East Bengal Football Club Women, commonly referred to as East Bengal (Bengali pronunciation: [ˈi:st ˌbenˈɡɔːl]), is a women's football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. It is the women's football department of the East Bengal Club, which is a multi-sport club. They currently compete in the Kanyashree Cup, the top flight tournament of women's football in the state of West Bengal under Indian Football Association.
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Full name | East Bengal Club Women | |||
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Nickname(s) | Red and Gold Brigade Bangal Brigade Torch Bearers | |||
Short name | EB EBFC | |||
Founded | 2001; 21 years ago (2001) | |||
Ground | East Bengal Ground | |||
Capacity | 23,500 | |||
Owner | Emami East Bengal FC Pvt. Ltd. | |||
President | Dr. Pronab Dasgupta | |||
Head coach | Sujata Kar | |||
League | Kanyashree Cup | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Formed in 2001, the East Bengal F.C. Women's team won the Calcutta Women's Football League title in its inaugural season and came runner's up in 2002.[1] The team was disbanded after 2003 season.
In the centenary year, the East Bengal club again decided to relaunch the women's team and participate in the Calcutta Women's Football League.[2] They have appointed former India International Kuntala Ghosh Dastidar as the head coach of the team.[3][4]
In October, initial trials were conducted by the club under renowned footballer Kuntala Ghosh Dastidar, with over 150 women participating.[5][6]
On 27 December, IFA registration of 21 players was done for the Women's League that commenced in January 2020.[7]
The East Bengal Women's team started off their campaign in the 2020 Kanyashree Cup in style as they defeated Dipti Sangha by 6-1.[8]
On 13 February the East Bengal Women's team made history as they faced Biddyut Sporting. They led 18-0 within 30 minutes of the game when the opposing team forfeited the game and referee awarded it to East Bengal.[9]
On 6 March, the East Bengal Women's team surpassed their own record once again as they scored 20 goals against Bhangore SWF. East Bengal's forward Tulsi Hembram scored 8 goals and Mamata Hansda 4.[10]
The team qualified for the Super Six competition without losing a single game, and qualified for the Semi-Final where they faced Police AC. East Bengal won the semi-final 5–4 in the penalty shootout after the game had ended 1–1 in regulation time. However, the game was replayed due to issues with player registration and East Bengal team once again won the replayed match 5–4 in the penalties after the game ended goalless to reach the final. In the final, they met the two-times defending champions SSB Women's FC. On 30 December 2020, East Bengal faced SSB Women's at the Salt Lake Stadium in the final of the Kanyashree Cup and finished runners up with a 2–0 loss, with a goal conceded in each half. East Bengal team however qualified for the Indian Women's League for the next season.[11]
Due to tussle between the club officials and the investor group Shree Cement, the women football team and all the players were released by the management. It was informed that they would not be fielding a team for the 2022 Kanyashree Cup.[12]
Later they began the season by participating in the Kaliaganj MLA Cup held at Uttar Dinajpur and won the four team tournament by defeating MLA Kaliaganj 1–0.[13]
The East Bengal Ground is located in Kolkata, India and is the home ground of the club. The stadium lies on the Maidan (Kolkata) area on the northern side of Fort William and near the Eden Gardens. This stadium is used mostly for matches of Men's team in Calcutta Football League and academy players.
Capacity | 23,500 |
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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2001 | Winners | – |
2002 | Runners-up | – |
2003–2019 | Team disbanded | |
2020 | Runners-up | – |
2022 | Did not participate |
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