I-League

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The I-League is the men's second professional football division of the Indian football league system behind the Indian Super League. Administered by the All India Football Federation, it is currently contested by 13 clubs. It operates as a system of promotion and relegation with the Indian Super League (ISL) and the I-League 2.[1]

The competition was founded in 2007 as the successor to the National Football League, with the first season starting in November 2007.[2][3] The league was launched as India's first top-tier professional football league with the aim to increase the player pool for the India national team.[3] I-League operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the I-League 2 and at first only promotion system with the ISL, from the 2022–23 season.[3]

Since the inception of the I-League, a total of ten clubs have been crowned champions. Dempo have won the most titles in league history, being crowned champions three times. Churchill Brothers, Mohun Bagan, Bengaluru and Gokulam Kerala have won the league twice.[4] Salgaocar, Aizawl, Minerva Punjab, Chennai City, Roundglass Punjab and Mohammedan have won it once.

History

Origins

In 1996, the first domestic league was started in India, known as the National Football League,[5] in an effort to introduce professionalism in Indian football.[5] Despite that ambition, that has not been achieved to this date. During the National Football League days, the league suffered from poor infrastructure and unprofessionalism from its clubs. One of the clubs in the league, FC Kochin, went defunct in 2002 after it was revealed that the club had not paid salaries since 2000, after making up 2.5 crores of losses in a season.[6]

After a decade of decline with the National Football League, the All India Football Federation decided it was time for a change. This resulted in the modern day iteration of the top-tier in India.[7]

Formation

After the 2006–07 NFL season, it was announced that it would be rebranded as the I-League for the 2007–08 season.[8] The league's first season consisted of eight teams from the previous NFL campaign and two teams from the 2nd Division to form a 10 team league.[8] Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), the title sponsors of the previous NFL, were named as the title sponsors of the I-League before the league kicked off in November 2007.[9] The league also announced a change in their foreign-player restrictions with the new rule being that all the clubs could sign four foreigners – three non-Asian and one which must be Asian.[10] The league also announced that, for the first season, matches will be broadcast on Zee Sports.[11]

The original ten clubs in the I-League's first season were Air India, Churchill Brothers, Dempo, East Bengal, JCT, Mahindra United, Mohun Bagan, Salgaocar, Sporting Goa and Viva Kerala.

The early seasons (2007–2012)

The first I-League match took place on 24 November 2007 between Dempo and Salgaocar. The match, which took place at the Fatorda Stadium in Margao, ended 3–0 in favour of Dempo with Chidi Edeh scoring the first goal in league history in the third minute.[12] After eighteen rounds it was Dempo who came out as the first champions in the I-League.[13] Viva Kerala and Salgaocar, however, ended up as the first two teams to ever be relegated from the I-League.[14]

The next season the I-League was expanded from 10 to 12 teams. Mumbai, Chirag United, Mohammedan, and Vasco were all promoted from the I-League 2 to make the expansion possible.[15] This however brought up early concerns over how "national" the I-League was. The 2008–09 season would see eleven of the twelve teams come from three different cities. The previous season saw all ten teams come from four different cities.[15] Bhaichung Bhutia, then captain of the India national team, said that it was the federations job to spread the game across the country and that it needed to happen.[15]

Regardless of the early criticism, the I-League went on as scheduled and once the 2008–09 season concluded. it was Churchill Brothers who came out on top.[16] Then, before the 2009–10 season, the league was once again expanded from 12 teams to 14. In order to make this happen Salgaocar, Viva Kerala, Pune, and Shillong Lajong were all promoted from the 2nd Division to the I-League.[17] This helped the I-League retain some criticism about how national the league was as now the league would be played in seven different cities/states: Goa, Kerala, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Punjab, and Shillong.[17]

After the 2009–10 season it was Dempo who came out on top for the second time in I-League history.[13]

Conflict of parties

On 9 December 2010 the All India Football Federation signed a 15-year, 700-crore deal with Reliance Industries and International Management Group of the United States.[18] The deal gave IMG-Reliance exclusive commercial rights to sponsorship, advertising, broadcasting, merchandising, video, franchising, and rights to create a new football league.[18] This deal came about after the AIFF ended their 10-year deal with Zee Sports five years early.[19]

Two months later, on 8 February 2011, it was reported that twelve of the fourteen I-League clubs held a private meeting in Mumbai to discuss the ongoing issues related to the league.[20] It was never revealed what was exactly talked about at this meeting.[20] Then, on 22 February, it was announced that the same twelve I-League clubs that attended the meeting would not be signing the AFC–licensing papers needed to play in the I-League.[21] The reasoning for this was because the I-League clubs were not happy over the fact that IMG-Reliance had so far done nothing to promote the I-League and that they demanded the I-League be made a separate entity from both the AIFF and IMG-Reliance.[21] At this time however there were rumours that IMG-Reliance had been planning on revamping the I-League along the same lines as Major League Soccer of the United States for the 2012–13 season.[21]

On 11 March 2012, following the disbanding of two former I-League clubs – JCT and Mahindra United, it was announced that the I-League clubs would be forming their own organization known as the Indian Professional Football Clubs Association (IPFCA) in order to safeguard their interest and promote football in India.[22] Every club, except for HAL and AIFF–owned Pailan Arrows, joined the newly formed organization.[22] Soon after, it was announced that there would be a meeting held between the AIFF, IMG-Reliance, and the IPFCA on 20 April 2012. In this meeting, IMG-Reliance would present their plan on how they would grow the I-League but the meeting never occurred for reasons unknown.[23]

Then, on 4 May 2012, the AIFF hosted the last ad hoc meeting – an annual meeting between the AFC and AIFF to assess the growth of Indian football. The AFC president at the time, Zhang Jilong, was also in attendance at this meeting.[24] It was reported that the IPFCA would use this meeting to voice their displeasure at the AIFF and IMG-Reliance but the association never showed up at the meeting.[24]

On 18 June 2012 the IPFCA was officially sanctioned under the Society's Act of 1960.[25]

League improvement

Despite the ongoing war between the AIFF, IMG-Reliance, and the IPFCA, the league did manage to improve its product on the field and awareness did increase during this period. It all started when the India national team participated in the AFC Asian Cup in 2011 for the first time in 27 years.[26] Despite being knocked-out in the group stage after losing all three of their games, India came back home more popular than ever. Subrata Pal, of Pune gained the most popularity after his impressive performances in goal for India during the Asian Cup.[27] At the same time, before the Asian Cup, Sunil Chhetri became the second Indian footballer in the modern footballing era to move abroad when he signed for the Kansas City Wizards in Major League Soccer in 2010. He also became the first exported Indian from the I-League.[28]

The league was then given a major boost from its main derby, the Kolkata derby, between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan. On 20 November 2011, 90,000 people watched at the Salt Lake Stadium as Mohun Bagan defeated East Bengal 1–0.[29] The league also saw more expansion to others areas with the promotion of United Sikkim from the 2nd Division,[30] however, their reign was short lived as financial troubles saw them relegated the next season.[31]

Meanwhile, while the league continued to grow, so did the players' demand. During this period plenty of Indian players were wanted on trial by foreign clubs, mainly in Europe. After his return from MLS, Sunil Chhetri and international teammate Jeje Lalpekhlua were called for trials at Scottish Premier League side Rangers in 2011.[32] Subrata Pal had trials at RB Leipzig before finally signing for Vestsjælland in 2014.[33] And Gurpreet Singh Sandhu underwent trials at then Premier League side Wigan Athletic and finally signing for Stabæk Fotball, Norway in 2014.[34]

At the same time, as Indian players demand abroad increased, the demand for higher quality foreigners in the I-League also increased. Former A-League player of the year and Costa Rican international Carlos Hernández signed with Prayag United before the 2012–13 season from the Melbourne Victory.[35] Lebanese international Bilal Najjarine also signed with Churchill Brothers in 2012.[36]

Demotion to second tier

On 18 May 2016, IMG–Reliance, along with the AIFF and I-League representatives met during a meeting in Mumbai. At the meeting, it was proposed that starting from the 2017–18 season, the Indian Super League becomes the top-tier football league in India while the I-League gets relegated to the second tier, but the idea was not entertained by the I-League representatives.[37]

In 2017, FIFA and the AFC had appointed a committee to look at the footballing landscape in the country which was in disarray due to two simultaneous leagues running together, and come up with solutions to re-establish a singular league pyramid which would be acceptable for everyone.[38] In the month of June, IMG–Reliance, the AIFF and the I-League representatives, met with the AFC in Kuala Lumpur in order to find a new way forward for Indian football.[39] The AFC were against allowing the ISL as the premier league in India while the clubs like East Bengal and Mohun Bagan wanted a complete merger of ISL and I-League.[39] A couple weeks later, the AIFF proposed that both ISL and I-League run simultaneously on a short–term basis with the I-League champions retaining the spot for the AFC Champions League qualifying stage, while the AFC Cup qualifying stage spot going to the ISL champions.[40] The proposal from the AIFF was officially approved by the AFC on 25 July 2017, with the ISL replacing the domestic cup competition, the Federation Cup.[41]

On 14 October 2019, the AFC held a summit in Kuala Lumpur, chaired by the AFC Secretary General Windsor John, which involved key stakeholders from the AIFF, the FSDL, the ISL and the I-League clubs, and other major stakeholders to propose a new roadmap to facilitate the football league system in India.[42] Based on the roadmap that was prepared by the AFC and the AIFF at the summit and was finally approved by the AFC Executive Committee on 26 October in Da Nang, in 2019–20 season, ISL will attain the country's top-tier league status, allowing the ISL premiers to play AFC Champions League and the I-League champions to play AFC Cup.[43] In addition, starting with the 2022–23 season, I-League will lose the top-tier status, wherein the champion of the I-League will stand a chance to be promoted to the ISL with no participation fee. In its recommendation for 2024–25, it was agreed to fully implement promotion and relegation between the two leagues, and abolition of parallel league system.[44]

Competition format

Since the league began in 2007, the rules have changed over the years. Each club plays each other twice during the season, once at home and the other time away. At the end of the season, the club with the most points wins the league and gains promotion to the top flight Indian Super League. In the case of a tie, head-to-head record and the goal difference are looked.[45]

Clubs

Current clubs

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Club State/UT City Stadium Capacity
Aizawl Mizoram Aizawl Rajiv Gandhi Stadium 20,000
Chanmari Mizoram Aizawl Rajiv Gandhi Stadium 20,000
Dempo Goa Panaji Duler Stadium 5,000
Diamond Harbour West Bengal Diamond Harbour Naihati Stadium 25,000
Gokulam Kerala Kerala Kozhikode EMS Stadium 50,000
Inter Kashi Uttar Pradesh Varanasi Kalyani Stadium 20,000
Namdhari Punjab Bhaini Sahib Namdhari Stadium 1,000
Rajasthan United Rajasthan Jaipur Vidhyadhar Nagar Stadium 3,000
Real Kashmir Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar TRC Turf Ground 11,000
Shillong Lajong Meghalaya Shillong SSA Stadium 5,000
Sreenidi Deccan Telangana Hyderabad Deccan Arena 1,500

All time clubs

A total of 42 clubs have participated so far in the I-League since its inception from 2007, up to the 2025–26 season. The following is a list of clubs that have played in the I-League at any time since its formation in 2007 to the current season. Teams playing in the next season are indicated in bold.

I-League
Indian Super League
I-league 2
I-League 3 & State leagues
Defunct clubs
Operational academies

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Clubs qualifying for I-League

Direct corporate bid entered clubs to I-League
Season Clubs
2013–14 Bengaluru
2014–15 Bharat
2015–16 DSK Shivajians
2016–17 Churchill Brothers, Chennai City, Minerva Punjab
2017–18 Gokulam Kerala
2020–21 Sudeva Delhi
2021–22 Sreenidi Deccan
2023–24 Inter Kashi, Namdhari
Promoted clubs from I-League 2 to I-League
Season Clubs
2008 Mumbai, Mohammedan, United, Vasco
2009 Salgaocar, Viva Kerala, Shillong Lajong, Pune
2010 ONGC, HAL
2011 Shillong Lajong, Sporting Goa
2012 ONGC, United Sikkim
2013 Rangdajied United, Mohammedan
2014 Royal Wahingdoh
2015 Aizawl
2015–16 Dempo
2016–17 NEROCA
2017–18 Real Kashmir
2018–19 TRAU
2020 Mohammedan
2021 Rajasthan United, Mumbai Kenkre
2022–23 Delhi, Shillong Lajong
2023–24 Sporting Bengaluru, Dempo
2024-25 Diamond Harbour, Chanmari FC

Clubs promoted/relegated from I-League

Promoted clubs from I-League to Indian Super League
Season Clubs
2022–23 RoundGlass Punjab
2023–24 Mohammedan
2024–25 Churchill Brothers
Relegated clubs from I-League to I-League 2
Season Clubs
2007–08 Viva Kerala, Salgaocar
2008–09 Mohammedan, Vasco
2009–10 Sporting Clube de Goa, Shillong Lajong
2010–11 JCT, ONGC
2011–12 Viva Kerala, HAL
2012–13 Air India, United Sikkim
2013–14 Mohammedan
2014–15 Dempo
2015–16 NoneTemplate:Efn
2016–17 Mumbai
2017–18 NoneTemplate:Efn
2018–19 Shillong Lajong
2019–20 NoneTemplate:Efn
2020–21 NoneTemplate:Efn
2021–22 NoneTemplate:Efn
2022–23 Mumbai Kenkre, Sudeva Delhi
2023–24 NEROCA, TRAU
2024–25 NoneTemplate:Efn

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Timeline

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bar:41 color:Other from:2024 till:2025 text: IL-3 IL-2
bar:41 color:Full from:2025 till:end text: Diamond Harbour (2025-present)

bar:42 color:Other from:2007 till:2015 text: Mizoram Premier League 
bar:42 color:Other from:2015 till:2016 text: IL-2
bar:42 color:Other from:2016 till:2025 text: Mizoram Premier League 
bar:42 color:Full from:2025 till:end text: Chanmari (2025-present)


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Sponsorship

Since the original National Football League, the Indian league has always been sponsored. When the I-League began in 2007 the last sponsor from the old National Football League, ONGC, were brought in as the sponsors, making the league be known as the ONGC I-League.[46] However, after the 2010–11 season, the deal with ONGC was not renewed and the I-League was left without a sponsorship deal till 2013.[47] On 24 September 2013, it was announced that telecommunications company, Airtel would be the new title sponsor of the I-League, thus making the league known as the Airtel I-League.[48] In December 2014, it was announced that Hero MotoCorp would replace Airtel as the title sponsor for the league and hence the league would be known has Hero I-League.[49] The league is currently without a title sponsor, as Hero decided not to renew its sponsorship deal with Indian football after 2022–23 season.[50]

Period Title sponsor Tournament name
2007–11 Template:Flagicon ONGC ONGC I-League
2011–13 none I-League
2013–14 Template:Flagicon Airtel Airtel I-League
2014–2023 Template:Flagicon Hero Hero I-League
2023–present none I-League

Media coverage

Period TV telecast Online streaming
2007–10 Zee Sports
2010–17 Ten Action, Ten Sports DittoTV
2017–19 Star Sports Hotstar, JioTV
2019–22 1Sports Facebook, JioTV
2022–23 Eurosport, DD Sports Discovery plus
2023–24 Eurosport FanCode
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Coaches

The role of the head coach in the I-League varies from club to club. Some like to appoint technical or sporting directors as well as manager-style coaches.[52] The All India Football Federation does impose licensing requirements for head coaches in the I-League, the rule being that the head coach must have an AFC Professional Coaching Diploma in order to coach in the I-League. However, some clubs and coaches like Subhash Bhowmick, Subrata Bhattacharya, Sukhwinder Singh and Bimal Ghosh were known for accepting a technical director role in order to bypass the head coaching requirements.[52] This has bought about a lot of controversial news, most recently being when Churchill Brothers won the I-League after the 2012–13 season with Subhash Bhowmick not winning the "Coach of the Year" award, due to being listed as the technical director.[52]

Seeing this, the AIFF technical director, Rob Baan, as well as others, advocated that the federation make it mandatory for both technical directors and head coaches to have an AFC Pro-Diploma.[52] On 14 May 2014 this was officially put into act by the AIFF during their I-League licensing committee meeting.[53]

In terms of coaching performance, after the first seven seasons of the I-League, an Indian head coach has won the I-League four times while a foreign head coach has won it three times. Zoran Đorđević of Serbia was the first foreign head coach to win the I-League.[54][55] Italian coach Vincenzo Alberto Annese became the first coach to win back-to-back I-League titles in 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons.

Armando Colaco was the first Indian coach to win the I-League in the league's opening season and he has the most I-League championships at three.[56] Khogen Singh is the latest Indian coach to win the I-League in 2017–18 season.[57]

Current coaches in the I-League
Nat. Name Club Appointed Time since appointment
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Former Dempo manager Armando Colaco was the longest serving and most successful manager in the history of the I League.
Winning head coaches
Head coach Wins Winning year(s) Team
Template:Flagicon Armando Colaco 3 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12 Dempo
Template:Flagicon Ashley Westwood 2 2013–14, 2015–16 Bengaluru
Template:Flagicon Vincenzo Alberto Annese 2020–21, 2021–22 Gokulam Kerala
Template:Flagicon Staikos Vergetis 1 2022–23 RoundGlass Punjab
Template:Flagicon Kibu Vicuña 2019–20 Mohun Bagan
Template:Flagicon Akbar Nawas 2018–19 Chennai City
Template:Flagicon Khogen Singh 2017–18 Minerva Punjab
Template:Flagicon Khalid Jamil 2016–17 Aizawl
Template:Flagicon Sanjoy Sen 2014–15 Mohun Bagan
Template:Flagicon Mariano Dias 2012–13 Churchill Brothers
Template:Flagicon Karim Bencherifa 2010–11 Salgaocar
Template:Flagicon Zoran Đorđević 2008–09 Churchill Brothers
Template:Flagicon Andrey Chernyshov 2023–24 Mohammedan
Template:Flagicon Dimitris Dimitriou 2024-25 Churchill Brothers

Champions

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Successful clubs by seasons

Season Champions Runners-up Third place Teams
2007–08 Dempo Churchill Brothers JCT 10
2008–09 Churchill Brothers Mohun Bagan Sporting Goa 12
2009–10 Dempo (2) Churchill Brothers Pune 14
2010–11 Salgaocar East Bengal Dempo 14
2011–12 Dempo (3) East Bengal Churchill Brothers 14
2012–13 Churchill Brothers (2) Pune East Bengal 14
2013–14 Bengaluru East Bengal Salgaocar 13
2014–15 Mohun Bagan Bengaluru Royal Wahingdoh 11
2015–16 Bengaluru (2) Mohun Bagan East Bengal 9
2016–17 Aizawl Mohun Bagan East Bengal 10
2017–18 Minerva Punjab NEROCA Mohun Bagan 10
2018–19 Chennai City East Bengal Real Kashmir 11
2019–20 Mohun Bagan (2) Not AwardedTemplate:Efn 11
2020–21 Gokulam Kerala Churchill Brothers TRAU 11
2021–22 Gokulam Kerala (2) Mohammedan Sreenidi Deccan 13
2022–23 RoundGlass Punjab Sreenidi Deccan Gokulam Kerala 12
2023–24 Mohammedan Sreenidi Deccan Gokulam Kerala 13
2024–25 Churchill Brothers (3) Real Kashmir Gokulam Kerala 12
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Performance by clubs

Club Titles Runners-up Third place Winning seasons Runners-up seasons Third place seasons
Churchill Brothers 3 3 1 2008–09, 2012–13, 2024-25 2007–08, 2009–10,

2020–21

2011–12
Dempo 3 0 1 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12 2010–11
Mohun Bagan 2 3 1 2014–15, 2019–20 2008–09, 2015–16, 2016–17 2017–18
Bengaluru 2 1 0 2013–14, 2015–16 2014–15
Gokulam Kerala 2 0 2 2020–21, 2021–22 2022–23, 2023–24
Mohammedan 1 1 0 2023–24 2021–22
Salgaocar 1 0 1 2010–11 2013–14
Minerva Punjab 1 0 0 2017–18
Aizawl 1 0 0 2016–17
Chennai City 1 0 0 2018–19
RoundGlass Punjab 1 0 0 2022–23
East Bengal 0 4 3 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2018–19 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17
Sreenidi Deccan 0 2 1 2022–23, 2023–24 2021–22
Pune 0 1 1 2012–13 2009–10
NEROCA 0 1 0 2017–18
Real Kashmir 0 0 2 2018–19, 2024-25
JCT 0 0 1 2007–08
Sporting Goa 0 0 1 2008–09
Royal Wahingdoh 0 0 1 2014–15
TRAU 0 0 1 2020–21

Records and statistics

Individual game highest attendance records

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Stadium Date
1 Mohun Bagan 1–0 East Bengal 90,000 Salt Lake Stadium Template:Dts
2 Mohun Bagan 0–1 East Bengal 80,000 Salt Lake Stadium Template:Dts
3 Mohun Bagan 2–1 East Bengal 63,756 Salt lake Stadium

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4 Mohun Bagan 1–1 East Bengal 63,342 Salt Lake Stadium Template:Dts
5 Mohun Bagan 1–0 East Bengal 57,780 Salt Lake Stadium Template:Dts

Seasonal statistics

Season Total goals Matches played Average per game
2007–08 226 90 2.51[58]
2008–09 318 132 2.41[59]
2009–10 486 182 2.67[60]
2010–11 489 182 2.69[61]
2011–12 521 182 2.88[62]
2012–13 530 182 2.91[63]
2013–14 402 156 2.47[64]
2014–15 280 110 2.55[65]
2015–16 186 72 2.58[66]
2016–17 225 90 2.5[67]
2017–18 204 90 2.27[68]
2018–19 303 109 2.78
2019–20 187 69Template:Efn 2.71
2020–21 216 80 2.7
2021–22 294 114 2.58
2022–23 360 132 2.73
2023–24 503 156 3.22

Player transfer fees

Top transfer fees paid by I-League clubs

Rank Player Fee (min) Year Transfer Out Transfer In Reference
1 Template:Flagicon Uga Okpara Template:Indian rupee7 crore ({{INRConvert/Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|7|7 year={{{year}}}}}) 2009 Template:Flagicon Enyimba Template:Flagicon East Bengal
2 Template:Flagicon Odafa Onyeka Okolie Template:Indian rupee3 crore ({{INRConvert/Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|3|7 year={{{year}}}}}) 2011 Template:Flagicon Mohun Bagan Template:Flagicon Churchill Brothers
3 Template:Flagicon Lester Fernandez Template:Indian rupee20 lakh ({{INRConvert/Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|20|5 year={{{year}}}}}) 2012 Template:Flagicon Pune Template:Flagicon Prayag United
4 Template:Flagicon Ronaldo Oliveira Template:Indian rupee10 lakh ({{INRConvert/Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|10|5 year={{{year}}}}}) 2019 Template:Flagicon Salgaocar Template:Flagicon East Bengal

Top transfer fees received by I-League clubs

Rank Player Fee (min) Year Transfer Out Transfer In Reference
1 Template:Flagicon Khalid Aucho Template:Indian rupee4 crore ({{INRConvert/Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|4|7 year={{{year}}}}}) 2019 Template:Flagicon Churchill Brothers Template:Flagicon Misr Lel Makkasa [69]
2 Template:Flagicon Sunil Chhetri Template:Indian rupee1.14 crore ({{INRConvert/Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|1.14|7 year={{{year}}}}}) 2014 Template:Flagicon Bengaluru Template:Flagicon Mumbai City
3 Template:Flagicon Pedro Manzi Template:Indian rupee1 crore ({{INRConvert/Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|1|7 year={{{year}}}}}) 2020 Template:Flagicon Chennai City Template:Flagicon Albirex Niigata
4 Template:Flagicon Eugeneson Lyngdoh Template:Indian rupee90 lakh ({{INRConvert/Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|90|5 year={{{year}}}}}) 2014 Template:Flagicon Bengaluru Template:Flagicon Pune City

Top scorers

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I-League Golden Boot winners
Season Player Club Goals Ref(s)
2007–08 Template:Flagicon Odafe Onyeka Okolie Churchill Brothers 22 [70]
2008–09 Template:Flagicon Odafe Onyeka Okolie Churchill Brothers 26 [70]
2009–10 Template:Flagicon Odafe Onyeka Okolie Churchill Brothers 22 [70]
2010–11 Template:Flagicon Ranti Martins Dempo 30 [70]
2011–12 Template:Flagicon Ranti Martins Dempo 32 [71]
2012–13 Template:Flagicon Ranti Martins Prayag United 27 [72]
2013–14 Template:Flagicon Sunil Chhetri Bengaluru FC 14 [73]
Template:Flagicon Darryl Duffy Salgaocar
Template:Flagicon Cornell Glen Shillong Lajong
2014–15 Template:Flagicon Ranti Martins East Bengal 17 [65]
2015–16 Template:Flagicon Ranti Martins East Bengal 12 [66]
2016–17 Template:Flagicon Aser Pierrick Dipanda Shillong Lajong 11 [67]
2017–18 Template:Flagicon Aser Pierrick Dipanda Mohun Bagan 13 [68]
2018–19 Template:Flagicon Pedro Manzi Chennai City FC 21 [74]
Template:Flagicon Willis Plaza Churchill Brothers
2019–20 Template:NA Not AwardedTemplate:Efn
2020–21 Template:Flagicon Bidyashagar Singh TRAU FC 12 [75]
2021–22 Template:Flagicon Marcus Joseph Mohammedan 15
2022–23 Template:Flagicon Luka Majcen RoundGlass Punjab 16
2023–24 Template:Flagicon Álex Sánchez Gokulam Kerala 19
2024-25 Template:Flagicon David Castañeda Sreenidi Deccan 17
Indian top scorers
Season Player Club Goals Ref(s)
2007–08 Bhaichung Bhutia Mohun Bagan 9 [76]
2008–09 Sunil Chhetri East Bengal 9 [76]
2009–10 Mohammed Rafi Mahindra United 13 [76]
2010–11 Jeje Lalpekhlua Indian Arrows 13 [76]
2011–12 Chinadorai Sabeeth Pailan Arrows 9 [76]
2012–13 C. K. Vineeth Prayag United 7 [76]
2013–14 Sunil Chhetri Bengaluru 14 [64]
2014–15 Thongkhosiem Haokip Pune 7 [65]
2015–16 Sunil Chhetri Bengaluru 5 [66]
Sushil Kumar Singh Mumbai
2016–17 Sunil Chettri Bengaluru 7 [67]
C. K. Vineeth Bengaluru
2017–18 Abhijit Sarkar Indian Arrows 4 [68]
Subhash Singh NEROCA
2018–19 Jobby Justin East Bengal 9 [77]
2019–20 Template:NA Not AwardedTemplate:Efn
2020–21 Bidyashagar Singh TRAU 12 [75]
2021–22 Thahir Zaman Gokulam Kerala 5
Shubho Paul Sudeva Delhi
2022–23 Seilenthang Lotjem Sudeva Delhi 6
Samuel Kynshi Real Kashmir
2023–24 Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia Aizawl 15
2024-25 Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia Aizawl 12

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Awards

The trophy

The I-League has only been awarding a proper trophy to the champion since 2013 when the 2012–13 season champions, Churchill Brothers, won the league.[78] Before 2013 the I-League champions received a basic trophy.[78] The new trophy was designed in Europe and is modeled along the lines of the champion trophies in the top European leagues.[78] Regarding the trophy, the AIFF general secretary, Kushal Das, said: "It is the endeavour of AIFF to practice the best principles of other leagues and accordingly we thought to create a more contemporary look to the I-League trophy in line with trophies given in European leagues".[78]

Season awards

End of the season I-League awards were previously conducted by the Football Players' Association of India and All India Football Federation since 2008–09 season. Currently the awards include the Hero of the league, the golden boot, the golden glove, the best head coach (Syed Abdul Rahim Award), the best defender (Jarnail Singh Award), the best midfielder and the emerging player of the league, all of which are sponsored by Hero.

Hero of the League

Season Player Team
2016–17 Template:Flagicon Sunil Chhetri Bengaluru
2018–19 Template:Flagicon Pedro Manzi Chennai City
2020–21 Template:Flagicon Bidyashagar Singh TRAU
2021–22 Template:Flagicon Marcus Joseph Mohammedan

Syed Abdul Rahim Award

Season Head coach Team
2008–09[79] Template:Flagicon Dave Booth Mumbai
2009–10[80] Template:Flagicon Armando Colaco Dempo
2010–11[81] Template:Flagicon Karim Bencherifa Salgaocar
2011–12[82] Template:Flagicon Trevor Morgan East Bengal
2012–13[83] Template:Flagicon Derrick Pereira Pune
2013–14[84] Template:Flagicon Ashley Westwood Bengaluru
2014–15 Template:Flagicon Sanjoy Sen Mohun Bagan
2015–16 Template:Flagicon Ashley Westwood Bengaluru
2016–17 Template:Flagicon Khalid Jamil Aizawl
2017–18[85] Template:Flagicon Gift Raikhan NEROCA
2018–19[86] Template:Flagicon Akbar Nawas Chennai City
2020–21[75] Template:Flagicon L. Nandakumar Singh TRAU
2021–22 Template:Flagicon Vincenzo Alberto Annese Gokulam Kerala

Emerging player of the season

Season Player Position Team
2008–09[79] Template:Flagicon Baljit Sahni Forward JCT
2009–10[80] Template:Flagicon Joaquim Abranches Forward Dempo
2010–11[81] Template:Flagicon Jeje Lalpekhlua Forward Pailan Arrows
2011–12[82] Template:Flagicon Manandeep Singh Forward Pailan Arrows
2012–13[83] Template:Flagicon Alwyn George Midfielder Pailan Arrows
2013–14[84] Template:Flagicon Alwyn George Midfielder Dempo
2015–16 Template:Flagicon Udanta Singh Winger Bengaluru
2016–17 Template:Flagicon Jerry Lalrinzuala Left Back DSK Shivajians
2017–18[85] Template:Flagicon Samuel Lalmuanpuia Midfielder Shillong Lajong
2018–19[87] Template:Flagicon Phrangi Buam Midfielder Shillong Lajong
2020–21[75] Template:Flagicon Emil Benny Forward Gokulam Kerala
2021–22 Template:Flagicon Jiteshwor Singh Midfielder NEROCA

Foreign player of the year

Season Player Position Team
2008–09[79] Template:Flagicon Odafe Onyeka Okolie Forward Churchill Brothers
2009–10[80] Template:Flagicon Odafe Onyeka Okolie Forward Churchill Brothers
2010–11[81] Template:Flagicon Beto Midfielder Dempo
2011–12[88] Template:Flagicon Ranti Martins Forward Dempo
2012–13[83] Template:Flagicon Ranti Martins Forward Prayag United
2013–14[84] Template:Flagicon Darryl Duffy Forward Salgaocar

Indian Player of the Season

Season Player Position Team
2008–09[79] Template:Flagicon Sunil Chhetri Forward East Bengal
2009–10[80] Template:Flagicon Mohammed Rafi Forward Mahindra United
2010–11[81] Template:Flagicon Mehtab Hossain Midfielder East Bengal
2011–12[82] Template:Flagicon Syed Nabi Defender Mohun Bagan
2012–13[83] Template:Flagicon Lenny Rodrigues Midfielder Churchill Brothers
2013–14[84] Template:Flagicon Balwant Singh Forward Churchill Brothers

Fans' player of the year

Season Player Position Team
2008–09[89] Template:Flagicon Odafe Onyeka Okolie Forward Churchill Brothers
2009–10[80] Template:Flagicon Subrata Pal Goalkeeper Pune
2010–11[81] Template:Flagicon Mehtab Hossain Midfielder East Bengal
2011–12[82] Template:Flagicon Francis Fernandes Midfielder Salgaocar
2012–13[83] Template:Flagicon Zohib Islam Amiri Defender Mumbai
2013–14[84] Template:Flagicon Boithang Haokip Midfielder Shillong Lajong

I-League clubs in Asia

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Traditionally, I-League clubs have done particularly well in the AFC Cup. In 2008 Dempo managed to reach the semi-finals of the AFC Cup before being defeated by Al-Safa of Lebanon.[90] East Bengal also managed to reach the semi-finals in 2013 before being knocked-out by Al-Kuwait.[91] Bengaluru is the only I-League club to reach the AFC Cup Final in 2016 but lost to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya of Iraq.[92]

However, in the AFC Champions League, no I-League club has ever managed to make it past the qualifiers.[93]

Season AFC Cup Position AFC Champions League Position
2008–09 Mohun Bagan Template:Awards table sorting Dempo rowspan=2 Template:Awards table sorting
Dempo style="background:#c96;" Template:Awards table sorting
2009–10 East Bengal Template:Awards table sorting Churchill Brothers rowspan=2 Template:Awards table sorting
Churchill Brothers Template:Awards table sorting
2010–11 East Bengal Template:Awards table sorting Dempo rowspan=2 Template:Awards table sorting
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2011–12 East Bengal Template:Awards table sorting Salgaocar DNP
Salgaocar Template:Awards table sorting
2012–13 East Bengal style="background:#c96;" Template:Awards table sorting Churchill Brothers DNP
Churchill Brothers Template:Awards table sorting
2013–14 Churchill Brothers Template:Awards table sorting Pune rowspan=2 Template:Awards table sorting
Pune Template:Awards table sorting
2014–15 Bengaluru Template:Awards table sorting Bengaluru rowspan=2 Template:Awards table sorting
East Bengal Template:Awards table sorting
2015–16 Mohun Bagan Template:Awards table sorting Mohun Bagan rowspan=2 Template:Awards table sorting
Bengaluru style="background:silver;" Template:Awards table sorting
2016–17 Bengaluru style="background:#c96;" Template:Awards table sorting Bengaluru rowspan=2 Template:Awards table sorting
Mohun Bagan Template:Awards table sorting
2017–18 Aizawl Template:Awards table sorting Aizawl rowspan="2" Template:Awards table sorting
Bengaluru Template:Awards table sorting
2019 Minerva Punjab Template:Awards table sorting Minerva Punjab Template:Awards table sorting
2018–19 Chennai City Cancelled Chennai City Template:Awards table sorting
2019–20 Mohun Bagan Template:Awards table sorting
2020–21 Gokulam Kerala Template:Awards table sorting

See also

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External links

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  • "iLeague Fixtures" – League Winner (archived 29 June 2017). Retrieved on 31 May 2015.

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