2024–25 football season for East Bengal Club
East Bengal 2024–25 football season
The 2024–25 season is the 105th season of East Bengal Football Club and their fifth season in the Indian Super League , and the twenty-ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Indian football .
Background [ edit ]
East Bengal was active at the end of the previous season, roping in French attacking midfielder Madih Talal from Punjab .[1] The club also roped in four Indian players – David Lalhlansanga , Provat Lakra , Debjit Majumder , and Mark Zothanpuia to bolster the ranks.[2] The club also got Premier 1 club licensing for the 2024–25 season, announced by the AIFF.[3] The club also extended the contract of Mohammad Rakip and signed Nishu Kumar on permanent basis.[4] The club also roped in the Golden Boot winner of the 2023–24 Indian Super League – Dimitrios Diamantakos on a two year contract from Kerala Blasters .[5] The club also announced that Cleiton Silva would continue as the captain of the side and Naorem Mahesh Singh would be the vice captain for the team.[6]
Transfers [ edit ]
Incoming [ edit ]
Outgoing [ edit ]
First-team squad [ edit ]
The below list contains the names and details of the first team squad for East Bengal.
As of 4 July 2024 [13] [14]
New contracts [ edit ]
Current technical staff [ edit ]
Position
Name
Head coach
Carles Cuadrat
Assistant coach
Dimas Delgado
Bino George
Goalkeeping Coach
Javier Pinillos
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Physiotherapist
Senen Alvarez
Physical Rehabilitator
Assistant Physiotherapist
Tejas Lasalkar
Performance Analyst
Aromal Vijayan
Team Manager
Pratim Kumar Saha
Team Doctor
Dr. Mustufa Poonawalla
Masseur
Rajesh Basak
Masseur
Robin Das
Competitions [ edit ]
Overall record [ edit ]
AFC Champions League Two [ edit ]
East Bengal qualified for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two preliminary round after being champions of the 2024 Indian Super Cup .[19] East Bengal is set to face Altyn Asyr of Turkmenistan in the preliminary round match on 14 August 2024 as the Salt Lake Stadium in a single-legged playoff match, with the winners progressing into the AFC Champions League Two group stages while the losers would progress to the 2024–25 AFC Challenge League group stage.[20]
Matches [ edit ]
Win Draw Loss Void
Durand Cup [ edit ]
East Bengal shall be participating in the 2024 Durand Cup .
Indian Super League [ edit ]
League table [ edit ]
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
Result summary [ edit ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
East Bengal participated in the 2024 Calcutta Premier Division and was drawn into group B for the first phase of the tournament where twenty-six teams were divided into two groups of thirteen.[21] East Bengal fielded mostly the reserve squad led by head coach Bino George for the Calcutta Football League like the previous two seasons.[22] East Bengal started the campaign on 30 June against Tollygunge Agragami at the Barrackpore Stadium and won 7–1, equaling a 46-year-old record of scoring the most goals in the opening fixture of the Calcutta Football League since a 7–0 win over Police AC back in 1978. Jesin TK , Shyamal Besra, Aman C. K. , Subrata Murmu, Ananthu N. S. and Sayan Banerjee scored the goals for East Bengal.[23]
League table [ edit ]
Group B [ edit ]
Updated to match(es) played on 3 July 2024. Source:
The Away End Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
Matches [ edit ]
Win Draw Loss Void
Railway v East Bengal
Statistics [ edit ]
Appearances [ edit ]
Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
As of 30 June 2024 [24]
Appearances for East Bengal in 2024–25 season
No.
Pos.
Name
Durand Cup
Indian Super League
Super Cup
AFC CL Two
Calcutta League
Total
Apps
Starts
Apps
Starts
Apps
Starts
Apps
Starts
Apps
Starts
Apps
Starts
Goalkeepers
27
GK
Aditya Patra
—
1
1
1
1
Defenders
57
CB
Bathala Sunil
—
1
1
1
1
60
LB
Tonmoy Ghosh
—
1
1
1
1
63
CB
Monotosh Chakladar
—
1
1
1
1
90
CB
Justin Joseph
—
1
1
1
1
Midfielders
53
CM
Ananthu N. S.
—
1
0
1
0
58
LW
Sanjib Ghosh
—
1
0
1
0
61
CM
Tanmay Das
—
1
1
1
1
62
LW
Aman C. K.
—
1
1
1
1
64
CM
Naseeb Rahman
—
1
1
1
1
66
CM
Shyamal Besra
—
1
1
1
1
84
LW
Sayan Banerjee
—
1
0
1
0
86
RW
Muhammed Roshal PP
—
1
1
1
1
87
RW
Bijay Murmu
—
1
0
1
0
Forwards
59
FW
Jesin TK
—
1
1
1
1
72
FW
Subrata Murmu
—
1
0
1
0
Goal scorers [ edit ]
As of 30 June 2024 [25]
Rank
No.
Pos.
Name
Durand Cup
Indian Super League
Super Cup
AFC CL Two
Calcutta League
Total
1
59
FW
Jesin TK
—
2
2
2
53
CM
Ananthu N. S.
—
1
1
62
LW
Aman C. K.
—
1
1
66
CM
Shyamal Besra
—
1
1
72
FW
Subrata Murmu
—
1
1
84
LW
Sayan Banerjee
—
1
1
Total
0
0
0
0
7
7
Assists [ edit ]
As of 30 June 2024 [26]
Rank
No.
Pos.
Name
Durand Cup
Indian Super League
Super Cup
AFC CL Two
Calcutta League
Total
1
59
FW
Jesin TK
—
1
1
57
CB
Bathala Sunil
—
1
1
60
LB
Tonmoy Ghosh
—
1
1
72
FW
Subrata Murmu
—
1
1
84
LW
Sayan Banerjee
—
1
1
87
RW
Bijay Murmu
—
1
1
Total
0
0
0
0
6
6
Clean sheets [ edit ]
As of 30 June 2024 [27]
No.
Player
Durand Cup
Indian Super League
Super Cup
AFC CL Two
Calcutta League
Total
27
Aditya Patra
—
0
0
Disciplinary record [ edit ]
As of 30 June 2024 [28] [29]
No.
Pos.
Name
Durand Cup
Indian Super League
Super Cup
AFC CL Two
Calcutta League
86
RW
Muhammed Roshal PP
—
—
—
—
1
0
0
0
See also [ edit ]
^ East Bengal shall field mostly their Reserve team for the tournament, with Bino George taking charge as the head coach.[18]
References [ edit ]
^ Joshi, Rutvij (24 March 2024). "Madih Talal agrees two-year deal with East Bengal; major part of medicals completed" . Khel Now . Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
^ Das, Arsh (16 May 2024). "East Bengal transfer news: 4 new signings to be confirmed soon" . Techno Sports . Retrieved 22 May 2024 .
^ "Indian football Premier 1 club license list announced for 2024-25 season" . Sportstar . 16 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024 .
^ a b c Madhavan, Rahul (28 June 2024). "East Bengal FC announce new contracts for defenders Nishu Kumar and Mohamad Rakip" . Sportskeeda . Retrieved 28 June 2024 .
^ a b Sarkar, Sattyik (14 June 2024). "ISL: East Bengal sign striker Dimitrios Diamantakos on 2-year contract" . Sportskeeda . Retrieved 14 June 2024 .
^ Sarkar, Sattyik (27 June 2024). "East Bengal announce Cleiton Silva, Naorem Mahesh as club captain and vice-captain for upcoming season" . Sportskeeda . Retrieved 28 June 2024 .
^ "ISL: David Lalhlansanga joins East Bengal FC on a three-year deal" . Sportstar . 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024 .
^ "ISL: East Bengal signs Mark Zothanpuia on three-year contract" . Sportstar . 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024 .
^ "East Bengal bolster midfield with signing of Madih Talal" . Khel Now . 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024 .
^ "East Bengal bolster defence by signing defender Provat Lakra" . Khel Now . 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024 .
^ Sarkar, Sattyik (3 July 2024). "ISL: Debjit Majumder reunites with East Bengal" . Sportskeeda . Retrieved 4 July 2024 .
^ a b c d e f Preethi (8 June 2024). "East Bengal bid farewell to Mandar Rao Dessai, Victor Vazquez and three other players" . Khel Now . Retrieved 10 June 2024 .
^ "East Bengal FC Squad Details, Team" . Indian Super League . Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2021 .
^ "Squad" . Emami East Bengal . Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022 .
^ Sarkar, Sattyik (11 June 2024). "ISL: Saul Crespo extends contract at East Bengal" . Sportskeeda . Retrieved 11 June 2024 .
^ "ISL: Cleiton Silva extends his contract with East Bengal" . Sportstar . 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024 .
^ "Hijazi Maher extends contract with East Bengal" . Khel Now . 25 June 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024 .
^ "Calcutta Football League (CFL) goes bigger than ever for its historic 125th season" . The Fan Garage . 5 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023 .
^ Sadhu, Rahul (29 January 2024). "East Bengal Back In Asia: How EBFC Have Finally Turned The Tables Over Mohun Bagan Before Kolkata Derby" . Times Now . Retrieved 1 June 2024 .
^ Sarkar, Uttiyo (14 June 2024). "East Bengal set to face Altyn Asyr in AFC Asian Champions League Two qualifier" . Khel Now . Retrieved 15 June 2024 .
^ "EB and Bagan in same CFL group" . The Times of India . 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024 .
^ "EB begin CFL campaign today" . The Times of India . 29 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024 .
^ "CFL 2024: Emami East Bengal start their CFL 2024 campaign with a 7-1 win over Tollygunge Agragami" . Rev Sportz . 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024 .
^ "East Bengal FC - Squad" . Soccerway . Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022 .
^ "Hero ISL Player Stats - No.of Goals in season" . Indian Super League . Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022 .
^ "Hero ISL Player Stats - No.of Assists in season" . Indian Super League . Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022 .
^ "Hero ISL Player Stats - No.of Clean Sheets in season" . Indian Super League . Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022 .
^ "Hero ISL Player Stats - No.of Yellow Cards in season" . Indian Super League . Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022 .
^ "Hero ISL Player Stats - No.of Red Cards in season" . Indian Super League . Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022 .
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