2001 Calcutta Women's Football League

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Calcutta Women's Football League
Season2001
Dates12 February 2001–16 March 2001
Champions East Bengal (1st title)
Matches played36
Goals scored129 (3.58 per match)
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All statistics correct as of 11 March 2023.

2001 Calcutta Women's Football League was the 9th season of the Calcutta Women's Football League.

Contents

The season consisted of twelve teams divided into two groups. The top four teams of each group would qualify for the knockouts where they would face each other in the quarterfinals. This was the first season that Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan formed [1] [2] [3] and fielded their women's teams with East Bengal clinching the final 1–0 against Mohun Bagan to lift their first-ever title. [4] [5] Shanta Dhara scored the winning goal in the final. [6] [7]

Teams

CWFL Participants
Group AGroup B
Bidyut SportingBally Gramanchal
East Bengal Itika Memorial
Income TaxJubak Sangha
Kasba Samannay Mohun Bagan
Nabajanma SanghaNPC Academy
Young FootballersRampur Milan Sangha

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Mohun Bagan 5500210+2115Advanced to Knockout stage
2Jubak Sangha531192+710
3Bally Gramanchal42027706
4Itika Memorial412136−35
5NPC Academy5113410−64
6Rampur Milan Sangha5005019−190
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2023. Source: indianfootball.de

Matches

12 February 2001 (2001-02-12) Mohun Bagan 6–0 Rampur Milan Sangha Kolkata
Stadium: SAI Complex
14 February 2001 (2001-02-14) Jubak Sangha 2–0 NPC Academy Kolkata
15 February 2001 (2001-02-15) Mohun Bagan 5–0 Itika Memorial Kolkata
16 February 2001 (2001-02-16) Jubak Sangha 5–0 Rampur Milan Sangha Kolkata
16 February 2001 (2001-02-16) Bally Gramanchal 4–0 NPC Academy Kolkata
20 February 2001 (2001-02-20) Itika Memorial 1–1 NPC Academy Kolkata
20 February 2001 (2001-02-20) Bally Gramanchal 3–0 Rampur Milan Sangha Kolkata
21 February 2001 (2001-02-21) Mohun Bagan 2–0 Jubak Sangha Kolkata
22 February 2001 (2001-02-22) Jubak Sangha 2–0 Bally Gramanchal Kolkata
22 February 2001 (2001-02-22) Itika Memorial 2–0 Rampur Milan Sangha Kolkata
23 February 2001 (2001-02-23) Mohun Bagan 3–0 NPC Academy Kolkata
26 February 2001 (2001-02-26) NPC Academy 3–0 Rampur Milan Sangha Kolkata
26 February 2001 (2001-02-26) Itika Memorial 0–0 Jubak Sangha Kolkata
27 February 2001 (2001-02-27) Mohun Bagan 5–0 Bally Gramanchal Kolkata

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Income Tax5410300+3013Advanced to Knockout stage
2 East Bengal 5410170+1713
3Nabajanma Sangha5302107+39
4Young Footballers5203412−86
5Bidyut Sporting5104520−153
6Kasba Samannay5005027−270
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2023. Source: indianfootball.de

Matches

13 February 2001 (2001-02-13) East Bengal 7–0 Bidyut Sporting Kolkata
13 February 2001 (2001-02-13) Nabajanma Sangha 6–0 Kasba Samannay Kolkata
14 February 2001 (2001-02-14) Income Tax 9–0 Young Footballers Kolkata
15 February 2001 (2001-02-15) Bidyut Sporting 5–0 Kasba Samannay Kolkata
19 February 2001 (2001-02-19) East Bengal 2–0 Young Footballers Kolkata
19 February 2001 (2001-02-19) Income Tax 5–0 Nabajanma Sangha Kolkata
21 February 2001 (2001-02-21) Income Tax 7–0 Kasba Samannay Kolkata
21 February 2001 (2001-02-21) Young Footballers 1–0 Bidyut Sporting Kolkata
22 February 2001 (2001-02-22) East Bengal 2–0 Nabajanma Sangha Kolkata
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23 February 2001 (2001-02-23) Income Tax 9–0 Bidyut Sporting Kolkata
24 February 2001 (2001-02-24) East Bengal 6–0 Kasba Samannay Kolkata
24 February 2001 (2001-02-24) Nabajanma Sangha 1–0 Young Footballers Kolkata
27 February 2001 (2001-02-27) Young Footballers 3–0 Kasba Samannay Kolkata
28 February 2001 (2001-02-28) Nabajanma Sangha 3–0 Bidyut Sporting Kolkata
1 March 2001 (2001-03-01) East Bengal 0–0 Income Tax Kolkata

Knockout stage

Qualified teams

The top four placed teams from each of the two groups qualified for the knockout stage.

Group AGroup B
Mohun Bagan Income Tax
Jubak Sangha East Bengal
Bally GramanchalNabajanma Sangha
Itika MemorialYoung Footballers

Bracket

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
6 March 2001
 
 
 Mohun Bagan 2
 
8 March 2001
 
Young Footballers0
 
 Mohun Bagan 6
 
6 March 2001
 
Nabajanma Sangha0
 
Nabajanma Sangha2
 
16 March 2001
 
Jubak Sangha0
 
 Mohun Bagan 0
 
6 March 2001
 
 East Bengal 1
 
Income Tax3
 
9 March 2001
 
Itika Memorial0
 
Income Tax0
 
6 March 2001
 
 East Bengal 1
 
 East Bengal 4
 
 
Bally Gramanchal0
 

Quarter-finals

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Mohun Bagan 2–0Young Footballers
Nabajanma Sangha2–0Jubak Sangha
Income Tax3–0Itika Memorial
East Bengal 4–0Bally Gramanchal

Matches

1 March 2001 (2001-03-01)QF–1 Mohun Bagan 2–0 Young Footballers Kolkata
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1 March 2001 (2001-03-01)QF–2 Nabajanma Sangha 2–0 Jubak Sangha Kolkata
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1 March 2001 (2001-03-01)QF–3 Income Tax 3–0 Itika Memorial Kolkata
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1 March 2001 (2001-03-01)QF–4 East Bengal 4–0 Bally Gramanchal Kolkata
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Semi-finals

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Mohun Bagan 6–0Nabajanma Sangha
Income Tax0–1 East Bengal

Matches

8 March 2001 (2001-03-08)SF–1 Mohun Bagan 6–0 Nabajanma Sangha Kolkata
9 March 2001 (2001-03-09)SF–2 Income Tax 0–1 East Bengal Kolkata

Final

Summary

The 2001 Calcutta Women's Football League final was held at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium on 16 March 2001 between Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, in the very first season of their formation. This match would thus remain recorded as the first-ever women's Kolkata Derby between the two teams. East Bengal women's team clinched the match 1–0 courtesy of a solitary goal from forward Shanta Dhara in the twenty-third minute of the game as East Bengal held onto the lead and lifted their first-ever Calcutta Women's Football League title. [6] [7] [4] [5] [8] [9] [10]

Match

Mohun Bagan 0–1 East Bengal
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East Bengal
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CBMadhu Kumari
CBDulali Ghosh
LBJayanti Barua
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RWSwati Kumari
LWKalpana Sahoo
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LFRinku Ghosh
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GKNamita Bag
RBPrathama Priyadarshini
CBNesha Kumari
CBMomo Gogoi
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CMRajani Alankar
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LWSashi Kumari
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Player of the Match:
Shanta Dhara (East Bengal)

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