2001 Calcutta Women's Football League
Football league season
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2001 Calcutta Women's Football League was the 9th season of the Calcutta Women's Football League.
| Season | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 February 2001–16 March 2001 |
| Champions | East Bengal (1st title) |
| Matches | 36 |
| Goals | 129 (3.58 per match) |
← 2000 2002 → | |
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[1][2][3] and fielded their women's teams with East Bengal clinching the final 1–0 against Mohun Bagan to lift their first-ever title.[4][5] Shanta Dhara scored the winning goal in the final.[6][7]
Teams
| 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 |
Matches
| 12 February 2001 | Mohun Bagan | 6–0 | Rampur Milan Sangha | Kolkata |
| Stadium: SAI Complex |
| 14 February 2001 | Jubak Sangha | 2–0 | NPC Academy | Kolkata |
| 15 February 2001 | Mohun Bagan | 5–0 | Itika Memorial | Kolkata |
| 16 February 2001 | Jubak Sangha | 5–0 | Rampur Milan Sangha | Kolkata |
| 16 February 2001 | Bally Gramanchal | 4–0 | NPC Academy | Kolkata |
| 20 February 2001 | Itika Memorial | 1–1 | NPC Academy | Kolkata |
| 20 February 2001 | Bally Gramanchal | 3–0 | Rampur Milan Sangha | Kolkata |
| 21 February 2001 | Mohun Bagan | 2–0 | Jubak Sangha | Kolkata |
| 22 February 2001 | Jubak Sangha | 2–0 | Bally Gramanchal | Kolkata |
| 22 February 2001 | Itika Memorial | 2–0 | Rampur Milan Sangha | Kolkata |
| 23 February 2001 | Mohun Bagan | 3–0 | NPC Academy | Kolkata |
| 26 February 2001 | NPC Academy | 3–0 | Rampur Milan Sangha | Kolkata |
| 26 February 2001 | Itika Memorial | 0–0 | Jubak Sangha | Kolkata |
| 27 February 2001 | 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 |
Matches
| 13 February 2001 | East Bengal | 7–0 | Bidyut Sporting | Kolkata |
| 13 February 2001 | Nabajanma Sangha | 6–0 | Kasba Samannay | Kolkata |
| 14 February 2001 | Income Tax | 9–0 | Young Footballers | Kolkata |
| 15 February 2001 | Bidyut Sporting | 5–0 | Kasba Samannay | Kolkata |
| 19 February 2001 | East Bengal | 2–0 | Young Footballers | Kolkata |
| 19 February 2001 | Income Tax | 5–0 | Nabajanma Sangha | Kolkata |
| 21 February 2001 | Income Tax | 7–0 | Kasba Samannay | Kolkata |
| 21 February 2001 | Young Footballers | 1–0 | Bidyut Sporting | Kolkata |
| 22 February 2001 | East Bengal | 2–0 | Nabajanma Sangha | Kolkata |
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Report |
| 23 February 2001 | Income Tax | 9–0 | Bidyut Sporting | Kolkata |
| 24 February 2001 | East Bengal | 6–0 | Kasba Samannay | Kolkata |
| 24 February 2001 | Nabajanma Sangha | 1–0 | Young Footballers | Kolkata |
| 27 February 2001 | Young Footballers | 3–0 | Kasba Samannay | Kolkata |
| 28 February 2001 | Nabajanma Sangha | 3–0 | Bidyut Sporting | Kolkata |
| 1 March 2001 | 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-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 March 2001 | ||||||||||
| Mohun Bagan | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 March 2001 | ||||||||||
| Young Footballers | 0 | |||||||||
| Mohun Bagan | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 March 2001 | ||||||||||
| Nabajanma Sangha | 0 | |||||||||
| Nabajanma Sangha | 2 | |||||||||
| 16 March 2001 | ||||||||||
| Jubak Sangha | 0 | |||||||||
| Mohun Bagan | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 March 2001 | ||||||||||
| East Bengal | 1 | |||||||||
| Income Tax | 3 | |||||||||
| 9 March 2001 | ||||||||||
| Itika Memorial | 0 | |||||||||
| Income Tax | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 March 2001 | ||||||||||
| East Bengal | 1 | |||||||||
| East Bengal | 4 | |||||||||
| Bally Gramanchal | 0 | |||||||||
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
| 1 March 2001 QF–1 | Mohun Bagan | 2–0 | Young Footballers | Kolkata |
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Report |
| 1 March 2001 QF–2 | Nabajanma Sangha | 2–0 | Jubak Sangha | Kolkata |
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Report |
| 1 March 2001 QF–3 | Income Tax | 3–0 | Itika Memorial | Kolkata |
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Report |
| 1 March 2001 QF–4 | East Bengal | 4–0 | Bally Gramanchal | Kolkata |
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Report |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Mohun Bagan | 6–0 | Nabajanma Sangha |
| Income Tax | 0–1 | East Bengal |
Matches
| 8 March 2001 SF–1 | Mohun Bagan | 6–0 | Nabajanma Sangha | Kolkata |
| 9 March 2001 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.[6][7][4][5][8][9][10]
Match
| Mohun Bagan | 0–1 | East Bengal |
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| Report | Shanta Dhara  23' |
         Mohun Bagan
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| Player of the Match: Shanta Dhara (East Bengal) |
Match rules
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