East Bengal FC Reserves and Academy

East Bengal FC Reserves and Academy are the under-21, under-17, under-15 and under-13 teams of East Bengal. The under-21 team is often the last stage before the promotion into the first team.^[2] The youth teams participate in the Elite league of various age groups. The East Bengal Academy was re-instated on 20 June 2016 with the motive to establish a strong footprint in Indian football by producing quality professional players. The main objective of this project has been to supply professional quality players to the East Bengal senior team & Indian national team.^[2]

The East Bengal Academy was founded in the early part of the 21st century and had a major success initially as the U-19 East Bengal team won the first two U-19 National Football leagues held in 2001-02 and 2002-03^[3] and then the club's Under-15 team qualified for the Manchester United Premier Cup after being champions of India defeating Mahindra United 1–0 in the final,^[4] and becoming South–East Asian regional runners up in 2007.^[5] The Junior team faced the youth teams of Manchester United, A.S. Roma and Shandong Luneng and FK Austria Wien in the final round held in Manchester, however, they lost all the games in the group stages.^[6] In the 17–20th place play-off semi-finals, the team defeated Bukit Jalil of Malaysia by 3-1, but lost to Central United of New Zealand in the 17th place play-offs by 5-3 via tiebreakers, after the game ended goalless. The U-15 team finished 18th^[7] among the 20 teams who had reached the world final stage and is to date the best finish by any Indian club in the Nike Premier Cup.^[8] The East Bengal U-19 team was the primary youth team before the Elite League started in 2010. Players like Israil Gurung, Saikat Saha Roy etc. were part of the East Bengal youth setup in the mid 2000s. In 2006, former East Bengal legend and National League winning coach Monoranjan Bhattacharya was appointed as the head coach of the East Bengal U-19 team.^[9]

The East Bengal Academy started with new endeavours in 2016 as they brought in Ranjan Chowdhury as head of the project with an aim to produce Indian talents and build up the supply line for the main team of East Bengal.^[10] The team finished runners-up in the 2016–17 I-League U18, losing 2-1 to AIFF Elite Academy in the final. The team also reached the semi-final in 2017–18.^[11] The team was disbanded after the 2019–20 Indian Elite League was called off due to COVID-19 pandemic in India. In 2022, after the new investors Emami Group joined the club, the youth teams have been revived

East Bengal officially did not have a reserve team prior to 2020. However, the club formed a reserve team composed of academy players and few senior team members to participate in minor tournaments like Bordoloi Trophy. In 2018, the East Bengal Reserves team coached by Ranjan Chowdhury won the Darjeeling Gold Cup, defeating another Kolkata giant Mohammedan Sporting in the final.^[12]

The reserve team was formed in 2020 and intended to play in the I-League 2, along with the Calcutta Football League from the 2020–21 season.^[13] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the team was scrapped and after new investors Emami group tied up with the club, the reserve team was once again launched in 2022. Former Kerala football team coach Bino George was appointed as the head coach of the reserve team.^[14][15] The club also recruited former captain Sangram Mukherjee as the goalkeeper coach for the team.^[16] The club also bolstered the squad by making some top signings from the Santosh Trophy teams, including five players from Kerala, the champions of the 2021–22 edition.^[17][18] The reserve participated in the 2022 Calcutta Premier Division and finished fourth in the Super Six.^[19] The reserve team also participated in the 2022–23 I-League 2 along with the reserve teams of other Indian Super League sides – Bengaluru FC, Chennaiyin FC, FC Goa, Hyderabad FC and Mumbai City FC. The club also roped in AFC A license holder Archisman Biswas as the assistant coach for the reserve side.^[20] In the first season, East Bengal reserves side finished third in the group behind United and Shillong Lajong.^[21]

The below list contains the names and details of the reserve team squad for East Bengal. Some of the players are also part of the first team squad.

As of 25 November 2025^[22]

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No.	Name	Nat.	Pos.	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contact ends	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
27	Aditya Patra (captain)		GK	(2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 26)	Bengaluru	2022	2026	29	0
50	Julfikar Gazi		GK	(2006-05-06) 6 May 2006 (age 20)	Bengal Football Academy	2024	2027	0	0
95	Gourab Shaw		GK	(2004-05-04) 4 May 2004 (age 22)	Calcutta Port Trust	2023	2026	5	0
Defenders
54	Adil Amal		CB	(2002-01-31) 31 January 2002 (age 24)	Mar Athanasius FA	2022	2026	14	2
57	Bathala Sunil		CB	(2003-08-20) 20 August 2003 (age 22)	Sreenidhi Deccan	2024	2027	7	1
63	Monotosh Chakladar		CB	(1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 (age 28)	Diamond Harbour	2024	2026	16	0
69	Sonam Tsewang Lhokham		LB	(2006-11-28) 28 November 2006 (age 19)	Jamshedpur	2025	2027	2	0
72	Bikram Pradhan		RB	(1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 (age 27)	Bhawanipore	2025	2027	13	0
85	Chaku Mandi		CB	(2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 (age 26)	Bhawanipore	2024	2027	18	1
90	Joseph Justin		CB	(2004-10-30) 30 October 2004 (age 21)	Parappur FC	2023	2026	19	0
Midfielders
30	Vanlalpeka Guite		AM	(2006-10-26) 26 October 2006 (age 19)	Aizawl	2023	2026	24	7
54	Ananthu N. S.		AM	(2004-09-20) 20 September 2004 (age 21)	Parappur FC	2024	2027	12	2
58	Sanjib Ghosh		RW	(2000-07-31) 31 July 2000 (age 25)	Mohammedan Sporting	2022	2025	31	1
61	Tanmay Das (vice–captain)		CM	(2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 25)	Railway FC	2022	2027	44	3
64	Naseeb Rahman		RW	(2002-10-19) 19 October 2002 (age 23)	FC Areacode	2023	2026	22	3
66	Shyamal Besra		CM	(2004-09-25) 25 September 2004 (age 21)	Calcutta FC	2022	2027	27	6
68	Kush Chhetry		CM	(2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 (age 21)	Muvanlai Athletics	2023	2026	10	0
70	Muhammed K. Ashique		RW	(2004-12-06) 6 December 2004 (age 21)	Muthoot FA	2023	2026	10	2
71	Muhammed Roshal P. P.		RW	(2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 23)	Wayanad United	2023	2026	20	0
75	Aman C. K.		RW	(2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 (age 23)	Mumbai City	2022	2026	47	10
77	Sanjoy Oraw		CM	(2002-04-12) 12 April 2002 (age 24)	Suruchi Sangha	2025	2028	3	0
79	Abinash Shagolsem		AM	(2007-07-02) 2 July 2007 (age 19)	FC Mangalore	2024	2027	2	0
80	Ajad Saheem T.		AM	(2002-12-15) 15 December 2002 (age 23)	Golden Threads	2024	2026	13	1
81	Suman Dey		LM	(2003-02-10) 10 February 2003 (age 23)	Kasba Samannoy	2023	2026	18	1
83	Koustav Dutta		RW	(2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 24)	Kalighat MS	2023	2026	3	0
84	Sayan Banerjee		LW	(2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 23)	Kalighat MS	2023	2026	44	11
87	Bijay Murmu		RW	(2000-12-02) 2 December 2000 (age 25)	Bhawanipore	2024	2027	11	0
Forwards
52	Debojit Roy		FW	(2007-11-26) 26 November 2007 (age 18)	East Bengal U-17	2024	2029	1	0
55	Muhammed Ashiq S		FW		Kerala United	2025	2026	4	1
56	Monotos Maji		FW	(1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 26)	Bhawanipore	2025	2027	5	2
59	Jesin TK		FW	(2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 26)	Kerala United	2022	2026	46	26
73	Anthony Andrews		FW	(2005-12-24) 24 December 2005 (age 20)	SAI Centre Kollam	2022	2026	1	0

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The East Bengal U-21 team participates in the Reliance Foundation Development League, the national U-21 tournament from 2023.^[23][24][25] The reserve team head coach Bino George has been in charge of the U-21 squad.^[26] On 14 March 2024, in the first RFDL game, East Bengal defeated United SC.^[27] On 21 April 2023, East Bengal defeated arch-rivals Mohun Bagan U-21 2–0 to become the East zone champions and qualify for the national group stage in their very first season in the RFDL.^[28][29] East Bengal finished second in the national group stage and ended their maiden campaign.^[30] In 2024, East Bengal once again became the East Zone champions,^[31] and finished runner-up in the 2024 RFDL losing 3–2 in the final against Punjab.^[32] East Bengal U-21 qualified for the 2024 Next Gen Cup to be held in Birmingham, United Kingdom along with Punjab and Muthoot FA from India.^[33]

Squad

As of 14 April 2024^[34]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  IND Rohit Goyat 4 DF  IND Prajjal Saha 10 FW  IND Debojit Roy 13 GK  IND Prabhsukhan Singh Gill (U-23) 30 MF  IND Vanlalpeka Guite 35 MF  IND Gurnaj Singh Grewal 40 DF  IND Tingku Kangujam (U-23) 53 DF  IND Arpan Polley (U-23) 54 DF  IND Adil Amal (U-23) 61 MF  IND Tanmay Das (U-23) 62 MF  IND Aman C. K. 63 MF  IND Muhammed Roshal P P 64 MF  IND Naseeb Rahman (U-23) 65 DF  IND Rahul Naskar (U-23) 66 MF  IND Shyamal Besra 67 FW  IND Sourav Biswas (U-23) 70 FW  IND Avishek Kunjam 73 MF  IND Razibul Mistry

No. Pos. Nation Player 74 DF  IND Bunando Singh Khangembam 75 GK  IND Ranit Sarkar 80 DF  IND Malsawmtluanga Hrasel 81 FW  IND Suman Dey 82 FW  IND Vishnu P. V. (U-23) 84 MF  IND Sayan Banerjee 85 DF  IND Nayan Tudu 86 DF  IND Tuhin Paul 87 FW  IND Faizan Waheed 88 DF  IND Abhishek Baxla 89 MF  IND Muhammed Musharaf 90 DF  IND Joseph Justin 92 DF  IND Naorem Borish Singh 93 DF  IND Priyoka Thounaojam 94 DF  IND Manabir Basumatary 95 GK  IND Gourab Shaw 96 FW  IND Chabungbam Linky Meitei 97 FW  IND Kartick Oraon

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The under-18 team participates in the U17 Youth Cup.^[38]

The National Football League U-19 was launched in 2001 and the East Bengal U-19 team won the inaugural edition defeating India sub-juniors 3–2 in the final.^[39] The U-19 team defended the title the following year as they defeated JCT Football Academy 1–0 in the final.^[40] The team also finished runners-up in the 2003–04 edition as they lost to their rivals Mohun Bagan U-19 3–1 in the penalty shoot-out after the final ended 0–0 in regulation time.^[3] After the tournament was restarted as the I-League U19 in 2008 and later renamed to Elite League, the East Bengal team became runners-up four times, failing to win to the title. In 2022, the tournament was redesigned as a U-17 category, after not being held for two seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[41] In 2024, the team clinched Kolkata leg of the Dream Sports Championship title defeating United SC in final.^[42]

Squad

As of 28 January 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  IND Aniket Kar 2 DF  IND MD Yusuf 4 DF  IND Prajjal Saha 5 DF  IND Haru Roy 7 MF  IND Ajay Sahani 8 MF  IND Mohammed Yasin 9 FW  IND Raj Jyoti Majhi 10 FW  IND Debojit Roy 11 MF  IND Sumit Durlov 12 DF  IND Ashish Roy 13 MF  IND Pradip Mishra 14 MF  IND Md Afjal 15 MF  IND Sujoy Pal 16 MF  IND Mainak Saha 17 MF  IND Roktim Jana

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  IND Dipu Sardar 19 MF  IND Nababrata Baul Das 20 DF  IND Naorem Ibungo Singh 21 MF  IND Salman Dewan 22 MF  IND Debobrato Roy Choudhary 23 MF  IND Ranit Mondal 24 DF  IND Sk Riyajul Islam 25 MF  IND Alfred Lalrinpuia 26 DF  IND Kartik Hansda 27 GK  IND Deep Barman 28 MF  IND Gopal Das 35 MF  IND Gunraj Singh Grewal 55 GK  IND Sutirtha Das 99 GK  IND Koushik Chhatui

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Coaching staff

As of 18 December 2023

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Role	Name
Head coach	Barun Sengupta
Assistant coach	Hirak Saha
Physiotherapist	Ankan Roy Chowdhury
Team manager	Aritra Dutta
Assistant team manager	Arun Kumar Jaiswal

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The under-15 team participates in the Elite Youth League.^[60]

Squad

As of 26 July 2019

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No. Pos. Nation Player 1  IND Firaz Molla 2  IND Avigit Hansda 3  IND Susobhan Naskar 4  IND Shafik Sk. 5  IND Sagar Porel 6  IND Shib Sundar Tudu 7  IND Akhay Dey 8  IND Chiranjit Ghosh 9  IND Kinkar Golui 10  IND Rupam Biswas 11  IND Jit Halder 12  IND Soumyadip Jyoti 13  IND Sagnik Ray 14  IND Toufik Islam

No. Pos. Nation Player 15  IND Argha Manna 16  IND Rohit Singh 17  IND Tohit Laskar 18  IND Baburam Mandi 19  IND Ajibur Rahaman Molla 20  IND Tritam Lodh 21  IND Rajkumar Kisku 22  IND Silton Bhattacharjee 23  IND Ayan Das 24  IND Mohammad Taha Tanvir 25  IND Barun Sarma 26  IND Sattwick Mandal 27  IND Preetam Roy 28  IND Kaioum Ali

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Performance record

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Performance of East Bengal Academy in U-15 Youth Leagues
Year	Tournament	Final Position
2005-06	U-15 Nike Premier Cup	Runners[61]
2006-07	U-15 Nike Premier Cup	Champions[4]
2015-16	U-15 Nike Premier Cup	Zonal Round
2016-17	U-15 Nike Premier Cup	Zonal Round
2017-18	U-15 Nike Premier Cup	National Finals[62]
2018-19	U-15 Hero Junior League	National Playoffs[63]
2019-20	U-15 Hero Junior League	Disqualified (League called-off due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

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Matches at the 2007 Nike Premier Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Manchester United U15 v East Bengal U15

1 August 2007 Group stage	Manchester United U15	5–0[64]	East Bengal U15	Manchester
09:30 BST	Nicholas Jackson 11' David Mellor 17', 28', 38' Rory Gorman 20'	Report		Stadium: Carrington

Shandong Luneng U15 v East Bengal U15

1 August 2007 Group stage	Shandong Luneng U15	3–0[65]	East Bengal U15	Manchester
14:30 BST	??	Report		Stadium: Carrington

FK Austria Wien U15 v East Bengal U15

2 August 2007 Group stage	FK Austria Wien U15	2–0[66]	East Bengal U15	Manchester
09:30 BST	David 11' Christoph 15'	Report		Stadium: Carrington

AS Roma U15 v East Bengal U15

2 August 2007 Group stage	AS Roma U15	2–0[67]	East Bengal U15	Manchester
15:30 BST	Mattia Montini 2', 42'	Report		Stadium: Carrington

East Bengal U15 v Bukit Jalil U15

3 August 2007 17-20th Semi Final	East Bengal U15	3–1[68]	Bukit Jalil U15	Manchester
09:30 BST	Suprovan Dhar 4' Ajoy Ray 7', 20'	Report	Fouzan 30'	Stadium: Carrington

East Bengal U15 v Central United U15

3 August 2007 17-20th Final	East Bengal U15	0–0[7] (3–5 p)	Central United U15	Manchester
11:30 BST		Report		Stadium: Carrington
	Penalties
	Rakesh Roy Supravan Dhar Joydeb Chakraborty Pintu Dutta

The under–13 team participates in the Elite Youth League.^[69]

Squad

As of 20 April 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  IND Sayan Sarkar 13 GK  IND Sk Samim 30 GK  IND Ayush Ghosh 2 DF  IND Koustav Das 5 DF  IND Raj Limbu 20 DF  IND Sanjit Sardar 22 DF  IND Sisir Sarkar 7 MF  IND Arnab Halder 17 MF  IND Abhara Dey 25 MF  IND Rimo Saha

No. Pos. Nation Player 8 MF  IND Jeet Samanta 24 MF  IND Raktiam Roy 29 MF  IND Dipak Mondal 21 MF  IND Sayan Paik 28 MF  IND Bijay Bala 11 MF  IND Anuruddha Das 16 MF  IND Ranajit Ghosh 18 MF  IND Saptadeep Das 9 FW  IND Manab Marjit 19 FW  IND Chand Khatrapal

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