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I-League
Season2017–18
Matches played6
Goals scored15 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorerWilliam Lalnunfela
Aniket Jadhav
(2 goals each)
Biggest home winIndian Arrows 3–0 Chennai City
(29 November 2017)
Highest scoringEast Bengal 2–2 Aizawl
(28 November 2017)
Longest winning runShillong Lajong
(2 games)
Longest unbeaten runMinerva Punjab
Shillong Lajong
(2 games each)
Longest winless runMohun Bagan
Minerva Punjab
Gokulam Kerala
East Bengal
Aizawl
Chennai City
NEROCA
Churchill Brothers
(1 game each)
Longest losing runGokulam Kerala
Chennai City
NEROCA
Churchill Brothers
(1 game each)
All statistics correct as of 2 December 2017.

The 2017–18 I-League is the 11th season of the I-League, one of the top Indian professional football leagues, since its establishment in 2007. The season started on 25 November 2017 and is scheduled to finish 7 March 2018.

This season saw three new teams enter the I-League. NEROCA entered the league after earning promotion from the I-League 2nd Division, Gokulam Kerala entered the league via direct-entry, while Indian Arrows, a development side operated by the All India Football Federation, returned to the league after previous playing in it from 2010 to 2013. Bengaluru, meanwhile, dropped out of the league after earning an expansion spot in the Indian Super League while DSK Shivajians dropped out for financial reasons.

Aizawl are the defending champions from the 2016–17 season.

Teams

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Locations of the 2017–18 I-League teams

Ten teams will compete in the league – seven teams from the previous season, one team promoted from the I-League 2nd Division and two teams given direct-entry into the league.[1] Two teams dropped out of the league while one was relegated.[2]

On 22 May 2017, NEROCA earned their promotion to the I-League after defeating Lonestar Kashmir.[3] This is the first time NEROCA will play in the top-flight of Indian football and the first time a club from the state of Manipur would play in the I-League.[3] On 20 September 2017, it was announced by the All India Football Federation that Gokulam Kerala would earn direct-entry into the I-League.[4] Gokulam Kerala became the first club from the state of Kerala to participate in the I-League since 2012 when Viva Kerala were relegated.[4] Finally, in November 2017, the AIFF announced the return of the Indian Arrows, a developmental side ran by the federation which will consist of players from the India under-17 side which competed in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup and select under-19 players.[5] The Indian Arrows previously competed in the I-League between 2010 and 2013.[5]

On 22 April 2017, it was confirmed that Mumbai would be relegated from the I-League after Churchill Brothers defeated Chennai City 6–1.[6] Bengaluru, the two time winners of the I-League within the last three seasons, were announced as a new expansion side in the Indian Super League on 12 June 2017.[7] Finally, on 30 August 2017, it was announced that DSK Shivajians would be dropping out of the I-League for financial reasons.[8] This will make this the first season that the I-League will not have a team from the state of Maharashtra.[8]

Stadiums and locations

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Aizawl Aizawl, Mizoram Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl 5,000[9]
Chennai City Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium TBA
Churchill Brothers Margao, Goa Fatorda Stadium TBA
East Bengal Kolkata, West Bengal Salt Lake Stadium TBA
Gokulam Kerala Kozhikode, Kerala EMS Stadium TBA
Indian Arrows Delhi Ambedkar Stadium TBA
Minerva Punjab Ludhiana, Punjab Guru Nanak Stadium 15,000[10]
Mohun Bagan Kolkata, West Bengal Salt Lake Stadium TBA
NEROCA Imphal, Manipur Khuman Lampak Main Stadium TBA
Shillong Lajong Shillong, Meghalaya Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 30,000[11]

Personnel and sponsorship

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Team Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aizawl Portugal Paulo Menezes Vamos[12] NECS[12]
Chennai City India V. Soundararajan Counter[13] —[13]
Churchill Brothers Ukraine Mykola Shevchenko Faisport[14] Churchill[14]
East Bengal India Khalid Jamil PERF[15] Kingfisher[15]
Gokulam Kerala India Bino George Kaizen Aachi
Indian Arrows Portugal Luís Norton de Matos Nike[16] —[16]
Minerva Punjab India Wangkhem Khogen Singh Mayor[17] Apollo Tyres[18]
Mohun Bagan India Sanjoy Sen Shiv Naresh[19] —[19]
NEROCA India Gift Raikhan Vector X[20] Classic Group of Hotels[21]
Shillong Lajong India Bobby Nongbet Nivia[22] —[22]

Head coaching changes

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Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
East Bengal India Mridul Banerjee Mutual consent 22 June 2017 Pre-season India Khalid Jamil 22 June 2017[23]
Aizawl India Khalid Jamil Mutual consent 22 June 2017[23] Portugal Paulo Menezes 28 July 2017[24]
Churchill Brothers India Alfred Fernandes Unknown Ukraine Mykola Shevchenko 13 November 2017[25]
Minerva Punjab India Surinder Singh Unknown India Wangkhem Khogen Singh 24 November 2017[26]
Indian Arrows New direct entry club Portugal Luís Norton de Matos 29 November 2017[27]
Shillong Lajong India Thangboi Singto Mutual consent 7 June 2017[28] India Bobby Nongbet Unknown[29]

Foreign players

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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.[30]

Aizawl (6) Chennai City (6) Churchill Brothers (5) East Bengal (6) Gokulam Kerala (6)
Liberia Alfred Jaryan
Ivory Coast Léonce Dodoz Zikahi
Nigeria Kareem Omolaja
Romania Andrei Ionescu
Afghanistan Masih Saighani (A)
Japan Yugo Kobayashi (A) 		Slovenia Uroš Poljanec
France Jean-Michel Joachim
Nigeria Baafi Jackson Kwabena
Nigeria Michael Kelechukwu
Kyrgyzstan Ildar Amirov (A)
Kyrgyzstan Venyamin Shumeyko (A) 		Nigeria Osagie Monday
Nigeria Peter Omoduemuke
Nigeria Eric Obinna
Singapore Precious Emuejeraye (A)
Vietnam Dinh Van Ta (A) 		Brazil Charles
Equatorial Guinea Eduardo Ferreira
Trinidad and Tobago Willis Plaza
Ivory Coast Bazie Armand
Japan Katsumi Yusa (A)
Syria Mahmoud Amnah (A) 		Ivory Coast Kamo Stephane Bayi
Democratic Republic of the Congo Lelo Mbele
Nigeria Emmanuel Chigozie
Ghana Daniel Addo
Syria Khaled Al Saleh (A)
Uzbekistan Gulom Urunov (A)
Indian Arrows (0) Minerva Punjab (6) Mohun Bagan (6) NEROCA (6) Shillong Lajong (6)
Developmental squad Ivory Coast Lago Dagbo Bei
Ghana William Opoku
Ivory Coast Guy Eric Dano
Senegal Kassim Aidara
Japan Toshiya Hosoe (A)
Bhutan Chencho Gyeltshen (A) 		Haiti Sony Norde
Cameroon Aser Pierrick Dipanda
Liberia Ansumana Kromah
Nigeria Kingsley Obumneme
Australia Diogo Ferreira (A)
Japan Yuta Kinowaki (A) 		Haiti Fabien Vorbe
Liberia Varney Kallon
Nigeria Felix Chidi Odili
Trinidad and Tobago Richard Roy
Australia Aryn Williams (A)
Kyrgyzstan Akhlidin Israilov (A) 		Equatorial Guinea Lawrence Doe
The Gambia Saihou Jagne
Ivory Coast Abdoulaye Koffi
Nigeria Daniel Odafin
South Korea Oh Joo-ho (A)
Yemen Aiman Al-Hagri (A)

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Minerva Punjab (C) 18 11 2 5 24 16 +8 35 Qualification to 2019 AFC Champions League qualifier
2 NEROCA 18 9 5 4 20 13 +7 32
3 Mohun Bagan 18 8 7 3 28 14 +14 31
4 East Bengal 18 8 7 3 32 19 +13 31
5 Aizawl 18 6 6 6 21 18 +3 24
6 Shillong Lajong 18 6 4 8 17 25 −8 22
7 Gokulam Kerala 18 6 3 9 17 23 −6 21
8 Chennai City 18 4 7 7 15 24 −9 19
9 Churchill Brothers[a] 18 5 2 11 17 28 −11 17
10 Indian Arrows[b] 18 4 3 11 13 24 −11 15
Source: i-league.org
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
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Churchill Brothers were relegated, but reinstated after the appeal.[31]
  2. ^ Indian Arrows were exempted from relegation, as they are an AIFF developmental team.

Results

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Home \ Away 		AIZ CHE CB KEB IA GK MP MB NFC SHI
Aizawl —
Chennai City —
Churchill Brothers —
East Bengal 2–2 —
Indian Arrows 3–0 —
Gokulam Kerala —
Minerva Punjab — 1–1 2–1
Mohun Bagan —
NEROCA —
Shillong Lajong 2–0 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2017. Source: I-League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Scoring

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As of 2 December 2017[32]

Clean sheets

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As of 2 December 2017
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 India Phurba Lachenpa Shillong Lajong 2
2 India Dheeraj Singh Indian Arrows 1

Awards

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Hero of the Match

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Match Hero of the Match Match Hero of the Match Match Hero of the Match
Player Club Player Club Player Club
Match 1 Haiti Sony Norde[33] Mohun Bagan Match 33 Match 65
Match 2 India Alen Deory[34] Shillong Lajong Match 34 Match 66
Match 3 Japan Katsumi Yusa[35] East Bengal Match 35 Match 67
Match 4 India Aniket Jadhav[36] Indian Arrows Match 36 Match 68
Match 5 Bhutan Chencho Gyeltshen[37] Minerva Punjab Match 37 Match 69
Match 6 India Hardy Nongbri[38] Shillong Lajong Match 38 Match 70
Match 7 Match 39 Match 71
Match 8 Match 40 Match 72
Match 9 Match 41 Match 73
Match 10 Match 42 Match 74
Match 11 Match 43 Match 75
Match 12 Match 44 Match 76
Match 13 Match 45 Match 77
Match 14 Match 46 Match 78
Match 15 Match 47 Match 79
Match 16 Match 48 Match 80
Match 17 Match 49 Match 81
Match 18 Match 50 Match 82
Match 19 Match 51 Match 83
Match 20 Match 52 Match 84
Match 21 Match 53 Match 85
Match 22 Match 54 Match 86
Match 23 Match 55 Match 87
Match 24 Match 56 Match 88
Match 25 Match 57 Match 89
Match 26 Match 58 Match 90
Match 27 Match 59
Match 28 Match 60
Match 29 Match 61
Match 30 Match 62
Match 31 Match 63
Match 32 Match 64

References

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  1. ^ "I-League 2017-18 launched by stars of Indian football". Times of India. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  2. ^ Sen, Debayen (6 November 2017). "I-League season set to begin on November 25". ESPN.in. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b Parasar, Swapnaneel (22 May 2017). "Neroca Fc Become First Manipuri Club to Achieve Promotion to the I-league". Goal.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Kerala's Gokulam FC get direct entry into I-League". ESPN.in. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b "AIFF Reveals 25-member Squad for Indian Arrows". Goal.com. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  6. ^ Pathak, Manasi (22 April 2017). "I-league Relegation Confirmed for Mumbai FC". Goal.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  7. ^ "ISL expanded to 10 teams, Bengaluru FC one of them". Times of India. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  8. ^ a b "DSK Shivajians to Not Be a Part of the Top Division". Goal.com. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Rajiv Gandhi Stadium". I-League.
  10. ^ "Guru Nanak Stadium". I-League.
  11. ^ "Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)". I-League.
  12. ^ a b "Aizawl jersey". Aizawl (Twitter).
  13. ^ a b "Chennai City Kit". Chennai City (Twitter).
  14. ^ a b "Churchill Brothers kit". I-League (Twitter).
  15. ^ a b "East Bengal Kit". East Bengal (Twitter).
  16. ^ a b "Indian Arrows jersey". I-League (Twitter).
  17. ^ "Minerva Punjab Kit". Minerva Punjab (Twitter).
  18. ^ "Minerva Punjab Sponsor". Minerva Punjab (Twitter).
  19. ^ a b "Mohun Bagan Kit". Mohun Bagan (Twitter).
  20. ^ "NEROCA Kit". NEROCA (Facebook).
  21. ^ "NEROCA Shirt". NEROCA (Facebook).
  22. ^ a b "Shillong Lajong Kit". Shillong Lajong (Twitter).
  23. ^ a b "Khalid Jamil joins East Bengal". East Bengal Football Club (Twitter).
  24. ^ "Defending Champions Aizawl FC Appoint Portuguese Paulo Menezes As Head Coach". Goal.com. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  25. ^ "Shevchenko joins Churchill Brothers as coach". Times of India. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  26. ^ "Minerva Punjab coach". Minerva Punjab (Twitter).
  27. ^ "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-League 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  28. ^ "Shillong Lajong end association with coach Thangboi Singto". Times of India. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  29. ^ Ganguly, Abhishek (21 November 2017). "Shillong Lajong FC announces squad for I-League". Times of India. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  30. ^ Mergulhao, Marcus (2 August 2017). "Mohun Bagan, EB get their way". Times of India. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  31. ^ "AIFF reinstates Churchill Brothers in I-League". The Times of India. 20 September 2018. Archived from the original on 18 November 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  32. ^ "Players". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  33. ^ "Match 1 Hero of the Match". I-League (Twitter).
  34. ^ "Match 2 Hero of the Match". I-League (Twitter).
  35. ^ "Match 3 Hero of the Match". I-League (Twitter).
  36. ^ "Match 4 Hero of the Match". I-League (Twitter).
  37. ^ "Match 5 Hero of the Match". I-League (Twitter).
  38. ^ "Match 6 Hero of the Match". I-League (Twitter).
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