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#REDIRECT [[East Bengal FC in international football]]
{{main|East Bengal Club}}
{{about|East Bengal in international football|records and statistics|List of East Bengal Club records and statistics}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox continental football
| continent          = AFC
| title              = East Bengal in International Football
| image              = [[File:22 September 1953 - Jugantor - East Bengal vs Torpedo Moscow.png|350px]]
| image_size        =
| caption            = East Bengal vs Dynamo Torpedo, at the Central Dynamo Stadium in Moscow (21 August 1953).
| club              = {{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
| most capped player =
'''AFC Cup'''<br />[[Mehtab Hossain]] (34)
| top scorer        =
*'''All Competitions'''<br />[[Bhaichung Bhutia]] (20)
*'''Asian Club Championship'''<br />Debasish Roy (8)
*'''Asian Cup Winners' Cup'''<br />[[Bhaichung Bhutia]] (8)
*'''AFC Cup'''<br />[[Cristiano Junior]] and [[Chidi Edeh]] (6)
| first entry        = [[1985–86 Asian Club Championship|1985–86]]
| last entry        = [[2015 AFC Cup|2015]]
| asean cup          = {{Collapsible list
|title=1
|1=[[2003 ASEAN Club Championship|2003]]}}
| afc cup            =
}}
[[East Bengal Football Club]] is an Indian [[association football]] club based in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], which competes in 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 Coochbehar 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.<ref name="RiseofEastBengal">{{cite web|url=http://eastbengalfootballclub.com/legacy.php|title=THE RISE OF EAST BENGAL CLUB|work=East Bengal Football Club|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818124203/http://eastbengalfootballclub.com/legacy.php|archive-date=18 August 2012|access-date=10 August 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref name="RiseofEastBengal"/>
 
East Bengal joined the [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]] since its inception in 1996<ref name="NFL9697">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india97.html|title=India 1996/97|work=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611104712/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india97.html#nfl1|archive-date=11 June 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> and is the only club to play all seasons till date, even after its name change to [[I-League]] in 2007.<ref name="stats">{{cite web|url=http://eastbengalclub.co.in/nfl-ileague-stat.html|title=East Bengal's performance in NFL / I League|work=East Bengal Club|accessdate=2 November 2019|archive-date=7 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107193232/http://eastbengalclub.co.in/nfl-ileague-stat.html|url-status=live}}</ref> East Bengal have won the [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]] thrice: 2000–01, 2002–03 and 2003–04 and became runners up 7 times, the most number of times by any Indian football club. Among other trophies, East Bengal have won the [[Calcutta Football League]] 39 times, [[IFA Shield]] 28 times, [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] 8 times and the [[Durand Cup]] 16 times.<ref name=trophylist>{{Cite web|url=http://eastbengalclub.co.in/trophyroom.html|title=East Bengal Club - Trophy Room|website=eastbengalclub.co.in|access-date=29 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114010717/http://eastbengalclub.co.in/trophyroom.html|archive-date=14 November 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
Apart from domestic success, East Bengal club has been extremely successful among Indian football clubs in the international arena, having won four trophies on foreign soil including the famous [[ASEAN Club Championship]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ritabrata|last=Banerjee|date=30 September 2020|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/lists/10-things-about-east-bengal-isl-clubs-must-know/chfah8z3ndrh10hnu8caln1md#94svgfsrrko1hr3gk4ehwk1b|title=10 things about East Bengal which every ISL club must know|work=Goal|accessdate=6 July 2021|archive-date=1 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701133820/https://www.goal.com/en-in/lists/10-things-about-east-bengal-isl-clubs-must-know/chfah8z3ndrh10hnu8caln1md#94svgfsrrko1hr3gk4ehwk1b|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=cocacolacup>{{cite web|first=Sabyasachi|last=Chakraborty|date=29 May 2020|url=https://www.badgeb.com/throwback-when-east-bengal-fc-became-the-champions-of-central-asia/|title=THROWBACK: When East Bengal FC became the Champions of Central Asia!|work=BADGEB|accessdate=6 Jul 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023055529/https://www.badgeb.com/throwback-when-east-bengal-fc-became-the-champions-of-central-asia/|archive-date=23 October 2020}}</ref>
 
==Major appearances==
{| class="wikitable"
! Competition
! No. of Appearances
! Seasons
! Best Result
|-
| [[AFC Champions League|Asian Club Championship]] {{efn|Known as [[AFC Champions League]] from 2003}}
| 2
| [[1985–86 Asian Club Championship|1985–86]], [[1998–99 Asian Club Championship|1998–99]]
| Group stages
|-
| [[Asian Cup Winners' Cup]]
| 5
| [[1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1991–92]], [[1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1993–94]], [[1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1994–95]], [[1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1995]], [[1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1997–98]]
| Quarter Finals ([[1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1991–92]])
|-
| [[ASEAN Club Championship]]
| 1
| [[2003 ASEAN Club Championship|2003]]
| '''Champions'''
|-
| [[AFC Cup]]
| 8
| [[2004 AFC Cup|2004]], [[2005 AFC Cup|2005]], [[2008 AFC Cup|2008]], [[2010 AFC Cup|2010]], [[2011 AFC Cup|2011]], [[2012 AFC Cup|2012]], [[2013 AFC Cup|2013]], [[2015 AFC Cup|2015]]
| Semi Finals ([[2013 AFC Cup|2013]])
|}
 
{{notelist}}
 
==Participation record==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|+ [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] Tournaments<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eastbengalclub.co.in/afccompetitions-stat.html|title=East Bengal - Performance in AFC Tournaments|work=East Bengal Club|access-date=3 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522213551/http://eastbengalclub.co.in/afccompetitions-stat.html|archive-date=22 May 2019}}</ref>
! Season
! Competition
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="2"|1985-86
| [[1985–86 Asian Club Championship|Coca-Cola Cup (Central Asia)]]
| style="background:gold" |Champions
| <ref name=cocacolacup/>
|-
| [[1985–86 Asian Club Championship|Asian Club Championship]]
| Group stages
| <ref name=acc85>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup86.html|title=Champions' Cup 1985/86|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=1 July 2021|archive-date=7 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007003106/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup86.html#cc|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1991-92
| [[1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|Asian Cup Winners' Cup]]
| Quarter Finals
| <ref name=acw91>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup92.html|title=Cup Winners' Cup 1991/92|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=1 July 2021|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304233851/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup92.html#cwc|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1993-94
| [[1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|Asian Cup Winners' Cup]]
| Second Round
| <ref name=acw93>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup94.html|title=Cup Winners' Cup 1993/94|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=1 July 2021|archive-date=30 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530201112/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup94.html#cwc|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1994-95
| [[1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|Asian Cup Winners' Cup]]
| First Round
| <ref name=acw94>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup95.html|title=Cup Winners' Cup 1994/95|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=1 July 2021|archive-date=6 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706182054/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup95.html#cwc|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1995-96
| [[1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|Asian Cup Winners' Cup]]
| Second Round
| <ref name=acw95>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup96.html|title=Cup Winners' Cup 1995/96|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=1 July 2021|archive-date=11 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711033610/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup96.html#cwc|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1997-98
| [[1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|Asian Cup Winners' Cup]]
| Second Round
| <ref name=acw97>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup98.html|title=Cup Winners' Cup 1997/98|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=1 July 2021|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212553/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup98.html#cwc|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1998-99
| [[1998–99 Asian Club Championship|Asian Club Championship]]
| First Round
| <ref name=acc98>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup99.html|title=Champions' Cup 1998/99|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=1 July 2021|archive-date=8 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208154739/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup99.html#cc|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2003-04
| [[2004 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| Quarter Finals
| <ref name=afc04>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup04.html|title=AFC Cup 2004|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=1 July 2021|archive-date=25 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225122521/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup04.html#afc|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2004-05
| [[2005 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| Group stage
| <ref name=afc05>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup05.html|title=AFC Cup 2005|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=1 July 2021|archive-date=26 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926162025/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup05.html#afc|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2007-08
| [[2008 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| Group stage
| <ref name=afc08>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup08.html|title=AFC Cup 2008|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=1 July 2021|archive-date=23 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523192041/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup08.html#afc|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2009-10
| [[2010 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| Group stage
| <ref name=afc10>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup2010.html|title=AFC Cup 2010|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=1 July 2021|archive-date=21 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130321080755/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup2010.html#afc|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2010-11
| [[2011 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| Group stage
| <ref name=afc11>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup2011.html|title=AFC Cup 2011|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=1 July 2021|archive-date=11 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811013743/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup2011.html#afc|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2011-12
| [[2012 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| Group stage
| <ref name=afc12>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup2012.html|title=AFC Cup 2012|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=1 July 2021|archive-date=6 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306060926/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup2012.html#afc|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2012-13
| [[2013 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| style="background:#c96" | Semi Finals
| <ref name=afc13>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup2013.html|title=AFC Cup 2013|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=1 July 2021|archive-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222152154/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup2013.html#afc|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2014-15
| [[2015 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| Group stage
| <ref name=afc15>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup2015.html|title=AFC Cup 2015|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=1 July 2021|archive-date=21 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821094647/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup2015.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|+ Invitational Tournaments<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eastbengalclub.co.in/international-stat.html|title=East Bengal - Performance in International Tournaments|work=East Bengal Club|access-date=3 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523175412/http://eastbengalclub.co.in/international-stat.html|archive-date=23 May 2019}}</ref>
! Season
! Country
! Competition
! Result
|-
| 1953-54
| align="left"| {{flagicon|Romania}} Romania
| 1953 [[4th World Festival of Youth and Students|World Youth Festival]]
| Fourth Place
|-
| 1991-92
| align="left"| {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} Bangladesh
| 1991 BTC Club Cup
| Semi Finals
|-
| 1993-94
| align="left"| {{flagicon|Nepal}} Nepal
| 1993 Wai Wai Cup
| style="background:gold" |Champions
|-
| 1996-97
| align="left"| {{flagicon|Nepal}} Nepal
| 1996 [[ANFA Cup|Coca-Cola Cup]]
| Semi Finals
|-
| 1996-97
| align="left"| {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} Bangladesh
| 1996 [[Bangabandhu Cup]]<ref name="BC97">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bangabandhu97.html|title=Bangabandhu Cup 1996/97|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=3 December 2020|archive-date=21 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221161704/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/bangabandhu97.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Group stages
|-
| 2003-04
| align="left"| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia
| [[2003 ASEAN Club Championship]]
| style="background:gold | Champions
|-
| 2004-05
| align="left"| {{flagicon|England}} England
| 2004 Pepsi Max Challenge Cup
| Fourth Place
|-
| 2004-05
| align="left"| {{flagicon|Nepal}} Nepal
| 2004 San Miguel International Cup
| style="background:gold" |Champions
|-
| 2011-12
| align="left"| {{flagicon|Vietnam}} Vietnam
| [[BTV Cup|2011 BTV Becamex IDC Cup]]
| Group stages
|-
| 2015-16
| align="left"| {{flagicon|BGD}} Bangladesh
| [[2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup]]
| style="background:silver" | Runner's Up
|-
|}
{{col-end}}
 
==Statistics==
{{details|List of East Bengal F.C. wins against Foreign teams}}
 
===Overall Record in Continental Competitions===
{{Fb overview
|c=3
|c1=[[Asian Club Championship]] |fm1=2 August 1985 |lm1=3 October 1998
|w1=5|l1=3|d1=1|f1=21|a1=10   
|c2=[[Asian Cup Winners' Cup]] |fm2=1 September 1991 |lm2=8 November 1997
|w2=7|l2=10|d2=1|f2=31|a2=33
|c3=[[AFC Cup]] |fm3=10 February 2004 |lm3=12 May 2015
|w3=15|l3=28|d3=12|f3=71|a3=104
|u=10 September 2022
}}
 
===Top scorers===
 
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"
|-
! Rank
! Pos.
! Nat.
! Name
! [[AFC Champions League|Asian Club Championship]]
! width="10%"|[[Asian Cup Winners' Cup|Asian CWC]]
! width="10%"|[[AFC Cup]]
! width="10%"|[[ASEAN Club Championship|ASEAN Cup]]
! width="15%"|Total
|-
! 1
| FW
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| [[Bhaichung Bhutia]]
| |-||8||3||9
!'''20'''
|-
! 2
| FW
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| Debasish Roy
| |8||-||-||-
!'''8'''
|-
! rowspan="2"|3
| FW
| {{flagicon|BRA}}
| [[Cristiano Júnior]]
| |-||-||6||-
! rowspan="2"|'''6'''
|-
| FW
| {{flagicon|NGR}}
| [[Chidi Edeh]]
| |-||-||6||-
|-
! rowspan="4"|5
| FW
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| [[Biswajit Bhattacharya]]
| |5||-||-||-
! rowspan="4"|'''5'''
|-
| MF
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| [[Carlton Chapman]]
| |-||5||-||-
|-
| FW
| {{flagicon|AUS}}
| [[Tolgay Özbey]]
| |-||-||5||-
|-
| FW
| {{flagicon|NGR}}
| [[Mike Okoro]]
| |-||-||4||1
|-
! rowspan="4"|9
| FW
| {{flagicon|BRA}}
| [[Edmilson Marques Pardal]]
| |-||-||4||-
! rowspan="4"|'''4'''
|-
| MF
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| [[Lalrindika Ralte]]
| |-||-||4||-
|-
| MF
| {{flagicon|NGR}}
| [[Penn Orji]]
| |-||-||4||-
|-
| FW
| {{flagicon|NGR}}
| [[Ranti Martins]]
| |-||-||4||-
|-
|colspan="3"|
!''Own Goals''
| |-||-||2||
!'''2'''
|}
{{notelist-ua}}
 
===Hat tricks===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
! Date
! Name
! Opponent
! Competition
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| 2 August 1985
| {{flagicon|India}} [[Biswajit Bhattacharya]]<sup>4</sup>
| {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[New Road Team]]
| [[1985–86 Asian Club Championship]]
| 7-0
| <ref name=cocacolacup/>
|-
| 10 August 1985
| {{flagicon|India}} Debasish Roy
| {{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Club Valencia]]
| [[1985–86 Asian Club Championship]]
| 9-0
| <ref name=cocacolacup/>
|-
| 1 October 1993
| {{flagicon|India}} [[Carlton Chapman]]
| {{flagicon|Iraq}} [[Al-Zawra'a SC]]
| [[1993-94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup]]
| 6-2
| <ref>{{cite web|first=Dhiman|last=Sarkar|date=12 Oct 2020|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/east-bengal-chap-whose-hattrick-stunned-al-zawra-a-and-hand-held-bhutia-dead/story-jvfot8bUaQdvQogToLJuTP.html|title=East Bengal 'Chap' whose hattrick stunned Al Zawra'a and hand-held Bhutia, dead|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=5 Jul 2021|archive-date=18 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618022136/https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/east-bengal-chap-whose-hattrick-stunned-al-zawra-a-and-hand-held-bhutia-dead/story-jvfot8bUaQdvQogToLJuTP.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 16 July 2003
| {{flagicon|India}} [[Bhaichung Bhutia]]<sup>6</sup>
| {{flagicon|Philippines}} [[Philippine Army FC]]
| [[2003 ASEAN Club Championship]]
| 6-0
| <ref name=aseanscroll>{{cite web|first=Nicolai|last=Nayak|date=26 Jul 2020|url=https://scroll.in/field/968097/making-a-mark-in-asia-east-bengals-2003-asean-cup-win-a-defining-moment-for-indian-club-football|title=Making a mark in Asia: East Bengal's 2003 Asean Cup win – a defining moment for Indian club football|work=Scroll|accessdate=2 Jul 2021|archive-date=4 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304005929/https://scroll.in/field/968097/making-a-mark-in-asia-east-bengals-2003-asean-cup-win-a-defining-moment-for-indian-club-football|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 25 May 2005
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Ernest Jeremiah Chukwuma|Ernest Jeremiah]]
| {{flagicon|Turkmenistan}} [[Nebitçi Balkanabat]]
| [[2005 AFC Cup]]
| 3-2
| <ref name=jeremiahhattrick>{{cite web|author=Staff Reporter|date=26 May 2005|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/east-bengal-come-back-in-a-blitz-afc-cup-heat-and-humidity-lay-turkmenistani-visitors-low/cid/1053707|title=East Bengal come back in a blitz - AFC CUP - Heat and humidity lay Turkmenistani visitors low|work=The Telegraph|access-date=5 Jul 2021|archive-date=4 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704214632/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/east-bengal-come-back-in-a-blitz-afc-cup-heat-and-humidity-lay-turkmenistani-visitors-low/cid/1053707|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 15 May 2013
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Chidi Edeh]]
| {{flagicon|Myanmar}} [[Yangon United F.C.|Yangon United]]
| [[2013 AFC Cup]]
| 5-1
| <ref>{{cite web|author=PTI|date=15 May 2013|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/edeh-chidi-hat-trick-takes-eb-to-afc-cup-quarterfinal/articleshow/20071566.cms|title=Edeh Chidi hat-trick takes EB to AFC Cup quarterfinal|work=The Times of India|accessdate=6 Jul 2021|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711080858/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/edeh-chidi-hat-trick-takes-eb-to-afc-cup-quarterfinal/articleshow/20071566.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|}
<small><sup>4</sup> Scored 4 Goals<br>
<sup>6</sup> Scored 6 Goals</small>
 
==Asian Club Championship==
{{Main|AFC Champions League}}
 
The [[AFC Champions League]] is an annual continental club football competition organised by the [[Asian Football Confederation]]. Introduced in 1967 as the Asian Club Championship, the competition rebranded and took on its current name in 2002 as a result of the merger between the Asian Club Championship, the Asian Cup Winners' Cup and the Asian Super Cup. East Bengal took part in the competition twice (1985–86 and 1998–99), failing to go past the group stage/first round both times.<ref name=afcresults/>
 
===1985–86 Asian Club Championship===
{{Main|1985–86 Asian Club Championship}}
 
====1985 Coca-Cola Cup====
{{:1985–86 Asian Club Championship|transcludesection=Central Asia|showteam=EAB}}
*{{flag|Afghanistan|1980}} and {{flag|Iran}} champions withdrew.
 
[[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] qualified for the [[1985–86 Asian Club Championship]] after winning the 1985 [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]].<ref name=fedwins>{{cite web|first=Novy|last=Kapadia|date=7 October 2012|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/east-bengals-federation-cup-successes|title=East Bengal's Federation Cup successes|work=Sportskeeda|accessdate=29 June 2021|archive-date=27 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627184705/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/east-bengals-federation-cup-successes|url-status=live}}</ref> The Red and Gold brigade became the first Indian "club" to qualify for the [[Asian Club Championship]].<ref name=afcresults>{{cite web|first=Soham|last=Mukherjee|date=1 April 2020|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-clubs-in-afc-champions-league-afc-cup/3dj1qowtkdxc1pzji71c49vnz|title=How have Indian clubs fared in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup?|work=Goal|accessdate=1 July 2021|archive-date=15 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415045019/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-clubs-in-afc-champions-league-afc-cup/3dj1qowtkdxc1pzji71c49vnz|url-status=live}}</ref> The format of the tournament was different with different zonal tournaments that were held and the winners of these zonal tournaments would progress into the main finals to be held in [[Jedah]], [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref name=cocacolacup/> East Bengal was part of the Central Asia Zone, and the tournament was named '''Coca-Cola Cup'''.<ref name=cocacolacup/> They were to face the champions of [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Iran]] and [[Maldives]] however, the two teams from Iran and Afghanistan withdrew their names.<ref name=cocacolacup/> The team traveled to [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] where the tournament was hosted and in the first game defeated the champions of Nepal, [[New Road Team]] by 7&ndash;0 to start their campaign, with forward [[Biswajit Bhattacharya]] scoring four goals in the game.<ref name=cocacolacup/> In the second match against the favourites [[Abahani Krira Chakra]] from Bangladesh, East Bengal managed a 1&ndash;0 victory courtesy of a solitary strike from forward Debasish Roy.<ref name=cocacolacup/> The next three games, East Bengal won with ease, including a 9&ndash;0 victory over Maldivian champions [[Club Valencia]], with Debasish Roy scoring a hattrick, and thus recording the biggest margin of victory by an Indian team over any foreign opponents till date.<ref name=afcresults/> East Bengal became the champion of the tournament winning all the games, without conceding a single goal.<ref name=cocacolacup/> Defender [[Tarun Dey]] was awarded the Man of the Tournament award while forward Debasish Roy ended as the second top scorer with 7 goals.<ref name=cocacolacup/>
 
=====Matches=====
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{football box collapsible
|team1 = East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score = 7–0
|team2 = {{flagicon|NEP}} [[New Road Team]]
|goals1 = [[Biswajit Bhattacharya]] {{goal|}}{{goal|}}{{goal|}}{{goal|}}<br>Debasish Roy {{goal|}}{{goal|}}<br> Birbhadra Pradhan {{goal|}}{{own goal}}
|goals2 =
|date = 2 August 1985
|location = [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
|stadium = [[Sugathadasa Stadium]]
|round = 1
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|team1 = East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Abahani Krira Chakra]]
|goals1 = Debasish Roy {{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|date = 5 August 1985
|location = [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
|stadium = [[Sugathadasa Stadium]]
|round = 2
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|team1 = East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{flagicon|PAK}} [[PIA FC|PIA]]
|goals1 = [[Biswajit Bhattacharya]] {{goal|}}<br>Debasish Roy {{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|date = 7 August 1985
|location = [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
|stadium = [[Sugathadasa Stadium]]
|round = 3
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|team1 = East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score = 9–0
|team2 = {{flagicon|MDV}} [[Club Valencia]]
|goals1 = Debasish Roy {{goal|}}{{goal|}}{{goal|}}<br>[[Jamshid Nassiri]] {{goal|}}{{goal|}}<br>Monojit Das{{goal|}}{{goal|}}<br>Debasish Mishra {{goal|}}<br>Samar Choudhury {{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|date = 10 August 1985
|location = [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
|stadium = [[Sugathadasa Stadium]]
|round = 4
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|team1 = East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Saunders SC|Saunders]]
|goals1 = [[Jamshid Nassiri]] {{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|date = 14 August 1985
|location = [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
|stadium = [[Sugathadasa Stadium]]
|round = 5
|result  = W
}}
 
====1985–86 Asian Club Championship====
East Bengal qualified for the main round of the [[1985–86 Asian Club Championship]] by winning the Coca-Cola Cup in Sri Lanka<ref name=cocacolacup/> and was allotted into the Group A, along with [[Al-Ahli (Jeddah)|Al-Ahli]] of [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian]] of [[Indonesia]]. Assistant coach [[Shyam Thapa]] took charge of the team after [[P. K. Banerjee]] had resigned from his position after the Coca-Cola Cup victory as he took over the India national team.<ref name=cocacolacup/> In the opening match, on 19 January 1986, East Bengal faced the Saudi and West Asia champions Al-Ahli and even managed to score first with Debasish Roy scoring in the 33rd minute but the Saudi team came back strong with two goals from Khaled Abu Rass as they lost 2&ndash;1.<ref name=cocacolacup/><ref name=acc85/> In the second game on 21 January 1986, East Bengal faced another defeat against Indonesian and ASEAN champions Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian as they went down 2&ndash;0 and were eliminated from the tournament.<ref name=cocacolacup/><ref name=acc85/>
 
====Group stage====
{{main|1985–86 Asian Club Championship#Group A}}
[[East Bengal FC]] was drawn in Group A along with [[Al-Ahli (Jeddah)|Al-Ahli]] of [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian]] of [[Indonesia]].
{{:1985–86 Asian Club Championship|transcludesection=Group A|showteam=EAB}}
 
=====Matches=====
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{football box collapsible
|round  = 1
|team1  = [[Al-Ahli Saudi FC|Al-Ahli]] {{flagicon|KSA}}
|score  = 2–1
|team2  = {{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1  = Khaled Abu Rass {{goal|38||88}}
|goals2  = Debashish Roy {{goal|33}}
|date    = {{Start date|1986|1|19|df=y}}
|location = [[Jeddah]], [[Saudi Arabia]]
|stadium = [[Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium|Prince Abdullah Stadium]]
|result  = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 2
|team1 = East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score = 0–2
|team2 = {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Bambang Nurdiansyah {{goal|65}}<br>Saud Lumban Tobing {{goal|74}}
|date  = {{Start date|1986|1|21|df=y}}
|location = [[Jeddah]], [[Saudi Arabia]]
|stadium = [[Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium|Prince Abdullah Stadium]]
|result = L
}}
 
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===1998–99 Asian Club Championship===
{{Main|1998–99 Asian Club Championship}}
 
[[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] took part in the [[1998–99 Asian Club Championship]] after finishing runners-up of the [[1997-98 National Football League (India)|1997–98 National Football League]] and was drawn against Chinese giants [[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Wanda FC]] in the first round.<ref name=acc98/> On 19 September 1998, East Bengal travelled to [[Dalian]], [[China]] for the first leg of the tie and suffered a 6&ndash;0 loss, their heaviest defeat in continental competitions to this date.<ref name=afcresults/> China national team forward [[Wang Tao (footballer, born 1970)|Wang Tao]] scored a hat-trick for the Chinese side.<ref name=acc98/> In the return leg on 3 October 1998, East Bengal managed to hold on to a 0&ndash;0 draw at the [[Kanchenjunga Stadium]] in [[Siliguri]] and were eliminated from the competition.<ref name=acc98/><ref name=afcresults/>
 
==== Matches ====
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{football box collapsible
|round  = First Round
|team1  = [[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Wanda]] {{flagicon|CHN}}
|score  = 6–0
|team2  = {{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1  = [[Wang Tao (footballer, born 1970)|Wang Tao]] {{goal|}}{{goal|}}{{goal|}}<br />[[Hans Eklund]] {{goal|}}{{goal|}}<br />[[Hao Haidong]] {{goal|}}
|date    = {{Start date|1998|9|19|df=y}}
|location= [[Dalian]], [[China]]
|stadium = [[Jinzhou Stadium]]
|result  = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round  = First Round
|team1          = East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score          = 0–0
|aggregatescore = 0–6
|team2          = {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Wanda]]
|date          = {{Start date|1998|10|3|df=y}}
|location      = [[Siliguri]], [[India]]
|stadium        = [[Kanchenjunga Stadium]]
|result        = D
}}
 
==Asian Cup Winners' Cup==
{{Main|Asian Cup Winners' Cup}}
 
The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition run by the [[Asian Football Confederation]]. The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC. In India, the winners of the [[Durand Cup]] used to participate in the tournament. East Bengal took part in the [[Asian Cup Winners' Cup]] five times, reaching the quarter-finals in their maiden appearance in 1991–92.<ref name=afcresults/>
 
=== 1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup ===
{{Main|1991-92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup}}
 
East Bengal qualified for the [[1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup]] by winning the 1991 [[Durand Cup]]. The 1991 season also saw East Bengal, under the coaching of [[Syed Nayeemuddin]], win the [[Calcutta Premier Division|Calcutta Football League]] without even conceding a single goal throughout the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/local/csd1991.html|title=IFA-Calcutta Super Division 1991|work=Indian Football|access-date=10 December 2020|archive-date=14 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070414160335/http://www.indianfootball.de/local/csd1991.html|url-status=live}}</ref> East Bengal was drawn against [[Abahani Limited Dhaka|Abhani Krira Chakra]] of [[Bangladesh]] in the first round of the tournament. In the first-leg, away at the Bangabandhu Stadium, East Bengal drew goalless against a resolute Abahani side. In the return leg at the [[Salt Lake Stadium]], East Bengal managed to grab a 1&ndash;0 victory with [[Bikash Panji]] scoring the solitary winner for the Red and Gold brigade as they reached the Quarter-finals where they faced [[Yokohama F. Marinos|Nissan FC]] of [[Japan]], who would eventually go on to become the Champions of the tournament. In the first-leg, playing home at the Salt Lake Stadium, East Bengal was beaten 1&ndash;3 by the [[1991 Emperor's Cup]] champions and in the return leg, East Bengal lost 4&ndash;0 and was eliminated from the tournament.<ref name=acw91/>
 
====Matches====
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{football box collapsible
|round  = First Round
|team1  = [[Abahani Limited Dhaka|Abhani Krira Chakra]] {{flagicon|Bangladesh}}
|score  = 0–0
|team2  = {{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|date    = 1 September 1991
|location= [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]
|stadium = [[Bangabandhu National Stadium]]
|result  = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round          = First Round
|team1          = East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score          = 1–0
|aggregatescore = 1–0
|team2          = {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Abahani Limited Dhaka|Abhani Krira Chakra]]
|goals1        = [[Bikash Panji]] {{goal|}}
|goals2        =
|date          = 8 September 1991
|location      = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
|stadium        = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|result        = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round  = Quarter-Final
|team1  = East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score  = 1–3
|team2  = {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yokohama F. Marinos|Nissan]]
|date    = 1 November 1991
|goals1  = Peter Maguire {{goal|}}
|goals2  = [[Rikizo Matsuhashi|Matsuhashi]] {{goal|}}{{goal|}}<br>[[Keiichi Zaizen|Zaizen]] {{goal|}}
|location      = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
|stadium        = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|result  = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round          = Quarter-Final
|team1          = [[Yokohama F. Marinos|Nissan]] {{flagicon|JPN}}
|score          = 4–0
|aggregatescore = 7–1
|team2          = {{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|date          = 8 November 1991
|goals1        = [[Rikizo Matsuhashi|Matsuhashi]] {{goal|}}{{goal|}}<br>[[Takuya Jinno|Jinno]] {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
|goals2        =
|location      = [[Yokohama]], [[Japan]]
|stadium        = [[NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium|Mitsuzawa Football Stadium]]
|result        = L
}}
 
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=== 1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup ===
{{Main|1993-94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup}}
 
East Bengal qualified for the [[1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup]] by winning the 1993 [[Durand Cup]]. East Bengal was drawn with [[Al-Zawra'a SC|Al-Zawra]] of [[Iraq]], the [[1992–93 Iraq FA Cup]] champions in the first round of the tournament. Due to the ongoing war situation in Iraq, both the legs were held in India, the first leg at the [[Salt Lake Stadium]] while the second leg was held at the [[Kanchenjunga Stadium]] in [[Siliguri]], which was a home game for the Iraq side.<ref name=alzawra>{{cite web|first=Sabyasachi|last=Chakraborty|date=20 Jun 2020|url=http://www.badgebfansclub.in/throwback-when-east-bengal-fc-thumped-six-past-the-iraqi-champions/|title=THROWBACK: When East Bengal FC thumped SIX past the Iraqi champions!|work=BADGEB|accessdate=24 Sep 2021|archive-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924102646/http://www.badgebfansclub.in/throwback-when-east-bengal-fc-thumped-six-past-the-iraqi-champions/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the first leg, East Bengal shocked the Iraqi champions and defeated them 6&ndash;2 with [[Carlton Chapman]] scoring a hat-trick and Sisir Ghosh, Aqueel Ansari and Kumaresh Bhawal scoring one each for East Bengal.<ref>{{cite web|first=Dhiman|last=Sarkar|date=12 Oct 2020|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/east-bengal-chap-whose-hattrick-stunned-al-zawra-a-and-hand-held-bhutia-dead/story-jvfot8bUaQdvQogToLJuTP.html|title=East Bengal 'Chap' whose hattrick stunned Al Zawra'a and hand-held Bhutia, dead|work=The Hindustan Times|accessdate=24 Sep 2021|archive-date=18 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618022136/https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/east-bengal-chap-whose-hattrick-stunned-al-zawra-a-and-hand-held-bhutia-dead/story-jvfot8bUaQdvQogToLJuTP.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Mudhir Khalef Muhsim and Sahib Abbas Hassan scored two for the Iraqi champions. In the return leg, however, Al-Zawra came back strong with a 2&ndash;0 win at Siliguri with goals from Sahib Abbas Hassan and Ziad Tariq Aziz, but East Bengal progressed into the second round with a 6&ndash;4 aggregate score.<ref name=alzawra/> In the second round, East Bengal faced [[South China AA|South China]] of [[Hong Kong]]. East Bengal lost the first leg at home 1&ndash;0 and suffered a 4&ndash;1 defeat away in Hong Kong as they were eliminated from the tournament.<ref name=acw93/>
 
====Matches====
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
 
{{football box collapsible
|round  = First Round
|team1  = East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score  = 6–2
|team2  = {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Al-Zawra'a SC|Al-Zawra]]
|date    = 6 October 1993
|goals1  = [[Carlton Chapman|Chapman]] {{goal|?||?||?}}<br>[[Sisir Ghosh|Ghosh]] {{goal|?}}<br>[[Aqueel Ansari|Ansari]] {{goal|?}}<br>[[Kumaresh Bhawal|Bhawal]] {{goal|?}}
|goals2  = [[Mudhir Khalaf Muhsim|Khalaf]] {{goal|?}}<br>[[Sahib Abbas|Abbas]] {{goal|?}}
|location= [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
|stadium = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round          = First Round
|team1          = [[Al-Zawra'a SC|Al-Zawra]] {{flagicon|IRQ}}
|score          = 2–0
|aggregatescore = 4–6
|team2          = {{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|date          = 8 October 1993
|goals1        = [[Sahib Abbas|Abbas]] {{goal|?}}<br>[[Ziyad Tariq|Tariq]] {{goal|?}}
|goals2        =
|location      = [[Siliguri]], [[India]]
|stadium        = [[Kanchenjunga Stadium]]
|result        = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round  = Second Round
|team1  = East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score  = 0–1
|team2  = {{flagicon|HKG}} [[South China AA|South China]]
|date    = 1 November 1993
|goals1  =
|goals2  = Wai Chi Loh {{goal|?}}
|location= [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
|stadium = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|result  = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round          = Second Round
|team1          = [[South China AA|South China]] {{flagicon|HKG}}
|score          = 4–1
|aggregatescore = 5–1
|team2          = {{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|date          = 7 November 1993
|goals1        = Aau {{goal|?||?}}<br>Marco {{goal|?}}<br>Chungman {{goal|?}}
|goals2        = [[Bhaichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|?}}
|location      = [[Causeway Bay]], [[Hong Kong]]
|stadium        = [[Hong Kong Stadium]]
|result        = L
}}
 
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===1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup===
{{Main|1994-95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup}}
 
East Bengal qualified for the [[1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup]] after being runner-up of the 1994 [[Durand Cup]], as [[Mohun Bagan]] who were the champions, also won the [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] and qualified for the [[1994–95 Asian Club Championship]].<ref name=acw94/> In the preliminary round for the East Asia zone held in [[Colombo]] [[Sri Lanka]], East Bengal was drawn with [[Renown SC|Renown]] of Sri Lanka and [[Club Lagoons]] of [[Maldives]]. East Bengal won 4&ndash;0 in the opening game against Club Lagoons but lost 2&ndash;1 against the hosts Renown in their second match to finish second in the group.<ref name=acw94/> East Bengal qualified for the main tournament as the group runners and faced [[TOT S.C.|TOT]] of [[Thailand]]. In the first leg game away in [[Bangkok]], East Bengal lost 4&ndash;1 to the 1993 [[Thai FA Cup]] champions. In the return leg, however, East Bengal withdrew from the tournament as the match was not held due to a plague scare in Kolkata and no dates could be confirmed. Telecom Club advanced to the quarterfinal on the basis of their first-leg triumph.<ref name=afcresults/><ref name=acw94/>
 
====Preliminary round (East Asia)====
[[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] was drawn with [[Renown SC]] of [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Club Lagoons]] of [[Maldives]] in the preliminary round of the tournament.
{{:1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|transcludesection=East Asia|showteam=EAB}}
 
====Matches====
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
 
{{football box collapsible
|round  = Preliminary
|team1  = East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score  = 4–0
|team2  = {{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Club Lagoons]]
|date    = 4 August 1994
|goals1  = [[Carlton Chapman]] {{goal|}}{{goal|}}<br>Shishir Ghosh {{goal|}}<br>Sanjay Majhi {{goal|}}
|goals2  =
|location= [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
|stadium = [[Sugathadasa Stadium]]
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round  = Preliminary
|team1  = [[Renown SC|Renown]] {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}}
|score  = 2–1
|team2  = {{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|date    = 6 August 1994
|goals1  = Debanath {{goal|?||?}}
|goals2  = Kiron Khongsai {{goal|?}}
|location= [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
|stadium = [[Sugathadasa Stadium]]
|result  = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round  = First Round
|team1  = [[TOT S.C.|TOT]] {{flagicon|Thailand}}
|score  = 4–1
|team2  = {{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|date    = 3 September 1994
|goals1  = Ampan {{goal|?||?}}<br />Lunpet {{goal|?}}<br />Aistukaida {{goal|?|pen}}
|goals2  = [[Bhaichung Bhutia]] {{goal|}}
|location= [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]
|stadium = [[TOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana|TOT Stadium]]
|result  = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round  = First Round
|team1          = East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score          = [[walkover|(w/o)]]
|aggregatescore = 1–7
|team2          = {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[TOT S.C.|TOT]]
|date          = 16 September 1994
|goals1        =
|goals2        =
|location      = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
|stadium        = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|result        = L
}}
 
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===1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup===
{{Main|1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup}}
 
East Bengal qualified for the [[1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup]] by winning the 1995 [[Durand Cup]]. In the first round, East Bengal received a bye and progressed into the second round of the tournament where they were drawn against [[New Radiant]] of [[Maldives]].<ref name=acw95/> In the first leg, away at [[Malé]], East Bengal suffered a 3&ndash;0 defeat which became too big of a margin to overcome in the second leg, even after winning 2&ndash;0 at home, as they were eliminated from the tournament with a 2&ndash;3 aggregate score in favour of New Radiant. Biswanath Mondal and [[Bhaichung Bhutia]] had scored in the home win for East Bengal.<ref name=afcresults/><ref name=acw95/>
 
====Matches====
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
 
{{football box collapsible
|round  = Second Round
|team1  = [[New Radiant]] {{flagicon|Maldives}}
|score  = 3–0
|team2  = {{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|date    = 8 October 1995
|goals1  = ''no Information''
|goals2  =
|location= [[Malé]], [[Maldives]]
|stadium = [[National Football Stadium (Maldives)|Rasmee Dhandu Stadium]]
|result  = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round          = Second Round
|team1          = East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score          = 2–0
|aggregatescore = 2–3
|team2          = {{flagicon|Maldives}} [[New Radiant]]
|date          = 22 October 1995
|goals1        = Biswanath Mondal {{goal|}}<br>[[Bhaichung Bhutia]] {{goal|}}
|goals2        =
|location      = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
|stadium        = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|result        = W
}}
 
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===1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup===
{{Main|1997-98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup}}
 
East Bengal qualified for the [[1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup]] after winning the [[1996 Indian Federation Cup]]. [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]] were supposed to get the slot for being the runners-up of the [[1996–97 National Football League (India)|1996–97 National Football League]] but since [[JCT F.C.|JCT]], the champions, did not participate in the [[1997–98 Asian Club Championship]], Churchill Brothers got the spot and East Bengal qualified for the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.<ref name=afcresults/> In the first round, East Bengal was drawn against [[Nepal Army Club|Tribhuvan Club]] of [[Nepal]] and in the first leg at home, East Bengal recorded an 8&ndash;0 win over the side from Nepal, their second biggest win in continental football.<ref name=afcresults/> In the away game, East Bengal snatched up a 3&ndash;0 victory as they progressed into the second round with an 11&ndash;0 aggregate score. In the second round, East Bengal faced the [[1996 Emperor's Cup]] champions [[Tokyo Verdy|Verdy Kawasaki]] of [[Japan]]. In the first leg, away at [[Naraha, Fukushima]], East Bengal suffered a 5&ndash;2 defeat against the [[J League]] side, however, in the return leg, at Kolkata, East Bengal surprised the Japanese team with a famous 1&ndash;0 win courtesy of a solitary strike from Kenyan defender [[Sammy Omollo]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Saibal|last=Bose|date=9 Nov 1997|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/east-bengal-stun-japanese/lite/|title=East Bengal stun Japanese|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=24 Sep 2021|archive-date=27 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927210642/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/east-bengal-stun-japanese/lite/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Naushad Moosa]] also missed a penalty for East Bengal and they were eliminated with a 5&ndash;3 aggregate score for Verdy Kawasaki.<ref name=acw97/>
 
====Matches====
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
 
{{football box collapsible
|round  = First Round
|team1  = East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score  = 8–0
|team2  = {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Nepal Army Club|Tribhuvan Club]]
|date    = 15 August 1997
|goals1  = [[Bhaichung Bhutia]] {{goal|?||?|}}<br />Somatai Shaiza {{goal|?}}<br />[[Naushad Moosa]] {{goal|?}}<br />Marcelo Garcia {{goal|?}}<br />Nazimul Haq {{goal|?}}<br />Falguni Dutta {{goal|?}}<br />A Sarvanan {{goal|?}}
|goals2  =
|location= [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
|stadium = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round          = First Round
|team1          = [[Nepal Army Club|Tribhuvan Club]] {{flagicon|Nepal}}
|score          = 0–3
|aggregatescore = 0–11
|team2          = {{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|date          = 15 September 1997
|goals1        =
|goals2        = [[Bhaichung Bhutia]] {{goal|?}}<br />Marcelo Garcia {{goal|?}}<br /> [[Sammy Omollo]] {{goal|?}}
|location      = [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]]
|stadium        = [[Dasarath Rangasala Stadium]]
|result        = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = Second Round
|team1      = [[Tokyo Verdy|Verdy Kawasaki]] {{flagicon|JPN}}
|score      = 5–2
|team2      = {{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|date      = 15 October 1997
|goals1    = [[Tomo Sugawara|Sugawara]] {{goal|?|}}<br/>[[Alcindo Sartori|Alcindo]] {{goal|?||?||?|}}<br/>[[Yasutoshi Miura|Y. Miura]] {{goal|?|}}
|goals2    = [[Bhaichung Bhutia]] {{goal|?||?|}}
|location  = [[Naraha, Fukushima]], [[Japan]]
|stadium    = [[J-Village Stadium]]
|attendance = 2,136
|referee    =
|result    = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round          = Second Round
|team1          = East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score          = 1–0
|report        = https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/east-bengal-stun-japanese/lite/
|aggregatescore = 3–5
|team2          = {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tokyo Verdy|Verdy Kawasaki]]
|date          = 8 November 1997
|goals1        = [[Naushad Moosa]] {{penmiss}} {{small|41'}}<br />[[Sammy Omollo]] {{goal|61}}
|goals2        =
|location      = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
|stadium        = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|attendance    = 30,000
|result        = W
}}
 
==AFC Cup==
{{Main|AFC Cup}}
 
The [[AFC Cup]] is an annual continental club football competition organised by the [[Asian Football Confederation]], started in 2004. The competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying slots in the top-tier [[AFC Champions League]], based on the [[AFC Club Competitions Ranking]]. In India, the winners of the [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] and the [[I-League]] received direct entries into the tournament. Since the Federation Cup was abolished in 2017, the slot was given to the play-off winners of the [[Indian Super League]]. East Bengal has participated eight times in the tournament, reaching the knockout stages twice including a semi-final appearance in [[2013 AFC Cup|2013]].<ref name=afcresults/>
 
===2004 AFC Cup===
{{Main|2004 AFC Cup}}
 
East Bengal qualified for the [[2004 AFC Cup]] after winning the [[2002-03 National Football League (India)|2002–03 National Football League]] and was placed in Group E alongside [[Geylang United FC|Geylang United]] of Singapore, [[Negeri Sembilan FA|Negeri Sembilan]] of Malaysia and [[VB Sports Club|Island]] of Maldives. East Bengal began their campaign on a terrific note as they won all of their first four matches in the group stages and confirmed their place in the quarter-finals. They set a record of winning eight consecutive matches against foreign opposition, the most by any Indian team, bettering their own record of five wins, back in the [[1985-86 Asian Club Championship|Coca-Cola Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/feb/25eb1.htm|title=East Bengal sets new record|work=Rediff.com|access-date=27 October 2019|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116215725/https://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/feb/25eb1.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> East Bengal also thus became the first Indian team to qualify for [[AFC Cup]] knockout stages,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/East-Bengal-in-quarterfinals/articleshow/661158.cms|title=East Bengal in quarterfinals|work=The Times of India|date=6 May 2004 |access-date=27 October 2019|archive-date=4 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104121040/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/East-Bengal-in-quarterfinals/articleshow/661158.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> where they faced the eventual finalist [[Al-Jaish (Syria)|Al-Jaish]] of Syria. In the first leg at home, East Bengal held the Syrian champions to a goalless draw,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/sep/15foot1.htm|title=East Bengal, Al Jaish draw goalless|work=Rediff.com|access-date=27 October 2019|archive-date=27 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027135922/https://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/sep/15foot1.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> however, the Syrian team won 3&ndash;0 at home and East Bengal were eliminated from the tournament.<ref name=afc04/>
 
====Group stage====
{{main|2004 AFC Cup#Group E}}
{{:2004 AFC Cup|transcludesection=Group E|showteam=EAB}}
 
=====Matches=====
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
 
{{football box collapsible
| round = Group stage
| date = 10 February 2004
| team1 = [[Geylang United FC|Geylang United]] {{flagicon|Singapore}}
| score = 2–3
| team2 = {{flagicon|India}} East Bengal
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929182916/http://www.afc-link.com/cgi-perl/topdf.pl?filename=http%3A//www.afc-link.com/UI/MatchSummary/index2.php%3FGameID%3D1823 (Report)]
| goals1 = Mohd Hafiz Rahim {{goal|40}}<br>Jeykanth Jeyapal {{goal|90}}
| goals2 = [[Cristiano Junior]] {{goal|45||76}}<br>Bijen Singh {{goal|83}}
| location = [[Kowloon]], [[Hong Kong]]
| stadium = [[Mong Kok Stadium]]
| attendance = 369
| referee = K Matsumura
| result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
| round = Group stage
| date = 25 February 2004
| team1 = East Bengal {{flagicon|India}}
| score = 4–2
| team2 = {{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Negeri Sembilan FA|Negeri Sembilan]]
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930134614/http://www.afc-link.com/cgi-perl/topdf.pl?filename=http%3A//www.afc-link.com/UI/MatchSummary/index2.php%3FGameID%3D1826 (Report)]
| goals1 = [[Mike Okoro]] {{goal|9}}<br>[[Cristiano Junior]] {{goal|34|pen|70}}<br>[[Baichung Bhutia]] {{goal|77}}
| goals2 = [[K. Rajan]] {{goal|45}}<br>Shahrin Abdul Majid {{goal|64}}
|location = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
| stadium = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee = C Win
| result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
| round = Group stage
| date = 7 April 2004
| team1 = [[VB Sports Club|Island]] {{flagicon|Maldives}}
| score = 1–2
| team2 = {{flagicon|India}} East Bengal
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930145059/http://www.afc-link.com/cgi-perl/topdf.pl?filename=http%3A//www.afc-link.com/UI/MatchSummary/index2.php%3FGameID%3D1827 (Report)]
| goals1 = [[Ahmed Sunain]] {{goal|72|pen}}
| goals2 = [[Baichung Bhutia]] {{goal|36}} <br>[[Mike Okoro]] {{goal|90}}
|location = [[Malé]], [[Maldives]]
| stadium = [[Rasmee Dhandu Stadium|National Stadium]]
| attendance = 6,000
| referee = S Mujghef
| result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 21 April 2004
| round = Group stage
| team1 = East Bengal {{flagicon|India}}
| score = 3–0
| team2 = {{flagicon|Maldives}} [[VB Sports Club|Island]]
| report = [http://www.afc-link.com/cgi-perl/topdf.pl?filename=http://www.afc-link.com/UI/MatchSummary/index2.php?GameID=1829 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| goals1 = [[Douglas Silva (footballer, born 1974)|Douglas]] {{goal|9}}<br>[[Cristiano Junior]] {{goal|36}}<br>[[Mike Okoro]] {{goal|85}}
| goals2 =
|location = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
| stadium = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee = A Albadwawi
| result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
| round = Group stage
| date = 5 May 2004
| team1 = East Bengal {{flagicon|India}}
| score = 1–1
| team2 = {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Geylang United FC|Geylang United]]
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071001182343/http://www.afc-link.com/cgi-perl/topdf.pl?filename=http%3A//www.afc-link.com/UI/MatchSummary/index2.php%3FGameID%3D1831 (Report)]
| goals1 = [[Mike Okoro]] {{goal|76}}
| goals2 = [[Daniel Hill (footballer)|Daniel Hill]] {{goal|33}}
|location = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
| stadium = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee = B Williams
| result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
| round = Group stage
| date = 18 May 2004
| team1 = [[Negeri Sembilan FA|Negeri Sembilan]] {{flagicon|Malaysia}}
| score = 2–1
| team2 = {{flagicon|India}} East Bengal
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929125745/http://www.afc-link.com/cgi-perl/topdf.pl?filename=http%3A//www.afc-link.com/UI/MatchSummary/index2.php%3FGameID%3D1833 (Report)]
| goals1 = [[Suharmin Yusof]] {{goal|23|49}}
| goals2 = [[Cristiano Junior]] {{goal|24}}
| location = [[Kowloon]], [[Hong Kong]]
| stadium = [[Mong Kok Stadium]]
| attendance = 208
| referee = S Tongkhan
| result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
| round = Quarter-Final
| date = 14 September 2004
| team1 = East Bengal {{flagicon|India}}
| score = 0–0
| team2 = {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Al-Jaish (Syria)|Al-Jaish]]
| report =
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
|location = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
| stadium = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
| attendance = 40,000
| referee = Lusullin Naii
| result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
| round = Quarter-Final
| date = 21 September 2004
| team1 = [[Al-Jaish (Syria)|Al-Jaish]] {{flagicon|Syria}}
| score = 3–0
| aggregatescore = 3-0
| team2 = {{flagicon|India}} East Bengal
| report =
| goals1 = [[Adel Abdullah]] 16' <br>[[Mohamed Al Zeno]] 50' <br>[[Feras Esmaeel]] 87'
| goals2 =
| location = [[Amman]], [[Jordan]]
| stadium = [[King Abdullah Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
| result = L
}}
 
<br/>
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===2005 AFC Cup===
{{Main|2005 AFC Cup}}
 
East Bengal qualified for the [[2005 AFC Cup]] after winning the [[2003-04 National Football League (India)|2003–04 National Football League]] and was placed in Group B alongside [[Al-Faisaly (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] of Jordan, [[Nebitçi Balkanabat]] of Turkmenistan and [[Muktijoddha Sangsad KS|Muktijoddha Sangsad]] of Bangladesh. In the opening game, at home, East Bengal drew goalless with Muktijoddha Sangsad of Bangladesh. East Bengal lost the next three matches to Nebitçi Balkanabat away and Al-Faisaly twice both home and away. They managed to win the last two matches, first a 1&ndash;0 win against Muktijoddha Sangsad away in Dhaka and then a 3&ndash;2 win at home against Nebitçi Balkanabat, courtesy of a hat-trick scored by [[Ernest Jeremiah Chukwuma|Earnest Jeremiah]].<ref name=jeremiahhattrick/> However, with two wins and one draw, East Bengal finished third in the group with seven points and was eliminated from the tournament.<ref name=afc05/>
 
====Group stage====
{{main|2005 AFC Cup#Group A}}
{{:2005 AFC Cup|transcludesection=Group A|showteam=EB }}
 
=====Matches=====
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
 
{{football box collapsible
| round = Group stage
| result = D
| date = 9 March 2005
| team1 = East Bengal {{flagicon|India}}
| score = 0–0
| team2 = {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Muktijoddha Sangsad KS|Muktijoddha Sangsad]]
| report =
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| location = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
| stadium = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| round = Group stage
| result = L
| date = 16 March 2005
| team1 = [[Nebitçi Balkanabat]] {{flagicon|Turkmenistan}}
| score = 3–2
| team2 = {{flagicon|India}} East Bengal
| report =
| goals1 = [[Vitaliy Alikperov]] {{goal|1}}<br/>[[Rowshen Meredov]] {{goal|60}}<br/>[[Hojaahmet Arazov]] {{goal|83}}
| goals2 = [[Marcos Secco]] {{goal|52}}<br/>[[Baichung Bhutia]] {{goal|90+2}}
| location = [[Balkanabat]], [[Turkmenistan]]
| stadium = [[Balkanabat Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| round = Group stage
| result = L
| date = 6 April 2005
| team1 = [[Al-Faisaly (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] {{flagicon|Jordan}}
| score = 5–0
| team2 = {{flagicon|India}} East Bengal
| report =
| goals1 = [[Mo'ayyad Salim]] {{goal|13||43||73}}<br/>[[Saman Halasa]] {{goal|50||69}}
| goals2 =
| location = [[Amman]], [[Jordan]]
| stadium = [[Amman International Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| round = Group stage
| result = L
| date = 20 April 2005
| team1 = East Bengal {{flagicon|India}}
| score = 0–1
| team2 = {{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Al-Faisaly (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]]
| report =
| goals1 =
| goals2 = [[Hatem Aqel]] {{goal|31|pen}}
|location = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
| stadium = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| round = Group stage
| result = W
| date = 11 May 2005
| team1 = [[Muktijoddha Sangsad KS|Muktijoddha Sangsad]] {{flagicon|Bangladesh}}
| score = 0–1
| team2 = {{flagicon|India}} East Bengal
| report =
| goals1 =
| goals2 = [[Bijen Singh]] {{goal|75}}
| location = [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]
| stadium = [[Bangabandhu Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| round = Group stage
| result = W
| date = 25 May 2005
| team1 = East Bengal {{flagicon|India}}
| score = 3–2
| team2 = {{flagicon|Turkmenistan}} [[Nebitçi Balkanabat]]
| report =
| goals1 = [[Ernest Jeremiah Chukwuma|Earnest Jeremiah]] {{goal|28||57||63}}
| goals2 = [[Farhat Bazarov]] {{goal|53}}<br/>[[Hojaahmet Arazov]] {{goal|88}}
| location = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
| stadium = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
 
<br/>
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===2008 AFC Cup===
{{Main|2008 AFC Cup}}
 
[[East Bengal FC]] qualified for the [[2008 AFC Cup]] after winning the 2007 [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] in [[Ludhiana]] and were placed in Group B alongside [[Safa Sporting Club|Safa SC]] of Lebanon, [[Al-Wahdat]] of Jordan and [[Al-Ahli Club Sanaa|Al-Ahli San‘a’]] of Yemen. The Red and Gold brigade lost the first match to [[Safa Sporting Club|Safa SC]] away at the [[Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium|Sports City Stadium]], [[Beirut]] by a solitary goal but won back to back matches, first against [[Al-Ahli Club Sanaa|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 International Stadium|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|2008 AFC Cup#Group B}}
{{:2008 AFC Cup|transcludesection=Group B|showteam=EB}}
 
{{football box collapsible
|result = L
|date=11 March 2008
|time=18:00 [[UTC+3]]
|team1=[[Safa Sporting Club|Safa]] {{flagicon|Lebanon}}
|score=1–0
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090106045238/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/228-1320.pdf (Report)]<br />[http://www.afc-link.com/UI/MatchSummary/index2.php?GameID=2658 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
|team2={{flagicon|India}} [[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
|goals1=[[Bernard Mbassi]] {{goal|17}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium|Sports City Stadium]], [[Beirut]]
|attendance=700
|referee={{flagicon|OMA}} [[Mahmood Mohd Juma Al Ghatrifi]]
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = W
|date=18 March 2008
|time=15:00 [[UTC+5:30]]
|team1=[[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] {{flagicon|India}}
|score=1–0
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090106042141/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/228-1318.pdf (Report)]<br />[http://www.afc-link.com/UI/MatchSummary/index2.php?GameID=2660 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
|team2={{flagicon|Yemen}} [[Al-Ahli (San'a')|Al-Ahli San‘a’]]
|goals1=[[Edmilson Marques Pardal]] {{goal|31}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Salt Lake Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]
|attendance=6,000
|referee={{flagicon|JPN}} [[Minoru Tōjō]]
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = W
|date=3 April 2008
|time=15:30 [[UTC+3]]
|team1=[[Al-Wahdat]] {{flagicon|Jordan}}
|score=0–2
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090106024432/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/228-1317.pdf (Report)]<br />[http://www.afc-link.com/UI/MatchSummary/index2.php?GameID=2661 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
|team2={{flagicon|India}} [[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Alvito D'Cunha]] {{goal|58}}<br />[[Ikechukwu Gift Ibe]] {{goal|69}}
|stadium=[[Prince Mohammad International Stadium|Prince Mohammad Stadium]], [[Zarqa]]
|attendance=4,000
|referee={{flagicon|MYS}} [[Rosdi Shaharul]]
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = L
|date=16 April 2008
|time=15:00 [[UTC+5:30]]
|team1=[[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] {{flagicon|India}}
|score= 2–4
|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106000224/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/228-1315.pdf (Report)]<br />[http://www.afc-link.com/UI/MatchSummary/index2.php?GameID=2663 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
|team2={{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Al-Wahdat]]
|goals1= [[Syed Rahim Nabi]] {{goal|12}}<br />[[Edmilson Marques Pardal]] {{goal|28}}
|goals2= [[Ra'fat Ali]] {{goal|6}} {{goal|24}}<br />[[Hassan Abdel Fattah]] {{goal|31}} {{goal|34}}
|stadium=[[Salt Lake Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]
|attendance= 10,000
|referee= {{flagicon|Vietnam}} [[Vo Minh Tri]]
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = D
|date=30 April 2008
|time=15:00 [[UTC+5:30]]
|team1=[[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] {{flagicon|India}}
|score= 0–0
|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20090105222854/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/228-1312.pdf (Report)]
|team2={{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Safa Sporting Club|Safa]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Salt Lake Stadium]], [[Kolkata]], India
|attendance= 10,000
|referee= {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} [[Valentin Kovalenko]]
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = L
|date=14 May 2008
|time=16:15 [[UTC+3]]
|team1=[[Al-Ahli (San'a')|Al-Ahli San‘a’]] {{flagicon|Yemen}}
|score=1 –0
|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106061423/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/228-1311.pdf (Report)]
|team2={{flagicon|India}} [[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
|goals1= [[Ali Al Nono]] {{goal|43}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium]], [[Sana'a]]
|attendance= 1,000
|referee= {{flagicon|Tajikistan}} [[Dilovarshokh Orzuev]]
}}
 
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===2010 AFC Cup===
{{Main|2010 AFC Cup}}
 
[[East Bengal FC]] qualified for the [[2010 AFC Cup]] after winning the [[2009–10 Indian Federation Cup|2009–10 Federation Cup]] in [[Guwahati]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The resurrection of East Bengal |url=https://www.sportstarlive.com/tss3303/stories/20100121502802600.htm |website=sportstarlive.com |publisher=[[Sportstar]] |access-date=11 April 2020 |archive-date=27 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927210649/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine/the-resurrection-of-east-bengal/article29707283.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> They were placed in Group D alongside [[Al-Ittihad (Aleppo)|Al-Ittihad]] of Syria, [[Al-Nejmeh SC|Al-Nejmeh]] of Lebanon and [[Al Qadsia Kuwait|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|2010 AFC Cup group stage#Group D}}
{{:2010 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group D|showteam=EB}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = L
|date=10 March 2010
|time=15:00 ([[UTC+5:30]])
|team1=[[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] {{flagicon|IND}}
|score=1–4
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=385&matchId=2808 Report]
|team2={{flagicon|SYR}} [[Al-Ittihad (Aleppo)|Al-Ittihad]]
|goals1=[[Yusif Yakubu|Yakubu]] {{goal|56|pen.}}
|goals2=[[Otobong Ene Edet|Otobong]] {{goal|8}}<br />[[Abdul Fattah Al Agha|Al Agha]] {{goal|29||89}}<br />[[Obaid Al Salal|Al Salal]] {{goal|90+1}}
|stadium=[[Salt Lake Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]
|attendance=2,800
|referee=[[Võ Minh Trí]] ([[Vietnam Football Federation|Vietnam]])
}}
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|result = L
|date=17 March 2010
|time=18:00 ([[UTC+2]])
|team1=[[Al-Nejmeh SC|Al-Nejmeh]] {{flagicon|LIB}}
|score=3–0
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=385&matchId=2805 Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} [[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
|goals1=[[Makethe Diop|Diop]] {{goal|19}}<br />[[Abbas Ahmed Atwi|Atwi]] {{goal|23}}<br />[[Bilal Najjarin|Najjarin]] {{goal|48|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium|Camille Chamoun Stadium]], [[Beirut]]
|attendance=3,000
|referee=Mohd Nafeez Bin Abdul Wahab ([[Football Association of Malaysia|Malaysia]])
}}
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|result = L
|date=24 March 2010
|time=15:00 ([[UTC+5:30]])
|team1=[[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] {{flagicon|IND}}
|score=2–3
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=385&matchId=2803 Report]
|team2={{flagicon|KUW}} [[Al Qadsia Kuwait|Al-Qadsia]]
|goals1=[[Singam Subhash Singh|Singh]] {{goal|27}}<br />[[Yusif Yakubu|Yakubu]] {{goal|68}}
|goals2=[[Bader Al-Mutwa|Al-Mutwa]] {{goal|2||85}}<br />[[Jehad Al-Hussain|Al-Hussain]] {{goal|20}}
|stadium=[[Salt Lake Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]
|attendance=1,000
|referee=Saleem Ali ([[Football Association of Maldives|Maldives]])
}}
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|result = L
|date=6 April 2010
|time=18:30 ([[UTC+3]])
|team1=[[Al Qadsia Kuwait|Al-Qadsia]] {{flagicon|KUW}}
|score=4–1
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=385&matchId=2801 Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} [[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
|goals1=[[Sauod Al-Magmed|Al-Magmed]] {{goal|30}}<br />[[Aziz Mashaan|Mashaan]] {{goal|36}}<br />[[Ahmad Ajab|Ajab]] {{goal|37}}<br />[[Bader Al-Mutwa|Al-Mutwa]] {{goal|85}}
|goals2=[[Mehtab Hossain|Hossain]] {{goal|59}}
|stadium=[[Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium|Al-Hamad Stadium]], [[Hawally]]
|attendance=2,000
|referee=[[Fan Qi (referee)|Fan Qi]] ([[Chinese Football Association|China PR]])
}}
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|result = L
|date=20 April 2010
|time=16:00 ([[UTC+3]])
|team1=[[Al-Ittihad (Aleppo)|Al-Ittihad]] {{flagicon|SYR}}
|score=2–1
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=385&matchId=2800 Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} [[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
|goals1=[[Ahmad Kalasi|Kalasi]] {{goal|14}}<br />[[Tamer Rashid|Rashid]] {{goal|58}}
|goals2=[[Bengaicho Beokhokhei|Beokhokhei]] {{goal|78}}
|stadium=[[Aleppo International Stadium]], [[Aleppo]]
|attendance=3,000
|referee=[[Yadollah Jahanbazi]] ([[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]])
}}
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|result = L
|date=27 April 2010
|time=15:00 ([[UTC+5:30]])
|team1=[[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] {{flagicon|IND}}
|score=0–4
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=385&matchId=2798 Report]
|team2={{flagicon|LIB}} [[Al-Nejmeh SC|Al-Nejmeh]]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Abbas Ahmed Atwi|Atwi]] {{goal|3||41}}<br />[[Papa Cisse|Cisse]] {{goal|36}}<br />[[Bilal Najarin|Najarin]] {{goal|68}}
|stadium=[[Salt Lake Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]
|attendance=1,500
|referee=Pandian Palaniyandi ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]])
}}
 
<br/>
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===2011 AFC Cup===
{{Main|2011 AFC Cup}}
 
East Bengal qualified for the [[2011 AFC Cup]] after winning the [[2010 Indian Federation Cup|2010 Federation Cup]].<ref name=afc11/> They were placed in Group H alongside [[Chonburi F.C.|Chonburi]] of Thailand, [[Persipura Jayapura]] of Indonesia and [[South China AA|South China]] of Hong Kong. In the opening match of the group, East Bengal faced Chonburi at home and in a thriller contest managed to secure a 4&ndash;4 draw after [[Tolgay Ozbey]] scored twice early to put East Bengal ahead only to concede four goals in succession and finally made a comeback with goals from [[Baljit Sahni]] and [[Ravinder Singh (footballer)|Ravinder Singh]] to equalise the match and share points. East Bengal lost the second match 4&ndash;1 to Persipura Jayapura away at [[Jakarta]]. Tolgay scored the only goal for the team. East Bengal lost again in the third match 1&ndash;0 against South China away at [[Hong Kong]]. In the fourth match, East Bengal managed a 3&ndash;3 draw against South China at the [[Barabati Stadium]], courtesy of a last-minute equaliser from Tolgay to share points from the game. East Bengal lost 4&ndash;0 against Chonburi in the penultimate game of the group stage away at [[Chonburi (city)|Chonburi]]. In the last match of the group stage, East Bengal drew 1&ndash;1 against Persipura Jayapura at home to end their campaign with three home draws and three away defeats as they finished at the bottom of the group with three points.<ref name=afc11/>
 
====Group stage====
{{main|2011 AFC Cup group stage#Group H}}
{{:2011 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group H|showteam=KEB}}
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|result = D
|date= 2 March 2011
|time= 17:00 [[UTC+05:30]]
|team1= [[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] {{flagicon|IND}}
|score= 4–4
|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20180725214323/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=412&matchId=3512 Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|THA}} [[Chonburi F.C.|Chonburi]]
|goals1= [[Tolgay Ozbey|Ozbey]] {{goal|8||22}} <br /> [[Baljit Sahni|Sahni]] {{goal|74}} <br /> [[Ravinder Singh (footballer)|R. Singh]] {{goal|82|pen.}}
|goals2= [[Pipob On-Mo|Pipob]] {{goal|29||47}} <br /> [[Adul Lahso|Adul]] {{goal|43}} <br /> [[Ekaphan Inthasen|Ekaphan]] {{goal|53}}
|stadium= [[Salt Lake Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= [[Hettikamkanamge Perera]] ([[Football Federation of Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]])
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = L
|date= 16 March 2011
|time= 16:00 [[UTC+07:00]]
|team1= [[Persipura Jayapura]] {{flagicon|IDN}}
|score= 4–1
|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20180725183815/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=412&matchId=3511 Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
|goals1= [[Titus Bonai|Bonai]] {{goal|16}} <br>[[Boaz Solossa|B. Solossa]] {{goal|19}} <br>[[Stevie Bonsapia|Bonsapia]] {{goal|62}} <br>[[Lukas Mandowen|Mandowen]] {{goal|90+3}}
|goals2= [[Tolgay Ozbey|Ozbey]] {{goal|22}}
|stadium= [[Gelora Bung Karno Stadium]], [[Jakarta]]
|attendance= 700
|referee= [[Vo Minh Tri]] ([[Vietnam Football Federation|Vietnam]])
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = L
|date= 13 April 2011
|time= 20:00 [[UTC+08:00]]
|team1= [[South China AA|South China]] {{flagicon|HKG}}
|score= 1–0
|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20180725183805/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=412&matchId=3508 Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
|goals1= [[Mateja Kežman|Kežman]] {{goal|69}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Hong Kong Stadium]], Hong Kong
|attendance= 7,366
|referee= [[Sgt. Win Cho]] ([[Myanmar Football Federation|Myanmar]])
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = D
|date= 26 April 2011
|time= 15:00 [[UTC+05:30]]
|team1= [[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] {{flagicon|IND}}
|score= 3–3
|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20180725183854/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=412&matchId=3506 Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|HKG}} [[South China AA|South China]]
|goals1= [[Tolgay Ozbey|Ozbey]] {{goal|20||90+4|pen.}} <br> [[Baljit Sahni|Sahni]] {{goal|69}}
|goals2= [[Kwok Kin Pong]] {{goal|58}} <br> [[Cheng Lai Hin]] {{goal|87}} <br> [[Li Haiqiang]] {{goal|90+3}}
|stadium= [[Barabati Stadium]], [[Cuttack]]<sup>[[#note8|8]]</sup>
|attendance= 3,000
|referee= [[Kadhum Auda]] ([[Iraq Football Association|Iraq]])
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = L
|date= 3 May 2011
|time= 19:00 [[UTC+07:00]]
|team1= [[Chonburi F.C.|Chonburi]] {{flagicon|THA}}
|score= 4–0
|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20180725214333/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=412&matchId=3504 Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
|goals1= [[Ney Fabiano]] {{goal|45+1}}<br />[[Therdsak Chaiman|Therdsak]] {{goal|49}}<br />[[Pipob On-Mo|Pipob]] {{goal|51||69}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Institute of Physical Education Chonburi Campus Stadium|IPE Chonburi Stadium]], [[Chonburi (city)|Chonburi]]
|attendance= 6,897
|referee= [[Fan Qi (referee)|Fan Qi]] ([[Chinese Football Association|China P.R.]])
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = D
|date= 10 May 2011
|time= 17:00 [[UTC+05:30]]
|team1= [[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] {{flagicon|IND}}
|score= 1–1
|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20180725183922/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=412&matchId=3502 Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|IDN}} [[Persipura Jayapura]]
|goals1= [[Baljit Sahni|Sahni]] {{goal|46}}
|goals2= [[Titus Bonai|Bonai]] {{goal|3}}
|stadium= [[Salt Lake Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]
|attendance= 400
|referee= [[Ali Shaban]] ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]])
}}
 
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===2012 AFC Cup===
{{Main|2012 AFC Cup}}
 
East Bengal qualified for the [[2012 AFC Cup]] after finishing runner-up of the [[2010–11 I-League]], as [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]] had won both the [[I-League]] and [[2011 Indian Federation Cup|Federation Cup]].<ref name=afc12/> This was their sixth and third successive qualification into the [[AFC Cup]]. East Bengal was placed in Group B alongside [[Al-Oruba (Zabid)|Al-Oruba]] of Yemen, [[Kazma SC|Kazma]] of Kuwait and [[Arbil SC|Arbil]] of Iraq. East Bengal suffered a disastrous campaign as they lost all six of their group stage matches against the strong West&ndash;Asian opponents and was thus eliminated from the tournament after finishing bottom of the group without any points.<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|date=9 May 2012|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/sports/afc-cup-both-indian-clubs-lose-once-more|title=AFC Cup: Both Indian clubs lose once more|work=Sportskeeda|accessdate=6 October 2021|archive-date=6 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006162607/https://www.sportskeeda.com/sports/afc-cup-both-indian-clubs-lose-once-more|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=afc12/>
 
====Group stage====
{{main|2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group B}}
{{:2012 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group B|showteam=KEB}}
 
====Matches====
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
 
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|round=Group stage
|result = L
|date=6 March 2012
|time=15:00 [[UTC+05:30]]
|team1=East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score=0–1
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-cup-2012-schedule-results?fixtureid=6016&stageid=229&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|YEM}} [[Al-Oruba (Zabid)|Al-Oruba]]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Fatai Adisa Alao|Alao]] {{goal|45+1|pen.}}
|location=[[Kolkata]], [[India]]
|stadium=[[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|attendance=10,000
|referee=[[Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman]] ([[Bangladesh Football Federation|Bangladesh]])
}}
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|round=Group stage
|result = L
|date=20 March 2012
|time=18:30 [[UTC+03:00]]
|team1=[[Kazma SC|Kazma]] {{flagicon|KUW}}
|score=3–0
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-cup-2012-schedule-results?fixtureid=6019&stageid=229&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1=[[Yousef Nasser|Nasser]] {{goal|38}}<br>[[Nasser Al Wuhaib|Al Wuhaib]] {{goal|44}}<br>[[Abdou Jammeh|Jammeh]] {{goal|58}}
|goals2=
|location=[[Kuwait City]], [[Kuwait]]
|stadium=[[Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium|Al-Sadaqua Stadium]]
|attendance=1,000
|referee=[[Marai Al Awaji]] ([[Saudi Arabia Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]])
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round=Group stage
|result = L
|date=4 April 2012
|time=15:15 [[UTC+05:30]]
|team1=East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score=0–2
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-cup-2012-schedule-results?fixtureid=6021&stageid=229&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Arbil SC|Arbil]]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Amjad Radhi|Radhi]] {{goal|76}}<br>[[Abdelrazaq Al Hussain|Al Hussain]] {{goal|90+4}}
|location=[[Kolkata]], [[India]]
|stadium=[[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|attendance=10,000
|referee=[[Leow Thiam Hoe]] ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]])
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round=Group stage
|result = L
|date=10 April 2012
|time=18:00 [[UTC+03:00]]
|team1=[[Arbil SC|Arbil]] {{flagicon|IRQ}}
|score=2–0
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-cup-2012-schedule-results?fixtureid=6023&stageid=229&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1=[[Abdelrazaq Al Hussain|Al Hussain]] {{goal|45+1|pen.|47|pen.}}
|goals2=
|location=[[Erbil]], [[Iraq]]
|stadium=[[Franso Hariri Stadium]]
|attendance=5,000
|referee=[[Ali Sabbagh]] ([[Federation Libanaise de Football|Lebanon]])
}}
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|round=Group stage
|result = L
|date=25 April 2012
|time=16:00 [[UTC+03:00]]
|team1=[[Al-Oruba (Zabid)|Al-Oruba]] {{flagicon|YEM}}
|score=4–1
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-cup-2012-schedule-results?fixtureid=6024&stageid=229&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1=[[Paul Effiong Duke|Duke]] {{goal|6||34}} <br> [[Abdulelah Sharyan|Sharyan]] {{goal|59}} <br> [[Yaser Ali Al-Gabr|Al-Gabr]] {{goal|71}}
|goals2=[[Edmilson Marques Pardal|Edmilson]] {{goal|78}}
|location=[[Zarqa]], [[Jordan]]
|stadium=[[Prince Mohammed Stadium]]
|attendance=600
|referee=[[Khurram Shahzad (referee)|Khurram Shahzad]] ([[Pakistan Football Federation|Pakistan]])
}}
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|round=Group stage
|result = L
|date=9 May 2012
|time=15:30 [[UTC+05:30]]
|team1=East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score=1–2
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-cup-2012-schedule-results?fixtureid=6026&stageid=229&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kazma SC|Kazma]]
|goals1=[[Edmilson Marques Pardal|Edmilson]] {{goal|18}}
|goals2=[[Ismail Sulaiman Al Ajmi|Al Ajmi]] {{goal|8}} <br> [[Mishari Al Azmi|Al Azmi]] {{goal|90+1}}
|location=[[Kolkata]], [[India]]
|stadium=[[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|attendance=1,000
|referee=[[Kim Sang-Woo (referee)|Kim Sang-Woo]] ([[Korea Football Association|Korea Republic]])
}}
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===2013 AFC Cup===
{{Main|2013 AFC Cup}}
 
East Bengal qualified for the [[2013 AFC Cup]] after winning the [[2012 Indian Federation Cup|2012 Federation Cup]]. This was their seventh appearance in the [[AFC Cup]] and fourth in succession since 2009&ndash;10. East Bengal was grouped with [[Selangor FA|Selangor]] of Malaysia, [[Tampines Rovers FC|Tampines Rovers]] of Singapore and [[Xuân Thành Sài Gòn F.C.|Sai Gon Xuan Thanh]] of Vietnam in Group H. In the opening game, East Bengal defeated Selangor 1&ndash;0 at home courtesy of a solitary strike from [[Lalrindika Ralte]] in the first half.<ref>{{cite web|first=Amoy|last=Ghoshal|date=23 February 2013|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/east-bengal-1-0-selangor-fa-red-gold-brigade-end-21-match-winless-streak|title=East Bengal 1-0 Selangor FA – Red & Gold Brigade end 21-match winless streak|work=Sportskeeda|access-date=5 October 2021|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005181045/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/east-bengal-1-0-selangor-fa-red-gold-brigade-end-21-match-winless-streak|url-status=live}}</ref> East Bengal played Sai Gon Xuan Thanh in the next match away in [[Ho Chi Minh City]] and drew 0&ndash;0.<ref>{{cite web|first=Amoy|last=Ghoshal|date=13 March 2013|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/sai-gon-xuan-thanh-0-0-east-bengal-kolkata-club-end-10-match-away-losing-run|title=Sai Gon Xuan Thanh 0-0 East Bengal: Kolkata club end 10-match away losing run|work=Sportskeeda|access-date=5 October 2021|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005181042/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/sai-gon-xuan-thanh-0-0-east-bengal-kolkata-club-end-10-match-away-losing-run|url-status=live}}</ref> In the third match, East Bengal defeated Tampines Rovers 4&ndash;2 away from home with Australian forward [[Andrew Barisić]] scoring twice while [[Chidi Edeh]] scored one and the other came as an own-goal.<ref>{{cite web|first=Amoy|last=Ghoshal|date=3 April 2013|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-tampines-rovers-2-4-east-bengal-kolkata-club-edge-closer-to-round-of-16|title=AFC Cup: Tampines Rovers 2-4 East Bengal - Kolkata club edge closer to round of 16|work=Sportskeeda|access-date=5 October 2021|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005181040/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-tampines-rovers-2-4-east-bengal-kolkata-club-edge-closer-to-round-of-16|url-status=live}}</ref> East Bengal won against Rovers again in the next match at home by 2&ndash;1 with goals from Chidi Edeh and Lalrindika Ralte.<ref>{{cite web|first=Amoy|last=Ghoshal|date=9 April 2013|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-east-bengal-2-1-tampines-rovers-kolkata-club-have-one-foot-in-the-round-of-16|title=AFC Cup: East Bengal 2-1 Tampines Rovers – Kolkata club have one foot in the round of 16|work=Sportskeeda|access-date=5 October 2021|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005181044/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-east-bengal-2-1-tampines-rovers-kolkata-club-have-one-foot-in-the-round-of-16|url-status=live}}</ref> East Bengal drew 2&ndash;2 against Selangor in the fifth match away in [[Shah Alam]]. [[Penn Orji]] and Lalrindika Ralte scored for the team.<ref>{{cite web|first=Amoy|last=Ghoshal|date=23 April 2013|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-selangor-fa-2-2-east-bengal-kolkata-club-through-to-the-round-of-16|title=AFC Cup: Selangor 2-2 East Bengal – Kolkata club through to the round of 16|work=Sportskeeda|access-date=5 October 2021|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005181042/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-selangor-fa-2-2-east-bengal-kolkata-club-through-to-the-round-of-16|url-status=live}}</ref> In the last match of the group stage, East Bengal defeated Sai Gon Xuan Thanh 4&ndash;1 with Penn Orji netting a brace, Chidi and Barisić netting one each.<ref>{{cite web|first=Amoy|last=Ghoshal|date=1 May 2013|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-east-bengal-4-1-sai-gon-xuan-thanh-kolkata-club-win-group-h|title=AFC Cup: East Bengal 4-1 Sai Gon Xuan Thanh – Kolkata club win Group H|work=Sportskeeda|access-date=5 October 2021|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005181047/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-east-bengal-4-1-sai-gon-xuan-thanh-kolkata-club-win-group-h|url-status=live}}</ref> East Bengal topped the group with four wins and two draws without any defeats and confirmed a pre-quarterfinal fixture at home against [[Yangon United F.C.|Yangon United]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Amoy|last=Ghoshal|date=13 May 2013|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-east-bengal-set-for-their-biggest-game-in-nine-years|title=AFC Cup: East Bengal set for their biggest game in nine years|work=Sportskeeda|access-date=5 October 2021|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005181040/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-east-bengal-set-for-their-biggest-game-in-nine-years|url-status=live}}</ref> On 15 May, East Bengal defeated Yangon United 5&ndash;1 at the [[Salt Lake Stadium]] with Chidi Edeh scoring a hattrick for the team while Penn Orji and [[Mehtab Hossain]] scored one each as East Bengal reached the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite web|first=Amoy|last=Ghoshal|date=15 May 2013|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-round-of-16-east-bengal-5-1-yangon-united-chidi-inspires-kolkata-club-to-the-last-eight|title=AFC Cup Round of 16: East Bengal 5-1 Yangon United – Chidi inspires Kolkata club to the last eight|work=Sportskeeda|access-date=5 October 2021|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005181049/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-round-of-16-east-bengal-5-1-yangon-united-chidi-inspires-kolkata-club-to-the-last-eight|url-status=live}}</ref> East Bengal coach [[Trevor Morgan (footballer)|Trevor Morgan]] resigned and Brazilian coach [[Marcos Falopa]] took charge. East Bengal was drawn against [[Semen Padang F.C.|Semen Padang]] of [[Indonesia]] in the quarter-finals. In the first leg at home, on 17 September, East Bengal won 1&ndash;0 courtesy of a second-half goal from Japanese forward [[Ryuji Sueoka]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Amoy|last=Ghoshal|date=17 September 2013|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-quarter-final-first-leg-east-bengal-1-0-semen-padang-super-sub-sueoka-gives-eb-slender-advantage|title=AFC Cup Quarter-final First Leg: East Bengal 1-0 Semen Padang – Super sub Sueoka gives EB slender advantage|work=Sportskeeda|access-date=5 October 2021|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005181044/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-quarter-final-first-leg-east-bengal-1-0-semen-padang-super-sub-sueoka-gives-eb-slender-advantage|url-status=live}}</ref> In the return leg, on 24 September, East Bengal made history as they drew 1&ndash;1 against Semen Padang with [[James Moga]] equalising for the team in the second half and secured a place in the AFC Cup semi-final, the second Indian team to do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/east-bengal-enter-afc-cup-semi-final-after-1-1-draw-with-semen-padang-640980.html|title=East Bengal enter AFC Cup semi-final after 1-1 draw with Semen Padang|work=News 18|date=24 September 2013 |access-date=11 April 2020|archive-date=9 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109193751/https://www.news18.com/news/sports/east-bengal-enter-afc-cup-semi-final-after-1-1-draw-with-semen-padang-640980.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2013/09/24/east-bengal-reach-semi-final-afc-cup-create-history/|title=East bengal creates history as they reach the Semi Final of AFC Cup|work=Indian Football Network|date=24 September 2013 |access-date=11 April 2020|archive-date=27 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127145913/http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2013/09/24/east-bengal-reach-semi-final-afc-cup-create-history/|url-status=live}}</ref> East Bengal managed to remain undefeated in the tournament until the semi-finals, where they were drawn against the defending champions [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]]. On 1 October, East Bengal played the first leg in [[Kuwait City]] and lost 4&ndash;2. [[Uga Okpara]] and Lalrindika Ralte scored for the team.<ref>{{cite web|first=Amoy |last=Ghoshal|date=3 October 2013|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-east-bengal-have-made-india-proud-again-regardless-of-2nd-leg-result|title=AFC Cup: East Bengal have made India proud regardless of 2nd Leg result|work=Sportskeeda|access-date=11 April 2020|archive-date=20 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420163133/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-east-bengal-have-made-india-proud-again-regardless-of-2nd-leg-result|url-status=live}}</ref> On 22 October, East Bengal faced Kuwait for the return leg at the Salt Lake Stadium in front of a record 50,000 crowd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/62-198-spectators-set-record-for-highest-afc-cup-attendance|title=62198 Spectators set record for highest AFC Cup attendance|work=The AFC|access-date=11 April 2020|archive-date=10 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110000051/http://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/62-198-spectators-set-record-for-highest-afc-cup-attendance|url-status=live}}</ref> However, East Bengal was defeated 3&ndash;0 by the eventual champions and thus ended their journey in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|first=Amoy|last=Ghoshal|date=22 October 2013|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-east-bengal-0-3-kuwait-sc-2-7-on-agg-kolkata-club-eliminated-after-home-defeat|title=AFC Cup: East Bengal 0-3 Kuwait SC (2-7 on agg) - Kolkata club eliminated after home defeat|work=Sportskeeda|access-date=5 October 2021|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005181047/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-east-bengal-0-3-kuwait-sc-2-7-on-agg-kolkata-club-eliminated-after-home-defeat|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
====Group stage====
{{main|2013 AFC Cup group stage#Group H}}
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====Matches====
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|result = W
|date=27 February 2013
|time=15:00 [[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]]
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|score=1–0
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|goals1=[[Lalrindika Ralte|Ralte]] {{goal|43}}
|goals2=
|location=[[Kolkata]], [[India]]
|stadium=[[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|attendance=3,000
|referee=[[Tayeb Shamsuzzaman]] ([[Bangladesh Football Federation|Bangladesh]])
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|round=Group stage
|result = D
|date=13 March 2013
|time=18:30 [[UTC+07:00|UTC+7]]
|team1=[[Xuân Thành Sài Gòn F.C.|Sai Gon Xuan Thanh]] {{flagicon|VIE}}
|score=0–0
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|goals1=
|goals2=
|location=[[Ho Chi Minh City]], [[Vietnam]]
|stadium=[[Thống Nhất Stadium]]
|attendance=5,000
|referee=[[Ko Hyung-Jin]] ([[Korea Football Association|Korea Republic]])
}}
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|round=Group stage
|result = W
|date=3 April 2013
|time=19:45 [[UTC+08:00|UTC+8]]
|team1=[[Tampines Rovers FC|Tampines Rovers]] {{flagicon|SIN}}
|score=2–4
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|goals1=[[Sead Hadžibulić|Hadžibulić]] {{goal|28}}<br>[[Khairul Amri|Amri]] {{goal|65}}
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|location=[[Jalan Besar]], [[Singapore]]
|stadium=[[Jalan Besar Stadium]]
|attendance=1,082
|referee=[[Chaiya Mahapab]] ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])
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|round=Group stage
|result = W
|date=9 April 2013
|time=15:15 [[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]]
|team1=East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score=2–1
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|goals1=[[Chidi Edeh|Edeh]] {{goal|22}}<br>[[Lalrindika Ralte|Ralte]] {{goal|86}}
|goals2=[[Shaiful Esah|Esah]] {{goal|68}}
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|stadium=[[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|attendance=7,000
|referee=[[Nivon Robesh Gamini]] ([[Football Federation of Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]])
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|result = D
|date=23 April 2013
|time=20:45 [[UTC+08:00|UTC+8]]
|team1=[[Selangor FA|Selangor]] {{flagicon|MAS}}
|score=2–2
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|goals1=[[Abdul Shukur Jusoh|Shukur]] {{goal|79}}<br>Adib {{goal|90+3}}
|goals2=[[Penn Orji|Orji]] {{goal|23}}<br>[[Lalrindika Ralte|Ralte]] {{goal|54}}
|location=[[Shah Alam]], [[Malaysia]]
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|attendance=1,000
|referee=[[Ng Kai Lam]] ([[Hong Kong Football Association|Hong Kong]])
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|round=Group stage
|result = W
|date=30 April 2013
|time=16:30 [[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]]
|team1=East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score=4–1
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/afcasfeeds/?fixtureid=7134&stageid=279&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
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|goals2=[[Christian Nsi Amougou|Amougou]] {{goal|61}}
|location=[[Kolkata]], [[India]]
|stadium=[[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|attendance=2,500
|referee=[[Fahad Al-Mirdasi]] ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]])
}}
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|round=Round of 16
|result = W
|date=15 May 2013
|time=18:00 [[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]]
|team1=East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score=5–1
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/afcasfeeds/?fixtureid=7469&stageid=292&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|MYA}} [[Yangon United F.C.|Yangon United]]
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|goals2=[[César Augusto Hermenegildo|César]] {{goal|79}}
|location=[[Kolkata]], [[India]]
|stadium=[[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|attendance=8,000
|referee=[[Minoru Tōjō]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
}}
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|round=Quarter-Final
|result = W
|date=17 September 2013
|time=16:30 [[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]]
|team1=East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score=1–0
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/afcasfeeds/?fixtureid=7662&stageid=292&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IDN}} [[Semen Padang F.C.|Semen Padang]]
|goals1=[[Ryuji Sueoka|Sueoka]] {{goal|70}}
|goals2=
|location=[[Kolkata]], [[India]]
|stadium=[[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|attendance=30,000
|referee=[[Jumpei Iida]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
}}
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|round=Quarter-Final
|result = D
|date=24 September 2013
|time=15:00 [[UTC+07:00|UTC+7]]
|team1=[[Semen Padang F.C.|Semen Padang]] {{flagicon|IDN}}
|score=1–1
|aggregatescore = 1–2
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/afcasfeeds/?fixtureid=7666&stageid=292&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1=[[Edward Junior Wilson|Wilson]] {{goal|23}}
|goals2=[[James Moga|Moga]] {{goal|78}}
|location=[[Padang]], [[Indonesia]]
|stadium=[[Haji Agus Salim Stadium]]
|attendance=11,350
|referee=[[Marai Al Awaji]] ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]])
}}
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|round=Semi-Final
|result = L
|date=1 October 2013
|time=19:30 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]]
|team1=[[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]] {{flagicon|KUW}}
|score=4–2
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/afcasfeeds/?fixtureid=7669&stageid=292&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1=[[Issam Jemâa|Jemâa]] {{goal|17||33}}<br>[[Waleed Ali|Ali]] {{goal|32}}<br>[[Chadi Hammami|Hammami]] {{goal|48}}
|goals2=[[Uga Okpara|Okpara]] {{goal|65}}<br>[[Lalrindika Ralte|Ralte]] {{goal|87}}
|location=[[Kuwait City]], [[Kuwait]]
|stadium=[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium|Al Kuwait Stadium]]
|attendance=1,000
|referee=[[Tan Hai (referee)|Tan Hai]] ([[Chinese Football Association|China PR]])
}}
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|round=Semi-Final
|result = L
|date=22 October 2013
|time=16:00 [[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]]
|team1=East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score=0–3
|aggregatescore = 2–7
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|team2={{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Rogério de Assis Silva Coutinho|Rogerinho]] {{goal|43}}<br>[[Abdulhadi Khamis|Khamis]] {{goal|44}}<br>[[Abhishek Das (footballer)|Das]] {{goal|87|o.g.}}
|location=[[Kolkata]], [[India]]
|stadium=[[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|attendance=50,000
|referee=[[Strebre Delovski]] ([[Football Federation Australia|Australia]])
}}
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===2015 AFC Cup===
{{Main|2015 AFC Cup}}
East Bengal qualified for the [[2015 AFC Cup]] after finishing runner-up in the [[2013–14 I-League]].{{efn|[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] entered the AFC Cup instead of [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]], the [[2013–14 Indian Federation Cup]] winners.<ref>{{cite web|title=East Bengal Get Berth in AFC Cup East Zone|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/234137-east-bengal-get-berth-in-afc-cup-east-zone|publisher=NDTV|access-date=11 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210083514/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/234137-east-bengal-get-berth-in-afc-cup-east-zone|archive-date=10 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} This was their eighth qualification into the [[AFC Cup]]. They were placed in Group F alongside [[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]] of Malaysia, [[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]] of Hong Kong and [[Balestier Khalsa FC|Balestier Khalsa]] of Singapore. In the opening game, East Bengal lost 4&ndash;1 against Johor Darul Ta'zim away at [[Johor Bahru]]. [[Ranti Martins]] scored the only goal for the team.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ritabrata|last=Banerjee|date=24 February 2015|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-johor-darul-humiliate-east-bengal-4-1|title=AFC Cup: Johor Darul humiliate East Bengal 4-1|work=Sportskeeda|accessdate=5 October 2021|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005170536/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-johor-darul-humiliate-east-bengal-4-1|url-status=live}}</ref> In the second game, East Bengal drew 1&ndash;1 against Kitchee, the champions of [[2014–15 Hong Kong Premier League]]. Ranti Martins scored again for the team.<ref>{{cite web|author=PTI|date=10 Mar 2015|url=https://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/east-bengal-hold-kitchee-sc-1-1-in-afc-cup_1559468.html|title=East Bengal hold Kitchee SC 1-1 in AFC Cup|work=Zee News|accessdate=5 October 2021|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005172044/https://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/east-bengal-hold-kitchee-sc-1-1-in-afc-cup_1559468.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the third match, East Bengal lost 2&ndash;1 against Balestier Khalsa away in [[Singapore]].<ref>{{cite web|date=18 March 2015|url=https://www.espn.in/football/league-name/story/2354236/headline|title=Balestier Khalsa beat East Bengal in AFC Cup, JDT and Warriors lose|work=ESPN|accessdate=5 October 2021|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005170543/https://www.espn.in/football/league-name/story/2354236/headline|url-status=live}}</ref> East Bengal however, came back strong in the fourth match when they faced Balestier Khalsa again at home and won 3&ndash;0 with goals from [[Baldeep Singh (footballer, born 1987)|Baldeep Singh]], Ranti martins and an own-goal from Khalsa defender [[Nurullah Hussein]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Ritabrata|last=Banerjee|date=14 April 2015|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-east-bengal-vs-balestier-khalsa-match-report|title=East Bengal 3-0 Balestier Khalsa; The Kolkata sides keep their AFC Cup hopes alive|work=Sportskeeda|accessdate=5 October 2021|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005170542/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-east-bengal-vs-balestier-khalsa-match-report|url-status=live}}</ref> In the fifth match, East Bengal lost 1&ndash;0 at home to Johor Darul Ta'zim<ref>{{cite web|first=Ritabrata|last=Banerjee|date=28 April 2015|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/east-bengal-01-johor-darul-tazim-kolkatans-crash-out-afc-cup|title=East Bengal 0-1 Johor Darul Ta'zim; The Kolkatans crash out of the AFC Cup|work=Sportskeeda|accessdate=5 October 2021|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005170539/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/east-bengal-01-johor-darul-tazim-kolkatans-crash-out-afc-cup|url-status=live}}</ref> and in the last match of the group stage, East Bengal drew 2&ndash;2 against Kitchee away at Hong Kong with goals from Ranti Martins and [[Cavin Lobo]] as East Bengal finished third in the group with five points and were eliminated from the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ritabrata|last=Banerjee|date=12 May 2015|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-kitchee-sc-2-2-east-bengal-indians-claw-back-two-goal-deficit|title=AFC Cup: Kitchee SC 2-2 East Bengal; The Indians claw back after a two-goal deficit|work=Sportskeeda|accessdate=5 October 2021|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005170535/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-cup-kitchee-sc-2-2-east-bengal-indians-claw-back-two-goal-deficit|url-status=live}}</ref>
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====Group stage====
{{main|2015 AFC Cup group stage#Group F}}
{{:2015 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group F|teamwidth=180|show_matches=no|showteam=EBG}}
====Matches====
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|round=Group stage
|result = L
|date=24 February 2015
|time=20:45 [[UTC+08:00|UTC+8]]
|team1=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]] {{flagicon|MAS}}
|score=4–1
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9069&stageid=353&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1=[[Nazrin Nawi|Nazrin]] {{goal|9}}<br />[[Mohd Safiq Rahim|Safiq]] {{goal|38|pen.}}<br />[[Suppiah Chanturu|Suppiah]] {{goal|47}}<br />[[Safee Sali|Safee]] {{goal|53}}
|goals2=[[Ranti Martins|Martins]] {{goal|35}}
|location=[[Johor Bahru]], [[Malaysia]]
|stadium=[[Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium|Larkin Stadium]]
|attendance=12,212
|referee=[[Sivakorn Pu-Udom]] ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round=Group stage
|result = D
|date=10 March 2015
|time=18:00 [[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]]
|team1=East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score=1–1
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9071&stageid=353&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|HKG}} [[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]]
|goals1=[[Ranti Martins|Martins]] {{goal|74}}
|goals2=[[Juan Belencoso|Belencoso]] {{goal|30}}
|location=[[Kolkata]], [[India]]
|stadium=[[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|attendance=3,501
|referee=[[Hiroyuki Kimura (referee)|Hiroyuki Kimura]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
}}
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|round=Group stage
|result = L
|date=17 March 2015
|time=20:00 [[UTC+08:00|UTC+8]]
|team1=[[Balestier Khalsa FC|Balestier Khalsa]] {{flagicon|SIN}}
|score=2–1
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9072&stageid=353&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1=[[Jonathan Xu]] {{goal|6}}<br />[[Miroslav Krištić|Krištić]] {{goal|19}}
|goals2=[[Dudu Omagbemi|Omagbemi]] {{goal|82}}
|location=[[Jalan Besar]], [[Singapore]]
|stadium=[[Jalan Besar Stadium]]
|attendance=1,215
|referee=[[Kao Jung-fang]] ([[Chinese Taipei Football Association|Chinese&nbsp;Taipei]])
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round=Group stage
|result = W
|date=14 April 2015
|time=18:00 [[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]]
|team1=East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score=3–0
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9074&stageid=353&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|SIN}} [[Balestier Khalsa FC|Balestier Khalsa]]
|goals1=[[Baldeep Singh (footballer, born 1987)|B. Singh]] {{goal|22}}<br />[[Nurullah Hussein|Hussein]] {{goal|71|o.g.}}<br />[[Ranti Martins|Martins]] {{goal|75}}
|goals2=
|location=[[Kolkata]], [[India]]
|stadium=[[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|attendance=1,500
|referee=[[Kim Dae-yong]] ([[Korea Football Association|South&nbsp;Korea]])
}}
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|round=Group stage
|result = L
|date=28 April 2015
|time=18:00 [[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]]
|team1=East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score=0–1
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9077&stageid=353&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|MAS}} [[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Raju Gaikwad|Gaikwad]] {{goal|6|o.g.}}
|location=[[Kolkata]], [[India]]
|stadium=[[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|attendance=100
|referee=[[Nivon Robesh Gamini]] ([[Football Federation of Sri Lanka|Sri&nbsp;Lanka]])
}}
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|round=Group stage
|result = D
|date=12 May 2015
|time=20:35 [[UTC+08:00|UTC+8]]
|team1=[[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]] {{flagicon|HKG}}
|score=2–2
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9078&stageid=353&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1=[[Lam Ka Wai]] {{goal|15}}<br />[[Xu Deshuai]] {{goal|59}}
|goals2=[[Ranti Martins|Martins]] {{goal|80}}<br />[[Cavin Lobo|Lobo]] {{goal|89}}
|location=[[Kowloon]], [[Hong Kong]]
|stadium=[[Mong Kok Stadium]]
|attendance=1,372
|referee=[[Yousef Al-Marzouq]] ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]])
}}
== Other International Tournaments ==
===1953 World Youth Congress, Bucharest===
{{Main|4th World Festival of Youth and Students}}
In 1953, after the [[Calcutta Football League]] was abandoned midway due to riots in Kolkata,<ref>{{cite news |author=PTI |date=27 July 1953 |title=Calcutta Soccer Suspended Again |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DwJFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZbcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5446%2C1782665 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=28 September 2021 |archive-date=28 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928213350/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DwJFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZbcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5446%2C1782665 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=PTI |date=29 July 1953 |title=CALCUTTA LEAGUE SOCCER SCRAPPED |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EQJFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZbcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2962%2C1899151 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=28 September 2021 |archive-date=28 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928213335/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EQJFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZbcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2962%2C1899151 |url-status=live }}</ref> East Bengal club received an invitation to participate in the [[4th World Festival of Youth and Students|World Youth Congress]] held in [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]].<ref name=timeline1>{{cite web|first=Team|last=Sportstar|date=1 August 2020|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine/east-bengal-100-years-indian-football-ifa-shield-cfl-calcutta-football-league-mohun-bagan-kolkata-derby/article32241569.ece|title=100 years of East Bengal: A timeline|work=Sportstar|accessdate=1 July 2021|archive-date=29 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629224925/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine/east-bengal-100-years-indian-football-ifa-shield-cfl-calcutta-football-league-mohun-bagan-kolkata-derby/article32241569.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> The East Bengal team was recommended as the official representative of India by then-president [[Rajendra Prasad|Dr Rajendra Prasad]],<ref>{{cite news |author=PTI |date=22 July 1953 |title=A.I.F.F. Permits E. Bengal Club |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CgJFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZbcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6561%2C1445926 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=28 September 2021 |archive-date=28 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928213336/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CgJFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZbcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6561%2C1445926 |url-status=live }}</ref> as the best football club of India,<ref>{{cite web|author=Deb|date=31 July 2010|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2010/an-eventful-journey-through-red-gold-trails-%E2%80%93-the-east-bengal-story-part-2/|title=AN EVENTFUL JOURNEY THROUGH RED & GOLD TRAILS – THE EAST BENGAL STORY (PART 2)|work=The Hard Tackle|accessdate=28 September 2021|archive-date=23 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323193511/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2010/an-eventful-journey-through-red-gold-trails-%E2%80%93-the-east-bengal-story-part-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> as East Bengal had won the prestigious [[IFA Shield]] thrice in a row between 1949&ndash;51 and were the holders of the [[Durand Cup]], winning it twice in 1951 and 1952.<ref>{{cite web|first=Deeparnab|last=Rakshit|date=12 November 2020|url=https://eastbengaltherealpower.com/east-bengals-contribution-for-indian-football-at-abroad-in-1940s-1950s/|title=East Bengal's Contribution For Indian Football At Abroad In 1940s & 1950s|work=East Bengal the Real Power|accessdate=28 September 2021|archive-date=5 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705192315/https://eastbengaltherealpower.com/east-bengals-contribution-for-indian-football-at-abroad-in-1940s-1950s/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportstarlive.com/football/indian-football/end-of-an-era-ahmed-khan-passes-away/article19570748.ece|title=End of an era, Ahmed Khan passes away|work=Sportstar|date=27 August 2017 |access-date=10 August 2019|archive-date=27 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827193656/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/end-of-an-era-ahmed-khan-passes-away/article19570748.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> The East Bengal team led by captain [[Ahmed Khan (footballer)|Ahmed Khan]] and football secretary J.C. Guha, thus became the first Indian team to tour Europe.<ref>{{cite news |author=PTI |date=27 July 1953 |title=E. Bengal Soccer Team Leaves Today For Bucharest |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DwJFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZbcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6911%2C1782618 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=28 September 2021 |archive-date=28 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928213336/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DwJFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZbcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6911%2C1782618 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=pandavas/> The club also roped in centre forward M. Thangaraj on loan from Wimco & State team for the tour.<ref>{{cite news |date=13 July 1953 |title=Thangaraj To Go With E. Bengal |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AQJFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZbcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4987%2C866179 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=28 September 2021 |archive-date=28 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928213337/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AQJFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZbcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4987%2C866179 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the first match at the World Youth Congress, East Bengal faced [[Grazer AK]] of [[Austria]] and won 2&ndash;0.<ref>{{cite news |author=PTI |date=9 August 1953 |title=EAST BENGAL CLUB BEAT AUSTRIA |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GwJFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZbcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1827%2C2622909 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=28 September 2021 |archive-date=28 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928213339/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GwJFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZbcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1827%2C2622909 |url-status=live }}</ref> M. Thangaraj scored both the goals for East Bengal.<ref name=pandavas/> In the second match, East Bengal defeated [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon XI]] 6&ndash;1.<ref>{{cite news |author=PTI |date=14 August 1953 |title=EAST BENGAL WIN AGAIN |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IAJFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZbcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3627%2C2993887 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=28 September 2021 |archive-date=28 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928213337/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IAJFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZbcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3627%2C2993887 |url-status=live }}</ref> M. Thangaraj scored a hattrick, Ahmed Khan, [[Pansanttom Venkatesh]] and [[Masood Fakhri]] scored one each for East Bengal as they entered the semi-finals where they faced the hosts [[Romania national football team|Romania]].<ref name=pandavas/> East Bengal lost 4&ndash;0 in the semi-final and met [[Germany national football team|Germany]] in the third-place play-off match. They lost 5&ndash;2, with Fakhri and Thangaraj, scoring for the team as East Bengal finished fourth in the tournament.<ref name=pandavas/>
====Matches====
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
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|result= W
|round=First Round
|date= 6 August 1953
|time=
|team1=[[Grazer AK]] {{flagicon|Austria}}
|score=0–2
|report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GwJFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZbcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1827%2C2622909 Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1=
|goals2= M Thangaraj {{goal|?||?}}
|location=[[Bucharest]], [[Romania]]
|stadium=[[Stadionul Național (1953)|Stadionul August 23]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result= W
|round=Second Round
|date= 9 August 1953
|time=
|team1=[[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon XI]] {{flagicon|Lebanon}}
|score=1–6
|report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IAJFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZbcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3627%2C2993887 Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= ''no information''
|goals2= M Thangaraj {{goal|?||?||?}}<br>[[Ahmed Khan (footballer)|Khan]] {{goal|?}}<br>[[Pansanttom Venkatesh|Venkatesh]] {{goal|?}}<br>[[Masood Fakhri|Fakhri]] {{goal|?}}
|location=[[Bucharest]], [[Romania]]
|stadium=[[Stadionul Național (1953)|Stadionul August 23]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result= L
|round=Semi-Final
|date= 12 August 1953
|time=
|team1=Romania {{flagicon|Romania}}
|score=4–0
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= ''no information''
|goals2=
|location=[[Bucharest]], [[Romania]]
|stadium=[[Stadionul Național (1953)|Stadionul August 23]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result= L
|round=Third-Place Play-off
|date= 15 August 1953
|time=
|team1=Germany{{flagicon|GER}}
|score=5–2
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= ''no information''
|goals2= [[Masood Fakhri|Fakhri]] {{goal|?}}<br />M Thangaraj {{goal|?}}
|location=[[Bucharest]], [[Romania]]
|stadium=[[Stadionul Național (1953)|Stadionul August 23]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
<br/>
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===1991 BTC Club Cup, Bangladesh===
The BTC Club Cup was organised by the [[Bangladesh Football Federation]] in aid of cyclone and flood victims in [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]. Six teams, three each from [[Bangladesh]] and [[India]] participated in the tournament: [[Brothers Union]], [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Dhaka Mohammedan]] and [[Abahani Limited Dhaka|Abahani Limited]] from Bangladesh, East Bengal, [[Mohun Bagan]] and [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]] from India.<ref name=btc91>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/dhakaclubcup91.html|title=Dhaka Club Cup 91|work=rsssf|date=20 Feb 2003|access-date=23 July 2019|archive-date=23 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723051230/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesd/dhakaclubcup91.html|url-status=live}}</ref> East Bengal was grouped alongside Brothers Union and Dhaka Mohammedan in Group A. In the opening match, East Bengal won 1&ndash;0 against Brothers Union with [[Bikash Panji]] scoring the solitary goal for the team. In the second match, East Bengal drew 1&ndash;1 against Dhaka Mohammedan. [[Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib]] scored for the home side while [[Prasanta Banerjee]] equalised for East Bengal as they progressed into the Semi-finals where they faced Abahani Limited. [[Sheikh Mohammad Aslam]] and [[Rizvi Karim Rumi]] scored the two goals for Abahani as East Bengal lost 2&ndash;1 and were eliminated from the tournament. [[Krishanu Dey]] scored a late consolation for East Bengal in the match.<ref name=btc91/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.theindependentbd.com//post/245870|title=Aslam reminisces glory days of football|website=theindependentbd.com|publisher=The Independent Bangladesh|date=7 May 2020|access-date=23 February 2022|archive-date=23 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223160716/https://m.theindependentbd.com//post/245870|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Group stage====
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group A
<!--Do not forget to update date or use ''complete'' without quotes when tournament is over-->
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/dhakaclubcup91.html Dhaka Club Cup]
|team1=DMS |team2=EBC |team3=BUC
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|win_EBC=1 |draw_EBC=1 |loss_EBC=0 |gf_EBC=2 |ga_EBC=1
|win_DMS=1 |draw_DMS=1 |loss_DMS=0 |gf_DMS=5 |ga_DMS=2
|win_BUC=0 |draw_BUC=0 |loss_BUC=2 |gf_BUC=1 |ga_BUC=5
|name_EBC={{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal Club]]
|name_DMS={{flagicon|BGD}} [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Dhaka Mohammedan]]
|name_BUC={{flagicon|BGD}} [[Brothers Union]]
<!--Qualification and relegation column definitions-->
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advance to [[#Semi-Finals|Semi-finals]]
}}
====Bracket====
{{Round4
|3rdplace=no
|widescore=yes
|RD1 = Semi-Finals
|RD2 = Final
<!-- Date-Place/Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 -->
<!-- semi finals -->
| 4 June 1991 | {{flagicon|BAN}} '''[[Abahani Limited Dhaka|Abahani Limited]]''' | '''2''' | {{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] | 1
| 5 June 1991 | {{flagicon|BAN}} '''[[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Dhaka Mohammedan]]''' | '''1''' | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]] | 0
<!-- final -->
| 8 June 1991 | {{flagicon|BAN}} '''[[Abahani Limited Dhaka|Abahani Limited]]''' | '''1''' | {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Dhaka Mohammedan]] | 0
}}
====Matches====
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|round=Group stage
|result = W
|date= 31 May 1991
|time=
|team1=[[Brothers Union]] {{flagicon|Bangladesh}}
|score=0–1
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1=
|goals2= [[Bikash Panji|Panji]] {{goal|?}}
|location=[[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]
|stadium=[[Bangabandhu National Stadium|Bangabandhu Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
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|round=Group stage
|result = D
|date= 2 June 1991
|time=
|team1=[[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Dhaka Mohammedan]] {{flagicon|Bangladesh}}
|score=1–1
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= [[Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib|Nakib]] {{goal|?}}
|goals2= [[Prasanta Banerjee|Banerjee]] {{goal|?}}
|location=[[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]
|stadium=[[Bangabandhu National Stadium|Bangabandhu Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
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|round=Semi-Final
|result = L
|date= 4 June 1991
|time=
|team1=[[Abahani Limited Dhaka|Abahani Limited]] {{flagicon|Bangladesh}}
|score=2–1
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= [[Sheikh Mohammad Aslam|Aslam]] {{goal|?}}<br />[[Rizvi Karim Rumi|Rumi]] {{goal|?}}
|goals2= [[Krishanu Dey|Dey]] {{goal|?}}
|location=[[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]
|stadium=[[Bangabandhu National Stadium|Bangabandhu Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
<br/>
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===1993 Wai Wai Cup, Nepal===
East Bengal participated in the 1993 Wai Wai Cup held in [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]] led by coach Shyamal Ghosh and captain Ilyas Pasha. East Bengal was grouped alongside [[Ranipokhari Corner Team|RCT]], [[Nepal national under-20 football team|Nepal Youth]] and Janakpur in the group stages. In the opening match on 5 June, East Bengal defeated RCT 3&ndash;0 to start their campaign. Sisir Ghosh scored a brace while Kiron Khongsai scored the third for East Bengal. In the second match, East Bengal drew 1&ndash;1 against the Nepal Youth team. Kiron Khongsai scored again for the team while Rajesh Nepali scored for Nepal Youth. In the third match, East Bengal drew again, this time 2&ndash;2 against Janakpur with Sisir Ghosh and Sanjay Majhi scoring for the team as they entered the knockout stage. In the semi-final, East Bengal faced Malaysian top division club [[Terengganu F.C. I|Terengganu]] and won 1&ndash;0 with a solitary goal from Kiron Khongsai, who scored his third goal in the tournament. In the final, East Bengal faced RCT once again and won 1&ndash;0 courtesy of an own-goal by RCT defender Suman Enjon as East Bengal became champions of the tournament, their second title on foreign soil after 1985 Coca-Cola Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/asia/past/1993waiwai.html|title=Wai Wai Cup 1993, Kathmandu (Nepal)|work=IndianFootball.de|access-date=10 August 2019|archive-date=10 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810175416/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/asia/past/1993waiwai.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Matches====
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|round=Group stage
|result = W
|date= 5 June 1993
|time=
|team1=[[Ranipokhari Corner Team|RCT]] {{flagicon|Nepal}}
|score=0–3
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1=
|goals2= [[Sisir Ghosh|Ghosh]] {{goal|?||?}}<br>[[Kiran Khongsai|Khongsai]] {{goal|?}}
|location=[[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]]
|stadium=[[Dasarath Rangasala Stadium|Dasarath Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
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|round=Group stage
|result = D
|date= 7 June 1993
|time=
|team1=[[Nepal national under-20 football team|Nepal Youth]] {{flagicon|Nepal}}
|score=1–1
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= [[Rajesh Nepali|Nepali]] {{goal|?}}
|goals2= [[Kiran Khongsai|Khongsai]] {{goal|?}}
|location=[[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]]
|stadium=[[Dasarath Rangasala Stadium|Dasarath Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
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|round=Group stage
|result = D
|date= 9 June 1993
|time=
|team1= Janakpur {{flagicon|Nepal}}
|score=2–2
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= [[Maharajan]] {{goal|?}}<br>[[Tarun Dey|Dey]] {{goal|?}} {{own goal}}
|goals2= [[Sanjay Majhi|Majhi]] {{goal|?}}<br>[[Sisir Ghosh|Ghosh]] {{goal|?}}
|location=[[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]]
|stadium=[[Dasarath Rangasala Stadium|Dasarath Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
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|round=Semi-Final
|result = W
|date= 12 June 1993
|time=
|team1=[[Terengganu F.C. I|Terengganu]] {{flagicon|Malaysia}}
|score=0–1
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1=
|goals2= [[Kiran Khongsai|Khongsai]] {{goal|?}}
|location=[[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]]
|stadium=[[Dasarath Rangasala Stadium|Dasarath Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
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|round=Final
|result = W
|date= 15 June 1993
|time=
|team1=[[Ranipokhari Corner Team|RCT]] {{flagicon|Nepal}}
|score=0–1
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1=
|goals2= [[Suman Enjon|Enjon]] {{goal|?}} {{own goal}}
|location=[[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]]
|stadium=[[Dasarath Rangasala Stadium|Dasarath Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
<br/>
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===1996 Coca-Cola International Cup, Nepal===
East Bengal received an invitation and participated in the 1996 [[ANFA Cup|Coca-Cola International Cup]] held in Nepal as a part of their pre-season preparation for the [[1996-97 National Football League (India)|1996&ndash;97 National Football League]]. East Bengal was grouped alongside [[Sankata Boys S.C.|Sankata Boys]] and [[Nepal Army Club|Tribhuvan Club]] in the group stages. In the first game, East Bengal lost 2&ndash;1 against Sankata Boys but came back strong in the next match against Tribhuvan Club to win 2&ndash;1 with Tausif Jamal and Latvian attacker Sergei Kutov scoring for the team and securing a place in the Semi-finals. In the Semi-final, however, East Bengal lost 2&ndash;0 against [[Manang Marshyangdi Club|Manang Marshyangdi]] and was eliminated from the tournament.
====Matches====
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
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|round=Group stage
|result = L
|date= 22 September 1996
|time=
|team1=[[Sankata Boys S.C.|Sankata Boys]] {{flagicon|Nepal}}
|score=2–1
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= Bijaya {{goal|?}}<br />[[Sunil Tulhadar|Tulhadar]] {{goal|?}}
|goals2= [[Sunil Tulhadar|Tulhadar]] {{goal|?}} {{own goal}}
|location=[[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]]
|stadium=[[Dasarath Rangasala Stadium|Dasarath Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
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|round=Group stage
|result = W
|date= 24 September 1996
|time=
|team1=[[Nepal Army Club|Tribhuvan Club]] {{flagicon|Nepal}}
|score=1–2
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= [[Saila Maharjan|Maharjan]] {{goal|?}}
|goals2= [[Tausif Jamal|Jamal]] {{goal|?}}<br>[[Sergei Kutov|Kutov]] {{goal|?}}
|location=[[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]]
|stadium=[[Dasarath Rangasala Stadium|Dasarath Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
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|round=Semi-Final
|result = L
|date= 27 September 1996
|time=
|team1=[[Manang Marshyangdi Club|Manang Marshyangdi]] {{flagicon|Nepal}}
|score=2–0
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= [[Arjun Lama|Lama]] {{goal|?}}<br />[[Chet Narayan|Narayan]] {{goal|?}}
|goals2=
|location=[[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]]
|stadium=[[Dasarath Rangasala Stadium|Dasarath Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
<br/>
----
===1996&ndash;97 Bangabandhu Cup, Bangladesh===
{{Main|Bangabandhu Cup}}
In 1996&ndash;97, before the start of the [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]], East Bengal and [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]] from India were invited to participate in the inaugural Bangabandhu Cup held in [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]. A total of twelve teams from different nations participated in the tournament which included hosts [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Dhaka Mohammedan]], [[Abahani Limited Dhaka|Abahani Krira Chakra]], [[Muktijoddha Sangsad KC|Muktijoddha Sangsad]] from Bangladesh, East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting from India, [[PSM Makassar|Makassar]] from Indonesia, [[Bargh Shiraz F.C.|Bargh Shiraz]] from Iran, [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia Red]] and [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia Blue]], [[FC Kosmos Saint Petersburg|Kosmos]] from Russia, [[Friends Club|Friends]] from Nepal and [[Thai League All-Star Football|Eastern All-Star]] from Thailand.<ref name="BC97"/> East Bengal was grouped alongside Dhaka Mohammedan and Friends Club from Nepal in group B. East Bengal lost both the matches in the group stage, 1&ndash;0 to Friends Club and 3&ndash;1 to hosts Dhaka Mohammedan and was eliminated from the tournament without a single point.<ref name="BC97"/>
====Matches====
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
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|round=Group stage
|result = L
|date= 1 January 1997
|time=
|team1=[[Friends Club|Friends]] {{flagicon|Nepal}}
|score=1–0
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= [[Sunil Tulhadharan|Tulhadharan]] {{goal|?}}
|goals2=
|location=[[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]
|stadium=[[Bangabandhu National Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
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|round=Group stage
|result = L
|date= 6 January 1997
|time=
|team1=[[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Dhaka Mohammedan]] {{flagicon|Bangladesh}}
|score=3–1
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= Sakan {{goal|?}}<br />Afroze {{goal|?}}<br />[[Mohammed Jewel Rana (footballer, born 1972)|Jewel Rana]] {{goal|?}}
|goals2= [[Raman Vijayan|Vijayan]] {{goal|?}}
|location=[[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]
|stadium=[[Bangabandhu National Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
<br/>
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===2003 ASEAN Club Championship, Indonesia===
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{{#section-h:East Bengal Club in international football|2003 ASEAN Club Championship, Indonesia}}
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{{Main|2003 ASEAN Club Championship}}
The [[ASEAN Club Championship]] is a friendly international football competition between domestic champion clubs sides run by the [[ASEAN Football Federation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/asean-club-championship-to-launch-after-getting-afc-and-fifa-backing/|title=Asean Club Championship to launch after getting AFC and Fifa backing|date=6 November 2019|website=SportBusiness|access-date=24 September 2021|archive-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924172018/https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/asean-club-championship-to-launch-after-getting-afc-and-fifa-backing/|url-status=live}}</ref> Formerly known as the LG Cup, sponsored by [[LG Electronics]]. LG described the competition as a "social marketing experiment". Qualification to the competition was for champions clubs from [[ASEAN Football Federation|AFF]]-affiliated countries only, plus the champions from [[India]] in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/media/afc-statement-on-the-asean-club-championship|title=AFC Statement on the Asean Club Championship &#124; Football News &#124;|website=the-AFC|access-date=2021-09-24|archive-date=2021-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924172018/https://www.the-afc.com/media/afc-statement-on-the-asean-club-championship|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/1195231/aff-to-launch-asean-club-championship-in-2020-featuring-top-clubs-from-southeast-asia/ |title=AFF to launch ASEAN Club Championship in 2020 featuring top clubs from Southeast Asia &#124; FOX Sports Asia |access-date=2021-09-24 |archive-date=2019-11-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106133107/https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/1195231/aff-to-launch-asean-club-championship-in-2020-featuring-top-clubs-from-southeast-asia/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After winning the [[2002-03 National Football League (India)|2002–03 National Football League]], East Bengal was invited to the inaugural [[2003 ASEAN Club Championship]] held at [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]].<ref name=asean>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/east-bengals-greatest-hour-the-2003-asean-cup-triumph|title=East Bengal's Greatest Hour: The 2003 ASEAN Cup Triumph|work=Sportskeeda|date=27 July 2013 |access-date=11 April 2020|archive-date=10 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110132946/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/east-bengals-greatest-hour-the-2003-asean-cup-triumph|url-status=live}}</ref> Top clubs from South-East Asia participated in the tournament which included the favourites [[BEC Tero Sasana F.C.|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 [[Malaysia Super League|2002 Malaysia Super League]] Champions [[Perak TBG F.C.|Perak FC]] and [[2002 Liga Indonesia Premier Division|Liga Indonesia 2002]] Champions [[Persegres Gresik United|Petrokimia Putra]] participated in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.in/football/india/story/2986201/remembering-east-bengals-2003-asean-championship-win|title=Before BFC in 2016, there was East Bengal's ASEAN win in 2003|work=ESPN|date=November 2016 |access-date=12 April 2020|archive-date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804105617/https://www.espn.in/football/india/story/2986201/remembering-east-bengals-2003-asean-championship-win|url-status=live}}</ref>
East Bengal was grouped alongside [[BEC Tero Sasana F.C.|BEC Tero Sasana]] and [[Philippine Army F.C.|Philippine Army]] in Group D. They lost the first match against the favourites BEC Tero Sasana 1&ndash;0, courtesy of a solitary goal from [[Therdsak Chaiman]]. The Red and Gold brigade bounced back in style as they defeated the Philippine Army 6&ndash;0, with [[Bhaichung Bhutia]] scoring all 6 goals, becoming the only Indian player to score a double hattrick in an International game to date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportslibro.com/football/news/15-facts-and-untold-story-of-bhaichung-bhutia/2476|title=15 Facts and Untold stories of Bhaichung Bhutia|work=Sports Libro|access-date=12 April 2020|archive-date=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030193503/https://sportslibro.com/football/news/15-facts-and-untold-story-of-bhaichung-bhutia/2476|url-status=live}}</ref> In the Quarter Finals, East Bengal faced [[Persita Tangerang]] of [[Indonesia]]. Goals from Bhaichung and [[Bijen Singh]] ensured a 2&ndash;1 win for the Kolkata side. Bhaichung was again on the scoresheet when East Bengal faced [[Persegres Gresik United|Petrokimia Putra]] in the Semi-Final. The score was 1&ndash;1 after 120 minutes and the Red and Golds won 7&ndash;6 in the shootout. On 26 July 2003, East Bengal made history as they defeated the favourites BEC Tero Sasana 3&ndash;1 with goals from [[Mike Okoro]], Bhaichung and [[Alvito D'Cunha]], hence becoming the first Indian club to win a top-level officially recognised tournament in foreign Soil.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2003/07/27/stories/2003072705971700.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=East Bengal makes History|date=2003-07-27|access-date=12 April 2020}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> [[Bhaichung Bhutia|Bhaichung]] became the top scorer of the tournament with nine goals. [[Sandip Nandy]] was adjudged as the Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament.<ref name=asean/>
====Group stage====
{{main|2003 ASEAN Club Championship#Group D}}
{{:2003 ASEAN Club Championship|transcludesection=Group D|showteam=KEB}}
=====Matches=====
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|round=Group stage
|date=14 July 2003
|time=
|team1=[[BEC Tero Sasana F.C.|BEC Tero Sasana]] {{flagicon|Thailand}}
|score=1–0
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|India}} East Bengal
|goals1=[[Therdsak Chaiman]] {{goal|85}}
|goals2=
|location=[[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]
|stadium=[[Gelora Bung Karno Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result = L
}}
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|round=Group stage
|date=16 July 2003
|time=
|team1=East Bengal {{flagicon|India}}
|score=6–0
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|Philippines}} [[Philippine Army FC|Philippine Army]]
|goals1=[[Baichung Bhutia]] {{goal|20|pen|50||53||70||75||88}}
|goals2=
|location=[[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]
|stadium=[[Gelora Bung Karno Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result = W
}}
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|round=Quarter-final
|date=20 July 2003
|time=
|team1=[[Persita Tangerang]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}}
|score=1–2
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|India}} East Bengal
|goals1=[[Ilham Jayakesuma]] {{goal|62}}
|goals2=[[Baichung Bhutia]] {{goal|53}} <br/> [[Bijen Singh]] {{goal|76}}
|location=[[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]
|stadium=[[Gelora Bung Karno Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result = W
}}
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|round=Semi-final
|date=24 July 2003
|time=
|team1=[[Petrokimia Putra]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}}
|score=1–1
|aet=yes
|report=https://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/jul/24foot1.htm
|team2={{flagicon|India}} East Bengal
|goals1=[[Jaenal Ichwan]] {{goal|23}}
|goals2=[[Baichung Bhutia]] {{goal|58}}
|penaltyscore=6–7
|penalties1=
*[[Jaenal Ichwan]] {{pengoal}}
*Indraju {{pengoal}}
*Pdudu Putra {{pengoal}}
*Daniel Fernando {{pengoal}}
*Sasi Kirono {{penmiss}}
*Chan Jhe {{pengoal}}
*Ekwe {{pengoal}}
*Loko {{penmiss}}
|penalties2=
*{{pengoal}} [[Baichung Bhutia]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Bijen Singh]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Suley Musah]]
*{{penmiss}} [[Shylo Malsawmtluanga]]
*{{pengoal}} Chandan Das
*{{pengoal}} [[Douglas Silva (footballer, born 1974)|Douglas da Silva]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Surkumar Singh]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Muttah Suresh]]
|location=[[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]
|stadium=[[Gelora Bung Karno Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result = W
}}
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|round=Final
|date = 26 July 2003
|team1 = East Bengal {{flagicon|India}}
|score = 3–1
|team2 = {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[BEC Tero Sasana]]
|location=[[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]
|stadium=[[Gelora Bung Karno Stadium]]
|goals1 = [[Mike Okoro]] {{goal|20}} <br/> [[Baichung Bhutia]] {{goal|46}} <br/> [[Alvito D'Cunha]] {{goal|69}}
|goals2 = Panai Kongprapun {{goal|58}}
|referee = [[Jimmy Napitupulu]] ([[Football Association of Indonesia|Indonesia]])
|result = W
}}
</onlyinclude>
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===2004 Pepsi Max Challenge Cup, England===
After winning [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]] titles in [[2002-03 National Football League (India)|2002&ndash;03]] and [[2003-04 National Football League (India)|2003&ndash;04]], East Bengal club tied up with a partnership with [[Premier League]] giants [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|first=Nigel|last=Empson|date=5 August 2012|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/the-umbilical-cord-that-entwined-east-bengal-to-leicester-city|title=The umbilical cord that entwined East Bengal to Leicester City|work=Sportskeeda|accessdate=28 September 2021|archive-date=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928213338/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/the-umbilical-cord-that-entwined-east-bengal-to-leicester-city|url-status=live}}</ref> To commemorate the partnership, East Bengal Club was invited to participate in the 120th anniversary quadrangular tournament of Leicester City in [[England]] along with [[RCD Mallorca|Real Mallorca]] of [[Spain]] and [[C.S. Marítimo|Marítimo]] of [[Portugal]], known as the Pepsi Max Challenge Cup.<ref>{{cite web|author=PTI|date=15 July 2004|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/jul/15ebengal.htm|title=East Bengal to play in England|work=Rediff|accessdate=28 September 2021|archive-date=12 January 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050112070845/http://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/jul/15ebengal.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> On 31 July, East Bengal faced Leicester City at the [[King Power Stadium|Walkers Stadium]], the home of Leicester, and lost 1&ndash;0 courtesy of a penalty goal in the sixty-ninth minute by [[Trevor Benjamin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/eb-a-hit-in-leicester/cid/1047872|title=EB a hit in Leicester|work=The Telegraph|access-date=10 August 2019|archive-date=9 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609114501/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sport/eb-a-hit-in-leicester/cid/1047872|url-status=live}}</ref> East Bengal faced [[Primeira Liga|Portuguese Primeira Liga]] side Marítimo in the third-place play-off match the next day and lost 3&ndash;0.<ref>{{cite web|date=2 August 2004|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-bwin/maritimo/detalhe/maritimo-east-bengal-3-0-madeirenses-em-ritmo-de-treino|title=Marítimo-East Bengal, 3-0: Madeirenses em ritmo de treino|trans-title=Marítimo-East Bengal, 3-0: Madeirans on training pace|language=pt|work=Record|accessdate=28 September 2021|archive-date=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928213340/https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-bwin/maritimo/detalhe/maritimo-east-bengal-3-0-madeirenses-em-ritmo-de-treino|url-status=live}}</ref> East Bengal lost both the matches in the tournament but the good-will tour ended on a high note as East Bengal club was felicitated at the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]] by the deputy Prime Minister [[John Prescott]].<ref>{{cite web|date=30 July 2004|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/east-bengal-feted-at-house-of-commons/cid/1047453|title=East Bengal feted at House of Commons|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=28 September 2021|archive-date=11 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911153259/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/east-bengal-feted-at-house-of-commons/cid/1047453|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Sabyasachi|last=Chakraborty|date=23 December 2019|url=http://www.badgebfansclub.in/throwback-east-bengals-partnership-with-leicester-city/|title=Throwback: East Bengal's partnership with Leicester City!|work=BADGEB|accessdate=28 September 2021|archive-date=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928213340/http://www.badgebfansclub.in/throwback-east-bengals-partnership-with-leicester-city/|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Bracket====
{{Round4
|3rdplace=yes
|widescore=yes
|RD1 = Semi-Finals
|RD2 = Final
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| 31 July 2004 | {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]''' | '''1''' | {{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] | 0
| 31 July 2004 | {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[RCD Mallorca|Real Mallorca]]''' | '''1 (4)'''| {{flagicon|POR}} [[C.S. Marítimo|Marítimo]] | 1 (3)
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| 1 August 2004 | {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]''' | '''4''' | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[RCD Mallorca|Real Mallorca]] | 2
<!--3rd Place-->
|1 August 2004 | {{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] | 0 | {{flagicon|POR}} '''[[C.S. Marítimo|Marítimo]]''' | '''3'''
}}
====Matches====
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|result= L
|round=Semi Final
|date= 31 July 2004
|time=
|team1=[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
|score=1–0
|report= [http://www.indianfootball.de/news/m200407.html Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= [[Trevor Benjamin|Benjamin]] {{goal|69|pen}}
|goals2=
|location=[[Leicester]], [[United Kingdom]]
|stadium=[[King Power Stadium|Walkers Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
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{{football box collapsible
|result= L
|round=3rd Place Play-off
|date= 1 August 2004
|time=
|team1=[[C.S. Marítimo|Marítimo]] {{flagicon|POR}}
|score=3–0
|report= [http://www.indianfootball.de/news/m200408.html Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= [[Eusébio Malho de Sousa|Eusébio]] {{goal|12}}<br> [[Selwyn Fernandes|Fernandes]] {{goal|32}} {{own goal}}<br>[[Gustavo Manduca|Manduca]] {{goal|69}}
|goals2=
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|stadium=[[King Power Stadium|Walkers Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
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<br />
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===2004 San Miguel International Cup, Nepal===
After winning the 2004&ndash;05 [[Calcutta Football League]] title, East Bengal decided to participate in the invitational San Miguel International Cup held in [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]] as a part of their pre-season preparation for the [[2004-05 National Football League (India)|2004&ndash;05 National League]] campaign. The tournament featured six teams which included East Bengal and [[Tollygunge Agragami]] from India, [[Farashganj SC|Farashganj]] from Bangladesh, [[Hannam University]] from South Korea and two teams from hosts Nepal namely [[Nepal national football team|Nepal Red]] and [[Nepal national football team|Nepal Blue]].<ref name=smicup04>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/asia/past/2004sanmiguel.html|title=San Miguel International Cup 2004|work=IndianFootball.de|access-date=24 July 2019|archive-date=23 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723191314/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/asia/past/2004sanmiguel.html|url-status=live}}</ref> East Bengal was grouped with Nepal Red and Farashgunj in Group A. In the opening game on 25 December, East Bengal lost 1&ndash;0 to hosts Nepal Red team. Basanta Thapa scored the only goal in the 78th minute of the game.<ref name=smicup04/> East Bengal came back strong in the second match as they defeated Farashgunj 2&ndash;1 to reach the semi-finals. Chandan Das and [[Alvito D'Cunha]] scored for the team.<ref name=smicup04/> In the semi-final, East Bengal faced Nepal Blue on 31 December and won 1&ndash;0 courtesy of a solitary strike from Brazilian forward [[Paulo Zaltron|Paolo Roberto da Silva]].<ref name=smicup04/> In the final, East Bengal faced the South Korean Hannam University team and after 120 minutes, the score remained 0&ndash;0 and East Bengal won 4&ndash;2 via penalty shoot-out and lifted their fourth trophy on international soil.<ref>{{cite web|date=1 February 2005|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/east-bengal-beat-hannam-win-san-miguel-cup|title=East Bengal beat Hannam, win San Miguel Cup|work=The Himalayan Times|accessdate=1 October 2005|archive-date=13 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313111836/http://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/east-bengal-beat-hannam-win-san-miguel-cup/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Deeparnab|last=Rakshit|date=12 November 2020|url=https://eastbengaltherealpower.com/2004-san-miguel-cup-champion-at-nepal/|title=2004 San Miguel Cup Champion At Nepal|work=East Bengal the Real Power|accessdate=1 October 2021|archive-date=1 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001080315/https://eastbengaltherealpower.com/2004-san-miguel-cup-champion-at-nepal/|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Group stage====
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====Bracket====
{{Round4
|3rdplace=no
|widescore=yes
|RD1 = Semi-Finals
|RD2 = Final
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| 30 December 2004 | {{flagicon|NEP}} [[Nepal national football team|Nepal Red]]{{efn|name=Nepal}} | 0 | {{flagicon|KOR}} '''[[Hannam University]]'''| '''2'''
| 31 December 2004 | {{flagicon|NEP}} [[Nepal national football team|Nepal Blue]]{{efn|name=Nepal}} | 0 | {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]''' | '''1'''
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| 1 January 2005 | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Hannam University]] | 0 (2) | {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]''' | '''0 (4)'''
}}
{{notelist}}
====Matches====
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
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|round=Group stage
|result = L
|date= 25 December 2004
|time=
|team1=[[Nepal national football team|Nepal Red]] {{flagicon|Nepal}}
|score=1–0
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= [[Basanta Thapa|Thapa]] {{goal|78}}
|goals2=
|location=[[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]]
|stadium=[[Dasarath Rangasala Stadium|Dasarath Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
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|round=Group stage
|result = W
|date= 27 December 2004
|time=
|team1=[[Farashganj SC|Farashganj]] {{flagicon|Bangladesh}}
|score=1–2
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= [[Masud Khan (footballer)|Khan]] {{goal|89}}
|goals2= [[Chandan Das (footballer)|Das]] {{goal|59}}<br>[[Alvito D'Cunha|D'Cunha]] {{goal|71}}
|location=[[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]]
|stadium=[[Dasarath Rangasala Stadium|Dasarath Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round=Semi-Final
|result = W
|date= 31 December 2004
|time=
|team1=[[Nepal national football team|Nepal Blue]] {{flagicon|Nepal}}
|score=0–1
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1=
|goals2= [[Paulo Zaltron|Paolo]] {{goal|71}}
|location=[[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]]
|stadium=[[Dasarath Rangasala Stadium|Dasarath Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
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|round=Final
|result = W
|date= 1 January 2005
|time=
|team1=[[Hannam University]] {{flagicon|South Korea}}
|score=0–0
|goals1=
|goals2=
|report=https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/east-bengal-beat-hannam-win-san-miguel-cup
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|aet= yes
|penaltyscore= 2−4
|penalties1=
*[[Chun Je-hun|Je-hun]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Kim Hae-won|Hae-won]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Mo Sung Wook|Wook]] {{penmiss}}
*[[Kim Jun-tae (footballer)|Tae]] {{penmiss}}
|penalties2=
*{{pengoal}} [[Chandan Das (footballer)|Das]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Paulo Zaltron|Paolo]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Douglas Silva (footballer, born 1974)|Douglas]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Climax Lawrence|Lawrence]]
|location=[[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]]
|stadium=[[Dasarath Rangasala Stadium|Dasarath Stadium]]
|attendance=
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}}
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===2011 BTV Becamex IDC Cup, Vietnam===
{{Main|BTV Cup}}
After winning the [[2010 Indian Federation Cup|2010 Federation Cup]] and becoming runner-up in the [[2010-11 I-League|2010&ndash;11 I-League]], East Bengal club received an invitation to participate in the [[BTV Cup|BTV Becamex IDC Cup]] in [[Vietnam]] and the club accepted the invitation to travel to [[Thu Dau Mot]] as a part of the pre-season campaign for the [[2011-12 I-League|2011&ndash;12 I-League]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/East-Bengal-to-tour-Vietnam-skip-Durand-Cup/articleshow/9787412.cms|title=East Bengal to tour Vietnam, skip Durand Cup|work=Times of India|date=29 August 2011 |access-date=10 August 2019|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831193301/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/East-Bengal-to-tour-Vietnam-skip-Durand-Cup/articleshow/9787412.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> East Bengal was grouped alongside [[SHB Đà Nẵng F.C.|SHB Da Nang]] and [[Xuân Thành Sài Gòn F.C.|Sai Gon Xuan Thanh]] from Vietnam and [[Sociedade Esportiva Matsubara|Matsubara]] from Brazil in group B. In the opening match, on 7 October, East Bengal drew 2&ndash;2 against SHB Da Nang. East Bengal took the lead twice through [[Khanthang Paite]] and [[Reisangmei Vashum]] but squandered the lead both times as the game ended in a draw.<ref>{{cite web|first=Nilesh|last=Bhattacharya|date=7 October 2011|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/east-bengals-hopes-for-making-the-semifinal-stage-suffered-a-blow-on-sunday-when-they-conceded-a-late-goal-and-went-down-to-vietnam-league-champions-sai-gon-xuan-thanh-fc-0-1-in-the-international-club-football-tournament-being-held-in-vietnam-east-bengal-had-drawn-their-first-match-against-another-vietnamese-side-shb-da-nang-2-2-/articleshow/10289806.cms|title=East Bengal's hopes for making the semifinal stage suffered a blow on Sunday when they conceded a late goal and went down to Vietnam league champions Sai Gon Xuan Thanh FC 0-1 in the international club football tournament being held in Vietnam. East Bengal had drawn their first match against another Vietnamese side SHB Da Nang 2-2.|work=The Times of India|accessdate=30 September 2021|archive-date=30 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930162554/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/east-bengals-hopes-for-making-the-semifinal-stage-suffered-a-blow-on-sunday-when-they-conceded-a-late-goal-and-went-down-to-vietnam-league-champions-sai-gon-xuan-thanh-fc-0-1-in-the-international-club-football-tournament-being-held-in-vietnam-east-bengal-had-drawn-their-first-match-against-another-vietnamese-side-shb-da-nang-2-2-/articleshow/10289806.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> East Bengal suffered another blow as [[Tolgay Ozbey]] was shown a red card in the 89th minute of the game. In the second match, East Bengal lost 1&ndash;0 to Sai Gon Xuan Thanh as they conceded in the 89th minute.<ref>{{cite web|first=Nilesh|last=Bhattacharya|date=9 October 2011|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/east-bengal-have-conceded-a-late-goal-against-vietnam-league-champions-sai-gon-xuan-thanh-during-their-international-btv-cup-match-in-vietnam-on-sunday-/articleshow/10289722.cms|title=East Bengal have conceded a late goal against Vietnam league ..|work=The Times of India|accessdate=30 September 2021|archive-date=30 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930113215/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/east-bengal-have-conceded-a-late-goal-against-vietnam-league-champions-sai-gon-xuan-thanh-during-their-international-btv-cup-match-in-vietnam-on-sunday-/articleshow/10289722.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> In the last game of the group stage, on 11 October, East Bengal lost once again to Matsubara by 1&ndash;0 and ended their campaign with just 1 point from three matches, without any victories.<ref>{{cite web|first=Archiman|last=Bhaduri|date=11 October 2011|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/east-bengal-were-knocked-out-of-the-eight-team-international-club-tournament-for-the-btv-cup-in-vietnam-by-going-down-to-brazilian-side-matsubara-0-1-in-their-last-group-match-on-tuesday/articleshow/10315016.cms|title=East Bengal were knocked out of the eight-team international ..|work=The Times of India|accessdate=30 September 2021|archive-date=30 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930113231/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/east-bengal-were-knocked-out-of-the-eight-team-international-club-tournament-for-the-btv-cup-in-vietnam-by-going-down-to-brazilian-side-matsubara-0-1-in-their-last-group-match-on-tuesday/articleshow/10315016.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Matches====
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{football box collapsible
|round=Group stage
|result= D
|date= 7 October 2011
|time=
|team1=[[SHB Đà Nẵng F.C.|SHB Da Nang]] {{flagicon|Vietnam}}
|score=2–2
|report=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/east-bengals-hopes-for-making-the-semifinal-stage-suffered-a-blow-on-sunday-when-they-conceded-a-late-goal-and-went-down-to-vietnam-league-champions-sai-gon-xuan-thanh-fc-0-1-in-the-international-club-football-tournament-being-held-in-vietnam-east-bengal-had-drawn-their-first-match-against-another-vietnamese-side-shb-da-nang-2-2-/articleshow/10289806.cms
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= [[Huỳnh Quốc Anh|Quoc Anh]] {{goal|40}}<br>[[Gastón Merlo|Merlo]] {{goal|88}}
|goals2= [[Khanthang Paite|Paite]] {{goal|22}}<br>[[Reisangmei Vashum|Vashum]] {{goal|52}}<br>[[Tolgay Ozbey|Ozbey]] {{sent off|0|89}}
|location=[[Thu Dau Mot]], [[Vietnam]]
|stadium=[[Gò Đậu Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round=Group stage
|result= L
|date= 9 October 2011
|time=
|team1=East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/east-bengal-have-conceded-a-late-goal-against-vietnam-league-champions-sai-gon-xuan-thanh-during-their-international-btv-cup-match-in-vietnam-on-sunday-/articleshow/10289722.cms
|team2={{flagicon|Vietnam}} [[Xuân Thành Sài Gòn F.C.|Sai Gon Xuan Thanh]]
|goals1= [[Robin Singh (footballer)|R. Singh]] {{yel|}}<br/>[[Nirmal Chettri|Chettri]] {{yel|}}<br/>[[Uga Okpara|Okpara]] {{yel|}}
|goals2= Kim {{goal|89}}
|location=[[Thu Dau Mot]], [[Vietnam]]
|stadium=[[Gò Đậu Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round=Group stage
|result=L
|date= 11 October 2011
|time=
|team1=East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/east-bengal-were-knocked-out-of-the-eight-team-international-club-tournament-for-the-btv-cup-in-vietnam-by-going-down-to-brazilian-side-matsubara-0-1-in-their-last-group-match-on-tuesday/articleshow/10315016.cms
|team2={{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Sociedade Esportiva Matsubara|Matsubara]]
|goals1= [[Robert Lalthlamuana|Lalthlamuana]] {{yel|7}}<br> [[Nirmal Chettri|Chettri]] {{yel|18}}<br> [[Reisangmei Vashum|Vashum]] {{yel|44}}
|goals2= Oliviera {{goal|22}}
|location=[[Thu Dau Mot]], [[Vietnam]]
|stadium=[[Gò Đậu Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
<br/>
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===2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, Bangladesh===
{{main|2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup}}
After winning the 2015&ndash;16 Calcutta Football League, East Bengal, along with [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]] received an invitation to participate in the inaugural [[Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup]] to be held in [[Chittagong]], [[Bangladesh]]. East Bengal accepted the invitation and travelled to Bangladesh as a part of their pre-season campaign for the [[2015–16 I-League]]. East Bengal was grouped along with [[Abahani Limited (Chittagong)|Chittagong Abahani]], [[K-Electric F.C.|K-Electric]] and [[Abahani Limited (Dhaka)|Dhaka Abahani]] in Group B. In the opening match, on 20 October, East Bengal defeated the hosts Chittagong Abahani 2&ndash;1. [[Mohammed Rafique (footballer)|Mohammed Rafique]] and Prohlad Roy scored for East Bengal.<ref>{{cite web|first=Abhishek|last=Shukla|date=20 October 2015|url=https://www.indiafooty.com/2015/10/20/tr8a0-fe03-a2/|title=East Bengal makes winning start in Sk. Kamal Club Cup; beat Chittagong Abahani 2-1|work=IndiaFooty|accessdate=29 September 2021|archive-date=29 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929173410/https://www.indiafooty.com/2015/10/20/tr8a0-fe03-a2/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the second match, East Bengal won 3&ndash;1 against [[2014–15 Pakistan Premier League]] champions K-Electric with [[Orok Essien]], Mohammed Rafique and [[Ranti Martins]] scoring the team.<ref>{{cite web|date=22 October 2015|url=https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/85337/Sk-Kamal-Football:-Kolkata-East-Bengal-beat-Karachi-Electric-31|title=Sk Kamal Football: Kolkata East Bengal beat Karachi Electric 3-1|work=Daily Sun|accessdate=29 September 2021|archive-date=29 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929173404/https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/85337/Sk-Kamal-Football:-Kolkata-East-Bengal-beat-Karachi-Electric-31|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=23 October 2015|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/east-bengal-make-semis/cid/1476763|title=East Bengal make semis|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=29 September 2019|archive-date=29 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929173404/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/east-bengal-make-semis/cid/1476763|url-status=live}}</ref> In the last game of the group, East Bengal drew 0&ndash;0 with Dhaka Abahani to top the group and reach the semi-finals,<ref>{{cite web|first=Abhishek|last=Shukla|date=24 October 2015|url=https://www.indiafooty.com/2015/10/24/east-bengal-chittagong-abahani-makes-to-the-sk-kamal-intl-club-cup-semifinals/|title=East Bengal, Chittagong Abahani makes to the Sk. Kamal Int'l Club Cup semifinals|work=IndiaFooty|accessdate=29 September 2021|archive-date=29 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929173410/https://www.indiafooty.com/2015/10/24/east-bengal-chittagong-abahani-makes-to-the-sk-kamal-intl-club-cup-semifinals/|url-status=live}}</ref> where they faced [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Dhaka Mohammedan]]. On 28 October, East Bengal defeated Dhaka Mohammedan 3&ndash;0 to reach the final of the tournament. Ranti Martins scored twice while Mohammed Rafique scored the other.<ref>{{cite web|first=Abhishek|last=Shukla|date=28 October 2015|url=https://www.indiafooty.com/2015/10/28/east-bengal-beat-dhaka-mohammedan-to-march-into-the-sk-kamal-intl-club-cup-final/|title=East Bengal beat Dhaka Mohammedan to march into the Sk. Kamal Int'l Club Cup final|work=IndiaFooty|accessdate=29 September 2021|archive-date=29 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929173416/https://www.indiafooty.com/2015/10/28/east-bengal-beat-dhaka-mohammedan-to-march-into-the-sk-kamal-intl-club-cup-final/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the final, on 30 October, East Bengal once again faced the hosts Chittagong Abahani, whom they had defeated in the first game. East Bengal took the lead early after the ball deflected off [[Rezaul Karim (footballer)|Rezaul Karim]] into the net as an [[own goal]] from a powerful shot by Avinabo Bag in the eleventh minute. However, the hosts rallied from behind to score thrice, with [[Eleta Kingsley]] netting a brace and [[Hemanta Vincent Biswas]] scoring the third as East Bengal lost the final 3&ndash;1 and finished runner-up.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2015/10/30/chittagong-abahani-wins-sheikh-kamal-international-club-cup-trophy|title=Chittagong Abahani wins Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup trophy|work=Dhaka Tribune|date=30 October 2015 |access-date=10 August 2019|archive-date=10 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810161331/https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2015/10/30/chittagong-abahani-wins-sheikh-kamal-international-club-cup-trophy|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eastbengaltherealpower.com/news/a-review-of-east-bengals-performance-in-sheikh-kamal-international-club-championship-2015|title=A Review of East Bengal's Performance in Sheikh Kamal International Club Championship 2015|work=East Bengal the Real Power|access-date=10 August 2019|archive-date=10 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810161333/http://eastbengaltherealpower.com/news/a-review-of-east-bengals-performance-in-sheikh-kamal-international-club-championship-2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Group stage====
{{:2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup|transcludesection=Group B|showteam=KEB}}
====Matches====
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{football box collapsible
|round=Group stage
|result= W
|date= 20 October 2015
|time= 19:30 [[Bangladesh Standard Time|BST]]
|team1=[[Abahani Limited (Chittagong)|Chittagong Abahani]] {{flagicon|BAN}}
|score=1–2
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= [[Bello Razaq|Razaq]] {{goal|78}} ([[Own goal|o.g.]])
|goals2= [[Mohammed Rafique (footballer)|Rafique]] {{goal|32}} <br> [[Prohlad Roy|Roy]] {{goal|72}}
|location=[[Chittagong]], [[Bangladesh]]
|stadium=[[M. A. Aziz Stadium]]
|attendance=12,000
|referee=Harun Gazi
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round=Group stage
|result= W
|date= 22 October 2015
|time= 16:30 [[Bangladesh Standard Time|BST]]
|team1=East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score=3–1
|report=[https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/85337/Sk-Kamal-Football:-Kolkata-East-Bengal-beat-Karachi-Electric-31 Report]
|team2={{flagicon|PAK}} [[K-Electric F.C.|K-Electric]]
|goals1= [[Orok Essien|Essien]] {{goal|15}}<br>[[Mohammed Rafique (footballer)|Rafique]] {{goal|25}}<br> [[Ranti Martins|Martins]] {{goal|49}}
|goals2= [[Muhammad Rasool|Rasool]] {{goal|84}}
|location=[[Chittagong]], [[Bangladesh]]
|stadium=[[M. A. Aziz Stadium]]
|attendance=4,000
|referee= Khalek Sheikh
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round=Group stage
|result= D
|date= 24 October 2015
|time= 19:30 [[Bangladesh Standard Time|BST]]
|team1=[[Abahani Limited (Dhaka)|Dhaka Abahani]] {{flagicon|BGD}}
|score=0–0
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1=
|goals2=
|location=[[Chittagong]], [[Bangladesh]]
|stadium=[[M. A. Aziz Stadium]]
|attendance=18,000
|referee= Monir Khan
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round=Semi-Final
|result= W
|date= 28 October 2015
|time= 19:30 [[Bangladesh Standard Time|BST]]
|team1=East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
|score=3–0
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|BGD}} [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Dhaka Mohammedan]]
|goals1= [[Ranti Martins|Martins]] {{goal|8||59}} <br> [[Mohammed Rafique (footballer)|Rafique]] {{goal|48}}
|goals2=
|location=[[Chittagong]], [[Bangladesh]]
|stadium=[[M. A. Aziz Stadium]]
|attendance=18,000
|referee= Farukh Islam
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round=Final
|result= L
|date= 30 October 2015
|time= 19:30 [[Bangladesh Standard Time|BST]]
|team1=[[Abahani Limited (Chittagong)|Chittagong Abahani]] {{flagicon|BAN}}
|score=3–1
|report=[http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/250980-east-bengal-go-down-1-3-to-chittagong-abahani-in-sheikh-kamal-cup-final Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= [[Eleta Kingsley|Kingsley]] {{goal|45+1||54}} <br> [[Hemanta Vincent Biswas|Biswas]] {{goal|57}}
|goals2= [[Rezaul Karim (footballer)|Karim]] {{goal|11}} ([[Own goal|o.g.]])
|location=[[Chittagong]], [[Bangladesh]]
|stadium=[[M. A. Aziz Stadium]]
|attendance=30,000
|referee= Jakir Talukdar
}}
==East Bengal International Tours==
===East Bengal Tour of Burma, 1937===
Pre-Independence, although they had toured [[Myanmar|Burma]] earlier back in 1932, however, then Burma used to be part of the [[British Raj|British India]], hence this can be traced back as the very first International tour East Bengal club made.<ref name=rcgoswami>{{cite book |last=Goswami |first=Ramesh Chandra |title=East Bengal Cluber Itihas |language=bn |publisher=Book Garden |year=1963 }}</ref><ref name=itihaseeb>{{cite book|last=Saha|first=Rupak|title=Itihase East Bengal|year=2000|publisher=Deep|location=Kolkata|language=bn}}</ref> Led by captain Dulal Banerjee in the absence of Paresh Majumdar, the East Bengal team along with their manager J. N. Mukherjee traveled to [[Yangon|Rangoon]] in October 1937. At first, they were supposed to play 3 friendly exhibition matches, however, later, on the demands of the crowd, the East Bengal team played five matches in their maiden international tour. East Bengal won two, lost two, and drew the other among the five matches they played in the tour.<ref name=rcgoswami/><ref name=hariprasad/>
On 13 October 1937, East Bengal played their first game against the Burmese XI at the [[BAA Ground]] and suffered a heavy defeat by 6&ndash;0 to the home side. However, East Bengal came back strong in the second match on 15 October against Burmese XI (Reserves) and won by 2&ndash;1 with a brace from N. Majumdar. Fred Pugsley scored the only goal for the home team. In the third match on 18 October, East Bengal avenged their defeat from the first match against the Burmese Xi as they won 4&ndash;2. Right-out Samad opened the scoring for East Bengal and then Murgesh scored a brace. The Burmese XI had reduced the margin through a penalty just before halftime from a penalty kick by Wellin, but East Bengal scored once again after the break, through Left-inside forward Joseph to restore the three-goal lead. Ba Thaung scored a late consolation for the home team. East Bengal played two more exhibition games at the request of the Burmese crowd, out of which they lost 1&ndash;0 in one game and the other finished goalless as they concluded their tour and returned to Calcutta.<ref name=rcgoswami/><ref name=itihaseeb/><ref name=hariprasad>{{cite book |last=Chattopadhyay |first=Hariprasad |title=Mohun Bagan-East Bengal |publisher=Parul Prakashan |year= 2017 |chapter=East Bengal |language=bn }}</ref>
====Matches====
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{football box collapsible
|result= L
|round=1
|date= 13 October 1937
|time=
|team1=[[Myanmar national football team|Burma XI]] {{flagicon|MYA|1948}}
|score=6–0
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|British India}} East Bengal
|goals1= Ba Thaung {{goal|?||?||?}}<br> Wellin {{goal|?||?}}<br> Kannuat {{goal|?}}
|goals2=
|location= [[Yangon|Rangoon]], [[Myanmar|Burma]]
|stadium= [[BAA Ground]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result= W
|round=2
|date= 15 October 1937
|time=
|team1=[[Myanmar national football team|Burma XI (Reserves)]] {{flagicon|MYA|1948}}
|score=1–2
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|British India}} East Bengal
|goals1= [[Fred Pugsley]] {{goal|?}}
|goals2= N. Majumdar {{goal|?||?}}
|location= [[Yangon|Rangoon]], [[Myanmar|Burma]]
|stadium= [[BAA Ground]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result= W
|round=3
|date= 18 October 1937
|time=
|team1=[[Myanmar national football team|Burma XI]] {{flagicon|MYA|1948}}
|score=2–4
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|British India}} East Bengal
|goals1= Wellin {{goal|?|pen}}<br />Ba Thaung {{goal|?}}
|goals2= Samad {{goal|?}}<br />Murgesh {{goal|?||?}}<br />Joseph {{goal|?}}
|location= [[Yangon|Rangoon]], [[Myanmar|Burma]]
|stadium= [[BAA Ground]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result= L
|round=4
|date= 20 October 1937
|time=
|team1=[[Myanmar national football team|Burma XI]] {{flagicon|MYA|1948}}
|score=1–0
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|British India}} East Bengal
|goals1= ? {{goal|?}}
|goals2=
|location= [[Yangon|Rangoon]], [[Myanmar|Burma]]
|stadium= [[BAA Ground]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result= D
|round=5
|date= 22 October 1937
|time=
|team1=[[Myanmar national football team|Burma XI]] {{flagicon|MYA|1948}}
|score=0–0
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|British India}} East Bengal
|goals1=
|goals2=
|location= [[Yangon|Rangoon]], [[Myanmar|Burma]]
|stadium= [[BAA Ground]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
<br/>
----
===East Bengal Tour of USSR, 1953===
[[File:23 September 1953 - Jugantor - East Bengal vs Dynamo Tbilisi.png|thumb|upright|[[Ahmed Khan (footballer)|Ahmed Khan]], captain of East Bengal and [[Avtandil Gogoberidze]], the captain of [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dynamo Tbilisi]] before the match.]]
After the great performance at the [[4th World Festival of Youth and Students|1953 World Youth Festival]] in [[Bucharest]], East Bengal was invited to play a series of games by the [[Football Federation of the Soviet Union|Soviet Union]].<ref>{{cite news |author=PTI |date=18 August 1953 |title=East Bengal Team Accept Invitation By Soviet Union |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IwJFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZbcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6913%2C3282813 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=28 September 2021 |archive-date=28 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928213339/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IwJFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZbcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6913%2C3282813 |url-status=live }}</ref> The team travelled directly from Bucharest to [[Moscow]] on 19 August and on 21 August, they faced [[FC Torpedo Moscow|Torpedo Moscow]] at the [[Central Dynamo Stadium]] in Moscow in front of a fully packed stadium. Evgeniy Malov scored in the very first minute for the [[1952 Soviet Cup]] champions and Nikolay Senyukov made it 2&ndash;0 in the tenth minute for the hosts. East Bengal team regained their confidence as M. Thangaraj pulled one back in the eighteenth minute and [[Pansanttom Venkatesh]] equalised with a brilliantly taken freekick in the twenty-eighth minute. The Torpedo team went ahead again just after the break in the forty-sixth minute courtesy of a goal from [[Valentin Ivanov (footballer, born 1934)|Valentin Ivanov]] but East Bengal managed to equalise once again as Venkatesh found the back of the net in the sixty-fifth minute and East Bengal managed to draw against the Soviet Cup champions 3&ndash;3, with half of the team playing barefooted.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fc-dynamo.ru/other/prot.php?id=19530821000|title=Ист-Бенгал клаб (Калькутта, Индия) – 3:3. (Е. Малов, Н. Сенюков, В. Иванов). 21.08.53. Москва.|trans-title=East Bengal Club (Calcutta, India) - 3: 3. (E. Malov, N. Senyukov, V. Ivanov). 08.21.53. Moscow.|language=ru|website=fc-dynamo.ru|accessdate=27 Sep 2021|archive-date=27 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927210644/https://fc-dynamo.ru/other/prot.php?id=19530821000|url-status=live}}</ref> For the next match, East Bengal travelled to [[Tbilisi]], where they faced the runner-up of the [[1953 Soviet Top League]], [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dynamo Tbilisi]]. On 25 August, East Bengal played Dynamo Tbilisi at the [[Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena|Lenin Dinamo Stadium]] in front of a 40,000 packed crowd and suffered a 9&ndash;1 defeat. [[Zaur Kaloev]] scored four goals while [[Giorgi Antadze]], Revaz Makharadze, Aleksandre Kotrikadze, Konstantin Gagnidze and Yuri Vardimiadi scored one each. M. Thangaraj scored the only goal for East Bengal in the twenty-fifth minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fc-dynamo.ru/other/prot.php?id=19530825000|title="Динамо" (Тбилиси) – "Ист Бенгал Клаб" (Калькутта, Индия) 9:1 (5:1)|trans-title=Dynamo (Tbilisi) - East Bengal Club (Calcutta, India) 9: 1 (5: 1)|language=ru|website=fc-dynamo.ru|accessdate=27 Sep 2021|archive-date=1 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601092847/http://fc-dynamo.ru/other/prot.php?id=19530825000|url-status=live}}</ref> East Bengal team travelled back to Moscow for their next game on 1 September against [[1953 Soviet Cup]] champions [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] and lost 6&ndash;0. The legendary goalkeeper [[Lev Yashin]] played in the game against East Bengal.<ref>{{cite web|date=7 September 2010|url=https://fcdm.ru/news/nedelya-v-istorii-31-avgusta-6-sentyabrya-1225|title=НЕДЕЛЯ В ИСТОРИИ (31 АВГУСТА – 6 СЕНТЯБРЯ)|trans-title=WEEK IN HISTORY (AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 6)|language=ru|work=Dynamo Moscow|accessdate=28 September 2021|archive-date=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928064426/https://fcdm.ru/news/nedelya-v-istorii-31-avgusta-6-sentyabrya-1225|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sergei Korshunov]] and [[Konstantin Beskov]] scored twice, [[Vladimir Ilyin (footballer, born 1928)|Vladimir Ilyin]] and [[Vladimir Ryzhkin]] scored one each for the Russian champions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fc-dynamo.ru/igry/prot.php?id=19530901|title=Динамо (Москва) - Ист-бенгал клаб (Калькутта, Индия) 6:0|trans-title=Dynamo (Moscow) - East Bengal Club (Kolkata, India) 6: 0|language=ru|website=fc-dynamo.ru|accessdate=28 Sep 2021|archive-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120104428/https://fc-dynamo.ru/igry/prot.php?id=19530901|url-status=live}}</ref> The team travelled once again to [[Kyiv]] for their last match of the tour where they faced [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]], the runner-up of the [[1952 Soviet Top League]]. On 6 September, East Bengal played Dynamo Kyiv at the [[Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex|Republican Stadium]] in front of a 70,000 packed crowd and suffered a 13&ndash;1 defeat, the biggest defeat for the club to date. [[Mykhaylo Koman]] scored four goals for the Ukrainian giants, [[Andrei Zazroyev]], [[Pavlo Vinkovatov]] and Aleksandr Ryzhikov scored a brace each while [[Mykhaylo Mykhalyna]], [[Viktor Fomin]] and Volodymyr Bogdanovich scored one each. 20 year old [[J. Krishnaswamy|Krishna Kittu]] scored the only goal for East Bengal in the second half.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fc-dynamo.ru/other/prot.php?id=19530906000|title=Динамо (Киев) - Ист-Бенгал-Клаб (Калькутта, Индия) 13:1 Киев|trans-title=Dynamo (Kiev) - East Bengal Club (Kolkata, India) 13: 1 Kiev|language=ru|website=fc-dynamo.ru|accessdate=28 Sep 2021|archive-date=18 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818065736/http://fc-dynamo.ru/other/prot.php?id=19530906000|url-status=live}}</ref> The East Bengal players could not cope up with the extreme climate of Soviet Russia and the fatigue of the tour took a toll on the players as they lost last three games before returning to India.<ref name=pandavas>{{cite web|first=Ritabrata|last=Banerjee|date=27 Mar 2020|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/pancha-pandavas-east-bengal-impact-indian-football/v3dy3f4xowaw1borvbizchdqv|title=Who were the 'Pancha Pandavas' of East Bengal and what impact did they have in Indian football?|work=Goal|accessdate=28 Sep 2021|archive-date=10 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410151927/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/pancha-pandavas-east-bengal-impact-indian-football/v3dy3f4xowaw1borvbizchdqv|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/football/masood-fakhri-pakistan-s-football-wizard-who-captivated-kolkata-maidan-1479643|title=Masood Fakhri: Pakistan's Football Wizard Who Captivated Kolkata Maidan|work=NDTV|access-date=10 August 2019|archive-date=9 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109234600/https://sports.ndtv.com/football/masood-fakhri-pakistan-s-football-wizard-who-captivated-kolkata-maidan-1479643|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Matches====
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{football box collapsible
|result= D
|round=1
|date= 21 August 1953
|time= 17:00 ([[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]])
|team1=[[FC Torpedo Moscow|Torpedo Moscow]] {{flagicon|USSR}}
|score=3–3
|report=[https://fc-dynamo.ru/other/prot.php?id=19530821000 Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= [[Evgeniy Malov|Malov]] {{goal|1}}<br> [[Nikolay Senyukov|Senyukov]] {{goal|10}}<br> [[Valentin Ivanov (footballer, born 1934)|Ivanov]] {{goal|46}}
|goals2= M. Thangaraj {{goal|18}}<br>[[Pansanttom Venkatesh|Venkatesh]] {{goal|28||65}}
|location= [[Moscow]], [[Soviet Union]]
|stadium=[[Central Dynamo Stadium]]
|attendance= 30,000
|referee= {{flagicon|USSR}} P. Belov (USSR)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result= L
|round=2
|date= 25 August 1953
|time= 18:00 ([[UTC+04:00|UTC+4]])
|team1=[[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dynamo Tbilisi]] {{flagicon|USSR}}
|score=9–1
|report=[http://www.dinamo-tbilisi.ru/statistika/mezhdunarodnye-tovarishheskie/dinamo-tbilisi-ist-bengal-klab-kalkutta-indiya-91-51/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= [[Giorgi Antadze|Antadze]] {{goal|2}}<br />[[Zaur Kaloev|Kaloev]] {{goal|3||22||50||82}}<br />[[Revaz Makharadze|Makharadze]] {{goal|8}}<br />[[Aleksandre Kotrikadze|Kotrikadze]] {{goal|12}}<br />[[Yuri Vardimiadi|Vardimiadi]] {{goal|80}}<br />[[Konstantin Gagnidze|Gagnidze]] {{goal|90}}
|goals2= M. Thangaraj {{goal|25}}
|location= [[Tbilisi]], [[Soviet Union]]
|stadium=[[Central Stadium (Tbilisi)|Beria Dinamo Stadium]]
|attendance= 40,000
|referee= {{flagicon|USSR}} N. Chkhatarashvili (USSR)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result= L
|round=3
|date= 1 September 1953
|time= 17:00 ([[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]])
|team1=[[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] {{flagicon|USSR}}
|score=6–0
|report=[https://fc-dynamo.ru/igry/prot.php?id=19530901 Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= [[Sergei Korshunov|Korshunov]] {{goal|30||31}}<br />[[Konstantin Beskov|Beskov]] {{goal|41||57}}<br />[[Vladimir Ilyin (footballer, born 1928)|Ilyin]] {{goal|55}}<br />[[Vladimir Ryzhkin|Ryzhkin]] {{goal|72}}
|goals2=
|location= [[Moscow]], [[Soviet Union]]
|stadium=[[Central Dynamo Stadium]]
|attendance= 30,000
|referee= {{flagicon|HUN}} D. Danko (Hungary)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result= L
|round=4
|date= 6 September 1953
|time= 17:00 ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1=[[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]] {{flagicon|USSR}}
|score=13–1
|report=[https://fc-dynamo.ru/other/prot.php?id=19530906000 Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= [[Andrei Zazroyev|Zazroyev]] {{goal|10||?}}<br>[[Mykhaylo Koman|Koman]] {{goal|?||?||?||?}}<br>[[Pavlo Vinkovatov|Vinkovatov]] {{goal|?||?}}<br>[[Aleksandr Ryzhikov|Ryzhikov]]{{goal|?||?}}<br>[[Mykhaylo Mykhalyna|Mykhalyna]] {{goal|?}}<br>[[Viktor Fomin|Fomin]] {{goal|?}}<br>[[Volodymyr Bogdanovich|Bogdanovich]] {{goal|?}}
|goals2= [[J. Krishnaswamy|Kittu]] {{goal|?}}
|location= [[Kyiv]], [[Soviet Union]]
|stadium=[[Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex|Republican Stadium]]
|attendance= 70,000
|referee= {{flagicon|USSR}} N. Balakin (USSR)
}}
<br/>
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===East Bengal Tour of Myanmar, 2009===
In 2009, under coach [[Subhash Bhowmick]], East Bengal 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]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Amoy|last=Ghoshal|date=24 February 2012|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/interview-with-ramez-dayoub-if-i-have-a-chance-i-will-move-to-india-one-day|title=Interview with Ramez Dayoub : If I have a chance I will move to India one day|work=Sportskeeda|accessdate=28 September 2021|archive-date=11 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811094448/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/interview-with-ramez-dayoub-if-i-have-a-chance-i-will-move-to-india-one-day|url-status=live}}</ref> East Bengal travelled to [[Mandalay]] to face [[Yadanarbon F.C.|Yadanarbon]] on 16 August and suffered a 2&ndash;1 defeat in their opening game of the tour. [[Harmanjot Khabra]] scored the only goal for East Bengal.<ref>{{cite web|first=Subhankar |last=Mondal |date=18 August 2021|url=https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2009/08/18/1446422/east-bengal-lose-in-myanmar|title=East Bengal Lose In Myanmar|work=Goal|accessdate=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821120751/https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2009/08/18/1446422/east-bengal-lose-in-myanmar|archive-date=21 August 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> East Bengal however, won the next match 3&ndash;1 against [[Yangon United F.C.|Yangon United]] on 19 August in [[Yangon]]. Khabra scored once again while [[Edmilson Marques Pardal|Edmilson]] scored a brace for East Bengal. On 21 August, East Bengal played their third match of the tour against [[Okktha United FC|Okktha United]] and won 1&ndash;0 courtesy of a solitary strike from newly signed Argentine forward [[Omar Sebastián Monesterolo]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Subhankar |last=Mondal |date=18 August 2021|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2009/08/22/1454083/myanmar-trip-has-been-very-productive-so-far-east-bengals-nirmal-|title=Myanmar Trip Has Been Very Productive So Far - East Bengal's Nirmal Chettri|work=Goal|accessdate=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090824215743/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2009/08/22/1454083/myanmar-trip-has-been-very-productive-so-far-east-bengals-nirmal-|archive-date=24 August 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 23 August, East Bengal played their last match of the tour against [[Magwe F.C.|Magwe]] and held onto a 2&ndash;2 draw with Monesterolo and [[Beikhokhei Beingaichho]] scoring the team.<ref name=magwe>{{cite web|first=Amoy |last=Ghoshal|date=24 August 2009|url=https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2009/08/24/1457890/east-bengal-end-myanmar-tour-with-a-draw|title=East Bengal end Myanmar tour with draw|work=Goal.com|access-date=27 October 2019|archive-date=26 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026182802/https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2009/08/24/1457890/east-bengal-end-myanmar-tour-with-a-draw|url-status=dead}}</ref> East Bengal returned to India with two wins, a draw and defeat apiece from four matches in the tour.<ref name=magwe/>
====Matches====
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 16 August 2009
|round=Friendly
|time=
|team1= [[Yadanarbon F.C.|Yadanarbon]] {{flagicon|MMR}}
|score= 2–1
|report = [https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2009/08/18/1446422/east-bengal-lose-in-myanmar Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= ''no information''
|goals2= [[Harmanjot Khabra|Khabra]] {{goal|?}}
|location=[[Mandalay]], [[Myanmar]]
|stadium= [[Bahtoo Stadium]]
|attendance=
|result= L
|motm=
|referee=
}}
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|date= 19 August 2009
|round=Friendly
|time=
|team1= [[Yangon United F.C.|Yangon United]] {{flagicon|MMR}}
|score= 1–3
|report =
|team2= {{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= ''no information''
|goals2= [[Harmanjot Khabra|Khabra]] {{goal|?}}<br> [[Edmilson Marques Pardal|Edmilson]] {{goal|?||?}}
|location= [[Yangon]], [[Myanmar]]
|stadium= [[Bogyoke Aung San Stadium|Aung San Stadium]]
|attendance=
|result= W
|motm=
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 21 August 2009
|round=Friendly
|time=
|team1= [[Okktha United FC|Okktha United]] {{flagicon|MMR}}
|score= 0–1
|report =
|team2= {{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1=
|goals2= [[Omar Sebastián Monesterolo|Monesterolo]] {{goal|?}}
|location= [[Yangon]], [[Myanmar]]
|stadium= [[Bogyoke Aung San Stadium|Aung San Stadium]]
|attendance=
|result= W
|motm=
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 23 August 2009
|round=Friendly
|time=
|team1= [[Magwe F.C.|Magwe]] {{flagicon|MMR}}
|score= 2–2
|report = [https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2009/08/24/1457890/east-bengal-end-myanmar-tour-with-a-draw Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= ''no information''
|goals2= [[Omar Sebastián Monesterolo|Monesterolo]] {{goal|?}}<br>[[Beikhokhei Beingaichho|Beingaichho]] {{goal|?}}
|location= [[Yangon]], [[Myanmar]]
|stadium= [[Thuwunna Stadium]]
|result= D
|motm=
|referee=
}}
<br />
----
===East Bengal Tour of Malaysia, 2018===
In 2018, under coach [[Alejandro Menendez]], East Bengal toured to [[Malaysia]] in October for their pre-season campaign before the start of the [[2018-19 I-League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/i-league-2018-19-east-bengal-pre-season-malaysia/1mqmqqnv7n6yd1qaowsp3phz11|title=I-League 2018/19: East Bengal to train in Kuala Lumpur's MSN Sports Complex|work=Goal.com|access-date=27 October 2019|archive-date=27 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027084536/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/i-league-2018-19-east-bengal-pre-season-malaysia/1mqmqqnv7n6yd1qaowsp3phz11|url-status=live}}</ref> In a span of 3 weeks, East Bengal trained at the MSN Sports Complex in [[Kuala Lumpur]] and played a set of four friendly matches against [[Malaysia Premier League]] and [[Malaysia Super League]] teams. On 7 October, East Bengal faced [[UiTM F.C.|UiTM]] in [[Shah Alam]] and won 4&ndash;1. Yami Longvah, [[Enrique Esqueda]], [[Mahmoud Amnah]] and [[Jobi Justin]] socred for East Bengal.<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|date=7 October 2018|url=http://www.arunfoot.com/east-bengal-win-4-1-against-uitm-fc-in-pre-season-friendly-in-malaysia/|title=East Bengal win 4-1 against UiTM FC in pre-season friendly in Malaysia!|work=ArunFoot|accessdate=28 September 2021|archive-date=11 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811074117/http://www.arunfoot.com/east-bengal-win-4-1-against-uitm-fc-in-pre-season-friendly-in-malaysia/|url-status=live}}</ref> East Bengal was supposed to face [[UKM F.C.|UKM]] on 10 October for their next match but due to heavy rainfall and poor ground conditions the match was cancelled.<ref name=ps2018>{{cite web|date=19 October 2018|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/i-league-2018-19-east-bengal-results-preseason/q21qrrdbpboq1hjf4r3gx1nul|title=I-League 2018-19: East Bengal results in preseason|work=Goal|accessdate=28 September 2021|archive-date=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928213340/https://www.goal.com/en/news/i-league-2018-19-east-bengal-results-preseason/q21qrrdbpboq1hjf4r3gx1nul|url-status=live}}</ref> East Bengal faced Malaysian Super Division side [[Terengganu F.C. I|Terengganu]] in their next match on 13 October in [[Nilai]] and the match ended 0&ndash;0.<ref>{{cite web|date=18 October 201|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/east-bengal-has-drawn-their-practice-match-against-terengganu-f-c-1.881438|title=হ্যাটট্রিক ড্যারেনের, আমনাদের ম্যাচ ড্র|trans-title=Darren's hattrick, Amna and co. drew match|language=bn|work=Anandabazar Patrika|accessdate=28 September 2021|archive-date=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928213340/https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/east-bengal-has-drawn-their-practice-match-against-terengganu-f-c-1.881438|url-status=live}}</ref> East Bengal played [[PDRM FA|PDRM]] in their next match on 17 October and won 6&ndash;2. Enrique netted a brace, [[Surabuddin Mollick]], [[Bidyashagar Singh]] and [[Jobby Justin]] scored one each while the other was an own goal.<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|date=17 October 2018|url=http://www.arunfoot.com/east-bengal-beat-pdrm-fa-6-2-in-malaysia-friendly/|title=East Bengal beat PDRM FA 6-2 in Malaysia friendly!|work=ArunFoot|accessdate=28 September 2021|archive-date=11 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811074112/http://www.arunfoot.com/east-bengal-beat-pdrm-fa-6-2-in-malaysia-friendly/|url-status=live}}</ref> In their last match on 19 October, East Bengal played [[UiTM F.C.|UiTM Reserves]] and won 1&ndash;0 courtesy of a goal from Enrique, who scored his fourth goal of the tour.<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|date=19 October 2018|url=https://www.arunfoot.com/east-bengal-beat-uitm-fc-reserves-1-0-in-final-malaysia-friendly/|title=East Bengal beat UiTM FC Reserves 1-0 in final Malaysia friendly!|work=ArunFoot|accessdate=28 September 2021|archive-date=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928100456/https://www.arunfoot.com/east-bengal-beat-uitm-fc-reserves-1-0-in-final-malaysia-friendly/|url-status=live}}</ref> East Bengal finished the tour with three wins and a draw from four matches, while one match was abandoned due to bad weather.<ref name=ps2018/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.90min.in/posts/6202750-east-bengal-looking-solid-for-new-i-league-season-after-successful-pre-season-tour-in-malaysia|title=East Bengal Looking Solid for New I-League Season After Successful Pre-Season Tour in Malaysia|work=90Min.in|access-date=27 October 2019|archive-date=27 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027084539/https://www.90min.in/posts/6202750-east-bengal-looking-solid-for-new-i-league-season-after-successful-pre-season-tour-in-malaysia|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Matches====
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{football box collapsible
|date=7 October 2018
|round=Friendly
|time= 18:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[UiTM F.C.|UiTM]] {{flagicon|MYS}}
|score= 1–4
|report = [http://www.arunfoot.com/east-bengal-win-4-1-against-uitm-fc-in-pre-season-friendly-in-malaysia/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= {{goal|28}}
|goals2= Yami Longvah {{goal|39}}<br> [[Enrique Esqueda]] {{goal|45|pen}}<br>[[Borja Gomez Perez]] {{yel|60}}<br>[[Mahmoud Amnah]] {{goal|80|pen}}<br>[[Jobi Justin]] {{goal|82}}
|location=[[Shah Alam]], [[Malaysia]]
|stadium=[[UiTM Stadium]]
|attendance= 200
|result= W
|motm=
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date=10 October 2018
|round=Friendly
|time= 14:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[UKM F.C.|UKM]] {{flagicon|MYS}}
|score= ({{color|green|ABD}})
|report = '''Abandoned due to bad playing conditions'''
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1=
|goals2=
|location=[[Nilai]], [[Malaysia]]
|stadium=USIM Mini Stadium
|attendance=
|result=
|motm=
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date=13 October 2018
|round=Friendly
|time= 14:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Terengganu F.C. I|Terengganu]] {{flagicon|MYS}}
|score= 0–0
|report = [https://www.anandabazar.com/sport/east-bengal-has-drawn-their-practice-match-against-terengganu-f-c-1.881438 Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1=
|goals2=
|location=[[Nilai]], [[Malaysia]]
|stadium=USIM Mini Stadium
|attendance=
|result= D
|motm=
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date=17 October 2018
|round=Friendly
|time= 07:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[PDRM FA|PDRM]] {{flagicon|MYS}}
|score= 2–6
|report = [http://www.arunfoot.com/east-bengal-beat-pdrm-fa-6-2-in-malaysia-friendly/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1= [[Petri?or Voinea]] {{goal|49||53}}
|goals2= [[Surabuddin Mollick]] {{goal|30}}<br>[[Enrique Esqueda]] {{goal|43||63}}<br>?? {{own goal}}<br>[[Bidyashagar Singh]] {{goal|70}}<br> [[Jobi Justin]] {{goal|73||89}}
|location=[[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]
|stadium=MSN Ground
|attendance=
|result= W
|motm=
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date=19 October 2018
|round=Friendly
|time= 14:15 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[UiTM F.C.|UiTM Reserves]] {{flagicon|MYS}}
|score= 0–1
|report =[https://www.arunfoot.com/east-bengal-beat-uitm-fc-reserves-1-0-in-final-malaysia-friendly/ Report]
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|goals1=
|goals2= [[Enrique Esqueda]] {{goal|30}}
|location=[[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]
|stadium=Sime Darby Field
|attendance=
|result= W
|motm=
|referee=
}}
==Bibliography==
; Books
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*{{cite book|last=Goswami|first=Ramesh Chandra|title=East Bengal Cluber Itihas|year=1963|publisher=Book Garden|location=Kolkata|language=Bengali }}
*{{cite book|last=Bandyopadhyay|first=Santipriya|title=Cluber Naam East Bengal|year=1979|publisher=New Bengal Press|location=Kolkata|language=Bengali }}
*{{cite book|last=Chattopadhyay|first=Hariprasad|title=Mohun Bagan-East Bengal|year=2017|publisher=Parul Prakashan|location=Kolkata|language=Bengali }}
*{{cite book|last=Saha|first=Rupak|title=Itihase East Bengal|year=2000|publisher=Deep|location=Kolkata|language=Bengali}}
*{{cite book|last=Saha|first=Rupak|title=East Bengal - Prothom Eksho Bochor|year=2020|publisher=The Cafe Table|location=Kolkata|language=Bengali|isbn=978-93-89873-21-4}}
{{refend}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.the-afc.com/competition/afc-champions-league AFC Champions League], the-AFC.com
*[http://www.the-afc.com/competition/afc-cup AFC Cup], the-AFC.com
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/as2.html RSSSF – Asian Cup Winners Cup]
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