East Bengal Club Season Awards
The East Bengal Club Season Awards are the official East Bengal awards presented on August 1 to various recipients in the Foundation Day celebrations of the club. The Inaugural award was handed out in 2011 which had three categories the highlight 'Bharat Gourav Award', the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' and the 'Player of the Season Award'. Awards ceremony. The East Bengal end of the season awards are presented on the 1st of August every year, which is also the Foundation Day of the Club. The awards ceremony was started in 2011 with the main highlight 'Bharat  Gourav Award', given out to honour outstanding sports personalities who had made India proud in the field of sports. Along with the 'Bharat Gourav' award, the East Bengal club also honours the Player of the Season and also presents the 'Lifetime achievement award' to former players and sportsperson of the club. In 2018, the East Bengal club also introduced an award for the best player from the East Bengal Academy. Winners. Bharat Gourav Award. East Bengal Club had constituted the ‘Bharat Gaurav Award' in 2011 to honour outstanding sports personalities who had made India proud in the field of sports . Three times Olympic Champion and Indian Hockey legend Leslie Claudius was the first recipient of the award in 2011. Player of the Season Award. East Bengal had constituted the 'Player of the Season Award' in 2011 to honour the best football player of the previous season. It is decided by the Executive Members committee. Mehtab Hossain was the first recipient in 2011. However, the first Player of the Season title was awarded at the end of the 2007–08 season, given by the then official marketing partner - Ideas Unlimited, with goalkeeper Subrata Paul being the winner. Lifetime Achievement Award. East Bengal  had constituted the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' in 2011 to honour a legendary sports personality of the club. It is decided by the Executive Members committee. India and East Bengal Legend Sudhir Karmakar and Sukumar Samajpati were the first recipients of this award in 2011. Academy Player of the Year Award. East Bengal had constituted the 'Academy Player of the Year Award' in 2018 to honour the best football player of the East Bengal F.C. Academy for the previous season. It is decided by the Executive Members committee. Manoj Mohammed and PC Rohlupuia were the first recipients of this award in  2018. Special Awards. On the occasion of the centenary celebrations of the club in 2019, a set of special awards were awarded to sports personalities associated with the East Bengal club.