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2024–25 East Bengal FC season

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East Bengal
2024–25 season
OwnerEmami East Bengal FC Pvt. Ltd.
Head coachCarles Cuadrat
StadiumSalt Lake Stadium
East Bengal Ground
Indian Super League12th
Calcutta League1st
Durand CupQuarter-Final
Super CupTBD
AFC CL2Preliminary Round
AFC CGLGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Jesin TK (12 Goals)
Highest home attendance27,892 vs Altyn Asyr
(14 August 2024, AFC CL2)
Biggest win7–1 Tollygunge Agragami
(30 June 2024, CFL)
Biggest defeat2–3 Altyn Asyr
(14 August 2024, AFC CL2)
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 17 September 2024.

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

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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 LeagueDimitrios 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] East Bengal also roped in the Indian national team midfielder Jeakson Singh on a record breaking transfer amount from Kerala Blasters on a four-year deal.[7] On 12 August 2024, after a long saga, East Bengal signed Indian national team defender Anwar Ali from Delhi FC on a 5-year permanent deal, making him one of the highest paid Indian footballers.[8]

Anwar Ali Controversy

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The controversial transfer of Anwar Ali from Mohun Bagan Super Giant to Delhi FC and thereafter to East Bengal was appealed and heard by the AIFF Players Status Committee (PSC) on 3 August 2024 and stated that the termination of contract by Anwar Ali with Mohun Bagan Super Giant was 'unjust'.[9][10] On 10 August, all three parties were again summoned and heard by the PSC and AIFF PSC provided the No Objection Certificate (NOC), at his own risk, for purposes of player registration and registration on the AIFF CRS (Central Registration System).[11] On 12 August, Anwar officially completed his transfer from Delhi to East Bengal.[8] On 10 September, the AIFF PSC announced their verdict on the case where Anwar Ali was handed a suspension of four months, with Mohun Bagan Super Giant to receive a compensation of 12.9 crore (US$1.5 million) from Anwar Ali, East Bengal and Delhi and both East Bengal and Delhi have been handed a two-window transfer ban.[12][13][14] On 12 September, East Bengal filed a writ petition in Delhi High Court asking for a stay order on the decision of the AIFF PSC.[15] On 13 September, Justice Sanjeev Narula directed AIFF PSC to withdraw its order of September 10 and asked for a fresh hearing of the case on 14 September. After hearing the matter, the committee will pass a detailed order. In the meantime, status quo ante will prevail.[16]

Transfers

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Incoming

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Date No. Pos. Name Signed from Fee Ref
14 June 2024 9 FW Greece Dimitrios Diamantakos India Kerala Blasters Free Transfer [5]
18 June 2024 14 FW India David Lalhlansanga India Mohammedan Sporting Free Transfer [17]
22 June 2024 88 MF India Mark Zothanpuia India Hyderabad Free Transfer [18]
27 June 2024 8 MF France Madih Talal India Punjab Free Transfer [19]
28 June 2024 22 DF India Nishu Kumar India Kerala Blasters Free Transfer [4]
2 July 2024 3 DF India Provat Lakra India Jamshedpur Free Transfer [20]
3 July 2024 24 GK India Debjit Majumder India Chennaiyin Free Transfer [21]
19 July 2024 6 MF India Jeakson Singh India Kerala Blasters Undisclosed [a] [22]
1 August 2024 44 DF Spain Héctor Yuste India Mohun Bagan SG Free Transfer [23]
13 August 2024 4 CB India Anwar Ali India Delhi FC Undisclosed [b] [24]
  1. ^ Reported as 3.2 crore (US$380,000), a record breaking transfer amount in Indian football.[7]
  2. ^ Reported as 2.5 crore (US$300,000) [8]

Outgoing

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Exit Date No. Pos. Name Signed to Fee Ref
1 June 2024 6 MF India Ajay Chhetri India Bengaluru End of Loan [25]
1 June 2024 7 DF India Harmanjot Singh Khabra Released [25]
1 June 2024 9 MF Spain Víctor Vázquez Released [25]
1 June 2024 17 DF India Mandar Rao Dessai India Chennaiyin Free Transfer [25]
1 June 2024 28 DF Serbia Aleksandar Pantić Released [25]
1 June 2024 40 DF India Tingku Kangujam Released [25]
1 June 2024 91 FW Germany Felicio Brown Forbes Thailand Muangthong United Free Transfer [25]
5 July 2024 15 MF India Mobashir Rahman India Jamshedpur Free Transfer [26]
3 September 2024 16 DF India Sarthak Golui India Inter Kashi Free Transfer
4 September 2024 1 GK India Kamaljit Singh India Odisha FC Free Transfer [27]
13 September 2024 20 FW India VP Suhair Released
13 September 2024 8 CM India Edwin Sydney Vanspaul Released

Team

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First-team squad

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The below list contains the names and details of the players who are registered for the first team squad for East Bengal. This list does not include any reserve player who has never played in the first team squad.
As of 17 September 2024[28][29]
No. Name Nat. Pos. Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Signed In Contact Ends Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
13 Prabhsukhan Singh Gill India GK (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23) India Kerala Blasters 2023 2026 37 0
24 Debjit Majumder India GK (1988-03-06) 6 March 1988 (age 36) India Chennaiyin 2024 2026 19 0
27 Aditya Patra India GK (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 24) India Bengaluru 2022 2026 22 0
Defenders
3 Provat Lakra India RB (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 27) India Jamshedpur 2024 2026 2 0
4 Anwar Ali India CB (2000-08-28) 28 August 2000 (age 24) India Delhi FC 2024 2029 0 0
5 Lalchungnunga India CB (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 23) India Sreenidi Deccan 2022 2026 55 0
12 Mohammad Rakip India RB (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 24) India Mumbai City 2022 2026 52 0
19 Hijazi Maher Jordan CB (1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 26) Jordan Al-Hussein 2023 2026 27 2
22 Nishu Kumar India LB (1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 26) India Kerala Blasters 2023 2025 30 1
33 Gursimrat Singh Gill India CB (1997-11-02) 2 November 1997 (age 26) India Mumbai City 2023 2026 14 0
38 Hira Mondal India LB (1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 (age 28) India NorthEast United 2024 2025 27 0
44 Héctor Yuste Spain CB (1988-01-12) 12 January 1988 (age 36) India Mohun Bagan SG 2024 2025 2 0
63 Monotosh Chakladar India CB (1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 (age 26) India Diamond Harbour 2024 2026 10 0
88 Mark Zothanpuia India LB (2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 (age 22) India Hyderabad 2024 2027 4 0
Midfielders
6 Jeakson Singh India DM (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 23) India Kerala Blasters 2024 2028 4 0
8 Madih Talal France AM (1997-08-17) 17 August 1997 (age 27) India Punjab 2024 2026 5 1
21 Saúl Crespo Spain DM (1996-07-23) 23 July 1996 (age 28) India Odisha 2023 2026 30 10
23 Souvik Chakrabarti India CM (1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 (age 33) India Hyderabad 2022 2025 46 0
29 Naorem Mahesh Singh (vice–captain) India LW (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 25) India Kerala Blasters 2022 2027 75 12
30 Vanlalpeka Guite India AM (2006-10-26) 26 October 2006 (age 17) India Aizawl 2023 2026 8 1
35 Gunraj Singh Grewal India DM (2007-01-09) 9 January 2007 (age 17) India Chandigarh FA 2023 2026 9 0
61 Tanmay Das India CM (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 23) India Railway FC 2022 2027 28 2
62 Aman C. K. India RW (2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 (age 21) India Mumbai City 2022 2026 31 10
66 Shyamal Besra India CM (2004-09-25) 25 September 2004 (age 19) India Calcutta FC 2022 2027 16 4
80 Ajad Saheem T India AM (2002-12-15) 15 December 2002 (age 21) India Golden Threads 2024 2026 7 1
82 P. V. Vishnu India AM (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 22) India Muthoot FA 2023 2026 44 12
84 Sayan Banerjee India LW (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 21) India Kalighat MS 2023 2026 21 6
Forwards
9 Dimitrios Diamantakos Greece FW (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 31) India Kerala Blasters 2024 2026 4 1
10 Cleiton Silva (captain) Brazil FW (1987-02-03) 3 February 1987 (age 37) India Bengaluru 2022 2025 58 27
11 Nandhakumar Sekar India FW (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 28) India Odisha 2023 2026 34 11
14 David Lalhlansanga India FW (2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 22) India Mohammedan Sporting 2024 2027 6 2
59 Jesin TK India FW (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 24) India Kerala United 2022 2026 32 19

New contracts

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No. Pos. Date Name Ref.
21 MF 11 June 2024 Spain Saúl Crespo [30]
10 FW 20 June 2024 Brazil Cleiton Silva [31]
19 MF 25 June 2024 Jordan Hijazi Maher [32]
12 DF 28 June 2024 India Mohammad Rakip [4]

Current technical staff

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Position Name
Head coach Spain Carles Cuadrat
Assistant coach Spain Dimas Delgado
India Bino George
Goalkeeping Coach Spain Javier Pinillos
Strength & Conditioning Coach Spain Carlos Jimenez Sanchéz
Physiotherapist Spain Senen Alvarez
Physical Rehabilitator
Assistant Physiotherapist India Tejas Lasalkar
Performance Analyst India Aromal Vijayan
Team Manager India Pratim Kumar Saha
Team Doctor India Dr. Mustufa Poonawalla
Masseur India Rajesh Basak
Masseur India Robin Das

Preseason and friendlies

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East Bengal started their preseason under coach Carles Cuadrat on 3 July 2024 with six weeks in hand before the AFC Champions League Two preliminary match as the prime target.[33] On 13 July, East Bengal played a friendly match against Kalighat MS and won 4–3.[34] They then won 2–1 against Inter Kashi. However, they lost 1–3 to Army Red, with Dimitrios Diamantakos the only scorer for East Bengal.[35]

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

13 July 2023 Friendly East Bengal 4–3 Kalighat MS Kolkata
10:00 IST
Report na Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 0[A]
20 July 2023 Friendly East Bengal 2–1 Inter Kashi Kolkata
18:00 IST
Report
  • Chirag Bhujel ?'
Stadium: Center of Excellence Ground
Attendance: 0[A]
24 July 2023 Friendly East Bengal 1–3 Army Red Kolkata
09:00 IST Report na Stadium: Center of Excellence Ground
Attendance: 0[A]

Exhibition Match: Chief Minister's Cup

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On 2 September 2024, East Bengal and Mohun Bagan Super Giant played an exhibition Kolkata Derby match for the promotion of football in the state of Uttar Pradesh at the K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow.[36][37] East Bengal lost 3–2 on penalties after the match ended 1–1 in regulation time with Suhail Bhat scoring first for Mohun Bagan Super Giant and Muhammed K. Ashique scoring the equaliser for East Bengal in the second half.[38]

2 September 2024 Friendly Mohun Bagan Super Giant 1–1
(3–2 p)
East Bengal Lucknow
18:00 IST
Report
  • Muhammed K. Ashique 71'
  • Banerjee Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card 79'
Stadium: K. D. Singh Babu Stadium
Referee: K. Ashwin
Penalties
  • Serto Worneilen Kom soccer ball with check mark
  • Sibajit Singh soccer ball with red X
  • Adil Abdulla soccer ball with check mark
  • Leewan Castanha soccer ball with red X
  • Ravi Bahadur Rana soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with red X Tanmay Das
  • soccer ball with red X Vishnu
  • soccer ball with check mark Muhammed K. Ashique
  • soccer ball with red X Muhammed Musharaf
  • soccer ball with check mark Chaku Mandi

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
AFC Champions League Two 14 August 2024 Preliminary round Preliminary round 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Durand Cup 29 July 2024 21 August 2024 Group stage Quarter—Final 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 050.00
Indian Super League 14 September 2024 Matchday 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Super Cup Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
AFC Challenge League 26 October 2024 Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Calcutta Football League[B] 30 June 2024 29 September 2024 Round Robin 14 13 1 0 44 5 +39 092.86
Total 20 15 2 3 53 13 +40 075.00

Last updated: 17 September 2024
Source: Soccerway

AFC Champions League Two

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East Bengal qualified for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two preliminary round after being champions of the 2024 Indian Super Cup.[40] East Bengal faced Altyn Asyr of Turkmenistan in the preliminary round match on 14 August 2024 as the Salt Lake Stadium in a single-legged playoff match, however, they lost 3–2 with David Lalhlansanga and Saúl Crespo scoring for East Bengal. The winners progressed into the AFC Champions League Two group stages while East Bengal progressed to the 2024–25 AFC Challenge League group stage.[41][42]

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

14 August 2024 Preliminary round India East Bengal 2–3 Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr Kolkata
19:00 IST
Report
  • Myrat 18'
  • Selim 28' Yellow card 63'
  • Mihail 52'
  • Tajivew Yellow card 65'
  • Myradow Yellow card 65'
  • Mirsultanov Yellow card 65'
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 27,892
Referee: Australia Alexander King

AFC Challenge League

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East Bengal qualified for the 2024–25 AFC Challenge League group stages directly after losing to Altyn Asyr in the preliminary round of the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two.[41] On 22 August, the group stage draw was held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and East Bengal was grouped in Group A along with hosts Paro from Bhutan, Bashundhara Kings from Bangladesh and Nejmeh from Lebanon with all matches of the group stage to be played at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan.[43]

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EAB NJM BSK PAR
1 India East Bengal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Quarter-finals 1 Nov 26 Oct
2 Lebanon Nejmeh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible advance to Quarter-finals 26 Oct
3 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Oct 1 Nov
4 Bhutan Paro (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Oct
First match(es) will be played: 26 October 2024. Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

26 October 2024 Group stage East Bengal India Bhutan Paro Thimphu, Bhutan
Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium
29 October 2024 Group stage Bashundhara Kings Bangladesh India East Bengal Thimphu, Bhutan
Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium
1 November 2024 Group stage East Bengal India Lebanon Nejmeh Thimphu, Bhutan
Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium

Durand Cup

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East Bengal participated in the 2024 Durand Cup and was grouped into Group A alongside Mohun Bagan Super Giants, Downtown Heroes and Indian Air Force and would play their group stage matches in Kolkata.[44] East Bengal started their campaign on 29 July against Indian Air Force and won 3–1 with goals from David Lalhlansanga, Dimitrios Diamantakos and Saúl Crespo after conceding early in the first half.[45] On 7 August, East Bengal faced Downtown Heroes in the second match of the campaign and won 3–1 again with goals from Madih Talal, Saúl Crespo and Jesin TK.[46] On 18 August, East Bengal was supposed to face Mohun Bagan Super Giant in the Kolkata Derby match however, the game was cancelled due to security reasons and both teams were awarded a point each as East Bengal finished as one of the best runner-up to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Durand Cup.[47][48] On 21 August, East Bengal faced Shillong Lajong in the quarter-final of the Durand Cup and suffered a 2–1 defeat. Brazilian forward Marcos Rudwere opened the scoring for Lajong, but Nandhakumar Sekar equalised for East Bengal. However, Figo Syndai scored the winner for Lajong as East Bengal was eliminated from the tournament.[49]

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MBG EAB DTH IAF
1 Mohun Bagan SG (H) 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 7 Advanced to knockout stage CAN[a] 1–0 6–0
2 East Bengal (H) 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 3–1 3–1
3 Downtown Heroes 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4 Indian Air Force 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0 0–2
Source: Twitter
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ The match was cancelled by the organising body on security grounds and both teams were awarded 1 point each.[50]






Knockout stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
21 August – Kokrajhar
 
 
NorthEast United2
 
26 August – Shillong
 
Indian Army0
 
NorthEast United 3
 
21 August – Shillong
 
Shillong Lajong 0
 
Shillong Lajong2
 
31 August – Kolkata
 
East Bengal1
 
NorthEast United2(4)
 
23 August – Jamshedpur
 
Mohun Bagan SG2(3)
 
Mohun Bagan SG3(6)
 
27 August – Kolkata
 
Punjab3(5)
 
Mohun Bagan SG2(4)
 
23 August – Kolkata
 
Bengaluru 2(3)
 
Bengaluru 1
 
 
Kerala Blasters0
 

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

29 July 2024 Group stage East Bengal 3–1 Indian Air Force Kolkata
19:00 IST Report
  • Naorem Somananda 19'
  • Mohammad Danish Yellow card 30'
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 9,469
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Madih Talal (East Bengal)
7 August 2024 Group stage East Bengal 3–1 Downtown Heores Kolkata
19:00 IST
Report
  • Aafreen Basharat Parray 28'
  • Zahid Yousif Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 80'
  • Imad Ud Din Yellow card 57'
  • Hyder Yousuf Yellow card 57'
  • Shahmeer Tariq Yellow card 75'
  • Atassi Yellow card 90+1'
  • Zubair Ahad Akhoon Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 8,245
Referee: Williams Joy Koshy
Man of the Match: Madih Talal (East Bengal)
18 August 2024 Group stage Mohun Bagan SG cancelled East Bengal Kolkata
19:00 IST Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Harish Kundu
Note: Match was cancelled due to security reasons.[47]
21 August 2024 Quarter—final Shillong Lajong 2–1 East Bengal Shillong
19:00 IST
  • Marcos 8'
  • Wahlang Yellow card 10'
  • Kharbudon Yellow card 54'
  • Aman Yellow card 59'
  • Figo 84'
  • Goncalves Yellow card 90+2'
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 14,988
Referee: K Ramdasan
Man of the Match: Manas Dubey (Shillong Lajong)

Indian Super League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Odisha 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0
10 Goa 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
11 Kerala Blasters 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
12 East Bengal 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
13 Mohammedan 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2024. Source: ISL
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

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
1 0 0 1 0 1  −1 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 1 0 1  −1

Results by match

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Match12345678910111213
GroundAAHAHAHHAHHHA
ResultL
Position13
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2024. Source: indiansuperleague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 25 August 2024, with the season starting on 13 September.[51]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

14 September 2024 Round 1 Bengaluru 1–0 East Bengal Bengaluru
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 11,923
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Vinith Venkatesh (Bengaluru)
22 September 2024 Round 2 Kerala Blasters East Bengal Kochi
19:30 IST Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
27 September 2024 Round 3 East Bengal Goa Kolkata
19:30 IST Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
5 October 2024 Round 4 Jamshedpur East Bengal Jamshedpur
17:00 IST Report Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
19 October 2024 Round 5 East Bengal Mohun Bagan Super Giant Kolkata
19:30 IST Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
22 October 2024 Round 6 Odisha East Bengal Bhubaneshwar
19:30 IST Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
9 November 2024 Round 7 East Bengal Mohammedan Kolkata
19:30 IST Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
29 November 2024 Round 8 East Bengal NorthEast United Kolkata
19:30 IST Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
7 December 2024 Round 9 Chennaiyin East Bengal Chennai
17:00 IST Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
12 December 2024 Round 10 East Bengal Odisha Kolkata
19:30 IST Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
17 December 2024 Round 11 East Bengal Punjab Kolkata
19:30 IST Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
21 December 2024 Round 12 East Bengal Jamshedpur Kolkata
19:30 IST Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
28 December 2024 Round 13 Hyderabad East Bengal Hyderabad
17:00 IST Report Stadium: G.M.C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium

Calcutta Football League

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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.[52] East Bengal fielded mostly the reserve squad led by head coach Bino George for the Calcutta Football League like the previous two seasons.[53] 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.[54] On 7 July, East Bengal faced George Telegraph at the East Bengal Ground and won 3–1 with goals from Jesin TK and Sayan Banerjee, who scored a brace, thus making it two wins from the first two matches of the campaign.[55] On 13 July, East Bengal faced arch-rivals Mohun Bagan Super Giants at the Salt Lake Stadium and won 2–1 with goals from P. V. Vishnu and Jesin TK, making it three consecutive wins in three matches of the Calcutta League campaign.[56] On 16 July, East Bengal faced Calcutta Customs at the Bankimanjali Stadium in Naihati and was held onto a goalless draw, hence dropping the first points of the campaign.[57] On 19 July, East Bengal faced Police AC and won 6–0 with goals from Jesin TK, Sayan Banerjee, P. V. Vishnu, Shyamal Besra and Aman CK.[58] On 24 July, East Bengal faced Railway FC and won 2–0 with goals from Muhammed Musharaf and Adil Amal.[59] On 9 August, East Bengal faced Eastern Railway and won 3–0 with goals from Muhammed Musharaf, Aman C.K. and Jesin TK.[60] On 12 August, East Bengal faced Bhawanipore and won 1–0 with a solitary penalty goal from Jesin TK to continue the unbeaten run and solidify the top spot in the group.[61] On 17 August, East Bengal faced Kalighat Sports Lovers Association and won 4–0 with goals from Jesin TK, Ajad Saheem T and Edwin Sydney Vanspaul, who scored a brace as East Bengal confirmed their spot for the Super-six phase.[62] On 20 August, East Bengal faced ASOS Rainbow and won 2–0 with goals from Sanjib Ghosh and Muhammed K. Ashique as East Bengal continued the winning streak.[63] On 25 August, East Bengal faced Peerless in the penultimate match of the group phase and won 2–1 with goals from Muhammed K. Ashique and Jesin TK and thus confirming top spot in Group B with a match in hand.[64] On 6 September, East Bengal played the final match of the group phase against Calcutta Police Club and won 3–0 with goals from Bathala Sunil, Tanmay Das and Sayan Banerjee, as East Bengal remained undefeated and topped the group.[65]

On 12 September, East Bengal faced Calcutta Customs in the first match of the Super-Six phase and won 4–1 with P.V. Vishnu scoring a brace and the other two being scored by Shyamal Besra and Adil Amal.[66]

League table

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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 East Bengal (Q) 12 11 1 0 35 4 +31 34 Qualified for the Super Six round
2 Bhawanipore (Q) 12 10 1 1 35 4 +31 31
3 Calcutta Customs (Q) 12 7 3 2 22 13 +9 24
4 Peerless 12 6 1 5 20 14 +6 19
5 Kalighat SLA 12 6 1 5 21 17 +4 19
Updated to match(es) played on 8 September 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
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated


Super Six
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 East Bengal 14 13 1 0 44 5 +39 40 Champions
2 Diamond Harbour 13 11 2 0 34 7 +27 35 Eligible for 2025–26 I-League 3[a]
3 Bhawanipore 13 10 1 2 35 6 +29 31
4 Calcutta Customs 14 8 3 3 25 18 +7 27
5 Suruchi Sangha 14 7 3 4 19 16 +3 24
6 Mohammedan 14 6 4 4 27 16 +11 22
Updated to match(es) played on 17 September 2024. Source: The Away End
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
  1. ^ If the top teams are already playing in national leagues, then the next highest ranked team(s) would be eligible for I-League 3.

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

30 June 2024 1 East Bengal 7–1 Tollygunge Agragami Barrackpore
15:00 IST
  • Shyamal Besra 12'
  • Muhammed Roshal PP Yellow card 22'
  • Aman 43'
  • Jesin 65' (pen), 67'
  • Subrata Murmu 79'
  • Ananthu N.S. 87'
  • Banerjee 90+2'
Report
  • Firoj Ali Yellow card 17'
  • Sanjay Sharma 47'
  • Bhawani Jaiswar Yellow card 48'
  • Sanju Santra Yellow card 49'
  • Malsawmkima Chhangte Yellow card 65'
Stadium: Bibhutibhushan Krirangan
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Dipu Roy
Man of the Match: Sayan Banerjee (East Bengal)
7 July 2024 2 George Telegraph 1–3 East Bengal Kolkata
15:00 IST
  • Amit Ekka 34'
  • Rakes Karmakar Yellow card 40'
Report
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Dipak Singha
Man of the Match: Sayan Banerjee (East Bengal)
13 July 2024 3 Mohun Bagan SG 1–2 East Bengal Kolkata
15:15 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
Man of the Match: P. V. Vishnu (East Bengal)
16 July 2024 4 Calcutta Customs 0–0 East Bengal Naihati
15:00 IST
  • Batas Murmu Yellow card 74'
  • Sen Yellow card 90+5'
  • Ranojoy Samanta Yellow card 90+6'
Report
Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium
Attendance: 1,549
Referee: Rabin Biswas
Man of the Match: Naseeb Rahman (East Bengal)
19 July 2024 5 Police AC 0–6 East Bengal Kolkata
15:00 IST
  • Avijit Pradhan Yellow card 24'
  • Samray Hansda Yellow card 32'
Report
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Bimalendu Mondal
Man of the Match: Sayan Banerjee (East Bengal)
24 July 2024 6 Railway 0–2 East Bengal Kolkata
15:00 IST
  • Mithun Saha Yellow card 73'
Report
  • Muhammed Musharaf 45+2'
  • Adil Amal 69'
  • Ananthu N. S. Yellow card 85'
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Dipu Roy
Man of the Match: Jesin TK (East Bengal)
9 August 2024 7 Eastern Railway 0–3 East Bengal Kolkata
15:00 IST
  • Swarup Sarkar Yellow card 43'
Report
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Dipu Roy
Man of the Match: Jesin TK (East Bengal)
12 August 2024 8 Bhawanipore 0–1 East Bengal Kolkata
15:00 IST
  • Umer Muhthar KP Yellow card 80'
Report
  • Jesin 7' (pen) Yellow card 19'
  • Suman Dey Yellow card 36'
  • Muhammed Roshal PP Yellow card 47'
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Tanumay Sarkar
Man of the Match: Aditya Patra (East Bengal)
17 August 2024 9 East Bengal 4–0 Kalighat Sports Lovers Association Kolkata
15:00 IST
Report
  • Bisal Chhetri Yellow card 65'
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tarun Kumar Biswas
Man of the Match: Edwin Sydney Vanspaul (East Bengal)
20 August 2024 10 ASOS Rainbow 0–2 East Bengal Kolkata
15:00 IST
  • Soubik Bal Yellow card 16'
  • Enjamul Hoque Yellow card 24'
  • Rajon Barman Yellow card 61'
  • Shilton Paul Yellow card 71'
Report
  • Sanjib Ghosh 74'
  • Muhammed K. Ashique 90+4'
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Bimalendu Mondal
Man of the Match: Sanjib Ghosh (East Bengal)
25 August 2024 11 East Bengal 2–1 Peerless Kolkata
13:00 IST
  • Aman Yellow card 63'
  • Muhammad K. Ashique 77'
  • Jesin 83'
  • Abinash Shagolsem Yellow card 90+5'
Report
  • Amar Nath Baskey Yellow card 63'
  • Damanbhalang Chyne 87'
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mithun Kumar Kundu
Man of the Match: Jesin TK (East Bengal)
6 September 2024 12 Calcutta Police Club 0–3 East Bengal Kolkata
15:00 IST
  • Pritam Kundu Yellow card 26'
Report
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tanumoy Sarkar
Man of the Match: Sayan Banerjee (East Bengal)
12 September 2024 Super 6 East Bengal 4–1 Calcutta Customs Kolkata
15:00 IST
  • Chaku Mandi Yellow card 13'
  • Aman Yellow card 20'
  • Naseeb Rahman Yellow card 24'
  • Shyamal Besra 45'
  • Vishnu 45+2, 51'
  • Adil Amal 73'
  • Muhammed Roshal PP Yellow card 89'
  • Jesin Yellow card 90+3'
Report
  • Paritosh Seal Yellow card 21'
  • Robi Hansda 25'
  • Batas Murmu Yellow card 39'
  • Rudranath Samanta Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 500
Referee: Surojit Das
Man of the Match: PV Vishnu (East Bengal)
17 September 2024 Super 6 East Bengal 5–0 Suruchi Sangha Kolkata
15:00 IST
Report Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 700
Referee: Rohan Das Gupta
Man of the Match: Aman C. K. (East Bengal)
20 September 2024 Super 6 Mohammedan v East Bengal Naihati
15:00 IST Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium
25 September 2024 Super 6 East Bengal v Diamond Harbour Barrackpore
15:00 IST Stadium: Bibhutibhushan Krirangan
29 September 2024 Super 6 Bhawanipore v East Bengal
15:00 IST

Statistics

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Appearances

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Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
As of 17 September 2024[67]
Appearances for East Bengal in 2024–25 season
No. Pos. Nat. Name Durand Cup Indian Super League Super Cup AFC CL Two AFC Challenge League Calcutta League Total
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
Goalkeepers
13 GK India Prabhsukhan Singh Gill 3 3 1 1 1 1 5 5
24 GK India Debjit Majumder 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
27 GK India Aditya Patra 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 13 13
71 GK India Sangramjit Roy Chowdhury 1 0 1 0
Defenders
3 RB India Provat Lakra 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
5 CB India Lalchungnunga 3 3 1 1 1 1 5 5
12 RB India Mohammad Rakip 2 2 1 1 1 1 4 4
16 CB India Sarthak Golui 3 2 3 2
19 CB Jordan Hijazi Maher 3 3 1 1 1 1 5 5
33 CB India Gursimrat Singh Gill 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
38 LB India Hira Mondal 11 11 11 11
44 CB Spain Héctor Yuste 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1
54 CB India Adil Amal 8 6 8 6
57 CB India Bathala Sunil 7 6 7 6
60 LB India Tonmoy Ghosh 3 2 3 2
63 CB India Monotosh Chakladar 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 9 8
74 RB India Bunando Singh Khangembam 1 1 1 1
85 CB India Chaku Mandi 6 6 6 6
88 LB India Mark Zothanpuia 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 4
90 CB India Justin Joseph 6 4 6 4
Midfielders
6 CM India Jeakson Singh 2 2 1 1 1 0 4 3
8 AM France Madih Talal 3 3 1 0 1 1 5 4
8 CM India Edwin Sydney Vanspaul 8 7 8 7
21 CM Spain Saúl Crespo 3 3 1 1 1 1 5 5
23 CM India Souvik Chakrabarti 2 2 1 1 1 1 4 4
29 LW India Naorem Mahesh Singh 3 2 1 1 1 1 5 4
53 CM India Ananthu N. S. 6 0 6 0
58 LW India Sanjib Ghosh 11 6 11 6
61 CM India Tanmay Das 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 15 14
62 LW India Aman C. K. 2 0 1 0 1 0 12 10 16 10
64 CM India Naseeb Rahman 6 6 6 6
66 CM India Shyamal Besra 0 0 0 0 9 6 9 6
68 AM India Kush Chhetry 1 0 1 0
78 LW India Muhammed K. Ashique 4 0 4 0
79 RW India Abinash Shagolsem 2 0 2 0
80 AM India Ajad Saheem T 1 0 0 0 6 2 7 2
81 RM India Suman Dey 6 4 6 4
82 AM India P. V. Vishnu 3 1 1 0 1 0 8 8 13 8
84 LW India Sayan Banerjee 0 0 0 0 11 7 11 7
86 RW India Muhammed Roshal PP 8 4 8 4
87 RW India Bijay Murmu 5 1 5 1
89 LW India Muhammed Musharaf 10 7 10 7
Forwards
9 FW Greece Dimitrios Diamantakos 2 1 1 1 1 0 4 2
10 FW Brazil Cleiton Silva 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
11 FW India Nandhakumar Sekar 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
14 FW India David Lalhlansanga 3 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 6 5
20 FW India V. P. Suhair 0 0 4 2 4 2
59 FW India Jesin TK 2 0 0 0 13 12 15 12
70 FW India Avishek Kunjam 2 0 2 0
72 FW India Subrata Murmu 6 0 6 0

Goal scorers

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As of 17 September 2024[68]
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Durand Cup Indian Super League Super Cup AFC CL Two AFC Challenge League Calcutta League Total
1 59 FW India Jesin TK 1 0 11 12
2 62 LW India Aman C. K. 0 0 0 5 5
84 LW India Sayan Banerjee 0 0 5 5
82 FW India P. V. Vishnu 0 0 0 5 5
5 21 CM Spain Saúl Crespo 2 0 1 3
66 CM India Shyamal Besra 0 0 3 3
7 8 CM India Edwin Sydney Vanspaul 0 2 2
14 FW India David Lalhlansanga 1 0 1 2
54 CB India Adil Amal 2 2
78 LW India Muhammed K. Ashique 2 2
89 LW India Muhammed Musharaf 2 2
12 8 AM France Madih Talal 1 0 0 1
9 FW Greece Dimitrios Diamantakos 1 0 0 1
11 FW India Nandhakumar Sekar 1 0 0 1
53 CM India Ananthu N. S. 1 1
57 CB India Bathala Sunil 1 1
58 RW India Sanjib Ghosh 1 1
61 CM India Tanmay Das 0 0 0 1 1
72 FW India Subrata Murmu 1 1
80 AM India Ajad Saheem T 0 1 1
86 RW India Muhammed Roshal PP 1 1
Total 7 0 0 2 0 44 53

Assists

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As of 17 September 2024[69]
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Durand Cup Indian Super League Super Cup AFC CL Two AFC Challenge League Calcutta League Total
1 59 FW India Jesin TK 0 8 8
2 38 LB India Hira Mondal 4 4
84 LW India Sayan Banerjee 0 4 4
4 58 RW India Sanjib Ghosh 3 3
61 CM India Tanmay Das 0 0 3 3
5 9 FW Greece Dimitrios Diamantakos 1 1 2
62 LW India Aman C. K. 0 0 2 2
78 LW India Muhammed K. Ashique 2 2
82 FW India P. V. Vishnu 1 0 1 2
87 RW India Bijay Murmu 0 2 2
89 LW India Muhammed Musharaf 2 2
12 8 AM France Madih Talal 1 0 1
16 CB India Sarthak Golui 1 1
57 CB India Bathala Sunil 1 1
60 LB India Tonmoy Ghosh 1 1
63 CB India Monotosh Chakladar 0 0 1 1
64 CM India Naseeb Rahman 1 1
66 AM India Shyamal Besra 1 1
72 FW India Subrata Murmu 1 1
81 RM India Suman Dey 1 1
88 LB India Mark Zothanpuia 1 0 1
Total 4 0 0 1 0 39 44

Clean sheets

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As of 17 September 2024[70]
No. Nat. Player Durand Cup Indian Super League Super Cup AFC CL Two AFC Challenge League Calcutta League Total
13 India Prabhsukhan Singh Gill 0 0 0 0
24 India Debjit Majumder 0 0 0 0 0
27 India Aditya Patra 0 0 9 9
71 India Sangramjit Roy Chowdhury 1 1

Disciplinary record

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As of 14 September 2024[71][72]
No. Nat. Name Durand Cup Indian Super League Super Cup AFC CL Two AFC Challenge League Calcutta League
Yellow card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
5 India Lalchungnunga 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
8 France Madih Talal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Brazil Cleiton Silva 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 India Nandhakumar Sekar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 India David Lalhlansanga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
19 Jordan Hijazi Maher 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
21 Spain Saúl Crespo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
23 India Souvik Chakrabarti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
24 India Debjit Majumder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
44 Spain Héctor Yuste 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 India Ananthu N. S. 2 0 0 0
58 India Sanjib Ghosh 1 0 0 0
59 India Jesin TK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
62 India Aman C. K. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
64 India Naseeb Rahman 1 0 0 0
79 India Abinash Shagolsem 1 0 0 0
81 India Suman Dey 1 0 0 0
84 India Sayan Banerjee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
85 India Chaku Mandi 2 0 0 0
86 India Muhammed Roshal PP 3 0 0 0
90 India Joseph Justin 2 0 1 0

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Closed door friendly match.
  2. ^ East Bengal shall field mostly their Reserve team for the tournament, with Bino George taking charge as the head coach.[39]

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