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  East Bengal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
East Bengal was the name used during two periods in the 20th century for a territory that roughly included the modern state of Bangladesh.
Bengal was divided into two provinces on 3rd July 1946 in preparation for the Partition of India - the Hindu-majority West Bengal and the Muslim-majority East Bengal.
The province of East Bengal was administered by ceremonial Governor and an indirectly-elected Chief Minister.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/East_Bengal_(province)   (593 words)

  
 East Bengal Club - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The East Bengal Club is an Indian football club.
This club is based in Calcutta and as of 2004 had recently won top honors in its National Football League two years running.
They were the first Indian club in over 40 years to win a continental trophy when they beat BEC Tero Sasano in the final of the 2003 ASEAN cup championship.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/East_Bengal_Club   (196 words)

  
 LONGLIVESOCCER.COM
In the final East Bengal club met one of the strongest clubs side of the continent BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand.
In the LG Cup ASEAN club championship club teams from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam and Brunei was supposed to participate but Indian teams got a special invitation from the organizers and East Bengal by virtue of being champion club of India participated in the event (winner of last National Football League).
East Bengal's success at Jakarta is also the direct result of superb performance from ace Indian striker Baichung Bhutia, who had a three year stint with FC Bury, a second division club in England, from 1999 to 2002.
www.longlivesoccer.com /indiafootball4.htm   (1334 words)

  
 LONGLIVESOCCER.COM
Football standards the world over is on the rise and at the same time Indian football is on the decline for and has been for the past three decades.
Football has a great fan following in India but people are not happy with the quality of Indian football because these days people get to see the English Premier League, Spanish League and other world leagues live in their living rooms in India.
Football talent exists in India but the majority of them are untapped due to a lack of grass-root coaching programs throughout the country.
www.longlivesoccer.com /indiafootball.htm   (1261 words)

  
 Asean Football Federation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
East Bengal, the guest team in the inaugural regional inter-club football tournament here, will face the winner of the other semifinal encounter between Perak and BEC Tero later this evening.
East Bengal, the surprise package of the tournament, worked tirelessly but were unable to secure the equaliser before the break.
East Bengal were down by one player after Mahes Gowli received his second booking in the 76th minute.
www.aseanfootball.com /show.cgi?cat=headline&id=T3nSmDvt3h   (231 words)

  
 East Bengal lose in ASEAN Club championsh
A fighting East Bengal went down 0-1 to Thailand's BEC Tero Sasana in their opening Group D match in the LG Cup ASEAN Club football championships at Jakarta on Monday.
East Bengal, who were attacking with Baichung Bhutia, as the lone striker, Alvito D Cunha and Bijen Singh, as the two wingers, looked more dangerous in the second session after coach Subash Bhowmick introuduced Malswamtunga in the 63rd minute.
East Bengal's first threatening move came in the eighth minute when Alvito D'Cunha tested the Thcustodian with firm header.
www.rediff.com /sports/2003/jul/15foot.htm   (351 words)

  
 The Week   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
East Bengal will play Syrian team Al Jaish on September 15 in the quarter-finals at home and the away match is on September 22.
Club officials have been working hard to get associate sponsors for the last two years but they are yet to succeed.
Club officials and experts felt that it was unfair that the sponsor UB Group allocated the same amount (Rs 1.55 crore) to champions East Bengal as well as Mohun Bagan.
www.the-week.com /24jul04/sports_article2.htm   (1320 words)

  
 East Bengal Football Club - Fans' Corner
East Bengal stars Alvito D Cunha, Deepak Mondal, Habbibur Rahman made start in the match whereas Syed Nabi came in as substitute later in the game.
Well East Bengal is no ordinary side; it's a special side which needs special attention because of its history, traditions, players that it has produced and the magnificent fans, all across the world.
With its rich heritage, East Bengal is now at a juncture where it needs to grow - from a prime player in the national scene to one of the top clubs in Asia.
www.eastbengalfootballclub.com /fans   (2084 words)

  
 Asean Football Federation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
JAKARTA (July 13, 2003) - India's East Bengal will not be intimidated by the fact that they will be facing one of Asia's top clubs - Bec Tero of Thailand - in their opening encounter of the LG Cup Asean Football Club Championship tomorrow.
But East Bengal, the reigning National Football League champions, will not settle for just a win tomorrow, they are aiming to go the distance.
East Bengal and Bec Tero, drawn in Group D, will play the second match of the day tomorrow at 6.05pm.
www.aseanfootball.com /show.cgi?cat=headline&id=9LgmMR484g   (784 words)

  
 Okorie: 'Indian football gave me everything'
The 32-year-old Nigerian powerhouse, awaiting the federation's clearance to become eligible as one of the five foreigners allowed to be fielded by the Mumbai club, hopes to parade his footballing skills in the National Football League, where BMFC featured in the Second Division last season.
"East Bengal's exit came as a surprise, but I feel the result is also good for Indian football because it shows that the game is developing in different parts of the country.
The Mumbai club is very open about cashing in on its Nigerian star status and recently went public with a novel plan - Chima to present designer BMFC pens to the first 100 football fans entering the Cooperage ground for the club's matches.
www.indianfootball.de /article/article109.html   (1748 words)

  
 Sports: Man Of The Week: BAICHUNG BHUTIA; Aug 10, 2003 The Week   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Today, Baichung is the toast of the nation after his sterling performance in the LG Asean Club Cup football championship held in Jakarta last month, where East Bengal became the first Indian club to win an international title.
East Bengal, which stands to gain $10,000 from the deal, gave the go-ahead.
East Bengal coach Subhash Bhowmick, who instilled a sense of aggressiveness in the squad, said, "Every team member, including Baichung, was a star performer.
www.the-week.com /23aug10/sports2.htm   (1071 words)

  
 IBN
When East Bengal became the first Indian club to win a Pan-Asian football tournament in 2004, Indian football stuck a foot into the Asian scene.
The club now boasts of everything that a football club needs — physical trainers for the players, a Jacuzzi, a high-tech gymnasium.
Kingfisher East Bengal is fighting all odds to bring in proffesionalism into a game that has been neglected in India.
www.ibnlive.com /features/football/index.php   (398 words)

  
 Kingfisher - Football   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Taking the initiative from the onset, East Bengal raided the opposition goal several times inside the first 15 minutes to push the Nepal Blue defence to limit.
East Bengal kept the momentum going in the second half.
East Bengal will play against the winner of Hannam University, Korea and Nepal Red in the final that is scheduled to be played on January 1.
www.kingfisherworld.com /sports/sports-football-ebfinal.htm   (297 words)

  
 East Bengal coach sent to judicial custody till Dec 9 : HindustanTimes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Subhas Bhowmick, the coach of the East Bengal football club, arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) while allegedly accepting bribe, was Saturday remanded in six-days' judicial custody by a court.
The East Bengal club members were meeting on Saturday to decide their stance on Bhowmick.
Bhowmick was in the news on Thursday also for waving shoes at East Bengal supporters at the Salt Lake Stadium after his team lost to Eveready and bowed out of the Indian Football Association Shield in a semi-final match.
www.hindustantimes.com /2005/Dec/03/181_1563926,00070003.htm   (335 words)

  
 Indian football stars to protest against Doordarshan - Indiantelevision.com's News Room Headlines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Dozens of footballers, coaches, sports journalists and soccer lovers are expected to stage a protest outside the Doordarshan office, on Monday 23 February 2004, in support of their demand.
East Bengal football club's coach Subash Bhowmick and former footballer Surajit Sengupta are the prime movers of the planned demonstration.
The football fraternity is angry that television channels were eager to telecast live even the under-19 years' cricket matches but not India's soccer World Cup campaign.
www.indiantelevision.com /headlines/y2k4/feb/feb194.htm   (263 words)

  
 The Hindu : Sport / Football : East Bengal in semifinals
Another fine display enabled East Bengal to top group B with an all-win record and enter the semifinals of the 110th IFA Shield at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Sunday.
East Bengal defeated Bangladesh's Muktijoddha Sangsad SC 3-0.
Paulo and East Bengal got three more chances in the 24th, 30th and 41st minutes to go ahead but every time Paulo failed to give finishing touches to the moves.
www.hindu.com /2004/10/04/stories/2004100403911600.htm   (472 words)

  
 East Bengal all geared up - Deccan Herald   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Kolkata club is all set to take on Malaysian club Negri Sembilan in a home match as they seek to build on a good start in the AFC Cup football tournament.
From the standpoints of infrastructure and planning, Malay-sian football is ahead of both Singapore and India," he said.
If East Bengal pull it off, then getting through against the weakest team in the group Island FC of Maldives would not be a problem.
www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/feb252004/sp2.asp   (409 words)

  
 outlookindia.com | wired
East Bengal went down fighting 0-1 to Thailand's champion club BEC Tero Sasana in their opening Group D match in the LG Cup ASEAN Club football championships here today.
East Bengal, who were attacking with only Baichung Bhutia upfront and Alvito D Cunha and Bijen Singh as the two wingers, looked more dangerous in the second session after coach Subash Bhowmick introuduced Malswamtunga in the 18th minute of the second session.
East Bengal's first threatening move came in the eighth minute when Alvito D'Cunha tested the Thai custodian with a firm header.
www.outlookindia.com /pti_news.asp?id=153427   (669 words)

  
 East Bengal held goalless
Title holders East Bengal were held goalless by Eastern Railway while Mohun Bagan got past Railway Football Club 1-0 in the Kolkata Super Division football league matches in Kolkata on Wednesday.
After finishing 1-1 with arch rivals Bagan in their previous outing, East Bengal stumbled yet again, failing to break the dour defensive approach of the railwaymen.
Playing at the Howrah stadium, East Bengal enjoyed complete domination and got chances galore, but were done in by some poor finishing by their forwards.
www.rediff.com /sports/2004/jul/21foot.htm   (318 words)

  
 East Bengal's Brazilian coach exudes confidence
Exuding confidence, East Bengal's new Brazilian coach Carlos Roberto Da Pereira asserted on Friday that he will strive to make the club national champions and meet the expectations of its fans.
Beginning his coaching career in 1970 with Brazil's Madumira Football Club, Pereira has coached Vasco da Gama and various other clubs in the Middle East, including leading outfits of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, and was also in charge of the Singapore national team between 1996 and 1998.
Pereira, who has been given a one-year contract by East Bengal, sought cooperation from the coaching staff, officials and fans.
ia.rediff.com /sports/2006/jul/14coach.htm   (231 words)

  
 Rohit Goyal
East Bengal was after me for many years and the temptation to play for the biggest club in the country was always there in my mind.
Football is a team game and everyone should be applauded for putting their hearts and soul for this club.
Subhash Bhowmick is a good coach and I respect him very much for what he has done at East Bengal and Indian football, but he should understand the point that every coach in the league is doing his best for their respective clubs and should be respected.
rohitraul.blogspot.com   (12880 words)

  
 E Bengal spoil BMFC debut
CALCUTTA, June 9: Bengal Mumbai Football Club (BMFC) made an impressive yet disappointing start to their football career in big-league football, going down 1-3 to East Bengal in a Group B league match of the McDowell Cup tournament at the Salt Lake Stadium here today.
With this win, East Bengal have won both their league matches and are assured of finishing at the top of their group.
Abdul Khaleque was broken through the East Bengal defence and was well in position to score inside the box when East Bengal defender Arpan Dey felled him.
www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19980610/16151094.html   (371 words)

  
 News for the month of July 2004
East Bengal proved the world that Indian football is on the rise.
East Bengal manager Bhowmick will be happy with the effort put by the side into the match considering this is the first time an Indian club played in England.
EAST BENGAL SQUAD: GK: Sangram Mukherjee (Captain), Rajat Ghosh Dastidar; DF: Deepak Kumar Mondal, Selwyn Fernandes, Louis Aniweta, Madhab Das, Syed Hussain, MF: Douglas da Silva, Climax Lawrence, Alvito D'Cunha, Shylo Malswam Tulunga, Dipankar Roy, Sasthi Duley, Chandan Das, Sujoy Datta, Tushar Rakshit, Sandip Das; FW: Baichung Bhutia, Bijen Singh, Syed Rahim Nabi.
www.indianfootball.com /news/m200407.html   (12156 words)

  
 indya.com Football Diary - May   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In the 1998-99, season with the entry of Vijay Mallaya's United Breweries Group into management of Calcutta giants Mohun Bagan and East Bengal and the success of two editions of the Philips National league, financial investment in Indian football reached a peak.
East Bengal paid their star players, Ranjan Dey, Raman Vijayan and Tushar Rakshit, Rs 8, 7 and 5 lakhs respectively.
East Bengal have bagged international defender, Deepak Mondal (JCT) Ukranian midfielder Andriy Mylchevsky (Churchill Bros.) and five junior internationals from TFA including highly rated striker Trijit Das and left back Amandeep Singh.
www.indianfootball.de /article/article068.html   (497 words)

  
 Calcuttaweb - Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The first organized match in India with detailed record was played on 18th and 19th of January 1804 at Calcutta.
Ballygunge Cricket Club was set up in 1864.
Calcutta Football Club (CFC) was set up in 1872.
www.calcuttaweb.com /sports.htm   (507 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Leicester City | Leicester agree India deals
Leicester have agreed deals with Indian champions Kingfisher East Bengal FC and the All India Football Federation to further those links.
Kingfisher East Bengal FC will be invited to play a friendly match at the Walkers Stadium later this season, while Leicester back-room staff will travel to India to run coaching programmes.
In December last year the Leicester Tigers rugby club welcomed the Indian national team to the city in a bid to boost the 15-man code among the Asian community.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/3458415.stm   (184 words)

  
 East Bengal wins ASEAN Club championship : Sports News : IndiaExpress.Com
East Bengal became the first Indian club to win an international tournament on foreign soil when they beat favorites BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand 3-1 to lift the LG Cup ASEAN club football championship in a thrilling final in Jakarta on Saturday.
The hard-earned victory against the Asian Champions League finalists made East Bengal richer by USD 50,000.
Leading by a 28th minute Mike Okoro goal at the break, East Bengal stretched their lead to 2-0 with golden boot award winner Baichung Bhutia taking his tournament tally to nine in the 48th minute.
www.indiaexpress.com /news/sports/20030727-0.html   (317 words)

  
 Malaysian club signs Bhutia : Sports News : IndiaExpress.Com
Indian skipper Baichung Bhutia's exploits at the ASEAN club football tournament in Jakarta has won him a three-month contract with a top Malaysian club, Perak FC, starting next month.
The talented footballer will be seen in action at the Malaysia Cup, the most prestigious of the three competitions in the annual Malaysian football calendar.
Bhutia was the star of East Bengal's historic triumph at the ASEAN club tournament where he emerged the top-scorer with nine goals.
www.indiaexpress.com /news/sports/20030728-0.html   (235 words)

  
 Deccan Herald News page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It was a debatable decision by the referee after East Bengal goalkeeper Sandip Nandy dived forward inside the box to thwart an advancing rival forward.
The first half was goalless which saw East Bengal medio Debjit Ghosh stretchered out to an ambulance and taken to hospital after colliding with Persita's Zaenal Arif.
Just inside the East Bengal half, Debjit and Persita's Zaenal Arif, who scored four goals against a Laos club, leaped to head a high ball and while coming down, Arif crashed into the back of Debjit's head, the latter going down with a thud.
www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/july22/sp11.asp   (647 words)

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