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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]
First stage
Group A
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Group B
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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
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Fixtures
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- * = Walkover
Relegation Round
Points table
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Fixtures
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Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon David Lalhlansanga | Mohammedan SC | 21 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Rahul Paswan | Diamond Harbour FC | 12 |
| Template:Flagicon Sahil Harijan | Pathachakra | ||
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Sagar Kumar Khamaru | Eastern Railway | 9 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Suhail Ahmad Bhat | Mohun Bagan SG | 8 |
| Template:Flagicon Jiten Murmu | Bhawanipore | ||
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Muhammed Ashiq Shoukathali | Kidderpore | 7 |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Anubrata Maity | Pathachakra | 6 |
| Template:Flagicon Dipesh Murmu | United | ||
| Template:Flagicon Mandeep Singh Multani | Wari | ||
| Template:Flagicon Liton Shil | Army Red | ||
| Template:Flagicon Aman C. K. | East Bengal FC | ||
| Template:Flagicon Jesin TK | East Bengal FC | ||
| Template:Flagicon Achinta Ghosh | Aryan FC | ||
| Template:Flagicon Vishnu P.V. | East Bengal FC |
Hat-tricks
Note: In the result, the score of the player's team is mentioned before.
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Saikat Sarkar | Aryan | Police AC | 4–1 | Template:Dts |
| Template:Flagicon David Lalhlansanga | Mohammedan SC | Calcutta FC | 7–0 | Template:Dts |
| Template:Flagicon Beneston Piecton Barretto | Mohammedan SC | Calcutta FC | 7–0 | Template:Dts |
| Template:Flagicon Lalrinliana Hnamte | Mohun Bagan SG | Tollygunge Agragami | 5–1 | Template:Dts |
| Template:Flagicon Suhail Ahmad Bhat | Mohun Bagan SG | Dalhousie | 5–2 | Template:Dts |
| Template:Flagicon Dipesh Murmu | United | Calcutta FC | 8–0 | Template:Dts |
| Template:Flagicon Liton Shil | Army Red | Southern Samity | 3–2 | Template:Dts |
| Template:Flagicon Md Amirul | Aryan | Kidderpore SC | 4–0 | Template:Dts |
| Template:Flagicon Jesin TK | East Bengal | George Telegraph SC | 4–0 | Template:Dts |
| Template:Flagicon Vishnu PV | East Bengal | Kidderpore SC | 10–1 | Template:Dts |
| Template:Flagicon Mahitosh Roy | East Bengal | Kidderpore SC | 10–1 | Template:Dts |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Calcutta Football League (CFL) goes bigger than ever for its historic 125th season(5 Jun 2023).
- ↑ CFL Premier Div 'A' & 'B' to be merged(31 May 2023). Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ↑ Calcutta Football League 2023: Confirmed Super Six Phase Teams(9 September 2023).
- ↑ কলকাতা লিগে নিয়মে বদল,শুরুর আগেই বিদ্রোহী কিছু ক্লাব, ভবানীপুর নেমে পড়ল অনুশীলনে, Roy, Tania(2 June 2023). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ↑ AIFF bars foreign players in State league, Ghosh, Ankon(6 July 2023).
- ↑ Calcutta Football League: মোহনবাগান-মহমেডানের গ্রুপে অভিষেকের ক্লাব, ইস্টবেঙ্গলের গ্রুপে ভবানীপুর, Chakraborty, Sanghamitra(5 June 2023).
- ↑ Calcutta Football League : বাজল কলকাতা ফুটবল লিগের ঘণ্টা, কঠিন গ্রুপে মোহনবাগান, Biswas, Koushik(5 June 2023).
- ↑ Peerless: জয়ের সরণীতে রয়েছে জামশিদ নাসিরির পিয়ারলেস, 24x7, Sports Desk. kolkata24x7.in. কলকাতা 24×7(17 July 2022). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ↑ Calcutta Football League 2023: Confirmed Super Six Phase Teams(9 September 2023).
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