2023–24 I-League
Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | November 2023 – TBD 2024 |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
The 2023–24 I-League (also known as the Hero I-League for sponsorship reasons) will be the 17th season of I-League, second as the second tier of Indian football league system.[1]
Changes from last season
Clubs
Promoted to Indian Super League
Relegated from I-League
Promoted to I-League
Corporate entry (provisional)
Results to be out on 3rd July, 2023 by AIFF on exact corporate entries.
- Inter Kashi[8][9][10]
- TBA[11]
- TBA
- TBA
- TBA
Rules
Registered foreign players have been reduced to five in the squad and three in starting line-up. The mandatory quota for an Asian player has also been removed.[12][13]
Teams
A minimum of twelve teams will compete in this edition of the I-League: Nine teams from the previous year, two teams promoted from the 2022–23 I-League 2, and at least one corporate bid winner.[14]
Stadiums and locations
Club | State/UT | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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Aizawl | Mizoram | Aizawl | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium | 20,000 |
Churchill Brothers | Goa | Vasco | Tilak Maidan | 5,000 |
Delhi | Delhi | Delhi | Ambedkar Stadium | 35,000 |
Gokulam Kerala | Kerala | Kozhikode | EMS Stadium (proposed) | 50,000 |
Mohammedan | West Bengal | Kolkata | Kishore Bharati Krirangan | 12,000 |
NEROCA | Manipur | Imphal | Khuman Lampak Stadium | 35,000 |
Rajasthan United | Rajasthan | Jaipur | Vidyadhar Nagar Stadium | 6,000 |
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 |
TRAU | Manipur | Imphal | Khuman Lampak Stadium | 35,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aizawl | Caetano Pinho | Lalchhawnkima | Vamos[15] | NECS Limited[16] |
Churchill Brothers | Mateus Costa | Momo Cissé | Nivia[17] | Churchill Brothers |
Delhi | Yan Law | Gurtej Singh | Astro | Colordesign India[18] |
Gokulam Kerala | Domingo Oramas | Aminou Bouba | SEGA[19] | CSB Bank[20] |
Mohammedan | Mehrajuddin Wadoo | Trak-only[21] | BunkerHill Sports[22] | |
NEROCA | Khogen Singh | David Simbo | Ambition Sportswear[23] | GOELD Frozen Foods[24] |
Rajasthan United | Pushpender Kundu | Omtex Sports[25] | ||
Real Kashmir | Gifton Noel-Williams | Nivia[26] | Hotel CH2 Srinagar [26] | |
Shillong Lajong | Bobby Nongbet | Atlanson Kharmaw | Nivia | |
Sreenidi Deccan | Carlos Vaz Pinto | David Castañeda | Nivia | Sreenidhi Sports Academy |
TRAU | Nandakumar Singh | Gerard Williams | SIX5SIX[27] | HVS |
Coaching changes
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Round | Table | Incoming | Date of appointment | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gokulam Kerala | Francesc Bonet | End of contract | 31 May 2023 | Pre-season | Domingo Oramas | 6 June 2023 | [28] | |
Delhi | Surinder Singh | End of contract | 31 May 2023 | Yan Law | 25 June 2023 | [29] |
Transfers
Foreign players
Note: Players in bold has senior international cap(s) for their respective nations.
As per the change in rules, the AIFF has allowed a maximum of five foreign players to be registered, but only three can be fielded in a match at a time. It is no longer mandatory to sign an Asian player.[30]
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Former player |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aizawl | ||||||
Churchill Brothers | Martín Cháves | |||||
Delhi | ||||||
Gokulam Kerala | Aminou Bouba | Nili Perdomo | ||||
Mohammedan | Alexis Gómez | Joseph Adjei | Lamine Moro | Prince Opoku | Mirjalol Kasimov | |
NEROCA | ||||||
Rajasthan United | Dário Júnior | Jefferson Oliveira | Paulo Vyctor | Solomon King Kanform | ||
Real Kashmir | ||||||
Shillong Lajong | ||||||
Sreenidi Deccan | Faysal Shayesteh | David Castañeda | ||||
TRAU |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aizawl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Champions and promotion to 2024–25 Indian Super League |
2 | Churchill Brothers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Delhi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Gokulam Kerala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Mohammedan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | NEROCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Rajasthan United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Real Kashmir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Shillong Lajong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Sreenidi Deccan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | TRAU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2024–25 I-League 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
Statistics
Awards
Attendances
Overall statistical table
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | NEROCA | NA | ||||
2 | Real Kashmir | NA | ||||
3 | Gokulam Kerala | NA | ||||
4 | Aizawl | NA | ||||
5 | TRAU | NA | ||||
6 | Churchill Brothers | NA | ||||
7 | Mohammedan | NA | ||||
8 | Rajasthan United | NA | ||||
9 | Shillong Lajong | NA† | ||||
10 | Sreenidi Deccan | NA | ||||
11 | Delhi | NA† | ||||
12 | Inter Kashi | n/a* | ||||
League total | NA |
Source: I-League
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in I-League 2.
* Teams that joined I-League through corporate direct entry.
Attendances by home match played
Team \ Match played | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aizawl | ||||||||||||
Churchill Brothers | ||||||||||||
Delhi | ||||||||||||
Gokulam Kerala | ||||||||||||
Mohammedan | ||||||||||||
NEROCA | ||||||||||||
Rajasthan United | ||||||||||||
Real Kashmir | ||||||||||||
Sreenidi Deccan | ||||||||||||
Shillong Lajong | ||||||||||||
TRAU |
Legend: Highest
Lowest
Source: I-League
Broadcasting
See also
References
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