East Bengal FC league record by opponent

Main article: East Bengal FC

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.^[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 and is the only club to play all seasons till date, even after its name change to I-League in 2007.^[2] 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.^[2]

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.^[3] 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

Keys

The 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

As of till the end of 2024–25 season.

East Bengal league record in ISL

Season	Played	Won	Draw	Loss	GF	GA	GD	Points	Position	Play-offs	Ref
2020–21	20	3	8	9	22	33	−11	17	9th	Did not qualify	[4]
2021–22	20	1	8	11	18	36	−18	11	11th	Did not qualify	[5]
2022–23	20	6	1	13	22	38	−16	19	9th	Did not qualify	[6]
2023–24	22	6	6	10	27	29	−2	24	9th	Did not qualify	[7]
2024–25	24	8	4	12	27	33	-6	28	9th	Did not qualify	[8]
2025–26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	TBD	TBD
TOTAL	106	24	27	55	116	169	−53	99

League record by opponents

As of till the end of 2024–25 season.

East Bengal league record by opponents: ISL

Club	Home						Away						Total						Win%	First	Last	Notes	Ref
	P	W	D	L	F	A	P	W	D	L	F	A	P	W	D	L	F	A
Bengaluru †	5	2	1	2	5	6	5	2	1	2	4	4	10	4	2	4	9	10	040.00	2020–21	2024–25	[A]	[7]
Chennaiyin †	5	1	2	2	5	8	5	1	3	1	3	3	10	2	5	3	8	11	020.00	2020–21	2024–25	[A]	[7]
Goa †	5	0	1	4	8	12	5	1	1	3	5	8	10	1	2	7	13	20	010.00	2020–21	2024–25	[A] [B]	[7]
Hyderabad †	5	2	1	2	5	8	5	1	2	2	5	7	10	3	3	4	10	15	030.00	2020–21	2024–25	[A]	[7]
Jamshedpur †	5	1	3	1	3	3	5	2	0	3	6	7	10	3	3	4	9	10	030.00	2020–21	2024–25	[A]	[7]
Kerala Blasters †	5	2	2	1	6	5	5	1	1	3	7	9	10	3	3	4	13	14	030.00	2020–21	2024–25	[A]	[7]
Mohammedan SC †	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	2	1	1	0	3	1	050.00	2024–25	2024–25		[7]
Mohun Bagan †	5	0	0	5	1	12	5	0	1	4	4	11	10	0	1	9	5	23	000.00	2020–21	2024–25	[A] [C]	[7]
Mumbai City †	5	0	1	4	2	8	5	1	2	2	1	4	10	1	3	6	3	12	010.00	2020–21	2024–25	[A]	[7]
NorthEast United †	5	2	2	1	11	6	5	1	0	4	5	12	10	3	2	5	16	17	030.00	2020–21	2024–25	[A]	[7]
Odisha †	5	1	1	3	7	9	5	0	0	5	12	19	10	1	1	8	19	28	010.00	2020–21	2024–25	[A]	[7]
Punjab †	2	1	1	0	4	2	2	1	0	1	4	5	4	2	1	1	8	7	050.00	2023–24	2024–25		[7]

Overall record in ISL

As of till the end of 2024–25 season.

East Bengal overall league record in ISL

Competition	Home						Away						Total
	P	W	D	L	F	A	P	W	D	L	F	A	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%	Notes
Indian Super League (2020–present) (Tier-One)	53	12	16	25	57	78	53	12	11	30	59	91	106	24	27	55	116	169	022.64	[A] [B] [C]

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National Football League/I-League

League record by NFL/I-League season

As of till the end of 2019–20 season.^[2]

East Bengal league record in NFL/I-League

Season	Played	Won	Draw	Loss	GF	GA	GD	Points	Position	Ref
1996–97	5[a]	3	2	0	6	2	+4	11	Qualify for Championship stage	[13]
	14	7	4	3	19	11	+8	25	3rd
1997–98	18	8	7	3	18	10	+8	31	2nd	[14]
1998–99	10[b]	8	2	0	19	2	+17	26	Qualify for Second Stage	[15]
	10	5	4	1	14	8	+6	19	2nd
1999–00	22	8	8	6	25	21	+4	32	7th	[16]
2000–01	22	13	7	2	30	9	+21	46	Champions	[17]
2001–02	22	11	3	8	31	23	+8	36	5th	[18]
2002–03	22	15	4	3	44	22	+22	49	Champions	[19]
2003–04	22	15	4	3	37	13	+24	49	Champions	[20]
2004–05	22	13	4	5	34	16	+18	43	3rd	[21]
2005–06	17	9	4	4	25	16	+9	31	2nd	[22]
2006–07	18	7	5	6	29	29	0	26	5th	[23]
2007–08	18	5	4	9	17	23	−6	19	6th	[24]
2008–09	22	7	7	8	31	26	+5	28	6th	[25]
2009–10	26	7	10	9	27	31	−4	31	9th	[26]
2010–11	26	15	6	5	44	21	+23	51	2nd	[27]
2011–12	26	15	6	5	46	22	+24	51	2nd	[28]
2012–13	26	13	8	5	44	18	+26	47	3rd	[29]
2013–14	24	12	7	5	39	23	+16	43	2nd	[30]
2014–15	20	8	5	7	30	28	+2	29	4th	[31]
2015–16	16	7	4	5	22	18	+4	25	3rd	[32]
2016–17	18	10	3	5	33	15	+18	33	3rd	[33]
2017–18	18	8	7	3	32	19	+13	31	4th	[34]
2018–19	20	13	3	4	37	20	+17	42	2nd	[35]
2019–20	16	6	5	5	23	18	+4	20	2nd[c]	[37]
TOTAL	500	248	133	119	756	464	+292	877

1. Group Stages
2. First Stage
3. 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.^[36]

League record by opponents

Statistics correct till end of 2019–20 I-League.

East Bengal league record by opponent

Club	Home				Away				Total						Win%	First	Last	Notes	Refs
	P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	F	A
Air India ‡	11	6	4	1	11	5	3	3	22	11	7	4	33	17	050.00	1996–97	2012–13		[13][29]
Aizawl	5	1	3	1	4	1	1	2	9	2	4	3	11	11	022.22	2015–16	2019–20	[D]	[32][37]
Bengaluru	4	3	0	1	4	2	0	2	8	5	0	3	11	9	062.50	2013–14	2016–17		[30][33]
Bharat ‡	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	4	1	050.00	2014–15	2014–15		[31]
Border Security Forces ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	4	1	100.00	1999–00	1999–00		[16]
Chennai City	3	2	0	1	4	2	0	2	7	4	0	3	17	8	057.14	2016–17	2019–20	[D]	[33][37]
Churchill Brothers	21	9	6	6	21	5	6	10	42	14	12	16	53	52	033.33	1996–97	2019–20	[E]	[13][37]
Dempo	16	9	5	2	16	3	7	6	32	12	12	8	52	44	037.50	1996–97	2014–15		[13][31]
DSK Shivajians ‡	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	4	2	0	2	3	4	050.00	2015–16	2016–17		[32][33]
Kochin ‡	6	3	3	0	6	4	1	1	12	7	4	1	21	11	058.33	1997–98	2001–02	[F]	[14][18]
Fransa-Pax ‡	2	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	1	1	1	2	1	033.33	2004–05	2005–06		[21][23]
Gokulam Kerala	3	2	0	1	3	1	1	1	6	3	1	2	9	8	050.00	2017–18	2019–20		[34][37]
HAL ‡	5	5	0	0	5	3	1	1	10	8	1	1	31	10	080.00	2001–02	2011–12		[18][28]
Indian Arrows	6	5	0	1	6	4	2	0	12	9	2	1	23	6	075.00	2010–11	2019–20		[27][37]
Indian Bank ‡	6	4	2	0	5	3	2	0	11	7	4	0	19	5	063.64	1996–97	2003–04	[G][F]	[13][20]
ITI ‡	6	5	0	1	5	2	2	1	11	7	2	2	15	6	063.64	1996–97	2002–03	[H][F]	[13][19]
JCT Mills ‡	15	9	4	2	16	6	5	5	31	15	9	7	32	23	048.39	1996–97	2010–11	[I]	[13][27]
Mahindra United ‡	14	9	4	1	14	4	3	7	28	13	7	8	33	22	046.43	1996–97	2009–10	[F]	[13][26]
Minerva Punjab	4	1	2	1	4	3	1	0	8	4	3	1	14	6	050.00	2016–17	2019–20		[33][37]
Mohammedan	6	5	1	0	5	4	1	0	11	9	2	0	23	7	081.82	1996–97	2013–14	[J]	[13][30]
Mohun Bagan	22	11	7	4	23	6	6	11	45	17	13	15	50	42	037.78	1997–98	2019–20	[K][D]	[14][37]
Mumbai ‡	9	4	3	2	9	2	3	4	18	6	6	6	28	20	033.33	2008–09	2016–17		[25][33]
NEROCA	2	1	1	0	3	2	1	0	5	3	2	0	10	4	060.00	2017–18	2019–20	[D]	[34][37]
ONGC‡	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	2	0	2	6	2	050.00	2010–11	2012–13		[27][29]
Pune‡	6	4	0	2	6	3	2	1	12	7	2	3	18	12	058.33	2009–10	2014–15		[26][31]
Punjab Police ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	6	2	100.00	2001–02	2001–02		[18]
Rangdajied United	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	5	2	100.00	2013–14	2013–14		[30]
Real Kashmir	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	4	2	2	0	5	3	050.00	2018–19	2019–20		[35][37]
Royal Wahingdoh	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	2	1	050.00	2014–15	2014–15		[31]
Salgaocar	20	13	6	1	19	2	5	12	39	15	11	13	43	46	038.46	1996–97	2015–16	[L][F]	[13][32]
State Bank of Travancore	3	3	0	0	3	2	1	0	6	5	1	0	16	5	083.33	1999–00	2004–05		[16][21]
Shillong Lajong	9	6	2	1	9	3	2	4	18	9	4	5	35	17	050.00	2009–10	2018–19		[26][35]
Sporting CG	12	5	5	2	12	5	5	2	24	10	10	4	35	26	041.67	2003–04	2015–16		[20][32]
Tollygunge Agragami	6	4	0	2	6	5	1	0	12	9	1	2	21	4	075.00	1999–00	2004–05		[16][21]
TRAU	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	6	3	100.00	2019–20	2019–20		[37]
United	6	3	1	2	6	1	4	1	12	4	5	3	14	10	033.33	2008–09	2013–14		[25][30]
United Sikkim ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	7	0	100.00	2012–13	2012–13		[29]
Vasco	6	4	0	2	6	3	3	0	12	7	3	2	22	8	058.33	2000–01	2008–09		[17][25]
Viva Kerala ‡	4	3	1	0	4	4	0	0	8	7	1	0	17	5	087.50	2007–08	2011–12		[24][28]

Overall record

Statistics correct till end of 2019–20 I-League.

East Bengal overall league record in NFL/I-League

Competition	Home				Away				Total
	P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%	Notes
National Football League (1996–2007) (Tier-One)	114	77	25	12	110	45	33	32	224	122	58	44	331	182	054.46	[M][2]
I-League (2007–2020) (Tier-One)	137	72	38	27	139	54	37	48	276	126	75	75	425	282	045.65	[2]
Total	251	149	63	39	249	99	70	80	500	248	133	119	756	464	049.60	[2]

Notes

1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the 2020–21 and 2021–22 Indian Super League season was held entirely in Goa, inside closed doors and East Bengal was allotted the Tilak Maidan Stadium as their home ground for both the seasons.^[9][10]
2. In 2023–24, the home match against Goa was shifted to Bhubaneshwar due to administrative issues.^[11]
3. In 2024–25, the away match against Mohun Bagan Super Giants was shifted to Guwahati due to administrative issues.^[12]
4. The 2019–20 I-League was cancelled after 16 Rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The return leg match was cancelled.^[36]
5. Includes a 3–0 Walkover win in 1997–98 for East Bengal FC as Churchill Brothers refused to play due to disputes over Match ball.^[14]
6. Includes 2 matches from 1998–99 Preliminary Stages.^[15]
7. Includes 1 match from 1996–97 First Stage which East Bengal won 1–0.^[13]
8. Includes 1 match from 1996–97 First Stage which East Bengal won 2–0.^[13]
9. Includes 1 match from 1996–97 First Stage which ended 1–1.^[13]
10. Includes 1 match from 1996–97 First Stage which East Bengal won 2–1.^[13]
11. Includes a 3–0 Walkover win in 2012–13 for East Bengal as Mohun Bagan refused to play in the second half citing crowd violence.^[29]
12. Includes 1 match from 1996–97 First Stage which ended 0–0.^[13]
13. Includes 5 matches from 1996–97 NFL First Stage and 10 matches from 1998–99 NFL Preliminary Stages.

See also

• Indian Super League
• I-League
• National Football League