In 1942, the club triumphed for the first time at the prestigious Calcutta league. In spite of the absence of several key players, East Bengal put up one of their best performances ever and won 20 out of their 24 matches. Captain, Somanna, top scored with 26 goals. No player...
East Bengal defeated Al Zawraa in Asian Cup Winners Cup
On 6th October 1993, East Bengal faced Al Zawraa of Iraq in home match of Asian Cup Winners Cup. At that time Al Zawraa was the Champion of Iraq FA Cup and they had many national players in their team. However, in the first round match East Bengal thrashed Al...
2004 San Miguel Cup Champion at Nepal
In the year 2004, East Bengal Club was invited at Nepal to participate at San Miguel Cup. East Bengal was clubbed with Nepal Red XI and Farashgunj of Bangladesh in the group. East Bengal lost their opening match to Nepal Red Xi by 1-0. However in the second match they...
1986 in IFA Shield victory against Leventis United
In the year 1986 East Bengal club was clubbed with two foreign teams in the group stage of the IFA Shield. One of the team was Leventis United of Nigeria. This team was one of the strongest team at that time in Africa. They were the current Nigerian Premier League...