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Football league season
Calcutta Women's Football League
Season2001
Dates12 February 2001–16 March 2001
ChampionsEast Bengal (1st title)
Matches played36
Goals scored129 (3.58 per match)
← 2000 2002 → All statistics correct as of 11 March 2023.

2001 Calcutta Women's Football League was the 9th season of the Calcutta Women's Football League.

The season consisted of twelve teams divided into two groups. The top four teams of each group would qualify for the knockouts where they would face each other in the quarterfinals. This was the first season that Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan formed and fielded their women's teams with East Bengal clinching the final 1–0 against Mohun Bagan to lift their first-ever title. Shanta Dhara scored the winning goal in the final.

Teams

CWFL Participants
Group A Group B
Bidyut Sporting Bally Gramanchal
East Bengal Itika Memorial
Income Tax Jubak Sangha
Kasba Samannay Mohun Bagan
Nabajanma Sangha NPC Academy
Young Footballers Rampur Milan Sangha

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mohun Bagan 5 5 0 0 21 0 +21 15 Advanced to Knockout stage
2 Jubak Sangha 5 3 1 1 9 2 +7 10
3 Bally Gramanchal 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6
4 Itika Memorial 4 1 2 1 3 6 −3 5
5 NPC Academy 5 1 1 3 4 10 −6 4
6 Rampur Milan Sangha 5 0 0 5 0 19 −19 0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2023. Source: indianfootball.de

Matches

Mohun Bagan v Rampur Milan Sangha
12 February 2001 (2001-02-12) Mohun Bagan 6–0 Rampur Milan Sangha Kolkata
Stadium: SAI Complex
Jubak Sangha v NPC Academy
14 February 2001 (2001-02-14) Jubak Sangha 2–0 NPC Academy Kolkata
Mohun Bagan v Itika Memorial
15 February 2001 (2001-02-15) Mohun Bagan 5–0 Itika Memorial Kolkata
Jubak Sangha v Rampur Milan Sangha
16 February 2001 (2001-02-16) Jubak Sangha 5–0 Rampur Milan Sangha Kolkata
Bally Gramanchal v NPC Academy
16 February 2001 (2001-02-16) Bally Gramanchal 4–0 NPC Academy Kolkata
Itika Memorial v NPC Academy
20 February 2001 (2001-02-20) Itika Memorial 1–1 NPC Academy Kolkata
Bally Gramanchal v Rampur Milan Sangha
20 February 2001 (2001-02-20) Bally Gramanchal 3–0 Rampur Milan Sangha Kolkata
Mohun Bagan v Jubak Sangha
21 February 2001 (2001-02-21) Mohun Bagan 2–0 Jubak Sangha Kolkata
Jubak Sangha v Bally Gramanchal
22 February 2001 (2001-02-22) Jubak Sangha 2–0 Bally Gramanchal Kolkata
Itika Memorial v Rampur Milan Sangha
22 February 2001 (2001-02-22) Itika Memorial 2–0 Rampur Milan Sangha Kolkata
Mohun Bagan v NPC Academy
23 February 2001 (2001-02-23) Mohun Bagan 3–0 NPC Academy Kolkata
NPC Academy v Rampur Milan Sangha
26 February 2001 (2001-02-26) NPC Academy 3–0 Rampur Milan Sangha Kolkata
Itika Memorial v Jubak Sangha
26 February 2001 (2001-02-26) Itika Memorial 0–0 Jubak Sangha Kolkata
Mohun Bagan v Bally Gramanchal
27 February 2001 (2001-02-27) Mohun Bagan 5–0 Bally Gramanchal Kolkata

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Income Tax 5 4 1 0 30 0 +30 13 Advanced to Knockout stage
2 East Bengal 5 4 1 0 17 0 +17 13
3 Nabajanma Sangha 5 3 0 2 10 7 +3 9
4 Young Footballers 5 2 0 3 4 12 −8 6
5 Bidyut Sporting 5 1 0 4 5 20 −15 3
6 Kasba Samannay 5 0 0 5 0 27 −27 0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2023. Source: indianfootball.de

Matches

East Bengal v Bidyut Sporting
13 February 2001 (2001-02-13) East Bengal 7–0 Bidyut Sporting Kolkata
Nabajanma Sangha v Kasba Samannay
13 February 2001 (2001-02-13) Nabajanma Sangha 6–0 Kasba Samannay Kolkata
Income Tax v Young Footballers
14 February 2001 (2001-02-14) Income Tax 9–0 Young Footballers Kolkata
Bidyut Sporting v Kasba Samannay
15 February 2001 (2001-02-15) Bidyut Sporting 5–0 Kasba Samannay Kolkata
East Bengal v Young Footballers
19 February 2001 (2001-02-19) East Bengal 2–0 Young Footballers Kolkata
Income Tax v Nabajanma Sangha
19 February 2001 (2001-02-19) Income Tax 5–0 Nabajanma Sangha Kolkata
Income Tax v Kasba Samannay
21 February 2001 (2001-02-21) Income Tax 7–0 Kasba Samannay Kolkata
Young Footballers v Bidyut Sporting
21 February 2001 (2001-02-21) Young Footballers 1–0 Bidyut Sporting Kolkata
East Bengal v Nabajanma Sangha
22 February 2001 (2001-02-22) East Bengal 2–0 Nabajanma Sangha Kolkata
  • Shanta Dhara
  • Najda Tabasum
Report
Income Tax v Bidyut Sporting
23 February 2001 (2001-02-23) Income Tax 9–0 Bidyut Sporting Kolkata
East Bengal v Kasba Samannay
24 February 2001 (2001-02-24) East Bengal 6–0 Kasba Samannay Kolkata
Nabajanma Sangha v Young Footballers
24 February 2001 (2001-02-24) Nabajanma Sangha 1–0 Young Footballers Kolkata
Young Footballers v Kasba Samannay
27 February 2001 (2001-02-27) Young Footballers 3–0 Kasba Samannay Kolkata
Nabajanma Sangha v Bidyut Sporting
28 February 2001 (2001-02-28) Nabajanma Sangha 3–0 Bidyut Sporting Kolkata
East Bengal v Income Tax
1 March 2001 (2001-03-01) East Bengal 0–0 Income Tax Kolkata

Knockout stage

Qualified teams

The top four placed teams from each of the two groups qualified for the knockout stage.

Group A Group B
Mohun Bagan Income Tax
Jubak Sangha East Bengal
Bally Gramanchal Nabajanma Sangha
Itika Memorial Young Footballers

Bracket

 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
           
 6 March 2001
 
 Mohun Bagan2
 8 March 2001
 Young Footballers0
 Mohun Bagan6
 6 March 2001
 Nabajanma Sangha0
 Nabajanma Sangha2
 16 March 2001
 Jubak Sangha0
 Mohun Bagan0
 6 March 2001
 East Bengal1
 Income Tax3
 9 March 2001
 Itika Memorial0
 Income Tax0
 6 March 2001
 East Bengal1
 East Bengal4
 
 Bally Gramanchal0
 

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Score Team 2
Mohun Bagan 2–0 Young Footballers
Nabajanma Sangha 2–0 Jubak Sangha
Income Tax 3–0 Itika Memorial
East Bengal 4–0 Bally Gramanchal

Matches

Mohun Bagan v Young Footballers
1 March 2001 (2001-03-01) QF–1 Mohun Bagan 2–0 Young Footballers Kolkata
  • Anjana Kumari ?'
  • Rinku Ghosh ?'
 Report
Nabajanma Sangha v Jubak Sangha
1 March 2001 (2001-03-01) QF–2 Nabajanma Sangha 2–0 Jubak Sangha Kolkata
  • Madhumita Das ?'
  • Swapna Ghosh ?'
 Report
Income Tax v Itika Memorial
1 March 2001 (2001-03-01) QF–3 Income Tax 3–0 Itika Memorial Kolkata
  • Pushpa Das ?'
  • Priyanka Kumari ?'
  • Sayanti Nandy ?'
 Report
East Bengal v Bally Gramanchal
1 March 2001 (2001-03-01) QF–4 East Bengal 4–0 Bally Gramanchal Kolkata
  • Sujata Kar ?', ?', ?'
  • Swapna Kumari ?'
 Report

Semi-finals

Team 1 Score Team 2
Mohun Bagan 6–0 Nabajanma Sangha
Income Tax 0–1 East Bengal

Matches

Mohun Bagan v Nabajanma Sangha
8 March 2001 (2001-03-08) SF–1 Mohun Bagan 6–0 Nabajanma Sangha Kolkata
Income Tax v East Bengal
9 March 2001 (2001-03-09) SF–2 Income Tax 0–1 East Bengal Kolkata

Final

Summary

The 2001 Calcutta Women's Football League final was held at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium on 16 March 2001 between Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, in the very first season of their formation. This match would thus remain recorded as the first-ever women's Kolkata Derby between the two teams. East Bengal women's team clinched the match 1–0 courtesy of a solitary goal from forward Shanta Dhara in the twenty-third minute of the game as East Bengal held onto the lead and lifted their first-ever Calcutta Women's Football League title.

Match

Mohun Bagan0–1East Bengal
Report Shanta Dhara 23'
Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, Kolkata
Mohun Bagan East Bengal
GK Ranjita Khan
RB Maria D'Rebello
CB Madhu Kumari
CB Dulali Ghosh
LB Jayanti Barua
CM Naushaba Alam downward-facing red arrow
CM Mausam Kumari downward-facing red arrow
RW Swati Kumari
LW Kalpana Sahoo
CF Anjana Kumari downward-facing red arrow
LF Rinku Ghosh
Substitutions:
CM Sanju Kumari upward-facing green arrow
CM Seema Dey upward-facing green arrow
FW Papia Ghosh upward-facing green arrow
GK Namita Bag
RB Prathama Priyadarshini
CB Nesha Kumari
CB Momo Gogoi
LB Nazda Tabassum
CM Rajani Alankar
CM Sharmila Sapui
RW Swapna Kumari
LW Sashi Kumari
FW Sujata Kar
FW Shanta Dhara
Substitutions:
—
Player of the Match:
Shanta Dhara (East Bengal)

Match rules

References

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Calcutta Women's Football League
Clubs
  • Adivasi United Students Club
  • Bally Gramanchal Krira Samity
  • Chandney SC
  • East Bengal
  • Invention FCC
  • Jyotirmoy Athletic Club
  • Kalighat Sports Lovers Association
  • KFA Southern Samity
  • Mohammedan
  • Moitree Sansad
  • New Alipore Suruchi Sangha
  • Sarojini Naidu OSC
  • Sevayani S.W. Org
  • Sreebhumi FC
  • WB Police Club
Former clubs
  • Adivasi Taruni Bragen Sangha
  • Akhil Bhartiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad
  • All Airlines Recreation Club
  • ASOS Rainbow AC
  • Behala Aikya Sammilani
  • Bhangore Sports Welfare Foundation
  • Bidyut Sporting Club
  • Dipti Sangha FC
  • Durbar Sports Academy
  • Friends of the Stadium
  • GC Roy Memorial FC
  • Income Tax
  • Itika Memorial
  • J.B. Pur Women FA
  • Jubak Sangha
  • Kolkata Union Sporting Club
  • Mohun Bagan
  • Manick Football CC
  • Police AC
  • Rampur Milan Sangha
  • SSB
  • Youth Footballers Welfare Association
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