The 2021
Calcutta Football League Premier Division A was the 123rd season of the top
state-level football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
league of
West Bengal. It was held between mid-August and November of 2021.
Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, it was decided to cancel Calcutta League last season,
but was played this year.
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.
[ 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.][ From similar reasons ]ATK Mohun Bagan
ATK Mohun Bagan FC () is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club competes in Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club, which was formed as a merger between the football section of m ...
and East Bengal have not participated.
*The IFA has also increased the number of overseas players a club could register from 4 to 6, but only 2 can be named in the starting eleven.
Promoted clubs
* United
* Railway
* Tollygunge Agragami
* Kidderpore
Relegated clubs
* NBP Rainbow
* Kalighat Milan Sangha
Kalighat Milan Sangha (also known as Kalighat MS), is an Indian professional multi-sports club based in Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal, that competes in the Premier Division of Calcutta Football League. Founded in 1944, the club has mostly be ...
Teams
Managers and captains
Foreign players
Group stage
Group A
''Note:'' East Bengal withdrew from the league hence the oppositions were awarded walkover of 3 goals.
Fixtures and results
Group B
''Note:'' ATK Mohun Bagan withdrew from the league hence the oppositions were awarded walkover of 3 goals.
Fixtures and results
Elimination round
Knockout stage
See also
* 2021–22 season in state football leagues of India
References
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Calcutta Premier Division
2021–22 in Indian football leagues
2021–22 in Indian football