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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   Paulo Menezes Vamos[12] NECS[12]
Chennai City   V. Soundararajan Counter[13] —[13]
Churchill Brothers   Mykola Shevchenko Faisport[14] Churchill[14]
East Bengal   Khalid Jamil PERF[15] Kingfisher[15]
Gokulam Kerala   Bino George Kaizen Aachi
Indian Arrows   Luís Norton de Matos Nike[16] —[16]
Minerva Punjab   Wangkhem Khogen Singh Mayor[17] Apollo Tyres[18]
Mohun Bagan   Sanjoy Sen Shiv Naresh[19] —[19]
NEROCA   Gift Raikhan Vector X[20] Classic Group of Hotels[21]
Shillong Lajong   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   Mridul Banerjee Mutual consent 22 June 2017 Pre-season   Khalid Jamil 22 June 2017[23]
Aizawl   Khalid Jamil Mutual consent 22 June 2017[23]   Paulo Menezes 28 July 2017[24]
Churchill Brothers   Alfred Fernandes Unknown   Mykola Shevchenko 13 November 2017[25]
Minerva Punjab   Surinder Singh Unknown   Wangkhem Khogen Singh 24 November 2017[26]
Indian Arrows New direct entry club   Luís Norton de Matos 29 November 2017[27]
Shillong Lajong   Thangboi Singto Mutual consent 7 June 2017[28]   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)
  Alfred Jaryan
  Léonce Dodoz Zikahi
  Kareem Omolaja
  Andrei Ionescu
  Masih Saighani (A)
  Yugo Kobayashi (A) 		  Uroš Poljanec
  Jean-Michel Joachim
  Baafi Jackson Kwabena
  Michael Kelechukwu
  Ildar Amirov (A)
  Venyamin Shumeyko (A) 		  Osagie Monday
  Peter Omoduemuke
  Eric Obinna
  Precious Emuejeraye (A)
  Dinh Van Ta (A) 		  Charles
  Eduardo Ferreira
  Willis Plaza
  Bazie Armand
  Katsumi Yusa (A)
  Mahmoud Amnah (A) 		  Kamo Stephane Bayi
  Lelo Mbele
  Emmanuel Chigozie
  Daniel Addo
  Khaled Al Saleh (A)
  Gulom Urunov (A)
Indian Arrows (0) Minerva Punjab (6) Mohun Bagan (6) NEROCA (6) Shillong Lajong (6)
Developmental squad   Lago Dagbo Bei
  William Opoku
  Guy Eric Dano
  Kassim Aidara
  Toshiya Hosoe (A)
  Chencho Gyeltshen (A) 		  Sony Norde
  Aser Pierrick Dipanda
  Ansumana Kromah
  Kingsley Obumneme
  Diogo Ferreira (A)
  Yuta Kinowaki (A) 		  Fabien Vorbe
  Varney Kallon
  Felix Chidi Odili
  Richard Roy
  Aryn Williams (A)
  Akhlidin Israilov (A) 		  Lawrence Doe
  Saihou Jagne
  Abdoulaye Koffi
  Daniel Odafin
  Oh Joo-ho (A)
  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   Phurba Lachenpa Shillong Lajong 2
2   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   Sony Norde[33] Mohun Bagan Match 33 Match 65
Match 2   Alen Deory[34] Shillong Lajong Match 34 Match 66
Match 3   Katsumi Yusa[35] East Bengal Match 35   Match 67
Match 4   Aniket Jadhav[36] Indian Arrows Match 36   Match 68  
Match 5   Chencho Gyeltshen[37] Minerva Punjab Match 37 Match 69  
Match 6   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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