Overall record Durand Cup East Bengal participated in the
2023 Durand Cup and was grouped into Group A along with
Mohun Bagan SG,
Punjab, and
Bangladesh Army and would play their group stage matches in Kolkata. On 6 August, East Bengal began their campaign against
Bangladesh Army at the
Salt Lake Stadium and managed a 2–2 draw. East Bengal took a 2–0 lead at halftime with
Saúl Crespo and
Javier Siverio scoring for the team but
Nishu Kumar received a red card in the second half as Bangladesh Army scored two late goals to make it 2–2 and the points were shared. On 12 August, East Bengal faced their arch—rivals Mohun Bagan SG in the
Kolkata Derby fixture at the Salt Lake Stadium and managed a 1–0 win courtesy of a solitary goal from
Nandhakumar Sekar in the second half. On 16 August, East Bengal defeated
Punjab 1–0 at the
Kishore Bharati Krirangan to secure the top spot in the group and qualify for the quarterfinals. Javier Siverio scored the only goal of the match. On 25 August, East Bengal faced
Gokulam Kerala at the Salt Lake Stadium in the quarterfinals and won 2–1.
Jordan Elsey scored for East Bengal in the very first minute but Gokulam Kerala equalized in the second half courtesy of a goal from
Aminou Bouba. However, East Bengal found the winner in the seventy-eighth minute when
Nishu Kumar's cross deflected off Aminou Bouba into the net as East Bengal managed to hold onto the 2–1 lead to progress into the semifinals. On 29 August, East Bengal faced
NorthEast United in the semifinals at the Salt Lake Stadium, where after the match ended 2–2, East Bengal managed to progress into the finals after winning the penalty shootout 5–3. East Bengal went 2–0 behind with goals from
Míchel Zabaco and
Konsam Phalguni Singh however, they rallied from behind with goals from
Naorem Mahesh Singh and Nandhakumar Sekar to equalize the match to take it to the penalty shootout. East Bengal scored all five of their penalty kicks but
Parthib Sundar Gogoi missed the penalty for NorthEast United as East Bengal won the shootout and progressed into the final for the first time since
2004. On 3 September, East Bengal faced Mohun Bagan SG in the final at the Salt Lake Stadium and suffered a 0–1 defeat to finish runners-up of the tournament.
Dimitri Petratos scored the only goal in the final for Mohun Bagan SG.
Nandhakumar Sekar was adjudged as the player of the tournament.
Group stage Knockout stage Matches ----
Indian Super League Summary East Bengal began their Indian Super League campaign at home against
Jamshedpur on 25 September at the
Salt Lake Stadium with a goalless draw to share the points. On 30 September, East Bengal faced
Hyderabad in their second match at the Salt lake Stadium and secured their first victory of the campaign.
Hitesh Sharma put Hyderabad ahead but
Cleiton Silva scored twice including a stoppage-time freekick winner to complete the comeback as East Bengal secured the victory. On 4 October, East Bengal faced
Bengaluru away at the
Sree Kanteerava Stadium and suffered a 2–1 defeat.
Naorem Mahesh Singh had put East Bengal ahead but
Sunil Chhetri and
Javi Hernández scored for Bengaluru as East Bengal suffered their first defeat of the campaign. On 21 October, East Bengal faced
Goa at the
Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar due to administrative issues, On 4 November, East Bengal faced
Kerala Blasters at the Salt Lake Stadium and suffered a 2&1 defeat. On 25 November, East Bengal faced
Chennaiyin away at the
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and drew 1–1, to end their three-match defeat streak. On 4 December, East Bengal faced
NorthEast United and recorded a 5–0 win.
Borja Herrera opened the scoring for East Bengal and
Cleiton Silva and
Nandhakumar Sekar scored a brace each as East Bengal recorded their biggest-ever win since their inception in the Indian Super League. On 9 December, East Bengal faced
Punjab and settled for a 0–0 draw. Next, on 16 December, East Bengal faced
Mumbai City away at the
Mumbai Football Arena and again settled for a 0–0 draw. On 22 December, East Bengal faced
Odisha at home and once again settled for a 0–0 draw, the third consecutive goalless draw before ending the first leg of the league before the break for the Asian Cup.
League table Result summary Results by match Matches The league fixtures were announced on 7 September 2023, with the season starting on 21 September. ----
Super Cup East Bengal along with the other ten Indian Super League teams and four I-League teams shall participate in the Super Cup, which will be in
Odisha in January 2024. East Bengal has been grouped in Group A, alongside
Indian Super League sides –
Mohun Bagan SG,
Hyderabad and an
I-League side
Sreenidhi Deccan. On 14 January, East Bengal faced Sreenidhi Deccan and won 2–1 with goals from
Hijazi Maher and
Javier Siverio. On 19 January, East Bengal faced their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan Super Giants in the
Kolkata Derby fixture in a virtual quarter-final tie that would decide the group champions and who would progress into the semi-finals and East Bengal won 3–1 with captain Cleiton Silva scoring a brace while
Nandhakumar Sekar scoring the other, as East Bengal won all three matches in the group to qualify for the semi-final. On 24 January, East Bengal faced Group B winners
Jamshedpur in the semi-finals and won 2–0 with goals from Hijazi Maher and Javier Siverio as they entered the final for the second time, after 2018. On 28 January, East Bengal faced the defending champions
Odisha in the final at their home ground
Kalinga Stadium. Odisha took the lead in the first half as
Diego Mauricio scored however, East Bengal came back with goals from Nandhakumar Sekar and Saúl Crespo to lead 2–1 however, East Bengal conceded a penalty in the last second of the match and
Ahmed Jahouh scored the equalizer from the spot to take the game into extra time. However, captain Cleiton Silva scored the winner in the 110th minute as East Bengal secured a 3–2 victory to become the champions and lift a major trophy after twelve years.
Group Stage Knockout Stage Matches ----
Calcutta Football League Summary East Bengal participated in the
2023 CFL Premier Division and was drawn into group B for the first phase of the tournament where twenty-six teams were divided into two groups of thirteen teams each. East Bengal would be mainly fielding their
Reserve squad for the tournament with coach
Bino George taking charge of the team. On 17 July, East Bengal faced
West Bengal Police and achieved their first win of the season as they won 4–2 at the
Bankimanjali Stadium in
Naihati. Bunando Singh,
Sarthak Golui, Dip Saha and Abhishek Kunjam scored for East Bengal. On 20 July, East Bengal faced
Kidderpore and won 2–0.
Tuhin Das and Shyamal Besra scored for East Bengal as they latched up consecutive wins. On 24 July, East Bengal faced
BSS at Naihati and were held to a 1–1 draw. East Bengal went down to 10 men after Tuhin Das was given a straight red card in the first half, however, it was East Bengal who took the lead in the ninetieth minute through a direct freekick strike from Dip Saha. BSS scored the equalizer in the seventh minute of injury time as East Bengal had a settle for a draw. On 27 July East Bengal faced
Eastern Railway at the
East Bengal Ground and won 5–1. Aman C. K. scored a brace while Avishek Kunjam, Vanlalpeka Guite, and Razibul Mistry scored one each as East Bengal registered their third win of the campaign. On 31 July, East Bengal faced
Wari at the East Bengal Ground and won 5–0. Avishek Kunjam scored a brace while Dip Saha, Tanmay Das and Aman C. K. scored one each as East Bengal registered their fourth win of the campaign. On 3 August, East Bengal faced
Bhawanipore and drew 1–1, with Dip Saha scoring for East Bengal. On 9 August, East Bengal defeated Railway FC 2–0 with goals from Aman C. K. and
Nishu Kumar to earn their fifth win of the campaign. On 14 August, East Bengal defeated
Police AC 2–1 with goals from Avishek Kunjam and
P. V. Vishnu to grab their sixth win of the campaign. On 19 August, East Bengal defeated
Aryan 2–0 with goals from
Jesin TK and Aman C. K. as they grabbed their seventh win of the campaign. On 22 August, East Bengal defeated
Calcutta Customs 1–0 with a goal from Mahitosh Roy as they grabbed their eighth victory of the campaign and secured a place in the Super–six of the Calcutta League. on 7 September, East Bengal faced
George Telegraph in the last match of the first phase and won 4–0 to finish top of the group with 30 points and entered into the Super–six round. Jesin TK scored a hattrick and
P. V. Vishnu scored the other goal for East Bengal. On 20 September, East Bengal faced
Mohammedan Sporting in the first match of the Super–six round and suffered a 2–1 defeat. David Lalhlansanga scored a brace for Mohammedan while
Nandhakumar Sekar reduced the margin for East Bengal. On 26 September, East Bengal faced
Kidderpore and recorded their fifth biggest win ever after winning 10–1 at the East Bengal Ground.
P. V. Vishnu scored four, Mahitosh Ray scored thrice,
V. P. Suhair scored a brace while
Jesin TK scored the other for East Bengal. On 30 October, East Bengal faced
Diamond Harbour and won 4–1. Jesin TK, Mahitosh Ray,
Tuhin Das and Abhishek Kunjam scored for East Bengal while
Rahul Paswan scored for Diamond Harbour. On 18 November,
Bhawanipore informed that they can not field a team hence a walkover win was awarded to East Bengal and on 30 November, East Bengal were to face
Mohun Bagan SG at the
Bankimanjali Stadium however, Mohun Bagan SG did not field a team and East Bengal was awarded a walkover win, as they finished runners-up in the league.
League table Group B Super Six Matches ==Statistics==