The defending champions take on arch-rivals Mohun Bagan in inaugural match of the ninth National Football League.
Dempo beat East Bengal through Tolgay Ozbey's 75th minute goal in the 18th round encounter of the I-League, played at the Nehru Stadium, Margao on Sunday.
The National Football League champions have signed on the cream of Indian football this season.
East Bengal began their I-League campaign in style, thrashing Shillong Lajong FC 4-0 in a one-sided match in Shillong on Wednesday. In Goa, Dempo fought back from a goal down to hold Salgaocar 1-1.
JCT defender Narinder, in an attempt to clear, deflected the ball into his own goal.
Kayne Vincent struck twice to help Churchill Brothers hold East Bengal 2-2 in a thrilling Round 12 I-League match at Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Saturday.
East Bengal wasted some easy chances to score and were forced to drop their first point in the National Football League.
East Bengal crushed Sporting Clube de Goa 4-0 to set up a semi-final clash with JCT Mills, Phagwara in the Durand Cup football tournament.
The defending champions maintained their standings at the top of the league table with 31 points from 15 matches with second placed Dempo on 28.
A second-half strike by Tolgay Ozbey helped East Bengal register a solitary goal win over Salgaocar to climb up to the top of the standings after their fifth straight win in the I-League at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Kevin Jackson will condition the NFL champs for the Asean Cup in Thailand next month.
A 4-0 victory gave the defending champions their fifth victory from nine matches in the National Football League.
The defending champions edged past Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 in the Kolkata Super Division football league.
The Brazilian striker scored twice in a 3-0 win over Mohammedan Sporting in the National Football League.
Images from the I-League football match between Mahindra United and East Bengal at the Cooperage in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Santa Singh's 75th minute goal helped Churchill Brothers beat East Bengal 1-0 in the National Football League.
The defending champions beat Sporting Clube de Goa 2-1 in a 11th round match of the National Football League.
The victory swelled East Bengal's tally to 43 points, one less than second-placed Dempo. Sporting Clube lead NFL table with 45 points.
But East Bengal, the ace striker's club, will not oblige.
A brace by Chandas Das gave the red and gold brigade a 2-1 victory over Mohun Bagan in the final.
Kolkata giants East Bengal lost 1-2 to Syrian powerhouse Al Ittihad and suffered their fifth straight defeat in the AFC Cup, in Aleppo, Syria.
Mike Okoro scored twice in a 3-0 win in the NFL match\n\n
A goal in each half gave the defending champions a 2-0 victory in the National Football League.
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.
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.
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.
Unbeaten East Bengal hold the edge in the National League match.
In another match in the Durand Cup football tournament, Salgaocar beat PSEB 2-0.
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.
Former champions Chennai City FC defeated Gokulam Kerala FC 2-1 in their opening match of the I-League, Kalyani, on Saturday.
East Bengal humbled Railway FC 4-0 to maintain their all-win record in the Kolkata Super division football league.\n\n
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 hampered by Mahesh Gawli's suspension and injuries to Debjit Ghosh and Mike Okoro when they take on Tero Sasana in the ASEAN final.
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.
A momentary lapse by goalkeeper Juje Siddi cost Salgaocar the semi-final match in the Durand Cup football tournament.
Sri Lankan player Kasun Nadika Jeyasuriya's went in vain for Indian Bank in the National Football League.
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.
Ten-man East Bengal held Mohun Bagan to a 1-1 in their fifth outing of the ONGC I-League at Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Saturday night.
With a lacklustre workmanship on display, East Bengal on Friday escaped with a 1-1 draw against Mahindra United in a Round VII enocounter of the ONGC I-League at Yuba Bharati Krirangan at Salt Lake 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).
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