East Bengal schedule, team news, preview and all you need to know ahead of ISL 2020-21

2020/21 Indian Super League (ISL) season will be East Bengal's first season in league, marking a new era for one of India's oldest football teams. Coached by Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler, East Bengal have history and pedigree on ir side and will look to take things on ir stride in ir debut campaign. excitement surrounding new entrants grew furr when ISL schedule for upcoming season was released. Here's a look at East Bengal schedule, fixtures, playing squ ahe of new season. 

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East Bengal fixtures: East Bengal ISL season preview 

East Bengal me a late entry into ISL after Shree Cement picked up majority stakes in club. late entry meant that club's Indian contingent was decided before arrival of coach Robbie Fowler, who is expected to shake things up in Indian football. Liverpool legend brought in a big team of backroom staff including a set-piece coach in former Blackpool manr Terence McPhillips, which has never been done before in ISL.

former England international also h his say in team's foreign recruits, former rwich City winger Anthony Pilkington, former Southampton defender Danny Fox and ex-Birmingham City midfielder Jacques Maghoma.

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Red and Golds do have some promising Indian talents in Jeje Lalpkehlua, Balwant Singh and Eugeneson Lyngdoh, who have seen form desert m in recent times, and Fowler would hope to rekindle ir best form this season. Fowler's work with Brisbane Roar has been well credited, and Reds legend transformed struggling A-League side to one of top teams in Australia with wholesome changes to system. East Bengal would hope that 45-year-old can replicate his success here in Kolkata. 

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East Bengal squ

• Goalkeepers: Debjit Majumder, Rafique Ali, Mirsh Michu, Sankar Roy
• Defenders: Abhishek Ambekar, Anil Chawan, Daniel Fox, Gurtej Singh, Lalramchullova, Mohamed Irsh, Nayaran Das, N Rohen Singh, vin Gurung, Rana Gharami, Sam Mallick, Scott Neville, Pritam Singh
• Midfielders: Aaron Ami-Holloway, Anthony, Bikash Jairu, Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Haobam Singh, Jacques, Loken Meitei, Milan Singh, Mohammed Rafique, Sehnaj Singh, Surchandra Singh, Matti Steinmann, Wahengbam Luwang, Yumnam Singh
• Forwards: Balwant Singh, CK Vineeth, Girik Khosla, Harmanpreet Singh, Jeje Lalpekhlua

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East Bengal schedule: East Bengal fixtures

ISL is yet to anunce complete schedule for upcoming season. However, first 11 rounds of new season was revealed, which revealed that East Bengal will begin ir new campaign against arch-rivals, Mohun Bagan, in Kolkata derby. Title favourites Mumbai City FC are next on ir ISL schedule, with games against rast United, Jamshedpur FC and Hyderab to follow. Here's schedule released by ISL so far. 

• SC East Bengal vs ATK Mohun Bagan – vember 27
• SC East Bengal vs Mumbai City FC – December 1
• SC East Bengal vs rast United FC – December 5
• SC East Bengal vs Jamshedpur FC – December 10
• SC East Bengal vs Hyderab FC – December 15
• SC East Bengal vs Kerala Blasters FC – December 20
• SC East Bengal vs Chennaiyin FC – December 26
• SC East Bengal vs Odisha FC – January 3
• SC East Bengal vs FC Goa – January 6
• SC East Bengal vs Bengaluru FC – January 9

(Im Courtesy: East Bengal Instagram)