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I-League

Football League
CountriesIN India
ConfederationAFC
Founded2007
First season2007-08
Number of teams14
Levels1
Relegation toI-League 2nd Division
Domestic cupFederation Cup (India)
Durand Cup
International cupAFC Champions League
AFC Cup
Current championsDempo
Most championshipsDempo

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I-League is the top tier league in the Indian football league system. It was started by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in 2007-08. It replaced the National Football League which lasted for 11 seasons. The 2007-08 season was the first season for the I-League. The first game was played on 24 November 2007 and was contested between Dempo Sports Club and Salgaocar Sports Club which the former won by a three goal margin. The I-League official sponsor is ONGC. There have so far been two winners in the three seasons the I-League has been running (Dempo SC and Churchill Brothers SC). The current champions are Dempo SC who won in 2009-10. As of November 2010 there are 14 clubs competing for the 2010-11 I-League season. The 2010-11 I-League season will run from December to May.

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I-League: Mohun Bagan, Chirag take full points - Calcutta Tube Tweet this news
Calcutta Tube--Kolkata/Ludhiana, Dec 26, 2010 (Calcutta Tube/IBNS) Chirag United returned to win and struggling Mohun Bagan scripted their first win as the two Kolkata ... - Date : Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:43:38 GMT+00:00
Goal.com India Special: I-League Flops Of The Season So Far - Goal.com India Tweet this news
Goal.com India--Goal.com India compiles a list of teams and individuals from the -I-League-, who would be hoping for a change of fortunes in the New Year. ... - Date : Sun, 26 Dec 2010 00:53:12 GMT+00:00
AIFF XI beat Air India for their maiden I-League win - Sify Tweet this news
Sify---...- AIFF XI raised their game to get their first full points in the -I-League- with a inspiring 2-1 victory over Air India in the fifth round here Wednesday. ... - Date : Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:32:22 GMT+00:00
I-League: East Bengal's impressive run - Keeda of Sports Tweet this news
Keeda of Sports--After five rounds of the 4th edition of the -I-League- 2010/11 only one team has been able to ... - Date : Fri, 24 Dec 2010 14:46:52 GMT+00:00
I-League: Dempo SC 1-0 Mumbai FC: Beto's Free-Kick Earns Three Points For Dempo SC - Goal.com India Tweet this news
Goal.com India--Riding on a free-kick by Beto, defending champions Dempo SC got their -I-League- campaign back on track by taking full points at home ... - Date : Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:58:47 GMT+00:00
AIFF to invite bids for telecast rights of I-League - Sify Tweet this news
Sify--New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) will invite bids for telecast rights for its showpiece -I-League- that starts December 3. ... - Date : Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:44:55 GMT+00:00
I-League: Team Profile - Mohun Bagan - Goal.com India Tweet this news
Goal.com India--The Nigerian scored 15 goals in last season's -I-League- and thus will add plenty of firepower to Bagan's attack. Pune FC defender P Rahul Kumar and key ... - Date : Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:35:24 GMT+00:00
I-League: Team Profile - Salgaocar Sports Club - Goal.com India Tweet this news
Goal.com India--After making their return in the last held -I-League-, Salgaocar were one of the relegation contenders at one stage but managed to finish 6th with Karim ... - Date : Fri, 26 Nov 2010 11:56:41 GMT+00:00
I-League: Team Profile - Chirag United - Goal.com India Tweet this news
Goal.com India--Chirag United made its mark in the national scene when they qualified for the -I-League- in the year 2008 after finishing runners up in Division II. ... - Date : Thu, 25 Nov 2010 19:45:14 GMT+00:00
I-League: I Am Waiting For The Right Offer To Move Abroad - East Bengal ... - Goal.com India Tweet this news
Goal.com India--Goal.com brings you one of the several interviews where YOU - the reader gets a chance to become a journalist and ask what you want. ... - Date : Thu, 25 Nov 2010 10:16:48 GMT+00:00

I-League 1st Division for the 2010-11 season : Transfers
Club City/State Stadium Capacity
AIFF XI New Delhi Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi 20,000
Air-India Mumbai Cooperage Ground, Mumbai 12,000
Chirag United Sports Club Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata 120,000
Churchill Brothers Sports Club Salcette, Goa Fatorda Stadium, Margao 27,300
Dempo Sports Club Panjim Fatorda Stadium, Margao 27,300
East Bengal Club Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata 120,000
HAL Bangalore Bangalore Stadium, Bangalore 15,000
JCT FC Phagwara Guru Nanak Dev Stadium, Ludhiana 22,000
Mohun Bagan Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata 120,000
Mumbai FC Mumbai Cooperage Ground, Mumbai 12,000
ONGC FC Mumbai Cooperage Ground, Mumbai 12,000
Pune FC Pune Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune 20,000
Salgaocar SC Goa Vasco Fatorda Stadium, Margao 27,300
Viva Kerala Kannur Jawahar Municipal Stadium, Kannur 25,000

All Time Scorers :
Place Player Total Goals
1 NigeriaOdafe Onyeka Okolie 80
2 NigeriaRanty Martins 42
3 NigeriaFelix Chimaokwu 29
4 GhanaYusif Yakubu 27
5 NigeriaChidi Edeh 26
6 NigeriaJunior Obagbemiro 25
7 IndiaSunil Chhetri 24
8 BrazilBarreto 24
9 IndiaBaichung Bhutia 22
10 NigeriaMuritala Ali 22

Season Top Scorers :
Season Name Club Goals
2007 I-League 2007-08 Nigeria Odafe Onyeka Okolie Churchill Brothers SC 22
2008 I-League 2008-09 Nigeria Odafe Onyeka Okolie Churchill Brothers SC 26
2009 I-League 2009-10 Nigeria Odafe Onyeka Okolie Churchill Brothers SC 22

Season Top Scorers :

Leading Indian Goal Scorers :
Season Name Club Goals
2007 I-League 2007-08 IN Baichung Bhutia Mohun Bagan AC 10
2008 I-League 2008-09 IN Sunil Chhetri Kingfisher East Bengal FC 9
2009 I-League 2009-10 IN Madambillath Mohammed Rafi Mahindra United 15

Leading Indian Goal Scorers :

Leading Indian Goal Scorers :
Pos. Team Seasons Most
recent
season		 Points Played Won Drawn Lost G.F. G.A. Diff. 1º 2º 3º
1 Churchill Brothers SC 3 2009-10 125 66 35 20 11 143 80 +63 1 2
2 Dempo SC 3 2009-10 121 66 34 19 13 124 70 +54 2
3 Mohun Bagan AC 3 2009-10 109 66 31 16 19 100 80 +20 1
4 Mahindra United 3 2009-10 100 66 25 25 16 97 69 +28
5 JCT FC 3 2009-10 90 66 23 21 22 76 65 +11 1
6 SC Goa 3 2009-10 89 66 23 20 23 72 84 -12 1
7 Kingfisher East Bengal Club 3 2009-10 78 66 19 21 26 75 80 -5
8 Air India FC 3 2009-10 69 66 15 24 37 59 92 -33
9 Chirag United 2 2009-10 58 48 14 17 17 53 65 -12
10 Mumbai FC 2 2009-10 57 48 13 18 17 46 53 -7
11 Salgaocar 2 2009-10 44 44 9 17 18 54 75 -21
12 Pune FC 1 2009-10 42 26 10 12 4 36 23 +13 1
13 Viva Kerala 2 2009-10 42 44 10 12 22 38 64 -26
14 Shillong Lajong FC 1 2009-10 26 26 6 8 12 23 39 -16
15 Mohammedan Sporting 1 2008-09 22 22 5 7 10 17 31 -14
16 Vasco SC 1 2008-09 10 22 2 4 16 14 49 -35

Indian I-League Ranking in Asia :
P National League Grades
12 TH Thailand Premier League Grade C
13 IN Indian I-League Grade C
14 VN Vietnam V-League Grade C

Indian I-League Ranking in Asia :

Indian I-League Ranking in Asia :
Year Club Pl W D L F A Pts
2007-08 Dempo SC 18 10 6 2 35 13 36
2008-09 Churchill Brothers SC 22 13 7 2 53 23 46
2009-10 Dempo SC 26 16 6 4 54 31 54

In Asia :
Season Competition Club Round
2008 AFC Cup Dempo SC Semi-Final
East Bengal Club Group-Stage (3rd of 4)
2009 Champions League Dempo SC Playoff Round
AFC Cup Round of 16
Mohun Bagan AC Group-Stage (4th of 4)
2010 Champions League Churchill Brothers SC Playoff Round
AFC Cup R16
East Bengal Club Group-Stage (4th of 4)

Football in India

National teamsMen's, Women's, Men's U-23, Men's U-20
National League CompetitionsI-League Division 1 / Division 2, NFL Defunct
Domestic Cup CompetitionsFederation Cup, Santosh Trophy, Durand Cup, IFA Shield, BC Roy Trophy, Datta Ray Trophy, Azad Trophy, Faria Gold Cup, Trades Cup, Lt. Governors Cup, Harbhanjan Singh, ATPA Shield, Garodia Gold Cup, Bordoloi Trophy, I'Day Cup, OIL Gold Cup, Goa Governor Cup, Goan Super Cup, Mullick Police Cup, Sikkim Gold Cup
State League CompetitionsBangalore , Calcutta, Cochin, Goa, Assam, Guwahati, Punjab, Delhi, Mumbai, Trivandum
International Cup CompetitionsNehru Cup

I-League 2009 �10 Teams

Division 1 Air India, Chirag United, Churchill Brothers, Dempo, East Bengal, JCT, Mahindra United, Mohun Bagan, Salgaocar , Mumbai FC, Sporting Clube de Goa, Pune FC, Viva Kerala, Shillong Lajong FC
Division 2 Indian Bank, HAL, Mohammedan Sporting, New Delhi Heroes, NISA, Oil India Ltd, ONGC, SBT, Vasco, Malabar United

Indian Football seasons

I-League Division I2007 �08, 2008 �09, 2009 �10, 2010 �11
I-League Division II2008, 2009, 2010
National Football League (Defucnt)1996 �97, 1997 �98 , 1998 �99 , 1999 �00, 2000 �01, 2001 �02, 2002 �03 , 2003 �04, 2004 �05, 2005 �06, 2006 �07

I-League venues

Yuva Bharati Krirangan * Fatorda Stadium * Municipal Corporation Stadium * Ambedkar Stadium * Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi * Cooperage Ground * Guru Gobind Singh Stadium * Tilak Maidan Stadium * Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong

South Asian Football Federation

International CompetitionsSAFF Championship , South Asian Games
Club Competitions
Age Related
National TeamsAfghanistan , Bangladesh , Bhutan , India , Maldives , Nepal , Pakistan , Sri Lanka
Domestic LeaguesAfghanistan , Bangladesh , Bhutan , India , Maldives , Nepal , Pakistan , Sri Lanka

Top level football leagues of Asia (AFC)

Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China PR, Chinese Taipei, East Timor, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands �, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine: Gaza Strip - West Bank, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen



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