Tag Archives: East Bengal

VIDEO – XtraTime: What is East Bengal’s game plan in their CFL opener against Rainbow AC?

As XtraTime reports, defending champions East Bengal Club begin their 2017 Calcutta Football League campaign on Saturday afternoon against Rainbow AC. The East Bengal side was held to a 1-1 draw against the same opposition a few days back. But the newly promoted side will be having just a single …

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VIDEO – XtraTime: East Bengal 1-1 Rainbow AC – Friendly Highlights!

Khalid Jamil’s East Bengal only played out a 1-1 draw against Rainbow AC in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday. It’s surely a wake-up call to get the team ready for their CFL assignments. It was Brandon who gave East Bengal the lead, but Mithun Sardar equalised for Rainbow AC after …

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AIFF Players Status Committee to decide Abinash Ruidas vs East Bengal case!

The Special Committee formed as per the directions of the All India Football Federation’s Emergency Committee met at AIFF Football House on August 3, 2017 to review the jurisdiction of the AIFF and State Association and to adjudicate the status of a player in view of the dispute between Abinash …

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East Bengal Club name their squad ahead of Calcutta Football League!

New East Bengal Club head coach Khalid Jamil will go with a 31 player squad into the Calcutta Football League – Premier Division ‘A’ to win a record eight CFL title in a row. Despite East Bengal staying out of the Indian Super League like archrivals Mohun Bagan, the red …

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VIDEO – XtraTime: East Bengal celebrate their Foundation Day!

East Bengal Club celebrated their 98th Foundation Day on Tuesday, August 1 night at the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata. Indian Hockey legend Dhanraj Pillai received the Bharat Gourav Award for his contribution to Indian sports, while former players and coaches Subhas Bhowmick and Syed Nayeemuddin were given lifetime awards …

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VIDEO – XtraTime: East Bengal register their first set of players ahead of CFL!

As XtraTime reports, East Bengal Club completed the signing of the first set of players at the IFA office in Kolkata on Monday. Established players like Cavin Lobo, Arnab Mondal and Mohammed Rafique were accompanied by the new players as well as the youngsters to the registration formalities.

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VIDEO – XtraTime: East Bengal’s T&T duo Carlyle Mitchell & Willis Plaza arrive!

East Bengal Club foreign duo from Trinidad & Tobago Carlyle Deon Mitchell and Willis Deon Plaza arrived yesterday in Kolkata. On being extremely tired coming from an international match, both the players didn’t wish to speak with the media present at the airport. Striker Plaza will be playing his second …

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VIDEO – Bangla Time: The last return of Swapan Bal to East Bengal Club!

Swapan Bal died aged 71 in the early hours of Friday after a long fight against cancer. For most of his adolescent and adult life, Swapan Bal lived and breathed East Bengal. He was a footballer of some standing playing as goalkeeper for East Bengal’s development teams in what was …

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