2017 CFL Premier Division

The 2017 Calcutta Football League Premier Division was the 119th season of the CFL Premier Division, a state league within the Indian state of West Bengal. The league is divided into two groups – Group A and Group B. The Championship title is awarded only to the Group A winner, while four teams from Group A are relegated to Group B at the end of the season and four teams from Group B are simultaneously promoted to Group A for the next season. The fixtures of Group A kicked off on 12 August 2017, and of Group B on 7 August 2017.

CFL Premier Division
Season2017–18
ChampionsEast Bengal
(39th title)
Matches played41
Goals scored127 (3.1 per match)
2016
2018
All statistics correct as of 25 September 2017.

Premier Division A

CFL Premier Division A
Season2017–18
ChampionsEast Bengal (8 times)
RelegatedRailway FC
Southern Samity
Matches played41
Goals scored127 (3.1 per match)
Top goalscorer Aser Pierrick Dipanda (Mohammedan)(12 goals)
Highest scoringMohammedan vs Peerless SC
5–2
(24 August 2017)
(7 goals)
Longest winning runEast Bengal
(7 matches)
Longest unbeaten runEast Bengal
Mohun Bagan
(9 matches)
Longest winless runPathachakra F.C.
(5 matches)
Longest losing runRailway FC
(8 matches)
2016
2018
All statistics correct as of 25 September 2017.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1East Bengal (C)9720265+2123Champion
2Mohun Bagan9720205+1523
3Mohammedan95222814+1417
4Peerless SC19504710−315
5Tollygunge Agragami19414513−813
6Calcutta Customs933367−112
7NBP Rainbow AC19324913−411
8Pathachakra93151612+410
9Southern Samity (R)401309−91Relegation to Premier Division B
10Railway1 (R)9108021−213
Updated to match(es) played on 13 September 2017. Source: Soccerway
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Note: 1=These teams got walkover against Southern Samity and they got 3 point each.

Results

Home \ AwayCCUKEBMOHMSCPATPRLRAIRACSOUTOL
Calcutta Customs0–20–21–12–00–11-00–03-00–0
East Bengal2–22–22–15–12–04–13–05-0
Mohun Bagan2–15–22–12–01–13–02–0
Mohammedan2–45-26–02–13–03–0
Pathachakra1–53–00–15–0
Peerless SC3–12–1ABD0–1
RailwayABD0–1
NBP Rainbow ACABD1–2
Southern SamityABD
Tollygunge Agragami
Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2017. Source: Soccerway

  Home team won;   Match drawn;   Away team won;  Match ABD

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 16 September 2017

Source: kolkatafootball.com

12 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Aser Pierrick DipandaMohammedan5–221 August 2017
Aser Pierrick Dipanda 4Mohammedan
Railway FC
6–013 September 2017[1]
5–117 August 2017[2][3]
Kamo Stephane Bayi 4
Pathachakra FC
5–219 August 2017[4]
Surabuddin Mollick5–1
Willis Plaza5–019 September 2017

4 The player scored 4 goals

Premier Division B

CFL Premier Division B
Season2017–18
Matches played53
Goals scored95 (1.79 per match)
Highest scoringWest Bengal Police vs BNR
3–2
(22 August 2017)
BNR vs FCI
1–4
(31 August 2017)
(5 goals)
Longest winning runKidderpore SC
(3 matches)
Longest unbeaten runFCI
George Telegraph
(7 matches)
Longest winless runPolice AC
(7 matches)
Longest losing runSAI
Kidderpore SC
(3 matches)
2016
2018
All statistics correct as of 24 September 2017.

Standings

Notes: After the results of the 10th round, the teams will be divided into two groups of top 6 and bottom 5. The top 6 teams are to play against each other in a single-leg format, called the championship round, while the bottom 5 teams play against each other in the same single-leg format called the relegation round. Each team carried forward their points and other records from the previous 10 matches into the championship or the relegation round.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1George Telegraph14680167+926Promotion to Premier Division A
2Food Corporation of India14752199+1026
3West Bengal Police FC146531615+123Championship Round
4Aryan145631512+321
5United142102119+216
6Kidderpore SC143831110+117
7Bhowanipore FC14554159+620Relegation Round
8Kalighat M.S.1034378−113
9SAI1023558−39
10Police AC10154811−38Relegation to First Division
11Bengal Nagpur Railway10217820−127
Updated to match(es) played on 17 September 2017. Source: Thif-live

Results

Home \ AwayARNBNRBSCFCIGTLKMSKSCPACSAIUSCWBP
Aryan2–01–10–22–21–12–01–0ABD0–20–0
Bengal Nagpur Railway2–11–40–31–20–21–31–00–02–3
Bhowanipore0–21–10–02–10–00–11-01–2
Food Corporation of India0–02–10-11–01–00–01–1
George Telegraph2–02–11–01–00–01–1
Kalighat M.S.0–10–02–01–13–1
Kidderpore SC3–10–00–00–1
Police A.C.1–11–12–2
SAI Darjeeling0–21–0
United1–1
West Bengal Police
Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2017. Source: Thif-live

  Home team won;   Match drawn;   Away team won;  Match ABD

Top scorers

As of 13 September 2017

Source: kolkatafootball.com

9 goals
  • MD. Amirul (FCI)
4 goals
  • Subhankar Das (GTL)
3 goals
  • Subhankar Sardar (KSC)
2 goals
1 goal
  • Kishore Mollick (WBP)
  • Krishanu Banerjee (BNR)
  • Abinash Nayek (BNR)
  • Rabi Das (BNR)
  • Safikul Ali Gayen (BNR)
  • Dhananjoy Yadav (ARN)
  • Rakesh Karmakar (FCI)
  • Amit Kundu (GTL)
  • Subrata Biswas (GTL)
  • mujafar (KSC)

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Md. AmirulFCIBNR4–121 August 2017

References