2017–18 I-League
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 20 (2.22 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | William Lalnunfela Aniket Jadhav William Opoku (2 goals each) |
| Best goalkeeper | Phurba Lachenpa (2 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City (29 November 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Indian Arrows 0-2 Minerva Punjab (5 December 2017) |
| Highest scoring | East Bengal 2-2 Aizawl (29 November 2017) |
| Longest winning run | Shillong Lajong Minerva Punjab (2 games each) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Minerva Punjab (3 games) |
| Longest winless run | East Bengal Gokulam Kerala Chennai City (2 games each) |
| Longest losing run | Indian Arrows East Bengal Gokulam Kerala Chennai City NEROCA Churchill Brothers (1 game each) |
| Highest attendance | 64,630 Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal (3 December 2017) |
| Lowest attendance | 218 Indian Arrows vs Chennai City (29 November 2017) |
| Total attendance | 1,34,315 |
| Average attendance | 14,924 |
← 2016–17
All statistics correct as of 5 December 2017. | |
The 2017–18 I-League is the 11th season of the I-League. Aizawl are the defending champions. NEROCA have entered as the promoted team from the 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division. The season began on 25 November 2017.
Teams
All India Football Federation invited bids for new teams on 21 July 2017 from Bengaluru, Mumbai, New Delhi, Ranchi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bhopal, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Malappuram and Trivandrum, among others.[1] On 20 September, after second round of bidding invitation, the Bid Evaluation Committee decided to award Sree Gokulam Group the right to field their team in the Hero I-League 2017-18 season onward from Kozhikode, Kerala.[2] Bengaluru FC successfully bid for a place in 2017–18 Indian Super League season and thus was not a part of I-League. NEROCA F.C. were promoted for winning 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division. After successful hosting of FIFA U-17 World Cup, AIFF revived Indian Arrows project to field the colts in I-League.
Kolkata
Locations of the 2017–18 I-League teams
Stadiums and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aizawl | Aizawl, Mizoram | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium | 20,000[3] |
| Chennai City | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Coimbatore | 30,000[4] |
| Churchill Brothers | Salcete, Goa | Fatorda Stadium | 18,600 |
| East Bengal | Kolkata, West Bengal | Salt Lake Stadium (Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan) | 66,000 |
| Indian Arrows | Delhi, New Delhi Bambolim, Goa |
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium GMC Bambolim Athletic Stadium |
25,000[5] 6,500 |
| Gokulam Kerala | Kozhikode, Kerala | EMS Stadium | 30,000 |
| Minerva Punjab | Ludhiana, Punjab | Guru Nanak Stadium | 15,000[6] |
| Mohun Bagan | Kolkata, West Bengal | Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan | 66,687[7] |
| NEROCA | Imphal, Manipur | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium | 30,000 |
| Shillong Lajong | Shillong, Meghalaya | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 30,000 |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aizawl |  Paulo Jorge Menezes
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Vakiria | NE Consultancy Services |
| Chennai City |  V Soundararajan
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Counter Sports[8] | None |
| Churchill Brothers |  Mykola Shevchenko
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Faisports | Churchill Group |
| East Bengal | Khalid Jamil
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PERF | Kingfisher |
| Gokulam Kerala | Bino George
|
Kaizen sports | Aachi Group |
| Indian Arrows | Luís Norton de Matos
|
Nike | None |
| Minerva Punjab | Khogen Singh
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Astro[9] | Apollo Tyres[10] |
| Mohun Bagan | Sanjoy Sen
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Shiv Naresh | Nilkamal, Floral, M.P Birla Cement, Ripley |
| NEROCA | Gift Raikhan
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Vector X[11] | Classic group of hotels |
| Shillong Lajong | Bobby Nongbet
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Nivia Sports[12] | None |
Foreign players
A team can register up to Six foreign players, of which two should compulsorily be a national of an Asian Country.[13]
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Asian Player 1 | Asian Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aizawl |  Leonce Dodoz Zikahi
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 Alfred Jaryan
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 Kareem Omolaja
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 Andrei Ionescu
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 Masih Saighani
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 Yugo Kobayashi
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| Chennai City |  Uros Poljanec
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 Jean-Michel Joachim
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 Baafi Jackson Kwabena
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Michael Lucky Kelechukwu
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 Ildar Amirov
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Venyamin Shumeyko
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| Churchill Brothers | Osagie Monday
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Eric Obinna
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Peter Omoduemuke
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 Precious Emuejeraye
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 Dinh Van Ta
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| East Bengal |  Charles
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 Eduardo Ferreira
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 Willis Plaza
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Armand Bazzaou
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Katsumi Yusa
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 Mahmoud Amnah
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| Gokulam Kerala | Kamo Stephane Bayi
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 Lelo Mbele
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Emmanuel Chigozie
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Daniel Addo
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Khaled Al Saleh
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 Gulom Urunov
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| Minerva Punjab | Lago Dagbo Bei
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William Opoku
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Guy Eric Dano
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 Kassim Aidara
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Toshiya Hosoe
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 Chencho Gyeltshen
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| Mohun Bagan |  Sony Norde
|
 Aser Pierrick Dipanda
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Ansumana Kromah
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Kingsley Obumneme
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 Diogo Ferreira
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Yuta Kinowaki
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| NEROCA | Fabien Vorbe
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Varney Kallon
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Felix Chidi
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Richard Roy
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Aryn Williams
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Akhlidin Israilov
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| Shillong Lajong | Lawrence Doe
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 Saihou Jagne
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Abdoulaye Koffi
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Daniel Odafin
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 Oh Juho
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 Aiman Al-Hagri
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Results
League table
Template:2017–18 I-League table
Results table
Season statistics
Scoring
- As of 5 December 2017[14]
Top scorers
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Top Indian scorers
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Attendance
Average home attendances
- As of 5 December 2017
| Team | GP | Cumulative | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohun Bagan | 1 | 64,360 | 64,360 | 64,360 | 64,360 |
| Gokulam Kerala | 1 | 25,841 | 25,841 | 25,841 | 25,841 |
| East Bengal | 1 | 16,611 | 16,611 | 16,611 | 16,611 |
| Shillong Lajong | 2 | 14,780 | 7,880 | 6,900 | 7,390 |
| Minerva Punjab | 2 | 11,729 | 5,995 | 5,734 | 5,865 |
| Indian Arrows | 2 | 994 | 776 | 218 | 497 |
| Aizawl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chennai City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Churchill Brothers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEROCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 134,315 | 64,360 | 218 | 14,924 |
Highest Attendances
Regular season
| Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohun Bagan | 1–0 | East Bengal | 64,360 | 3 December 2017 | Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan |
| 2 | Gokulam Kerala | 1–1 | Chennai City | 25,841 | 4 December 2017 | EMS Stadium |
| 3 | East Bengal | 2–2 | Aizawl | 16,611 | 28 November 2017 | Salt Lake Stadium |
| 4 | Shillong Lajong | 2–0 | Churchill Brothers | 7,880 | 2 December 2017 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
| 5 | Shillong Lajong | 1–0 | Gokulam Kerala | 6,900 | 27 November 2017 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
| 6 | Minerva Punjab | 1–1 | Mohun Bagan | 5,995 | 25 November 2017 | Guru Nanak Stadium |
| 7 | Minerva Punjab | 2–1 | NEROCA | 5,734 | 1 December 2017 | Guru Nanak Stadium |
| 8 | Indian Arrows | 0–2 | Minerva Punjab | 776 | 5 December 2017 | GMC Bambolim Stadium |
| 9 | Indian Arrows | 3–0 | Chennai City | 218 | 29 November 2017 | GMC Bambolim Stadium |
Awards
Hero of the Match
| Round | Hero of the Matches | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sony Norde
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Alen Deory
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Katsumi Yusa
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Aniket Jadhav
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Chencho Gyeltshen
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| 2 | Hardy Nongbri
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Kingsley Obumneme
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Nikhil Bernard
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William Opoku
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References
- ^ "AIFF Invites New Bids For Hero I-League 2017-18". 21 July 2017.
- ^ "AIFF WELCOMES SREE GOKULAM GROUP IN HERO I-LEAGUE". 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Aizawl F.C. Stadium". I-League.
- ^ "Chennai City Stadium". I-League.
- ^ "Shillong Lajong Stadium". I-League.
- ^ "Minerva Punjab Stadium". I-League.
- ^ "Mohun Bagan Stadium". I-League.
- ^ FC, Chennai City (30 October 2017). "Official First Team Home Kit #CCFC designed by @counter_sports for the upcoming @ILeagueOfficial Season! #PrideOfTamilNadu". @ChennaiCityFC. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ FC, MINERVA PUNJAB (28 November 2017). "We thank all our Sponsors and Partners who backed us for the ongoing @ILeagueOfficial season #chakdephatte #IndianFootball". @Minerva_AFC. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ FC, MINERVA PUNJAB (24 November 2017). "Join us in welcoming @apollotyres as our official title sponsors for the upcoming @ILeagueOfficial season #chakdephatte". @Minerva_AFC. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ FC, NEROCA (8 August 2017). "VECTOR X THE OFFICIAL KITS AND UNIFORM SPONSOR FOR NEROCA FC !!! Various official MERCHANDISE TO BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL OUR FANS SOON!!". @Nerocafc. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ https://twitter.com/lajongfc/status/930676489858805760
- ^ "Hero I-League regulations 2014–15" (PDF). Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Top scorers". i-league.org. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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