Kolkata crowd roars as East Bengal host AFC qualifier

Supporters packed Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on 12 August 2026 as East Bengal FC hosted Al-Arabi SC of Kuwait in the AFC Champions League Two preliminary-stage knockout round. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

East Bengal FC and Kuwait's Al-Arabi SC contested the AFC Champions League Two preliminary-stage knockout at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, on 12 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Players from East Bengal FC and Al-Arabi SC were locked in contest during the AFC Champions League Two preliminary-stage knockout at Kolkata's Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan on 12 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Action unfolded at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan as East Bengal FC faced Kuwait's Al-Arabi SC in a high-stakes AFC Champions League Two preliminary knockout on 12 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

East Bengal FC pushed for a spot in the AFC Champions League Two group stage, facing Al-Arabi SC of Kuwait at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on 12 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Kolkata served as the venue for an AFC Champions League Two preliminary knockout tie on 12 August 2026, with East Bengal FC hosting Kuwait's Al-Arabi SC at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

East Bengal FC stepped into Asian club football's spotlight as they took on Al-Arabi SC in the AFC Champions League Two preliminary-stage knockout in Kolkata on 12 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Kuwait's Al-Arabi SC put East Bengal FC to the test on home soil at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in the AFC Champions League Two preliminary knockout on 12 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

East Bengal FC pursued continental glory in the AFC Champions League Two, squaring off against Al-Arabi SC of Kuwait at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, in the preliminary knockout round on 12 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

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