The 2026 CFL Premier Division or 2026 Style Baazar Calcutta Football League (for sponsorship reasons) is the 128th overall season of the Calcutta Football League – highest state-level football division of West Bengal.
The 2026 edition previously had 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. Later, 2 teams withdrew from competition.
The tournament began with match between East Bengal and George Telegraph in East Bengal Ground, Kolkata on 12 July 2026 after an opening ceremony.
Changes from last season Relegated to 2026 CFL 1st Division Southern Samity Army Red
Promoted to 2026 CFL Premier Division Coal India SPA Bidhannagar MSA
Withdrew Diamond Harbour Sribhumi FC
Format The 2026 CFL Premier Division, like the previous 2 editions, primarily had 26 teams divided into two groups in the first phase, where each team will play twelve matches in single round robin format. After that, the top three teams from each of the two groups shall advance to the championship round, where each team will play against all the three teams from the opposite group to determine the champion. The bottom three teams from both groups will play the relegation round.
Later, Diamond Harbour and Sribhumi FC withdrew from competition. They were subsequently relegated to CFL first division league, thus causing scrapping of relegation round for this edition.
Draw for the group division was done on May 2026 by Indian Football Association.
Venues Amal Datta Krirangan, Dum Dum Bankimanjali Stadium, Naihati Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Stadium, Barrackpore Bidhannagar Municipal Sports Complex, Bidhannagar Chinsurah Eastern Ground, Chinsurah East Bengal/Aryan Ground, Kolkata Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani Kishore Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata Mohammedan/Howrah Union Ground, Kolkata Mohun Bagan/Calcutta FC Ground, Kolkata Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, Kolkata Sailen Manna Stadium, Howrah Vidyasagar Krirangan, Barasat
Teams Group 1Group 2East BengalMohammedanMohun Bagan SGNBP Rainbow ACBehala SSUnited SCUnited KolkataPeerless SCKalighat Milan SanghaPolice ACRailway FCKalighat SLACalcutta CustomsWari ACMG PathachakraMeasurers ClubTK George TelegraphAryanLL KidderporeNA Suruchi SanghaBidhannagar MSACalcutta Police ClubBhawanipore FCCoal India SPASribhumi FCDiamond Harbour
Group stage Group 1
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Super Six
Top scorers
RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Akash HemramEast Bengal10 Sreenath MUnited SC3 Sahil HarijanBhawanipore94 Shlok TiwariBehala SS85 Rakesh GoldarMeasurers Club7 Tarak HembramRailway Marshal KiskuCalcutta Customs
Broadcasting Digital broadcasting rights were given to No.10 Sports app by Indian Football Association. No TV broadcasting rights were announced.
See also 2026–27 I-League 3 2026–27 Indian State Leagues 2026–27 in Indian football 2026 IFA Shield 2026–27 East Bengal season 2026–27 Mohun Bagan season
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