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2021–22 I-League

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Hero I-League
Season2021–22
Dates26 December 2021 – 14 May 2022
ChampionsGokulam Kerala
(2nd title)
Matches played114
Goals scored294 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorerMarcus Joseph (15 goals)
Best goalkeeperBhaskar Roy
Highest scoringGokulam Kerala 6–2 Kenkre
(12 March 2022)
Longest winning runGokulam Kerala
(6 games)
Longest unbeaten runGokulam Kerala
(16 games)
Longest winless runKenkre
(12 games)
Longest losing runKenkre
(6 games)
Total attendance38,650
Average attendance1,074
All statistics correct as of 14 May 2022.

The 2021–22 I-League (also known as Hero I-League for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th season of I-League, last as the top tier of Indian football league system, since its establishment in 2007. All the matches were hosted in a bio-secure bubble in West Bengal due to COVID-19 pandemic in India.

After the commencement of the first match-week of the league on 27 December 2021, the tournament got suspended on 29 December due to reports of numerous COVID-19 cases among the players and staff.[1] All India Football Federation released new dates on 1 February 2022, with a revised schedule of the league resuming from 3 March.

The AIFF allowed spectators in the second phase of the league.[2] On final matchday, with only a draw needed, Gokulam Kerala defeated Mohammedan by 2–1 to successfully defend the title, becoming the first team to do so in I-League and first time in 14 years to do so in the Indian football league's history.[3]

Changes from last season

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Number of clubs

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The total number of clubs participating increased from 11 in the previous season to 13 in this season.

In 2020 the AIFF issued an invitation to accept bids for new clubs from non I-League cities, like Delhi, Gangtok, Ranchi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Mangalore, Bhopal, Lucknow, Kanpur, Ahmedabad and Calicut among many others, to join the league from 2020 onwards. The invitation mentioned that the entity which wins the bid will be granted the right to own and operate a new football club.[4] On 12 August 2020, the AIFF announced that Sreenidi Deccan, which is based in Visakhapatnam would join from this season.[5][6]

On 4 December 2021, the AIFF replaced Chennai City by Kenkre.

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Promoted from the 2021 I-League Qualifiers

Through Direct entry

Relegated clubs

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Relegated from the 2020–21 I-League

Notes:

  1. ^ Chennai City was barred from participation in the league on failing to comply with club licensing regulations, therefore Kenkre, the runner-up of 2021 I-League Qualifiers, replaced them
  2. ^ Viewing the deprecating financial conditions of the many clubs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the AIFF decided to withdraw relegation for a season.

Format

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament's format was shortened last season, and the same format is being followed. All teams will face each other once in the first leg of the league, then they will be divided into two different groups. According to points table from first leg, top seven teams will face each other once again in the Championship stage, where the team with most points (cumulative points collected from all seventeen matches) will be declared the winner of the league and qualify for the Playoffs for 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage. The other six teams will play against each other in a Relegation stage where the team with the lowest points (cumulative points collected from all sixteen matches) will be relegated to 2nd Division League.[7]

Teams

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Locations of current I-League clubs


Map
Locations of the stadiums for I-league


Stadiums and locations

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AIFF declared West Bengal as the venue for the second straight season on 26 June,[8] with all matches being played at Kalyani Stadium in Kalyani and Naihati Stadium in Naihati.[9] The final match of the league was later rescheduled to be hosted at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan.

Team Location
Aizawl Aizawl, Mizoram
Churchill Brothers Margao, Goa
Gokulam Kerala Calicut, Kerala
Indian Arrows Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Kenkre Mumbai, Maharashtra
Mohammedan Kolkata, West Bengal
NEROCA Imphal, Manipur
Rajasthan United Jaipur, Rajasthan
Real Kashmir Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
RoundGlass Punjab Ludhiana, Punjab
Sreenidi Deccan Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Sudeva Delhi New Delhi, Delhi
TRAU Imphal, Manipur

Personnel and sponsorship

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Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aizawl India Yan Law India Malsawmtluanga Philippines Vamos[10] NECS Limited[11]
Churchill Brothers Spain Antonio Jesús Rueda Fernández[12] India Richard Costa India Nivia Sports[13] Churchill
Gokulam Kerala Italy Vincenzo Alberto Annese Afghanistan Sharif Mukhammad India SEGA[14] CSB Bank[15]
Indian Arrows India Shanmugam Venkatesh India Lalchhanhima Sailo India SIX5SIX[16] Hero MotoCorp
Kenkre India Akhil Kothari India Azhar Delhiwala Denmark Hummel
Mohammedan Russia Andrey Chernyshov[17] Serbia Nikola Stojanović Denmark Hummel BunkerHill Sports[18]
NEROCA India Khogen Singh[19] India Shubham Dhas India Nivia Sports[20] Vintel Infracom Pvt. Ltd.
Rajasthan United Spain Francesc Bonet India Abhishek Ambekar India Ambition Sportswear Jagran Lakecity University
Real Kashmir Scotland David Robertson Scotland Mason Robertson India SIX5SIX[21] Hotel CH2[21]
RoundGlass Punjab Netherlands Ed Engelkes India Gurtej Singh India SIX5SIX[22] RoundGlass Sports[23]
Sreenidi Deccan Spain Fernando Santiago Varela India Dinesh Singh Soraisham India Nivia Sreenidhi Group
Sudeva Delhi India Mehrajuddin Wadoo (caretaker) India Sairuat Kima Denmark Hummel Liquid Life[24]
TRAU India Nandakumar Singh Brazil Helder Lobato Ribeiro India Ambition Sportswear HVS

Head coaching changes

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Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Ref. Round Table Incoming coach Date of appointment Ref.
Sreenidi Deccan Expansion team Pre-season Spain Fernando Santiago Varela 20 April 2021
Mohammedan India Sankarlal Chakraborty End of caretaker spell 10 May 2021 Russia Andrey Chernyshov 12 May 2021 [25]
Churchill Brothers Spain Fernando Santiago Varela End of contract 20 April 2021 Romania Petre Gigiu 18 June 2021
NEROCA India Gift Raikhan End of contract 30 June 2021 India Khogen Singh 3 July 2021 [19]
RoundGlass Punjab Republic of Ireland Curtis Fleming Signed by Bristol City 1 June 2021 England Ashley Westwood 15 July 2021 [26]
Sudeva Delhi Bhutan Chencho Dorji Professional improvement 13 November 2021 India Mehrajuddin Wadoo (caretaker) 13 November 2021
Rajasthan United India Vikrant Sharma Technical director 2 December 2021 Spain Francesc Bonet 2 December 2021
Churchill Brothers Romania Petre Gigiu End of contract 12 January 2022 COVID-19 break Spain Antonio Jesús Rueda Fernández 12 February 2022
RoundGlass Punjab England Ashley Westwood Mutual Agreement 23 March 2022 6 3rd Netherlands Ed Engelkes 23 March 2022 [26]

Transfers

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Further information: List of 2021–22 I-League season roster changes

Foreign players

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Note: Players in bold has senior international cap(s) for their respective nations.

AIFF allowed maximum of six foreign players including one from AFC-affiliated country per team but only four can be part of matchday squad.[27] Indian Arrows cannot sign any foreign player as they are part of AIFF's developmental program.

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 AFC player Former players
Aizawl Cameroon Aser Pierrick Dipanda Trinidad and Tobago Willis Plaza Trinidad and Tobago Robert Primus Tajikistan Bakhtior Kalandarov Ivory Coast Bazie Armand
Uzbekistan Olimjon Karimov
Churchill Brothers Brazil Guilherme Escuro Guinea Sekou Sylla Nigeria Kenneth Ikechukwu Senegal Momo Cisse Ivory Coast Gnohere Krizo Tajikistan Komron Tursunov Lebanon Shadi Skaf
Gokulam Kerala Cameroon Aminou Bouba Jamaica Jourdaine Fletcher Slovenia Luka Majcen Sierra Leone David Simbo Sri Lanka Ahmed Waseem Razeek Afghanistan Sharif Mukhammad Ghana Rahim Osumanu
Kenkre Cameroon Zacharie Mbenda Tibet Tenzin Samdup
Mohammedan Uganda Henry Kisekka Montenegro Andjelo Rudović Serbia Nikola Stojanović Trinidad and Tobago Marcus Joseph Syria Shaher Shaheen Bosnia and Herzegovina Ismar Tandir
NEROCA Ghana Ben Quansah Spain Juan Mera Spain Sergio Mendigutxia Zimbabwe Davis Kamanga Lebanon Mohamad Kdouh
Rajasthan United Nigeria Akeem Abioye Spain Pedro Manzi Argentina Mauro dos Santos Spain Omar Ramos Uzbekistan Sardor Jakhonov Brazil Marcelinho
Tajikistan Komron Tursunov
Argentina Diego Bielkiewicz
Real Kashmir Brazil Tiago Adan Scotland Mason Robertson Spain Fran Gonzalez Ivory Coast Bernard Yao Kouassi South Korea Park Jong-oh
RoundGlass Punjab England Josef Yarney England Kurtis Guthrie Spain Joseba Beitia Australia Travis Major
Sreenidi Deccan Colombia Juan David Castañeda Ghana Mohamed Awal Nigeria Ogana Louis Lebanon Hamza Kheir
Sudeva Delhi
TRAU Brazil Helder Lobato Ribeiro Brazil Douglas Santana Brazil Fernandinho Nigeria Joseph Olaleye Saint Kitts and Nevis Gerard Williams Uzbekistan Akobir Turaev

Phase 1

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gokulam Kerala 12 9 3 0 33 10 +23 30 Championship stage
2 Mohammedan 12 8 2 2 23 12 +11 26
3 RoundGlass Punjab 12 7 2 3 25 17 +8 23
4 Sreenidi Deccan 12 6 3 3 18 14 +4 21
5 Churchill Brothers 12 6 2 4 16 15 +1 20
6 NEROCA 12 4 6 2 17 16 +1 18
7 Rajasthan United 12 3 7 2 10 8 +2 16
8 Real Kashmir 12 2 7 3 18 22 −4 13 Relegation stage
9 TRAU 12 3 3 6 12 15 −3 12
10 Aizawl 12 4 0 8 15 19 −4 12
11 Sudeva Delhi 12 2 4 6 9 16 −7 10
12 Indian Arrows 12 2 3 7 6 20 −14 9
13 Kenkre 12 0 2 10 6 24 −18 2
Source: Hero I-League
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

Fixtures and results

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All matches were played at neutral venues. The "home" and "away" are designated to identify Team 1 and Team 2 respectively.

Home \ Away GOK MOH RGP SRD CHB NER RAJ REK TRU AIZ SUD ARW KEN
Gokulam Kerala — — — — 1–0 — 1–1 5–1 — — — 5–0 6–2
Mohammedan 1–1 — 1–3 3–1 1–2 — 2–1 — — — 2–1 4–0 1–0
RoundGlass Punjab 1–3 — — 1–2 2–2 1–1 — 0–2 1–0 4–3 3–2 3–1 —
Sreenidi Deccan 1–2 — — — 1–1 — 0–0 — 3–1 — — — 2–1
Churchill Brothers — — — — — — — — — 2–1 0–1 — —
NEROCA 0–0 1–1 — 3–2 2–4 — 1–1 — — 0–2 — 1–0 2–1
Rajasthan United — — 0–2 — 2–0 — — 2–2 — 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Real Kashmir — 1–3 — 1–1 0–1 3–3 — — 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 1–1
TRAU 2–3 1–2 — — 2–0 0–2 0–2 — — — 0–0 0–0 3–0
Aizawl 1–2 0–2 — 0–2 — — — — 1–2 — — — 1–0
Sudeva Delhi 0–4 — — 0–1 — 1–1 — — — 1–2 — 0–1 1–0
Indian Arrows — — — 1–2 1–2 — — — — 0–2 — — 1–0
Kenkre — — 0–4 — 1–2 — — — — — — — —
Source: I-League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

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The table lists the positions of teams after each round mentioned in official fixtures.

Round12345678910111213
Aizawl91313131281089109910
Churchill Brothers129101111129976565
Gokulam Kerala5532222222111
Indian Arrows6651091012121111121112
Kenkre881112131313131313131313
Mohammedan4111111111222
NEROCA2444455465656
Rajasthan United131298866657777
Real Kashmir3365797788888
RoundGlass Punjab1223334544333
Sreenidi Deccan10776643333444
Sudeva Delhi111187101111111212111211
TRAU7101295781010910109
Promotion to Championship stage
Demotion to Relegation stage
Source: [citation needed]

Results by games

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Match123456789101112
AizawlLLLLWWLWLLWL
Churchill BrothersLDLLWLWDWWWW
Gokulam KeralaWDWWWDDWWWWW
Indian ArrowsDWLDLLLDLLWL
KenkreDLLLLDLLLLLL
MohammedanWWWWLWDWWLWD
NEROCAWDWDDDWLWLDD
Rajasthan UnitedLWDDWDDWLDDD
Real KashmirWDLDDWDDLDLD
RoundGlass PunjabWDWWLDLWWWWL
Sreenidi DeccanLWLDWWWDWLWD
Sudeva DelhiLLWDLLDDLDLW
TRAUDLLWWLLLWDLD
Source: [citation needed]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Phase 2

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Championship stage (Group A)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gokulam Kerala 18 13 4 1 44 15 +29 43 Champions and qualification for the play–offs for 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage spot
2 Mohammedan 18 11 4 3 34 18 +16 37
3 Sreenidi Deccan 18 9 5 4 27 19 +8 32
4 Churchill Brothers 18 9 3 6 24 22 +2 30
5 RoundGlass Punjab 18 8 4 6 33 29 +4 28
6 Rajasthan United 18 5 7 6 16 16 0 22
7 NEROCA 18 4 8 6 21 30 −9 20
Source: Hero I-League
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

Relegation stage (Group B)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Aizawl 17 7 0 10 23 26 −3 21
2 TRAU 17 4 6 7 15 17 −2 18
3 Indian Arrows 17 4 5 8 10 23 −13 17[a]
4 Sudeva Delhi 17 4 5 8 13 23 −10 17[a]
5 Real Kashmir 17 2 8 7 23 31 −8 14
6 Kenkre 17 3 3 11 11 25 −14 12
Source: Hero I-League
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head standings: Indian Arrows 4 points, Sudeva Delhi 1 point.

Fixtures and results

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All matches were played at neutral venues. The "home" and "away" are designated to identify Team 1 and Team 2 respectively.

Home \ Away AIZ TRU ARW SUD REK KEN
Aizawl — — — 3–1 3–2 0–1
TRAU 2–0 — 0–0 0–1 — —
Indian Arrows 1–2 — — — — 1–0
Sudeva Delhi — — 0–0 — — 0–3
Real Kashmir — 1–1 1–2 1–2 — —
Kenkre — 0–0 — — 1–0 —
Source: I-League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

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The table lists the positions of teams after each round mentioned in official fixtures.

Round12345
Aizawl11111
Indian Arrows55543
Kenkre66666
Real Kashmir33455
Sudeva Delhi44224
TRAU22332
Relegation position
Source: [citation needed]

Results by games

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Match12345
AizawlWLWLW
Indian ArrowsDWLDW
KenkreWWDWL
Real KashmirLLLLD
Sudeva DelhiLWWDL
TRAUDLDWD
Source: [citation needed]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Gokulam Kerala (C) 18 13 4 1 44 15 +29 43
2 Mohammedan 18 11 4 3 34 18 +16 37
3 Sreenidi Deccan 18 9 5 4 27 19 +8 32
4 Churchill Brothers 18 9 3 6 24 22 +2 30
5 RoundGlass Punjab 18 8 4 6 33 29 +4 28
6 Rajasthan United 18 5 7 6 16 16 0 22
7 NEROCA 18 4 8 6 21 30 −9 20
8 Aizawl 17 7 0 10 23 26 −3 21
9 TRAU 17 4 6 7 15 17 −2 18
10 Indian Arrows 17 4 5 8 10 23 −13 17
11 Sudeva Delhi 17 4 5 8 13 23 −10 17
12 Real Kashmir 17 2 8 7 23 31 −8 14
13 Kenkre 17 3 3 11 11 25 −14 12
Source: Hero I-League
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

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 15 May 2022

Note: Only top 10 goalscorers of the season has been listed below.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Trinidad and Tobago Marcus Joseph Mohammedan 15
2 England Kurtis Guthrie RoundGlass Punjab 13
Slovenia Luka Majcen Gokulam Kerala
4 Spain Sergio Mendigutxia NEROCA 10
Colombia David Castañeda Sreenidi Deccan
Nigeria Kenneth Ikechukwu Churchill Brothers
7 Scotland Mason Robertson Real Kashmir 9
Jamaica Jourdaine Fletcher Gokulam Kerala
9 Brazil Tiago Adan Real Kashmir 7
10 Nigeria Ogana Louis Sreenidi Deccan 6
Tajikistan Komron Tursunov Churchill Brothers

Top assists

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As of 14 May 2022

Note: Only top 3 assist providers have been listed below.

Rank Player Club Assists
1 Serbia Nikola Stojanović Mohammedan 9
2 Slovenia Luka Majcen Gokulam Kerala 7
3 Australia Travis Major RoundGlass Punjab 5
Spain Juan Mera NEROCA
India Lalchungnunga Sreenidi Deccan

Hat-tricks

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Note: The score of the player's team is displayed first in the result column.

Player For Against Result Date
Spain Sergio Mendigutxia NEROCA Sreenidi Deccan 3–2 27 December 2021
Slovenia Luka Majcen Gokulam Kerala Kenkre 6–2 12 March 2022
Sudeva Delhi 4–0 15 April 2022
India Lalromawia Sreenidi Deccan Gokulam Kerala 3–1 10 May 2022

Clean sheets

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As of 14 May 2022

Note: Only top 5 goalkeepers with most cleansheets have been listed below.

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 India Bhaskar Roy Rajasthan United 8
2 India Rakshit Dagar Gokulam Kerala 7
3 India Zothanmawia Mohammedan 6
4 India Sachin Jha Sudeva Delhi 5
5 India Aryan Niraj Lamba Sreenidi Deccan 4
India Loitongbam Bishorjit Singh TRAU

Discipline

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Player

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Club

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Awards

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  • Match 1 - 78 = First phase
  • Match 79 - 114 = Second phase

Hero of the Match

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Match No. Hero of the Match Match No. Hero of the Match Match No. Hero of the Match
Player Club Player Club Player Club
Match 1 India Ahan Prakash Indian Arrows Match 2 Afghanistan Sharif Mukhammad Gokulam Kerala Match 3 India Shreyansh Choudhary Rajasthan United
Match 4 Spain Sergio Mendigutxia NEROCA Match 5 Brazil Tiago Adan Real Kashmir Match 6 Trinidad and Tobago Marcus Joseph Mohammedan
Match 7 Colombia David Castañeda Sreenidi Deccan Match 8 Spain Juan Mera NEROCA Match 9 Trinidad and Tobago Marcus Joseph Mohammedan
Match 10 India Parthib Gogoi Indian Arrows Match 11 Scotland Mason Robertson Real Kashmir Match 12 Nigeria Kenneth Ikechukwu Churchill Brothers
Match 13 Trinidad and Tobago Marcus Joseph Mohammedan Match 14 Jamaica Jourdaine Fletcher Gokulam Kerala Match 15 India Md Abdul Salam NEROCA
Match 16 India Aman Thapa Rajasthan United Match 17 England Kurtis Guthrie RoundGlass Punjab Match 18 India William Pauliankhum Sudeva Delhi
Match 19 India Souvik Das Sudeva Delhi Match 20 India Ramhlunchhunga Aizawl Match 21 India Phalguni Singh Sreenidi Deccan
Match 22 Brazil Douglas Santana TRAU Match 23 Slovenia Luka Majcen Gokulam Kerala Match 24 Trinidad and Tobago Marcus Joseph Mohammedan
Match 25 India Lalliansanga Aizawl Match 26 Nigeria Ogana Louis Sreenidi Deccan Match 27 Spain Sergio Mendigutxia NEROCA
Match 28 India Vibin Mohanan Indian Arrows Match 29 Nigeria Kenneth Ikechukwu Churchill Brothers Match 30 India Krishananda Singh TRAU
Match 31 Cameroon Aser Dipanda Aizawl Match 32 Colombia David Castañeda Sreenidi Deccan Match 33 India Jiteshwor Singh NEROCA
Match 34 India Gyamar Nikum Rajasthan United Match 35 Slovenia Luka Majcen Gokulam Kerala Match 36 Trinidad and Tobago Marcus Joseph Mohammedan
Match 37 Colombia David Castañeda Sreenidi Deccan Match 38 India Nishchal Chandan Sudeva Delhi Match 39 Tajikistan Komron Tursunov Churchill Brothers
Match 40 Tibet Tenzin Samdup Kenkre Match 41 Scotland Mason Robertson Real Kashmir Match 42 India Jithin MS Gokulam Kerala
Match 43 India Prateek Kumar Singh NEROCA Match 44 India Ramhlunchhunga Aizawl Match 45 India Phalguni Singh Sreenidi Deccan
Match 46 Brazil Tiago Adan Real Kashmir Match 47 Slovenia Luka Majcen Gokulam Kerala Match 48 India Faisal Ali Mohammedan
Match 49 India Phalguni Singh Sreenidi Deccan Match 50 Jamaica Jourdaine Fletcher Gokulam Kerala Match 51 India Saurav Mandal Churchill Brothers
Match 52 India Raj Basfore Indian Arrows Match 53 India Sumeet Passi RoundGlass Punjab Match 54 India Ricky Shabong Rajasthan United
Match 55 India Peter Haokip NEROCA Match 56 Cameroon Aminou Bouba Gokulam Kerala Match 57 India Khanngam Horam TRAU
Match 58 England Kurtis Guthrie RoundGlass Punjab Match 59 Serbia Nikola Stojanović Mohammedan Match 60 India Kingslee Fernandes Churchill Brothers
Match 61 India Md Fayazuddin Shah TRAU Match 62 Slovenia Luka Majcen Gokulam Kerala Match 63 India Lalremsanga Fanai Aizawl
Match 64 India Kingslee Fernandes Churchill Brothers Match 65 Scotland Mason Robertson Real Kashmir Match 66 England Kurtis Guthrie RoundGlass Punjab
Match 67 Colombia David Castañeda Sreenidi Deccan Match 68 Spain Omar Ramos Rajasthan United Match 69 India SK Faiaz Mohammedan
Match 70 India Brijesh Giri Indian Arrows Match 71 Slovenia Luka Majcen Gokulam Kerala Match 72 India Freddy Lallawmawma RoundGlass Punjab
Match 73 India Ricky Shabong Rajasthan United Match 74 India Jiteshwor Singh NEROCA Match 75 Tajikistan Komron Tursunov Churchill Brothers
Match 76 India William Pauliankhum Sudeva Delhi Match 77 Cameroon Aminou Bouba Gokulam Kerala Match 78 Scotland Mason Robertson Real Kashmir
Match 79 India Samuel Lalmuanpuia Aizawl Match 80 India Aniket Panchal Kenkre Match 81 India Kishan Singh TRAU
Match 82 India Gurmukh Singh Rajasthan United Match 83 India Alex Saji Gokulam Kerala Match 84 India Faisal Ali Mohammedan
Match 85 India Parthib Gogoi Indian Arrows Match 86 India Shubho Paul Sudeva Delhi Match 87 India Ranjeet Pandre Kenkre
Match 88 Spain Omar Ramos Rajasthan United Match 89 India Jiteshwor Singh NEROCA Match 90 Trinidad and Tobago Marcus Joseph Mohammedan
Match 91 India Lalremsanga Fanai Aizawl Match 92 India Loitongbam Bishorjit Singh TRAU Match 93 India Vanlalzuidika Chhakchhuak Sudeva Delhi
Match 94 India Aakash Sangwan RoundGlass Punjab Match 95 Afghanistan Sharif Mukhammad Gokulam Kerala Match 96 India Manoj Mohammed Mohammedan
Match 97 India Vibin Mohanan Indian Arrows Match 98 India Aravindraj Rajan Kenkre Match 99 India Laishram Milan Singh TRAU
Match 100 Spain Omar Ramos Rajasthan United Match 101 Ivory Coast Gnoheré Krizo Churchill Brothers Match 102 India Thahir Zaman Gokulam Kerala
Match 103 India Himanshu Jangra Indian Arrows Match 104 India Bilal Khan Real Kashmir Match 105 India Samuel Lalmuanpuia Aizawl
Match 106 Trinidad and Tobago Marcus Joseph Mohammedan Match 107 Nigeria Ogana Louis Sreenidi Deccan Match 108 India Rishad PP Gokulam Kerala
Match 109 India Kingslee Fernandes Churchill Brothers Match 110 India Brandon Vanlalremdika Mohammedan Match 111 India Lalromawia Sreenidi Deccan
Match 112 Spain Juan Mera NEROCA Match 113 India Lalromawia Sreenidi Deccan Match 114 Cameroon Aminou Bouba Gokulam Kerala
Source: The AIFF

Season awards

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Award Winner
Hero of the League Trinidad and Tobago Marcus Joseph (Mohammedan)
Golden Boot Trinidad and Tobago Marcus Joseph (Mohammedan)
Golden Glove India Bhaskar Roy (Rajasthan United)
Jarnail Singh Award (Best Defender) Cameroon Aminou Bouba (Gokulam Kerala)
Best Midfielder India Jithin MS (Gokulam Kerala)
Syed Abdul Rahim Award (Best Coach) Italy Vincenzo Alberto Annese (Gokulam Kerala)
Emerging Player of the League India Jiteshwor Singh (NEROCA)
Fair Play Award Indian Arrows

I-League All Stars

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A combined all Indian squad of this season's I-League was prepared to play to a friendly against India national football team.[28][29]

  • Goalkeepers: Bhaskar Roy, Shubham Dhas.
  • Defenders: Manoj Mohammad, Mohammed Salah, Chungnunga Lal, Lalramchullova, Suresh Meitei, Asheer Akhtar, Gurmukh Singh, Tanmoy Ghosh.
  • Midfielders: Faisal Ali, Sweden Fernandes, William Pauliankhum, Freddy Lallawmawma, Konsam Phalguni Singh, Maheson Singh, Jijo Joseph, Kabir Nath, Jiteshwor Singh.
  • Forwards: Ranjeet Singh Pandre, Parthib Sundar Gogoi.
Exhibition friendly
India 2–0India I-League All Stars
 Report

See also

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