Football league season
| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Mohun Bagan (30th title) |
| Matches played | 117 |
| Goals scored | 275 (2.35 per match) |
| ← 2017 2019 → Fixtures | |
The 2018 Calcutta Football League Premier Division was the 121st season of the CFL Premier Division, a state association football league within the Indian state of West Bengal. The league is divided into two groups – Division A and Division B. The Championship title is awarded only to the Division A winner, while four teams from Division A are relegated to Division B at the end of the season and four teams from Division B are simultaneously promoted to Division A for the next season. The fixtures of Division A and Division B started on 3 and 5 August 2018, respectively.
Premier Division A
Football league season| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Mohun Bagan |
| Relegated | FCI WBP Tollygunge Agragami Pathachakra |
| Matches played | 66 |
| Goals scored | 165 (2.5 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Ansumana Kromah (Peerless SC)
(11 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Mohun Bagan 5–0 WBP Mohun Bagan 5–0 FCI |
| Highest scoring | Aryan 3–3 Pathachakra |
| Longest winning run | East Bengal (5 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Mohun Bagan (11 matches) |
| Longest winless run | WBP (9 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Tollygunge Agragami (4 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 65,322 (Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal FC) |
| ← 2017 2019 → All statistics correct as of 18 September 2018. | |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohun Bagan (C) | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 6 | +21 | 29 | Champion |
| 2 | Peerless SC | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 25 | |
| 3 | East Bengal | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 23 | |
| 4 | Mohammedan | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 19 | Qualified for I-League 2nd Division |
| 5 | Rainbow | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 17 | |
| 6 | George Telegraph | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 15 | |
| 7 | Calcutta Customs | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 14 | |
| 8 | Aryan | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 14 | |
| 9 | Pathachakra | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 13 | Relegation to Premier Division B |
| 10 | Tollygunge Agragami | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 8 | |
| 11 | FCI | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 4 | |
| 12 | West Bengal Police | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 26 | −22 | 2 |
(C) Champions
Results
| Home \ Away | ARN | CCU | EB | FCI | GT | MSC | MB | PAT | PRL | RAC | TA | WBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aryan | — | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Calcutta Customs | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| East Bengal | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
| FCI | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | |||
| George Telegraph | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||||
| Mohammedan | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |||||
| Mohun Bagan | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | ||||||
| Pathachakra | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |||||||
| Peerless SC | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||||||||
| Rainbow | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | |||||||||
| Tollygunge Agragami | — | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| West Bengal Police | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Managers and foreigners
| Club | Head Coach | Foreigner 1 | Foreigner 2 | Foreigner 3 | Foreigner 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aryan |  Debashish Nandy
|
 Seidu Mady
|
 Bello Razaq
|
Gatch Arthure Diomande
|
Emmanuel Chigozie
|
| Calcutta Customs | Rajeev Dey
|
Samuel Kane
|
 John Ampong
|
Eze Stanley Ifeanyi
|
— |
| East Bengal | Bastob Roy
|
 Mahmoud Amnah
|
 Kassim Aidara
|
 Jhonny Acosta
|
— |
| FCI (Eastern Zone) | Sudeep Chakraborty
|
— | — | — | — |
| George Telegraph | Ranjan Bhattacharya
|
Echezona Anyichie
|
 Reo Nakamura
|
Justice Morgan
|
Stephen Harry
|
| Mohammedan | Sudeep Sarkar
|
Lancine Touré
|
Bazie Armand
|
Olariche Princewill Emeka
|
Philip Adjah
|
| Mohun Bagan | Sankarlal Chakraborty
|
 Aser Pierrick Dipanda
|
Eze Kingsley
|
 Henry Kisekka
|
Yuta Kinowaki
|
| Pathachakra | Anjan Nath
|
 Victor Kamhuka
|
 Anto Pejic
|
Futa Nakamura
|
Bright Middleton Mends
|
| Peerless | Tapan Chakraborty
|
Ansumana Kromah
|
 Anthony Wolfe
|
Chika Wali
|
— |
| Rainbow | Tarit Ghosh
|
Joel Sunday
|
Penn Orji
|
Godwin Quashiga
|
Guy Eric Dano
|
| Tollygunge Agragami | Bimal Ghosh
|
Daniel Bedemi
|
Richard Agwu Somtochukwu
|
Lago Dagbo Bei
|
Kamo Stephane Bayi
|
| West Bengal Police | Sahadeb Bhowmick
|
— | — | — | — |
Stadiums
| Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|
| Mohun Bagan/CCFC Ground | 22,000 |
| East Bengal/Aryan Ground | 23,500 |
| Mohammedan/Howrah Union Ground | 15,000 |
| Vivekananda Yubabharati Krirangan | 85,000 |
| Barasat Stadium | 22,000 |
| Kalyani Stadium | 20,000 |
| Gayespur Stadium | 12,000 |
Attendance
Derby attendance
- Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal FC— 65,322
- Mohun Bagan vs Mohammedan SC— 12,317
- East Bengal Club vs Mohammedan SC— 12,557
Statistics
- Goal by Indians- 58 goals
- Goal by Foreigners- 92 goals
Top scorers
- As of 19 September 2018
Source: kolkatafootball.com
- 11 goals
- 10 goals
- 6 goals
- Joel Sunday (Rainbow)
- Henry Kisekka (Mohun Bagan)
- Bright Middleton Mends (Pathachakra)
- 5 goals
- John Ampong (Calcutta Customs)
- Stephen Harry (George Telegraph)
- Anthony Wolfe (Peerless SC)
- Justice Morgan (George Telegraph)
- Emmanuel Chinedu (Aryan)
- 4 goals
- Kamo Stephane Bayi (Tollygunge Agragami)
- Gatch Arthure Diomande (Aryan)
- Philip Adjah (Mohammedan)
- Jobby Justin (East Bengal)
- 3 goals
- Emmanuel Chigozie (Aryan)
- Eze Stanley Ifeanyi (Calcutta Customs)
- Laldanmawia Ralte (East Bengal)
- Princewell Emeka (Mohammedan)
- Kassim Aidara (East Bengal)
- Lago Dagbo Bei (Tollygunge Agragami)
- 2 goals
- Poltu Das (Rainbow)
- Anto Pejić (Pathachakra)
- Azharuddin Mallick (Mohun Bagan)
- Gopal Poddar (FCI)
- Sk. Samim (West Bengal Police)
- Narohari Srestha (Peerless SC)
- Ashim Biswas (Tollygunge Agragami)
- Victor Kamhuka (Pathachakra)
- Bubai Das (Pathachakra)
- Ujjal Howladar (Aryan)
- Jhonny Acosta (East Bengal)
- Brandon Vanlalremdika (East Bengal)
- Tirthankar Sarkar (Mohun Bagan)
- Pintu Mahata (Mohun Bagan)
- 1 goal
- Prosenjit Chakroborty (Mohammedan)
- Lalrindika Ralte (East Bengal)
- Abhishek Ambekar (Mohun Bagan)
- Abhijit Sarkar (Rainbow)
- Lakshmikant Mandi (Peerless SC)
- Sumit Das (Mohammedan)
- Nirmal Singh Bisht (Calcutta Customs)
- Mahmoud Amnah (East Bengal)
- William Lalnunfela (Mohun Bagan)
- Penn Orji (Rainbow)
- Guy Eric Dano (Rainbow)
- Semboi Haokip (West Bengal Police)
- Samad Ali Mallick (East Bengal)
- Britto PM (Mohun Bagan)
- Deep Halder (FCI)
- Daniel Bedemi (Tollygunge Agragami)
- Subho Kumar (George Telegraph)
- Lalramchullova (East Bengal)
- Amit Roy (Calcutta Customs)
- Tonmoy Ghosh (Mohammedan)
- Dipendu Dowary (Mohammedan)
- Shilton D'Silva (Mohun Bagan)
- Mehtab Singh (East Bengal)
- Koushik Sarkar (East Bengal)
- Ram Malik (Calcutta Customs)
- Mrinmoy Samanta (FCI)
- Khokon Das (Rainbow)
- Govin Singh (Tollygunge Agragami)
- Lalchhawnkima (Mohun Bagan)
- Echezona Anyichie (George Telegraph)
- Hira Mondal (Peerless SC)
- Somananda Singh (Pathachakra)
- Kunal Ghosh (Aryan)
- Dipankar Podder (Pathachakra)
- Sujoy Dutta (Rainbow)
Own goals
- As of 19 September 2018
Source: kolkatafootball.com
- Sandeep Debnath (WBP)
Assists
Clean sheets
- As of 19 September 2018
Source: kolkatafootball.com
- 6 clean sheets
- Rakshit Dagar (East Bengal)
- Laltu Mondol (George Telegraph)
- 4 clean sheets
- Priyant Singh (Mohammedan)
- Sandeep Paul (Peerless)
- Souvik Santra (Aryan)
- Sankar Roy (Mohun Bagan)
- Laltu Mondol (George Telegraph)
- 3 clean sheets
- Shilton Paul (Mohun Bagan)
- Dibyendu Sarkar (Rainbow)
- 2 clean sheets
- Suvam Sen (Calcutta Customs)
- Ubaid CK (East Bengal)
- 1 clean sheets
- Arindam Ghosh (Pathachakra)
- Arup Debnath (Mohammedan)
- Abhijit Das (Pathachakra)
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ansumana Kromah
|
Peerless | George Telegraph | 3–1 | 20 August 2018 | |
| Aser Pierrick Dipanda
|
Mohun Bagan | West Bengal Police | 5–0 | 25 August 2018 | |
| Aser Pierrick Dipanda
|
Mohun Bagan | FCI | 5–0 | 5 September 2018 |
Fastest goals
| Player | For | Against | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Harry
|
George Telegraph | Calcutta Customs | 1 minute 10 seconds |
| Aser Pierrick Dipanda
|
Mohun Bagan | West Bengal Police | 1 minute 32 seconds |
| Philip Adjah
|
Mohammedan | Tollygunge Agragami | 1 minute 35 Seconds |
Previous Division B
Football league season| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 51 |
| Goals scored | 110 (2.16 per match) |
| Highest scoring | Kalighat MS 4–0 v RLY |
| Longest unbeaten run | Bhowanipore BSS (5 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Taltala (5 matches) |
| ← 2017 2019 → All statistics correct as of 9 September 2018. | |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalighat M.S. | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 27 | Promotion to Premier Division A |
| 2 | Southern Samity | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 25 | |
| 3 | Bhowanipore | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 23 | |
| 4 | BSS Sporting Club | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 21 | |
| 5 | SAI | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 16 | Championship Round |
| 6 | Railways FC | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 9 | |
| 7 | Kidderpore SC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 8 | Relegation Round |
| 8 | United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 8 | |
| 9 | Taltala Dipti Sangha | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 2 | Relegation to First Division |
| 10 | Army XI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Army XI withdrew from the competition due to some uncited reasons.
Notes: 1. After the completion of the single round robin, the teams will be divided into two groups of top 6 and bottom 4. The top 6 teams will play against each other in a single-leg format, called the championship round, while the bottom 4 teams play against each other in the same single-leg format called the relegation round. Each team carries forward their points and other records from the previous 1st round matches into the championship or the relegation round. Overall 4 teams are promoted.
Results
| Home \ Away | Army XI | BSS S.C. | BSC | KMS | KSC | RLY | SAI | SOU | TDS | USC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army XI | — | |||||||||
| BSS S.C. | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||||
| Bhowanipore | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||||
| Kalighat MS | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | ||||
| Kidderpore SC | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |||
| Railways FC | 0–2 | 0–4 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||||
| SAI Darjeeling | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | |||
| Southern Samity | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | |||
| Taltala Dipti Sangha | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | ||||
| United | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
- "Mohun Bagan Trophy room". themohunbaganac.com. Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Calcutta premier division 2018". Soccerway.
- ^ Ad Place. "ifa_cfl_premier_a_2018-19 live score|ifa_cfl_premier_a_2018-19 - results|Indian live football". kolkatafootball.com. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Calcutta Football League 2018-19". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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