KOLKATA: Following Shree Cement East Bengal Foundation’s acquisition of a majority stake in East Bengal FC and their successful bid to join the Hero Indian Super League from the upcoming season, the club will embark on its maiden ISL journey as the eleventh team in the competition.
The club is likely to play under the name of SC East Bengal with the prefix expanding to Shree Cement, Times of India reports. The new name of the club was to be discussed along with the club structure in the AGM on Tuesday. A formal announcement from the club can be expected in the coming days.
The century-old club’s inclusion in ISL, starting November, was on expected lines after its new investors, Kolkata-based Shree Cement Limited, picked up the bid documents to enter the league. The board of the new company will have eight directors from Shree Cement Limited which acquired a majority stake of 76 per cent in the joint venture with East Bengal. Two directors will be from East Bengal.
