# 2022 CFL Premier Division

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

## Premier Division A

The first stage of the Premier Division A has been held from 2 August till September.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's Big Three–ATK Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan–according to national and continental games schedule. 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

* Amal Datta Krirangan, Dum Dum
* Bankimanjali Stadium, Naihati
* Canning Stadium, Canning
* East Bengal-Aryan Ground, Kolkata
* Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
* Kakinara Narayanpur Ground, Bhatpara
* Kishore Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
* Netaji Sports Complex, Rajpur Sonarpur
* Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, Kolkata
* Royal Park Stadium, Barrackpore
* Sailen Manna Stadium, Howrah
* Vivekananda Stadium, Khardah

### Teams

| Team | Head coach |
| Aryan | Rajdeep Nandy |
| Bhawanipore | Sankarlal Chakraborty |
| BSS | Hemanta Dora |
| Calcutta Customs | Biswajit Bhattacharya |
| East Bengal | Bino George |
| George Telegraph | Ranjan Bhattacharjee |
| Kidderpore | Sanjib Pal |
| Mohammedan | Andrey Chernyshov |
| Tollygunge Agragami | Bimal Ghosh |
| Peerless | Soren Dutta |
| Railway | Archisman Biswas |
| Southern Samity | Saheed Ramon |
| United | Steven Herbots |

### Foreign players

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 |
| Aryan | Marouane Kemgang | Aristide Vaillant | Rayden Ewane | |
| Bhawanipore | Willis Plaza | Gnohere Krizo | Echezona Anyichie | |
| BSS | Kwesi Sesey | Michael Sefah | | |
| Calcutta Customs | Zacharie Mbenda | Edmond Peprah | Richmond Olushola Awaitey | |
| East Bengal | | | | |
| George Telegraph | Matías Verón | Abdoulaye Kanouté | Varney Kallon | |
| Kidderpore | Adama Coulibaly | Dixon Alusine | | |
| Mohammedan | Marcus Joseph | Abiola Dauda | Ousmane N'Diaye | Nuriddin Davronov |
| Peerless | Henry Ezeh | Ben Quansah | | |
| Railway | Shadrach Lantei-Mills | Eddie Wulue | | |
| Southern Samity | Douglas Santana | Habib Kavuma | Hamdan Nsubuga | |
| Tollygunge Agragami | Ansumana Kromah | Christopher Chizoba | | |
| United | Davis Kamanga | Selia Toure | Samuel Toure | |

## First stage
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bhawanipore (Q) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 23 | Qualification for Super Six |
| 2 | Aryan (Q) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 18 | Qualification for Super Six |
| 3 | Kidderpore (Q) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 18 | Qualification for Super Six |
| 4 | Railway | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 18 | |
| 5 | United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 17 | |
| 6 | Calcutta Customs | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 16 | |
| 7 | BSS | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 15 | |
| 8 | George Telegraph | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 8 | |
| 9 | Peerless | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 7 | |
| 10 | Tollygunge Agragami (R) | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 3 | Relegation to Premier Division B |
| 11 | Southern Samity (R) | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 1 | Relegation to Premier Division B |
* ↑ Southern Samity were deducted 6 points 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 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Bhawanipore | | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| BSS | | | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| Calcutta Customs | | | | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| George Telegraph | | | | | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Kidderpore | | | | | | — | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Peerless | | | | | | | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 |
| Railway | | | | | | | | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Southern Samity | | | | | | | | | — | 3–0 | 0–3 |
| Tollygunge Agragami | | | | | | | | | | — | 3–5 |
| United | | | | | | | | | | | — |
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ 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.
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Aryan | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Bhawanipore | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| BSS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Calcutta Customs | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| George Telegraph | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Kidderpore | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Peerless | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Railway | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Southern Samity | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Tollygunge Agragami | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| United | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
* Qualification for Super Six
* Relegation to Premier Division B

### Results by games

| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Aryan | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | W |
| Bhawanipore | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | D |
| BSS | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | L | D | L |
| Calcutta Customs | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | L | D | W |
| George Telegraph | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | L | W |
| Kidderpore | L | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | D |
| Peerless | L | D | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | D |
| Railway | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | D |
| Southern Samity | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | L |
| Tollygunge Agragami | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | D |
| United | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | D |

## 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. 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mohammedan (C) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 10 | Champions |
| 2 | Bhawanipore | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | Eligible for I-League 2 |
| 3 | Aryan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | Eligible for I-League 2 |
| 4 | East Bengal | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 5 | Kidderpore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 | |
| 6 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
* ↑ 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 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Bhawanipore | | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 |
| East Bengal | | | — | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Kidderpore | | | | — | 0–3 |
| Mohammedan | | | | | — |

### Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each round mentioned in official fixtures.
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Aryan | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Bhawanipore | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| East Bengal | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Kidderpore | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Mohammedan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
* Champions

### Results by games

| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Aryan | L | D | W | D |
| Bhawanipore | L | W | W | D |
| East Bengal | D | D | L | D |
| Kidderpore | D | L | L | L |
| Mohammedan | W | W | W | D |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 30 September 2022
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Naro Hari Shrestha | Calcutta Customs | 9 |
| 2 | Aristide Vaillant | Aryan | 7 |
| 3 | Jiten Murmu | Bhawanipore | 6 |
| 3 | Gnohere Krizo | Bhawanipore | 6 |
| 4 | Ansumana Kromah | Tollygunge Agragami | 5 |
| 4 | Chabala | Railway | 5 |
| 4 | Robi Hansda | Calcutta Customs | 5 |
| 4 | Juma Balinya | Peerless | 5 |
| 4 | Nikhil Kadam | Bhawanipore | 5 |
| 5 | Willis Plaza | Bhawanipore | 4 |
| 5 | Marcus Joseph | Mohammedan | 4 |
| 5 | Davis Kamanga | United | 4 |
| 5 | Kwesi Sesey | BSS | 4 |
| 5 | Sougata Hansda | George Telegraph | 4 |

### Hat-tricks

Note: In the result, the score of the player's team is mentioned before.
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Davis Kamanga | United | Peerless | 5–1 | 2 August 2022 |
| Subrata Murmu | United | Tollygunge Agragami | 5–3 | 8 August 2022 |
| Ansumana Kromah | Tollygunge Agragami | United | 3–5 | 8 August 2022 |
| Jiten Murmu | Bhawanipore | George Telegraph | 6–2 | 23 August 2022 |
| Nikhil Kadam | Bhawanipore | Kidderpore | 4–1 | 20 October 2022 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Priyant Singh | Kidderpore | 3 |

## Premier Division B

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kalighat MS (P) | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 34 | Promotion to Premier Division A |
| 2 | Asos Rainbow (P) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 30 | Promotion to Premier Division A |
| 3 | Police AC | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 19 | |
| 4 | Eastern Railway | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 16 | |
| 5 | FCI (East Zone) | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 16 | |
| 6 | Pathachakra | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 16 | |
| 7 | Wari (R) | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 16 | Relegation to First Division |
| 8 | West Bengal Police FC (R) | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 33 | −22 | 6 | Relegation to First Division |