The Calcutta Football League 2023 began on Sunday, June 25 with Diamond Harbour locking horns with Southern Samity in the opening fixture.

As many as 26 teams are featuring in the Calcutta Football League 2023 for the first time since its inception in 1898.

The CFL 2023 has witnessed the two top tiers, Premier A and Premier B, being merged to form an expanded league.

As per the new format, the 26 teams have been divided into two groups of 13 sides each. Each team will play the other side in their group once in a round-robin format. 

The top three teams from each group will advance to the Super Six round to battle for the Calcutta Football League 2023 title. The bottom three-placed teams from each group will take part in the relegation round.

Army Red, Calcutta FC, Dalhousie AC, Diamond Harbour FC, FCI (East Zone), Kalighat MS, Mohammedan Sporting, Mohun Bagan SG, Pathachakra, Peerless, Southern Samity, Tollygunge Agragami and United are the 13 teams placed in Group A. 

Group B comprises Aryan, Bhawanipore, Wari, George Telegraph, Kidderpore, East Bengal, Railway, West Bengal Police FC, Calcutta Customs, Rainbow, Eastern Railway, Behala Sanskritik Sammilani and Police AC.

Mohammedan SC are the defending champions of the Calcutta Football League, having clinched their 13th title in 2022. 

If a team wins a match in CFL, they will earn three points, whereas a draw will help them earn one point. In case of a loss, they will get zero points. 

Here’s a closer look at the Calcutta Football League 2023 points table.

Calcutta Football League 2023 points table (Championship Group)

Pos

Team

Played

Won

Draw

Loss

GD

Points

1 Mohammedan Sporting 5 5 0 0 11 15
2 Diamond Harbour  3 1 1 1 1 4
3 East Bengal 2 1 0 1 8 3
4 Bhawanipore FC 2 0 1 1 -1 1
5 Mohun Bagan SG 1 0 0 1 -2 0
6 Kidderpore 3 0 0 3 -17 0

Calcutta Football League 2023 points table (Main completed)

First Stage

Group A

Pos

Team

Played

Won

Draw

Loss

GD

Points

1

Mohammedan Sporting

12 9 2 1 +24 29

2

Diamond Harbour FC

12

9

2

1

+21

29

3

Mohun Bagan SG

12

7

3

2

17

24

4

Kalighat

12

7

3

2

+13

24

5

Army

12

5

6

1

+7

21

6

Peerless

12

5

5

2

+13

20

7

United SC

12

6

1

5

+17

19

8

Southern Samity

12 4 3 5 -3 15

9

Tollygunge Agragami FC

12

2

2

8

-19

8

10

Patha Chakra

12

1

4

7

-15

7

11

Calcutta

12

1

4

7

-30

7

12

FCI (East Zone)

12

1

3

8

-24

6

13

Dalhousie

12

0

4

8

-21

4

 

Group B

Pos

Team

Played

Won

Draw

Loss

GD

Points

1

East Bengal

12

9

3

0

+23

30

2

Bhawanipore FC

12

8

3

1

+15

27

3

Kidderpore SC

12

8

1

3

+5

25

4

Aryan Club

12

8

0

4

+16

24

5

Calcutta Customs Club

12

6

1

5

0

19

6

Rainbow AC

12

5

2

5

+1

17

7

Wari AC

12

5

1

6

-7

16

8

Railway FC

12

3

3

6

-9

12

9

BSS SC

12

2

5

5

-2

11

10

George Telegraph

12

3

2

7

-8

11

11

Eastern Railway

12

3

2

7

-10

11

12

Police AC

12

3

1

8

-12

10

13

West Bengal Police

12

2

2

8

-12

8

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