2022 CFL Premier Division

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CFL Premier Division
Season2022
Champions Mohammedan [1] (Division A) (13th title)
Kalighat MS
(Division B)
Matches played121
Goals scored300 (2.48 per match)
2021
2023

The 2022 Calcutta Football League Premier Division was the 124th overall season of the two highest state-level football divisions of West Bengal. [2] The division consists of two tiers within it: Premier Division A and Premier Division B.

Contents

Premier Division A

CFL Premier Division A
Season2022
Dates2 August – 1 November
Champions Mohammedan
(13th title)
Relegated Tollygunge Agragami
Southern Samity
Matches played65
Goals scored176 (2.71 per match)
Top goalscorer Naro Hari Shrestha
(9 goals)
Biggest win United 5–1 Peerless
Bhawanipore 6-2 George Telegraph
Highest scoring United 5–3 Tollygunge Agragami
Bhawanipore 6-2 George Telegraph
Longest winning run United
Kidderpore
(5 games)
Longest unbeaten run Kidderpore
(9 games)
Longest winless run Tollygunge Agragami
(10 games)
Longest losing run Tollygunge Agragami
(4 games)
2021
2023

The first stage of the Premier Division A has been held from 2 August till September. [3] [4] Mohammedan are the defending champions of Premier Division A.

Change in format

The round-robin format had been reinstated after a short season of round-robin cum knock-out format last year due to COVID-19 pandemic, but the league has been divided into two stages so as to accommodate the Kolkata'sBig ThreeATK Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan–according to national and continental games schedule. [5] The first stage is played by eleven teams, out of which the top three in the points table would qualify for the Super Six, wherein the three teams would be joined by the Big Three and the top team in the table at the end of the stage would be declared as the CFL Premier Division A champion.

Available venues

Teams

TeamHead coach
Aryan Flag of India.svg Rajdeep Nandy
Bhawanipore Flag of India.svg Sankarlal Chakraborty
BSS Flag of India.svg Hemanta Dora
Calcutta Customs Flag of India.svg Biswajit Bhattacharya
East Bengal Flag of India.svg Bino George
George Telegraph Flag of India.svg Ranjan Bhattacharjee
Kidderpore Flag of India.svg Sanjib Pal
Mohammedan Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Chernyshov
Tollygunge Agragami Flag of India.svg Bimal Ghosh
Peerless Flag of India.svg Soren Dutta [6]
Railway Flag of India.svg Archisman Biswas
Southern Samity Flag of India.svg Saheed Ramon
United Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Steven Herbots

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4
Aryan Flag of Cameroon.svg Marouane Kemgang Flag of Cameroon.svg Aristide Vaillant Flag of Cameroon.svg Rayden Ewane
Bhawanipore Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Willis Plaza Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Gnohere Krizo Flag of Nigeria.svg Echezona Anyichie
BSS Flag of Ghana.svg Kwesi Sesey Flag of Ghana.svg Michael Sefah
Calcutta Customs Flag of Cameroon.svg Zacharie Mbenda Flag of Ghana.svg Edmond Peprah Flag of Ghana.svg Richmond Olushola Awaitey
East Bengal
George Telegraph Flag of Argentina.svg Matías Verón Flag of Mali.svg Abdoulaye Kanouté Flag of Liberia.svg Varney Kallon
Kidderpore Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Adama Coulibaly Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Dixon Alusine
Mohammedan Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Marcus Joseph Flag of Nigeria.svg Abiola Dauda Flag of Cameroon.svg Ousmane N'Diaye Flag of Tajikistan.svg Nuriddin Davronov
Peerless Flag of Nigeria.svg Henry Ezeh Flag of Ghana.svg Ben Quansah
Railway Flag of Ghana.svg Shadrach Lantei-Mills Flag of Liberia.svg Eddie Wulue
Southern Samity Flag of Brazil.svg Douglas Santana Flag of Uganda.svg Habib Kavuma Flag of Uganda.svg Hamdan Nsubuga
Tollygunge Agragami Flag of Liberia.svg Ansumana Kromah Flag of Nigeria.svg Christopher Chizoba
United Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Davis Kamanga Flag of Senegal.svg Selia Toure Flag of Senegal.svg Samuel Toure

First stage

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Bhawanipore (Q)10721187+1123Qualification for Super Six
2 Aryan (Q)105321511+418
3 Kidderpore (Q)10532128+418
4Railway105321411+318
5 United 105231811+717
6 Calcutta Customs 104421915+416
7 BSS 10433149+515
8 George Telegraph 10226121868
9 Peerless 10145112097
10 Tollygunge Agragami (R)100371024143Relegation to Premier Division B
11 Southern Samity [lower-alpha 1] (R)1021781791
Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2022. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head to head points; 5) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Southern Samity were deducted 6 points [7] and also handed two losses which includes their forfeited match against United.

Results

Team 1 \ Team 2 ARY BHA BSS CCU GTE KID PEE RAI SSA TAG UNI
Aryan 0–01–02–22–10–14–10–22–12–22–1
Bhawanipore 2–12–16–21–01–14–11–01–00–1
BSS 1–12–02–01–11–22–14–10–0
Calcutta Customs 3–11–12–20–33–13–13–1
George Telegraph 1–21–13–02–01–10–1
Kidderpore 3–20–03–0 [lower-alpha 1] 1–01–1
Peerless 0–20–12–01–5
Railway1–12–21–0
Southern Samity 3–00–3 [lower-alpha 2]
Tollygunge Agragami 3–5
United
Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2022. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.
  1. As per the rules of IFA, Kidderpore was awarded 3 points as their opponents Southern Samity were punished with one match ban for forfeiting their previous match.
  2. United was awarded 3 points as Southern Samity forfeited the match owing to harsh decisions made by the officials against them. The scoreline was 1-1 at the time of forfeit.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each round mentioned in official fixtures.

Round12345678910
Aryan 4766665562
Bhawanipore 6523211111
BSS 3332333357
Calcutta Customs 2255444776
George Telegraph 1010711799998
Kidderpore 791181087423
Peerless 1111910878889
Railway8444556634
Southern Samity 9810791111111111
Tollygunge Agragami 5689111010101010
United 1111122245
Qualification for Super Six
Relegation to Premier Division B
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results by games

Match12345678910
Aryan DLWDWLWWDW
Bhawanipore WWWLWWWWDD
BSS WWWLWDDLDL
Calcutta Customs WWLDDDWLDW
George Telegraph LLDLWLDLLW
Kidderpore LLDDWWWWWD
Peerless LDLWDDLLLD
RailwayLWWDLWDWWD
Southern Samity LLLWLLLDWL
Tollygunge Agragami DLLLLDLLLD
United WWWWWLLDLD
Source: Flashscore
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Super Six

ATK Mohun Bagan withdrew from the league, for the second time in a row, two days prior to their first game on 26 September against Bhawanipore. [8] They sent a letter to IFA, citing their lack of a reserve squad. IFA decided to continue Super Six with only five teams instead of promoting the fourth-placed team in the first stage.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Mohammedan (C)4310101+910Champions
2 Bhawanipore 421175+27Eligible for I-League 2 [lower-alpha 1]
3 Aryan 41214625
4 East Bengal 40312423
5 Kidderpore 40132971
6 ATK Mohun Bagan 00000000Withdrew
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
(C) Champions
  1. If the top teams are already playing in national leagues, then the next highest ranked team(s) would be eligible for I-League 2.

Results

Team 1 \ Team 2 ARY BHA EAB KID MOH
Aryan 1–11–12–10–3
Bhawanipore 2–04–10–3
East Bengal 0–01–1
Kidderpore 0–3
Mohammedan
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2022. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each round mentioned in official fixtures.

Round12345
Aryan 54433
Bhawanipore 45222
East Bengal 22344
Kidderpore 33555
Mohammedan 11111
Champions
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results by games

Match1234
Aryan LDWD
Bhawanipore LWWD
East Bengal DDLD
Kidderpore DLLL
Mohammedan WWWD
Source: Flashscore
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 30 September 2022
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of India.svg Naro Hari Shrestha Calcutta Customs9
2 Flag of Cameroon.svg Aristide VaillantAryan7
3 Flag of India.svg Jiten Murmu Bhawanipore6
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Gnohere Krizo Bhawanipore
4 Flag of Liberia.svg Ansumana Kromah Tollygunge Agragami5
Flag of Ghana.svg ChabalaRailway
Flag of India.svg Robi HansdaCalcutta Customs
Flag of Uganda.svg Juma BalinyaPeerless
Flag of India.svg Nikhil Kadam Bhawanipore
5 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Willis Plaza Bhawanipore4
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Marcus Joseph Mohammedan
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Davis KamangaUnited
Flag of Ghana.svg Kwesi SeseyBSS
Flag of India.svg Sougata HansdaGeorge Telegraph

Hat-tricks

Note:In the result, the score of the player's team is mentioned before.

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Davis KamangaUnitedPeerless5–12 August 2022
Flag of India.svg Subrata MurmuUnitedTollygunge Agragami5–38 August 2022
Flag of Liberia.svg Ansumana Kromah Tollygunge AgragamiUnited3–58 August 2022
Flag of India.svg Jiten Murmu BhawaniporeGeorge Telegraph6–223 August 2022
Flag of India.svg Nikhil Kadam BhawaniporeKidderpore4–120 October 2022

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean

sheets

1 Flag of India.svg Priyant Singh Kidderpore3

Premier Division B

CFL Premier Division B
Season2022
Dates2 August – 29 September [9]
Champions Kalighat MS
Promoted Kalighat MS
Asos Rainbow
Relegated Wari
West Bengal Police
Matches played56
Goals scored124 (2.21 per match)
Biggest winPathachakra 5–0 West Bengal Police
2019
2023 →

This year the league followed the double round-robin format after a gap of two years due to COVID-19 pandemic. Kalighat MS and Asos Rainbow were relegated from the Premier Division A last time it was held, while Wari and Police AC were promoted from the CFL 1st Division.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Kalighat MS (P)1411122611+1534Promotion to Premier Division A
2 Asos Rainbow (P)14932279+1830
3 Police AC 145451615+119
4 Eastern Railway 143741213116
5 FCI (East Zone) 144461113216
6Pathachakra144461417316
7 Wari (R)14446713616Relegation to First Division
8 West Bengal Police (R)1413101133226
Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2022. Source: Kolkata Football
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

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