2021 CFL Premier Division explained

Competition:	CFL Premier Division A
Season:	2021
Dates:	17 August – 18 November
Winners:	Mohammedan (12th title)
Matches:	41
Total Goals:	123
Best Player:	Anurag Dhawa
League Topscorer:	Santosh Baro
Best Goalkeeper:	Kuldeep Singh
Highest Scoring:	Tollygunge Agragami 2–6 Peerless
Prevseason:	2019
Nextseason:	2022

The 2021 Calcutta Football League Premier Division A was the 123rd season of the top state-level football league of West Bengal. It was held between mid-August and November 2021.^{[1] [2]} Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was decided to cancel Calcutta League last season,^[3] but it was played this year.^{[4] [5]}

Changes from last season

Rules and regulations

• Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic in West Bengal, the tournament format is shortened by adopting a league-cum-knockout format.^[4] The 14 participating teams would be divided into two groups and each team would play against all the other teams in their respective groups once. The top three teams from each group would earn a direct quarter final berth. The remaining four teams from each group would play against each other once for the last two quarter final spots. The eight qualified teams would then play knockout matches to reach the final of Premier Division A.^[5] From similar reasons ATK Mohun Bagan and East Bengal have not participated.
• The IFA had also increased the number of overseas players a club could register from 4 to 6, but only 2 could be named in the starting eleven.^{[6] [7]}
• The teams were exempted from relegation this season as the lower divisions of CFL were cancelled due to the pandemic.

Promoted clubs

• United
• Railway
• Tollygunge Agragami
• Kidderpore

Relegated clubs

• NBP Rainbow
• Kalighat Milan Sangha

Teams

Managers and captains

Team	Head coach
Aryan	Rajdeep Nandy
Bhawanipore	Sankarlal Chakraborty
BSS	Goutam Ghosh
Calcutta Customs
George Telegraph	Ranjan Bhattacharjee
Kidderpore	Sanjib Pal
Mohammedan	Andrey Chernyshov
Tollygunge Agragami	Bimal Ghosh
Peerless	Subrata Bhattacharya
Railway	Souren Dutta
Southern Samity	Biswajit Bhattacharya
United	Steven Herbots

Foreign players

Team	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4
Aryan	Aristide Vaillant	Kareem Omolaja
Bhawanipore	Kamo Stephane Bayi	Henry Kisekka
BSS	Léonce Dodoz	Seydou Kourouma
Calcutta Customs	Gatch Arthure Diomande	Varney Kallon
George Telegraph	Echezona Anyichie
Kidderpore	Ejiogu Chinedu Emmanuel	Stephen Abeiku
Mohammedan	Nikola Stojanović	Stefan Ilić	Marcus Joseph	Shaher Shaheen
Peerless	Ansumana Kromah	Dixon Alusine	Romaric Bettat
Railway	Ben Quansah	Rayden Gonzo	Kelvin Kollie
Southern Samity	Victor Kamhuka
Tollygunge Agragami	Christopher Chizoba
United	Dennis	Matthew Tendai

Group stage

Group A

Note: East Bengal withdrew from the league hence the oppositions were awarded walkover of 3 goals.

Fixtures and results

Group B

Note: ATK Mohun Bagan withdrew from the league hence the oppositions were awarded walkover of 3 goals.

Fixtures and results

Elimination round

Knockout stage

See also

• 2021–22 season in state football leagues of India

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sabyasachi. Ghosh. 1 July 2021. আগস্টের মাঝে শুরু হবে কলকাতা লিগ, আইএফএর বৈঠকে গরহাজির এসসি ইস্টবেঙ্গল. Kolkata League to start mid-August, SC East Bengal absentee in meeting. bn. XtraTime Bangla. 2 Jul 2021. 1 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210701212222/https://xtratimebangla.in/calcutta-football-league-set-to-start-in-mid-august-as-sc-east-bengal-not-there-in-ifa-meeting/. live.
2. Web site: 1 July 2021. CFL: ১৮ অগস্ট থেকে শুরু হচ্ছে কলকাতা ফুটবল লিগ. Kolkata League to start from 18th August. bn. Anandabazar. 2 July 2021. 1 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210701212143/https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/cfl-to-start-from-18th-august-dgtl/cid/1290258. live.
3. Web site: No Calcutta Football League This Season, Decide Premier Division Clubs. 2021-03-23. Indian Football Association (West Bengal). 25 February 2021. en.
4. Web site: Sagnik. 1 July 2021. No East Bengal in Calcutta Football League? IFA to consider shorter format. The Bridge. 2 July 2021. 1 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210701212230/https://thebridge.in/exclusive/no-east-bengal-calcutta-football-league-ifa-shorter-format-22596. live.
5. Web site: 2021-07-02. Indian Football Association plans Premier Group A from August. The Telegraph. 2021-07-02. 2 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210702062928/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/indian-football-association-plans-premier-group-a-from-august/cid/1820906. live.
6. Web site: 2021-07-13. Calcutta Football League pullout may relegate SC East Bengal, says Indian Football Association. 2021-07-13. Firstpost.
7. Web site: আগস্টের তৃতীয় সপ্তাহেই শুরু কলকাতা লিগ, নিয়মে একাধিক বদল. 2021-07-02. sangbadpratidin. en-US. 2 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210702063156/https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/sports/football/kolkata-league-to-start-from-august-18/. live.

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