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2024–25 East Bengal FC 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.

East Bengal
2024–25 season
OwnerEmami East Bengal FC Pvt. Ltd.
Head coachCarles Cuadrat
StadiumSalt Lake Stadium
East Bengal Ground
Indian Super Leaguepre-season
Calcutta Leaguepre-season
Durand Cuppre-season
Super Cuppre-season
AFC CL Twoqualifiers
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 1 June 2024.

Background

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See also: 2023–24 East Bengal FC season

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]

Transfers

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Incoming

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Date No. Pos. Name Signed from Fee Ref
14 June 2024 9 FW   Dimitrios Diamantakos   Kerala Blasters Free Transfer [5]
18 June 2024 14 FW   David Lalhlansanga   Mohammedan Sporting Free Transfer [6]
22 June 2024 MF   Mark Zothanpuia   Hyderabad Free Transfer [7]
1 June 2024 MF   Madih Talal   Punjab Free Transfer [1]
1 June 2024 DF   Provat Lakra   Jamshedpur Free Transfer [2]
1 June 2024 GK   Debjit Majumder   Chennaiyin Free Transfer [2]
1 June 2024 DF   Nishu Kumar   Kerala Blasters Free Transfer [4]

Outgoing

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Exit Date No. Pos. Name Signed to Fee Ref
1 June 2024 6 MF   Ajay Chhetri   Bengaluru End of Loan [8]
1 June 2024 9 MF   Víctor Vázquez — Released [8]
1 June 2024 17 DF   Mandar Rao Dessai   Chennaiyin Free Transfer [8]
1 June 2024 28 DF   Aleksandar Pantić — Released [8]
1 June 2024 40 DF   Tingku Kangujam — Released [8]
1 June 2024 91 DF   Felicio Brown Forbes — Released [8]

Team

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First-team squad

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The below list contains the names and details of the first team squad for East Bengal.
As of 18 June 2024[9][10]
No. Name Nat. Pos. Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Signed In Contact Ends Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Kamaljit Singh   GK (1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 28)   Odisha 2022 2025 26 0
13 Prabhsukhan Singh Gill   GK (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23)   Kerala Blasters 2023 2026 32 0
27 Aditya Patra   GK (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 24)   East Bengal Reserves 2022 2024 9 0
50 Julfikar Gazi   GK (2006-05-06) 6 May 2006 (age 18)   Bengal FA 2023 2026 0 0
75 Ranit Sarkar   GK (2004-11-09) 9 November 2004 (age 19)   RFYC 2023 2026 1 0
Debjit Majumder   GK (1988-03-06) 6 March 1988 (age 36)   Chennaiyin 2024 2026 18 0
Defenders
5 Lalchungnunga   CB (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 23)   Sreenidi Deccan 2022 2026 50 0
7 Harmanjot Singh Khabra   RB (1988-03-18) 18 March 1988 (age 36)   Kerala Blasters 2023 2024 246 13
12 Mohammad Rakip   RB (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 24)   Mumbai City 2022 2024 48 0
16 Sarthak Golui   CB (1997-11-03) 3 November 1997 (age 26)   Bengaluru 2022 2025 27 3
19 Hijazi Maher   CB (1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 26)   Al-Hussein 2023 2026 22 2
22 Nishu Kumar   LB (1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 26)   Kerala Blasters 2023 2024 30 1
25 Athul Unnikrishnan   CB (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24)   Kerala United 2022 2025 16 0
33 Gursimrat Singh Gill   CB (1997-11-02) 2 November 1997 (age 26)   Mumbai City 2023 2026 11 0
37 Tuhin Das   LB (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 24)   East Bengal Reserves 2022 2024 23 2
Provat Lakra   RB (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 26)   Jamshedpur 2024 2027 0 0
Midfielders
8 Edwin Sydney Vanspaul   CM (1992-09-24) 24 September 1992 (age 31)   Chennaiyin 2023 2025 13 0
15 Mobashir Rahman   CM (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 26)   Jamshedpur 2022 2025 27 1
21 Saúl Crespo   DM (1996-07-23) 23 July 1996 (age 27)   Odisha 2023 2026 25 7
23 Souvik Chakrabarti   CM (1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 (age 32)   Hyderabad 2022 2025 42 0
29 Naorem Mahesh Singh   LW (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 25)   Kerala Blasters 2022 2027 70 12
30 Vanlalpeka Guite   AM (2006-10-26) 26 October 2006 (age 17)   Aizawl 2023 2026 8 1
35 Gunraj Singh Grewal   DM (2007-01-09) 9 January 2007 (age 17)   Chandigarh FA 2023 2026 9 0
61 Tanmay Das   CM (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 23)   East Bengal Reserves 2022 2024 13 1
62 Aman C. K.   RW (2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 (age 21)   East Bengal Reserves 2022 2026 15 5
66 Shyamal Besra   CM (2004-09-25) 25 September 2004 (age 19)   East Bengal Reserves 2022 2024 7 1
8 Madih Talal   AM (1997-08-17) 17 August 1997 (age 26)   Punjab 2024 2026 0 0
Mark Zothanpuia   CM (2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 (age 22)   Hyderabad 2024 2027 0 0
Forwards
9 Dimitrios Diamantakos   FW (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 31)   Kerala Blasters 2024 2026 0 0
10 Cleiton Silva (captain)   FW (1987-02-03) 3 February 1987 (age 37)   Bengaluru 2022 2025 55 27
11 Nandhakumar Sekar   FW (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 28)   Odisha 2023 2026 31 10
14 David Lalhlansanga   FW (2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 22)   Mohammedan Sporting 2024 2027 0 0
20 V. P. Suhair   FW (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 31)   NorthEast United 2022 2025 45 10
59 Jesin TK   FW (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 24)   East Bengal Reserves 2022 2024 17 7
70 Abhishek Kunjam   FW (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 20)   RKM Football Academy 2023 2025 13 6
82 P. V. Vishnu   FW (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 22)   Muthoot FA 2023 2026 31 7
84 Sayan Banerjee   FW (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 21)   Kalighat MS 2023 2026 10 1

New contracts

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No. Pos. Date Name Ref.
21 MF 11 June 2024   Saúl Crespo [11]
10 FW 20 June 2024   Cleiton Silva [12]
19 MF 25 June 2024   Hijazi Maher [13]
12 DF 27 May 2024   Mohammad Rakip [4]

Current technical staff

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Position Name
Head coach   Carles Cuadrat
Assistant coach   Dimas Delgado
  Bino George
Goalkeeping Coach   Javier Pinillos
Strength & Conditioning Coach   Albert Martinez Bernat
Physiotherapist   Senen Alvarez
Physical Rehabilitator   Gabriel Effio
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

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
AFC Champions League Two 14 August 2024 Preliminary round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Durand Cup Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Indian Super League Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Super Cup Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Calcutta Football League[A] 30 June 2024 Round Robin 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: 17 June 2024
Source: Soccerway

AFC Champions League Two

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Main article: 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two

East Bengal qualified for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two preliminary round after being champions of the 2024 Indian Super Cup.[15] 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.[16]

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

14 August 2024 Preliminary round East Bengal –   Altyn Asyr Kolkata
TBD Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium

Durand Cup

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Main article: 2024 Durand Cup

East Bengal shall be participating in the 2024 Durand Cup.

Indian Super League

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Main article: 2024–25 Indian Super League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengaluru 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the playoff semi-finals and AFC Champions League Two group stage
2 Chennaiyin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the playoff semi-finals and SAFF Club Championship
3 East Bengal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the playoff knockouts and SAFF Club Championship
4 Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the playoff knockouts
5 Hyderabad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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

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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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Calcutta Football League

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Main article: 2024 Calcutta Premier Division
See also: East Bengal Club Reserves and Academy

East Bengal shall participate 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 teams each.[17]

League table

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Group B
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Calcutta Customs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualified for the Super Six round
3 Calcutta Police Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 East Bengal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Eastern Railway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 George Telegraph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 June 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

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

30 June 2024 1 East Bengal – Tollygunge Agragami Barrackpore
15:00 IST Stadium: Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Stadium
7 July 2024 2 George Telegraph – East Bengal Kolkata
15:00 IST Stadium: East Bengal Ground
13 July 2024 3 Mohun Bagan SG – East Bengal Kolkata
15:00 IST
16 July 2024 4 Calcutta Customs – East Bengal Kolkata
15:00 IST Stadium: East Bengal Ground
22 July 2024 6 Railway – East Bengal Kolkata
15:00 IST Stadium: East Bengal Ground
26 July 2024 5 Police AC – East Bengal Kolkata
15:00 IST Stadium: East Bengal Ground

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ East Bengal shall field mostly their Reserve team for the tournament, with Bino George taking charge as the head coach.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b c Das, Arsh (16 May 2024). "East Bengal transfer news: 4 new signings to be confirmed soon". Techno Sports. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Indian football Premier 1 club license list announced for 2024-25 season". Sportstar. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Pratap Singh, Yash (27 May 2024). "ISL: Nishu Kumar inks permanent deal, Rakip renews contract at East Bengal". Khel Now. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b Sarkar, Sattyik (14 June 2024). "ISL: East Bengal sign striker Dimitrios Diamantakos on 2-year contract". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  6. ^ "ISL: David Lalhlansanga joins East Bengal FC on a three-year deal". Sportstar. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  7. ^ "ISL: East Bengal signs Mark Zothanpuia on three-year contract". Sportstar. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "East Bengal FC Squad Details, Team". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Squad". Emami East Bengal. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  11. ^ Sarkar, Sattyik (11 June 2024). "ISL: Saul Crespo extends contract at East Bengal". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  12. ^ "ISL: Cleiton Silva extends his contract with East Bengal". Sportstar. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Hijazi Maher extends contract with East Bengal". Khel Now. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "EB and Bagan in same CFL group". The Times of India. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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