2018 Calcutta Premier Division
The 2018 Calcutta Football League Premier Division was the 121st season of the Calcutta 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 August and 5 August 2018 respectively.
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Season | 2018–19 |
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Champions | Mohun Bagan (30th title)[1] |
Matches played | 117 |
Goals scored | 275 (2.35 per match) |
← 2017 2019 →
Fixtures |
Premier Division A
Season | 2018 |
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Champions | Mohun Bagan |
Relegated | FCI WBP Tollygunge Agragami Pathachakra |
Matches played | 66 |
Goals scored | 165 (2.5 per match) |
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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 |
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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 |
Results
Managers and foreigners
Club | Head Coach | Foreigner 1 | Foreigner 2 | Foreigner 3 | Foreigner 4 |
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FCI (Eastern Zone) | ![]() |
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Mohammedan | ![]() |
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Mohun Bagan | ![]() |
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Pathachakra | ![]() |
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Peerless | ![]() |
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Rainbow | ![]() |
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Tollygunge Agragami | ![]() |
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Stadiums
Stadium | Capacity |
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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 |
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)
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 |
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George Telegraph | 3–1 | 20 August 2018 | [3] | |
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West Bengal Police | 5–0 | 25 August 2018 | [3] | |
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FCI | 5–0 | 5 September 2018 | [3] |
Fastest goals
Player | For | Against | Timing |
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Calcutta Customs | 1 minute 10 seconds | |
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West Bengal Police | 1 minute 32 seconds | |
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Tollygunge Agragami | 1 minute 35 Seconds |
Previous Division B
Season | 2018–19 |
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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 |
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 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
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.