page_title: East Bengal Ultras
section_title: Growth of ultras culture: 2017–present
hierarchical_section_title: East Bengal Ultras / Growth of ultras culture: 2017–present
caption_attribution_description: English: East Bengal Ultras cheering in East Bengal Ground in a CFL match.
context_page_description: The East Bengal Ultras are the vocal supporters' group for Indian football club, East Bengal F.C., which competes in the I-League, one of the two co-existing premier football leagues in India. The group is also often referred to as the Bangal Brigade owing to much of its fanbase hailing from the East Bengal region. Founded in 2013, it was the first Ultras group in Indian football and has been credited with revolutionising the Indian football fan movement. They were the first supporters' group in India to organise a pyro-show on-field and the first in South Asia to organise a live chant show, named Tunes of Colony, in 2019. They have around 25 chants and slogans.
  The Ultras are known for making some of the largest unique tifos in Indian football. In the 2019–20 I-League season, they set a record for the biggest tifo—10,000 sq ft —in Indian football history, breaking the previous record of 7,200 sq ft which the group had also set.
context_section_description: The East Bengal Ultras introduced pole flags and a scarf show in a 2016–17 I-League match against Aizawl. The first big tifo of 2017 was another 3D tifo against Bengalaru. These attracted coverage by foreign sports media such as Copa90, Ultras-tifo, Football Fans Asia, 11 Freunde, Exhale Sports and ultras groups of various football clubs as they created a never-before-seen atmosphere in Indian football. The Ultras also filled the stadium with red and yellow smoke through the use of pyrotechnics. The East Bengal Ultras have also backed the youth team of the club. The Ultras' activities performed at youth derbies also prompted a lot of discussion on fan forums. The group started with around 10 people and by 2019, they had expanded to thousands, with around 100 to 150 core members.
caption: Viking Clap in East Bengal Ground
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