They kick-started the campaign having Manolo Diaz on the sidelines but had to cut the ties with the Spanish gaffer midway through the season after miserably failing to live up to the expectations of the EB Ultras.

They finished right at the bottom of the league standings after being able to fetch only 11 points from 20 fixtures.Ī 2-1 triumph over the home side FC Goa in the 13th Match Day was the only instance throughout the season when the Torch Bearers claimed all three match points. The Red and Gold Brigade came up with an aim to overwrite their failure in their debut season but ended up delivering their worst performance in the Indian top-flight league. The 2021-22 season was the second appearance of this Kolkata-based outfit at the grandest stage of the Indian Super League. EB along with the eventual champions Bengaluru remained the only clubs to outwit the Islanders in 2022 of the Durand Cup.

A couple of braces from the skipper Cleiton Silva and the striker Passi guided them to an emphatic 4-3 victory. However, the fourth and final group game of the Torch Bearers was the memorable one where they stunned the Group B table-toppers in a seven-goal thriller. The Derby defeat ensured the exit of the home team from the prestigious football competition even before their last group stage fixture. The Red and Gold Brigade put up a great fight in the season’s first Kolkata Derby but eventually ended up on the losing side after conceding an own goal from Sumit Passi. ‘ Parimatch News‘ brings an exhaustive analysis of East Bengal for ISL 9.Įast Bengal was placed in the group of death where two other ISL giants ATK Mohun Bagan and Mumbai City were battling out to finish among the top two.

The Kolkata-based outfit has finished among the bottom two of the league standings in both of their appearances and will be determined to stage a massive bounce-back this season. The Red and Gold Brigade has arrived at the Indian Super League 2022-23 season to forge all of their previous failures behind and write a new chapter with the new lads.

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