2025 CFL Premier Division


The 2025 CFL Premier Division is the 127th overall season of the Calcutta Football League - highest state-level football division of West Bengal. The 2025-26 edition has 26 teams divided into two groups of 13 in the first phase, with top 6 qualifying for the championship round and bottom 6 heading into the relegation round.
The tournament began with match between BSS Sporting Club and Kalighat Milan Sangha in Bankimanjali Stadium, Naihati on 25 June 2025 after few prolific hours of opening ceremony.
This year's Calcutta Premier Division is having a trophy for the champions named after legendary footballer Pradip Kumar Banerjee.

Changes from last season

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Format

The 2025 CFL Premier Division, like the 2024–25 CFL Premier Division, will have twenty-six teams divided into two groups in the first phase, where each team will play twelve matches in single round robin format. After that, top three teams from the two groups shall proceed to the championship round, where each team shall play five more matches to determine the champion. The bottom three teams from both groups will play the relegation round.
Draw for the group division was done on 28th May 2025 at Calcutta Rowing Club Auditorium by Indian Football Association.

Venues

Group stage

Group A



Group B



Super Six

The top three teams from both groups qualified for the Super Six round with the points from the group stage being not carried over. Each team will be playing three matches against the qualified teams from the other group. Team getting highest points will be adjudged as champions.
Indian Super League, I-League 2, I-League 3 and institutional teams are ineligible for 2026–27 I-League 3 season.

Qualified teams

The six qualified teams for the Super Six phase from both the groups:

Standings & Fixtures



Relegation Round

The bottom teams from both groups qualified for the Relegation round with the points from the group stage being carried over. The bottom 2 teams in the relegation round will be relegated to First Division.

Qualified teams

The six teams for the Relegation phase from both the groups are:
Group AGroup B
Kalighat MSMohammedan
Railway FCCalcutta Police Club
Army RedSouthern Samity

Standings & Fixtures