Calcutta Football League 2021: Premier Division-A teams, fixtures and more
The league will be held in Kolkata between August 17 and September 9.
After a two-year hiatus caused by COVID-19 and other factors, the Calcutta Football League (CFL) is all set to be back this year. The Indian Football Association (IFA)-organized league is the top football league in West Bengal and the oldest football league in Asia.
On Sunday, IFA announced the list of fixtures for Calcutta Football League 2021 Premier Division-A. The opening game will be played between defending champions (from 2019) Peerless SC and Kidderpore SC on August 17. The league matches are set to continue till September 6.
Another interesting fact is that SC East Bengal Foundation are among the teams that will take part in the league. Indian Super League (ISL) side ATK Mohun Bagan FC and I-League outfit Mohammedan SC are also among the participants.
Calcutta Football League 2021: Premier Division-A Teams
Peerless Sporting Club (Peerless)
Kidderpore Sporting Club (Kidderpore)
Southern Samity
Mohammedan Sporting Club (Mohammedan)
BSS Sporting Club (BSS)
Railway Football Club (Railway)
Aryan Club (Aryan)
Tollygunge Agragami (Tollygunge)
Bhawanipore Club (Bhawanipore)
United Sports Club (United)
Calcutta Customs Club (Calcutta Customs)
George Telegraph SC (George Telegraph)
ATK Mohun Bagan FC (ATKMB)
SC East Bengal Foundation (SCEB)
Without further ado, take a look at the fixtures of the league below:
Calcutta Football League 2021: Premier Division-A Fixtures
August 17, 2021: Peerless vs Kidderpore
August 18, 2021: Southern Samity vs Mohammedan
August 18, 2021: BSS vs Railway
August 18, 2021: SCEB vs United
August 20, 2021: Bhawanipore vs United
August 21, 2021: Aryan vs Calcutta Customs
August 21, 2021: Tollygunge vs George Telegraph
August 22, 2021: Southern Samity vs Railway
August 24, 2021: Bhawanipore vs SCEB
August 25, 2021: Aryan vs Peerless
August 25, 2021: Tollygunge vs Calcutta Customs
August 26, 2021: George Telegraph vs Kidderpore
August 27, 2021: Bhawanipore vs BSS
August 28, 2021: SCEB vs Mohammedan
August 29, 2021: ATKMB vs George Telegraph
August 30, 2021: Bhawanipore vs Railway
August 30, 2021: Southern Samity vs BSS
August 31, 2021: SCEB vs United
September 1, 2021: ATKMB vs Kidderpore
September 2, 2021: Mohammedan vs Railway
September 4, 2021: SCEB vs BSS
September 4, 2021: Aryan vs Kidderpore
September 4, 2021: George Telegraph vs Calcutta Customs
September 5, 2021: ATKMB vs Peerless
September 6, 2021: Mohammedan vs United
Venues
The venues for hosting Calcutta Football League 2021 Premier Division-A remain undecided at the time of writing.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has started the process of shortlisting teams for the I-League Qualifiers after 18 state associations nominated 29 clubs.
Vizag FC (Andhra Pradesh) Oil India FC Elevenstar FC (Assam) Shirsh Bihar United FC (Bihar) Indian Heroes FC Young Hearts FC (Daman & Diu) Delhi FC Garhwal FC (Delhi) Vasco SC (Goa) Gandhinagar FC ARA FC (Gujarat) Techtro Swades United FC Shimla FC (Himachal Pradesh) Hyderya Sports FC Downtown Hero's FC (Jammu & Kashmir) FC Bengaluru United Kickstart FC (Karnataka) Kerala United FC Basco FC (Kerala) Madan Maharaj FC (Madhya Pradesh) PIFA Sports FC Kenkre FC (Maharashtra) Ryntih SC (Meghalaya) Sports Hostel Odisha (Odisha) Zinc FA Rajasthan United FC (Rajasthan) Amenity SA (Uttarakhand) Peerless SC Bhawanipore FC (West Bengal)
regarding names for me which i don't find sounding good are : Oil India FC, Madan Maharaj FC, Sports Hostel Odisha.
Also can someone give more insights on Madan Maharaj FC, Peerless SC. I mean which clubs are corporatish and their real business.
Nevertheless, I am happy to see so many clubs, i guess there would be even more had 1 state 2 clubs rule would not have been there only. Sad that only 10 will make the cut, AIFF should create a 3rd division for the rest.
How many of these clubs are based in the cities where ISL Franchise already exists ? That will also be a factor. I dont think AIFF will allow any club from Mumbai
Mumbai really needs an I-League club based at Cooperage stadium (not Indian Arrows). They can draw decent crowd, compared to the capacity there (traditional fans). Mumbai Football Arena is one of the worst stadium for a spectator.
Most of the nominated clubs are too amateurish to play national league. AIFF can easily cut it down to 10-12 on sporting merit or licensing criteria.
Some of state associations conduct their league only in the capital like Karnataka (Bengaluru), West Bengal (Kolkata), Maharashtra (Mumbai), Gujarat (Gandhinagar), TN(Chennai). This is not good for other cities in the state, for example, Mysore, Mangalore, Kolhapur, Pune, Siliguri. State leagues have to expand to whole state, if AIFF is strict on this 'League participation' rule.
The Goa Football Association at their executive committee meeting on Thursday, decided to commence the Goa Professional League from October 2, 2020 but in a new format not neglecting the Covid situation in the State.
“The Goa Professional League will commence from October 2 and in a new format which has been decided by the Goa Football Association executive committee,” stated Churchill Alemao.
The charity match will be played on September 19 between GPL champions Sporting Clube de Goa and Dempo
Sports Club..
Last season, questions were raised on relegation after the standings changed following a series of protests from a couple of teams. However, the committee finally decided to have no relegation for last season citing there wouldn’t be any team to be promoted to the league from the first division league.
“However, this year, there will be relegation and hence the committee has decided to organise even the first division league so that one team gets promoted from the 1st division league and we can have relegation in the professional league,” stated Alemao.
The first division league will be held tentatively from November 1 to 30 depending on the COVID-19 pandemic situation.
The committee has also decided to conduct the GFA U20 Taca Goa league and has also given permission to Goa Police to organise the Police Cup after September 20, 2021. The State association has made it mandatory to provide the vaccination certificate for the players playing in the league. The State futsal league will be played in South Goa and first 16 teams will be considered for the championship. Interested teams should send in their entries by August 18.
so at what venues will the goa league matches be played? since ISL will be held in goa also, i think goa grounds are used more frequently, since last year. will it affect the pitch playing conditions?
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Ara fc
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Delhi fc
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That's a good number of teams 10 so far. Is kickstart or hyderya sports going to participate as well ?
It's good to have 12 teams hope they get the support from aiff in a proper calendar and bubble.
Calcutta Football League 2021: Premier Division-A teams, fixtures and more
The league will be held in Kolkata between August 17 and September 9.
After a two-year hiatus caused by COVID-19 and other factors, the Calcutta Football League (CFL) is all set to be back this year. The Indian Football Association (IFA)-organized league is the top football league in West Bengal and the oldest football league in Asia.
On Sunday, IFA announced the list of fixtures for Calcutta Football League 2021 Premier Division-A. The opening game will be played between defending champions (from 2019) Peerless SC and Kidderpore SC on August 17. The league matches are set to continue till September 6.
Another interesting fact is that SC East Bengal Foundation are among the teams that will take part in the league. Indian Super League (ISL) side ATK Mohun Bagan FC and I-League outfit Mohammedan SC are also among the participants.
Calcutta Football League 2021: Premier Division-A Teams
Without further ado, take a look at the fixtures of the league below:
Calcutta Football League 2021: Premier Division-A Fixtures
Venues
The venues for hosting Calcutta Football League 2021 Premier Division-A remain undecided at the time of writing.
https://khelnow.com/football/calcutta-football-league-cfl-2021-premier-division-a-fixtures
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has started the process of shortlisting teams for the I-League Qualifiers after 18 state associations nominated 29 clubs.
https://m.timesofindia.com/city/goa/states-nominate-29-teams-for-i-league-qualifiers-aiff-to-select-10/articleshow/85019932.cms
List of teams:
Vizag FC (Andhra Pradesh)
Oil India FC
Elevenstar FC (Assam)
Shirsh Bihar United FC (Bihar)
Indian Heroes FC
Young Hearts FC (Daman & Diu)
Delhi FC
Garhwal FC (Delhi)
Vasco SC (Goa)
Gandhinagar FC
ARA FC (Gujarat)
Techtro Swades United FC
Shimla FC (Himachal Pradesh)
Hyderya Sports FC
Downtown Hero's FC (Jammu & Kashmir)
FC Bengaluru United
Kickstart FC (Karnataka)
Kerala United FC
Basco FC (Kerala)
Madan Maharaj FC (Madhya Pradesh)
PIFA Sports FC
Kenkre FC (Maharashtra)
Ryntih SC (Meghalaya)
Sports Hostel Odisha (Odisha)
Zinc FA
Rajasthan United FC (Rajasthan)
Amenity SA (Uttarakhand)
Peerless SC
Bhawanipore FC (West Bengal)
Vasco SC
Elevenstar fc
Bihar United fc
Young hearts fc
Gandhinagar fc
Swedes United fc
Fc Bengaluru United
Pifa sfc
Rynith sc
Most of the nominated clubs are too amateurish to play national league. AIFF can easily cut it down to 10-12 on sporting merit or licensing criteria.
Some of state associations conduct their league only in the capital like Karnataka (Bengaluru), West Bengal (Kolkata), Maharashtra (Mumbai), Gujarat (Gandhinagar), TN(Chennai). This is not good for other cities in the state, for example, Mysore, Mangalore, Kolhapur, Pune, Siliguri. State leagues have to expand to whole state, if AIFF is strict on this 'League participation' rule.
GFA Goa Pro League from Oct 2
The Goa Football Association at their executive committee meeting on Thursday, decided to commence the Goa Professional League from October 2, 2020 but in a new format not neglecting the Covid situation in the State.
“The Goa Professional League will commence from October 2 and in a new format which has been decided by the Goa Football Association executive committee,” stated Churchill Alemao.
The charity match will be played on September 19 between GPL champions Sporting Clube de Goa and Dempo
Sports Club.
.
Last season, questions were raised on relegation after the standings changed following a series of protests from a couple of teams. However, the committee finally decided to have no relegation for last season citing there wouldn’t be any team to be promoted to the league from the first division league.
“However, this year, there will be relegation and hence the committee has decided to organise even the first division league so that one team gets promoted from the 1st division league and we can have relegation in the professional league,” stated Alemao.
The first division league will be held tentatively from November 1 to 30 depending on the COVID-19 pandemic situation.
The committee has also decided to conduct the GFA U20 Taca Goa league and has also given permission to Goa Police to organise the Police Cup after September 20, 2021. The State association has made it mandatory to provide the vaccination certificate for the players playing in the league. The State futsal league will be played in South Goa and first 16 teams will be considered for the championship. Interested teams should send in their entries by August 18.
https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/GFA-Goa-Pro-League from-Oct 2/178710