Archive · 20 Aug 2026
East Bengal Women Set Indian Record With 12-0 Victory
East Bengal’s women’s football team won a very big match, beating Rovers FC 12-0.
The game was part of the AFC Women’s Champions League.
East Bengal scored twice in the first half and added 10 more goals after halftime.
Several players scored, including Priyangka Devi Naorem, Olivia Anokye and Abena Opoku.
This was the largest win ever by an Indian club in an Asian football competition.
It broke East Bengal’s previous men’s record of a 9-0 victory.
The team had also won its first match 4-0.
East Bengal now needs one more win against Sabah FA to reach the group stage.
East Bengal FC defeated Rovers FC of Guam 12-0 in the AFC Women’s Champions League preliminary stage.
The result is the biggest victory by an Indian club in any Asian competition, surpassing East Bengal’s men’s 9-0 win in 1985-86.
East Bengal had previously beaten Rajshahi Stars FC of Bangladesh 4-0 in the tournament.
Priyangka Devi Naorem, Astam Oraon, Olivia Anokye, Abena Opoku and others scored in the goal-heavy victory.
East Bengal will face Malaysia’s Sabah FA on Sunday, with a win sending the team into the group stage.
- Who
- East Bengal FC’s women’s team and Rovers FC of Guam.
- What
- East Bengal won 12-0, setting a record for the biggest victory by an Indian club in an Asian competition.
- When
- Thursday, during the AFC Women’s Champions League 2026-27 preliminary stage; the next match is on Sunday.
- Where
- The match was played in the tournament’s preliminary stage; the articles do not specify the venue.
- Why
- The victory moved East Bengal to within one win of reaching the group stage and established a new Indian club record.
- Score
- East Bengal FC 12-0 Rovers FC
- Competition
- AFC Women’s Champions League 2026-27 preliminary stage
- Previous match
- East Bengal defeated Rajshahi Stars FC 4-0
- Record
- Largest victory by an Indian club in an Asian competition
- Previous record
- East Bengal’s men’s team won 9-0 against Club Valencia of the Maldives in the 1985-86 Asian Club Championship
- Next opponent
- Sabah FA of Malaysia
- Group-stage status
- East Bengal is one win away from advancing