[40] The proposal from the AIFF was officially approved by the AFC on 25 July 2017, with the ISL replacing the domestic cup competition, the Federation Cup. [41] On 14 October 2019, the AFC held a summit in Kuala Lumpur, chaired by the AFC Secretary General Windsor John, which involved key stakeholders from the AIFF, the FSDL, the ISL and the I-League clubs, and other major stakeholders to propose a new roadmap to facilitate the football league system in India. [42] Based on the roadmap that was prepared by the AFC and the AIFF at the summit and was finally approved by the AFC Executive Committee on 26 October in Da Nang, in 2019–20 season, ISL will attain the country's top-tier league status, allowing the ISL premiers to play AFC Champions League and the I-League champions to play AFC Cup. [43] In addition, starting with the 2022–23 season, I-League will lose the top-tier status, wherein the champion of the I-League will stand a chance to be promoted to the ISL with no participation fee.
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Winning head coaches Head coach Wins Winning year(s) Armando Colaco 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12 Ashley Westwood 2013–14, 2015–16 Vincenzo Alberto Annese 2020-21, 2021–22 Kibu Vicuña Akbar Nawas 2018-19 Khalid Jamil Sanjoy Sen Mariano Dias Karim Bencherifa Zoran Đorđević Champions[edit] Successful clubs by seasons[edit] Season Champions Runners-up Third place Teams Dempo (1/3) Churchill Brothers (1/2) Dempo (2/3) Dempo (3/3) Churchill Brothers (2/2) Bengaluru (1/2) Mohun Bagan (1/2) Bengaluru (2/2) Minerva Punjab Mohun Bagan (2/2) Not Awarded[a] Gokulam Kerala (1/2) Gokulam Kerala (2/2) Notes ^ Matches after 14 March 2020 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mohun Bagan were declared the champions having huge point difference between the second placed club and no runners-up were announced as remaining clubs were very closely placed in the points table. [74] Performance by clubs[edit] Titles Winning seasons Runners-up seasons Third place seasons 2008–09, 2012–13 2007–08, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2019–20 2008–09, 2015–16, 2016–17 2013-14, 2015–16 2020–21, 2021–22 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17 Stats and players[edit] Individual game highest attendance records[edit] Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date 1–0 90, 000 Salt Lake Stadium 20 November 2011 0–1 24 November 2013 2–1 63, 756 Salt lake Stadium 19 January 2020 1–1 63, 342 26 January 2016 57, 780 28 March 2015 Seasonal statistics[edit] Total goals Matches played Average per game 226 2.
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It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the winners getting promotion to play in the premier division, the Indian Super League. The competition was founded in 2007 as the successor to the National Football League, with the first season starting in November 2007. [3] The league was launched as India's first ever top-tier professional football league with the aim to increase the player pool for the India national team.
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[45] The majority of clubs in the league rely on main sponsors the fund the team through a season at least. This is mainly due to the fact that clubs in the I-League do not rely on income from merchandise sales or ticket sales and that television revenue goes directly to the All India Football Federation instead of the clubs. [45] Currently, attendance in the I-League is suffering as the 2013–14 season only averaged 5, 618 per game. [48] Mohun Bagan averaged the most spectators that season with an average of 17, 068 while Shillong Lajong ended up being the only other I-League club to finish with an average attendance over 10, 000 when the finished at 11, 308 per game.
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[50] This is much the same model which was found in Japan before the introduction of the J. League. [51] The positives are that the teams are usually well resourced with players earning decent money and the reassuring prospect of employment after their footballing days finish. [50] On the negative side, teams only effectively represent an individual business with a few thousand workers, rather than whole cities, and thus do not gain broad general support. [50] On 21 February 2014 it was officially announced that the two remaining institutional clubs in the I-League – Air India and ONGC – had been expelled from the I-League and that all other institutional clubs would not be allowed to participate in the league.
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[22] Every club, except for HAL and AIFF–owned Pailan Arrows, joined the newly formed organization. [22] Soon after, it was announced that there would be a meeting held between the AIFF, IMG-Reliance, and the IPFCA on 20 April 2012. In this meeting, IMG-Reliance would present their plan on how they would grow the I-League but the meeting never occurred for reasons unknown. [23] Then, on 4 May 2012, the AIFF hosted the last ad hoc meeting – an annual meeting between the AFC and AIFF to assess the growth of Indian football. The AFC president at the time, Zhang Jilong, was also in attendance at this meeting.
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[21] At this time however there were rumours that IMG-Reliance had been planning on revamping the I-League along the same lines as Major League Soccer of the United States for the 2012–13 season. [21] On 11 March 2012, following the disbanding of two former I-League clubs – JCT and Mahindra United, it was announced that the I-League clubs would be forming their own organization known as the Indian Professional Football Clubs Association (IPFCA) in order to safeguard their interest and promote football in India.
Ltd. (50%) and Bunkerhill Pvt. (50%) 1891 2020 2008–09, 2013–14, 2020– 6th, 2020–21 13th, 2013–14 NEROCA FC Imphal, Manipur Khuman Lampak Main Stadium 35, 285 NEROCA Football Club Pvt. Ltd. 1965 2015– 2nd, 2017–18 6th, 2018–19 Rajasthan United FC Bhilwara, Rajasthan Rajasthan University Sports Complex 6, 000 RUFC Sports Private Limited 2018 (as JECRC CF) 2021 2021– Debutant Real Kashmir FC Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir TRC Turf Ground 11, 000 Shamim Mehraj and Sandeep Chattoo 2018 2018– 3rd, 2018–19 RoundGlass Punjab FC Mohali, Punjab Guru Nanak Stadium 30, 000 RoundGlass Sports 2005 (as Minerva Academy FC) 1st, 2017–18 9th, 2016–17, 2018–19 Sreenidi Deccan FC Vizag, Andhra Pradesh Deccan Arena, Hyderabad [yet to announce] Sreenidhi Group Sudeva Delhi FC New Delhi, Delhi Dr. Ambedkar Stadium[54] Anuj Gupta and Vijay Hakari[55] 2014 2020– 8th, 2020–21 TRAU FC TRAU Football Club Pvt.
Ranti Martins is both currently the holders of the most golden boot titles with five golden boots. Along with Odafa Onyeka Okolie, the two Nigerians make up the eight golden boots won by Nigerians, the most of any nationality in the league. ^ a b c Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the league was suspended after 14 March 2020. Only champions were awarded and remaining prize money in the league was equally divided among the remaining participating clubs and no individual prize money was also not awarded. [74] However, Aser Pierrick Dipanda of Minerva Punjab scored the highest number of goals, having scored 12 goals in 15 matches; whereas, Rochharzela of Aizawl scored 6 goals in 15 matches, highest among Indians.
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