2025–26 East Bengal FC Women season

East Bengal Women
2025–26 season
OwnerEmami East Bengal FC Pvt. Ltd.
Head coachAnthony Andrews
StadiumEast Bengal Ground
Indian Women's Leaguepre-season
Calcutta Women's Football Leaguepre-season
AFC Women's Champions LeaguePreliminary round
All statistics correct as of 3 July 2025.

The 2025–26 season is the 7th season in the history of East Bengal FC (women). The team would compete in the Indian Women's League and the Calcutta Women's Football League and also, would participate in the 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League after being champions of the 2024–25 Indian Women's League.[1]

Background

East Bengal Women's team won their inaugural Indian Women's League in the 2024–25 season and qualified for the 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League.[1]

Squad

As of 7 January 2025[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IND Elangbam Panthoi Chanu
2 DF  IND Ngangbam Sweety Devi (captain)
3 MF  IND Riya Sarkar
4 DF  IND Loitongbam Ashalata Devi
5 DF  IND Astam Oraon
6 DF  IND Sarita Yumnam
7 MF  IND Soumya Guguloth
8 MF  IND Sangita Basfore
9 FW  IND Anju Tamang
10 FW  GHA Elshaddai Acheampong
11 MF  IND Naorem Priyangka Devi
12 FW  IND Sandhiya Ranganathan
14 MF  IND Karthika Angamuthu
15 MF  IND Sushmita Bardhan
16 GK  IND Keisham Melody Chanu
17 MF  IND Sathi Debnath
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  IND Thandamoni Baskey
19 DF  IND Supriya Kispotta
20 DF  IND Trisha Mallick
21 MF  KEN Maurine Achieng
22 FW  IND Sulanjana Raul
23 FW  IND Titli Sarkar
24 FW  UGA Resty Nanziri
26 FW  IND Priyanka Sujeesh
27 MF  IND Cindy Remruatpuii Colney
30 MF  IND Deblina Bhattacharjee
34 FW  IND Sandhya Maity
41 GK  IND Buli Sarkar
62 MF  IND Sushmita Lepcha
77 MF  IND Sonali Chemate

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
AFC Women's Champions League 25 August 2025 Preliminary round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Indian Women's League Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Calcutta Women's Football League 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !

Last updated: 3 July 2025
Source: Soccerway

AFC Women's Champions League

East Bengal qualified for the 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League after being the champions of the 2024–25 Indian Women's League.[1] East Bengal was grouped into group E of the Preliminary round alongside Kitchee of Hong Kong and Phnom Penh Crown of Cambodia, with all the matches of the group set to be played at the RSN Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.[3]

Preliminary Round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 East Bengal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to group stage
2 Kitchee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Phnom Penh Crown (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

25 August 2025 Preliminary Round Phnom Penh Crown East Bengal Phnom Penh, Cambodia
TBD IST Stadium: RSN Stadium
31 August 2025 Preliminary Round East Bengal Kitchee Phnom Penh, Cambodia
TBD IST Stadium: RSN Stadium



Indian Women's League

East Bengal is the defending champions of the Indian Women's League.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 East Bengal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League preliminary stage
2 Garhwal United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Gokulam Kerala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Indian Arrows 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Kickstart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots


See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "IWL 2024-25: East Bengal wins Indian Women's League title, qualifies for AFC Women's Champions League". Sportstar. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Indian Women's League Squad". AIFF. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Who are East Bengal's opponents in the preliminary stage of AFC Women's Champions League?". Sportstar. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.