The 2003–04 season was East Bengal Football Club's 8th season in the National Football League, and also marked the club's 84th season. East Bengal successfully defended their league title from the previous season, competing in the 2003-04 NFL. They have also won the 2003 Calcutta Football League and the 2003 ASEAN Club Championship. They became runners-up in the 2003 Super Cup, 2003 Durand Cup and 2003 IFA Shield.
First-team squad East Bengal FC squad for the 2003–04 season.
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Coach: Subhash Bhowmick Physical trainer: Kevin Jackson Team doctor: Dr. S R Dasgupta Team manager: Swapan Ball
Stadiums Kingfisher East Bengal F.C. have been using both the Salt Lake Stadium and the East Bengal Ground sense Salt Lake Stadium opened in 1984. As of today the Salt Lake Stadium is used for East Bengal's I-League, AFC Cup, and Federation Cup games. The East Bengal Ground is used for the Calcutta Football League matches.
Competitions
Overall Competition First match Last match Final PositionCalcutta Football League 20 June 2003 2 November 2003 ChampionsASEAN Cup 14 July 2003 26 July 2003 ChampionsFederation Cup 31 July 2003 4 August 2003 Quarter FinalsIFA Shield 20 September 2003 28 September 2003 Runners-upDurand Cup 4 November 2003 10 November 2003 Runners-upSuper Cup 14 November 2003 Runners-upNational Football League 30 November 2003 12 May 2004 Champions
Matches
Calcutta Football League
ASEAN Club Championship
Federation Cup
IFA Shield
Durand Cup
Super Cup
National Football League
Statistics
Top Scorers Goal Scorers for East Bengal FC in 2003–04 seasonRankNo.Pos.Nat.NameCFLASEANFed CupIFA ShieldDurand CupSuper CupNFLTotal 1 12 FW Bhaichung Bhutia 9900201232 2 10 FW Mike Okoro 1010030317 3 26 FW Cristiano Júnior 1515 4 22 DF Suley Musah 900001010 5 6 MF Dipankar Roy 00150028 6 11 FW Bijen Singh 212300067 9 MF Alvito D'Cunha 31000015 15 MF Douglas De Silva 10020025 5 MF Shylo Malsawmtluanga 20012005Own Goals 00000000
Sponsors Main Sponsor: Kingfisher (Parent Company United Breweries Group is 50% stake holder in the club).
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