The oldest Asian club football league, Calcutta Football League entered its 126th edition with 26 clubs competing in the Premier Division in 2024. The top two tiers, Premier A and B, are merged into one league with each group containing 13 teams. The sides will face each other once with the top three from each group entering the Super Six round. The points are carried over and the team finishing top will be crowned champions. Meanwhile, the bottom four teams from each group enter the relegation round.
Group A contains the defending champions Mohammedan SC and the talent factory United Sports Club. The spotlight though is on Group B where traditional rivals East Bengal and Mohun Bagan have been drawn against each other. The Blank Panthers, also I-League winners, begin their title defence against Wari AC at Kishore Bharati. The much-anticipated Kolkata derby falls on 13 July 2024 with the venue and kick-off time yet to be declared.
No foreign players will feature for the CFL again adhering to the rules set by AIFF last year. Indian Football Association (IFA) has brought its own rule of reservation for homegrown players with each side required to field seven West Bengal players in the starting eleven. A maximum of four players from other states are allowed. The Premier Division fixture list from 25 June - 26 July 2024 has been announced. The games will kick off at 3 in the afternoon apart from the league opener scheduled at 7 PM.
Group A
Mohammedan SC
Diamond Harbor FC
Khidirpur
BSS Sporting Club
Kalighat Milan Sangha
Aryan Club
Army Red
Suruchi Sangh
Southern Samiti
Measures Club
United Sports Club
Wari AC
Pathachakra
Fixtures
Tuesday, 25 June 2024
Mohammedan SC vs Wari AC - Kishore Bharati Krirangan (19:00)
Thursday, 27 June 2024
Khidirpur vs Measures Club - Naihati Stadium
Southern Samiti vs BSS Sporting Club - Chinsurah Eastern
Kalighat Milan Sangha vs Suruchi Sangha - Kalyani Stadium
Army Red vs Aryan Club - Bibhutibhusan Bandyopadhay Stadium
Monday, 1 July 2024
Khidirpur vs Mohammedan SC - Mohammedan Ground
BSS Sporting Club vs Pathachakra - Uluberia Stadium
Kalighat Milan Sangha vs Wari AC - Chinsurah Eastern
Aryan Club vs United Sports Club - Kalyani Stadium
Army Red vs Measures Club - Uluberia Stadium
Suruchi Sangh vs Southern Samiti - Amal Dutta Krirangan
Thursday, 4 July 2024
Aryan Club vs Pathachakra - Naihati Stadium
Wari AC vs Army Red - NSC Kamalgazi
Friday, 5 July 2024
Mohammedan SC vs Kalighat Milan Sangha - Mohammedan Ground
Suruchi Sangh vs United Sports Club - Amal Dutta Krirangan
Measures Club vs Southern Samiti - Chinsurah Eastern
Monday, 8 July 2024
Kalighat Milan Sangha vs Khidirpur - Naihati Stadium
Aryan Club vs Diamond Harbor FC - Bidhannagar MSC Ground
Suruchi Sangh vs Pathachakra - Bibhutibhusan Bandyopadhay Stadium
Tuesday, 9 July 2024
Army Red vs Mohammedan SC - Mohammedan Ground
Southern Samiti vs Wari AC - Kalyani Stadium
Measures Club vs United Sports Club - Chinsurah Eastern
Sunday, 14 July 2024
Aryan Club vs BSS Sporting Club - Naihati Stadium
Mohammedan SC vs Southern Samiti - Mohammedan Ground
Measures Club vs Pathachakra - Kalyani Stadium
Monday, 15 July 2024
Khidirpur vs Army Red - Amal Dutta Krirangan
Suruchi Sangh vs Diamond Harbor FC - Bidhannagar MSC Ground
Wari AC vs United Sports Club - Bibhutibhusan Bandyopadhay Stadium
Friday, 19 July 2024
Army Red vs Kalighat Milan Sangha - Uluberia Stadium
Suruchi Sangh vs BSS Sporting Club - Amal Dutta Krirangan
Measures Club vs Diamond Harbor FC - Bidhannagar MSC Ground
Saturday, 20 July 2024
Southern Samity vs Khidirpur - Kalyani Stadium
United Sports Club vs Mohammedan SC - Mohammedan Ground
Wari AC vs Pathachakra - Bibhutibhusan Bandyopadhay Stadium
Wednesday, 24 July 2024
Suruchi Sangh vs Aryan Club - Naihati Stadium
Kalighat Milan Sangha vs Southern Samity - Chinsurah Eastern
Wari AC vs Diamond Harbor FC - Bidhannagar MSC Ground
Thursday, 25 July 2024
Measures Club vs BSS Sporting Club - Kalyani Stadium
Khidirpur vs United Sports Club - Bibhutibhusan Bandyopadhay Stadium
Mohammedan SC vs Pathachakra - Mohammedan Ground
Group B
East Bengal
Mohun Bagan
Bhawanipur
Peerless
Customs
Police AC
Rainbow AC
Kalighat
Railway FC
George Telegraph
Calcutta Police Club
Eastern Railway
Tollygunge
Fixtures
Saturday, 29 June 2024
Police AC vs Bhawanipur - Naihati Stadium
Eastern Railway vs Calcutta Police Club - Chinsurah Eastern
Railway FC vs Kalighat - Kalyani Stadium
George Telegraph vs Peerless - Amal Dutta Krirangan
Customs vs Rainbow AC - Uluberia Stadium
Tuesday, 2 July 2024
Eastern Railway vs Tollygunge - Naihati Stadium
Kalighat vs Police AC - NSC Kamalgazi
Bhawanipur vs Mohun Bagan - Bibhutibhusan Bandyopadhay Stadium
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
George Telegraph vs Calcutta Police Club - Kalyani Stadium
Rainbow AC vs Railway FC - Amal Dutta Krirangan
Customs vs Peerless - Uluberia Stadium
Sunday, 7 July 2024
Customs vs Tollygunge - Chinsurah Eastern
George Telegraph vs East Bengal - East Bengal Ground
Railway FC vs Calcutta Police Club - Uluberia Stadium
Thursday, 11 July 2024
Peerless vs Rainbow AC - Naihati Stadium
Railway FC vs George Telegraph - NSC Kamalgazi
Friday, 12 July 2024
Calcutta Police Club vs Kalighat - Kalyani Stadium
Police AC vs Eastern Railway - Amal Dutta Krirangan
Tollygunge vs Bhawanipur - Bibhutibhusan Bandyopadhay Stadium
Saturday, 13 July 2024
Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal (TBD)
Tuesday, 16 July 2024
George Telegraph vs Eastern Railway - Naihati Stadium
Bhawanipur vs Rainbow AC - Chinsurah Eastern
Customs vs East Bengal - East Bengal Ground
Thursday, 18 July 2024
Mohun Bagan vs Peerless - Naihati Stadium
Railway FC vs Tollygunge - Kalyani Stadium
Police AC vs Calcutta Police Club - Bibhutibhusan Bandyopadhay Stadium
Monday, 22 July 2024
Rainbow AC vs Kalighat - Naihati Stadium
Customs vs Eastern Railway - Amal Dutta Krirangan
Railway FC vs East Bengal - East Bengal Ground
Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Peerless vs Bhawanipur - Uluberia Stadium
Calcutta Police Club vs Mohun Bagan - Kalyani Stadium
Police AC vs Tollygunge - Bibhutibhusan Bandyopadhay Stadium
Friday, 26 July 2024
Customs vs George Telegraph - Naihati Stadium
Kalighat vs Peerless - Chinsurah Eastern
Police AC vs East Bengal - East Bengal Ground
Railway FC vs Eastern Railway - Kalyani Stadium
Bhawanipur vs Calcutta Police Club - Bibhutibhusan Bandyopadhay Stadium
