2023 CFL Premier Division
Season | 2023 |
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Dates | 25 June – 30 November |
Champions | Mohammedan (14th title) |
Relegated | West Bengal Police FC Calcutta FC |
Matches played | 196 |
Goals scored | 579 (2.95 per match) |
Top goalscorer | David Lalhlansanga (21) |
Highest scoring | East Bengal 10–1 Kidderpore (26 September) George Telegraph 10-1 FCI (20 November) |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches (East Bengal) |
← 2022 2024 → |
The 2023 CFL Premier Division is the 125th overall season of the Calcutta Football League – highest state-level football divisions of West Bengal. The 2023 edition saw two top tiers merged, with 26 teams participating in the tournament for the first time since its inception.[1]
Format
The 2023 CFL Premier Division merged the top two tiers, Premier A and B, to form an expanded 26-team competition.[2] Two groups of thirteen teams were divided ,with each team playing every other in the group once. The top three teams proceeded to the Super Six round, where they vied for the championship with the points from group stage being carried over.[3] Each group's bottom four teams enter the relegation round.[1][4] As per the rules set by AIFF, this year, no foreign players will be participating in the league. [5]
Venues
- Amal Datta Krirangan, Dum Dum
- Aryan Town Club Ground, Durgapur
- Bankimanjali Stadium, Naihati
- Bidhannagar Municipal Sports Complex
- Canning Stadium, Canning
- East Bengal-Aryan Ground, Kolkata
- Eastern Ground, Chinsurah
- Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
- Kishore Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
- Mohammedan Sporting Ground, Kolkata
- Mohun Bagan-Calcutta FC Ground, Kolkata
- Netaji Sports Complex, Kamalgazi
- Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, Kolkata
- Rishi Aurobindo Maidan, Konnagar
- Royal Park Stadium, Barrackpore
- Sailen Manna Stadium, Howrah
- Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
- Vidyasagar Krirangan, Barasat
- Vivekananda Stadium, Khardah
Teams
The 26 teams were divided into two groups based on a draw held on 5 June 2023.[1][6][7]
Group A | Group B | ||||
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Team | Head coach | Captain | Team | Head coach | Captain |
Army Red | ![]() | ![]() | Aryan | ![]() | ![]() |
Calcutta FC | ![]() | ![]() | Bhawanipore | ![]() | ![]() |
Dalhousie AC | ![]() | ![]() | BSS | ![]() | ![]() |
Diamond Harbour FC | ![]() | ![]() | Calcutta Customs | ![]() | ![]() |
FCI (East Zone) | ![]() | ![]() | East Bengal | ![]() | ![]() |
Kalighat MS | ![]() | ![]() | Eastern Railway | ![]() | ![]() |
Mohammedan Sporting | ![]() | ![]() | George Telegraph | ![]() | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan SG | ![]() | ![]() | Kidderpore | ![]() | ![]() |
Pathachakra | ![]() | ![]() | Police AC | ![]() | ![]() |
Peerless | ![]() | ![]() | Railway | ![]() | ![]() |
Southern Samity | ![]() | ![]() | Rainbow | ![]() | ![]() |
Tollygunge Agragami | ![]() | ![]() | Wari | ![]() | ![]() |
United | ![]() | ![]() | West Bengal Police FC | ![]() | ![]() |
First stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Mohammedan SC | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 29 | Qualified for the Super Six round |
2 | Diamond Harbour FC | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 29 | |
3 | Mohun Bagan SG | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 24 | |
4 | Kalighat MS | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 24 | |
5 | Army Red | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 21 | |
6 | Peerless SC | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 20 | |
7 | United SC | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 19 | |
8 | Southern Samity | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 15 | |
9 | Tollygunge Agragami FC | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 8 | |
10 | Pathachakra | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 28 | −15 | 7 | Relegation round |
11 | Calcutta FC | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 38 | −30 | 7 | |
12 | FCI (East Zone) | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 32 | −24 | 6 | |
13 | Dalhousie AC | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 29 | −21 | 4 |
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 |
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1 | East Bengal | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 6 | +23 | 30 | Qualified for the Super Six round |
2 | Bhawanipore | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 27 | |
3 | Kidderpore | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 25 | |
4 | Aryan | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 24 | |
5 | Calcutta Customs | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 19 | |
6 | ASOS Rainbow | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 17 | |
7 | Wari | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 16 | |
8 | Railway FC | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 12 | |
9 | BSS | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 11 | |
10 | George Telegraph | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 11 | Relegation round |
11 | Eastern Railway | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 11 | |
12 | Police AC | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 10 | |
13 | West Bengal Police | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 8 |
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
Super Six
The top three teams from both groups qualified for the Super Six round with the points from group stage being carried over.[9]
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mohammedan (C) | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 11 | +33 | 44 | Champions |
2 | East Bengal | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 10 | +40 | 42 | |
3 | Diamond Harbour (Q) | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 33 | Eligible for 2024–25 I-League 3[a] |
4 | Bhawanipore | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 28 | |
5 | Mohun Bagan SG | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 25[b] | |
6 | Kidderpore | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 25 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
- ^ If the top teams are already playing in national leagues, then the next highest ranked team(s) would be eligible for I-League 3.
- ^ Mohun Bagan Super Giant was deducted 2 points for not fielding a team against East Bengal on 30 November 2023.[10]
Fixtures
Team 1 \ Team 2 | BHA | DHB | EAB | KID | MOH | MBG |
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Bhawanipore | — | 2–2 | 0–3* | DNP | 1–2 | 0–3* |
Diamond Harbour | — | 1–4 | 3–0 | 0–2 | DNP | |
East Bengal | — | 10–1 | 1–2 | 3–0* | ||
Kidderpore | — | 0–5 | DNP | |||
Mohammedan | — | 2–0 | ||||
Mohun Bagan SG | — |
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.
- * = Walkover
Relegation Round
Points table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pathachakra | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 23 | |
2 | George Telegraph | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 22 | |
3 | Police A.C. | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 22 | |
4 | Eastern Railway | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 20 | |
5 | Dalhousie AC | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 16 | Relegated to the First Division |
6 | FCI | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 52 | −36 | 13 | |
7 | WB Police | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 39 | −21 | 12 | |
8 | Calcutta FC | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 50 | −34 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
Fixtures
Team 1 \ Team 2 | CFC | DAL | EAR | FCI | GET | PTC | PAC | WBP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Calcutta FC | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Dalhousie AC | — | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
Eastern Railway | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | ||
FCI | — | 1–10 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 3–2 | |||
George Telegraph | — | 2–3 | 0–1 | 5–0 | ||||
Pathachakra | — | 5–0 | 1–0 | |||||
Police A.C. | — | 5–2 | ||||||
WB Police | — |
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.
- * = Walkover
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 30th December 2023
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | Mohammedan SC | 21 |
2 | ![]() | Diamond Harbour FC | 12 |
![]() | Pathachakra | ||
4 | ![]() | Eastern Railway | 9 |
5 | ![]() | Mohun Bagan SG | 8 |
![]() | Bhawanipore | ||
7 | ![]() | Kidderpore | 7 |
8 | ![]() | Pathachakra | 6 |
![]() | United | ||
![]() | Wari | ||
![]() | Army Red | ||
![]() | East Bengal FC | ||
![]() | East Bengal FC | ||
![]() | Aryan FC | ||
![]() | East Bengal FC |
Hat-tricks
Note: In the result, the score of the player's team is mentioned before.
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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![]() | Aryan | Police AC | 4–1 | 1 July 2023 |
![]() | Mohammedan SC | Calcutta FC | 7–0 | 12 July 2023 |
![]() | Mohammedan SC | Calcutta FC | 7–0 | 12 July 2023 |
![]() | Mohun Bagan SG | Tollygunge Agragami | 5–1 | 12 July 2023 |
![]() | Mohun Bagan SG | Dalhousie | 5–2 | 16 July 2023 |
![]() | United | Calcutta FC | 8–0 | 25 July 2023 |
![]() | Army Red | Southern Samity | 3–2 | 25 July 2023 |
![]() | Aryan | Kidderpore SC | 4–0 | 26 July 2023 |
![]() | East Bengal | George Telegraph SC | 4–0 | 7 September 2023 |
![]() | East Bengal | Kidderpore SC | 10–1 | 26 September 2023 |
![]() | East Bengal | Kidderpore SC | 10–1 | 26 September 2023 |
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- ^ TNN (31 May 2023). "CFL Premier Div 'A' & 'B' to be merged". The Times of India. Kolkata. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
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