2023–24 I-League
Season | 2023–24 |
---|---|
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 the 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
Results to be out by the AIFF on exact corporate entries.
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.[13][14]
Teams
16 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.[15]
Stadiums and locations
Club | State/UT | City | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium | 30,000 |
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[16] | NECS Limited[17] |
Churchill Brothers | Mateus Costa | Momo Cissé | Nivia[18] | Churchill Brothers |
Delhi | Yan Law | Gurtej Singh | Astro | Colordesign India[19] |
Gokulam Kerala | Domingo Oramas | Aminou Bouba | SEGA[20] | CSB Bank[21] |
Mohammedan | Mehrajuddin Wadoo | Trak-only[22] | BunkerHill Sports[23] | |
NEROCA | Khogen Singh | David Simbo | Ambition Sportswear[24] | GOELD Frozen Foods[25] |
Rajasthan United | Pushpender Kundu | Omtex Sports[26] | ||
Real Kashmir | Gifton Noel-Williams | Nivia[27] | Hotel CH2 Srinagar [27] | |
Shillong Lajong | Bobby Nongbet | Atlanson Kharmaw | Nivia | |
Sreenidi Deccan | Carlos Vaz Pinto | David Castañeda | Nivia | Sreenidhi Sports Academy |
TRAU | Nandakumar Singh | Gerard Williams | SIX5SIX[28] | 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 | [29] | |
Delhi | Surinder Singh | End of contract | 31 May 2023 | Yan Law | 25 June 2023 | [30] |
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.[31]
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Former player |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aizawl | ||||||
Bengaluru United | ||||||
Churchill Brothers | Martín Cháves | |||||
Delhi | ||||||
Gokulam Kerala | Aminou Bouba | Nili Perdomo | ||||
Inter Kashi | ||||||
Mohammedan | Alexis Gómez | Joseph Adjei | Lamine Moro | Prince Opoku | Mirjalol Kasimov | |
Namdhari | ||||||
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
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