Season | 2011–12 |
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Champions | Dempo 3rd I-League title 5th Indian title |
Relegated | Chirag Club Kerala HAL |
AFC Cup | East Bengal Churchill Brothers |
Matches played | 181 |
Goals scored | 521 (2.88 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ranti Martins (32 goals) |
Biggest home win | Dempo 5-0 Mohun Bagan[1] |
Biggest away win | HAL 1-8 East Bengal |
Highest scoring | HAL 1-8 East Bengal |
Longest winning run | 7 games Dempo |
Longest unbeaten run | 7 games Dempo |
Longest losing run | 6 games Chirag United Kerala |
Highest attendance | 90,000 Mohun Bagan 1-0 East Bengal |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → |
The 2011–12 I-League was the fifth season of the I-League. The season began in October 2011 and ended in May 2012. Salgaocar are the defending champions, having won their maiden title in the previous season.
The current edition has a total of 14 teams contesting for the honors. These include the top twelve teams from the 2010–11 season along with the two promoted sides, Shillong Lajong and Sporting Clube de Goa, who had been the winner and the runner-up in the 2011 I-League 2nd Division respectively.
Teams
[edit]According to the AIFF's rules, the two bottom-most teams from the 2010–11 season-ending points table were supposed to be relegated to the second tier, but in actuality, only ONGC FC were relegated after their second to last place finish, while the team finishing the last, JCT FC decided to disband their senior football team at the close of the session.[citation needed]
Shillong Lajong FC and Sporting Clube de Goa, the Champions & Runner-up respectively, of the 2011 I-League 2nd Division, were promoted to the I-League after being relegated only the previous year.[citation needed]
Stadiums and locations
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Air India | Mumbai | Cooperage Ground | 12,000 |
Chirag United Kerala | Kozhikode | Kaloor International Stadium | 60,000 |
Churchill Brothers | Salcette | Fatorda Stadium | 27,300 |
Dempo | Panjim | Fatorda Stadium | 27,300 |
East Bengal | Kolkata | Salt Lake Stadium | 120,000 |
HAL | Bangalore | Bangalore Football Stadium | 15,000 |
Mohun Bagan | Kolkata | Salt Lake Stadium | 120,000 |
Mumbai | Mumbai | Cooperage Ground | 12,000 |
Pailan Arrows | Kolkata | Salt Lake Stadium | 120,000 |
Prayag United | Kolkata | Salt Lake Stadium | 120,000 |
Pune | Pune | Balewadi Sports Complex | 20,000 |
Salgaocar | Vasco | Fatorda Stadium | 27,300 |
Shillong Lajong | Shillong | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 25,000 |
Sporting Goa | Panjim | Fatorda Stadium | 27,300 |
Managerial changes
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Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Caretaker | 1 June 2011 | Pre-season | ![]() |
19 July 2011 |
Churchill Brothers | ![]() |
Caretaker | 1 June 2011 | Pre-season | ![]() |
9 June 2011 |
Pailan Arrows | ![]() |
Sacked | 13 August 2011 | Pre-season | ![]() |
13 August 2011 |
Chirag United Kerala | ![]() |
Sacked | 1 October 2011 | Pre-season | ![]() |
2 October 2011 |
Mohun Bagan | ![]() |
Resigned | 15 October 2011 | Pre-Season | ![]() |
18 October 2011 |
Pailan Arrows | ![]() |
Resigned | 7 February 2012 | 13th | ![]() |
8 February 2012 |
Churchill Brothers | ![]() |
Sacked | 14 February 2012 | 5th | ![]() |
15 February 2012 |
Chirag United Kerala | ![]() |
Sacked | 18 February 2012 | 12th | ![]() |
18 February 2012 |
Foreign players
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Chirag United Kerala | ![]() |
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Churchill Brothers | ![]() |
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Dempo | ![]() |
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East Bengal | ![]() |
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HAL | ![]() |
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Mohun Bagan | ![]() |
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None |
Mumbai | ![]() |
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Prayag United | ![]() |
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Pune | ![]() |
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Shillong Lajong | ![]() |
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Sporting Goa | ![]() |
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Ownership changes
[edit]Club | New owner | Previous owner | Date |
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Pailan Arrows | ![]() |
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31 July 2011[2] |
Prayag United | ![]() |
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3 August 2011[3] |
Chirag United Kerala | ![]() |
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7 August 2011[4] |
Shillong Lajong | ![]() |
29 February 2012[5] |
- 1: Anglian Holdings only brought 20% in Shillong Lajong. The rest of the club is still owned by Shillong Lajong plc.
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Dempo (C) | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 59 | 21 | +38 | 57 | |
2 | East Bengal | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 51 | 2013 AFC Cup Group stage[a] |
3 | Churchill Brothers | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 48 | 2013 AFC Cup Group stage[b] |
4 | Mohun Bagan | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 47 | |
5 | Pune | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 46 | |
6 | Salgaocar | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 44 | |
7 | Prayag United | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 42 | |
8 | Sporting Goa | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 40 | |
9 | Air India | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 32 | |
10 | Shillong Lajong | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 28 | |
11 | Mumbai | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 24 | |
12 | Chirag United Kerala (R) | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 20 | Relegation to 2013 I-League 2nd Division[c] |
13 | Pailan Arrows | 26 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 16 | |
14 | HAL (R) | 26 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 68 | −49 | 8 | Relegation to 2013 I-League 2nd Division |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ East Bengal, the winner of the 2012 Indian Federation Cup, qualified for the 2013 AFC Cup.
- ^ Dempo refused to enter the 2013 AFC Cup, so they were replaced by Churchill Brothers.[6]
- ^ Pailan Arrows were not relegated in the season as they were a developmental team.
Season charity
[edit]IMG Reliance and the I-League have joined hands with the polio eradication campaign India Unite to End Polio Now. IUEPN is an initiative of Aidmatrix Foundation, supported by UNICEF, and a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), World Health Organization (WHO), National Polio Surveillance Project (NPSP), Rotary International and US Centre for Disease Control (CDC).[7]
Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Dempo | 32 |
2 | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | 26 |
3 | ![]() |
East Bengal | 18 |
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Churchill Brothers | ||
5 | ![]() |
Sporting Goa | 16 |
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Pune | ||
7 | ![]() |
Prayag United | 12 |
8 | ![]() |
Prayag United | 11 |
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Mumbai | 10 |
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Chirag United Kerala |
Top Indian scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Pailan Arrows | 9 |
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HAL | 8 |
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Air India | 7 |
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Pune | ||
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Sporting Goa | 6 |
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Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Mohun Bagan | Pailan Arrows | 3–1 | 23 October 2011 |
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Sporting Clube de Goa | Salgaocar | 4–2 | 5 November 2011 |
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Prayag United | Pune | 5–1 | 5 November 2011 |
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East Bengal | HAL | 8–1 | 23 November 2011 |
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Churchill Brothers | Shillong Lajong | 6–0 | 17 December 2011 |
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Churchill Brothers | Sporting Clube de Goa | 5–0 | 28 December 2011 |
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Mohun Bagan | Churchill Brothers | 3–2 | 15 January 2012 |
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Churchill Brothers | Chirag United Kerala | 4–0 | 4 April 2012 |
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HAL | Pune | 4–6 [permanent dead link] | 10 April 2012 |
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Mumbai | HAL | 5–1 [permanent dead link] | 14 April 2012 |
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Chirag United Kerala | East Bengal | 3–4 | 16 April 2012 |
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Pailan Arrows | Chirag United Kerala | 3–0 | 25 April 2012 |
Scoring
[edit]- First goal of the season: C.K. Vineeth for Chirag United Club Kerala against HAL (22 October 2011)[9]
- Fastest goal of the season: 3 minutes – Anthony Pereira for Dempo against Shillong Lajong (23 November 2011)[10]
- Widest winning margin: 7 goals
- HAL 1-8 East Bengal (23 November 2011)
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 10 goals
- Pune 6-4 HAL (10 April 2012)
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals
- Pune 6-4 HAL (10 April 2012)
- Most goals scored in a match by a single player: 4 goals
- Tolgay Özbey for East Bengal against HAL (23 November 2011)
- Gbeneme Friday for Mumbai against HAL (14 April 2012)
End-of-season awards
[edit]- Fan's Player of the Year —
Francis Fernandes
- FPAI Young Player of the Year —
Manandeep Singh
- FPAI Foreign Player of the Year —
Ranti Martins
- FPAI Indian Player of the Year —
Syed Rahim Nabi
- FPAI Coach of the Year —
Trevor Morgan
FPAI Team of the Year
[edit]Formation: 4-4-2[11]
Nat. | Position | Name | Club |
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GK | Karanjit Singh | Salgaocar |
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RB | Deepak Mondal | Prayag United |
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CB | Mahesh Gawli | Dempo |
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CB | Uga Okpara | East Bengal |
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LB | Syed Rahim Nabi | Mohun Bagan |
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RM | Rocus Lamare | Salgaocar |
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CM | Pierre Djidjia Douhou | Pune |
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CM | Beto | Churchill Brothers |
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LM | Penn Orji | East Bengal |
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ST | Odafa Onyeka Okolie | Mohun Bagan |
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ST | Ranti Martins | Dempo |
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Coach | Trevor Morgan | East Bengal |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "I-League: Dempo SC 5-0 Mohun Bagan - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ "I-League: I Will Buy Some New Players If We Can't Have Jeje And The Rest Of The Players – Pailan Group To AIFF". goal.com. goal.com. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "I-League: United Sports Club To Be Rechristened As 'Prayag United'". goal.com. goal.com. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "I-League: Viva Kerala Renamed As Chirag United Kerala – It's Turning Into An Absolute Joke". goal.com. goal.com. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Shillong Lajong tie up with NRI owned Danish club". Times of India. Times of India. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ "AIFF to approach Churchill Brothers to participate in the AFC Cup". goal.com. 30 November 2012.
- ^ "Polio awareness campaign at I-League". Times of India. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ "Players – I-League – India – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "HAL Bangalore vs Chirag United Club Kerala Lineups and Statistics". goal.com. goal.com. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ "Dempo SC 5-0 Shillong Lajong FC - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Indian Football News Updates – Page 55". indianfootballnetwork.com. 12 May 2012.