Season | 2017–18 |
---|---|
Dates | 25 November 2017 – 8 March 2018 |
Champions | Minerva Punjab 1st I-League title 1stIndian title |
Relegated | Churchill Brothers |
AFC 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 7–1Chennai City (24 February 2018) |
Biggest away win | Gokulam Kerala 0–3NEROCA (9 December 2017) |
Highest scoring | East Bengal 7–1Chennai 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 vsEast Bengal (3 December 2017) |
Lowest attendance | 218 Indian Arrows vsChennai City (29 November 2017) |
Total attendance | 832,665 |
Average attendance | 10,280 |
2018–19 → |
The2017–18 I-League was the 11th season of theI-League.Aizawl were the defending champions.NEROCA entered as the promoted team from the2016–17 I-League 2nd Division. The season began on 25 November 2017.Minerva Punjab won their first I-League title.[1]
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.[2]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 fromKozhikode,Kerala.[3]Bengaluru FC successfully bid for a place in2017–18 Indian Super League season and thus was not a part ofI-League.NEROCA F.C. were promoted for winning2016–17 I-League 2nd Division. After successful hosting ofFIFA U-17 World Cup, AIFF revivedIndian Arrows project to field the colts in I-League.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Aizawl | Aizawl,Mizoram | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium | 20,000[4] |
Chennai City | Coimbatore,Tamil Nadu | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Coimbatore | 30,000[5] |
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[6] |
6,500 | |||
Gokulam Kerala | Kozhikode,Kerala | EMS Stadium | 54,000 |
Minerva Punjab | Ludhiana,Punjab | Guru Nanak Stadium | 15,000[7] |
Mohun Bagan | Kolkata,West Bengal | Salt Lake Stadium Barasat Stadium Mohun Bagan Ground | 66,687[8] |
22,000 | |||
22,000 | |||
NEROCA | Imphal,Manipur | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium | 30,000 |
Shillong Lajong | Shillong,Meghalaya | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 30,000 |
Team | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|
Aizawl | ![]() | Vamos | NE Consultancy Services |
Chennai City | ![]() | Counter Sports[9] | None |
Churchill Brothers | ![]() | Faisports | Churchill Group |
East Bengal | ![]() | PERF | Kingfisher |
Gokulam Kerala | ![]() | Kaizen sports | Aachi Group |
Indian Arrows | ![]() | Nike | None |
Minerva Punjab | ![]() | Astro[10] | Apollo Tyres[11] |
Mohun Bagan | ![]() | Shiv Naresh | Nilkamal |
NEROCA | ![]() | Vector X[12] | Classic Group of Hotels |
Shillong Lajong | ![]() | Nivia Sports[13] | None |
On 2 August 2017, it was announced by theAll 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 theAFC.[14]
Indian Arrows cannot sign any foreign players as they are the AIFF developmental team.
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 to2019 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 |
Home \ Away | AIZ | CHE | CB | KEB | IA | GK | MP | MB | NFC | SHI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aizawl | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Chennai City | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Churchill Brothers | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
East Bengal | 2–2 | 7–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
Indian Arrows | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 |
Gokulam Kerala | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 |
Minerva Punjab | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
Mohun Bagan | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 |
NEROCA | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | 0–2 |
Shillong Lajong | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — |
Top scorers[edit]
| Top Indian scorers[edit]
|
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | East Bengal | Chennai City | 7–0 | 24 February 2018 | [17] |
4 Player scored 4 goals.
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Mohun Bagan | 8 |
2 | ![]() | Aizawl | 6 |
3 | ![]() | Shillong Lajong | 5 |
![]() | Chennai City | ||
![]() | NEROCA | ||
6 | ![]() | NEROCA | 4 |
![]() | Minerva Punjab | ||
8 | ![]() | East Bengal | 3 |
![]() | Churchill Brothers | ||
![]() | Minerva Punjab | ||
11 | ![]() | Indian Arrows | 2 |
![]() | Indian Arrows | ||
![]() | Shillong Lajong | ||
![]() | East Bengal | ||
![]() | Gokulam Kerala |
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 |
Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Stadium |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mohun Bagan | 1–0 | East Bengal | 64,360 | 3 December 2017 (2017-12-03) | Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan |
2 | East Bengal | 0–2 | Mohun Bagan | 52,951 | 21 January 2018 (2018-01-21) | Salt Lake Stadium |
3 | NEROCA | 2–1 | Indian Arrows | 35,285 | 5 January 2018 (2018-01-05) | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |
4 | NEROCA | 1–1 | East Bengal | 28,243 | 30 December 2017 (2017-12-30) | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |
5 | NEROCA | 2–1 | Chennai City | 27,633 | 15 December 2017 (2017-12-15) | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |
6 | East Bengal | 1–1 | NEROCA | 26,900 | 8 March 2018 (2018-03-08) | Salt Lake Stadium |
7 | Gokulam Kerala | 1–1 | Chennai City | 25,841 | 4 December 2017 (2017-12-04) | EMS Stadium |
8 | NEROCA | 0–0 | Aizawl | 20,345 | 10 February 2018 (2018-02-10) | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |
9 | Mohun Bagan | 1–2 | Chennai City | 18,316 | 2 January 2018 (2018-01-02) | Mohun Bagan Ground |
10 | NEROCA | 1–0 | Gokulam Kerala | 17,300 | 4 February 2018 (2018-02-04) | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |
Match | Hero of the Match | Match | Hero of the Match | Match | Hero of the Match | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | |||
1 | ![]() | Mohun Bagan | 31 | ![]() | East Bengal | 61 | ![]() | Mohun Bagan |
2 | ![]() | Shillong Lajong | 32 | ![]() | Chennai City | 62 | ![]() | NEROCA |
3 | ![]() | East Bengal | 33 | ![]() | NEROCA | 63 | ![]() | Indian Arrows |
4 | ![]() | Indian Arrows | 34 | ![]() | Chennai City | 64 | ![]() | Churchill Brothers |
5 | ![]() | Minerva Punjab | 35 | ![]() | Minerva Punjab | 65 | ![]() | Minerva Punjab |
6 | ![]() | Shillong Lajong | 36 | ![]() | Mohun Bagan | 66 | ![]() | Chennai City |
7 | ![]() | Mohun Bagan | 37 | ![]() | Shillong Lajong | 67 | ![]() | Aizawl |
8 | ![]() | Gokulam Kerala | 38 | ![]() | Churchill Brothers | 68 | ![]() | Indian Arrows |
9 | ![]() | Minerva Punjab | 39 | ![]() | Chennai City | 69 | ![]() | Chennai City |
10 | ![]() | NEROCA | 40 | ![]() | Minerva Punjab | 70 | ![]() | Mohun Bagan |
11 | ![]() | East Bengal | 41 | ![]() | Indian Arrows | 71 | ![]() | East Bengal |
12 | ![]() | Mohun Bagan | 42 | ![]() | Aizawl | 72 | ![]() | NEROCA |
13 | ![]() | Minerva Punjab | 43 | ![]() | Minerva Punjab | 73 | ![]() | Indian Arrows |
14 | ![]() | Aizawl | 44 | ![]() | Churchill Brothers | 74 | ![]() | Gokulam Kerala |
15 | ![]() | Mohun Bagan | 45 | ![]() | Aizawl | 75 | ![]() | Chennai City |
16 | ![]() | NEROCA | 46 | ![]() | NEROCA | 76 | ![]() | NEROCA |
17 | ![]() | Churchill Brothers | 47 | ![]() | Churchill Brothers | 77 | ![]() | Shillong Lajong |
18 | ![]() | Shillong Lajong | 48 | ![]() | NEROCA | 78 | ![]() | Gokulam Kerala |
19 | ![]() | Indian Arrows | 49 | ![]() | Gokulam Kerala | 79 | ![]() | Aizawl |
20 | ![]() | Mohun Bagan | 50 | ![]() | Mohun Bagan | 80 | ![]() | East Bengal |
21 | ![]() | Chennai City | 51 | ![]() | Indian Arrows | 81 | ![]() | Gokulam Kerala |
22 | ![]() | Gokulam Kerala | 52 | ![]() | Shillong Lajong | 82 | ![]() | Minerva Punjab |
23 | ![]() | Chennai City | 53 | ![]() | Aizawl | 83 | ![]() | Mohun Bagan |
24 | ![]() | Shillong Lajong | 54 | ![]() | Minerva Punjab | 84 | ![]() | Aizawl |
25 | ![]() | Indian Arrows | 55 | ![]() | Indian Arrows | 85 | ![]() | Chennai City |
26 | ![]() | Aizawl | 56 | ![]() | Gokulam Kerala | 86 | ![]() | Mohun Bagan |
27 | ![]() | East Bengal | 57 | ![]() | Minerva Punjab | 87 | ![]() | Shillong Lajong |
28 | ![]() | Indian Arrows | 58 | ![]() | NEROCA | 88 | ![]() | Gokulam Kerala |
29 | ![]() | East Bengal | 59 | ![]() | Churchill Brothers | 89 | ![]() | Churchill Brothers |
30 | ![]() | Aizawl | 60 | ![]() | Chennai City | 90 | ![]() | NEROCA |
Hero I-League 2017–18 awards were announced on March 22.[19]
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 |