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] East Bengal extended the contracts of fourteen players for the season – Goalkeepers: Panthoi Chanu, Mamani Das, Defenders: Sarita Yumnam, Sathi Debnath, Supriya Kispotta, Riya Sarkar, Midfielders: Karthika Angamuthu, Sandhiya Ranganathan, Sangita Basfore, Thandamoni Baskey, Forwards: Soumya Guguloth, Sulanjana Raul, Sandhya Maity, Resty Nanziri.[2] The club also roped in the Golden Boot winner of the 2024–25 Indian Women's League, Ugandan national team striker Fazila Ikwaput for the season, along with Indian national team players: Shilky Devi Hemam and Payal Basude.[3]

Squad

As of 1 August 2025[4]

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

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

Main article: 2025–26 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.[5]

Preliminary Round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 India East Bengal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to group stage
2 Hong Kong Kitchee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Advance to group stage
3 Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 August 2025. Source:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

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


Indian Women's League

Main article: 2025–26 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. ^ "East Bengal retains 14 players, including Ugandan Resty Nanziri, ahead of AFC Women's Champions League campaign". Sportstar. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  3. ^ "East Bengal signs IWL golden boot winner Fazila Ikwaput ahead of AFC Women's Champions League". Sportstar. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Indian Women's League Squad". AIFF. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Who are East Bengal's opponents in the preliminary stage of AFC Women's Champions League?". Sportstar. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
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