East Bengal FC league record by opponent

East Bengal Football Club is an Indian association football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, which competes in the top tier of Indian football, for the 2022–23 season. The club was formed when the vice-president of Jorabagan, Suresh Chandra Chaudhuri, resigned when Jorabagan sent out their starting eleven but with the notable exclusion of defender Sailesh Bose who was dropped from the squad for reasons not disclosed when they were about to face Mohun Bagan in the Coochbehar Cup Semi-Final on 28 July 1920. He along with Raja Manmatha Nath Chaudhuri, Ramesh Chandra Sen, and Aurobinda Ghosh, formed East Bengal, in the Jorabagan home of Suresh Chandra on 1 August 1920; 99 years ago. East Bengal started playing in the Calcutta Football League 2nd division from 1921 and in 1925 they qualified for the first division for the first time and since then they have won numerous titles in Indian Football.

East Bengal joined the National Football League since its inception in 1996 and is the only club to play all seasons till date, even after its name change to I-League in 2007. East Bengal have won the National Football League thrice: 2000–01, 2002–03 and 2003–04 and became runners up 7 times, the most number of times by any Indian football club. Among other trophies, East Bengal has won the Calcutta Football League 39 times, the IFA Shield 29 times, the Federation Cup 8 times and the Durand Cup 16 times.

The team that East Bengal have met the most in I-League (formerly National Football League) competition is Mohun Bagan, their arch-rivals, against whom they have contested 45 league matches having won 16 of these; Mohun Bagan are the side against whom East Bengal has won the most in league competition. Churchill Brothers have recorded the most league victories over East Bengal, with 16 wins in 42 matches.

In 2020–21 season, East Bengal moved into the Indian Super League, the officially declared new top tier league of Indian football, after a successful bid process. They finished ninth in their debut season, having won three of the twenty league matches. The team finished eleventh, at the bottom in the 2021–22 season, winning just one game in the entire campaign. In the 2022–23 season, East Bengal finished ninth again, having won six of the twenty league matches.

All-time league record KeysThe symbols and colours used below: The records include the results of matches played in the: National Football League (from 1996 to 2006) I-League (from 2006 to 2020) Indian Super League (from 2020 to present day) For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against ATK Mohun Bagan, Chirag United, Mahindra, and Pailan Arrows are integrated into the records against Mohun Bagan SG, United S.C., Mahindra United and Indian Arrows, respectively. The season given as the "first" denotes the season in which East Bengal first played a league match against that team. The season given as the "last" denotes the season in which East Bengal last played a league match against that team. Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are current divisional rivals of East Bengal FC. Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct. P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; Win% = percentage of total matches won.

Indian Super League League record by ISL season +East Bengal league record in ISLSeasonPlayedWonDrawLossGFGAGDPointsPositionPlay-offsRef2020–21 20 3 8 9 22 33 −11 17 9th Did not qualify 20 1 8 11 18 36 −18 11 11th Did not qualify2022–23 20 6 1 13 22 38 −16 19 9th Did not qualify2023–24 22 6 6 10 27 29 −2 24 9th Did not qualify2024–25 24 8 4 12 27 33 -6 28 9th Did not qualify2025–26 13 7 5 1 30 11 +19 26 Champions TOTAL 119 31 32 56 146 180 −34 125

League record by opponents

+East Bengal league record by opponents: ISL Club Home Away TotalWin%FirstLastNotesRefPWDLFAPWDLFAPWDLFA Bengaluru |6||2||2||2||8||9 |5||2||1||2||4||42020–212025–26 Chennaiyin |5||1||2||2||5||8 |6||2||3||1||6||42020–212025–26 Goa |6||0||2||4||8||12 |5||1||1||3||5||82020–212025–26 Inter Kashi |0||0||0||0||0||0 |1||1||0||0||2||12025–262025–26 Jamshedpur |6||1||3||2||4||5 |5||2||0||3||6||72020–212025–26 Kerala Blasters |6||2||3||1||7||6 |5||1||1||3||7||92020–212025–26 Mohammedan SC |2||1||1||0||7||0 |1||1||0||0||3||12024–252025–26 Mohun Bagan |5||0||0||5||1||12 |6||0||2||4||5||122020–212025–26 Mumbai City |5||0||1||4||2||8 |6||2||2||2||3||52020–212025–26 NorthEast United |6||3||2||1||14||6 |5||1||0||4||5||122020–212025–26 Odisha |6||2||1||3||10||9 |5||0||0||5||12||192020–212025–26 Punjab |3||1||2||0||4||2 |2||1||0||1||4||52023–242025–26 SC Delhi |6||3||1||2||9||9 |5||1||2||2||5||72020–212025–26

Overall record in ISL +East Bengal overall league record in ISLCompetition Home Away TotalPWDLFAPWDLFAPWDLFAWin%Notes (Tier-One)

| 62 || 16 || 20 || 26 || 79 || 86 | 57 || 15 || 12 || 30 || 67 || 94

National Football League/I-League League record by NFL/I-League season <onlyinclude>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width:70%; text-align:center" |- |+East Bengal league record in NFL/I-League |- !Season!!Played!!Won!!Draw!!Loss!!GF!!GA!!GD!!Points!!Position!!Ref |- | rowspan="2"|1996–97 || 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 6 || 2 || +4 || 11 || Qualify for Championship stage | rowspan="2"| |- | 14 || 7 || 4 || 3 || 19 || 11 || +8 || 25 || 3rd |- | || 18 || 8 || 7 || 3 || 18 || 10 || +8 || 31 2nd

| rowspan="2"|1998–99 || 10 || 8 || 2 || 0 || 19 || 2 || +17 || 26 || Qualify for Second Stage | rowspan="2"| |- | 10 || 5 || 4 || 1 || 14 || 8 || +6 || 19 2nd |- | 1999–00 || 22 || 8 || 8 || 6 || 25 || 21 || +4 || 32 || 7th

| 2000–01 || 22 || 13 || 7 || 2 || 30 || 9 || +21 || 46 Champions

| 2001–02 || 22 || 11 || 3 || 8 || 31 || 23 || +8 || 36 || 5th

| 2002–03 || 22 || 15 || 4 || 3 || 44 || 22 || +22 || 49 Champions

| 2003–04 || 22 || 15 || 4 || 3 || 37 || 13 || +24 || 49 Champions

| 2004–05 || 22 || 13 || 4 || 5 || 34 || 16 || +18 || 43 || 3rd

| 2005–06 || 17 || 9 || 4 || 4 || 25 || 16 || +9 || 31 2nd

| 2006–07 || 18 || 7 || 5 || 6 || 29 || 29 || 0 || 26 || 5th

| 2007–08 || 18 || 5 || 4 || 9 || 17 || 23 || −6 || 19 || 6th

| 2008–09 || 22 || 7 || 7 || 8 || 31 || 26 || +5 || 28 || 6th

| 2009–10 || 26 || 7 || 10 || 9 || 27 || 31 || −4 || 31 || 9th

| 2010–11 || 26 || 15 || 6 || 5 || 44 || 21 || +23 || 51 2nd

| 2011–12 || 26 || 15 || 6 || 5 || 46 || 22 || +24 || 51 2nd

| 2012–13 || 26 || 13 || 8 || 5 || 44 || 18 || +26 || 47 || 3rd

| 2013–14 || 24 || 12 || 7 || 5 || 39 || 23 || +16 || 43 2nd

| 2014–15 || 20 || 8 || 5 || 7 || 30 || 28 || +2 || 29 || 4th

| 2015–16 || 16 || 7 || 4 || 5 || 22 || 18 || +4 || 25 || 3rd

| 2016–17 || 18 || 10 || 3 || 5 || 33 || 15 || +18 || 33 || 3rd

| 2017–18 || 18 || 8 || 7 || 3 || 32 || 19 || +13 || 31 || 4th

| 2018–19 || 20 || 13 || 3 || 4 || 37 || 20 || +17 || 42 2nd

| 2019–20 || 16 || 6 || 5 || 5 || 23 || 18 || +4 || 20 2nd

| TOTAL || 500 || 248 || 133 || 119 || 756 || 464 || +292 || 877 !scope="col"|

League record by opponents Statistics correct till end of 2019–20 I-League. +East Bengal league record by opponentClub Home Away TotalWin%FirstLastNotesRefsPWDLPWDLPWDLFA Air India 11641115331996–972012–13Aizawl513141122015–162019–20 Bengaluru43014202 2013–142016–17 Bharat 101011002014–152014–15 Border Security Forces 110011001999–001999–00 Chennai City320142022016–172019–20 Churchill Brothers 219662156101996–972019–20 Dempo16952163761996–972014–15 DSK Shivajians 210121012015–162016–17 Kochin 633064111997–982001–02 Fransa-Pax 210110102004–052005–06 Gokulam Kerala320131112017–182019–20 HAL 550053112001–022011–12 Indian Arrows 650164202010–112019–20 Indian Bank 642053201996–972003–04 ITI 650152211996–972002–03 JCT Mills 15942166551996–972010–11 Mahindra United 14941144371996–972009–10 Minerva Punjab 412143102016–172019–20 Mohammedan 651054101996–972013–14 Mohun Bagan2211742366111997–982019–20 Mumbai 943292342008–092016–17 NEROCA211032102017–182019–20 ONGC220020022010–112012–13 Pune640263212009–102014–15 Punjab Police 110011002001–022001–02 Rangdajied United110011002013–142013–14 Real Kashmir 202022002018–192019–20 Royal Wahingdoh110010012014–152014–15 Salgaocar2013611925121996–972015–16 State Bank of Travancore330032101999–002004–05 Shillong Lajong962193242009–102018–19 Sporting CG12552125522003–042015–16 Tollygunge Agragami640265101999–002004–05 TRAU110011002019–202019–20 United631261412008–092013–14 United Sikkim 110011002012–132012–13 Vasco640263302000–012008–09 Viva Kerala 431044002007–082011–12

Overall record Statistics correct till end of 2019–20 I-League. +East Bengal overall league record in NFL/I-LeagueCompetition Home Away TotalPWDLPWDLPWDLFAWin%Notes (Tier-One)114772512110453332 (Tier-One)137723827139543748Total2511496339249997080

Notes

See also

Indian Super League I-League National Football League

References