List of SC East Bengal seasons
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 2019–20 season. The club was formed when the chief Minister 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 Jorabagan home of Suresh Chandra on 1 August 1920; 99 years ago.[1] 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.[1]
East Bengal joined the National Football League since its inception in 1996[2] 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 have won the Calcutta Football League 39 times, IFA Shield 28 times, Federation Cup 8 times and the Durand Cup 16 times.
On 15 September 2020, the club officially confirmed that they have submitted the bid papers for entry to the 2020-21 Indian Super League. [3] On 27th September, the FSDL officially announced the inclusion of East Bengal FC into the 2020-21 Indian Super League.[4]
National League seasons
The National Football League started in the year 1996 as the first football league in India to be organized on a national scale. East Bengal FC participated in the league since the inaugural season and has been the only football team in India to have participated in all editions of the nation's premier league until 2020, when Indian Super League was announced as the Premier football competition in India. The club has won the National League thrice (2000-01, 2002-03 and 2003-04) and has finished runner's up in 7 occasions. Alongside National League, the club has also won the Federation Cup, the premier cup tournament in India 8 times.
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- As of 2 February 2021
Results of league and cup competitions by season | ||||||||||||||||
Season | Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos. | Domestic Cup [upper-alpha 1] | Super Cup[upper-alpha 2] | AFC | Pos. | Top goalscorer | ||
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League | Name | Goals | ||||||||||||||
1996-97 | NFL | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 36 | 3rd | W | — | — | — | Raman Vijayan | 9 | |
1997-98 | NFL | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 31 | 2nd | RU | W | Asian CWC | R2 | Bhaichung Bhutia | 8 | |
1998-99 | NFL | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 45 | 2nd | RU | — | Asian Cup | R1 | Raman Vijayan | 10 | |
1999-2000 | NFL | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 32 | 7th | Not Held | — | — | — | Willie Brown Ossius Luiz Ferreira Dipankar Roy |
4 | |
2000-01 | NFL | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 46 | 1st | Not Held | — | — | — | Omolaja Olalekan | 8 | |
2001-02 | NFL | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 36 | 5th | R-16 | — | — | — | Omolaja Olalekan | 7 | |
2002-03 | NFL | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 49 | 1st | Not Held | — | — | — | Mike Okoro | 17 | |
2003-04 | NFL | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 49 | 1st | QF | RU | AFC Cup | QF | 15 | ||
2004-05 | NFL | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 16 | 43 | 3rd | QF | — | AFC Cup | Group | Bhaichung Bhutia | 9 | |
2005-06 | NFL | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 31 | 2nd | QF | — | — | — | Bhaichung Bhutia | 12 | |
2006-07 | NFL | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 5th | QF | W | — | — | Edmilson | 13 | |
2007-08 | IL | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 6th | W | — | AFC Cup | Group | Edmilson | 8 | |
2008-09 | IL | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 6th | SF | RU | — | — | Yusif Yakubu | 11 | |
2009-10 | IL | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 9th | W | — | AFC Cup | Group | Yusif Yakubu | 9 | |
2010-11 | IL | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 21 | 51 | 2nd | W | RU | AFC Cup | Group | Tolgay Özbey | 17 | |
2011-12 | IL | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 22 | 51 | 2nd | RU | W | AFC Cup | Group | Tolgay Özbey | 18 | |
2012-13 | IL | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 18 | 47 | 3rd | W | — | AFC Cup | SF | Chidi Edeh | 18 | |
2013-14 | IL | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 43 | 2nd | Group | — | — | Chidi Edeh | 9 | ||
2014-15 | IL | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 4th | Group | AFC Cup | Group | 17 | |||
2015-16 | IL | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 3rd | QF | — | — | 12 | |||
2016-17 | IL | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 15 | 33 | 3rd | SF | — | — | Willis Plaza | 9 | ||
2017-18 | IL | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 33 | 4th | RU[upper-alpha 3] | — | — | Dudu Omagbemi | 8 | ||
2018-19 | IL | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 42 | 2nd | R-16 [upper-alpha 4] | — | — | Jobby Justin Enrique Esqueda |
9 | ||
2019-20 | IL | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 2nd[upper-alpha 5] | Not Held | — | — | Marcos Espada Jaime Santos |
6 | ||
2020–21 | ISL | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 10th | TBD | — | — | — | Jacques Maghoma Matti Steinmann |
3 | |
- Federation Cup was the primary Domestic Cup until 2016-17. Continued as Super Cup from 2017-18.
- Indian Super Cup (1997-2011) was the annual match contested between the champions of the previous I-League season and the holders of the Federation Cup, usually held at a neutral venue. Abolished in 2011.
- Super Cup
- Walkover given by East Bengal due to protest citing unfair treatment to I-League clubs along with six other clubs.[5]
- The 2019-20 I-League was cancelled after 16 Rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. East Bengal FC was at the second place when the league was cancelled.[6]
IFA seasons
East Bengal FC performance in the Calcutta Football League and IFA Shield since 1921.[7] The club was included in the Calcutta Football League second division in the year 1921 after Tajhat Club had withdrawn their name after the 1920 season. The club gained promotion into the first division for the first time in the year 1925 after finishing joint champions with Cameroon's B team. The club got relegated back into the second division only once in 1928 and regained their promotion in 1931 into the first division and has been in the division ever since. The club won its first Calcutta Football league title in 1942 and has won it 39 times, the most ever in the tournament's history till date.
The club featured in the IFA Shield also for the first time in 1921 and got crashed out in the second round. They won their maiden IFA Shield title in 1943, defeating Police AC 3–0 in the final. Since then, the club has won it for 28 times (also once in 2018 when the tournament was played as a U-19 event.), the most ever in the tournament's history.
East Bengal FC - IFA Seasons [8] | ||||||||||
Season | Division | P | W | D | L | Pts | Pos | Top Goalscorer in CFL | Goals | IFA Shield |
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1920 |
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1921 | 2nd Div | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 34 | 3rd | na | na | 2nd Round |
1922 | 2nd Div | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 4th | R Dutta | 9 | 2nd Round |
1923 | 2nd Div | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 10th | Mona Dutta | na | 1st Round |
1924 | 2nd Div | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 1st [upper-alpha 1] | Mona Dutta | na | 2nd Round |
1925 | 1st Div | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 4th | Mona Dutta | 9 | 3rd Round |
1926 | 1st Div | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6th | J. Sarkar | na | 1st Round |
1927 | 1st Div | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6th | J. Sarkar Surjo Chakraborty |
na | 2nd Round |
1928 | 1st Div | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 10th ↓ | Mona Dutta | na | na |
1929 | 2nd Div | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 2nd | Surjo Chakraborty | 15 | na |
1930 | 2nd Div | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | Withdrew[upper-alpha 2] | — | — | — |
1931 | 2nd Div | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 1st | Surjo Chakraborty | 15 | 1st Round |
1932 | 1st Div | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 2nd | Surjo Chakraborty Majid |
9 | 1st Round |
1933 | 1st Div | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 2nd | Majid | 9 | 1st Round |
1934 | 1st Div | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 8th | Majid | 6 | 1st Round |
1935 | 1st Div | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 2nd | Ramana | 8 | 1st Round |
1936 | 1st Div | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 8th | Laxminarayan | 9 | 1st Round |
1937 | 1st Div | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 2nd | Murgesh | 16 | 1st Round |
1938 | 1st Div | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 4th | Murgesh | 7 | 3rd Round |
1939 | 1st Div [upper-alpha 3] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1940 | 1st Div | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 4th | Somana | 9 | 3rd Round |
1941 | 1st Div | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 2nd | Somana | 24 | 4th Round |
1942 | 1st Div | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 1st | Somana | 26 | Runners |
1943 | 1st Div | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 2nd | Somana | 19 | Champions |
1944 | 1st Div | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 3rd | Sunil Ghosh | 13 | Runners |
1945 | 1st Div | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 1st | Fred Pugsley | 21 | Champions |
1946 | 1st Div | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 1st | Swamy Nayaar | 36 | Not Held [upper-alpha 4] |
1947 | 1st Div [upper-alpha 5] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Runners |
1948 | 1st Div | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 3rd | P.B.A. Saleh | 10 | 4th Round |
1949 | 1st Div | 26 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 1st | Abid | 22 | Champions |
1950 | 1st Div | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 1st | K.P. Dhanaraj | 18 | Champions |
1951 | 1st Div | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 2nd | K.P. Dhanaraj P. Venkatesh |
11 | Champions |
1952 | 1st Div | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 1st | K.P. Dhanaraj | 10 | 3rd Round |
1953 | 1st Div [upper-alpha 6] | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 29 | Abandoned | — | — | Runners |
1954 | 1st Div | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 3rd | Ahmed Khan | 9 | DNP |
1955 | 1st Div | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 3rd | na | na | 2nd Round |
1956 | 1st Div | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 2nd | Musa | 10 | 1st Round |
1957 | 1st Div | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 2nd | Musa | 8 | Semi Finals |
1958 | 1st Div | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 3rd | K.P. Dhanaraj | 7 | Champions |
1959 | 1st Div | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 2nd | Tulsidas Balaram | 23 | Runners |
1960 | 1st Div | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 3rd | D. Kannan | na | Semi Finals |
1961 | 1st Div | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 1st | Tulsidas Balaram | 23 | Champions [upper-alpha 7] |
1962 | 1st Div | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 40 | 2nd [upper-alpha 8] | Sunil Nandi | 9 | 3rd Round |
1963 | 1st Div | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 2nd | na | na | 2nd Round |
1964 | 1st Div | 28 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 46 | 2nd | Ashim Moulik | 20 | Final [upper-alpha 9] |
1965 | 1st Div | 28 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 46 | 2nd | Ashim Moulik | na | Champions |
1966 | 1st Div | 28 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 1st | Parimal Dey | 19 | Champions |
1967 | 1st Div | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 2nd | Parimal Dey | 10 | Runners |
1968 [upper-alpha 10] | 1st Div | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 25 | Abandoned | — | — | — |
1969 | 1st Div | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 2nd | Ashok Chatterjee | 11 | Runners |
1970 | 1st Div | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1st | Swapan Sengupta | 14 | Champions |
1971 | 1st Div | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1st | Shyam Thapa | 14 | Semi Finals |
1972 | 1st Div | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1st | Md. Akbar | 17 | Champions |
1973 | 1st Div | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 1st | Subhash Bhowmick | 24 | Champions |
1974 | 1st Div | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1st | Md. Akbar Surajit Sengupta |
14 | Champions |
1975 | 1st Div | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1st | na | na | Champions |
1976 | 1st Div | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 2nd | na | na | Champions [upper-alpha 7] |
1977 | 1st Div | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1st | Ranjit Mukherjee | 18 | Runners |
1978 | 1st Div | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 2nd | na | na | Semi Finals[9] |
1979 | 1st Div | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 2nd | Shabbir Ali | 23 | Runners |
1980 [upper-alpha 11] | 1st Div | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1981 | 1st Div | na | na | na | na | na | 3rd | Jamshid Nassiri | 18 | Champions |
1982 | 1st Div | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 1st | na | na | Semi Finals |
1983 | 1st Div | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 2nd | na | na | Champions |
1984[upper-alpha 12] | 1st Div[10] | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 2nd | Debasish Roy | 22 | Champions |
1985 | 1st Div | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 71 | 1st | Jamshid Nassiri | 17 | Semi Finals[11] |
1986 | 1st Div | 28 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 66 | 2nd | Emeka Ezeugo | 14 | Champions |
1987 | 1st Div | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 1st | Chima Okorie | 26 | Semi Finals |
1988 | 1st Div | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 71 | 1st | na | na | Not Held |
1989 | 1st Div | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 1st | Chima Okorie | 27 | Semi Finals |
1990 | Super Div[upper-alpha 13] | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 2nd[12] | Chima Okorie | 9 | Champions[13] |
1991 | Super Div | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 1st[14] | Kuljit Singh | 10 | Champions |
1992 | Super Div | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 28 [upper-alpha 14] | 3rd[15] | na | na | Not Held |
1993 | Super Div | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 1st[16] | Sanjay Majhi | 12 | Semi Finals |
1994 | Super Div | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 2nd[17] [upper-alpha 15] | Bhaichung Bhutia | 14 | Champions |
1995 | Super Div | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 1st[18] | Nima Bhutia | 8 | Champions |
1996 | Super Div | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 1st[19] | Tausif Jamal | 6 | Semi Finals |
1997 | Super Div | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 2nd[20] | na | na | Champions[21] |
1998 | Super Div | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 1st[22] | Dipendu Biswas | 8 | Runners[23] |
1999 | Super Div | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1st[24] | na | na | Semi Finals |
2000 | Super Div | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1st[25] | Dipendu Biswas | 4 | Champions |
2001 | Super Div | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 2nd[26] | Omolaja Olaleken | 8 | Champions [27] |
2002 | Super Div | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 1st[28] | Mike Okoro | 12 | Champions [29] |
2003 | Super Div | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 1st[30] | Mike Okoro | 10 | Runners [31] |
2004 | Super Div | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 1st[32] | Douglas De Silva | 9 | Semi Finals [33] |
2005 | 1st Div | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 2nd[34] | Syed Rahim Nabi | 8 | Semi Finals [35] |
2006 | 1st Div | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 1st[36] | Alvito D'Cunha | 4 | Group Stage[37] |
2007 | 1st Div | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 2nd[38] | Edmilson Marques Pardal | 12 | Not Held |
2008 | 1st Div | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 3rd [39] | Parveen Kumar | 4 | Group Stage[40] |
2009 | 1st Div | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 3rd | Budhiram Tudu | 10 | Group Stage[41] |
2010 | 1st Div | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 1st | Penn Orji | 9 | Not Held |
2011 | 1st Div | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 1st | Tolgay Ozbey | 9 | Champions |
2012 | 1st Div | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 1st | Baljit Sahni | 14 | Runners |
2013 | 1st Div | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1st | Chidi Edeh | 7 | Semi Finals |
2014 | 1st Div | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1st | Dudu Omagbemi | 8 | — |
2015 | 1st Div | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1st | Do Dong-hyun | 12 | — |
2016 | 1st Div | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1st | Do Dong-hyun | 4 | — |
2017 | 1st Div | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1st [upper-alpha 16] | Willis Plaza Suhair VP |
5 | — |
2018 | 1st Div | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 3rd | Jobby Justin | 4 | — |
2019 | 1st Div | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 3rd[upper-alpha 17] | Jaime Santos Colado | 7 | — |
2020 | 1st Div | — | — | — | — | — | TBD | — | — | DNP |
- Joint Champions with Cameroons B, since Cameroons A already in 1st Div, East Bengal FC were promoted
- Indian teams forfeited due to Satyagraha movement
- East Bengal had a fall-out with IFA and they boycotted the league.
- Not held due to communal riots of 1946
- Not held due to communal riots of 1947
- League abandoned midway due to riots in Kolkata
- Joint Champions with Mohun Bagan
- Mohun Bagan won the play-off match 2-0
- Shield final abandoned
- Both League and IFA Shield was abandoned
- League and Shield both abandoned due to 16 August 1980 Eden Gardens tragedy.
- A team earned 3 points for a win from this year
- Top Division renamed as Super Div
- East Bengal were deducted five points for using an over-age player in three matches.
- Mohun Bagan won the title on fewer goals conceded.
- East Bengal Champions on Goal Difference
- The game between East Bengal and Calcutta Customs was rescheduled due to unplayable weather & ground conditions, however on the later date East Bengal did not turn up & thus Customs were awarded a 3-0 win.
Durand Cup
The Durand Cup is the oldest tournament in Asia and before 1926 Indian clubs weren't allowed to participate in the tournament. East Bengal participated in the tournament for the first time in 1926 and reached the third round, before losing to eventual champions Durham Light Infantry. The Indian clubs were again not allowed to participate until after Independence when the tournament was re-started in 1950. East Bengal won their first Durand title in 1951 defeating Rajasthan Club 2–1 in the final. The Red and Gold brigade have won the tournament 16 times, a shared record with arch-rivals Mohun Bagan for the most number of titles in the tournament's history.
East Bengal FC - Durand Cup[42] | ||||||||||
Season | Final Position | Opponent Team | Score | |||||||
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1921-1925 [upper-alpha 1] | DNP | — | — | |||||||
1926 | Third Round | Durham Light Infantry | 1-4 | |||||||
1927-1940 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
1940-1949 [upper-alpha 2] | Not Held | — | — | |||||||
1950 | Semi Finals | Hyderabad Police | 0-1 | |||||||
1951 | Champions | Rajasthan Club | 2-1 | |||||||
1952 | Champions | Hyderabad Police | 1-0 | |||||||
1953 | Quarter Finals | N.D.A | 2-0 | |||||||
1954 | Semi Finals | HAL | 1-4 | |||||||
1955 | Third Round | Madras Regimental Centre | 0-2 | |||||||
1956 | Champions | Hyderabad Police | 2-0 | |||||||
1957 | Runners-up | Hyderabad Police | 1-2 | |||||||
1958 | Semi Finals | Madras Regimental Centre | 1-2 | |||||||
1959 | Semi Finals | Mohammedan Sporting | 1-5 | |||||||
1960 | Champions[upper-alpha 3] | Mohun Bagan | 1-1; 0-0 | |||||||
1961 | Semi Finals | Andhra Police | 1-1; 0-3 | |||||||
1962 [upper-alpha 4] | Not Held | — | — | |||||||
1963 | Semi Finals | Andhra Police | 1-2 | |||||||
1964 | Runners-up | Mohun Bagan | 0-2 | |||||||
1965 | Quarter Finals | Delhi Garrison | 0-1 | |||||||
1966 | Quarter Finals | E.M.E Centre | 0-1 | |||||||
1967 | Champions | B.N.R | 1-0 | |||||||
1968 | Runners-up | B.S.F. | 0-1 | |||||||
1969 | Semi Finals | Punjab Police | 0-1 | |||||||
1970 | Champions | Mohun Bagan | 2-0 | |||||||
1971 | Not Held | — | — | |||||||
1972 | Champions | Mohun Bagan | 0-0; 1-0 | |||||||
1973 | Semi Finals | R.A.C. | 1-2 | |||||||
1974 | Semi Finals | Mohun Bagan | 0-1 | |||||||
1975 | QF Group Stage | — | — | |||||||
1976 | Semi Finals | JCT F.C. | 0-0; tie breaker | |||||||
1977 | QF Group Stage | — | — | |||||||
1978 | Champions | Mohun Bagan | 3-0 | |||||||
1979 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
1980 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
1981 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
1982 | Champions[upper-alpha 3] | Mohun Bagan | 0-0 | |||||||
1983 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
1984 | Runners-up | Mohun Bagan | 0-1 | |||||||
1985 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
1986 | Runners-up | Mohun Bagan | 0-1 | |||||||
1987 | Semi Finals | Mohun Bagan | 0-3 | |||||||
1988 | Runners-up | B.S.F | 2-3 | |||||||
1989 | Champions | Mohun Bagan | 0-0; 3-1 (p) | |||||||
1990 | Champions | Mahindra & Mahindra | 3-2 | |||||||
1991 | Champions | B.S.F. | 1-1; 5-3 (p) | |||||||
1992 | QF Group Stage | — | — | |||||||
1993 | Champions | P.S.E.B. | 1-0 | |||||||
1994 | Runners-up | Mohun Bagan | 0-1 | |||||||
1995 | Champions | Tata Football Academy | 0-0; 4-3 (p) | |||||||
1996 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
1997 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
1998 | Runners-up | Mahindra & Mahindra | 1-2 | |||||||
1999 | Runners-up | Salgaocar S.C. | 0-0; 2-3 (p) | |||||||
2000 | Semi Finals | Mahindra & Mahindra | 1-1; 5-6 (p) | |||||||
2001 | Semi Finals | Churchill Brothers S.C. | 1-2 | |||||||
2002 | Champions | Army XI | 3-0 | |||||||
2003 | Runners-up | Salgaocar S.C. | 1-1; 3-4 (p) | |||||||
2004 | Champions | Mohun Bagan | 2-1 | |||||||
2005 | QF Group Stage | — | — | |||||||
2006 | QF Group Stage | — | — | |||||||
2007 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
2008 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
2009 | QF Group Stage | — | — | |||||||
2010 | Semi Finals | Chirag United | 0-1 | |||||||
2011-2018 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
2019 | Semi Finals | Gokulam Kerala F.C. | 1-1; 2-3 (p) | |||||||
- Indian Teams weren't allowed to participate
- Tournament not held due to World War II and Partition of India
- Joint Champions with Mohun Bagan
- Tournament not held due to Sino-Indian War.
Rovers Cup
The Rovers Cup was one of the third most prestigious football tournament in India, alongside Durand Cup and IFA Shield, forming the coveted Triple Crown of Indian football. East Bengal first participated in the tournament in 1941, reaching the Quarter-Finals on their inaugural appearance before losing out to Wales Regiment. The Red and Gold brigade first lifted the Rovers Cup in 1949 and has won it for 10 times until the tournament was abolished in 2000.
East Bengal FC - Rovers Cup[43] | ||||||||||
Season | Final Position | Opponent Team | Score | |||||||
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1921-1940 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
1941 | Quarter-Final | Wales Regiment | 1–3 | |||||||
1942-1944 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
1945 | Second Round | Albert David | 0–2 | |||||||
1946-1948 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
1949 | Champions | E.I. Railways | 3–0 | |||||||
1950 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
1951 | Quarter-Final | Wimco | 0–1 | |||||||
1952-1956 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
1957 | Third Round | Caltex | 1–3 | |||||||
1958 | Quarter-Final | Rajasthan Club | 0–1 | |||||||
1959 | Runners-up | Mohammedan Sporting | 0–0; 0–3 | |||||||
1960 | Runners-up | Andhra Police | 0–0; 0–1 | |||||||
1961 | Third Round | CPL Hyderabad | 1–6 | |||||||
1962 | Champions[upper-alpha 1] | Andhra Police | 1–1; 1–1 | |||||||
1963 | Runners-up | Andhra Police | 0–1 | |||||||
1964 | Semi-Final | BNR | 0–1 | |||||||
1965 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
1966 | Quarter-Final | 515 Army Base WS | 0–1 | |||||||
1967 | Champions | Mohun Bagan | 0–0; 2–0 | |||||||
1968 | Quarter-Final | Leaders Club | 2–3 | |||||||
1969 | Champions | Mohun Bagan | 3–0 | |||||||
1970 | Semi-Final | Mahindra & Mahindra | 0–0; 1–2 | |||||||
1971 | Semi-Final | Vasco | na | |||||||
1972 | Champions[upper-alpha 2] | Mohun Bagan | 0–0; 0–0 | |||||||
1973 | Champions | Tata Sports | 3–2 | |||||||
1974 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
1975 | Champions | Mafatlal | 1–0 | |||||||
1976 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
1977 | Semi-Final | Mohun Bagan | 0–2 | |||||||
1978-1979 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
1980 | Champions[upper-alpha 3] | Mohammedan Sporting | 1–1 | |||||||
1981 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
1982 | Quarter-Final | Salgaocar | na | |||||||
1983 | Semi-Final | Mohammedan Sporting | na | |||||||
1984-1985 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
1986 | Semi-Final | Dempo | na | |||||||
1987 | Semi-Final | Mohun Bagan | 0–1 | |||||||
1988 | Runners-up | Mohun Bagan | 0–1 | |||||||
1989 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
1990 | Champions | Mahindra & Mahindra | 1–0 | |||||||
1991 | Quarter-Final Group | — | — | |||||||
1992-1993 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
1994 | Champions | Air India | 2–1 | |||||||
1995-1996 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
1997 | Semi-Final | Churchill Brothers | na | |||||||
1998-1999 | DNP | — | — | |||||||
2000 | Semi-Final | Mohun Bagan | 0–1 | |||||||
- Joint Champions with Andhra Police
- Joint Champions with Mohun Bagan
- Joint Champions with Mohammedan Sporting
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