| Manager: |  Alejandro Menéndez Mario Rivera |
| Owner: | Quess East Bengal Pvt. Ltd. |
| Chairman: | Ajit Issac |
| League Result: | 2nd |
| League2 Result: | 3rd |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi-Finals |
| League Topscorer: | Marcos de la Espada Jaime Santos Colado (6 each) |
| Season Topscorer: | Jaime Santos Colado (16) |
| Largest Win: | East Bengal FC 6–0 Jamshedpur FC (2019 Durand Cup)[1] |
| Highest Attendance: | 23,498 (vs. George Telegraph) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 4,573 (vs. Punjab F.C.)[2] |
| Average Attendance: | 30,000 (I-League) 14,196 (CFL) |
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| Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
The 2019–20 season was the club's 100th season in existence. East Bengal FC formed in 1920, played its centenary season, competing in the I-League, Durand Cup and Calcutta Football League.
East Bengal FC already announced the extension of the contract for 2 more years of their coach Alejandro Menéndez[3] before the last game of the season. They also announced the extension of the contract of their Physical trainer and assistant coach Carlos Nodar Paz[4] for 2 more years.
East Bengal FC made the announcement of retaining core players of the 2018-19 I-League campaign for the next season starting with Brandon Vanlalremdika, Lalrindika Ralte, Borja Gomez and Samad Ali Mallick. East Bengal FC also announced the signing of Naorem Tondomba Singh[5] from NEROCA F.C. for a 4 years deal and Boithang Haokip[6] from 2018-19 Indian Super League champions Bengaluru F.C. on a 3-year deal.
On 6 June, East Bengal FC announced the double signing of Pintu Mahato[7] and Abhishek Ambekar[8] from their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan on a 3 years and 2 years deal respectively. The duo would strengthen the squad for the upcoming season. East Bengal FC also announced the contract extension of star central defensive midfielder Kassim Aidara for another season, after a stellar performance in the I-League last season gaining coach Alejandro Menéndez's trust.[9]
On 8 June, controversy related to Jobby Justin newly emerged after the transfer saga to ATK was questionable and the AIFF passed the incident to the IFA disciplinary committee for their decision. The IFA after reviewing the documents announced that Jobby Justin has to play for East Bengal FC for the upcoming season to AIFF and now it is up to the AIFF to decide on the final fate of the last year's top scorer for East Bengal FC.[10] However, the AIFF Players' status committee announced that Jobby Justin is free to play for ATK.
On 12 June, East Bengal FC announced the contract extension of attacking midfield Jaime Santos Colado for 2 more years. The 24-year-old Spanish attacker scored 5 goals including a goal in the Kolkata Derby last season. On 13 June, East Bengal FC announced that UEFA pro-licensed former FC Barcelona Escola Technical Director Josep Ferré, popularly known as Coco, has joined as the Assistant Coach for the team until 2021.[11] The very next day, East Bengal FC announced that former I-League winner with Bengaluru F.C., Goal-keeper Lalthuammawia Ralte has joined in the ranks on loan till the end of the season from ISL side FC Goa.[12]
On 26 June, East Bengal FC announced that assistant coach Bastob Roy will continue for the 2019–20 season and will also be the head of Youth Development. East Bengal FC also announced that Abhra Mondal would continue as the goalkeeper coach for the 2019–20 season. On 3 July, East Bengal FC announced the signing of their 4th foreigner, Marti Crespi who played for Delhi Dynamos F.C. in the 2018-19 Indian Super League season.[13] East Bengal FC also called in two young promising players, who recently impressed in the 2018–19 Goa Professional League, 23-year-old Salgaocar F.C. forward Ronaldo Oliveira, who became the top scorer with 23 goals and SESA FA defender Anil Chavan, to join the trails and if they can impress coach Alejandro Menéndez, they will be signed.[14]
On 14 July, East Bengal FC announced that promising defender Asheer Akhtar will join in for trials from Bengaluru FC. He was adjudged the "Upcoming Player of the season" by Bengaluru FC in 2017–18. On 20 July, East Bengal FC announced the signing of Abhijit Sarkar on a season-long loan from ISL side Chennaiyin FC. Abhijit represented India in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, and also played for Indian Arrows in the 2018-19 I-League.[15]
On 4 August, East Bengal FC confirmed that Goanese forward Ronaldo Oliveira has signed for the club on a 3 years contract after impressing the coaching staff in the trials.[16]
On 6 August, East Bengal FC announced the singing of their 5th foreigner Marcos Jiménez from CD Atlético Baleares, who plays as a forward.[17]
On 23 August, East Bengal FC completed their quota of foreigners as they announced the signing of Juan Mera Gonzalez from SD Leioa, who can play as a left-winger as well as attacking midfielder.[18]
| No. | Pos. | Name | Previous Team | Month | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | MF |  Naorem Tondomba Singh | NEROCA F.C. | May | |
| 9 | MF | Boithang Haokip | Bengaluru F.C. | June | |
| 11 | MF | Pintu Mahato | Mohun Bagan | June | |
| 27 | DF | Abhishek Ambekar | Mohun Bagan | June | |
| 1 | GK | Lalthuammawia Ralte | FC Goa (loan) | June | |
| 21 | DF | Martí Crespí | Delhi Dynamos F.C. | July | |
| 19 | FW | Ronaldo Oliveira | Salgaocar F.C. | July | |
| 2 | DF | Asheer Akhtar | Bengaluru FC | July | |
| 7 | DF | Abhijit Sarkar | Chennaiyin FC (loan) | July | |
| 18 | FW | Marcos de la Espada | CD Atlético Baleares | August | |
| 23 | FW | Juan Mera González | SD Leioa | August | |
| 15 | DF | Abhash Thapa | Hyderabad FC (loan) | January | |
| 17 | FW | Edmund Lalrindika | Bengaluru FC (loan) | January | |
| 22 | FW |  Ansumana Kromah | Peerless | January | |
| 28 | DF | Monotosh Chakladar | Pathachakra (loan) | January | |
| 24 | MF | Víctor Pérez Alonso | FK Žalgiris | February | |
| 6 | DF | Gurwinder Singh | February | ||
| 4 | DF |  Jhonny Acosta | UCR | March |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Team | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Jhonny Acosta | UCR | End of Contract | |
| 4 | DF | Kingshuk Debnath | Bhawanipore F.C. | End of Contract | |
| 24 | DF | Salam Ranjan Singh | ATK | End of Contract | |
| 28 | DF | Koushik Sarkar | Mohun Bagan | End of Contract | |
| 7 | MF | Surabuddin Mollick | Mohun Bagan | End of Contract | |
| 10 | MF | Antonio Rodríguez Dovale | Nea Salamania FC | End of Loan | |
| 15 | MF | Siam Hanghal | Delhi Dynamos F.C. | End of Loan | |
| 9 | FW |  Enrique Esqueda | End of Contract | ||
| 22 | FW | Jobby Justin | ATK | End of Contract | |
| 11 | FW | Bali Gagandeep | Minerva Punjab F.C. | Released | |
| 1 | GK | Ubaid CK | Gokulam Kerala F.C. | Released | |
| 27 | DF | Lalramchullova | Mohun Bagan | End of Contract | |
| 17 | MF | Laldanmawia Ralte | Hyderabad FC | End of Contract | |
| DF | Hira Monda | Mohammedan | End of Contract | ||
| 3 | DF | Borja Gómez Pérez | Released | ||
| 19 | FW | Ronaldo Oliveira | Kerala Blasters FC B | Released | |
| 46 | FW | Subhonil Ghosh | Garhwal F.C. | Released | |
| 21 | DF | Martí Crespí | Released | ||
| 22 | FW | Ansumana Kromah | Released |
| Date | Pos. | No | Player | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 April 2019 | MF | 30 | Brandon Vanlalremdika | [19] | |
| 13 April 2019 | DF | 3 | Borja Gomez Perez | [20] | |
| 17 April 2019 | MF | 20 | Lalrindika Ralte | [21] | |
| 20 April 2019 | DF | 25 | Samad Ali Mallick | [22] | |
| 6 June 2019 | MF | 16 |  Kassim Aidara | [23] | |
| 12 June 2019 | MF | 8 | Jaime Santos Colado | [24] | |
| 28 June 2019 | DF | 41 | Manoj Mohammed | [25] | |
| 28 June 2019 | MF | 38 | Prakash Sarkar | ||
| 28 June 2019 | FW | 43 | PC Rohlupuia |
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Lalthuammawia Ralte | | GK | 1992 11, df=yes |
| 32 | Mirshad Michu | | GK | 1994 2, df=yes |
| 40 | Rakshit Dagar | | GK | 1992 10, df=yes |
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Asheer Akhtar | | CB/RB | 1994 12, df=yes |
| 4 | Jhonny Acosta | | CB | 1983 7, df=yes |
| 5 | Kamalpreet Singh | | RB | 1997 11, df=yes |
| 6 | Gurwinder Singh | | CB | 1986 4, df=yes |
| 15 | Abhash Thapa | | LB | 1998 12, df=yes |
| 25 | Samad Ali Mallick | | RB | 1994 9, df=yes |
| 27 | Abhishek Ambekar | | LB | 1991 8, df=yes |
| 28 | Monotosh Chakladar | | CB/LB | 1998 4, df=yes |
| 29 | Mehtab Singh | | CB/RB | 1998 6, df=yes |
| 41 | Manoj Mohammed | | LB | 1999 1, df=yes |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 7 | Abhijit Sarkar | | CAM/RW | 2000 1, df=yes |
| 8 | Jaime Santos Colado | | RW/LW | 1995 4, df=yes |
| 9 | Boithang Haokip | | CAM/LW/RW | 1991 3, df=yes |
| 11 | Pintu Mahato | | LW/RW | 1997 7, df=yes |
| 14 | Naorem Tondomba Singh | | CM | 1999 2, df=yes |
| 16 | Kassim Aidara |  | CDM | 1987 5, df=yes |
| 20 | Lalrindika Ralte | | CM | 1992 9, df=yes |
| 23 | Juan Mera González | | LW/CAM | 1993 11, df=yes |
| 24 | Víctor Pérez Alonso | | CDM | 1988 1, df=yes |
| 30 | Brandon Vanlalremdika | | LW | 1994 1, df=yes |
| 38 | Prakash Sarkar | | CDM/RB | 1997 2, df=yes |
| 43 | PC Rohlupuia | | CAM | 1999 1, df=yes |
| Forwards | ||||
| 17 | Edmund Lalrindika | | LW/RW | 1999 4, df=yes |
| 18 | Marcos de la Espada | | FW | 1985 11, df=yes |
| 26 | Bidyashagar Singh | | FW | 1998 3, df=yes |