2017–18 I-League
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Minerva Punjab |
| Relegated | Churchill Brothers |
| Champions League | Minerva Punjab |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 205 (2.28 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Aser Pierrick Dipanda (13 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Shilton Paul (8 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | East Bengal 7–1 Chennai City (24 February 2018) |
| Biggest away win | Gokulam Kerala 0–3 NEROCA (9 December 2017) |
| Highest scoring | East Bengal 7–1 Chennai City (24 February 2018) |
| Longest winning run | Minerva Punjab East Bengal(4 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | NEROCA (9 games) |
| Longest winless run | Churchill Brothers (6 games) |
| Longest losing run | Churchill Brothers (5 games ) |
| 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 | 832,665 |
| Average attendance | 10,280 |
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 8 March 2018. | |
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 | Tilak Maidan Stadium | 6,000 |
| East Bengal | Kolkata, West Bengal | Salt Lake Stadium Barasat Stadium |
66,000 |
| 22,000 | |||
| Indian Arrows | Delhi, New Delhi Bambolim, Goa |
Ambedkar Stadium GMC Bambolim Athletic Stadium |
35,000[5] |
| 6,500 | |||
| Gokulam Kerala | Kozhikode, Kerala | EMS Stadium | 54,000 |
| Minerva Punjab | Ludhiana, Punjab | Guru Nanak Stadium | 15,000[6] |
| Mohun Bagan | Kolkata, West Bengal | Salt Lake Stadium Barasat Stadium Mohun Bagan Ground |
66,687[7] |
| 22,000 | |||
| 22,000 | |||
| 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 |  Santosh Kashyap
|
Vamos | NE Consultancy Services |
| Chennai City | V Soundararajan
|
Counter Sports[8] | None |
| Churchill Brothers |  Joseph Afusi
|
Faisports | Churchill Group |
| East Bengal | Khalid Jamil
|
PERF | Kingfisher |
| Gokulam Kerala | Bino George
|
Kaizen sports | Aachi Group |
| Indian Arrows |  Luís Norton de Matos
|
Nike | None |
| Minerva Punjab | Khogen Singh
|
Astro[9] | Apollo Tyres[10] |
| Mohun Bagan | Shankarlal Chakraborty
|
Shiv Naresh | Nilkamal |
| NEROCA | Gift Raikhan
|
Vector X[11] | Classic Group of Hotels |
| Shillong Lajong | Alison Kharsyntiew
|
Nivia Sports[12] | None |
Foreign players
On 2 August 2017, it was announced by the All India Football Federation that the number of foreigners for each I-League club would go up to six, with two of the six having to be born in Asia or registered with the AFC.[13]
Note: (A) - AFC player
Results
League table
Template:2017–18 I-League table
Results table
Season statistics
Scoring
- As of 8 March 2018[14]
Top scorers
|
Top Indian scorers
|
Clean sheets
- As of 8 March 2018[15]
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shilton Paul
|
Mohun Bagan | 8 |
| 2 | Avilash Paul
|
Aizawl | 6 |
| 3 | Phurba Lachenpa
|
Shillong Lajong | 5 |
 Uroš Poljanec
|
Chennai City | ||
| Bishorjit Singh
|
NEROCA | ||
| 6 | Lalit Thapa
|
NEROCA | 4 |
| Rakshit Dagar
|
Minerva Punjab | ||
| 8 | Luis Barreto
|
East Bengal | 3 |
| James Kithan
|
Churchill Brothers | ||
 Kiran Chemjong
|
Minerva Punjab | ||
| 11 | Dheeraj Singh
|
Indian Arrows | 2 |
| Prabhsukhan Singh Gill
|
Indian Arrows | ||
| Nidhin Lal
|
Shillong Lajong | ||
| Ubaid C K
|
East Bengal | ||
| Bilal Husain Khan
|
Gokulam Kerala |
Attendance
Average home attendances
- As of 8 March 2018
| Team | GP | Cumulative | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEROCA | 9 | 192,438 | 35,285 | 11,020 | 21,382 |
| East Bengal | 9 | 156,295 | 52,951 | 8,692 | 17,366 |
| Mohun Bagan | 9 | 142,421 | 64,360 | 4,360 | 15,825 |
| Gokulam Kerala | 9 | 73,177 | 25,841 | 621 | 8,131 |
| Chennai City | 9 | 73,739 | 14,751 | 3,082 | 8,194 |
| Minerva Punjab | 9 | 51,627 | 8,243 | 3,845 | 5,736 |
| Shillong Lajong | 9 | 49,086 | 7,880 | 3,000 | 5,454 |
| Aizawl | 9 | 38,297 | 7,280 | 2,800 | 4,256 |
| Indian Arrows | 9 | 29,300 | 5,563 | 218 | 3,256 |
| Churchill Brothers | 9 | 26,285 | 3,437 | 2,400 | 2,921 |
| Total | 90 | 832,665 | 64,360 | 218 | 10,280 |
Highest attendances
| 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 | East Bengal | 0–2 | Mohun Bagan | 52,951 | 21 January 2018 | Salt Lake Stadium |
| 3 | NEROCA | 2–1 | Indian Arrows | 35,285 | 5 January 2018 | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |
| 4 | NEROCA | 1–1 | East Bengal | 28,243 | 30 December 2017 | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |
| 5 | NEROCA | 2–1 | Chennai City | 27,633 | 15 December 2017 | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |
| 6 | East Bengal | 1–1 | NEROCA | 26,900 | 8 March 2018 | Salt Lake Stadium |
| 7 | Gokulam Kerala | 1–1 | Chennai City | 25,841 | 4 December 2017 | EMS Stadium |
| 8 | NEROCA | 0–0 | Aizawl | 20,345 | 10 February 2018 | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |
| 9 | Mohun Bagan | 1–2 | Chennai City | 18,316 | 2 January 2018 | Mohun Bagan Ground |
| 10 | NEROCA | 1–0 | Gokulam Kerala | 17,300 | 4 February 2018 | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |
Awards
Hero of the Match
| Match | Hero of the Match | Match | Hero of the Match | Match | Hero of the Match | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | |||
| Match 1 |  Sony Norde
|
Mohun Bagan | Match 31 |  Mahmoud Amnah
|
East Bengal | Match 61 |  Akram Moghrabi
|
Mohun Bagan |
| Match 2 | Alen Deory
|
Shillong Lajong | Match 32 |  Murilo de Almeida
|
Chennai City | Match 62 |  Varney Kallon
|
NEROCA |
| Match 3 |  Katsumi Yusa
|
East Bengal | Match 33 | Subhash Singh
|
NEROCA | Match 63 | Prabhsukhan Singh Gill
|
Indian Arrows |
| Match 4 | Aniket Jadhav
|
Indian Arrows | Match 34 | Uroš Poljanec
|
Chennai City | Match 64 | Monday Osagie
|
Churchill Brothers |
| Match 5 |  Chencho Gyeltshen
|
Minerva Punjab | Match 35 | Bali Gagandeep
|
Minerva Punjab | Match 65 | Bali Gagandeep
|
Minerva Punjab |
| Match 6 | Hardy Nongbri
|
Shillong Lajong | Match 36 |  Aser Pierrick Dipanda
|
Mohun Bagan | Match 66 |  Jean-Michel Joachim
|
Chennai City |
| Match 7 | Kingsley Obumneme
|
Mohun Bagan | Match 37 |  Abdoulaye Koffi
|
Shillong Lajong | Match 67 | Lalram Hmunmawia
|
Aizawl |
| Match 8 | Nikhil Bernard
|
Gokulam Kerala | Match 38 | Mechac Koffi
|
Churchill Brothers | Match 68 | Anwar Ali
|
Indian Arrows |
| Match 9 |  William Opoku
|
Minerva Punjab | Match 39 | Michael Soosairaj
|
Chennai City | Match 69 |  Venyamin Shumeyko
|
Chennai City |
| Match 10 | Felix Chidi Odili
|
NEROCA | Match 40 | Chencho Gyeltshen
|
Minerva Punjab | Match 70 | Aser Pierrick Dipanda
|
Mohun Bagan |
| Match 11 | Laldanmawia Ralte
|
East Bengal | Match 41 | Abhijit Sarkar
|
Indian Arrows | Match 71 | Mahmoud Amnah
|
East Bengal |
| Match 12 | Aser Pierrick Dipanda
|
Mohun Bagan | Match 42 | David Lalrinmuana
|
Aizawl | Match 72 | Varney Kallon
|
NEROCA |
| Match 13 |  Kassim Aidara
|
Minerva Punjab | Match 43 | Rakshit Dagar
|
Minerva Punjab | Match 73 | Edmund Lalrindika
|
Indian Arrows |
| Match 14 |  Masih Saighani
|
Aizawl | Match 44 | Ogba Kalu Nnanna
|
Churchill Brothers | Match 74 | Bilal Husain Khan
|
Gokulam Kerala |
| Match 15 | Sheikh Faiaz
|
Mohun Bagan | Match 45 | Avilash Paul
|
Aizawl | Match 75 | Michael Soosairaj
|
Chennai City |
| Match 16 | Lalit Thapa
|
NEROCA | Match 46 | Varney Kallon
|
NEROCA | Match 76 | Subhash Singh
|
NEROCA |
| Match 17 | James Kithan
|
Churchill Brothers | Match 47 | Monday Osagie
|
Churchill Brothers | Match 77 |  Saihou Jagne
|
Shillong Lajong |
| Match 18 | Redeem Tlang
|
Shillong Lajong | Match 48 | Felix Chidi Odili
|
NEROCA | Match 78 |  Henry Kisekka
|
Gokulam Kerala |
| Match 19 | Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem
|
Indian Arrows | Match 49 | Santu Singh
|
Gokulam Kerala | Match 79 | Lalkhawpuimawia
|
Aizawl |
| Match 20 | Rana Gharami
|
Mohun Bagan | Match 50 | Aser Pierrick Dipanda
|
Mohun Bagan | Match 80 | Dudu Omagbemi
|
East Bengal |
| Match 21 | Jean-Michel Joachim
|
Chennai City | Match 51 | Prabhsukhan Singh Gill
|
Indian Arrows | Match 81 | Arjun Jayaraj
|
Gokulam Kerala |
| Match 22 | Daniel Addo
|
Gokulam Kerala | Match 52 | Abdoulaye Koffi
|
Shillong Lajong | Match 82 | Guy Eric Dano
|
Minerva Punjab |
| Match 23 | Uroš Poljanec
|
Chennai City | Match 53 | Leonce Dodoz Zikahi
|
Aizawl | Match 83 | Aser Pierrick Dipanda
|
Mohun Bagan |
| Match 24 | Phurba Lachenpa
|
Shillong Lajong | Match 54 | Chencho Gyeltshen
|
Minerva Punjab | Match 84 | Leonce Dodoz Zikahi
|
Aizawl |
| Match 25 | Jitendra Singh
|
Indian Arrows | Match 55 | Prabhsukhan Singh Gill
|
Indian Arrows | Match 85 | Michael Soosairaj
|
Chennai City |
| Match 26 | Leonce Dodoz Zikahi
|
Aizawl | Match 56 |  Mahmood Al-Ajmi
|
Gokulam Kerala | Match 86 | Nikhil Kadam
|
Mohun Bagan |
| Match 27 | Mohammed Rafique
|
East Bengal | Match 57 | Kiran Chemjong
|
Minerva Punjab | Match 87 | Nidhin Lal
|
Shillong Lajong |
| Match 28 | Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem
|
Indian Arrows | Match 58 | Felix Chidi Odili
|
NEROCA | Match 88 | Nikhil Bernard
|
Gokulam Kerala |
| Match 29 |  Eduardo Ferreira
|
East Bengal | Match 59 | Wayne Vaz
|
Churchill Brothers | Match 89 | Ricardo Cardozo
|
Churchill Brothers |
| Match 30 |  Andrei Ionescu
|
Aizawl | Match 60 | Michael Soosairaj
|
Chennai City | Match 90 | Lalit Thapa
|
NEROCA |
Season awards
Hero I-League 2017–18 awards were announced on March 22.[16]
| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Best Goalkeeper | Shilton Paul (Mohun Bagan) |
| Jarnail Singh Award for Best Defender | Varney Kallon (NEROCA) |
| Best Midfielder | Michael Soosairaj (Chennai City FC) |
| Best Forward | Chencho Gyeltshen (Minerva Punjab) |
| Highest Scorer | Aser Pierrick Dipanda (Mohun Bagan) |
| Best Emerging Player (U-22) | Samuel Lalmuanpuia (Shillong Lajong) |
| Syed Abdul Rahim Award for Best Coach | Gift Raikhan (NEROCA) |
| Best Organizers | NEROCA |
| Fairplay award | NEROCA |
See Also
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.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chennai City Stadium". I-League.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Shillong Lajong Stadium". I-League.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Minerva Punjab Stadium". I-League.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Mohun Bagan Stadium". I-League.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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
- ^ Mergulhao, Marcus (2 August 2017). "I-LEAGUE Foreign players: Mohun Bagan, EB get their way". Times of India. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Top scorers". i-league.org. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Clean Sheets". I–league. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ "I-League 2017-18: Minerva Punjab presented with winners' trophy; NEROCA's Gift Raikhan named season's best coach". 22 March 2018.
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