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The Indian Football Association (IFA) is set to kick-off the 2021 Calcutta Football League – Premier Division A in late-August.
The Indian Football Association (IFA) held a meeting between its office-bearers and representatives of the 13 of the 14 participating CFL – Premier Division A clubs to discuss if and when the league could kick-off.
Missing from the meeting where SC East Bengal with the club and their investors still unclear on how to proceed in future with the invitation letter going to East Bengal Club instead to SC East Bengal.
IFA secretary Joydeep Mukherjee after the meeting said, “This year we have decided to change the format. It will be a league-cum-knockout tournament. Fourteen teams will be divided into two groups and top three from each will earn a direct quarter final berth. The remaining eight will then play with each other and the top two would complete the last-eight teams. We will try to complete the tournament by the first week of October. This year clubs would be able to register three foreigners and only two would be allowed in the first eleven.”
The league fixtures for ATK Mohun Bagan would be flexible depending on their AFC Cup -South Zone commitments.
The relegation from the CFL – Premier Division A hasn’t been decided yet as it is unclear if the lower divisions can and will be held with the IFA working to get as many as possible of the CFL players across divisions vaccinated.
Due to the pandemic, the IFA was unable to organise the Calcutta Football League across all divisions last season.
