East Bengal Club (women)

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East Bengal Women
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Full nameEast Bengal Club Women
Nickname(s)Red and Gold Brigade
Bangal Brigade
Torch Bearers
Short nameEB
EBFC
Founded2001; 21 years ago (2001)
GroundEast Bengal Ground
Capacity23,500
OwnerEmami East Bengal FC Pvt. Ltd.
PresidentDr. Pronab Dasgupta
Head coachSujata Kar
LeagueKanyashree Cup
WebsiteClub website
Active departments of East Bengal
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(Reserves
& Academy)
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(Women's)		 Hockey
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East Bengal Football Club Women, commonly referred to as East Bengal (Bengali pronunciation: [ˈi:st ˌbenˈɡɔːl]), is a women's football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. It is the women's football department of the East Bengal Club, which is a multi-sport club. They currently compete in the Kanyashree Cup, the top flight tournament of women's football in the state of West Bengal under Indian Football Association.

History[]

Formation and early beginnings in CWFL[]

Formed in 2001, the East Bengal F.C. Women's team won the Calcutta Women's Football League title in its inaugural season and came runner's up in 2002.[1] The team was disbanded after 2003 season.

In the centenary year, the East Bengal club again decided to relaunch the women's team and participate in the Calcutta Women's Football League.[2] They have appointed former India International Kuntala Ghosh Dastidar as the head coach of the team.[3][4]

Relaunch in 2019[]

In October, initial trials were conducted by the club under renowned footballer Kuntala Ghosh Dastidar, with over 150 women participating.[5][6]

2020 season[]

On 27 December, IFA registration of 21 players was done for the Women's League that commenced in January 2020.[7]

The East Bengal Women's team started off their campaign in the 2020 Kanyashree Cup in style as they defeated Dipti Sangha by 6-1.[8]

On 13 February the East Bengal Women's team made history as they faced Biddyut Sporting. They led 18-0 within 30 minutes of the game when the opposing team forfeited the game and referee awarded it to East Bengal.[9]

On 6 March, the East Bengal Women's team surpassed their own record once again as they scored 20 goals against Bhangore SWF. East Bengal's forward Tulsi Hembram scored 8 goals and Mamata Hansda 4.[10]

The team qualified for the Super Six competition without losing a single game, and qualified for the Semi-Final where they faced Police AC. East Bengal won the semi-final 5–4 in the penalty shootout after the game had ended 1–1 in regulation time. However, the game was replayed due to issues with player registration and East Bengal team once again won the replayed match 5–4 in the penalties after the game ended goalless to reach the final. In the final, they met the two-times defending champions SSB Women's FC. On 30 December 2020, East Bengal faced SSB Women's at the Salt Lake Stadium in the final of the Kanyashree Cup and finished runners up with a 2–0 loss, with a goal conceded in each half. East Bengal team however qualified for the Indian Women's League for the next season.[11]

2022 season[]

Due to tussle between the club officials and the investor group Shree Cement, the women football team and all the players were released by the management. It was informed that they would not be fielding a team for the 2022 Kanyashree Cup.[12]

Later they began the season by participating in the Kaliaganj MLA Cup held at Uttar Dinajpur and won the four team tournament by defeating MLA Kaliaganj 1–0.[13]

Stadium[]

East Bengal Ground[]

Main article: East Bengal Ground

The East Bengal Ground is located in Kolkata, India and is the home ground of the club. The stadium lies on the Maidan (Kolkata) area on the northern side of Fort William and near the Eden Gardens. This stadium is used mostly for matches of Men's team in Calcutta Football League and academy players.

Capacity 23,500

Players[]

As of September 2022[13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK India IND Rani Bhowmik
— GK India IND Rinki Oraon
— India IND Ratna Halder
— India IND Mou Chakroborty
— India IND Anita Oraon
— India IND Sanchita Mahato
— India IND Barnali Karar
— India IND Trishna Mullick
— India IND Kabita Soren
No. Pos. Nation Player
— India IND Mousumi Murmu
— India IND Mina Khatun
— India IND Debnita Roy
— India IND Bristi Oraon
— India IND Moumita Chakroborty
— India IND Nisha Tiwari
— India IND Kuni Murmu
— India IND Sushmita bardhan
— India IND Piyali Kara

Current technical staff[]

As of September 2022[13]
Position Name
Head coach India Sujata Kar
Technical Director India Arun Ghosh
Assistant coach India Minati Roy
Team manager India Indrani Sarkar
Physio India Dipali Das

Records[]

Season Kanyashree Cup[a] Other
2001 Winners –
2002 Runners-up –
2003–2019 Team disbanded
2020 Runners-up –
2022 Did not participate

Honours[]

  • Kaliaganj MLA Cup
    • Champions (1): 2022

Notes[]

  1. ^ Calcutta Women's Football League referred to as Kanyashree Cup since 2020

References[]

  1. ^ "India - List of Women Champions". rsssf. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. ^ "After several years, East Bengal forms women's team; Mohun Bagan 'not enthusiastic' enough". The Bridge. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Exclusive: East Bengal women's team officially signs!". BADGEB.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  4. ^ "East Bengal forms women's team; Mohun Bagan 'not enthusiastic' enough". The Bridge. 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. ^ Das, Ria (26 October 2019). "East Bengal Club Gets Women's Football Team: Selection Process Begins". SheThePeople TV. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  6. ^ "East Bengal forms women's football team, but Mohun Bagan not enthusiastic enough". The Bengal Story - English. 23 October 2019. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  7. ^ BADGEB (28 December 2019). "Exclusive: East Bengal women's team officially signs!". BADGEB. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Kanyashree Cup: The East Bengal Women's team start their campaign with a 6-1 win!". BADGEB.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Kanyashree Cup: Opponent forfeit game after being down 18-0 within 30 mins against East Bengal FC Women's Team". BADGEB.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  10. ^ "East Bengal Ladies score 20 goals in Kanyashree Cup!". BADGEB.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "SSB beats SC East Bengal to lift Women's Kanyashree Cup!". Arunfoot.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  12. ^ "এবার কন্যাশ্রী কাপে খেলবে না ইস্ট বেঙ্গল" [East Bengal won't play in this year's Kanyashree Cup]. Bartaman Patrika (in Bengali). 3 January 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Emami East Bengal Women's Football Team Clinched The Kaliaganj MLA Cup". eastbengaltherealpower.com. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  14. ^ "List of Champions of the Calcutta Women's Football League". IndianFootball.de. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

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