2024–25 East Bengal FC season

The 2024–25 season is the 105th season of East Bengal Football Club and their fifth season in the Indian Super League, and the twenty-ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Indian football.

Background
East Bengal was active at the end of the previous season, roping in French attacking midfielder Madih Talal from Punjab. The club also roped in five Indian players – David Lalhlansanga, Provat Lakra, Debjit Majumder,Anwar Ali and Mark Zothanpuia to bolster the ranks. The club also got Premier 1 club licensing for the 2024–25 season, announced by the AIFF. The club also extended the contract of Mohammad Rakip and signed Nishu Kumar on permanent basis. The club also roped in the Golden Boot winner of the 2023–24 Indian Super League – Dimitrios Diamantakos on a two-year contract from Kerala Blasters. The club also announced that Cleiton Silva would continue as the captain of the side and Naorem Mahesh Singh would be the vice captain for the team. East Bengal also roped in the Indian national team midfielder Jeakson Singh on a record breaking transfer amount from Kerala Blasters on a four year deal.

First-team squad

 * The below list contains the names and details of the first team squad for East Bengal.

Preseason and friendlies
East Bengal started their preseason under coach Carles Cuadrat on 3 July 2024 with six weeks in hand before the AFC Champions League Two preliminary match as the prime target. On 13 July, East Bengal played a friendly match against Kalighat MS and won 4–3.

AFC Champions League Two
East Bengal qualified for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two preliminary round after being champions of the 2024 Indian Super Cup. East Bengal is set to face Altyn Asyr of Turkmenistan in the preliminary round match on 14 August 2024 as the Salt Lake Stadium in a single-legged playoff match, with the winners progressing into the AFC Champions League Two group stages while the losers would progress to the 2024–25 AFC Challenge League group stage.

Durand Cup
East Bengal shall be participating in the 2024 Durand Cup and has been grouped into Group A alongside Mohun Bagan Super Giants, Downtown Heroes and Indian Air Force and would play their group stage matches in Kolkata.

Calcutta Football League
East Bengal participated in the 2024 Calcutta 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. East Bengal fielded mostly the reserve squad led by head coach Bino George for the Calcutta Football League like the previous two seasons. East Bengal started the campaign on 30 June against Tollygunge Agragami at the Barrackpore Stadium and won 7–1, equaling a 46-year-old record of scoring the most goals in the opening fixture of the Calcutta Football League since a 7–0 win over Police AC back in 1978. Jesin TK, Shyamal Besra, Aman C. K., Subrata Murmu, Ananthu N. S. and Sayan Banerjee scored the goals for East Bengal. On 7 July, East Bengal faced George Telegraph at the East Bengal Ground and won 3–1 with goals from Jesin TK and Sayan Banerjee, who scored a brace, thus making it two wins from the first two matches of the campaign. On 13 July, East Bengal faced arch-rivals Mohun Bagan Super Giants at the Salt Lake Stadium and won 2–1 with goals from P. V. Vishnu and Jesin TK, making it three consecutive wins in three matches of the Calcutta League campaign. On 16 July, East Bengal faced Calcutta Customs at the Bankimanjali Stadium in Naihati and was held onto a goalless draw, hence dropping the first points of the campaign.

Appearances

 * Players with no appearances are not included in the list.