2025–26 East Bengal FC season

East Bengal
2025–26 season
OwnerEmami East Bengal Football Club Pvt. Ltd.
Head coachÓscar Bruzón
StadiumSalt Lake Stadium
East Bengal Ground
Indian Super Leaguepre-season
Calcutta Football LeagueChampions
Durand CupSemi Finals
IFA ShieldRunner-up
Super CupRunner-up
Oil India Gold CupQuarter Finals
Sikkim Gold CupQuarter Finals
Biggest win5–0 South United
(23 July 2025, Durand Cup)
6–1 Indian Air Force
(10 August 2025, Durand Cup)
Biggest defeat0–2 Police AC
(3 August 2025, CFL)
All statistics correct as of 7 December 2025.

The 2025–26 season is the 106th season of East Bengal Football Club and their sixth season in the Indian Super League, and the thirtieth consecutive season in the top flight of Indian football.

Background

East Bengal finished ninth in the 2024–25 Indian Super League. Just after the season finished, East Bengal appointed former Hyderabad and Shillong Lajong manager Thangboi Singto as the Head of Football at the club.[1] The club became active right after the end of the previous season, roping in Indian wingers Bipin Singh Thounaojam from Mumbai City for free,[2] and Edmund Lalrindika from Inter Kashi for 1.45 crore (US$170,000) transfer-fee ahead of the start of the new season.[3][4] East Bengal also roped in Martand Raina from Rajasthan United for 25 lakh (US$30,000).[5] The club also signed Ramsanga Tlaichhun from Real Kashmir on a free transfer. East Bengal also renewed the contract of head coach Oscar Bruzon for one more season keeping him at the club till the end of the 2025–26 season.[6] On 12 June, the club announced the departure of three foreign players: Richard Celis, Messi Bouli and Héctor Yuste as their contract were not renewed.[7]

Transfers

Incoming

Date No. Pos. Name Signed from Fee Ref
9 July 2025 16 DF Martand Raina Rajasthan United Undisclosed [a] [8]
11 July 2025 31 MF Ramsanga Tlaichhun Real Kashmir Free Transfer [9]
13 July 2025 29 MF Bipin Singh Thounaojam Mumbai City Free Transfer [10]
13 July 2025 10 MF Edmund Lalrindika Inter Kashi Undisclosed [b] [11]
15 July 2025 27 DF Jay Gupta FC Goa Undisclosed [c] [12]
18 July 2025 8 MF Miguel Figueira Bashundhara Kings Free Transfer [13]
18 July 2025 74 MF Mohammed Rashid Persebaya Surabaya Free Transfer [13]
18 July 2025 6 DF Kevin Sibille Ponferradina Free Transfer [13]
29 July 2025 17 FW Hamid Ahadad Raja CA Free Transfer [14]
17 September 2025 9 FW Hiroshi Ibusuki Western United Free Transfer [15]
Spending: 3.3 crore (US$390,000)
  1. ^ Reported as 25 lakh (US$30,000).[5]
  2. ^ Reported as 1.45 crore (US$170,000).[4]
  3. ^ Reported as 1.6 crore (US$190,000).[12]

Outgoing

Exit Date No. Pos. Name Signed to Fee Ref
16 April 2025 10 FW Cleiton Silva Released [16]
12 June 2025 7 FW Richard Celis Técnico Universitario Released [7]
12 June 2025 28 FW Messi Bouli Jamshedpur FC Released [7]
12 June 2025 44 DF Héctor Yuste Released [7]
14 July 2025 22 DF Nishu Kumar Jamshedpur FC Released
17 July 2025 19 DF Hijazi Maher Al-Faisaly Released
1 September 2025 9 FW Dimitrios Diamantakos APOEL FC Released [17]
4 September 2025 33 DF Gursimrat Singh Gill Rajasthan United FC Released
28 September 2025 8 MF Madih Talal Jamshedpur FC Released [18]
1 October 2025 88 MF Mark Zothanpuia Jamshedpur FC Released [19]
Income: ₹0

Team

First-team squad

The below list contains the names and details of the players registered for the first-team squad for East Bengal. This list does not include any reserve player who has never played in the first-team squad.
As of 7 December 2025[20][21]
No. Name Nat. Pos. Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Signed In Contact Ends Apps Goals Assists
Goalkeepers
13 Prabhsukhan Singh Gill (vice–captain) GK (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 Kerala Blasters 2023 2026 73 0 0
24 Debjit Majumder GK (1988-03-06) 6 March 1988 Chennaiyin 2024 2026 32 0 0
95 Gourab Shaw GK (2004-05-04) 4 May 2004 Calcutta Port Trust 2023 2026 5 0 0
Defenders
3 Provat Lakra RB (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 Jamshedpur 2024 2026 30 1 1
4 Anwar Ali CB (2000-08-28) 28 August 2000 Delhi FC 2024 2029 33 3 0
5 Lalchungnunga CB (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 Sreenidi Deccan 2022 2026 89 3 2
6 Kevin Sibille CB (1998-09-15) 15 September 1998 Ponferradina 2025 2026 12 2 1
12 Mohammad Rakip RB (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 Mumbai City 2022 2026 83 0 0
16 Martand Raina CB (2000-09-10) 10 September 2000 Rajasthan United 2025 2028 5 0 0
27 Jay Gupta LB (2001-09-27) 27 September 2001 FC Goa 2025 2029 8 1 0
Midfielders
8 Miguel Figueira CM (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 Bashundhara Kings 2025 2026 12 1 4
15 Naorem Mahesh Singh (captain) LW (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 Kerala Blasters 2022 2027 111 16 18
21 Saúl Crespo CM (1996-07-23) 23 July 1996 Odisha FC 2024 2026 61 15 8
23 Souvik Chakrabarti CM (1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 Hyderabad 2022 2027 80 1 1
25 Jeakson Singh DM (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 Kerala Blasters 2024 2028 33 3 0
29 Bipin Singh LW (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995 Mumbai City FC 2025 2027 13 4 3
31 Ramsanga Tlaichhun DM (2000-04-24) 24 April 2000 Real Kashmir F.C. 2025 2028 5 0 0
74 Mohammed Rashid DM (1995-07-03) 3 July 1995 Persebaya Surabaya 2025 2026 12 3 0
75 Aman C. K. RW (2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 Mumbai City 2022 2026 47 10 8
82 Vishnu PV LW (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 Muthoot FA 2023 2028 88 20 16
84 Sayan Banerjee LW (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 Kalighat MS 2023 2026 45 11 6
Forwards
9 Hiroshi Ibusuki FW (1991-02-27) 27 February 1991 Western United 2025 2026 6 1 0
10 Edmund Lalrindika FW (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 Inter Kashi 2025 2027 20 0 4
11 Nandhakumar Sekar FW (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 Odisha 2023 2026 58 12 6
14 David Lalhlansanga FW (2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 Mohammedan Sporting 2024 2027 42 12 4
17 Hamid Ahadad FW (1994-11-30) 30 November 1994 Raja CA 2025 2026 10 4 0
59 Jesin TK FW (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 Kerala United 2022 2026 46 26 13

New contracts

No. Pos. Date Name Ref.
23 MF 5 July 2024 Souvik Chakrabarti [22]
82 RW/LW 7 July 2024 Vishnu PV [23]

Current technical staff

Position Name
Head of Football Operations Thangboi Singto
Head coach Óscar Bruzón
Assistant coach Adrian Rubio Martinez
Assistant coach Bino George
Goalkeeping Coach Vacant
Strength & Conditioning Coach Javier Sánchez Flores
Head of Physiotherapist Dr. Firoz Shaikh
Assistant Physiotherapist Arghya Bose
Assistant Physiotherapist Tejas Lasalkar
Performance Analyst Aromal Vijayan
Team Manager Pratim Kumar Saha
Team Doctor Dr. Mustufa Poonawalla
Masseur Rajesh Basak
Masseur Robin Das
Masseur Raju Bose

Preseason and Friendlies

East Bengal started their senior team preseason under coach Óscar Bruzón on 13 July 2025 with two weeks in hand for the 2025 Durand Cup. On 30 July, East Bengal played a friendly match against Bhawanipore FC and won the match 4–2. Miguel scored a brace while Diamantakos and Hamid scored one each in the match. On 28 November, East Bengal played a friendly match with Dempo in preparation for their semi-final encounter in the Super Cup, scheduled a week later. East Bengal won the match 4–1 with a brace from Hiroshi and one goal each by Hamid and Saúl.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

30 July 2025 Friendly East Bengal 4–2 Bhawanipore Kolkata
10:00 IST
  • Diamantakos ?'
  • Figueira ?', ?'
  • Ahadad ?'
  • Ricky Lallawmawma ?'
  • na ?'
Stadium: AIFF National Center of Excellence
Attendance: 0[A]
28 November 2025 Friendly East Bengal 4–1 Dempo Bambolim
16:30 IST
  • na ?'
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[A]

Competitions

Overall record

Note: Penalty shoot-out wins or losses are counted as draws, as per the official standard.[24][25][26]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Durand Cup 23 July 2025 20 August 2025 Group stage Semi-final 5 4 0 1 15 4 +11 080.00
IFA Shield 8 October 2025 18 October 2025 Group stage Runners-up 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 066.67
Super Cup 25 October 2025 7 December 2025 Group stage Runners-up 5 2 3 0 9 3 +6 040.00
Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Calcutta Football League[B][C] 27 June 2025 22 September 2025 Group League Winners 15 11 2 2 41 12 +29 073.33
Oil India Challenge Gold Cup[D] 25 October 2025 Quarter-final Quarter-final 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Sikkim Gold Cup[B] 25 November 2025 Quarter-final Quarter-final 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 30 19 6 5 72 22 +50 063.33

Last updated: 4 December 2025
Source: Soccerway

Durand Cup

East Bengal participated in the 2025 Durand Cup and was grouped into Group A alongside Namdhari, South United and Indian Air Force and would play their group stage matches in Kolkata. On 23 July, East Bengal began their campaign with a 5–0 victory over South United at the Salt Lake Stadium.[29] East Bengal faced Namdhari in their second fixture of the Durand Cup. The match ended in a 1–0 victory as Hamid Ahadad found the back of the net from a corner kick taken by Miguel Figueira.[30] In the third fixture, East Bengal defeated Indian Air Force 6–1 with goals as East Bengal topped the group with three wins and qualify for the quarter-finals.[31] East Bengal were drawn with Mohun Bagan Super Giant in the quarter-final played on 17 August 2025. East Bengal sealed a 2–1 win courtesy a brace by Dimitrios Diamantakos.[32] On 20 August, East Bengal faced Diamond Harbour in the semi final of the Durand Cup and suffered a shock defeat as Diamond Harbour won 2–1 in an unprecedented result as East Bengal crashed out of the tournament.[33]

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EAB NAM IAF SOU
1 East Bengal (H) 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9 knockout stage 1–0 6–1 5–0
2 Namdhari 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 4–2 2–0
3 Indian Air Force 3 0 1 2 5 12 −7 1 3–3
4 South United 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7 1
Source: DFTS
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
16 Aug – Shillong
 
 
Shillong Lajong2
 
19 Aug – Shillong
 
Indian Navy1
 
Shillong Lajong0
 
16 Aug – Kokrajhar
 
NorthEast United1
 
Bodoland0
 
23 Aug – Kolkata
 
NorthEast United4
 
NorthEast United6
 
17 Aug – Jamshedpur
 
Diamond Harbour1
 
Jamshedpur0
 
20 Aug – Kolkata
 
Diamond Harbour2
 
Diamond Harbour2
 
17 Aug – Kolkata
 
East Bengal1
 
East Bengal2
 
 
Mohun Bagan1
 

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

23 July 2025 Group stage East Bengal 5–0 South United Kolkata
17:30 IST
Report
  • Rowan James  51'
  • Hyzafah Ahmad Dar  62'
  • Talib Nazir  86'
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 18,546
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Naorem Mahesh Singh (East Bengal)
6 August 2025 Group stage East Bengal 1–0 Namdhari Kolkata
19:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 6,292
Referee: Lakshay
Man of the Match: Mohammed Rashid (East Bengal)
10 August 2025 Group stage East Bengal 6–1 Indian Air Force Kolkata
19:00 IST
Report
  • Aman Khan 36'
  • Md. Aqib  67'
Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 8,395
Referee: Shantan Agrawal
Man of the Match: Subhajit Basu (Indian Air Force)
17 August 2025 Quarter-final Mohun Bagan SG 1–2 East Bengal Kolkata
19:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 58,676
Referee: Venkatesh R
Man of the Match: Dimitrios Diamantakos (East Bengal)
20 August 2025 Semi-final Diamond Harbour 2–1 East Bengal Kolkata
19:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 18,960
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Mirshad Michu (Diamond Harbour)

IFA Shield

East Bengal will participate in the IFA Shield and was grouped into Group A alongside Namdhari and Sreenidi Deccan.[34] In the opening match on 8 October at the Kalyani Stadium, East Bengal defeated Sreenidhi Deccan by 4–0 with goals from Jay Gupta, Saúl Crespo, Hamid Ahadad and Jeakson Singh.[35] East Bengal faced Namdhari in the all-important group A decider which they won 2–0 with goals from Mohammed Rashid and P.V. Vishnu and sealed a spot in the final held on 18 October.[36] In the final, East Bengal faced Mohun Bagan SG and took the lead in 36th minute courtesy a goal from Hamid Ahadad, but Apuia scored in 45+3rd minute to take the game to extra time and penalties. Jay Gupta missed the crucial penalty and East Bengal lost the match.[37]

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EAB NAM SDC
1 East Bengal 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6 Advance to the Final 2–0 4–0
2 Namdhari 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 3–0
3 Sreenidi Deccan 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
Source: IFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

8 October 2025 Group stage East Bengal 4–0 Sreenidi Deccan Kalyani
15:00 IST
AIFF
I-League
  • Jaydev Sharma  27'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Dipu Roy
Man of the Match: Saúl Crespo (East Bengal)
14 October 2025 Group stage Namdhari 0–2 East Bengal Kolkata
14:30 IST
  • Karandeep Singh  40'
  • Moro  45'
  • Kamalpreet  55'
  • Michael Osei  72'
  • Sehajdeep Singh  90+6'
AIFF
I-League
Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 2,659
Referee: Rohan Das Gupta
Man of the Match: Mohammed Rashid (East Bengal)
18 October 2025 Final East Bengal 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Mohun Bagan SG Kolkata
18:00 IST
AIFF
I-League
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 50,236
Referee: Venkatesh R
Man of the Match: Naorem Mahesh Singh (East Bengal)
Penalties

Super Cup

East Bengal will participate in the Super Cup and was grouped into Group A alongside Mohun Bagan Super Giants, Chennaiyin and Real Kashmir.[38] However, on 15 October, Real Kashmir withdrew and Dempo were announced as their replacement.[39] East Bengal faced their old rivals Dempo in the opening match of the tournament. Mohamed Ali gave Dempo an early lead in the game. However, East Bengal scored twice in quick succession and took the lead. Laximanrao scored the equaliser for Dempo in the 89th minute as the match ended in a 2–2 draw.[40] On 28 October, East Bengal faced Chennaiyin in a do-or-die match and comfortably won 4–0 with a brace from Bipin Singh and first goals for East Bengal by Kevin and Hiroshi.[41] East Bengal needed a draw against their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan SG in the final match of Group A to qualify for the semi-finals. The match eventually ended in a 0–0 draw despite East Bengal controlling the proceedings for the major part of the game and qualified for semi-finals as Group A toppers.[42] In the semi-final, East Bengal faced Punjab and won comfortably 3–1 with goals from Rashid, Kevin and Saúl thus sealing a spot in the final against Goa.[43]

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EAB MBG DEM CFC
1 East Bengal 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 5 Advance to knockout stage 0–0 2–2 4–0
2 Mohun Bagan 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5 0–0 2–0
3 Dempo (H) 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3 1–1
4 Chennaiyin 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Bracket

Semifinals Final
      
A1 East Bengal 3
C1 Punjab 1
SF1 East Bengal 0 (5)
SF2 Goa (p) 0 (6)
B1 Goa 2
D1 Mumbai City 1

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

25 October 2025 Group stage East Bengal 2–2 Dempo Bambolim
16:30 IST
AIFF
I-League
  • Mohamed 27'  51'
  • Vinay  66'
  • Nestor  84'  90+4'
  • Knerkitalang  84'
  • Laximanrao 89'
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 934
Referee: Ashwin
Man of the Match: Laximanrao Rane (Dempo)
28 October 2025 Group stage Chennaiyin 0–4 East Bengal Bambolim
16:30 IST
AIFF
I-League
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 247
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Naorem Mahesh Singh (East Bengal)
31 October 2025 Group stage Mohun Bagan SG 0–0 East Bengal Fatorda
19:30 IST
AIFF
I-League
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 1,245
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Alberto Rodríguez (Mohun Bagan SG)
4 December 2025 Semi final East Bengal 3–1 Punjab Fatorda
16:00 IST
AIFF
I-League
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ashwin
7 December 2025 Final East Bengal 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)
Goa Fatorda
19:30 IST
AIFF
I-League
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 9,400
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Hrithik Tiwari (Goa)
Penalties

Calcutta Football League

Summary

East Bengal participated in the 2025 CFL Premier Division and was drawn into group A for the first phase of the tournament where twenty-six teams were divided into two groups of thirteen.[44] East Bengal fielded mostly the reserve squad led by head coach Bino George for the Calcutta Football League like the previous three seasons.[45] East Bengal opened their group stage campaign on 27 June against Measurers Club at the Bankimanjali Stadium in Naihati and won 7–1, repeating the same scoreline from the opening fixture of the previous season.[46] East Bengal qualified for the Super Six stage being the toppers of Group A with 23 points from 11 matches [C].[47] In the super-six round, East Bengal first defeated United Kolkata 3–0 and then Diamond Harbour 3–1, as East Bengal cruise their way closer to the league championship title.[48] On 22 September, East Bengal faced United SC in the title decider, as a draw would suffice for East Bengal to win the tournament. East Bengal won the match 2–1 and won the Calcutta Football League for the record 41st time.[49]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EAB SUS CCU PAC PTC MBG BSS KSL GGT MEA KMS RLY ARM[a]
1 East Bengal 12 8 2 2 33 10 +23 26 Super Six round 1–1 2–2 0–2 3–2 1–0 4–0
2 Suruchi Sangha 12 7 4 1 27 8 +19 25 2–2 2–2 0–1 3–0 6–0 2–0 3–0
3 Calcutta Customs 12 7 4 1 21 10 +11 25 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–2
4 Police AC 12 7 3 2 24 8 +16 24 5–0 4–1 2–1 1–1 3–0
5 Pathachakra 12 6 1 5 15 16 −1 19 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–0
Source: The Away End
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
  1. ^ Army Red didn't field their team in group stage, thus IFA gave free 3 points to all other teams of Group A with 3–0 victory.


Super Six

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EAB(EAB) UTD(UTD) SUS DIH(DIH) UKS CCU
1 East Bengal(ISL) (C) 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Champions 3–1 3–0
2 United SC(IL2) 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4 1–2 2–2
3 Suruchi Sangha (Q) 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4 Eligible for I-League 3[a] 0–4
4 Diamond Harbour(IL) 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3 0–2
5 United Kolkata (Q) 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3 Eligible for I-League 3[a] 0–3
Source: The Away End
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated


Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

27 June 2025 1 Measurers Club 1–7 East Bengal Naihati
15:00 IST
  • Andy Zakhary Mawthoh 69'
Report
  • Monotos Maji 23'
  • Banerjee 35'
  • Vanlalpeka Guite 38'
  • Tanmay Das 48'
  • Suman Dey  50' 90+4'
  • Jesin 64', 66'
Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium
Attendance: 1,593
Referee: Rahul Karmakar
Man of the Match: Jesin (East Bengal)
4 July 2025 2 East Bengal 1–1 Suruchi Sangha Naihati
17:00 IST
  • Vanlalpeka Guite 45+1'
  • Banerjee  60'
  • Suman Dey  70'
AIFF
I-League
  • Karmanya Bansal 48'
  • Bablu Oraon  70'
  • Subham Roy  81'
  • Sk. Golap  90+1'
  • Seijoseph Haokip  90+5'
Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium
Attendance: 2000
Referee: Nripen Haldar
Man of the Match: Chaku Mandi (East Bengal)
12 July 2025 4 East Bengal 2–2 Calcutta Customs Kalyani
15:00 IST
  • Joseph Justin  35'
  • Ananthu NS 61'
  • Provat Lakra 71'
  • Tanmay Das  90+8'
AIFF
I-League
  • Shlok Tiwari 18'
  • Sourav Sen 22'
  • Zahid Yousif  69'
  • Arkaprabha Das  90+7'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Surojit Das
Man of the Match: Ricki Gharami (Calcutta Customs)
15 July 2025 5 Pathachakra 1–0 East Bengal Barrackpore
15:00 IST
  • David Motla  43', 87'
  • Avijit Kar  60'
  • Shibsankar Kujur  75'
AIFF
I-League
Stadium: Bibhutibhusan Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Rohan DasGupta
26 July 2025 6 East Bengal 3–2 Mohun Bagan SG Kalyani
17:30 IST
AIFF
I-League
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 14,350
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Sayan Banerjee (East Bengal FC)
29 July 2025 3 BSS Sporting Club 0–6 East Bengal Barrackpore
15:00 IST
  • Sourav Ram  43'
  • Ayan Nag  68'
AIFF
I-League
  • Chaku Mandi 18'
  • Lalhlansanga 30'
  • Muhammed Ashiq S 33'
  • Shyamal Besra  56'
  • Naseeb Rahman 72'
  • Zothanpuia 74'
  • Vanlalpeka Guite 75'
Stadium: Bibhutibhusan Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rabin Biswas
Man of the Match: Chaku Mandi (East Bengal)
3 August 2025 7 Police AC 2–0 East Bengal Barrackpore
15:00 IST
  • Mohammed Amil Naim 11'
  • Mrinmoy Mahapatra  46' 75'
AIFF
I-League
Stadium: Bibhutibhusan Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Tarun Kumar Biswas
Man of the Match: Ujjal Howladar (Police AC)
8 August 2025 8 East Bengal 1–0 Kalighat SLA Naihati
15:00 IST
  • Majumder  4'
  • Bikram Pradhan  47'
  • Vanlalpeka Guite 55'
  • Muhammed Ashiq  57'
  • Ajad Saheem  88'
AIFF
I-League
  • Lenminlun Doungel  21'
  • Najmul Molla  59'
Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Suvankar Das
Man of the Match: Vanlalpeka Guite (East Bengal)
12 August 2025 9 East Bengal 3–0 Railway FC Naihati
15:00 IST
  • Banerjee 25', 28'
  • Chaku Mandi  59'  71'
  • Naseeb Rahman 90+1'
AIFF
I-League
  • Sourav Das  53'
  • Sayan Das  61'
  • Abhishek Aich  68'
  • Masum Robbani  68'
Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Sandip Das
Man of the Match: Sayan Banerjee (East Bengal)
26 August 2025 10 East Bengal 4–0 George Telegraph Barrackpore
15:00 IST
AIFF
I-League
  • Jeet Nandi  71'
  • Tuhin Dey Talukdar  76'
Stadium: Bibhutibhusan Stadium
Attendance: 450
Referee: Bimalendu Mondal
Man of the Match: P. V. Vishnu (East Bengal)
29 August 2025 11 East Bengal 3–1 Kalighat MS Naihati
15:00 IST
AIFF
I-League
  • Samaresh Das  41'
  • Sahajid Gazi  41'
  • Devadath S 71' (pen.)
Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Simanta Kahar
Man of the Match: Vanlalpeka Guite (East Bengal)
12 East Bengal 3–0 [b] Army Red
Note: Army Red didn't field their team in group stage, thus IFA gave free 3 points to all other teams of Group A with 3–0 victory.
11 September 2025 Super Six East Bengal 3–0 United Kolkata Kolkata
15:00 IST
  • Chaku Mandi  40'
  • Naseeb Rahman 45+2'
  • Vishnu 48'
  • Vanlalpeka Guite 69'
AIFF
I-League
  • Murmu  28'
  • Suvo Biswas  47'
  • Debayan Hazra  85'
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rohan Das Gupta
Man of the Match: Provat Lakra (East Bengal)
14 September 2025 Super Six East Bengal 3–1 Diamond Harbour Kolkata
15:00 IST
  • Tanmay Das  5'
  • Chaku Mandi  13'
  • Lalhlansanga 27'  56'
  • Jesin 75', 90+6'  90+7'
  • Naseeb Rahman  90+5'
AIFF
I-League
  • Kima  43' 71'
  • Suprodip Hazra  90+2'
Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Surojit Das
Man of the Match: Chaku Mandi (East Bengal)
22 September 2025 Super Six United Sports 1–2 East Bengal Kolkata
15:00 IST
  • Rafique  50'
  • Susovan Ghosh  70'
  • Amit Basak 88'
AIFF
I-League
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Rabin Biswas
Man of the Match: Bikram Pradhan (East Bengal)



Oil India Challenge Gold Cup

East Bengal also participated in the 8th Oil India Challenge Gold Cup held at Duliajan, Assam and fielded mostly their reserve squad for the tournament. East Bengal started the tournament directly from the quarter-final.[28] Oil India scored in the 89th minute and East Bengal suffered a 0–1 loss, thus crashing out of the tournament.

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 Oct
 
 
Shillong Lajong 3
 
27 Oct
 
Assam Police 1
 
Shillong Lajong 1
 
25 Oct
 
Oil India 0
 
East Bengal II 0
 
30 Oct
 
Oil India 1
 
Shillong Lajong 0
 
23 Oct
 
Diamond Harbour 2
 
NorthEast United II 0
 
28 Oct
 
United Chirang Duar 4
 
United Chirang Duar 1
 
26 Oct
 
Diamond Harbour 4
 
Diamond Harbour 1
 
 
TRAU 0
 

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

25 October 2025 Quarter-final East Bengal 0–1 Oil India Duliajan
17:30 IST
Report
  • Akrang 89'
Stadium: Nehru Maidan
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Baju Tussoh
Man of the Match: Akrang Narzary (Oil India)



Sikkim Gold Cup

East Bengal also participated in the 41st Sikkim Gold Cup held at Paljor Stadium, Gangtok and fielded mostly their reserve squad for the tournament. East Bengal started the tournament directly from the quarter-final.

Bracket

Pre-Qualifying Pre-Quarter Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Church Boys United 1
Rajasthan United 3
Rajasthan United 3
Sikkim Brotherhood 1 Sikkim Himalayan 0
Sikkim Himalayan 3 Rajasthan United 3
Sikkim Dragons 2
Sikkim Dragons 2
Tibetan NFA 0 NEROCA 0
Sikkim Dragons 4 Sikkim Dragons 2
NorthEast United (R) 1
Rajasthan United 1
Services 0
Inter Kashi 1
GTA XI 1 Diamond Harbour 3
Sikkim Police 3 Diamond Harbour 3
Sikkim Police 1
Diamond Harbour 0
Services 3 Services 2
Sikkim Aakraman 0 Services 1
Sudeva Delhi 0
Services 1
East Bengal (R) 0

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

25 November 2025 Quarter-final Services 1–0 (a.e.t.) East Bengal Gangtok
16:30 IST
  • Abhishek Pawar 93'
Report
  • Joesph Justin  15'
  • Bikram Pradhan  26'  46'
  • Lalramsanga  60'
  • Debojit Roy  118'
Stadium: Paljor Stadium



Statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
As of 7 December 2025[50]
Appearances for East Bengal in 2025–26 season
No. Pos. Nat. Name Durand Cup Indian Super League Super Cup IFA Shield Calcutta League Oil India Gold Cup Sikkim Gold Cup Total
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
Goalkeepers
13 GK Prabhsukhan Singh Gill 4 4 4 4 2 2 10 10
24 GK Debjit Majumder 1 1 1 1 2 1 5 5 9 8
27 GK Aditya Patra 5 5 1 1 6 6
95 GK Gourab Shaw 0 0 4 4 1 1 5 5
Defenders
3 RB Provat Lakra 3 1 11 11 14 12
4 CB Anwar Ali 5 5 5 5 1 1 11 11
5 CB Lalchungnunga 4 4 4 2 3 3 11 9
6 CB Kevin Sibille 4 3 5 5 3 2 12 10
12 RB Mohammad Rakip 5 5 5 5 3 3 13 13
16 CB Martand Raina 2 2 1 1 2 2 5 5
27 LB Jay Gupta 5 3 3 2 8 5
54 CB Adil Amal 0 0 1 0 1 0
63 CB Monotosh Chakladar 3 3 1 1 1 1 5 5
69 LB Sonam Tsewang Lhokham 1 1 1 0 2 1
72 LB Bikram Pradhan 0 0 11 10 1 1 1 1 13 12
81 RB Suman Dey 0 0 0 0 7 7 1 0 8 7
85 CB Chaku Mandi 10 8 1 1 1 1 12 10
90 CB Justin Joseph 11 11 1 1 12 12
Midfielders
8 CM Miguel Figueira 4 4 5 4 3 2 12 10
10 RW Edmund Lalrindika 5 4 4 0 3 1 6 3 18 8
15 CM Naorem Mahesh Singh 5 5 5 5 1 1 11 11
21 CM Saúl Crespo 5 4 5 5 3 3 13 12
23 CM Souvik Chakrabarti 3 0 1 0 2 0 4 4 10 4
25 CM Jeakson Singh 3 1 1 0 2 0 6 1
29 LW Bipin Singh 5 4 5 5 3 3 13 12
30 AM Vanlalpeka Guite 14 6 1 0 1 0 16 6
31 AM Lalramsanga 4 1 1 1 5 2
53 CM Ananthu NS 4 1 1 0 5 1
58 CM Sanjib Ghosh 4 2 1 1 5 3
61 CM Tanmay Das 14 13 14 13
62 CM Laikhuram Ricky Singh 1 0 1 1 2 1
64 CM Naseeb Rahman 11 10 1 1 12 11
66 CM Shyamal Besra 8 2 1 1 1 1 10 4
68 CM Kush Chhetry 1 1 1 1
71 RW Muhammed Roshal PP 6 2 6 2
74 CM Mohammed Rashid 4 2 5 5 3 3 12 10
75 LW Aman C. K. 10 7 1 0 11 7
77 CM Sanjoy Oraw 3 0 3 0
80 AM Ajad Saheem T 5 1 1 1 6 2
82 LW P. V. Vishnu 4 1 4 0 3 2 6 6 17 9
83 AM Koustav Dutta 3 0 3 0
84 LW Sayan Banerjee 1 0 12 10 1 1 1 1 15 12
87 RW Bijay Murmu 4 2 1 1 1 1 6 4
88 MF Mark Zothanpuia 3 2 3 2
Forwards
9 FW Dimitrios Diamantakos 4 2 4 2
9 FW Hiroshi Ibusuki 5 3 1 0 6 3
11 FW Nandhakumar Sekar 2 0 1 0 3 0
14 FW David Lalhlansanga 4 1 3 0 2 1 8 8 17 10
17 FW Hamid Ahadad 3 2 4 3 3 2 10 7
52 FW Debojit Roy 1 0 1 0
55 FW Muhammed Ashiq S 4 2 4 2
56 FW Monotos Maji 4 1 1 1 5 2
59 FW Jesin TK 0 0 1 0 7 1 1 1 9 2
70 FW Muhammad K Ashique 4 2 4 2
73 FW Anthony Andrews 1 0 1 0

Goal scorers

As of 7 December 2025[51]
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Durand Cup Indian Super League Super Cup IFA Shield Calcutta League Oil India Gold Cup Sikkim Gold Cup Total
1 14 FW David Lalhlansanga 1 0 5 6
30 AM Vanlalpeka Guite 6 6
3 59 FW Jesin TK 0 5 5
84 RW Sayan Banerjee 5 5
5 17 FW Hamid Ahadad 2 0 2 4
21 CB Saúl Crespo 2 1 1 4
29 LW Bipin Singh 2 2 0 4
82 RW P. V. Vishnu 0 0 1 3 4
9 9 FW Dimitrios Diamantakos 3 3
64 MF Naseeb Rahman 3 3
74 CM Mohammed Rashid 1 1 1 3
12 4 CB Anwar Ali 2 0 0 2
6 CB Kevin Sibille 0 2 0 2
15 CM Naorem Mahesh Singh 1 1 0 2
56 FW Monotos Maji 2 2
66 MF Shyamal Besra 2 2
17 3 RB Provat Lakra 0 1 1
5 CB Lalchungnunga 1 0 0 1
8 AM Miguel Figueira 0 1 0 1
9 FW Hiroshi Ibusuki 1 0 1
25 CM Jeakson Singh 0 0 1 1
27 LB Jay Gupta 0 1 1
53 MF Ananthu NS 1 1
55 FW Muhammed Ashiq S 1 1
61 MF Tanmay Das 1 1
81 RB Suman Dey 1 1
85 CB Chaku Mandi 1 1
88 CM Mark Zothanpuia 0 1 1
Own Goals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 15 9 7 38 0 0 69

Assists

As of 7 December 2025[52]
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Durand Cup Indian Super League Super Cup IFA Shield Calcutta League Oil India Gold Cup Sikkim Gold Cup Total
1 15 FW Naorem Mahesh Singh 2 3 1 6
2 8 CM Miguel Figueira 2 2 0 4
64 CM Naseeb Rahman 4 4
82 AM P. V. Vishnu 0 0 4 4
4 10 AM Edmund Lalrindika 1 0 2 3
14 FW David Lalhlansanga 0 1 2 3
29 LW Bipin Singh 1 2 3
30 AM Vanlalpeka Guite 3 3
75 RW Aman C. K. 3 3
10 66 AM Shyamal Besra 2 2
84 LW Sayan Banerjee 0 2 2
12 5 CB Lalchungnunga 0 1 0 1
6 CB Kevin Sibille 1 0 1
9 FW Dimitrios Diamantakos 1 1
21 CM Saúl Crespo 0 1 1
59 FW Jesin TK 0 1 1
61 CM Tanmay Das 0 1 1
70 LW Muhammed Ashique K 1 1
80 AM Ajad Saheem T 1 1
85 CB Chaku Mandi 0 1 1
Total 8 6 5 27 0 0 44

Clean sheets

As of 7 December 2025[53]
No. Nat. Player Durand Cup Indian Super League Super Cup IFA Shield Calcutta League Oil India Gold Cup Sikkim Gold Cup Total
13 Prabhsukhan Singh Gill 1 2 1 4
24 Debjit Majumder 1 0 1 2 4
27 Aditya Patra 0 0 0
95 Gourab Shaw 3 0 3

Disciplinary record

As of 7 December 2025[54][55]
No. Nat. Name Durand Cup Indian Super League Super Cup IFA Shield Calcutta League
                   
3 Provat Lakra 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
4 Anwar Ali 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Lalchungnunga 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
6 Kevin Sibille 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Miguel Figueira 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
9 Dimitrios Diamantakos 1 0 0 0
12 Mohammad Rakip 1 0 0 0
13 Prabhsukhan Singh Gill 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 David Lalhlansanga 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
15 Naorem Mahesh Singh 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
16 Martand Raina 1 0 0 0
21 Saúl Crespo 1 0 0 0
23 Souvik Chakrabarti 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
24 Debjit Majumder 4 0 0 0
27 Jay Gupta 1 0 0 0
55 Muhammed Ashiq S 1 0 0 0
59 Jesin TK 1 0 0 0
61 Tanmay Das 2 0 0 0
64 Naseeb Rahman 1 0 0 0
66 Shyamal Besra 1 0 0 0
72 Bikram Pradhan 2 0 0 0
74 Mohammed Rashid 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
75 Aman C. K. 1 0 1 0
80 Ajad Saheem T 1 0 0 0
81 Suman Dey 3 0 0 0
84 Sayan Banerjee 2 0 0 0
85 Chaku Mandi 4 0 1 0
90 Justin Joseph 1 0 0 0

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Closed door friendly match.
  2. ^ a b East Bengal fielded mostly their Reserve squad for the tournament, with Bino George taking charge as the head coach.[27]
  3. ^ a b Later 26 points from 12 matches, as Army Red didn't field their team in group stage, thus IFA gave free 3 points to all other teams of Group A with 3–0 victory.
  4. ^ East Bengal fielded their Reserve squad for the tournament, with Archisman Biswas taking charge as the head coach.[28]
  1. ^ If the top teams are already playing in national leagues, then the next highest ranked team(s) would be eligible for I-League 3.
  2. ^ Walkover

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