text-align:center; width:3%;" |Year
! style="background:#d71a23; color:#ffcd31; text-align:center; width:10%;" |Nationality
! style="background:#d71a23; color:#ffcd31; text-align:center; width:15%;" |Recipient
! style="background:#d71a23; color:#ffcd31; text-align:center; width:3%;" |Position
! style="background:#d71a23; color:#ffcd31; text-align:center; width:3%;" |Ref
|-
| 2008
<td align="left">{{flagicon|IND}} India</td>
| [[Subrata Paul]]
| [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/search/index.asp?news_id=493|title=Subrata Pal gets East Bengal Player of the Year Award|work=East Bengal Club|accessdate=5 June 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116090547/http://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/search/index.asp?news_id=493|archivedate=16 January 2009}}</ref>
|-
| 2011
<td align="left">{{flagicon|IND}} India</td>
| [[Mehtab Hossain]]
| [[Midfielder]]
| <ref name="EB2011"/>
|-
| 2012
<td align="left">{{flagicon|NGR}} Nigeria</td>
| [[Penn Orji]]
| [[Midfielder]]
| <ref name="EB2012"/>
|-
| 2013
<td align="left">{{flagicon|IND}} India</td>
| [[Saumik Dey]]
| [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| <ref name="EB2013"/>
|-
| 2014
<td align="left">{{flagicon|IND}} India</td>
| [[Arnab Mondal]]
| [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| <ref name="EB2014"/>
|-
| 2015
<td align="left">{{flagicon|IND}} India</td>
| [[Robert Lalthlamuana]]
| [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| <ref name="EB2015"/>
|-
| 2016
<td align="left">{{flagicon|KOR}} South Korea</td>
| [[Do Dong-hyun]]
| [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| <ref name="EB2016"/>
|-
| 2017
<td align="left">{{flagicon|IND}} India</td>
| [[Gurwinder Singh]]
| [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| <ref name="EB2017"/>
|-
| 2018
<td align="left">{{flagicon|SYR}} Syria</td>
| [[Mahmoud Amnah]]
| [[Midfielder]]
| <ref name="EB2018"/>
|-
| 2019
<td align="left">{{flagicon|IND}} India</td>
| [[Laldanmawia Ralte]]
| [[Midfielder]]
| <ref name="EB2019"/>
|-
| 2020
|colspan="3"|''not awarded''
| {{efn-ua|name=COVID20}}
|-
| 2021
|colspan="3"|''not awarded''
| {{efn-ua|name=COVID21}}
|-
|}

===Lifetime Achievement Award===

East Bengal had constituted the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' in 2011 to honour a legendary sports personality of the club. It is decided by the Executive Members committee. India and East Bengal Legend Sudhir Karmakar and [[Sukumar Samajpati]] were the first recipients of this award in 2011.<ref name="EB2011"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:35%;"
! style="background:#d71a23; color:#ffcd31; text-align:center; width:3%;" |Year
! style="background:#d71a23; color:#ffcd31; text-align:center; width:7%;" |Nationality
! style="background:#d71a23; color:#ffcd31; text-align:center; width:19%;" |Recipient
! style="background:#d71a23; color:#ffcd31; text-align:center; width:3%;" |Position
! style="background:#d71a23; color:#ffcd31; text-align:center; width:3%;" |Ref
|-
| rowspan="2"|2011
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} India
| Sudhir Karmakar
| [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| <ref name="EB2011"/>
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} India
| [[Sukumar Samajpati]]
| [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| <ref name="EB2011"/>
|-
| rowspan="2"|2012
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} India
| [[Prasanto Sinha]]
| [[Midfielder]]
| <ref name="EB2012"/>
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} India
| Santo Mitra
| [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| <ref name="EB2012"/>
|-
| rowspan="2"|2013
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} India
| Samaresh Chowdhury
| [[Midfielder]]
| <ref name="EB2013"/>
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} India
| Abani Bose
| [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| <ref name="EB2013"/>
|-
| rowspan="2"|2014
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} India
| [[Amal Dutta]]
| [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| <ref name="EB2014"/>
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} India
| Parimal Dey
| [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| <ref name="EB2014"/>
|-
|2015
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} India
| Chandan Banerjee
| [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| <ref name="EB2015"/>
|-
| rowspan="2"|2016
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} India
| Shyamal Ghosh
| [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| <ref name="EB2016"/>
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} India
| [[Shyam Thapa]]
| [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| <ref name="EB2016"/>
|-
| 2017
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} India
| [[Subhash Bhowmick]]
| [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| <ref name="EB2017"/>
|-
| rowspan="2"|2018
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} India
| Sunil Bhattacharya
| [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| <ref name="EB2018"/>
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} India
| Surajit Sengupta
| [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| <ref name="EB2018"/>
|-
| rowspan="2"|2019
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} India
| [[Monoranjan Bhattacharya]]
| [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| <ref name="EB2019"/>
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} India
| [[Bhaskar Ganguly]]
| [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| <ref name="EB2019"/>
|-
| rowspan="1"|2020
| colspan="3"|''not awarded''
| {{efn-ua|name=COVID20}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|2021
| colspan="3"|''not awarded''
| {{efn-ua|name=COVID21}}
|-
|}

===Academy Player of the Year Award===

East Bengal had constituted the 'Academy Player of the Year Award' in 2018 to honour the best football player of the [[East Bengal F.C. Academy]] for the previous season. It is decided by the Executive Members committee. [[Manoj Mohammed]] and [[PC Rohlupuia]] were the first recipients of this award in 2018.<ref name="EB2018"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:40%;"
! style="background:#d71a23; color:#ffcd31; text-align:center; width:3%;" |Year
! style="background:#d71a23; color:#ffcd31; text-align:center; width:10%;" |Nationality
! style="background:#d71a23; color:#ffcd31; text-align:center; width:15%;" |Recipient
! style="background:#d71a23; color:#ffcd31; text-align:center; width:10%;" |Position
! style="background:#d71a23; color:#ffcd31; text-align:center; width:2%;" |Ref
|-
| rowspan="2"|2018
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} India
| [[Manoj Mohammed]]
| [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| <ref name="EB2018"/>
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} India
| [[PC Rohlupuia]]
| [[Midfielder]]
| <ref name="EB2018"/>
|-
| 2019
| colspan="3"|''not awarded''
|
|-
| 2020
| colspan="3"|''not awarded''
| {{efn-ua|name=COVID20}}
|-
| 2021
| colspan="3"|''not awarded''
| {{efn-ua|name=COVID21}}
|-
|}

===Special Awards===
On the occasion of the centenary celebrations of the club in 2019, a set of special awards were awarded to sports personalities associated with the East Bengal club.<ref name="EB2019"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:40%;"
! style="background:#d71a23; color:#ffcd31; text-align:center; width:18%;" |Award Name
! style="background:#d71a23; color:#ffcd31; text-align:center; width:5%;" |Nationality
! style="background:#d71a23; color:#ffcd31; text-align:center; width:15%;" |Recipient
! style="background:#d71a23; color:#ffcd31; text-align:center; width:2%;" |Ref
|-
! Coach of Coaches award
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} India
| [[P. K. Banerjee]]
| <ref name="EB2019"/>
|-
! Best Foreign Player award
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IRN}} Iran
| [[Majid Bishkar]]
| <ref name=baadshah>{{cite web|first=Marcus|last=Mergulhao|date=16 Aug 2019|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-wanted-time-for-myself-thought-no-one-would-find-me-here-majid-bishkar/articleshow/70693669.cms|title=wanted time for myself, thought no one would find me here|work=The Times of India|accessdate=5 Jul 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705192725/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-wanted-time-for-myself-thought-no-one-would-find-me-here-majid-bishkar/articleshow/70693669.cms|archive-date=5 Jul 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Amitabha|last=Das Sharma|date=13 Aug 2019|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/football-east-bengal-centenary-celebrations-majid-bishkar-returns-kolkata-jamshed-nasiri-mohun-bagan-bhaskar-ganguly-mohammedan/article29037120.ece|title=Emotional homecoming for East Bengal legend Majid 'Badsha' Beshkar|work=[[Sportstar]]|accessdate=5 Jul 2021|archive-date=15 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515115606/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/football-east-bengal-centenary-celebrations-majid-bishkar-returns-kolkata-jamshed-nasiri-mohun-bagan-bhaskar-ganguly-mohammedan/article29037120.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{East Bengal F.C.}}

[[Category:SC East Bengal related lists]]

SC East Bengal Season Awards - Revision history

>Jonesey95: Fix Linter errors.