Calcutta Football League

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The Calcutta Football League (CFL) is a ladder-based football competition in the Indian state of West Bengal, organised by Indian Football Association (WB) as part of the state leagues. It is the oldest football league in Asia.

Mohammedan SC, the first native Indian team to win the league.

Calcutta Cricket and Football Club

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Calcutta Cricket and Football Club is an Indian professional multi-sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1792 as a cricket institution, the football and rugby sections were added when it merged with Calcutta Football Club in 1965.

The Eden Gardens in Calcutta, home of cricket in India.

Main entrance to the tent of CC&FC's football section (in left), beside the tent of Mohun Bagan Athletic Club in Kolkata Maidan area.

Main entrance of the Calcutta Football Club in left, beside 'Chuni Goswami Gate' of Mohun Bagan in Kolkata Maidan, in December 2023.

Scene of a rugby match at the CFC ground in Calcutta, c. 1875 (from The Illustrated London News).