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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.[6][7]
Promoted clubs
- United
- Railway
- Tollygunge Agragami
- Kidderpore
Relegated clubs
Teams
Managers and captains
| Team | Head coach |
|---|---|
| Aryan | Template:Flagicon Rajdeep Nandy |
| Bhawanipore | Template:Flagicon Sankarlal Chakraborty |
| BSS | Template:Flagicon Goutam Ghosh |
| Calcutta Customs | |
| George Telegraph | Template:Flagicon Ranjan Bhattacharjee |
| Kidderpore | Template:Flagicon Sanjib Pal |
| Mohammedan | Template:Flagicon Andrey Chernyshov |
| Tollygunge Agragami | Template:Flagicon Bimal Ghosh |
| Peerless | Template:Flagicon Subrata Bhattacharya |
| Railway | Template:Flagicon Souren Dutta |
| Southern Samity | Template:Flagicon Biswajit Bhattacharya |
| United | Template:Flagicon Steven Herbots |
Foreign players
Group stage
Group A
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Fixtures and results
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Group B
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Fixtures and results
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Elimination round
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Knockout stage
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See also
References
- ↑ আগস্টের মাঝে শুরু হবে কলকাতা লিগ, আইএফএর বৈঠকে গরহাজির এসসি ইস্টবেঙ্গল, Ghosh, Sabyasachi(1 July 2021).
- ↑ CFL: ১৮ অগস্ট থেকে শুরু হচ্ছে কলকাতা ফুটবল লিগ(1 July 2021).
- ↑ No Calcutta Football League This Season, Decide Premier Division Clubs. Indian Football Association (West Bengal)(25 February 2021). Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 No East Bengal in Calcutta Football League? IFA to consider shorter format(1 July 2021).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Indian Football Association plans Premier Group A from August(2021-07-02).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Calcutta Football League pullout may relegate SC East Bengal, says Indian Football Association. Firstpost(2021-07-13). Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 আগস্টের তৃতীয় সপ্তাহেই শুরু কলকাতা লিগ, নিয়মে একাধিক বদল. sangbadpratidin. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
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