East Bengal FC vs Mohammedan SC: All-time Head-to-Head record in ISL

East Bengal FC have faced Mohammedan SC only twice in the ISL.

All roads will lead to the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK), Kolkata, as East Bengal FC  hosts their sixth Indian Super League (ISL) home game. The Mini Kolkata derby of the Indian Super League (ISL ) 2025-26 campaign will see Mohammedan SC and East Bengal FC face off at the Salt Lake Stadium on Monday (23rd March,2026) at 7:30 PM (IST).

Mohammedan is currently struggling at the bottom of the table, while East Bengal started this year’s campaign on a positive note but lost its way in the middle. So this will be a vital match for both sides as the Black Panthers will be looking for their first point in the ISL, while East Bengal would like to get back to winning ways.

East Bengal FC arguably have one of the strongest squads in the ISL in the 2025-26 season, while Mohammedan SC have a squad filled with youngsters and without a single foreign player to bolster them.

With East Bengal FC and Mohammedan SC both being century-old clubs and having rich histories in Indian football, they have met on numerous occasions across many competitions.

However, when it comes to the ISL, there have only been a handful of matches between the two Kolkata giants since the Black Panthers were only promoted to the division in the 2024-25 campaign.

The intensity of this rivalry shared between the two ISL clubs ensures that the matches between Mohammedan SC and East Bengal FC often turn out to be thrilling contests. Even though only a few Mohammedan SC and East Bengal FC matches have actually taken place in the Indian Super League, they have been quite memorable for the fans.

Here, we shall look into the East Bengal FC vs Mohammedan SC all-time head-to-head record.

Long history between the Kolkata clubs

Mohammedan SC and East Bengal FC have been Kolkata rivals since the 1920s, with the two often taking part in tournaments even in the pre-Independence era. It was Mohammedan SC who defeated East Bengal 2-0 when they met for the first time in the Calcutta Football League in 1920, which used to be the premier football competition during that time in India. Mohammedan SC was then already a well-established football force in India, while East Bengal made their debut in the year 1920 and was a new outfit in Indian Football.  

East Bengal created history after winning the 1943 IFA Shield as they defeated Mohun Bagan in the final 1-0, and it was their first major trophy since their inception into the Indian Football circuit.

This victory is considered to be one of the major milestones in the club’s history as they defeated their arch-rivals, the Mariners, in the final match. The Torchbearers also defeated the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in the semi-final, which is considered to be a huge achievement during the pre-independence era, as the British teams were very dominant during that time.

With this triumph, East Bengal established itself as a major outfit in the Indian Football arena. Mohammedan SC’s success in winning the 1940 Durand Cup final also made them the first-ever Indian side to win the prestigious trophy.

East Bengal FC and Mohammedan SC have faced off in many post-Independence matches against each other, with a number of them happening in league competitions. Since 1960 and before their first meeting in the ISL in the 2024-25 season, they had taken part in 220 matches, and 110 of them had been won by the Red and Gold Brigade, with the Black Panthers winning 55 matches, and the rest ended in draws.

However, when it comes to the East Bengal FC vs Mohammedan SC head-to-head record for the Indian Super League, that is totally dominated by the Moshal Brigade! After the Black Panthers were promoted to the top division in 2024, they would set up two matches against their Kolkata rivals to enhance the reputation of Kolkata derbies in the competition.

The first-ever Mohammedan SC vs East Bengal FC ended in a goalless draw at the Salt Lake Stadium. In this match, East Bengal FC players Nandhakumar Sekar and Mahesh Naorem Singh were sent off in the first half of the mini Kolkata-Derby by the match referee Harish Kundu. East Bengal were down to 9-men within the first few minutes of the high-voltage clash, which is still one of the rare sights in a Kolkata-Mini Derby. Fast-forward to the second match in their 2024-25 ISL campaign, which was won by the Torchbearers by a compelling 3-1 margin, as they comfortably maintain their league domination over the Black Panthers.

The last five matches between East Bengal FC and Mohammedan SC (across all competitions) have seen the Moshal Brigade win three of them and score 8 goals as well.

The last time that Mohammedan SC were able to defeat East Bengal FC was way back in the 2023 Calcutta Football League season by a narrow margin of 2-1, and they aim to overturn this record in their upcoming clash.

East Bengal FC vs Mohammedan SC : All-time head-to-head record (in ISL)

Head-to-Head Record in ISL

Total matches played: 2

East Bengal FC wins: 1

Mohammedan SC wins: 0

Draws: 1

The upcoming East Bengal vs Mohammedan SC clash should be a pretty enthralling encounter because of how desperate both sets of players are to get three points. The Black Panthers have not been able to pick up a single point from their first four matches of the campaign, while East Bengal have won both their first two clashes but are winless in their last three matches.

That means Mohammedan SC will be gunning to at least getting a draw from the game to put pressure on the Red and Gold Brigade.

East Bengal FC will, however, look to get back their winning luck to maintain their push for the ISL championship, which should make this Kolkata derby a pretty end-to-end clash.

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