East Bengal finished the 2007 Calcutta Premier Division as runner-up with 26 points from 14 matches behind champions Mohun Bagan.

East Bengal started the Federation Cup campaign in the Pre-Quarter Finals against Kolkata giants Mohammedan Sporting and won 3–1 with Ashim Biswas putting them ahead in the 21st minute.

In the Quarter-Final, East Bengal faced hosts JCT and won 3–2 with another brace from Edmilson after Irungbam Surkumar Singh put them ahead in the 14th minute.

[3][4] In the Final, East Bengal defeated Mahindra United 2–1 with another brace from Brazilian forward Edmilson as they lifted their 5th Federation Cup title.

East Bengal lost 2–0 against Mahindra United in the opening game and drew 1–1 against Santos as they were eliminated from the group stages.