New Delhi: The schedule of the third edition of the I-League, released by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Friday, could completely jeopardise the Calcutta Football League (CFL) this season.

The AIFF, which had earlier agreed to play the I-League only on weekends, and wanted the Indian Football Association (IFA) to hold the CFL simultaneously on weekdays, has now gone back on its words, scheduling I-League matches on all days of the week.

According to sources, in the I-League meeting held here on Friday, the secretaries of the IFA and the Goa Football Association (GFA) raised this point and asked the AIFF general secretary, Alberto Colaco, to find a solution.

“The AIFF secretary suggested the local leagues in Calcutta and Goa should be played in December and February when the I-League will be stopped temporarily for the SAFF Cup, the Federation Cup and the AFC Challenge Cup,” said a member, who was present in the meeting.

“The suggestion is not only impractical but also highly unfair to the non-I-League teams in both the states,” said another member.

He feared that the AIFF move will not only put the Calcutta league in danger but will also hamper IFA’s relationship with their broadcasting partners.

The IFA secretary, Utpal Ganguli, requested the committee to include the Mohun Bagan ground as an I-League venue, but the proposal was rejected because of stiff opposition from Colaco.

The Calcutta giants — Mohun Bagan and East Bengal — will have their first meeting in the I-League on October 25. The league starts on October 1.

I-League fixtures of the Calcutta teams (first 13 rounds)

Round I— Oct. 3: Pune FC vs East Bengal (Pune); Oct. 5: Mohun Bagan vs Chirag United (Calcutta). Round II — Oct. 7: Mahindra United vs East Bengal (Mumbai); Oct. 8: Mohun Bagan vs JCT (Calcutta); Oct. 9: Chirag vs Mumbai FC (Calcutta). Round III — Oct. 11: East Bengal vs JCT (Calcutta); Oct. 12: Mohun Bagan vs Viva Kerala (Calcutta); Oct. 13: Chirag United vs Air India (Calcutta). Round IV — Oct. 23: Viva Kerala vs Chirag United (Kozikhode); Oct. 25: East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan (Calcutta). Round V — Oct. 27: Mahindra United vs Chirag United (Mumbai); Oct. 29: Lajong FC vs Mohun Bagan (Shillong), East Bengal vs Salgaocar (Calcutta). Round VI — Nov. 2: Viva Kerala vs East Bengal (Kozikhode), Mohun Bagan vs Mumbai FC (Calcutta), Sporting Clube de Goa vs Chirag United (Goa). Round VII — Nov. 6: Chirag United vs Salgaocar (Calcutta); Nov. 7: Air India vs East Bengal (Mumbai), Sporting Clube de Goa vs Mohun Bagan (Goa). Round VIII — Nov. 12: East Bengal vs Lajong (Calcutta); Nov. 13: Churchill Brothers vs Chirag United (Goa), Pune FC vs Mohun Bagan (Pune). Round IX (dates not fixed) — Air India vs Mohun Bagan (Mumbai), Mumbai FC vs East Bengal (Mumbai), Chirag United vs Dempo (Goa). Round X (dates not fixed) — Mahindra United vs Mohun Bagan (Mumbai), Chirag United vs JCT (Calcutta), East Bengal vs Churchill Brothers (Calcutta). Round XI (dates not fixed) — Salgaocar vs Mohun Bagan (Goa), Pune FC vs Chirag United (Pune), Dempo vs East Bengal (Goa). Round XII (dates not fixed) — Sporting Clube de Goa vs East Bengal (Goa), Dempo vs Mohun Bagan (Goa), Chirag United vs Lajong (Calcutta). Round XIII (dates not fixed) — Mohun Bagan vs Churchill (Calcutta), Chirag United vs East Bengal (Calcutta).