2018 CFL Premier Division explained

Competition:CFL Premier Division
Pixels:250
Season:2018–19
Winners:Mohun Bagan
(30th title)[1]
Matches:117
Total Goals:275
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019
Extra Information:Fixtures

The 2018 Calcutta Football League Premier Division was the 121st season of the CFL Premier Division, a state association football league within the Indian state of West Bengal. The league is divided into two groups – Division A and Division B. The Championship title is awarded only to the Division A winner, while four teams from Division A are relegated to Division B at the end of the season and four teams from Division B are simultaneously promoted to Division A for the next season. The fixtures of Division A and Division B started on 3 and 5 August 2018, respectively.

Premier Division A

Competition:CFL Premier Division A
Season:2018
Winners:Mohun Bagan
Relegated:FCI
WBP
Tollygunge Agragami
Pathachakra
Matches:66
Total Goals:165
League Topscorer:
Ansumana Kromah (Peerless SC)(11 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Mohun Bagan 5–0 WBP
Mohun Bagan 5–0 FCI
Highest Scoring:Aryan 3–3 Pathachakra
Longest Wins:East Bengal
(5 matches)
Longest Unbeaten:Mohun Bagan
(11 matches)
Longest Winless:WBP
(9 matches)
Longest Losses:Tollygunge Agragami
(4 matches)
Highest Attendance:65,322 (Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal FC)
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019
Updated:18 September 2018

Standings

Results

Managers and foreigners

ClubHead CoachForeigner 1Foreigner 2Foreigner 3Foreigner 4
Aryan Debashish Nandy Seidu Mady Bello Razaq Gatch Arthure Diomande Emmanuel Chigozie
Calcutta Customs Rajeev Dey Samuel Kane John Ampong Eze Stanley Ifeanyi
East Bengal Bastob Roy Mahmoud Amnah Kassim Aidara Jhonny Acosta
FCI (Eastern Zone) Sudeep Chakraborty
George Telegraph Ranjan Bhattacharya Echezona Anyichie Reo Nakamura Justice Morgan Stephen Harry
Mohammedan Sudeep Sarkar Lancine Touré Bazie Armand Olariche Princewill Emeka Philip Adjah
Mohun Bagan Sankarlal Chakraborty Aser Pierrick Dipanda Eze Kingsley Henry Kisekka Yuta Kinowaki
Pathachakra Anjan Nath Victor Kamhuka Anto Pejic Futa Nakamura Bright Middleton Mends
Peerless Tapan Chakraborty Ansumana Kromah Anthony Wolfe Chika Wali
Rainbow Tarit Ghosh Joel Sunday Penn Orji Godwin Quashiga Guy Eric Dano
Tollygunge Agragami Bimal Ghosh Richard Agwu Somtochukwu Lago Dagbo Bei Kamo Stephane Bayi
West Bengal Police Sahadeb Bhowmick

Stadiums

StadiumCapacity
Mohun Bagan/CCFC Ground22,000
East Bengal/Aryan Ground23,500
Mohammedan/Howrah Union Ground15,000
Vivekananda Yubabharati Krirangan85,000
Barasat Stadium22,000
Kalyani Stadium20,000
Gayespur Stadium12,000

Attendance

Derby attendance

Statistics

Top scorers

Source: kolkatafootball.com

11 goals
10 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Own goals

Source: kolkatafootball.com

Clean sheets

Source: kolkatafootball.com

6 clean sheets
4 clean sheets
3 clean sheets
2 clean sheets
1 clean sheets

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Ansumana Kromah3–120 August 2018[2]
Aser Pierrick Dipanda5–025 August 2018
Aser Pierrick DipandaFCI5–05 September 2018

Fastest goals

Player For Against Timing
Stephen HarryCalcutta Customs 1 minute 10 seconds
Aser Pierrick DipandaWest Bengal Police1 minute 32 seconds
Philip AdjahTollygunge Agragami1 minute 35 Seconds

Previous Division B

Competition:CFL Premier Division B
Season:2018–19
Matches:51
Total Goals:110
Highest Scoring:Kalighat MS 4–0 v RLY
Longest Unbeaten:Bhowanipore
BSS
(5 matches)
Longest Winless:Taltala
(5 matches)
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019
Updated:9 September 2018

Standings

Notes: 1.After the completion of the single round robin, the teams will be divided into two groups of top 6 and bottom 4. The top 6 teams will play against each other in a single-leg format, called the championship round, while the bottom 4 teams play against each other in the same single-leg format called the relegation round. Each team carries forward their points and other records from the previous 1st round matches into the championship or the relegation round. Overall 4 teams are promoted.

Results

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mohun Bagan Trophy room. themohunbaganac.com. Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. 9 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126082005/https://themohunbaganac.com/trophy-room-2/. 26 January 2022.
  2. Web site: Ad Place . ifa_cfl_premier_a_2018-19 live score|ifa_cfl_premier_a_2018-19 - results|Indian live football . kolkatafootball.com . 2023-03-07.