Who will East Bengal face in AFC Challenge League? When and Where will be the Matches?

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East Bengal has learnt their opponents for the upcoming AFC Challenge League, the third tier of Asian football competitions.

The Kolkata giants qualified for the AFC Challenge League automatically after losing their AFC Champions League 2 qualifiers match against Altyn Asyr.

Carles Cuadrat's men return to Asia after a long gap and will be hoping to have a good run in the competition. The Kolkata club, who recently got ousted from the Durand Cup after losing to Shillong Lajong, will be tested in the AFC Challenge Cup as well, where they are set to face a few tough opponents.

East Bengal AFC Challenge League Opponents

East Bengal have been slotted in Group A in the AFC Challenge League. There are four teams in each group.

East Bengal's opponents in the group stages are -

• Nejmeh SC from Lebanon
• Paro FC from Bhutan
• Bashundhara Kings from Bangladesh.

When will East Bengal play their first match in AFC Challenge League?

As per AFC sources, the group stages of the AFC Challenge League is set to start from October 26. Hence East Bengal is also likely to play their first match on that day.

How many matches will East Bengal play in Group Stages? Where will be the matches?

Each team will play a total of three matches in a one-week period. All the group stage matches will be played in Paro, Bhutan.