East Bengal FC
| Full name | East Bengal Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Bangal Brigade Lal Holud Brigade Red & Gold Brigade The Torch Bearers | ||
| Short name | EBFC | ||
| Founded | 1 August 1920 | ||
| Stadium | Salt Lake Stadium East Bengal Ground | ||
| Capacity | 68,000 23,500 | ||
| Owner | Emami East Bengal FC Pvt. Ltd.:
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| President | Murari Lal Lohia | ||
| Head coach | Óscar Bruzón | ||
| League | Indian Super League | ||
| 2024–25 | Indian Super League, 9th of 13 Playoffs: DNQ | ||
| Website | emamieastbengal | ||
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East Bengal Football Club, commonly referred to as East Bengal, is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of the Indian football league system. The club is one of the most successful in the country, having won three national league titles in addition to 40 state league titles, a record by a long shot. The club has enjoyed significant success in domestic cup competitions as well, including Federation Cup and Super Cup trophies, making it one of the most decorated football clubs in India.
It is one of the big three clubs of Kolkata, and participates in the well-renowned Kolkata derby against its eternal rivals Mohun Bagan. The club also plays in the mini Kolkata derby with Mohammedan.
Founded in August 1920, the club became affiliated with the Indian Football Association in 1922 and initially played in the Calcutta Football League Second Division before earning promotion to the First Division in 1924. East Bengal won its first First Division league title in 1942 and has since won it a record 40 times with generous help from different quarters. The club was a founding member of the National Football League, the first nation-wide football league in India in 1996, which it has won 3 times since. They have also won 9 National Cup titles — the Federation Cup 8 times and the Super Cup once. The club has also won several other trophies, including the Durand Cup 16 times, the Indian Super Cup a record 3 times, the IFA Shield a record 29 times, the Rovers Cup 10 times and the Calcutta Football League a record 40 times, the DCM Trophy a record 7 times, the Darjeeling Gold Cup a record 5 times and the McDowell's Cup a record 3 times. East Bengal is the only Indian club to win an international trophy, which it won in the form of ASEAN Club Championship.