Calcutta Football League Premier Division (2026–27)
Football Pyramid Classification: Tier 2 • State Apex
Pyramid Significance: State-level championship tier serving as the direct feeder stage for national representative squads.
Organised by: the Indian Football Association | Location: West Bengal
The Calcutta Football League Premier Division, often hailed as the oldest football tournament in Asia, traces its origins back to the fervent footballing landscape of 19th century Kolkata. Established in 1898, the league was a pioneering initiative to professionalize and systematize the burgeoning sport within the region. Its founding purpose was to foster healthy competition, provide a platform for emerging talent, and solidify football's status as a premier sporting spectacle in what was then the heart of British India. The league quickly became a symbol of sporting pride and a vital crucible for developing some of India's earliest footballing heroes. Over its illustrious history, the Calcutta Football League Premier Division has witnessed countless iconic moments and has been a fertile ground for cultivating legendary players and iconic clubs. Its roll of honour boasts names synonymous with Indian footballing excellence, including Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, and Mohammedan Sporting Club, whose fierce rivalries have captivated generations. The league has consistently served as a vital benchmark for domestic football, often dictating the narrative of the sport in India and shaping its evolution. Its enduring legacy lies in its unwavering commitment to grassroots development and its role in embedding football deep within the cultural fabric of Bengal. For the 2026-27 season, the Calcutta Football League Premier Division will continue its traditional league format, ensuring a rigorous and sustained test of endurance and skill. The participating teams will compete in a round-robin structure, accumulating points based on match outcomes. A victory will yield three points, a draw one, and a loss none. The team amassing the highest number of points at the conclusion of the league campaign will be crowned champions. This format prioritizes consistency and strategic acumen throughout the grueling season, rewarding the most resilient and tactically astute side. The Premier Division attracts a standard of competition that consistently showcases some of the finest footballing talent from across the state and beyond. Its reputation as a breeding ground for high-caliber players makes it a crucial scouting pathway. For aspiring footballers aiming to make their mark, the league offers an invaluable opportunity to be noticed. ProPlayerPage, a recognized platform for talent identification, leverages the Calcutta Football League Premier Division as a verified scouting springboard, providing a transparent and efficient channel for scouts and clubs to discover emerging stars and assess their potential.
Participating Teams & Squad Rosters (24)
Aryan
- Nur Alam Gazi (Goalkeeper)
- Karan Chand Murmu (Defender)
- Md Afjal (Defender)
- Sourav Das Gupta (Defender)
- Snehasis Datta (Defender)
- Babua Singh (Midfielder)
- Md Firoz Khan (Midfielder)
- Sk Raja Ali (Forward)
- Birendra Soren (Midfielder)
- Rabi Murmu (Defender)
- Rajat Roy (Defender)
- Md Sumit (Midfielder)
- Pritam Sarkar (Forward)
- Surajit Mishra (Forward)
- Sujit Mondal (Midfielder)
- Sagar Sardar (Forward)
- Amar Nath Baskey (Forward)
- Ayon Roy (Goalkeeper)
- Pritish Kumar Murmu (Forward)
- Akash Mondal (Forward)
- Bisal Tigga (Defender)
- Sourav Hansda (Defender)
- Mithun Mondal (Forward)
- Saikat Sarkar (Forward)
- Ajay Murmu (Midfielder)
- Ankur Das (Goalkeeper)
- Vishnu T M (Forward)
- Pravakar Naskar (Defender)
- Subasish Nayak (Forward)
- Sakil Ahmed (Defender)
- K Aravind Karthickeyan (Defender)
- Laltu Mondal (Goalkeeper)
- Rajesh Das (Forward)
- Pabitra Mandi (Defender)
- Subrata Ghosh (Midfielder)
Bhawanipore
- Aditya Patra (Goalkeeper)
- Shibin Saad (Defender)
- Madan Mandi (Defender)
- Suman Roy (Defender)
- Subhankar Das (Defender)
- Ningombam Engson Singh (Midfielder)
- Ieitlang Syiemlieh (Defender)
- Lalremruata (Midfielder)
- Robi Hansda (Forward)
- Jaideep Singh (Forward)
- Abusufian Sk (Midfielder)
- Nayan Tudu (Defender)
- Abhisek Halder (Midfielder)
- Rajib Sk (Defender)
- Owanijuh Pajuh (Midfielder)
- Jiten Murmu (Forward)
- Totan Das (Defender)
- Lalthangliana (Midfielder)
- Debnath Mondal (Goalkeeper)
- Sujit Sadhu (Defender)
- Lalhmangaihsanga (Defender)
- Phijam Sanathoi Meetei (Midfielder)
- Rajesh Rajbhar (Midfielder)
- Subhajit Bhattacharjee (Goalkeeper)
- Raja Barman (Goalkeeper)
- Koustav Dutta (Defender)
- Basudeb Mandi (Midfielder)
- Prantik Saha (Midfielder)
- Shyamal Besra (Midfielder)
- Kuntal Pakira (Midfielder)
- Rahul Kumar Paswan (Forward)
Bidhannagar
Official squad roster registered on ProPlayerPage.
BSS Sporting
- Baset Hansdah (Defender)
- Raja Basfore (Defender)
- Supriyo Ghosh (Defender)
- Supria Mahanti (Defender)
- Sapam Bishorjit Meitei (Forward)
- Bishal Mondal (Midfielder)
- Shlok Tiwari (Forward)
- Rahul Halder (Forward)
- Tamay Chandra Das (Midfielder)
- Md. Sarkin Alam (Midfielder)
- Naba Kumar Das (Midfielder)
- Sagar Mondal (Midfielder)
- Faruk Sekh (Forward)
- Sariful Ali (Defender)
- Sutirtha Das (Goalkeeper)
- Ganesh Karati (Defender)
- Biplab Majhi (Midfielder)
- Bijay Mandal (Midfielder)
- Avijit Kar (Goalkeeper)
- Souvik Soren (Midfielder)
- Austin Jijo (Midfielder)
- Ahongshangbam Sushil Meitei (Midfielder)
- Anand Rajbhar (Goalkeeper)
- Shibam Munda (Midfielder)
- Shambhu Bera (Defender)
- Suraj Mahato (Midfielder)
Calcutta Customs
- Debjit Ghoshal (Goalkeeper)
- Aditya Paul (Defender)
- Rajdip Das (Defender)
- Rahul Soren (Defender)
- Sagar Chandra Howlader (Defender)
- Rahul Naskar (Forward)
- Sujoy Mandi (Midfielder)
- Md Aftab Alam (Forward)
- Asadul Hock (Midfielder)
- Subham Singh (Defender)
- Sudip Hansda (Midfielder)
- Marshal Kisku (Forward)
- Bikash Paswan (Midfielder)
- Sujit Hansda (Midfielder)
- Subhankar Murmu (Goalkeeper)
- Rounak Paul (Midfielder)
- Monoranjan Singh (Midfielder)
- Sudipto Murmu (Midfielder)
- Rajen Orao (Midfielder)
- Prasenjit Ghosh (Midfielder)
- Syed Aftab Hossain (Midfielder)
- Bikram Khan (Midfielder)
- Aveek Orawa (Defender)
- Sk Afsar (Defender)
- Abhijit Malik (Defender)
- Vishal Das (Midfielder)
- Somnath Dutta (Goalkeeper)
- Riki Gharami (Midfielder)
- Jhantu Prasad (Midfielder)
Calcutta Police
- Rajdeep Ghosh (Defender)
- Rahul Jaiswal (Midfielder)
- Achinta Das (Defender)
- Sandeep Oraw (Midfielder)
- Bikash Oraw (Defender)
- Sk. Sahil Rahman (Midfielder)
- Sahil Kar (Midfielder)
- Jahir Hossain Baidya (Midfielder)
- Jahir Hossain Mondal (Midfielder)
- Ashim Kumar Dey (Defender)
- Arghya Rudra (Defender)
- Akash Mondal (Midfielder)
- Md Taibur Sk (Midfielder)
- Amit Lodh (Goalkeeper)
- Surajitdutta (Forward)
- Sahil Limboo (Midfielder)
- Souvik Das (Defender)
- Sougata Kar (Forward)
- Samrat Santra (Midfielder)
- Tika Prasad Bhujel (Midfielder)
- Rohit Saha (Forward)
- Monirul Mondal (Forward)
- Pritam Sardar (Midfielder)
- Aditya Gehlot (Goalkeeper)
Coal India
- Bivek Rai (Goalkeeper)
- Md Maruf Ali (Defender)
- Kousik Sarkar (Defender)
- Sujit Singh (Midfielder)
- Sayan Roy (Forward)
- Firoj Ali (Midfielder)
- Monoj Mallick (Forward)
- Riju Sardar (Midfielder)
- Azharuddin Mallick (Forward)
- Sayantan Dawn (Midfielder)
- Subham Hembram (Defender)
- Kishore Bose (Midfielder)
- Ved Mitra (Midfielder)
- Deepak Bakthan (Defender)
- Gopal Das (Midfielder)
- Abhijit Sarkar (Midfielder)
- Rana Gharami (Defender)
- Dipak Ray (Forward)
- Pravhat Teli (Defender)
- Sanjoy Kumar Bhattacharyya (Goalkeeper)
- Arit Hazra (Goalkeeper)
- Vikas (Defender)
- Supriya Pandit (Midfielder)
- Md. Osihim Ali (Forward)
- Dipu Halder (Defender)
- Irfan Sardar (Forward)
East Bengal FC
- P V Vishnu (Midfielder)
- Uttam Hansda (Midfielder)
- Ananthu N S (Midfielder)
- Manotos Maji (Midfielder)
- Arunlal M (Midfielder)
- Sanjib Ghosh (Midfielder)
- Tanmay Das (Midfielder)
- Laikhuram Ricky Singh (Midfielder)
- Monotosh Chakladar (Defender)
- Mohamed Bilal (Forward)
- Akash Hemram (Midfielder)
- Sonam Tsewang Lhokham (Defender)
- Raunak Ghosh (Goalkeeper)
- Bikram Pradhan (Defender)
- Jay Baz (Defender)
- Rabi Das (Midfielder)
- Suman Dey (Midfielder)
- Chaku Mandi (Defender)
- Bijay Murmu (Midfielder)
- Debayan Hazra (Midfielder)
- Joseph Justin (Defender)
- Gourab Shaw (Goalkeeper)
George Telegrapher
- Mohidul Kayal (Goalkeeper)
- Pijush Adhikary (Defender)
- Utpal Maji (Midfielder)
- Sumrit Dalui (Midfielder)
- Pankaj Roy (Midfielder)
- Silajit Santra (Forward)
- Sujit Das (Defender)
- Monojit Adak (Forward)
- Partha Bhaduri (Midfielder)
- Sourav Sen (Midfielder)
- Bijay Karmakar (Midfielder)
- Diganta Mondal (Midfielder)
- Ranojoy Samanta (Defender)
- Pritam Khatua (Defender)
- Shubhrajit Chakraborty (Midfielder)
- Alwinson Bareh (Forward)
- Prosenjit Paul (Defender)
- Bhunda Murmu (Forward)
- Bishawanath Orao (Goalkeeper)
- Sk Salman (Forward)
- Raj Dey (Forward)
- Ranjit Misra (Goalkeeper)
- Amit Kumar Mandal (Midfielder)
- Samir Balmiki (Defender)
- Sangramjit Roy Chowdhury (Goalkeeper)
- Kazi Talal Ibtida (Midfielder)
Kalighat
Official squad roster registered on ProPlayerPage.
Kalighat SL
Official squad roster registered on ProPlayerPage.
Kidderpore
- Sankar Roy (Goalkeeper)
- Tushar Das (Defender)
- Suraj Kujur (Defender)
- Biswajit Oraon (Defender)
- Ismail B R (Midfielder)
- Suvam Sarkar (Defender)
- Tuhin Sikdar (Forward)
- Naro Hari Shrestha (Forward)
- Debdyut Patra (Defender)
- Subhodeep Ghosh (Defender)
- H Robinson Khongsai (Forward)
- Subhajit Belel (Midfielder)
- Gourav Chunari (Midfielder)
- Bijay Bauri (Forward)
- Sujoy Khara (Defender)
- Bikramjit Singh (Defender)
- Arnendu Dutta (Goalkeeper)
- Chopel Lhendup Bhutia (Midfielder)
- Kiran Seikh (Midfielder)
- Rohon Patra (Goalkeeper)
- Sourav Das (Defender)
- Miraj Mullick (Forward)
- Raja Harijan (Midfielder)
- Md. Taufique (Forward)
Measures Club
Official squad roster registered on ProPlayerPage.
Mohammedan Sporting Club
Official squad roster registered on ProPlayerPage.
Mohun Bagan U23
- Raj Basfore (Defender)
- Sahil Inamdar (Defender)
- Abhishek Kumar Mondal (Defender)
- SAYAN BANERJEE (Midfielder)
- Kiyan Nassiri Giri (Forward)
- Sahajid Gazi (Defender)
- Aditya Mondal (Defender)
- Mahammad Sarfaraz (Defender)
- Pallujam Rohan Singh (Defender)
- DIPPENDU BISWAS (Defender)
- Rintu Malik (Midfielder)
- Tanmoy Ghosh (Midfielder)
- Gogocha Chungkham (Midfielder)
- Nandan Roy (Goalkeeper)
- Yendrembam Rohit Singh (Midfielder)
- Sandeep Malik (Midfielder)
- Deeprobhat Ghosh (Goalkeeper)
- Bivan Jyoti Laskar (Forward)
- Aditya Adhikari (Midfielder)
- Robilal Mandi (Defender)
- Subal Tudu (Defender)
- Thangjam Roshan Singh (Defender)
- Mingma Sherpa (Midfielder)
- Thumsol Tongsin (Midfielder)
- Rajdeep Paul (Forward)
Patha Chakra
- Arnab Das (Goalkeeper)
- Sourav Das (Defender)
- Ronit Tirki (Defender)
- Saddam Hossain (Defender)
- Tuhin Das (Midfielder)
- Anubrata Maity (Forward)
- Gobinda Sardar (Midfielder)
- Jyotirmoy Hemram (Forward)
- William Lalgoulien (Forward)
- Subhankar Das (Midfielder)
- Suvadip Chakraborty (Defender)
- Soumyajit Tarafder (Midfielder)
- Krishna Mandi (Midfielder)
- Rahul Pratap Singh (Defender)
- Souvik Adhikary (Midfielder)
- Bikash Murmu (Midfielder)
- Sourav Roy (Goalkeeper)
- Jahir Hossain (Forward)
- Gokul Krishna Chenattu (Defender)
- Santanu Jana (Defender)
- Sudip Das (Defender)
- Dipak Murmu (Midfielder)
- Kailash Bera (Goalkeeper)
- Souvik Dey (Midfielder)
- Sapam Toper Meitei (Forward)
- Sagun Soren (Midfielder)
Peerless
Official squad roster registered on ProPlayerPage.
Police AC
Official squad roster registered on ProPlayerPage.
Railway
- Sayan Sarkar (Defender)
- Monish Majumder (Defender)
- Sayan Das (Defender)
- Gaurab (Midfielder)
- Romin Goldar (Forward)
- Tarak Hembram (Midfielder)
- Sk. Ezaj Ahmed (Defender)
- Sonam Maiti (Forward)
- Anirban Ghosh (Defender)
- Sajal Bag (Midfielder)
- Jayanta Das (Defender)
- Rahul Malakar (Forward)
- Abhishek Aich (Defender)
- Umesh Marandi (Forward)
- Sahil Ghosh (Defender)
- Suren Mandi (Forward)
- Shivjot Singh (Forward)
- Jithalder (Midfielder)
- Akib Sk (Goalkeeper)
- Dipan Dey (Defender)
- Amit Bhakat (Defender)
- Akash Soren (Midfielder)
- Jayanta Paul (Goalkeeper)
- Mangal Bag (Defender)
- Sudipta Banerjee (Goalkeeper)
- Deep Samanta (Midfielder)
- Bamiya Samad (Forward)
- Sk. Golap (Forward)
Rainbow
Official squad roster registered on ProPlayerPage.
Suruchi Sangha
Official squad roster registered on ProPlayerPage.
United Kolkata
- Avilash Paul (Goalkeeper)
- Salam Ranjan Singh (Defender)
- Pawan Venkatrathnam Pattem (Defender)
- Pratik Lama (Defender)
- Khangembam Bidyashagar Singh (Forward)
- Dip Saha (Midfielder)
- Sajan Sahani (Midfielder)
- Umair Syed Shakil Syed (Midfielder)
- Sk Jiyabul Hossain (Forward)
- Souvik Ghosal (Midfielder)
- Alister Anthony (Forward)
- Adarsh Lama Tamang (Midfielder)
- Rakesh Dhara (Midfielder)
- Andrew Gurung (Defender)
- Narayan Das (Defender)
- Jobby Justin (Forward)
- Harsha Parui (Midfielder)
- Vinil Poojary (Midfielder)
- Aniket Ghosh (Goalkeeper)
- Shubham Roy (Goalkeeper)
- Babai Pailan (Defender)
- Joshua Rohan Rae (Defender)
- Marshal Kisku (Defender)
- Aritra Ghosh (Midfielder)
- Bhupinder Singh (Forward)
- Samir Bayen (Forward)
United SC
- Ricky Zomuanzuala Khiangte (Defender)
- Souvik Pan (Defender)
- Susovan Ghosh (Defender)
- Pravat Soren (Defender)
- Satriya Bakshi (Midfielder)
- Prasanta Das (Midfielder)
- Md Rafique (Midfielder)
- Amarendu Chakraborty (Forward)
- Christopher Zaithantluanga (Forward)
- Sreenath M (Forward)
- Aman Ahlawat (Defender)
- Ronaldo Murmu (Midfielder)
- Sudipta Malakar (Midfielder)
- Dipankar Tudu (Defender)
- Ruhul Kuddus Purkait (Defender)
- Rahul Chawdhury (Goalkeeper)
- Bishal Sutradhar (Midfielder)
- Dipesh Murmu (Midfielder)
- Tuhin Paul (Midfielder)
- Aman Yadav (Defender)
- Akash Kumar Paul (Midfielder)
- Bickey Thapa (Midfielder)
- Sonu Halder (Midfielder)
- Rahul Murmu (Forward)
- Sourav Samanta (Goalkeeper)
- Jishnu K S (Defender)
- Amit Basak (Forward)
- Shahir S (Forward)
- Suraj Ali (Goalkeeper)
Wari
- Priyant Kumar Singh (Goalkeeper)
- Souvik Jorh (Defender)
- Kabir Mallick (Defender)
- Sujal Munda (Forward)
- Deep Halder (Midfielder)
- Subrata Murmu (Forward)
- Tajnur Hosen (Forward)
- Amit Mondal (Midfielder)
- Sourav Sabbar (Forward)
- Prabik Ghising (Midfielder)
- Jangminthang Haokip (Midfielder)
- Akhilesh Kumar Uikey (Midfielder)
- Palash Roy (Goalkeeper)
- Shubhajit Pramanick (Defender)
- Soumen Duley (Midfielder)
- Benhar Hlychho (Midfielder)
- Roshan Chetri (Midfielder)
- Rakesh Kapuria (Forward)
- Balaram Mandi (Defender)
- Palash Das (Defender)
- Sandip Patra (Defender)
- Abhisek Bhujel (Defender)
- Rishi (Defender)
Match Schedule & Results
| Date | Round | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 16:00:00 | Regular | East Bengal FC | 3 - 0 | George Telegrapher | East Bengal FC/ Aryan Ground |
| 2026-07-13 15:00:00 | Regular | United Kolkata | 3 - 1 | Railway | Bidhannagar MSA |
| 2026-07-13 15:00:00 | Regular | Bhawanipore | 0 - 0 | Kidderpore | Naihati Stadium |
| 2026-07-13 16:30:00 | Regular | Mohun Bagan U23 | 4 - 0 | Patha Chakra | Mohun Bagan AC/ CFC Ground |
| 2026-07-13 15:00:00 | Regular | BSS Sporting | 1 - 1 | Calcutta Customs | Bibhuti Bhusan Bandyopadhay Stadium |
| 2026-07-14 15:00:00 | Regular | Mohammedan Sporting Club | 3 - 1 | Rainbow | MOHAMMEDAN SC / HOWRAH UNION GROUND |
| 2026-07-14 15:00:00 | Regular | Wari | 1 - 0 | Kalighat SL | BIBHUTIBHUSAN BANDYOPADHYAY STADIUM (BARRACKPORE) |
| 2026-07-14 15:00:00 | Regular | Calcutta Police | 0 - 0 | Aryan | NAIHATI BANKIMANJALI STADIUM |
| 2026-07-14 15:00:00 | Regular | United SC | 0 - 2 | Coal India | KALYANI B STADIUM |
| 2026-07-14 15:00:00 | Regular | Peerless | 3 - 0 | Suruchi Sangha | Bidhannagar M.S.A Ground |
| 2026-07-15 15:00:00 | Regular | Measures Club | 2 - 2 | Police AC | Bidhannagar M.S.A Ground |
| 2026-07-15 15:00:00 | Regular | Bidhannagar | 1 - 5 | East Bengal FC | East Bengal/Aryan Club Ground |
| 2026-07-16 15:00:00 | Regular | Patha Chakra | 0 - 4 | United Kolkata | NAIHATI BANKIMANJALI STADIUM |
| 2026-07-16 15:00:00 | Regular | Railway | 2 - 1 | Kalighat | BIBHUTIBHUSAN BANDYOPADHYAY STADIUM (BARRACKPORE) |
| 2026-07-16 15:00:00 | Regular | Kidderpore | 1 - 1 | Mohun Bagan U23 | Mohun Bagan AC/ CFC Ground |
| 2026-07-16 15:00:00 | Regular | BSS Sporting | 3 - 1 | George Telegrapher | Kalyani B |
| 2026-07-17 15:00:00 | Regular | Rainbow | 2 - 1 | Wari | Bidhannagar MUNICIPAL SPORTS COMPLEX |
| 2026-07-17 15:00:00 | Regular | Measures Club | 2 - 2 | Suruchi Sangha | Kalyani B |
| 2026-07-17 15:00:00 | Regular | Kalighat SL | 0 - 3 | Police AC | BIBHUTIBHUSAN BANDYOPADHYAY STADIUM (BARRACKPORE) |
| 2026-07-17 15:00:00 | Regular | Peerless | 0 - 3 | Coal India | NAIHATI BANKIMANJALI STADIUM |
| 2026-07-17 15:00:00 | Regular | Aryan | 1 - 3 | Mohammedan Sporting Club | Mohammedan SC/Howrah Union Ground |
| 2026-07-18 15:00:00 | Regular | East Bengal FC | 1 - 0 | Railway | East Bengal/Aryan Club Ground |
| 2026-07-19 15:00:00 | Regular | Patha Chakra | 1 - 0 | Bidhannagar | Bidhannagar MUNICIPAL SPORTS COMPLEX |
| 2026-07-19 15:00:00 | Regular | George Telegrapher | 1 - 1 | Kidderpore | BIBHUTIBHUSAN BANDYOPADHYAY STADIUM (BARRACKPORE) |
| 2026-07-19 15:00:00 | Regular | Calcutta Customs | 1 - 2 | Bhawanipore | Kalyani Stadium -B |
| 2026-07-19 15:00:00 | Regular | Mohun Bagan U23 | 3 - 0 | Kalighat | Mohun Bagan AC/ CFC Ground |
| 2026-07-20 15:00:00 | Regular | Kalighat SL | 1 - 1 | United SC | NAIHATI BANKIMANJALI STADIUM |
| 2026-07-20 15:00:00 | Regular | Suruchi Sangha | 0 - 0 | Calcutta Police | BIBHUTIBHUSAN BANDYOPADHYAY STADIUM (BARRACKPORE) |
| 2026-07-21 15:00:00 | Regular | Coal India | 1 - 0 | Aryan | Kalyani B |
| 2026-07-21 15:00:00 | Regular | Calcutta Customs | 4 - 2 | Patha Chakra | NAIHATI BANKIMANJALI STADIUM |