Season 2016–17 Goals scored 289 (2.14 per match) | Matches played 135 | |
The 2016–17 Calcutta Premier Division season is the 118th season of the Calcutta Premier Division, a state league within the Indian state of West Bengal. The league is divided into two groups - Group A and Group B. The Championship title is awarded only to the Group A winner, while four teams from Group A are relegated to Group B at the end of the season and 4 teams from Group B are simultaneously promoted to Group A for the next season. The fixtures of Group A kicked-off on 27 July 2016 while the fixtures for Group B had kicked-off on 16 July 2016.
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This will also be the first time in history that a trophy will be awarded to the Group A champions, on the day of the last match of the league. The Indian Football Association also took a decision to award the Amal Dutta award to the coach adjudged "Best coach of the league". The association also announced that a monetary award amounting to Rs. 25 lakhs will be given to the champions of Group A.
East Bengal were crowned champions for a record 38th time in history and for the 7th consecutive season. This is also the 3rd time that they have won the league without dropping a single point.
Results
Home team won; Match drawn; Away team won;
1 East Bengal were awarded 3 points in the match against Mohun Bagan as Mohun Bagan refused to field a team for the match citing inadequate time for practice. The result of the match was declared by IFA to be 3–0 in favour of East Bengal.
Top Scorers
As of 28 September 2016Source: kolkatafootball.com
Hat-tricks
4 The player scored 4 goals
Standings[1]
Notes: 1.^ After the results of the 10th round, the teams were divided into two groups of top 6 and bottom 5. The top 6 teams are to play against each other in a single-leg format, called the championship round, while the bottom 5 teams play against each other in the same single-leg format called the relegation round. Each team carried forward their points and other records from the previous 10 matches into the championship or the relegation round.
Results
Home team won; Match drawn; Away team won;