- Source: 2021 CFL Premier Division
The 2021 Calcutta Football League Premier Division A was the 123rd season of the top state-level football league of West Bengal. It was held between mid-August and November 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was decided to cancel Calcutta League last season, but it was played this year.
Changes from last season
= Rules and regulations
=Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic in West Bengal, the tournament format is shortened by adopting a league-cum-knockout format. The 14 participating teams would be divided into two groups and each team would play against all the other teams in their respective groups once. The top three teams from each group would earn a direct quarter final berth. The remaining four teams from each group would play against each other once for the last two quarter final spots. The eight qualified teams would then play knockout matches to reach the final of Premier Division A. From similar reasons ATK Mohun Bagan and East Bengal have not participated.
The IFA had also increased the number of overseas players a club could register from 4 to 6, but only 2 could be named in the starting eleven.
The teams were exempted from relegation this season as the lower divisions of CFL were cancelled due to the pandemic.
= Promoted clubs
=United
Railway
Tollygunge Agragami
Kidderpore
= Relegated clubs
=NBP Rainbow
Kalighat Milan Sangha
Teams
= Managers and captains
== Foreign players
=Group stage
= Group A
=Note: East Bengal withdrew from the league hence the oppositions were awarded walkover of 3 goals.
Fixtures and results
= Group B
=Note: ATK Mohun Bagan withdrew from the league hence the oppositions were awarded walkover of 3 goals.
Fixtures and results
Elimination round
Knockout stage
See also
2021–22 season in state football leagues of India
References
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