East Bengal Club
Indian professional multi-sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sporting Club East Bengal are an Indian professional football club based at Kolkata.[1]
 Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, which East Bengal uses for most matches | |
| Full name | Kingfisher Bengal Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1920 |
| Ground | Salt Lake Stadium |
| Capacity | 120,000 |
| Owner | UB Group |
| Chairman | Dr Pranab Dasgupta |
| Manager | Trevor Morgan |
| League | I-League |
| 2010–11 | I-League, 2nd |
| Website | Club website |
East Bengal is one of the teams which compete in the I-League.
History
changeEast Bengal Football Club was established in 1920.[1]
In 1998, the name of the club was changed from East Bengal Football Club to Kingfisher East Bengal Football Club.[2]
In July 2003, East Bengal won the ASEAN Club Championship at Jakarta.[3]
Players
changeFirst-team squad
change- As of 24th July 2013[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable past players
change- Byomkesh Bose, 1948–1958[5]
- Baichung Bhutia, 1993-1995, 1997-1999, 2003-2006, 2009-2011[6]
- Paritosh Chakravarty, 1942–1949[7]
- Surja Chakravarty, 1925–1927, 1929-1934[8]
- Mona Dutta, 1922–1925[9]
- Sunil Ghosh, 1938, 1940-1948[10]
- Ahmed Khan, 1949–1959[11]
- Majid, 1931-1937[12]
- Lakshmi Narayan, 1935–1940[13]
- J. Sarkar, 1925–1927, 1929-1932[14]
- Dulal Thakurta, 1927-1929, 1931-1937, 1939-1941[15]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Soccerway.com, East Bengal FC; retrieved 2012-7-9.
- ↑ AsianFootballFeast.com, East Bengal Archived 2012-06-30 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-10.
- ↑ Rediff.com, "East Bengal lift ASEAN Cup," July 26, 2003; retrieved 2012-7-10.
- ↑ "Senior Team". East Bengal F.C. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ East Bengal the Real Power (EBRP), Byomkesh Bose[permanent dead link]; retrieved 2012-7-9.
- ↑ NationalFootballTeams.com, "Baichung Bhutia"; retrieved 2012-7-19.
- ↑ EBRP, Paritosh Chakravarty[permanent dead link]; retrieved 2012-7-9.
- ↑ EBRP, Surja Chakravarty[permanent dead link]; retrieved 2012-7-9.
- ↑ EBRP, Mona Dutta[permanent dead link]; retrieved 2012-7-9.
- ↑ EBRP, Sunil Ghosh[permanent dead link]; retrieved 2012-7-9.
- ↑ EBRP, Ahmed Khan[permanent dead link]; retrieved 2012-7-9.
- ↑ EBRP, Majid[permanent dead link]; retrieved 2012-7-9.
- ↑ EBRP, Lakshmi Narayan[permanent dead link]; retrieved 2012-7-9.
- ↑ EBRP, J. Sarkar[permanent dead link]; retrieved 2012-7-9.
- ↑ EBRP, Dulal Thakurta[permanent dead link]; retrieved 2012-7-9.
Other websites
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