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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==
Venues
• Amal Datta Krirangan, Dum Dum • Aryan Town Club Ground, DurgapurBankimanjali Stadium, NaihatiBidhannagar Municipal Sports Complex • Canning Stadium, CanningEast Bengal-Aryan Ground, Kolkata • Eastern Ground, ChinsurahKalyani Stadium, KalyaniKishore Bharati Krirangan, KolkataMohammedan Sporting Ground, KolkataMohun Bagan-Calcutta FC Ground, Kolkata • Netaji Sports Complex, KamalgaziRabindra Sarobar Stadium, Kolkata • Rishi Aurobindo Maidan, Konnagar • Royal Park Stadium, BarrackporeSailen Manna Stadium, HowrahSalt Lake Stadium, KolkataVidyasagar Krirangan, Barasat • Vivekananda Stadium, Khardah ==Teams==
Teams
The 26 teams were divided into two groups based on a draw held on 5 June 2023. == First stage ==
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==
Relegation Round
Points table Fixtures • * = Walkover ==Season statistics==
Season statistics
Top scorers : Hat-tricks Note: ''In the result, the score of the player's team is mentioned before.'' ==References==
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