2003–04 East Bengal FC season

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East Bengal
2003–04 season
ChairmanDr Pranab Dasgupta
ManagerSubhash Bhowmick
GroundSalt Lake Stadium
National Football LeagueChampions[1]
Calcutta Premier DivisionChampions[2]
Federation CupQuarter-finals[3]
Super CupRunners-up[4]
ASEAN CupChampions
Durand CupRunners-up[5]
IFA ShieldRunners-up[6]

The 2003–04 season was East Bengal Football Club's 8th season in the National Football League, and also marked the club's 84th season. East Bengal successfully defended their league title from the previous season, competing in the 2003-04 NFL. They have also won the 2003 Calcutta Football League and the 2003 ASEAN Club Championship. They became runners-up in the 2003 Super Cup, 2003 Durand Cup and 2003 IFA Shield.

First-team squad[edit | edit source]

East Bengal FC squad for the 2003–04 season.[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK India IND Sangram Mukherjee
2 DF India IND M Suresh
3 DF India IND Deepak Mondal
4 DF India IND Mahesh Gawli
5 MF India IND Malsawmtluanga
6 MF India IND Kulothungan
8 MF India IND Sasthi Duley
9 MF India IND Alvito D'Cunha
10 FW Nigeria NGA Mike Okoro
11 FW India IND Bijen Singh
12 FW India IND Bhaichung Bhutia
13 GK India IND Sandip Nandy
14 MF India IND Chandan Das
15 MF Brazil BRA Douglas Silva
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF India IND Debjit Ghosh
17 DF India IND Surkumar Singh (c)
18 MF India IND Subhash Chakraborty
19 FW India IND Raman Vijayan
22 DF Nigeria NGA Suley Musah
26 FW Brazil BRA Cristiano Júnior
— GK India IND Arpan Dey
— GK India IND Jitu Chhetri
— DF India IND Surya Bikash Chakraborty
— DF India IND Subhashish Roy Choudhury
— DF India IND Anit Ghosh
— MF India IND Dipankar Roy
— MF India IND Sujoy Dutta
— MF India IND Arunava Sarkar
— MF India IND Tushar Rakshit
  • Coach: India Subhash Bhowmick[7]
  • Physical trainer: South Africa Kevin Jackson
  • Team doctor: Dr. S R Dasgupta
  • Team manager: Swapan Ball

Stadiums[edit | edit source]

Kingfisher East Bengal F.C. have been using both the Salt Lake Stadium and the East Bengal Ground sense Salt Lake Stadium opened in 1984. As of today the Salt Lake Stadium is used for East Bengal's I-League, AFC Cup, and Federation Cup games. The East Bengal Ground is used for the Calcutta Football League matches.

Competitions[edit | edit source]

Overall[edit | edit source]

Competition First match Last match Final Position
Calcutta Football League 20 June 2003 2 November 2003 Champions
ASEAN Cup 14 July 2003 26 July 2003 Champions
Federation Cup 31 July 2003 4 August 2003 Quarter Finals
IFA Shield 20 September 2003 28 September 2003 Runners-up
Durand Cup 4 November 2003 10 November 2003 Runners-up
Super Cup 14 November 2003 Runners-up
National Football League 30 November 2003 12 May 2004 Champions

Matches[edit | edit source]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Calcutta Football League[edit | edit source]

20 June 2003 1 East Bengal 4–1 Eastern Railway F.C. Kolkata
Surkumar Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1', 81'
Debjit Ghosh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 38'
Bhaichung Bhutia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 41'		 Henry Odogo Error creating thumbnail: File missing 62' Stadium: East Bengal Ground
23 June 2003 2 East Bengal 3–0 West Bengal Police Kolkata
Bhaichung Bhutia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 15'
Alvito D'Cunha Error creating thumbnail: File missing 35', 89'		 Stadium: East Bengal Ground
30 June 2003 3 East Bengal 3–0 Wari AC Kolkata
Suley Musah Error creating thumbnail: File missing 52', 68', 80' Stadium: East Bengal Ground
2 July 2003 4 East Bengal 3–0 Mohammedan AC Kolkata
Bhaichung Bhutia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 42', 71'
Alvito D'Cunha Error creating thumbnail: File missing 77'		 Stadium: East Bengal Ground
5 July 2003 5 East Bengal 3–0 Mohun Bagan Kolkata
Suley Musah Error creating thumbnail: File missing 23'
Bhaichung Bhutia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 68', 83'		 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
11 August 2003 6 East Bengal 2–1 Everready Association Kolkata
Douglas De Silva Error creating thumbnail: File missing 37'
Bhaichung Bhutia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 70'		 Ernest Jeremiah Error creating thumbnail: File missing 47' Stadium: East Bengal Ground
16 August 2003 7 East Bengal 2–0 Tollygunge Agragami Kolkata
Bhaichung Bhutia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 78', 79' Stadium: East Bengal Ground
19 August 2003 8 East Bengal 5–0 Bharati Sangha Kolkata
Mike Okoro Error creating thumbnail: File missing 9', 71'
Suley Musah Error creating thumbnail: File missing 30', 40'
Malsawmtluanga Error creating thumbnail: File missing 60'		 Stadium: East Bengal Ground
23 August 2003 9 East Bengal 4–1 Mohammedan Sporting Kolkata
Mike Okoro Error creating thumbnail: File missing 36', 40'
Bijen Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 67'
Surkumar Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 86'		 Dipendu Biswas Error creating thumbnail: File missing 83' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
25 August 2003 10 East Bengal 4–0 Railway F.C. Kolkata
Mike Okoro Error creating thumbnail: File missing 3', 13', 22'
Malsawmtluanga Error creating thumbnail: File missing 29'		 Stadium: East Bengal Ground
28 August 2003 11 East Bengal 3–0 Calcutta Port Trust Kolkata
Suley Musah Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Mike Okoro Error creating thumbnail: File missing 45'
Kulothungan Error creating thumbnail: File missing		 Stadium: East Bengal Ground
4 September 2003 Championship Group East Bengal 0–0 Mohun Bagan Kolkata
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
7 September 2003 Championship Group East Bengal 1–2 Mohammedan Sporting Kolkata
Mike Okoro Error creating thumbnail: File missing 51' Sheikh Sanjib Error creating thumbnail: File missing 49'
Abdul Rauf Khan Error creating thumbnail: File missing 87'		 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
10 September 2003 Championship Group East Bengal 2–2 Everready Association Kolkata
Suley Musah Error creating thumbnail: File missing 40'
Mike Okoro Error creating thumbnail: File missing 85'		 Eugene Gray Error creating thumbnail: File missing 44'
Ernest Jeremiah Error creating thumbnail: File missing 88'		 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
13 September 2003 Championship Group East Bengal 2–0 Mohammedan A.C. Kolkata
Bijen Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 51'
Sashti Duley Error creating thumbnail: File missing 86'		 Stadium: East Bengal Ground
16 September 2003 Championship Group East Bengal 2–1 Tollygunge Agragami Kolkata
Kulothungan Error creating thumbnail: File missing 37'
Raman Vijayan Error creating thumbnail: File missing 66'		 Manik Barman Error creating thumbnail: File missing 73' Stadium: East Bengal Ground
2 November 2003 Championship final East Bengal 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Mohun Bagan Kolkata
Suley Musah Error creating thumbnail: File missing 60' Ashim Biswas Error creating thumbnail: File missing 23' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium

ASEAN Club Championship[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2003 ASEAN Club Championship

The ASEAN Club Championship is an international club football competition between domestic champion clubs sides run by the ASEAN Football Federation.[8] 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 AFF-affiliated countries only, plus the champions from India in 2003.[9][10] After winning the 2002–03 National Football League, East Bengal was invited to the inaugural 2003 ASEAN Club Championship held at Jakarta, Indonesia.[citation needed] Top clubs from South-East Asia participated in the tournament which included the favourites BEC Tero Sasana from Thailand who already reached the 2002–03 AFC Champions League Finals. The star-studded team consisted of Golden Ball winner of 2002–03 AFC Champions League: Therdsak Chaiman. Other top teams like 2002 Malaysia Super League Champions Perak FC and Liga Indonesia 2002 Champions Petrokimia Putra participated in the tournament.[11]

East Bengal was grouped alongside BEC Tero Sasana and Philippine Army in Group D. They lost the first match against the favourites BEC Tero Sasana 1–0, courtesy of a solitary goal from Therdsak Chaiman. The Red and Gold brigade bounced back in style as they defeated the Philippine Army 6–0, with Bhaichung Bhutia scoring all 6 goals, becoming the only Indian player to score a double hattrick in an International game to date.[12] In the Quarter Finals, East Bengal faced Persita Tangerang of Indonesia. Goals from Bhaichung and Bijen Singh ensured a 2–1 win for the Kolkata side. Bhaichung was again on the scoresheet when East Bengal faced Petrokimia Putra in the Semi-Final. The score was 1–1 after 120 minutes and the Red and Golds won 7–6 in the shootout. On 26 July 2003, East Bengal made history as they defeated the favourites BEC Tero Sasana 3–1 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.[13] Bhaichung became the top scorer of the tournament with nine goals. Sandip Nandy was adjudged as the Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament.[citation needed]

Group stage[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2003 ASEAN Club Championship § Group D

2003 ASEAN Club Championship

Matches[edit | edit source]

  Win  Draw  Loss

14 July 2003 Group stage BEC Tero Sasana Thailand 1–0 India East Bengal Jakarta, Indonesia
Therdsak Chaiman Error creating thumbnail: File missing 85' Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
16 July 2003 Group stage East Bengal India 6–0 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Philippine Army Jakarta, Indonesia
Baichung Bhutia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 20' (pen), 50', 53', 70', 75', 88' Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
21 July 2003 Quarter-final Persita Tangerang Indonesia 1–2 India East Bengal Jakarta, Indonesia
Ilham Jayakesuma Error creating thumbnail: File missing 62' Baichung Bhutia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 53'
Bijen Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 76'		 Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
24 July 2003 Semi-final Petrokimia Putra Indonesia 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)		 India East Bengal Jakarta, Indonesia
Jaenal Ichwan Error creating thumbnail: File missing 23' Report Baichung Bhutia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 58' Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Penalties
26 July 2003 Final East Bengal India 3–1 Thailand BEC Tero Sasana Jakarta, Indonesia
Mike Okoro Error creating thumbnail: File missing 20'
Baichung Bhutia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 46'
Alvito D'Cunha Error creating thumbnail: File missing 69'		 Panai Kongprapun Error creating thumbnail: File missing 58' Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Referee: Jimmy Napitupulu (Indonesia)

Federation Cup[edit | edit source]

31 July 2003 Round of 16 East Bengal 5–0 HAL Kolkata
Bijen Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 4', 31'
Chandan Das Error creating thumbnail: File missing 58', 83'
Dipankar Roy Error creating thumbnail: File missing 68'		 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
4 August 2003 Quarter Final East Bengal 0–1 Vasco S.C. Kolkata
Sushanth Mathew Error creating thumbnail: File missing 85' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium

IFA Shield[edit | edit source]

20 September 2003 Group stage East Bengal 1–0 Eastern Railway F.C. Siliguri
Bijen Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 8' Stadium: Kanchenjunga Stadium
22 September 2003 Group stage East Bengal 9–0 Wari AC Siliguri
Dipankar Roy Error creating thumbnail: File missing 9', 26', 35', 42'
Bijen Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 21', 40'
Kulothungan Error creating thumbnail: File missing 46'
Douglas De Silva Error creating thumbnail: File missing 75'
Malsawmtluanga Error creating thumbnail: File missing 81'		 Stadium: Kanchenjunga Stadium
26 September 2003 Semi Final East Bengal 2–0 Everready Association Kolkata
Douglas De Silva Error creating thumbnail: File missing 29'
Dipankar Roy Error creating thumbnail: File missing 55'		 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
28 September 2003 Final East Bengal 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Mohun Bagan Kolkata
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Penalties

Durand Cup[edit | edit source]

4 November 2003 Group stage East Bengal 3–2 Indian Bank Delhi
Bhaichung Bhutia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 16', 49'
Mike Okoro Error creating thumbnail: File missing 80'		 Mahendra Mani Error creating thumbnail: File missing 2'
Syed Shabir Pasha Error creating thumbnail: File missing 84'		 Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
6 November 2003 Group stage East Bengal 3–0 Dempo Delhi
Mike Okoro Error creating thumbnail: File missing 51'
Malsawmtluanga Error creating thumbnail: File missing 82'
Kulothungan Error creating thumbnail: File missing 90'		 Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
8 November 2003 Semi Final East Bengal 3–0 Air India Delhi
Malsawmtluanga Error creating thumbnail: File missing 22'
Chandan Das Error creating thumbnail: File missing 36'
Mike Okoro Error creating thumbnail: File missing 59'		 Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
10 November 2003 Final East Bengal 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Salgaocar Delhi
Mahesh Gawli Error creating thumbnail: File missing 62' Tomba Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 59' Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Penalties

Super Cup[edit | edit source]

14 November 2003 Super Cup East Bengal 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Mahindra United Kolkata
Suley Musah Error creating thumbnail: File missing 19' Felix Aboagye Error creating thumbnail: File missing 45' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Penalties

National Football League[edit | edit source]

30 November 2003 1 Salgaocar 2–1 East Bengal Goa
Felix Ibrebru Error creating thumbnail: File missing 24'
Micky Fernandes Error creating thumbnail: File missing 29'		 Douglas De Silva Error creating thumbnail: File missing 38' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
4 December 2003 2 Vasco 1–1 East Bengal Goa
Amaechi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 82' Dipankar Roy Error creating thumbnail: File missing 83' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
9 December 2003 3 JCT Mills 0–0 East Bengal Ludhiana
Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium
16 December 2003 4 East Bengal 2–1 Churchill Brothers Kolkata
Cristiano Júnior Error creating thumbnail: File missing 45'
Bhaichung Bhutia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 90'		 Yusif Yakubu Error creating thumbnail: File missing 4' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
20 December 2003 5 East Bengal 1–0 Tollygunge Agragami Kolkata
Cristiano Júnior Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
27 December 2003 6 Dempo 3–2 East Bengal Goa
Stanley Colaco Error creating thumbnail: File missing 8'
Sunday Seah Error creating thumbnail: File missing 25'
Nacimento Silveira Error creating thumbnail: File missing 75'		 Cristiano Júnior Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1'
Bhaichung Bhutia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 7'		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
31 December 2003 7 Mahindra United 0–1 East Bengal Mumbai
Cristiano Júnior Error creating thumbnail: File missing 68' Stadium: Cooperage Ground
8 January 2004 8 East Bengal 2–0 Sporting Clube de Goa Kolkata
Bhaichung Bhutia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 38'
Cristiano Júnior Error creating thumbnail: File missing 73'		 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
12 January 2004 9 Indian Bank 1–1 East Bengal Chennai
Kamaldeen Fuard Error creating thumbnail: File missing 25' Cristiano Júnior Error creating thumbnail: File missing 22' Stadium: JL Nehru Stadium
16 January 2004 10 East Bengal 4–0 Mohammedan Sporting Kolkata
Alvito D'Cunha Error creating thumbnail: File missing 45'
Bhaichung Bhutia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 70'
Cristiano Júnior Error creating thumbnail: File missing 75'
Mike Okoro Error creating thumbnail: File missing 89'		 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
22 January 2004 11 East Bengal 2–1 Mohun Bagan Kolkata
Dipankar Roy Error creating thumbnail: File missing 23'
Mike Okoro Error creating thumbnail: File missing 75'		 Ashim Biswas Error creating thumbnail: File missing 41' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
29 February 2004 12 East Bengal 3–1 Salgaocar Kolkata
Bhaichung Bhutia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 5', 45'
Subhash Chakraborty Error creating thumbnail: File missing 53'		 Bello Razaq Error creating thumbnail: File missing 40' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
5 March 2004 13 East Bengal 2–0 Mahindra United Kolkata
Cristiano Júnior Error creating thumbnail: File missing 35'
Bhaichung Bhutia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 87'		 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
11 March 2004 14 East Bengal 1–0 Vasco Kolkata
Cristiano Júnior Error creating thumbnail: File missing 43' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
15 March 2004 15 East Bengal 0–0 Dempo Kolkata
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
19 March 2004 16 East Bengal 3–0 JCT Mills Kolkata
Bhaichung Bhutia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 45+1'
Mike Okoro Error creating thumbnail: File missing 51'
Cristiano Júnior Error creating thumbnail: File missing 60'		 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
12 April 2004 17 Tollygunge Agragami 0–1 East Bengal Kolkata
Bhaichung Bhutia Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
15 April 2004 18 Mohammedan Sporting 0–3 East Bengal Kolkata
Cristiano Júnior Error creating thumbnail: File missing 59', 62'
Bhaichung Bhutia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 65'		 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
25 April 2004 19 Mohun Bagan 1–2 East Bengal Kolkata
Ashim Biswas Error creating thumbnail: File missing 16' Bhaichung Bhutia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 53'
Cristiano Júnior Error creating thumbnail: File missing 60'		 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
28 April 2004 20 East Bengal 3–0 Indian Bank Kolkata
Bhaichung Bhutia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 19'
Douglas De Silva Error creating thumbnail: File missing 73'
Dipankar Roy Error creating thumbnail: File missing 83'		 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
9 May 2004 21 Churchill Brothers 1–0 East Bengal Goa
Santa Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 75' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
12 May 2004 22 Sporting Clube de Goa 1–2 East Bengal Goa
Adbullatif Seriki Error creating thumbnail: File missing 84' Cristiano Júnior Error creating thumbnail: File missing 46', 60' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium

Statistics[edit | edit source]

Top Scorers[edit | edit source]

Goal Scorers for East Bengal FC in 2003–04 season
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name CFL ASEAN Fed Cup IFA Shield Durand Cup Super Cup NFL Total
1 12 FW India Bhaichung Bhutia 9 9 0 0 2 0 12 32
2 10 FW Nigeria Mike Okoro 10 1 0 0 3 0 3 17
3 26 FW Brazil Cristiano Júnior Template:Sort dash Template:Sort dash Template:Sort dash Template:Sort dash Template:Sort dash Template:Sort dash 15 15
4 22 DF Error creating thumbnail: File missing Suley Musah 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 10
5 6 MF India Dipankar Roy 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 8
6 11 FW India Bijen Singh 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 6
7 9 MF India Alvito D'Cunha 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 5
15 MF Brazil Douglas De Silva 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 5
5 MF India Shylo Malsawmtluanga 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 5
Own Goals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sponsors[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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  2. ↑ "India 2003 Regional Championships". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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  6. ↑ "109th IFA Shield 2003". IndianFootball.de. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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  8. ↑ "Asean Club Championship to launch after getting AFC and Fifa backing". SportBusiness. 6 November 2019. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
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