List of SC East Bengal seasons

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This article is about list of all seasons for East Bengal. For records and statistics, see List of SC East Bengal records and statistics.

Sporting Club East Bengal is an Indian association football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, which competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of Indian football.[1] The club was formed when the vice-president of the Jorabagan Club, Suresh Chandra Chaudhuri, resigned. He did so when Jorabagan sent out their starting eleven but with the notable exclusion of defender Sailesh Bose. He was dropped from the squad for unknown reasons when they were about to face Mohun Bagan in the Coochbehar Cup Semi Final on 28 July 1920. He and Raja Manmatha Nath Chaudhuri, Ramesh Chandra Sen, and Aurobinda Ghosh, formed East Bengal, in Jorabagan, Suresh Chandra's home on 1 August 1920.[2] East Bengal started playing in the IFA 2nd division (now the Calcutta Football League) from 1921. In 1925, they qualified for the first division for the first time. Since then, they have won numerous Indian Football titles.[2]

East Bengal joined the National Football League at its inception in 1996[3] and is the only club to play every season to date, even after its name changed to the I-League in 2007. East Bengal have won the National Football League thrice: 2000–01, 2002–03 and 2003–04 and were runners up seven times, more than any Indian football club. Among other trophies, East Bengal have won the Calcutta Football League 39 times, IFA Shield 28 times, Federation Cup eight times and the Durand Cup 16 times.[4]

On 27th September 2020, the inclusion of East Bengal FC into the 2020–21 Indian Super League was officially announced.[1]

Key[]

The symbols and colours used below:
  •    1st or W = Winners
  •    2nd or RU = Runners-up
  •    3rd or 2nd RU = Third place
  •    promoted = Promoted
  •    relegated = Relegated
  •    * = Top scorer in division

Indian Super League seasons[]

The Indian Super League (ISL) began in the year 2014 without official recognition from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the governing body for the sport in Asia. In 2017–18, the Indian Super League was expanded to a ten-team competition and earned recognition from the AFC. East Bengal jumped from the I-League to the ISL as the eleventh team in the 2020–21 season when ISL was given the highest level league status in the Indian football system.[1] In their inaugural season in the ISL, East Bengal finished in ninth place.[5]

As of 29 January 2022
Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season League Play-offs Domestic Cup[A] Continental Top goalscorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos. AFC Pos. Name Goals
2020–21 ISL 20 3 8 9 22 33 17 9th DNQ — — — Germany Matti Steinmann 4
2021–22 ISL 14 1 6 7 14 28 9 11th TBD TBD — — Nigeria Daniel Chima Chukwu
Croatia Antonio Perosevic
Slovenia Amir Dervišević
India Thongkhosiem Haokip
India Naorem Mahesh Singh
Netherlands Darren Sidoel 		2
  1. ^ Federation Cup was the primary Domestic Cup until 2016-17. Continued as Super Cup from 2017-18.

National Football League/I-League seasons[]

The National Football League started in the year 1996 as the first football league in India to be organized on a national scale. East Bengal participated in the league from its inaugural season, and has been the only football team in India to have participated in all editions of the nation's premier league until 2020, when the Indian Super League was announced as the Premier football competition in India. The club has won the National League thrice (2000–01, 2002–03 and 2003–04) and has finished as runner-up on seven occasions.[6] Along with the National League, the club has also won the Federation Cup, the premier cup tournament in India eight times.[7]

As of 2019–20 I-League season.
Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season League Domestic Cup[A] Super Cup[B] Continental Top goalscorer
Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos AFC Pos Name Goals
1996–97 NFL 19 10 6 3 25 13 36 3rd W — — — India Raman Vijayan 9
1997–98 NFL 18 8 7 3 18 10 31 2nd RU W Asian CWC R2 India Bhaichung Bhutia 8
1998–99 NFL 20 13 6 1 33 10 45 2nd RU — Asian Cup R1 India Raman Vijayan 10
1999–00 NFL 22 8 8 6 25 21 32 7th Not held — — — Ghana Willie Brown
Brazil Ossius Luiz Ferreira
India Dipankar Roy 		4
2000–01 NFL 22 13 7 2 30 9 46 1st Not held — — — Nigeria Omolaja Olalekan 8
2001–02 NFL 22 11 3 8 31 23 36 5th R–16 — — — Nigeria Omolaja Olalekan 7
2002–03 NFL 22 15 4 3 44 22 49 1st Not held — — — Nigeria Mike Okoro 17
2003–04 NFL 22 15 4 3 37 13 49 1st QF RU AFC Cup QF 15
2004–05 NFL 22 13 4 5 34 16 43 3rd QF — AFC Cup Group India Bhaichung Bhutia 9
2005–06 NFL 17 9 4 4 25 16 31 2nd QF — — — India Bhaichung Bhutia 12
2006–07 NFL 18 7 5 6 29 29 26 5th QF W — — Brazil Edmilson 13
2007–08 IL 18 5 4 9 17 23 19 6th W — AFC Cup Group Brazil Edmilson 8
2008–09 IL 22 7 7 8 31 26 28 6th SF RU — — Ghana Yusif Yakubu 11
2009–10 IL 26 7 10 9 27 31 31 9th W — AFC Cup Group Ghana Yusif Yakubu 9
2010–11 IL 26 15 6 5 44 21 51 2nd W RU AFC Cup Group Australia Tolgay Özbey 17
2011–12 IL 26 15 6 5 46 22 51 2nd RU W AFC Cup Group Australia Tolgay Özbey 18
2012–13 IL 26 13 8 5 44 18 47 3rd W — AFC Cup SF Nigeria Chidi Edeh 18
2013–14 IL 24 12 7 5 39 23 43 2nd Group — — Nigeria Chidi Edeh 9
2014–15 IL 20 8 5 7 30 28 29 4th Group AFC Cup Group 17
2015–16 IL 16 7 4 5 22 18 25 3rd QF — — 12
2016–17 IL 18 10 3 5 33 15 33 3rd SF — — Trinidad and Tobago Willis Plaza 9
2017–18 IL 18 8 7 3 32 19 33 4th RU — — Nigeria Dudu Omagbemi 8
2018–19 IL 20 13 3 4 37 20 42 2nd R-16[C] — — India Jobby Justin
Mexico Enrique Esqueda 		9
2019–20 IL 16 6 5 5 22 18 20 2nd[D] Not held — — Spain Marcos Espada
Spain Jaime Santos 		6
  1. ^ Federation Cup was the primary Domestic Cup until 2016-17. Continued as Super Cup from 2017-18.
  2. ^ Indian Super Cup (1997-2011) was the annual match contested between the champions of the previous I-League season and the holders of the Federation Cup, usually held at a neutral venue. Abolished in 2011.
  3. ^ Walkover given by East Bengal due to protest citing unfair treatment to I-League clubs along with six other clubs.[8]
  4. ^ The 2019-20 I-League was cancelled after 16 Rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. East Bengal FC was at the second place when the league was cancelled.[9]

IFA/Calcutta Football League seasons[]

East Bengal was included in the Calcutta Football League second division in 1921 after the Tajhat Club was disbanded and had withdrawn its name following the 1920 season.[10] The club gained promotion to the first division for the first time in 1925 after finishing joint champions with the Cameroon's B team.[10] The club was relegated back into the second division only once, in 1928, and regained their promotion in 1931 into the first division; the team has been in the division ever since.[10] The club won its first Calcutta Football league title in 1942 and has won it 39 times, the most ever in the tournament's history to date.[11] The club also holds the record for winning the most consecutive titles—eight: (2010–2017).[12][13]

As of 24 August 2021
East Bengal in Calcutta Football League
Season Division P W D L Pts Pos Top goalscorer Goals
1920 — — — — — — — — —
1921 2nd Div 24 11 12 1 34 3rd British Raj Arabinda Ghosh 8
1922 2nd Div 22 13 3 6 29 4th British Raj R Dutta
British Raj Ramesh Chandra Sen		 9
1923 2nd Div 24 8 5 11 21 10th British Raj Mona Dutta 5
1924 2nd Div 24 16 5 3 37 1st promoted[A] British Raj Mona Dutta 11
1925 1st Div 16 8 3 5 19 4th British Raj Mona Dutta 9
1926 1st Div 16 5 3 8 13 6th British Raj Jatin Sarkar 5
1927 1st Div 18 4 6 8 14 6th British Raj Jatin Sarkar
British Raj Surjo Chakraborty		 5
1928 1st Div 18 2 5 11 9 10th relegated British Raj Mona Dutta 6
1929 2nd Div 22 11 7 4 29 2nd British Raj Surjo Chakraborty 15
1930 2nd Div 8 8 0 0 16 Withdrew[B] British Raj Surjo Chakraborty 9
1931 2nd Div 22 17 3 2 37 1st promoted British Raj Surjo Chakraborty 15
1932 1st Div 18 12 2 4 26 2nd British Raj Surjo Chakraborty
British Raj Majid		 9
1933 1st Div 20 8 9 3 25 2nd British Raj Majid 9
1934 1st Div 20 5 8 7 18 8th British Raj Majid 6
1935 1st Div 22 11 7 4 29 2nd British Raj Ramana 8
1936 1st Div 22 7 6 9 22 8th British Raj Laxminarayan 9
1937 1st Div 22 12 4 6 28 2nd British Raj Murgesh 16
1938 1st Div 22 8 9 5 25 4th British Raj Murgesh 7
1939 1st Div 19 8 8 3 24 Withdrew[C] British Raj Laxminarayan 5
1940 1st Div 24 10 10 4 30 4th British Raj A.C. Somana 9
1941 1st Div 26 18 4 4 40 2nd British Raj A.C. Somana 24
1942 1st Div 24 20 3 1 43 1st British Raj A.C. Somana 26
1943 1st Div 24 16 5 3 37 2nd British Raj A.C. Somana 19
1944 1st Div 24 14 6 4 34 3rd British Raj Sunil Ghosh 13
1945 1st Div 24 16 7 1 39 1st Myanmar Fred Pugsley 21
1946 1st Div 24 20 3 1 43 1st British Raj Swamy Nayaar 36
1947[D] 1st Div — — — — — — — —
1948 1st Div 24 16 5 3 37 3rd India P. B. A. Saleh 10
1949 1st Div 26 22 1 3 45 1st India Abid 22
1950 1st Div 26 19 7 0 45 1st India K. P. Dhanraj 18
1951 1st Div 25 17 4 4 38 2nd India K. P. Dhanraj
India P. Venkatesh		 11
1952 1st Div 26 17 6 3 40 1st India K. P. Dhanraj 10
1953 1st Div 17 13 3 1 29 Abandoned[E] India Ahmed Khan
Pakistan Masood Fakhri		 5
1954 1st Div 28 15 6 7 36 3rd India Ahmed Khan 9
1955 1st Div 26 15 5 6 35 3rd India S Roy 11
1956 1st Div 26 16 8 2 40 2nd Pakistan Musa Ghazi 10
1957 1st Div 26 18 6 2 42 2nd Pakistan Musa Ghazi 8
1958 1st Div 28 16 8 4 40 3rd India K. P. Dhanraj 7
1959 1st Div 28 21 4 3 46 2nd India Tulsidas Balaram 23
1960 1st Div 28 17 7 4 41 3rd India Narayan 8
1961 1st Div 28 22 3 3 47 1st India Tulsidas Balaram 23
1962 1st Div 28 14 12 2 40 2nd[F] India Sunil Nandi 9
1963 1st Div 28 21 4 3 46 2nd India Ashim Moulik 19
1964 1st Div 28 19 8 1 46 2nd India Ashim Moulik 20
1965 1st Div 28 19 8 1 46 2nd India Ashim Moulik 13
1966 1st Div 28 25 2 1 52 1st India Parimal Dey 19
1967 1st Div 28 21 5 2 47 2nd India Parimal Dey 10
1968 1st Div 15 12 1 2 25 Abandoned India Sarmad Khan 8
1969 1st Div 20 14 6 0 34 2nd India Ashok Chatterjee 11
1970 1st Div 22 19 3 0 41 1st India Swapan Sengupta 14
1971 1st Div 19 18 1 0 37 1st India Shyam Thapa 14
1972 1st Div 19 18 1 0 37 1st India Md. Akbar 17
1973 1st Div 20 17 2 1 36 1st India Subhash Bhowmick 24
1974 1st Div 19 17 2 0 36 1st India Md. Akbar
India Surajit Sengupta		 14
1975 1st Div 21 21 0 0 42 1st India Subhash Bhowmick 14
1976 1st Div 22 20 1 1 41 2nd India Shyam Thapa 12
1977 1st Div 22 22 0 0 44 1st India Ranjit Mukherjee 18
1978 1st Div 22 19 1 2 39 2nd India Ranjit Mukherjee 18
1979 1st Div 22 19 3 0 41 2nd India Shabbir Ali 23
1980 1st Div 12 9 3 0 21 Abandoned Iran Jamshid Nassiri
Iran Majid Bishkar
India Tapan Das		 3
1981 1st Div 26 21 2 3 58 3rd Iran Jamshid Nassiri 18
1982 1st Div 26 23 3 0 49 1st India Arup Das 11
1983 1st Div 26 19 6 1 44 2nd India Mihir Bose 8
1984 1st Div[G] 26 20 5 1 65 2nd India Debasish Roy 22
1985 1st Div 28 22 5 1 71 1st Iran Jamshid Nassiri 17
1986 1st Div 28 19 9 0 66 2nd Nigeria Emeka Ezeugo 14
1987 1st Div 28 25 3 0 78 1st Nigeria Chima Okorie 26
1988 1st Div 28 22 5 1 71 1st India Pradip Talukdar
India Bikash Panji		 8
1989 1st Div 28 24 2 2 74 1st Nigeria Chima Okorie 27
1990 Super Div[H] 18 13 3 2 42 2nd Nigeria Chima Okorie 9
1991 Super Div 18 14 4 0 46 1st India Kuljit Singh 10
1992 Super Div 18 9 6 3 28 3rd[I] India Kuljit Singh 9
1993 Super Div 18 16 2 0 50 1st India Sanjay Majhi 12
1994 Super Div 18 14 4 0 46 2nd[J] India Bhaichung Bhutia 14
1995 Super Div 18 13 3 2 42 1st India Nima Bhutia 8
1996 Super Div 18 12 6 0 42 1st India Tausif Jamal 6
1997 Super Div 18 14 3 1 45 2nd Brazil Preto Garcia 5
1998 Super Div 15 13 1 1 40 1st[K] India Dipendu Biswas 8
1999 Super Div 13 11 2 0 35 1st Ghana Suley Musah 4
2000 Super Div 13 11 2 0 35 1st India Dipendu Biswas 4
2001 Super Div 13 8 4 1 28 2nd Nigeria Omolaja Olaleken 8
2002 Super Div 13 9 3 1 30 1st[L] Nigeria Mike Okoro 12
2003 Super Div 16 13 2 1 41 1st[M] Nigeria Mike Okoro 10
2004 Super Div 18 11 6 1 39 1st Brazil Douglas Da Silva 9
2005 Premier Div 14 11 1 2 34 2nd India Syed Rahim Nabi 8
2006 Premier Div 14 10 2 2 32 1st India Alvito D'Cunha 4
2007 Premier Div 14 8 2 4 26 2nd Brazil Edmilson 12
2008 Premier Div 14 7 4 3 25 3rd India Parveen Kumar 4
2009 Premier Div 15 8 6 1 30 3rd India Budhiram Tudu 10
2010 Premier Div 16 14 1 1 43 1st Nigeria Penn Orji 9
2011 Premier Div 10 8 0 2 24 1st Australia Tolgay Ozbey 9
2012 Premier Div 17 16 1 0 49 1st India Baljit Sahni 14
2013 Premier Div 10 8 1 1 25 1st Nigeria Chidi Edeh 7
2014 Premier Div 10 8 1 1 25 1st Nigeria Dudu Omagbemi 8
2015 Premier Div 10 9 1 0 28 1st South Korea Do Dong-hyun 12
2016 Premier Div 10 10 0 0 30 1st South Korea Do Dong-hyun 4
2017 Premier Div 9 7 2 0 23 1st[N] Trinidad and Tobago Willis Plaza
India V.P. Suhair		 5
2018 Premier Div 11 7 2 2 23 3rd India Jobby Justin 4
2019 Premier Div 11 6 2 3 20 3rd[O] Spain Jaime Colado 7
2020[P] Premier Div — — — — — — — —
2021 Premier Div 7 0 0 7 0 7th[Q] — —
  1. ^ Joint Champions with Cameroons B, since Cameroons A were already in 1st Div, East Bengal FC was promoted.
  2. ^ Indian teams forfeited due to Satyagraha movement.
  3. ^ East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting had a falling-out with IFA and they boycotted the league.
  4. ^ Not held due to communal riots of 1947.
  5. ^ League abandoned midway due to riots in Kolkata.
  6. ^ Mohun Bagan won the play-off match 2–0.
  7. ^ A team earned three points for a win from this year
  8. ^ Top Division renamed as Super Div
  9. ^ East Bengal were deducted five points for using an over-age player in three matches.
  10. ^ Mohun Bagan won the title on fewer goals conceded.
  11. ^ East Bengal won the play-off 1–0 against Mohun Bagan.
  12. ^ East Bengal won the play-off 1–0 against Mohammedan Sporting.
  13. ^ East Bengal won the play-off 5–4 in penalties after the match ended 1–1 against Mohun Bagan.
  14. ^ East Bengal Champions on goal difference.
  15. ^ The game between East Bengal and Calcutta Customs was rescheduled because of unplayable weather and ground conditions. However on the later date, East Bengal did not turn up and Customs were awarded a 3–0 win.
  16. ^ The 2020-21 Calcutta Football League was not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]
  17. ^ East Bengal informed the IFA of the unavailability of their team and decided not to play any of the matches. The IFA decided to hand walkovers to all the opponents in the respective fixtures that were announced.[15]

IFA Shield seasons[]

The IFA Shield is the second oldest football tournament in India after the Durand Cup, and the fourth oldest football competition in the world. East Bengal featured in the IFA Shield for the first time in 1921 and crashed out in the second round against Dalhousie in the fourth replayed-match after three drawn matches.[16] They won their maiden IFA Shield title in 1943, defeating Police AC 3–0 in the final. Since then, the club has won it 28 times (also once in 2018 when the tournament was played as a U-19 event), the most ever in the tournament's history.[17][18]

As of 25 November 2021
East Bengal in IFA Shield
Season Final position Opponent team Score
1920 — — —
1921 2nd Round Dalhousie 1–1; 1–1; 1–1; 1–2
1922 3rd Round Jamalpur XI 0–2
1923 1st Round Calcutta 0–1
1924 2nd Round Calcutta 0–1
1925 3rd Round Heavy Battery 0–0; 1–1; 1–3
1926 1st Round Royal West Kent 1–1; 0–1
1927 2nd Round Calcutta 0–1
1928 1st Round Royal Scot Fusiliers 1–2
1929 2nd Round Sherwood Foresters 0–0; 2–4
1930 Withdrew — —
1931 1st Round Police 0–0; 0–2
1932 1st Round K.R.R. 0–3
1933 2nd Round Shropshire 1–6
1934 1st Round K.R.R. 0–2
1935 1st Round E.I.R. (Jamshedpur) 1–2
1936 3rd Round East Yorks 0–1
1937 3rd Round Customs 0–2
1938 3rd Round Howrah Union 0–1
1939 Withdrew — —
1940 2nd Round Delhi XI 0–1
1941 Semi-Finals Aryan 0–1
1942 RU Mohammedan Sporting 0–1
1943 W Police 3–0
1944 RU B&A Railway 0–2
1945 W Mohun Bagan 1–0
1946 Not Held — —
1947 RU Mohun Bagan 0–1
1948 Semi-Finals Bhawanipore 0–1
1949 W Mohun Bagan 2–0
1950 W Services XI 3–0
1951 W Mohun Bagan 0–0; 2–0
1952 Quarter-Finals Bangalore Blues 0–1
1953 RU Indian Culture League 0–0; 0–0; 1–1 [A]
1954 Withdrew — —
1955 Semi-Finals Rajasthan 0–1
1956 Semi-Finals Aryan 0–1
1957 Semi-Finals Mohammedan Sporting 1–1; 0–1
1958 W Mohun Bagan 1–1; 1–0
1959 Abandoned — —
1960 Quarter-Finals Indian Navy 0–3
1961 W Mohun Bagan 0–0; 0–0 [B]
1962 Semi-Finals Hyderabad XI 0–1
1963 Quarter-Finals Mohammedan Sporting 1–2
1964 Abandoned Mohun Bagan 1–1; [C]
1965 W Mohun Bagan 0–0; 1–0
1966 W BNR 1–0
1967 Abandoned Mohun Bagan 0–0; [D]
1968 Abandoned — [E]
1969 RU Mohun Bagan 1–3
1970 W PAS Tehran
1971 Semi-Finals Tollygunge Agragami 0–1
1972 W Mohun Bagan 0–0; w/o [F]
1973 W Pyongyong City 3–1
1974 W Mohun Bagan 1–0
1975 W Mohun Bagan 5–0
1976 W Mohun Bagan 0–0 [B]
1977 RU Mohun Bagan 0–1
1978 Semi-Finals Ararat Yerevan 0–1
1979 RU Mohun Bagan 0–1
1980 Not Held — —
1981 W Mohun Bagan 2–2[B]
1982 Semi-Finals Mohammedan Sporting 0–1
1983 W Aryan 0–0[B]
1984 W Mohun Bagan 1–0
1985 Semi-Finals Peñarol 1–1; 2–4 (p)
1986 W Mohun Bagan 0–0; 4–2 (p)
1987 Semi-Finals Punjab Police 0–0; 2–4 (p)
1988 Abandoned — —
1989 — — —
1990 W Mohammedan Sporting 1–0[G]
1991 W Army XI 3–1
1992 Abandoned — —
1993 Semi-Finals Pakhtakor Tashkent 0–0; 2–4 (p)
1994 W Mohun Bagan 2–1
1995 W Md. Sporting (Dhaka) 1–1; 3–1 (p)
1996 QF Group Stage — —
1997 W FC Kochin 3–2
1998 RU Mohun Bagan 1–2
1999 Semi-Finals Tollygunge Agragami 0–0; 4–5 (p)
2000 W Mohun Bagan 1–1; 4–1 (p)
2001 W Palmeiras 0–1[H]
2002 W Churchill Brothers 0–0; 5–4 (p)
2003 RU Mohun Bagan 0–0; 3–5 (p)
2004 Semi-Finals Mohun Bagan 1–1; 6–7 (p)
2005 Semi-Finals Eveready 1–2
2006 QF Group Stage — —
2007 QF Group Stage — —
2008 Not Held — —
2009 QF Group Stage — —
2010 QF Group Stage — —
2011 W Prayag United 0–0; 4–2 (p)
2012 RU Prayag United 0–1
2013 Fourth Prayag United 1–1; 4–5 (p)
2014–19[I] — — —
2020 DNP — —
2021 DNP — —
  1. ^ East Bengal was scratched for fielding two Pakistani players: Niaz and Fakhri.
  2. ^ a b c d Joint Winners.
  3. ^ Trophy abandoned after the final.
  4. ^ Final remained incomplete.
  5. ^ Abandoned due to court injunction
  6. ^ Abandoned due to rain during the replay. MB refused to play again & were scratched.
  7. ^ Abandoned midway as Md.Sporting refused to continue.
  8. ^ Abandoned after 35 minutes after a brawl on the pitch, Palmeiras were scratched.
  9. ^ Held as a U-19 tournament.

Durand Cup[]

The Durand Cup is the oldest tournament in Asia. Before 1926, Indian clubs were not allowed to participate in the tournament. East Bengal participated in the tournament for the first time in 1926 and reached the third round, before losing to the eventual champions the Durham Light Infantry. The Indian clubs were again not allowed to participate until after Independence when the tournament was restarted in 1950. East Bengal won their first Durand title in 1951, defeating Rajasthan Club 2–1 in the final. The Red and Gold brigade have won the tournament 16 times, a shared record with arch-rivals Mohun Bagan for the most titles in the tournament's history.[19]

As of 24 August 2021[20]
East Bengal in Durand Cup
Season Final position Opponent team Score
1921–25[A] — — —
1926 Third Round Durham Light Infantry 1–4
1927–40 — — —
1940–49[B] — — —
1950 Semi-Finals Hyderabad Police 0–1
1951 Champions Rajasthan Club 2–1
1952 Champions Hyderabad Police 1–0
1953 Quarter-Finals N.D.A 2–0
1954 Semi-Finals HAL 1–4
1955 Third Round Madras Regimental Centre 0–2
1956 Champions Hyderabad Police 2–0
1957 Runners-up Hyderabad Police 1–2
1958 Semi-Finals Madras Regimental Centre 1–2
1959 Semi-Finals Mohammedan Sporting 1–5
1960 Champions Mohun Bagan 1–1; 0–0[C]
1961 Semi-Finals Andhra Police 1–1; 0–3
1962[D] — — —
1963 Semi-Finals Andhra Police 1–2
1964 Runners-up Mohun Bagan 0–2
1965 Quarter-Finals Delhi Garrison 0–1
1966 Quarter-Finals E.M.E Centre 0–1
1967 Champions B.N.R 1–0
1968 Runners-up B.S.F. 0–1
1969 Semi-Finals Punjab Police 0–1
1970 Champions Mohun Bagan 2–0
1971 Not held — —
1972 Champions Mohun Bagan 0–0; 1–0
1973 Semi-Finals R.A.C. 1–2
1974 Semi-Finals Mohun Bagan 0–1
1975 QF Group Stage — —
1976 Semi-Finals JCT 0–0; tiebreaker
1977 QF Group Stage — —
1978 Champions Mohun Bagan 3–0
1979–81 DNP — —
1982 Champions Mohun Bagan 0–0[C]
1983 DNP — —
1984 Runners-up Mohun Bagan 0–1
1985 DNP — —
1986 Runners-up Mohun Bagan 0–1
1987 Semi-Finals Mohun Bagan 0–3
1988 Runners–up B.S.F 2–3
1989 Champions Mohun Bagan 0–0; 3–1 (p)
1990 Champions Mahindra & Mahindra 3–2
1991 Champions B.S.F. 1–1; 5–3 (p)
1992 QF Group Stage — —
1993 Champions P.S.E.B. 1–0
1994 Runners-up Mohun Bagan 0–1
1995 Champions Tata Football Academy 0–0; 4–3 (p)
1996–97 — — —
1998 Runners-up Mahindra & Mahindra 1–2
1999 Runners-up Salgaocar 0–0; 2–3 (p)
2000 Semi-Finals Mahindra & Mahindra 1–1; 5–6 (p)
2001 Semi-Finals Churchill Brothers 1–2
2002 Champions Army XI 3–0
2003 Runners-up Salgaocar 1–1; 3–4 (p)
2004 Champions Mohun Bagan 2–1
2005 QF Group Stage — —
2006 QF Group Stage — —
2007–08 — — —
2009 QF Group Stage — —
2010 Semi-Finals Chirag United 0–1
2011–18 — — —
2019 Semi-Finals Gokulam Kerala 1–1; 2–3 (p)
2020[E] — — —
2021 — — —
  1. ^ Indian Teams were not allowed to participate
  2. ^ Tournament not held due to World War II and Partition of India.
  3. ^ a b Joint Champions with Mohun Bagan
  4. ^ Tournament not held due to Sino-Indian War.
  5. ^ Not held

Rovers Cup[]

The Rovers Cup was the third most prestigious football tournament in India, alongside the Durand Cup and the IFA Shield, forming the coveted Triple Crown of Indian football. East Bengal first participated in the tournament in 1941, reaching the Quarter-Finals in their inaugural appearance before losing to the Wales Regiment. The Red and Gold brigade first lifted the Rovers Cup in 1949 and have won it 10 times when the tournament was abolished in 2000.[21]

As of 24 August 2021
East Bengal in Rovers Cup
Season Final position Opponent team Score
1921–40 — — —
1941 Quarter-Finals Wales Regiment 1–3
1942–44 — — —
1945 Second Round Albert David 0–2
1946–48 — — —
1949 Champions E.I. Railways 3–0
1950 — — —
1951 Quarter-Finals Wimco 0–1
1952–56 — — —
1957 Third Round Caltex 1–3
1958 Quarter-Finals Rajasthan Club 0–1
1959 Runners-up Mohammedan Sporting 0–0; 0–3
1960 Runners-up Andhra Police 0–0; 0–1
1961 Third Round CPL Hyderabad 1–6
1962 Champions Andhra Police 1–1; 1–1 [A]
1963 Runners-up Andhra Police 0–1
1964 Semi-Finals BNR 0–1
1965 — — —
1966 Quarter-Finals 515 Army Base WS 0–1
1967 Champions Mohun Bagan 0–0; 2–0
1968 Quarter-Finals Leaders Club 2–3
1969 Champions Mohun Bagan 3–0
1970 Semi-Finals Mahindra & Mahindra 0–0; 1–2
1971 Semi-Finals Vasco na
1972 Champions Mohun Bagan 0–0; 0–0 [B]
1973 Champions Tata Sports 3–2
1974 — — —
1975 Champions Mafatlal 1–0
1976 — — —
1977 Semi-Finals Mohun Bagan 0–2
1978–79 — — —
1980 Champions Mohammedan Sporting 1–1 [C]
1981 — — —
1982 Quarter-Finals Salgaocar na
1983 Semi-Finals Mohammedan Sporting na
1984–85 — — —
1986 Semi-Finals Dempo na
1987 Semi-Finals Mohun Bagan 0–1
1988 Runners-up Mohun Bagan 0–1
1989 — — —
1990 Champions Mahindra & Mahindra 1–0
1991 QF Group Stage — —
1992–93 — — —
1994 Champions Air India 2–1
1995–96 — — —
1997 Semi-Finals Churchill Brothers na
1998–99 — — —
2000 Semi-Finals Mohun Bagan 0–1
  1. ^ Joint Champions with Andhra Police
  2. ^ Joint Champions with Mohun Bagan
  3. ^ Joint Champions with Mohammedan Sporting

Federation Cup/Super Cup[]

The Federation Cup, begun in 1977, was India's primary domestic cup competition until it was scrapped in 2017 and the Super Cup was launched in its place. East Bengal first participated in the tournament in 1978 and became joint champions with Mohun Bagan in their inaugural appearance. East Bengal is the second most successful club in this tournament, having won it eight times.[22][23]

As of 24 August 2021
East Bengal in Federation Cup
Season Final position Opponent team Score
1977 — — —
1978 Champions Mohun Bagan 0–0; 0–0[A]
1979 — — —
1980 Champions Mohun Bagan 1–1[A]
1981 Semi-Finals Mohun Bagan 0–2 (agg.)
1982 Group League — —
1983 Semi-Finals Mohammedan Sporting 0–1 (agg.)
1984 Runners-up Mohammedan Sporting 0–1
1985 Champions Mohun Bagan 1–0
1986 Runners-up Mohun Bagan 0–0; 4–5 (p)
1987 Group League — —
1988 Group League — —
1989 Group League — —
1990 Semi-Finals Salgaocar 2–3
1991 Group League — —
1992 Runners-up Mohun Bagan 0–2
1993 Semi-Finals Mahindra & Mahindra 0–0; 2–4 (p)
1994 Group League — —
1995 Runners-up JCT 1–1; 6–7 (p)
1995 Runners-up JCT 1–1; 3–5 (p)
1996 Champions Dempo 2–1
1997 Runners-up Salgaocar 1–2
1998 Runners-up Mohun Bagan 1–2
1999 Not Held — —
2000 Not Held — —
2001 Second Round Sporting Club de Goa 0–1
2002 Not Held — —
2003 Quarter-Finals Vasco 0–1
2004 Quarter-Finals Sporting Club de Goa 0–1
2005 Quarter-Finals Churchill Brothers 0–0; 9–10 (p)
2006 Quarter-Finals Dempo 0–1
2007 Champions Mahindra United 2–1
2008 Semi-Finals Mohun Bagan 1–1; 3–5 (p)
2009 Champions Shillong Lajong 0–0; 3–0 (p)
2010 Champions Mohun Bagan 1–0
2011 Runners-up Salgaocar 1–3
2012 Champions Dempo 3–2
2013 Group League — —
2014 Group League — —
2015 Quarter-Finals Shillong Lajong 3–4 (agg.)
2016 Semi-Finals Mohun Bagan 0–2
2017 Runners-up Bengaluru 1–4
2018 Quarter-Finals Delhi Dynamos w/o[B]
2019 Not Held — —
2020 Not Held — —
  1. ^ a b Joint Champions with Mohun Bagan
  2. ^ Walkover given by East Bengal due to protest citing unfair treatment of I-League clubs along with six other clubs.[24]

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