2021–22 Calcutta Premier Division

The 2021 Calcutta Premier Division is the 123rd season of the Calcutta Premier Division, a top-tier state association football league of West Bengal. It will be held between mid-August 2021 and the first week of October 2021.[1][2] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was decided to cancel Calcutta League last season,[3] but was played this year.[4][5]

Calcutta Premier Division A
Season2021–22
Dates17 August 2021 – 18 November 2021
ChampionsMohammedan (12th title)
Matches played40
Goals scored120 (3 per match)
Highest scoringTollygunge Agragami 2–6 Peerless

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]
  • The IFA has also increased the number of overseas players a club could register from 4 to 6. But among the 6 foreigners, only 2 can be named in the starting eleven.[6][7]
  • The teams would be exempted from relegation this season if the lower divisions of CFL are cancelled due to the pandemic situation.[6][7]

Promoted clubs from 2019 to 2020 Calcutta Premier Division B:

Relegated clubs

Relegated clubs from 2019 to 2020 Calcutta Premier Division A:

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 Player 5 Player 6
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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bhawanipore 6 4 2 0 14 7 +7 14 Qualified for Quarterfinals
2 BSS 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 13
3 United 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13
4 Mohammedan 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 10 Relegated to Elimination round
5 Railway 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7
6 Southern Samity 6 1 0 5 7 12 −5 3
7 East Bengal 6 0 0 6 0 18 −18 0
Updated to match(es) played on 3 September 2021. Source: The Away End

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

Fixtures and results
Home \ Away MMD BSS BFC RLY EAB USC SSY
Mohammedan — 0–1 — 2–0 — 2–2 —
BSS — — — 3–1 — 1–3 —
Bhawanipore 2–0 2–2 — 2–2 3–0 2–1 3–2
Railway — — — — — 0–1 —
East Bengal 0–3 0–3 — 0–3 — 0–3 0–3
United — — — — — — —
Southern Samity 0–3 1–3 — 1–2 — 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 5 September 2021. Source: The Away End
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Peerless 6 4 1 1 14 5 +9 13 Qualified for Quarterfinals
2 Calcutta Customs 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9 13
3 George Telegraph 6 3 3 0 9 3 +6 12
4 Aryan 6 2 3 1 9 3 +6 9 Relegated to Elimination round
5 Tollygunge Agragami 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7
6 Kidderpore 6 1 1 4 6 16 −10 4
7 ATK Mohun Bagan 6 0 0 6 0 18 −18 0
Updated to match(es) played on 26 August 2021. Source: The Away End

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

Fixtures and results
Home \ Away PRL ARN TAG AMB CCU GTL KSC
Peerless — — — — 1–0 — 4–1
Aryan 0–0 — 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 5–1
Tollygunge Agragami 2–6 — — 3–0 2–3 0–1 1–0
ATK Mohun Bagan 0–3 — — — 0–3 0–3 0–3
Calcutta Customs — — — — — — —
George Telegraph 2–0 — — — 1–1 — 1–1
Kidderpore — — — — 0–5 — —
Updated to match(es) played on 26 August 2021. Source: The Away End
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Elimination round

 
Play-off round 1Play-off round 2
 
      
 
 
 
 
Mohammedanw/o
 
 
 
ATK Mohun Bagan
 
Mohammedan3
 
 
 
Tollygunge Agragami1
 
Tollygunge Agragami2; 5(p)
 
 
Southern Samity2; 4(p)
 
 
Play-off round 1Play-off round 2
 
      
 
 
 
 
Aryanw/o
 
 
 
East Bengal
 
Aryan0; 2(p)
 
 
 
Railway0; 4(p)
 
Railway5
 
 
Kidderpore0
 

Knockout stage
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
1 October 2021 – Kalyani
 
 
BSS1
 
8 October 2021 - Naihati Stadium
 
George Telegraph2
 
George Telegraph0
 
5 October 2021 – Naihati Stadium
 
Railway (a.e.t.)1
 
Peerless0
 
18 November 2021 - Salt Lake Stadium
 
Railway4
 
Railway0
 
2 October 2021 – Naihati Stadium
 
Mohammedan1
 
United3
 
12 October 2021 - Kalyani
 
Calcutta Customs2
 
United0
 
9 October 2021 – Kalyani
 
Mohammedan1
 
Bhawanipore0
 
 
Mohammedan7
 

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