East Bengal FC

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. They are one of the most successful clubs in India, having won three National League titles in addition to forty-one State league titles. The club has enjoyed significant success in Domestic cup competitions and International tournaments as well, including Federation Cup/Super Cup trophies and an ASEAN Club Championship respectively, 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 won an international club trophy, in the form of ASEAN Club Championship.