2023 CFL Premier Division
The 2023 CFL Premier Division is the 125th overall season of the Calcutta Football League - highest state-level football divisions of West Bengal. The 2023 edition saw two top tiers merged, with 26 teams participating in the tournament for the first time since its inception.
Format
The 2023 CFL Premier Division merged the top two tiers, Premier A and B, to form an expanded 26-team competition. Two groups of thirteen teams were divided, with each team playing every other in the group once. The top three teams proceeded to the Super Six round, where they vied for the championship with the points from group stage being carried over. Each group's bottom four teams enter the relegation round.As per the rules set by AIFF, this year, no foreign players will be participating in the league.
Venues
- Amal Datta Krirangan, Dum Dum
- Aryan Town Club Ground, Durgapur
- Bankimanjali Stadium, Naihati
- Bidhannagar Municipal Sports Complex
- Canning Stadium, Canning
- East Bengal-Aryan Ground, Kolkata
- Eastern Ground, Chinsurah
- Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
- Kishore Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
- Mohammedan Sporting Ground, Kolkata
- Mohun Bagan-Calcutta FC Ground, Kolkata
- Netaji Sports Complex, Kamalgazi
- Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, Kolkata
- Rishi Aurobindo Maidan, Konnagar
- Royal Park Stadium, Barrackpore
- Sailen Manna Stadium, Howrah
- Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
- Vidyasagar Krirangan, Barasat
- Vivekananda Stadium, Khardah
Teams
The 26 teams were divided into two groups based on a draw held on 5 June 2023.First stage
Group A
Group B
Super Six
The top three teams from both groups qualified for the Super Six round with the points from group stage being carried over.Standings
Fixtures
- * = Walkover
Relegation Round
Fixtures
- * = Walkover
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | ||||
| 1 | ![]() Hat-tricksNote: In the result, the score of the player's team is mentioned before.
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