The 2019 Calcutta Football League Premier Division was the 122nd season of the top state-level football league within the Indian state of West Bengal. The season kicked off on 26 July 2019. It had two sub-divisions: CFL Premier Division A and CFL Premier Division B.[1][2][3]
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Peerless (1st title) |
| Matches played | 129 |
| Goals scored | 309 (2.4 per match) |
← 2018 2021 →
Fixtures | |
Peerless scripted history as they become the only club outside the Big Three—Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, & Mohammedan—to win the Championship in 61 years.[4] Eastern Railway did the same back in 1958.
Premier Division A edit
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 July – 3 October |
| Champions | Peerless SC (1st title) |
| Relegated | Kalighat MS NBP Rainbow |
| Matches played | 65 |
| Goals scored | 177 (2.72 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ansumana Kromah (13 Goals) |
| Highest scoring | Bhawanipore 6–2 NBP Rainbow |
| Highest attendance | 65,000 (East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan) |
← 2018 2021 →
All statistics correct as of 26 February 2021.Fixtures | |
Managers and foreign players edit
| Team | Manager | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 |
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| Aryan |  Raajdeep Nandy
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 Gatch Arthure Diomande
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 Ejiogu Emmanual
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Ademola Kuti
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Seydoumady Kourouma
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| Bhawanipore | Sankarlal Chakraborty
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Kamo Stephane Bayi
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Léonce Dodoz
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 Victor Kamhuka
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| BSS | Goutam Ghosh
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Waheed Adekunle
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 William Opoku
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Bright Middleton Mends
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Daniel Addo
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| Calcutta Customs | Rajeev Dey
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Eze Stanley Ifeanyi
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Emmanuel Chigozie
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Philip Adjah Teteh
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John Ampong
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| East Bengal |  Alejandro Menéndez
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Marcos de la Espada
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 Kassim Aidara
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Jaime Colado
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Martí Crespí
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Juan Mera
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Borja Gómez Pérez
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| George Telegraph | Ranjan Bhattacharya
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Joel Sunday
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Justice Morgan
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Echezona Anyichie
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| Kalighat M.S. | Anup Nag
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Alexander Kouame
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Lanssini Karamoko
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 Ismail Aseel
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| Mohammedan | Shaheed Ramon
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Arthur Kouassi
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 Musa Mudde
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Kareem Omolaja
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John Chidi
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| Mohun Bagan | Kibu Vicuña
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Fran Morante
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Salva Chamorro
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Fran Gonzalez
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Joseba Beitia
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 Daneil Cyrus
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Julen Colinas
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| Peerless | Jahar Das
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 Ansumana Kromah
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Anthony Wolfe
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Varney Kallon
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Edmond Peprah
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| Rainbow | Saumik Dey
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Kazeem Bolaji
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Richard Agwu Somtochukwu
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Felix Chidi Odili
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| Southern Samity | Mehtab Hossain
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Samuel Kane
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 Mahmoud Amnah
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Ogba Kalu Nnanna
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Venues edit
- Kolkata
- Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
- Mohun Bagan Ground
- East Bengal Ground
- Mohammedan Ground
- Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
- Kalyani
- Kalyani Stadium
- Gayeshpur Stadium
- Barasat
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peerless | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 23 | Champions |
| 2 | Mohun Bagan | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 20 | |
| 3 | East Bengal | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 20[a] | |
| 4 | Mohammedan | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 19 | Qualified for I-League Qualifiers |
| 5 | Bhawanipore | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 17 | |
| 6 | BSS Sporting Club | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 17 | |
| 7 | George Telegraph | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 16 | |
| 8 | Calcutta Customs | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 14[a] | |
| 9 | Southern Samity | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 12 | |
| 10 | Aryan | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 9 | |
| 11 | Kalighat M.S. | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 8 | Relegation to Premier Division B |
| 12 | Rainbow | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 6 |
Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2019. Source: [5]
Notes:
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Results edit
Top goal scorers edit
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Ansumana Kromah
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Peerless | 13 |
| 2 | Akhil Verma
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Bhawanipore | 9 |
| 3 | Jaime Colado
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East Bengal | 7 |
Premier Division B edit
| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Champions | United SC |
| Promoted | United Railway Tollygunge Agragami Kidderpore |
| Relegated | SAI (East Zone) SAIL |
| Matches played | 64 |
| Goals scored | 132 (2.06 per match) |
| Highest scoring | Pathachakra 5–1 SAIL |
← 2018 2022 →
All statistics correct as of 27 February 2021.Fixtures | |
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United (C) | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 28 | Promotion to Premier Division A |
| 2 | Railways | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 22 | |
| 3 | Tollygunge Agragami | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 21 | |
| 4 | Kidderpore | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 21 | |
| 5 | Eastern Railway | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 18 | Championship Round |
| 6 | West Bengal Police | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 17 | |
| 7 | FCI (East Zone) | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 18 | Relegation Round |
| 8 | Pathachakra | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 15 | |
| 9 | SAI (East Zone) | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 9 | Relegation to First Division |
| 10 | SAIL | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 8 |
- Matches into Championship & Relegation Round.
References edit
- ^ "IFA CFL Premier-A 2019 to start from 26th July". KolkataFootball.com. 22 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Calcutta Football League: Mohun Bagan to face Peerless SC in campaign opener". The Hindu. 22 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Calcutta Football League 2019 to kick-off on July 26". Goal.com. 22 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "we have proved. Kromah leaded [sic] the team from the front :Jahar Das ,Peerless coach". Kolkata Today. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Indiafooty".
- ^ "Calcutta Premier Division A 2019/20". indiafooty.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Calcutta Football League Premier Division B — Championship Round". kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata: Kolkata Football News. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.