East Bengal FC

East Bengal Football Club, commonly referred to as East Bengal, is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of the Indian football league system. They are the second most successful clubs in India only behind Mohun Bagan, having won Four National League titles, in addition to a record forty-one state league titles. The club has enjoyed significant success in domestic cup competitions including the Federation Cup/Super Cup trophies, making it one of the most decorated football clubs in India.

It is one of the three biggest clubs of Kolkata, and participates in the well-renowned Kolkata derby against its long time 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 maiden First Division league title in 1942. The club was a founding member of the National Football League, the first nation-wide football league in 1996, which it has won 3 times. The club has also won several other trophies, including the Durand Cup 17 times, the Super Cup 3 times, the IFA Shield a record 29 times, the Rovers Cup 10 times, the DCM Trophy 7 times, the Darjeeling Gold Cup 5 times and the McDowell's Cup 3 times. East Bengal has won an international title, the 2003 ASEAN Club Championship.