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List of East Bengal FC matches against foreign opponents

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East Bengal is an Indian association football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, which competes in the top tier of Indian football. 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[2] and is the only club to play all seasons till date, even after its name change to I-League in 2007. East Bengal has 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, IFA Shield 28 times, Federation Cup 8 times, and the Durand Cup 16 times. Since its establishment in 1920, East Bengal has won several trophies, both in the domestic as well as in international arena and its record against foreign opponents has been impressive.

This chronological list comprises all the matches played by East Bengal Club against foreign opposition in all competitive and non-competitive fixtures since their foundation in 1920. Each entry includes the name of the tournament, the stage at which the fixture was played, the date of the match, the name and nationality of the opponent team, the match result, the scorers for East Bengal, the venue, and the city at which the game was played.

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List of all matches against foreign opponents

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  1. Dok Ro Gang denied to play extra time and forfeited the match, East Bengal were announced as the winner.[30]
  2. The Central Asia Champions' Cup (Coca-Cola Cup) was the Preliminary Tournament held as qualifiers for the Central Asia zone with teams from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Pakistan for the 1985–86 Asian Club Championship. The tournament was organized in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[37]
  3. Palmeiras was leading 10 at 35 minutes, when a fight broke out between the teams and due to the violent conduct of the visiting team, Palmeiras was scratched off the tournament and East Bengal was announced as the winners.[66]
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Overall record as per tournament

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14 July 1948 - East Bengal vs China Olympic Team in action - photo from Jugantor newspaper 15 July 1948.
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21 August 1953 - East Bengal vs Torpedo Moscow, Central Dynamo Stadium, Moscow - photo from Jugantor newspaper 22 September 1953.
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  1. Includes record for the Coca-Cola Cup 1985, which was organized as a preliminary qualification tournament for the 1985-86 Asian Club Championship.[37]
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Overall record as per nationalities

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25 August 1953 Ahmed Khan, captain of East Bengal and Avtandil Gogoberidze, the captain of Dynamo Tbilisi before the match.
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  1. Includes records for matches against teams from East Pakistan.
  2. Includes records for matches against teams from West Germany.
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See also

Bibliography

Books
  • Goswami, Ramesh Chandra (1963). East Bengal Cluber Itihas (in Bengali). Kolkata: Book Garden.
  • Bandyopadhyay, Santipriya (1979). Cluber Naam East Bengal (in Bengali). Kolkata: New Bengal Press.
  • Chattopadhyay, Hariprasad (2017). Mohun Bagan-East Bengal (in Bengali). Kolkata: Parul Prakashan.
  • Saha, Rupak (2000). Itihase East Bengal (in Bengali). Kolkata: Deep.
  • Saha, Rupak (2020). East Bengal Prothom Eksho Bochor (in Bengali). Kolkata: The Cafe Table. ISBN 978-93-89873-21-4.
  • Roy, Gautam (2021). East Bengal 100. Kolkata: All Sport Foundation. ISBN 978-81-947631-0-9.
  • Saha, Rupak (2022). Itihase East Bengal Spordhar Eksho Bochor (in Bengali). Kolkata: Deep. ISBN 978-93-94432-17-8.
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