The 2016 Calcutta Football League Premier Division was the 118th 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 4 teams from Group B are simultaneously promoted to Group A for the next season. The fixtures of Group A kicked off on 27 July 2016, and of Group B on 16 July 2016.
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | East Bengal (38th title) |
| Matches played | 135 |
| Goals scored | 289 (2.14 per match) |
← 2015 2017 →
All statistics correct as of 5 October 2016. | |
This will also be the first time in history that a trophy will be awarded to the Group A champions, on the day of the last match of the league. The Indian Football Association also took a decision to award the Amal Dutta award to the coach adjudged "Best coach of the league". The association also announced that a monetary award amounting to Rs. 25 lakhs will be given to the champions of Group A.[1]
East Bengal were crowned champions for a record 38th time in history and for the 7th consecutive season. This is also the 3rd time that they have won the league without dropping a single point.
Premier Division A
edit| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Relegated | United Aryan Bhawanipore George Telegraph |
| Matches played | 55 |
| Goals scored | 135 (2.45 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Daniel Bedemi (MOH) Darryl Duffy (MOH)(6 goals) |
| Highest scoring | East Bengal vs United 4–3 (16 August 2016) (7 goals) |
| Longest winning run | East Bengal (10 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | East Bengal (10 matches) |
| Longest winless run | George Telegraph (10 matches) |
| Longest losing run | George Telegraph (9 matches) |
← 2015 2017 →
All statistics correct as of 28 September 2016. | |
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bengal[a] (C) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 30 | Champion |
| 2 | Mohammedan | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 20 | |
| 3 | Mohun Bagan[a] | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 19 | |
| 4 | Southern Samity | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 15 | |
| 5 | Peerless SC | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 14 | |
| 6 | Army XI | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 14 | |
| 7 | Tollygunge Agragami | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 13 | |
| 8 | United (R) | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 11 | Relegation to Premier Division B |
| 9 | Aryan (R) | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 9 | |
| 10 | Bhawanipore (R) | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 6 | |
| 11 | George Telegraph (R) | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 29 | −23 | 1 |
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b East Bengal were awarded 3 points in the match against Mohun Bagan as Mohun Bagan refused to field a team for the match citing inadequate time for practice. The result of the match was declared by IFA to be 3–0 in favour of East Bengal.[2]
Results
editHome team won; Match drawn; Away team won;
1 East Bengal were awarded 3 points in the match against Mohun Bagan as Mohun Bagan refused to field a team for the match citing inadequate time for practice. The result of the match was declared by IFA to be 3–0 in favour of East Bengal.[2]
Statistics
editTop Scorers
edit- As of 28 September 2016
Source: kolkatafootball.com
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
Joël Sunday (TOL)
V.P.Suhair (USC)
- 4 goals
Do Dong-Hyun (KEB)- Manvir Singh (MSC)
Zikahi Leonce Dedoz (MSC)
Ghanefo Kromah (PRL)- Ashim Biswas (SOU)
- M.Basant Singh (SOU)
- 3 goals
- Sanjay Rana (ARM)
- Jagannath Sana (BHA)
- Tirthankar Sarkar (BHA)
- Jiten Murmu (KEB)
- Lalrindika Ralte (KEB)
- Bayi Kamo (GTL)
- Prabir Das (MOH)
- Eric Brown (USC)
- 2 goals
- Anthony Chettri (ARM)
- Abhijit Sarkar (ARN)
- Bolane Kazeem Amobi (ARN)
- Pritam Sarkar (BHA)
- Arnab Mondal (KEB)
- Azharuddin Mallick (MOH)
- Thangjam Singh (MOH)
- Anil Kisku (PRL)
- Arghya Chakraborty (PRL)
- Syed Rahim Nabi (PRL)
- Monotosh Chakladar (USC)
- Shankar Oraon (USC)
- 1 goal
- Arjun Tudu (ARM)
- E.Alwyn (ARM)
- P.Jain (ARM)
- Samu Hembram (ARM)
- Goutam Thakur (ARN)
- Obasi Moses Louis (ARN)
- Orok Essien (BHA)
- Bijendra Rai (BHA)
- Francis Xavier (BHA)
- Adelaja (KEB)
Calum Angus (KEB)- Mohammed Rafique (KEB)
- Rahul Bheke (KEB)
- Subha Kumar (GTL)
- Rajib Shaw (GTL)
- Atinder Mani (MSC)
- Dipendu Dowary (MSC)
- Nitesh Chhikara (MSC)
- Parminder Singh (MSC)
- Usman Ashik (MSC)
- Ajay Singh (MOH)
- Sukhwinder Singh (PRL)
- Sumit Ghosh (PRL)
- Krishna Das Sharma (SOU)
- Suman Hazra (SOU)
- Alfred Jaryan (TOL)
- Kareem Omolaja (TOL)
- Palsang Lama (TOL)
- Reisangmei Vashum (TOL)
- Surabuddin Mollick (TOL)
- Bello Razaq (USC)
- Budhiram Tudu (USC)
- Md.Rashid (USC)
Hat-tricks
edit| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Duffy
|
Mohun Bagan | 5–1 | 6 August 2016 | [3] | |
 V.P. Suhair |
George Telegraph | 5–1 | 25 August 2016 | [4][5] | |
| Daniel Bedemi 4
|
Mohun Bagan | Army XI
|
6–0 | 10 September 2016 | [6] |
4 The player scored 4 goals
Premier Division B
edit| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Pathachakra Rainbow Railway F.C. Calcutta Customs |
| Relegated | Dalhousie |
| Matches played | 80 |
| Goals scored | 154 (1.93 per match) |
| Highest scoring | Pathachakra vs Rainbow 3–3 (22 September 2016) (6 goals) |
| Longest winning run | Bengal Nagpur Railway Pathachakra Police A.C. (3 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Rainbow (15 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Police A.C. (11 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Dalhousie (6 matches) |
← 2015 2017 →
All statistics correct as of 5 October 2016. | |
Standings
editNote: After the results of the 10th round, the teams were 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pathachakra (P) | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 26 | Promotion to Premier Division A |
| 2 | Rainbow (P) | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 25 | |
| 3 | Railway F.C. (P) | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 24 | |
| 4 | Calcutta Customs (P) | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 24 | |
| 5 | SAI Darjeeling | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 22 | Championship Round |
| 6 | Bengal Nagpur Railway | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 16 | |
| 7 | Kalighat M.S. | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 23 | Relegation Round |
| 8 | Food Corporation of India | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 18 | |
| 9 | Police A.C. | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 15 | |
| 10 | Eastern Rail (R) | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 10 | Relegation to First Division |
| 11 | Dalhousie (R) | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 6 |
Results
editHome team won; Match drawn; Away team won;
References
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- ^ a b "IFA show causes Mohun Bagan Officials". xtratime.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Duffy makes a memorable debut for Bagan". Sportstar. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Season's 1st Kolkata Derby on September 7". The Times of India. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "CFL match – Short Takes". The Telegraph. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Mohun Bagan put SIX past Army XI". goal.com. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.