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| Full name | East Bengal Football Club[1] | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Bangal Brigade Red & Gold Brigade | ||
| Short name | EBFC | ||
| Founded | 1 August 1920 | ||
| Stadium | Salt Lake Stadium East Bengal Ground | ||
| Capacity | 85,000 23,500 | ||
| Owner | Emami East Bengal FC Pvt. Ltd.:[2][3]
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| President | Murari Lal Lohia | ||
| Head coach | Óscar Bruzón | ||
| League | Indian Super League | ||
| 2023–24 | Indian Super League, 9th of 12 Playoffs: DNQ | ||
| Website | emamieastbengal | ||
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East Bengal Football Club,[4] commonly referred to as East Bengal, is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of the Indian football league system.[5] The club has enjoyed significant success in domestic competitions, including multiple National Football League titles and Federation Cup trophies, making it one of the most successful football clubs in India.
Founded in August 1920, the club became affiliated with the Indian Football Association in 1922 and initially played in the Calcutta Football League Second Division before earning promotion to the First Division in 1924. East Bengal won its first First Division league title in 1942 and has since won it a record 40 times with generous help from different quarters.[6] The club was a founding member of the National Football League, the first nation-wide football league in India in 1996, which it has won 3 times since.[7] They have also won 8 Federation Cups, three Super Cups, a record 29 IFA Shield, the Kuladakanta Shield and MLA Cup[note 1] titles, and 16 Durand Cup titles, making the club one of the most decorated in Indian football. On 28 January 2024, they defeated the defending champions Odisha 3–2 in the Kalinga Super Cup final to win their first title in 12 years. As the winners, East Bengal qualified for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two preliminary stage.
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- ^ "Emami East Bengal officially launched – Red and Golds to play ISL 2022–23 as East Bengal FC". goal.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Agreement signed between East Bengal and new investors". hindustantimes.com.
- ^ "East Bengal FC". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 19 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Football in Bengal". ifawb.com. The Indian Football Association (West Bengal). Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ Mukhopadhyay, Shoubhik (10 September 2015). "East Bengal & Calcutta Football League: A Sublime Romantic Saga - Hero I-League". i-league.org. I-League. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ Fujioka, Atsushi; Chaudhuri, Arunava. "India - List of National Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
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