East Bengal will open their campaign with a home match against Muktijoddha of Bangladesh on March 9.
'When I signed, I only knew that East Bengal are a big club with great history. I have no idea about ISL or any other tournament. I came here because East Bengal are a big club'.
Mohun Bagan Super Giant defeated Chennaiyin FC 2-0 in an Indian Super League match, with goals from Jamie Maclaren and Dimitrios Petratos.
Federation Cup champions East Bengal played out a goal-less draw against Xuan Thanh FC of Vietnam in an away match of AFC Cup at Ho Chi Minh city on Wednesday.
The victory at home turf Salt Lake stadium took East Bengal to the second place in the league table.
The centralised semi-finals and the final are scheduled for May 20 to 23, next year.
East Bengal beat Salgaocar Sports Club 1-0 to register their fifth consecutive victory in the ninth National Football League.
The Kolkata giants take on the Bangladesh side in the AFC Cup Group A league match on Wednesday.
Salgaocar FC picked up their first home win of the season today as they breezed past East Bengal by a margin of 3-1 at the Tilak Maidan. The result came as a shocking performance as the Greens had been struggling for a while to get the required results, but an inspiring performance against the Red and Golds gave them much needed three points. There were a plethora of changes in Salgaocar FC lineup from their loss to Mohun Bagan. Calvin Mbarga, Semboi Haokip started in the forward line with Darryl Duffy while Saran Singh started in the back. The game got off the best possible start for Salgaocar FC, as Haokip put the Goan side ahead in the third minute. Darryl Duffy's cross from the right was received by the striker who took one touch and blasted it past Luis Barreto into the back of the net. However, there was an immediate blow to Salgaocar in the 10th minute as the Hero I-League's leading goal scorer, Darryl Duffy, picked up a groin injury, and had to be substituted by Jackichand Singh.
Runners-up for the last two years, East Bengal ended their I-League campaign on a miserable note, going down to Shillong Lajong FC by a solitary goal at the Kalyani Stadium on Sunday.
Dempo were held by Air India 1-1, but exited from the Durand Cup after the toss of the coin.
The Indian champions beat Indonesia's Petrokimia Putra after a sudden-death penalty shoot-out.
Syed Nahim Nabi's goal gave East Bengal a 1-0 win over JCT in the second semi-final of the Durand Cup football tournament.
The Kolkata giants will leave on July 28 to participate in Leicester City's 120th anniversary celebrations.
East Bengal prevailed over Tollyhunge Aggragami 1-0 to consolidate their position atop the National Football League.
Lalrindika Ralte struck in the second-half of the extra time to help East Bengal advance into the final of the 34th Federation Cup with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Churchill Brothers at the floodlit Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri on Thursday.
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The Kolkata giants were beat 0-1 by the Jordanian side in their second leg AFC Cup meeting at home.
The NFL champions play Geylang United FC in the first round of the AFC Cup on February 10.
Last year's runners-up East Bengal registered a thrilling 4-3 win over Kalighat Milan Sangha to set up a semi-final clash against Churchill Brothers in the 34th Federation Cup.
His goals enabled East Bengal down HAL 4-1 in a National Football League match.
A 3-2 victory kept the IFA Shield winners on top of the National Football League.
Injury-hit East Bengal will have to overcome stiff challenge from resurgent Prayag United SC when the two local teams lock horns, in what promises to be a thrilling second semifinal contest of the 33rd Federation Cup in Kolkata, on Sunday.
East Bengal's chance to stay in contention for the title race ended after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Dempo FC in the 25th round of the I-League played at Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco on Saturday.
The Kolkata giants will be strong favourites when they taken on Army XI in the final on Friday.
They topped their respective groups after beating Dempo and Vasco respectively in the Durand Cup.
AFC Cup semi-finalists East Bengal suffered a jolt ahead of their big match next week as they were beaten by former champions Dempo 3-1 in Kalyani on Thursday.
Favourites East Bengal paid heavily for defensive lapses as they lost by a solitary goal to Churchill Brothers in their opening encounter of the fifth edition of the I-League football tournament at the floodlit Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.
It's been eight months since East Bengal triumphed in the Federation Cup but the age-old Kolkata club is yet to get the prize money for winning the tournament, thanks to dilly dallying on part of the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
Churchill Brothers' efforts to regain the second spot in the I-League points table got a jolt as East Bengal came from behind to hold Churchill Brothers to a 2-2 draw at the Nehru Stadium on Sunday.
Former champions East Bengal made a shock exit from the Durand Cup football tournament after a 0-1 loss to I-League newcomers Lajong FC, Shillong in a Group IV quarter-final league match at the Ambedkar Stadium on Wednesday.
East Bengal's chances of progressing to the next round of the AFC Cup tournament received a further jolt when they were blanked 0-2 by Iraqi outfit Arbil SC in a Group B match in Kolkta on Wednesday. The Kolkata giants suffered their third successive defeat in the tournament having been beaten 0-1 by Al Orouba of Yemen and 0-3 by Kazma of Kuwait in their earlier group matches.
Abel Hammond struck a brace as a spirited East Bengal registered their biggest victory of this season, drubbing Lajong FC 3-0 in an ONGC I-league football match at Vidyasagar stadium in Barasat on Thursday.
TMC leaders Kunal Ghosh and Shashi Panja staged a sit-in protest alleging irregular activities inside a strongroom housing EVMs in West Bengal, following concerns raised by Mamata Banerjee regarding EVM security.
Al Ittihad of Syria rode on a double strike by Abdulfatah Alagha and pumped in two goals in the dying minutes to drub East Bengal 4-1 in their Group D AFC Cup opening match at the Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata on Wednesday.
'He has agreed to play for us once he is back after a two-month stint with a Malaysian club,' team director Amit Sen said.
Striker Robin Singh struck the match-winner as Bengal made a stunning second-half comeback to upset defending champions Bengaluru FC 2-1 in a high-profile I-League football clash, in Barasat, West Bengal on Sunday.
NEUFC are the fourth highest scoring teams with 42 strikes.
The AIFF defends its preparation for the AFC Women's Asian Cup despite India's group-stage exit, citing extensive overseas exposure and matches. An inquiry has been ordered into a kit controversy.
Heeding the desperate urges of their coach Tervor James Morgan, East Bengal picked up a win at the right time as they beat Mumbai FC 2-0 in a 16th round match of the I-League in Kalyani's Municipal Stadium, Kolkata on Sunday.
