2012–13 Calcutta Premier Division
The 2012–13 Calcutta Premier Division season is the 114th season of the Calcutta Premier Division, a state league within the Indian state of West Bengal. The league kicked off on 16 August 2012.
| Season | 2012–13 | 
|---|---|
| Champions | East Bengal (34th title) | 
Overview
    
    Format
    
On 11 June 2012 it was announced that the Indian Football Association would change the format of the Calcutta Premier Division for 2012–13.[1] For starters they decided to increase the number of teams from 17 to 19.[1] Second they decided to divide those teams into two groups, Group A with 10 teams and Group B with 9 teams.[1] Also the federation decided to split the big four clubs of Kolkata (East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, Prayag United, and Mohammedan) into the two groups.[1] The IFA also decided that each team plays each other twice before five teams from Group A and four teams from Group B move on to the Final Round while the remaining 10 teams fight in a relegation league and the bottom team relegated.[1] The points from the first round would not be carried to the Final Round.[1] The IFA also decided the disband the rule which forced clubs to field one under 19 player due to the formation of the Calcutta Premier U19 League.[1]
Teams
    
| Club | 2011–12 position | 
|---|---|
| Army XI | Promoted | 
| Bhawanipore | 16th | 
| BN Railways | 10th | 
| Calcutta Port Trust | 12th | 
| East Bengal | Champions | 
| Eastern Railway | Promoted | 
| George Telegraph | 5th | 
| Kalighat Club | 14th | 
| Kalighat MS | 13th | 
| Mohammedan | 4th | 
| Mohun Bagan | 2nd | 
| Peerless | 6th | 
| Police AC | 9th | 
| Prayag United | 3rd | 
| Railway | 15th | 
| Southern Samity | 11th | 
| Techno Aryan | 8th | 
| Tollygunge Agragami | 7th | 
| West Bengal Police | 17th | 
First stage
    
    Group A
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bengal | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 2 | +23 | 22 | Advance to Championship stage | 
| 2 | Prayag United | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 19 | |
| 3 | Kalighat MS | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 14 | |
| 4 | Eastern Railway | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 14 | |
| 5 | Techno Aryan | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 | |
| 6 | George Telegraph | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 12 | |
| 7 | Army XI | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 9 | |
| 8 | BN Railways | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 9 | |
| 9 | Railway | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 7 | |
| 10 | Peerless SC | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 5 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group B
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohun Bagan | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 15 | Advance to Championship stage | 
| 2 | Bhawanipore | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 15 | |
| 3 | Mohammedan | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 15 | |
| 4 | Southern Samity | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 5 | Tollygunge Agragami | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 11 | |
| 6 | Kalighat Club | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 10 | |
| 7 | Calcutta Port Trust | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 9 | |
| 8 | Police AC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 9 | |
| 9 | West Bengal Police | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 1 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Championship stage
    
    Table
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bengal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | +27 | 24 | Champions | 
| 2 | Mohun Bagan | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 19 | |
| 3 | United SC | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 14 | |
| 4 | Bhawanipore | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | |
| 5 | Kalighat MS | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 12 | |
| 6 | Mohammedan | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 10 | |
| 7 | Southern Samity | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 9 | |
| 8 | Techno Aryan | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 2 | |
| 9 | Eastern Railway | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 23 | −17 | 1 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Fixtures and Results
    
| 21 January 2013 | Mohammedan | 0 – 1 | Kalighat | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 
| Monday | Score | Chizoba | 
| 22 January 2013 | East Bengal | Postponed | Southern Samity | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 
| Tuesday | 
| 23 January 2013 | Prayag United | 0 – 0 | Techno Aryan | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 
| Wednesday | Score | 
| 24 January 2013 | Mohammedan | 2 – 0 | Southern Samity | Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani | 
| Thursday | Hyojun  44', 55' | Report | 
| 25 January 2013 | Bhawanipore | 3 – 1 | Eastern Railway | Mohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata | 
| Friday | Score | Sana (3 Goals) | 
| 27 January 2013 | Techno Aryan | 0 – 1 | Southern Samity | East Bengal Ground, Kolkata | 
| Sunday | Naha | 
| 29 January 2013 | East Bengal | 1 – 0 | Bhawanipore | Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani | 
| Tuesday | Kumar  52' | Report | 
| 30 January 2013 | Prayag United | 2 – 1 | Kalighat | Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani | 
| Wednesday | Rafique  41', 48' | Report | Chizoba  33' | 
| 1 February 2013 | Southern Samity | 0 – 2 | Bhawanipore | Mohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata | 
| Friday | Hela | 
| 1 February 2013 | Techno Aryan | 0 – 0 | Eastern Railway | East Bengal Ground, Kolkata | 
| Friday | 
| 4 February 2013 | Mohun Bagan | 4 – 1 | Techno Aryan | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 
| Monday | Okolie  35' Bhargav  45+1' Özbey  64' Wadoo  90+2' | Report | Moidul  89' | 
| 4 February 2013 | Bhawanipore | 0 – 1 | Kalighat MS | Mohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata | 
| Monday | Gbilee | 
| 5 February 2013 | East Bengal | 4 – 1 | Eastern Railway | Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani | 
| Tuesday | Singh  7' Barisić  29' Avik  73' (own) Khabra  85' | Report | Bera  73' | 
| 7 February 2013 | Kalighat | 1 – 0 | Techno Aryan | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 
| Thursday | Chizoba | 
| 11 February 2013 | Mohammedan | 5 – 0 | Eastern Railway | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 
| Monday | Banerjee  10' (pen) Biswas  25', 67' Zirsanga Jaryan | 
| 12 February 2013 | Mohun Bagan | 1 – 1 | Bhawanipore | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 
| Tuesday | Kumar  35' | Report | Barreto  78' | 
| 13 February 2013 | East Bengal | 4 – 0 | Kalighat MS | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 
| Wednesday | Barisić  7' Pradhan  72' Orji  76', 90' | Report | 
| 16 February 2013 | East Bengal | 4 – 0 | Southern Samity | Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani | 
| Saturday | Sahni  52', 58' Edeh  84' Khabra  89' | Report | 
| 17 February 2013 | Mohammedan | 0 – 1 | Bhawanipore | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 
| Sunday | Barreto  18' | 
| 17 February 2013 | Kalighat MS | 2 – 0 | Eastern Railway | Vivekananda Stadium, Khardaha | 
| Sunday | Chizoba Bhagat | 
| 18 February 2013 | Mohun Bagan | 5 – 0 | Southern Samity | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 
| Monday | Okolie  9', 12', 73' Özbey  28', 84' | Report | 
| 19 February 2013 | Prayag United | 1 – 1 | Mohammedan | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 
| Tuesday | Vincent  87' | Report | Biswas  15' | 
| 19 February 2013 | East Bengal | 7 – 1 | Techno Aryan | Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani | 
| Tuesday | Barisić  7', 36', 67' Ralte  20', 50' Sahni  60' Orji  90+2' | Report | Mallick  43' | 
| 22 February 2013 | Mohun Bagan | 3 – 1 | Kalighat MS | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 
| Friday | Okolie  47', 70', 81' | Report | Kundu  59' | 
| 22 February 2013 | Prayag United | 3 – 0 | Eastern Railway | Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani | 
| Friday | Martins  11', 61' Rafique  75' | Report | 
| 23 February 2013 | East Bengal | 6 – 1 | Mohammedan | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 
| Saturday | Sahni  10', 25', 53' Edeh  12' Singh  68', 75' | Report | Hyo-Jun  60' | 
| 25 February 2013 | Prayag United | 2 – 0 | Bhawanipore | Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani | 
| Monday | Singh  16' Vincent  79' | Report | 
| 25 February 2013 | Southern Samity | 2 – 1 | Eastern Railway | Vivekananda Stadium, Khardaha | 
| Monday | Report | 
| 26 February 2013 | Mohammedan | 5 – 1 | Techno Aryan | Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani | 
| Tuesday | Jaryan (2 goals) Biswas (2 goals) Zuala | Report | Moula | 
| 27 February 2013 | Mohun Bagan | 4 – 2 | Eastern Railway | Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani | 
| Wednesday | Sabeeth  2' Okolie  58', 70' Jacobs  88' | Report | Pal  45+1' Bera  73' | 
| 28 February 2013 | Techno Aryan | 1 – 2 | Bhawanipore | Vivekananda Stadium, Khardaha | 
| Thursday | Moula | Report | Barreto Pandet | 
| 28 February 2013 | Southern Samity | 2 – 0 | Kalighat | Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani | 
| Thursday | Mondol (2 goals) | Report | 
| 2 March 2013 | Mohun Bagan | 3 – 0 | Mohammedan | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 
| Saturday | Sabeeth  36', 42' Khongjee  57' | Report | 
| 2 March 2013 | Prayag United | 3 – 1 | Southern Samity | Vivekananda Stadium, Khardaha | 
| Saturday | Martins  15', 34' Vincent  67' | Report | Marcos  56' (pen) | 
| 17 May 2013 | Mohun Bagan | Abandoned | Prayag United | Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani | 
| Friday | 
| 19 May 2013 | Mohun Bagan | 3 – 0 | Prayag United | Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani | 
| Sunday | Okolie  38' (78), 84(pen)' | 
| 21 May 2013 | East Bengal | 3 – 0 | Prayag United | Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani | 
| Tuesday | 
| 23 May 2013 | Mohun Bagan | 2 – 3 | East Bengal | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 
| Thursday | Referee: M. B. Santosh Kumar | 
Championship Round Top scorers
    
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Odafe Onyeka Okolie | Mohun Bagan | 12 | 
| 2 |  Baljit Sahni | East Bengal | 6 | 
| 3 | .svg.png.webp) Andrew Barisić | East Bengal | 5 | 
|  Ashim Biswas | Mohammedan | 5 | |
| 4 |  Christopher Chizoba | Kalighat MS | 4 | 
|  Ranti Martins | Prayag United | 4 | 
Relegation round
    
Updated 4 February 2013
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army XI | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 19[lower-alpha 1] | 
| Peerless SC | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 18 | 
| Calcutta Port Trust | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 15 | 
| George Telegraph S.C. | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 12 | 
| BN Railways | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 
| Railway | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 
| Police AC | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 10 | 
| West Bengal Police | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | 
| Kalighat Milan Sangha | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 6 | 
| Tollygunge Agragami | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 5 | 
Notes:
- 2 bonus points?
References
    
- Chaudhuri, Arunava. "Calcutta Premier Division: New format & more teams". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 12 August 2012.