A)BRIEF HISTORY :

MAIDAN TENT, KOLKATA- 700021

Team Colours: Jersey: Red & Gold Shorts: Black

Achievements: I-League (formerly National Football League) : 3 times Champions  (2000-2001, 2002-2003 & 2003-2004 ) Federation Cup: 5 times Champions (1978, 1980, 1985, 1996, 2007 )

Special Achievement: In 2003 July, Kingfisher East Bengal FC created sensation not only in India but in the whole continent also when they won ASEAN Cup from Jakarta beating BEC Tero Sasana in the finals. Winning the ASEAN Cup in Jakarta in 2003, remaining undefeated for eight international games at a stretch and being the first team to win the coveted National Football League in back-to-back years (2000-2001 & 2002-2003) are just some of the moments to savour.

Brief History: Kingfisher East Bengal Football Club is an Indian football club based in Kolkata. The club was originally known as the East Bengal Club.

East Bengal Club was founded in the year 1920 by Raja Manmatha Nath Chowdhury and Suresh Chandra Chowdhury (Maharajas of Santosh which is a place in Bangladesh , the then Undivided India , the Santosh Trophy is titled under this name), Principal Sharada Ranjan Roy, Dr. Ramesh Chandra Sen.  (who was famous by his nick name Nasa) and Sailesh Chandra Bose.  

Thereafter the founders debated intensely over the choice of colours for the club jersey. After a long search they opted for a red and golden colour shirt hanging impressively at the Whiteway Ladel Department Store at Chowringhee. These colours became permanently associated with the club.

East Bengal Club got the affiliation of Indian Football Association then run by British  after a great struggle and effort as other Indian Clubs (in Calcutta ) were not in favour of our affiliation. Gradually by the performance the name of East Bengal Club came in the limelight and ultimately got the first flavor of the Calcutta League in the year 1942 and I.F.A. Shield by winning in the year 1943 and again club won the I.F.A. Shield, Calcutta 1^st Division league in the year 1945. The domination of the club in Indian Football started since then by winning almost all the major tournaments through out India including the most coveted tournament National Football League in the year 2000-2001, 2002-2003 &2003-2004 and won the ASEAN Cup in Jakarta in July 2003 and qualified to the Quarter Final round AFC Cup 2004 as the Champion Club of India by defeating Champion Clubs of Singapore, Malaysia and Maldives.  

East Bengal Club is the only club in India who was invited by Romania Youth Festival Committee to participate in their football tournament at Bucharest in the year 1953 as the best football club of India on recommendation of the then President of India Late Dr.Rajendra Prasad. East Bengal was the first club in India to represent the country in the Asian Club Cup football tournament.

In 1998 within the constitution of the club a Private Limited Company was formed covering the affairs of the football team under the name and style of "United East Bengal Football Team Private Limited."

Through corporatisation and judicious management of funds, the team now named "Kingfisher East Bengal" achieved many firsts among India's Football Club scenario. Along with a fully functional gymnasium for the players and better working conditions for various office bearers, the club also started its own website to appraise its millions of supporters of the activities and achievements.

Chief Coach: Stanley Rozario

Assistant Coach: Mridul Banerjee

Goalkeeper Coach: Debashis Mukherjee

Players to Watch: Subrata Pal, Surkumar Singh, Nirmal Chhetri, Renedy Singh, Alvito DʼCounha, Jayanta Sen, Sanju Pradhan, Mehrajuddin Wadoo, Sunil Chhetri, Edmilson Marques, Yusif Yakubu

Contact: Kingfisher East Bengal FC, Maidan Tent, Kolkata - 700 021
Phone: +91-33-2248-4642, 2210 0060
Fax: +91-33-2248-9896
Email: east_bengal_club@vsnl.net  Website: www.eastbengalfootballclub.com