The 2022 Calcutta Football League Premier Division was the 124th overall season of the two highest state-level football divisions of West Bengal. The division consists of two tiers within it: Premier Division A and Premier Division B.
Premier Division A
The first stage of the Premier Division A has been held from 2nd August till September.Mohammedan are the defending champions of Premier Division A.
Change in format
The round-robin format had been reinstated after a short season of round-robin cum knock-out format last year due to COVID-19 pandemic, but the league has been divided into two stages so as to accommodate the Kolkata's Big Three–ATK Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan–according to national and continental games schedule. The first stage is played by eleven teams, out of which the top three in the points table would qualify for the Super Six, wherein the three teams would be joined by the Big Three and the top team in the table at the end of the stage would be declared as the Calcutta Premier Division A champion.
Available venues
Amal Datta Krirangan, Dum Dum
Bankimanjali Stadium, Naihati
Canning Stadium, Canning
East Bengal-Aryan Ground, Kolkata
Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
Kakinara Narayanpur Ground, Bhatpara
Kishore Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Netaji Sports Complex, Rajpur Sonarpur
Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, Kolkata
Royal Park Stadium, Barrackpore
Sailen Manna Stadium, Howrah
Vivekananda Stadium, Khardah
Teams
Foreign players
First stage
Standings
Results
Positions by round
Results by games
Super Six
ATK Mohun Bagan withdrew from the league, for the second time in a row, two days prior to their first game on 26 September against Bhawanipore. They sent a letter to IFA, citing their lack of its reserve squad. IFA decided to continue Super Six with only five teams instead of promoting the fourth placed team in the first stage.
Standings
Results
Positions by round
Results by games
Season statistics
Top scorers
As of 30 September 2022
Hat-tricks
Note: In the result, the score of the player's team is mentioned before.
Clean sheets
Premier Division B
This year the league followed the double round-robin format after a gap of two years due to COVID-19 pandemic. Kalighat MS and Asos Rainbow were relegated from the Premier Division A last time it was held, while Wari and Police AC were promoted from the CFL 1st Division.