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 Team Head coachAryan Rajdeep NandyBhawanipore Sankarlal ChakrabortyBSS Goutam GhoshCalcutta CustomsGeorge Telegraph Ranjan BhattacharjeeKidderpore Sanjib PalMohammedan Andrey ChernyshovTollygunge Agragami Bimal GhoshPeerless Subrata BhattacharyaRailway Souren DuttaSouthern Samity Biswajit BhattacharyaUnited Steven Herbots
Foreign players TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4 Aryan Aristide Vaillant Kareem Omolaja Bhawanipore Kamo Stephane Bayi Henry Kisekka BSS Léonce Dodoz Seydou Kourouma Calcutta Customs Gatch Arthure Diomande Varney Kallon George Telegraph Echezona Anyichie Kidderpore Ejiogu Chinedu Emmanuel Stephen Abeiku Mohammedan Nikola Stojanović Stefan Ilić Marcus Joseph Shaher Shaheen Peerless Ansumana Kromah Dixon Alusine Romaric Bettat Railway Ben Quansah Rayden Gonzo Kelvin Kollie Southern Samity Victor Kamhuka Tollygunge Agragami Christopher Chizoba United Dennis Matthew Tendai
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
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