Calcutta: Mohun Bagan and East Bengal will play all Sahara CFL Premier Division matches at home. The inaugural Premier Division competition kicks off on Friday with a Railway FC versus Eastern Railway match at Kalyani Stadium.
All 36 matches involving East Bengal, Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan Sporting will be telecast live, informed IFA secretary Subrata Dutta at a press conference on Monday. The IFA has signed a two-year deal with a local news channel which will telecast the matches.
Mohun Bagan will open their campaign against Calcutta Port Trust on July 31, Mohammedan Sporting against Railway FC on August 1 and East Bengal will face George Telegraph on August 2.
Matches to be covered live
July 31: Mohun Bagan vs Calcutta Port Trust (MB); Aug. 1: Mohammedan Sporting vs Railway FC (Salt Lake); Aug. 2: East Bengal vs George Telegraph (EB); Aug. 4: Mohun Bagan vs Eastern Railway (MB); Aug. 5: Mohammedan Sporting vs Calcutta Port Trust (Howrah Stadium); Aug. 6: East Bengal vs Railway FC (EB); Aug. 9: East Bengal vs United SC (EB); Aug. 10: Mohun Bagan vs Mohammedan Sporting (Salt Lake, 5.30pm); Aug. 13: Mohammedan Sporting vs Eastern Railway (Salt Lake); Aug. 14: East Bengal vs Calcutta Port Trust (EB); Aug. 16: Mohun Bagan vs George Telegraph (MB); Aug. 19: East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan (Salt Lake, 5.30pm); Aug. 20: Mohammedan Sporting vs United SC (Howrah Stadium); Aug 22: East Bengal vs Eastern Railway (EB); Aug 23: Mohammedan Sporting vs George Telegraph (Salt Lake); Aug 24: Mohun Bagan vs Railway FC (MB); Aug 26: East Bengal vs Mohammedan Sporting (Salt Lake, 5.30pm); Aug 27: Mohun Bagan vs United SC (MB); Sept 1: Mohammedan Sporting vs Railway FC (Howrah Stadium); Sept 2: East Bengal vs George Telegraph (EB); Sept 3: Mohun Bagan vs Calcutta Port Trust (MB); Sept 5: East Bengal vs Railway FC (EB); Sept 6: Mohammedan Sporting vs Mohun Bagan (Salt Lake, 5.30pm); Sept 8: East Bengal vs United SC (EB); Sept 9: Mohun Bagan vs Eastern Railway (MB); Sept 10: Mohammedan Sporting vs Calcutta Port Trust (Salt Lake); Sept 15: Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal (Salt Lake, 5.30pm); Sept 16: Mohammedan Sporting vs Eastern Railway (Salt Lake); Sept 18: East Bengal vs Calcutta Port Trust (EB); Sept 19: Mohun Bagan vs George Telegraph (MB); Sept 20: Mohammedan Sporting vs United SC (Salt Lake); Sept 21: East Bengal vs Eastern Railway (EB); Sept 22: Mohun Bagan vs Railway FC (MB); Sept 23: Mohammedan Sporting vs George Telegraph (Howrah Stadium); Sept 26: Mohun Bagan vs United SC (MB); Sept 27: Mohammedan Sporting vs East Bengal (Salt Lake, 5.30pm).
