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 | 1 |
| Goals scored | 6 (6 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Mohammedan 6–0 Wari 25 June 2024 |
| Highest scoring | Mohammedan 6–0 Wari 25 June 2024 |
| Longest winning run | Mohammedan (1) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Mohammedan (1) |
| Longest winless run | Wari (1) |
| Longest losing run | Wari (1) |
← 2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 25 June 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
- 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 | Bhawanipore | ||||
| Aryan |  Rajdeep Nandy
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Calcutta Customs | Bijoy Ghosh
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| BSS | Calcutta Police | ||||
| Diamond Harbour FC |  Kibu Vicuna
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East Bengal | Bino George
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| Kalighat MS | Eastern Railway | ||||
| Kidderpore | Sayantan Das Roy
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George Telegraph | Goutam Ghosh
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| Measurers Club | Kalighat Sports Lovers Association | ||||
| Mohammedan Sporting |  Hakim Ssengendo
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Mohun Bagan SG | Deggie Cardozo
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| Pathachakra | Peerless | ||||
| Southern Samity | Police AC | ||||
| Suruchi Sangha | Railway | ||||
| United |  Steven Herbots
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Rainbow | Aditya Chatterjee
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| Wari | Swapan Biswas
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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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 3 | Qualified for the Super Six round |
| 2 | Army Red | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Aryan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | BSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Diamond Harbour FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Kalighat MS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Kidderpore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Measurers Club | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Pathachakra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Southern Samity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation round |
| 11 | Suruchi Sangha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | United SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Wari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
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 | Bhawanipore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualified for the Super Six round |
| 2 | Calcutta Customs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Calcutta Police Club | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | East Bengal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Eastern Railway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | George Telegraph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Kalighat Sports Lovers Association | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Mohun Bagan SG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Peerless SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Police AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation round |
| 11 | Railway FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | ASOS Rainbow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Tollygunge Agragami FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
Season statistics
editTop scorers
edit- As of 25 June 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sajal Bag
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Mohammedan SC | 2 |
| Lalthankima
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Mohammedan SC | 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.