The 2024 CFL Premier Division is the 126th overall season of the Calcutta Football League – highest state-level football division of West Bengal. The 2024 edition will have 26 teams divided into two groups of 12 in the first phase, with top 6 qualifying for the championship round and bottom 8 heading into the relegation round.[1]
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 June – TBA |
| Matches played | 20(1 postponed) |
| Goals scored | 66 (3.3 per match) |
| Biggest home win | East Bengal 7–1 Tollygunge Agragami 30 June 2024 |
| Biggest away win | Army Red 0–6 Aryan 27 June 2024 |
| Highest scoring | East Bengal 7–1 Tollygunge Agragami 30 June 2024 |
← 2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 2 July 2024. | |
Format
editThe 2024 CFL Premier Division, like the 2023 CFL Premier Division, will have twenty-six teams divided into two groups in the first phase, where each team will play twelve matches in round robin format. After that, top three teams from the two groups shall proceed to the championship round, where each team shall play five more matches to determine the champion. The bottom four teams from both groups will play the relegation round. The Indian Football Association also announced that each team must field four 'home-state' players in the playing eleven at all time.[2][1][3]
Venues
edit- Amal Datta Krirangan, Dum Dum
- Bankimanjali Stadium, Naihati
- Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Stadium, Barrackpore
- Bidhannagar Municipal Sports Complex
- East Bengal/Aryan Ground, Kolkata
- Eastern Ground, Chinsurah
- Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
- Kishore Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
- Mohammedan/Howrah Union Ground, Kolkata
- Mohun Bagan/Calcutta FC Ground, Kolkata
- Netaji Sports Complex, Kamalgazi
- Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, Kolkata
- Uluberia Stadium, Howrah
- Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Teams
edit| Group A | Group B | ||||
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| Team | Head coach | Captain | Team | Head coach | Captain |
| Army Red |  Renzong Lepcha
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Bhawanipore |  Shahid Raman
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| Aryan | Rajdeep Nandy
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Sandip Patra
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Calcutta Customs | Biswajit Bhattacharya
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| BSS | Souren Dutta
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Subhankar Das
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Calcutta Police Club | Bijoy Ghosh
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| Diamond Harbour FC |  Kibu Vicuna
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Raju Gaikwad
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East Bengal | Bino George
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Aditya Patra
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| Kalighat MS | Bhim Mandi
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Eastern Railway | |||
| Kidderpore | Sayantan Das Roy
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Prosenjit Chakroborty
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George Telegraph | Goutam Ghosh
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| Measurers Club | Rajib Dey
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Chattu Mondal
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Kalighat Sports Lovers Association | Johor Das
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| Mohammedan Sporting |  Hakim Ssengendo
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Tanmoy Ghosh
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Mohun Bagan SG | Deggie Cardozo
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| Pathachakra | Peerless | Hemanta Dora
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| Southern Samity | Dipankar Biswas
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Police AC | Rajesh Rajbhar
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| Suruchi Sangha | Ranjan Bhattacharya
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Railway | Amit Tudu
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| United |  Steven Herbots
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Tarak Hembram
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Rainbow | Aditya Chatterjee
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| Wari | Swapan Biswas
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Kamran Farooque
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Tollygunge Agragami | ||
First stage
editGroup A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammedan SC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 | Qualified for the Super Six round |
| 2 | BSS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Suruchi Sangha | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Kidderpore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Aryan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 3 | |
| 6 | Diamond Harbour FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 7 | United SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | Army Red | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 9 | Pathachakra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Kalighat MS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | Relegation round |
| 11 | Southern Samity | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
| 12 | Wari | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 | |
| 13 | Measurers Club | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2024. Source: The Away End
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalighat Sports Lovers Association | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | Qualified for the Super Six round |
| 2 | Calcutta Customs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Bhawanipore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | |
| 4 | East Bengal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 3 | |
| 5 | Calcutta Police Club | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 6 | George Telegraph | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | Tollygunge Agragami FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Peerless SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 9 | Mohun Bagan SG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | ASOS Rainbow | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | Relegation round |
| 11 | Railway FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |
| 12 | Police AC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | |
| 13 | Eastern Railway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 3 July 2024. Source: The Away End
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
- Postponed matches: Kalighat Sports Lovers Association vs Police AC (2 July 2024)
Season statistics
editTop scorers
edit- As of 27 June 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sajal Bag
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Mohammedan SC | 2 |
| Lalthankima
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Mohammedan SC | 2 | |
| Biswajit Murmu
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Army Red | 2 |
References
edit- ^ a b "EB and Bagan in same CFL group". The Times of India. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "কলকাতা লিগে চারজন ভূমিপুত্র খেলানো বাধ্যতামূলক, নিয়ম আনল IFA" [Four Homegrown Players Mandatory in Calcutta League, Rule imposed by IFA]. Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali). 4 April 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "CFL 2024: All You Need to Know About Calcutta Football League's New Season - Groups, Format, Venue, Schedule". MyKhel. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.