2024 Calcutta Premier Division
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| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 June – TBA |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 91 (3.03 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 7 July 2024. | |
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]
Format
The 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
- 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
| Group A | Group B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Team | Head coach | Captain |
| Army Red |  Renzong Lepcha
|
Bhawanipore |  Shahid Raman
|
Jiten Murmu
| |
| Aryan | Rajdeep Nandy
|
Sandip Patra
|
Calcutta Customs | Biswajit Bhattacharya
|
Suvam Sen
|
| BSS | Souren Dutta
|
Subhankar Das
|
Calcutta Police Club | Bijoy Ghosh
|
Koushik Goala
|
| Diamond Harbour FC |  Kibu Vicuna
|
Raju Gaikwad
|
East Bengal | Bino George
|
Aditya Patra
|
| Kalighat MS | Patham Thapa
|
Eastern Railway | Antoni Soren
| ||
| Kidderpore | Sayantan Das Roy
|
Prosenjit Chakroborty
|
George Telegraph | Goutam Ghosh
|
Sourish Lodh Chowdhury
|
| Measurers Club | Rajib Dey
|
Chattu Mondal
|
Kalighat Sports Lovers Association | Johor Das
|
Bishal Chhetri
|
| Mohammedan Sporting |  Hakim Ssengendo
|
Tanmoy Ghosh
|
Mohun Bagan SG | Deggie Cardozo
|
Suhail Bhat
|
| Pathachakra | Subhajit Mandi
|
Peerless | Hemanta Dora
|
Donlad Diengdoh
| |
| Southern Samity | Dipankar Biswas
|
Rajesh Rajbhar
|
Police AC | Rajesh Rajbhar
|
Deep Dey
|
| Suruchi Sangha | Ranjan Bhattacharya
|
Amit Tudu
|
Railway | Amit Tudu
|
Sudipta Banerjee
|
| United |  Steven Herbots
|
Tarak Hembram
|
Rainbow | Aditya Chatterjee
|
Sourav Dasgupta
|
| Wari | Swapan Biswas
|
Kamran Farooque
|
Tollygunge Agragami | Avinabo Bag
| |
First stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suruchi Sangha | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 | Qualified for the Super Six round |
| 2 | Mohammedan SC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 | |
| 3 | Diamond Harbour FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Aryan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | |
| 5 | United SC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 6 | BSS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 7 | Kidderpore | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | |
| 8 | Kalighat MS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 9 | Southern Samity | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 10 | Army Red | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 4 | Relegation round |
| 11 | Measurers Club | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 12 | Wari | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 | |
| 13 | Pathachakra | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 9 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calcutta Customs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | Qualified for the Super Six round |
| 2 | Bhawanipore | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | |
| 3 | East Bengal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | |
| 4 | Calcutta Police Club | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Peerless SC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
| 6 | Kalighat Sports Lovers Association | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 7 | Tollygunge Agragami | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 3 | |
| 8 | George Telegraph | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 9 | Mohun Bagan SG | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | ASOS Rainbow | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | Relegation round |
| 11 | Railway FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | |
| 12 | Eastern Railway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | |
| 13 | Police AC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 7 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
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 27 June 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sajal Bag
|
Mohammedan SC | 2 |
| Lalthankima
|
Mohammedan SC | 2 | |
| Biswajit Murmu
|
Army Red | 2 |
References
- ^ 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.