Indian professional multi-sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sporting Club East Bengal are an Indian professional football club based at Kolkata.[1]
![]() Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, which East Bengal uses for most matches | |
Full name | Kingfisher Bengal Football Club |
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Founded | 1920 |
Ground | Salt Lake Stadium |
Capacity | 120,000 |
Owner | UB Group |
Chairman | Dr Pranab Dasgupta |
Manager | Trevor Morgan |
League | I-League |
2010–11 | I-League, 2nd |
Website | Club website |
East Bengal is one of the teams which compete in the I-League.
East Bengal Football Club was established in 1920.[1]
In 1998, the name of the club was changed from East Bengal Football Club to Kingfisher East Bengal Football Club.[2]
In July 2003, East Bengal won the ASEAN Club Championship at Jakarta.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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