2008–09 I-League
Season | 2008–09 I-League Season |
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Dates | 26 September 2008– 16 April 2009 |
Champions | Churchill Brothers 1st I-League title 1st Indian title |
Relegated | Mohammedan Vasco |
AFC Champions League | Churchill Brothers |
AFC Cup | East Bengal (as Federation Cup Winners) |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 318 (2.41 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Odafa Onyeka Okolie |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → |
The 2008–09 I-League season began on 26 September 2008 and finished on 16 April 2009 with a break in December for the Federation Cup and Durand Cup. Most games this season were played on Saturday's and Sunday's to attract larger crowds. After a successful first season for the I League, the second season featured 12 teams from four cities – again this would be expanded in the 2009–10 season to 14 teams.
The champion in the I-League qualified for the AFC Champions League 2010 qualifying playoffs in 2010, while the bottom two teams were relegated to I-League 2nd Division for the next season.
Gallery
[edit]- Sayed Rahim Nabi of East Bengal and Daniel of Chirag United during at 2008–09 I-League at Salt Lake Stadium
- I League Daniel of Chirag United takes a freekick against Mahindra United at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata
- Wilton Gomes of Sporting Clube de Goa tackles Lester Fernandes of Vasco during I-League 2008-09 match at Fatorda Stadium Goa
Teams
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Churchill Brothers | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 23 | +30 | 46 | 2010 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off |
2 | Mohun Bagan | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 43 | |
3 | Sporting Goa | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 43 | |
4 | Dempo | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 31 | |
5 | Mahindra United | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 31 | |
6 | East Bengal | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 28 | 2010 AFC Cup group stage[a] |
7 | Mumbai | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 28 | |
8 | Chirag United | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 26 | |
9 | JCT | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 25 | |
10 | Air India | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 24 | |
11 | Mohammedan Sporting | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 22 | Relegation to 2010 I-League 2nd Division |
12 | Vasco (R) | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 49 | −35 | 10 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ East Bengal qualified for the 2010 AFC Cup as 2009–10 Indian Federation Cup winners.
Home and away season
[edit]Round 1
[edit]East Bengal | 3–1 | Chirag United Sports Club |
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I Surkumar Singh 10' Yakubu 19' Sunil Chetri 28' | Shankar Oraon 79' |
Referee: S Suresh
Mohun Bagan | 1–2 | Mumbai FC |
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Pachau Lalam Puia 77' | Abel Hammond 9' Kalia Kulothungan 24' |
Referee: A Arjunan
Dempo Sports Club | 1–2 | JCT FC |
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Nicolau Borges 77' | Escobar 17' Balwant Singh 64' |
Mohammedan Sporting Club | 1–1 | Air-India |
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Theodore Sunday Wrobeh 59' | Surojit Roy 23' |
Referee: Francisco Fernandes
Round 2
[edit]East Bengal | 0–1 | Mumbai FC |
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Felix Aboagye 23' |
Referee: A Arjunan
Mahindra United | 1–3 | Chirag United Sports Club |
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Sushil Kumar Singh 12' | Subair Muritala Ali 46' Gouranga Datta 52' Hardip Singh Saini 87' |
Churchill Brothers | 3–3 | Dempo Sports Club |
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Felix Chimaokwu 15' 19' Odafe Onyeka Okolie 31' | Mboyo Iyomi 37' 47' 76' |
Round 3
[edit]Round 4
[edit]Round 5
[edit]Vasco Sports Club | 1–4 | Churchill Brothers |
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Agnelo Colaco 70' | Odafe Onyeka Okolie 39' 44' 62' Felix Chimaokw 41' |
Dempo SC | 3–1 | Air-India |
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Ranty Martins 38' 78' Climax Lawrence 55' | Ravinder Singh 60' |
Round 6
[edit]Round 7
[edit]Chirag United Sports Club | 1–0 | Mohammedan Sporting Club |
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Gouranga Dutta 62' |
Round 8
[edit]East Bengal | 3–1 | Sporting Clube de Goa |
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Chhetri 14' Syed Rahim Nabi 26' 31' | Harmanjot Khabra 54' |
Churchill Brothers | 2–2 | Mumbai FC |
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Odafe Onyeka Okolie 21' Reisangmi Vashum 70' | Abhishek Yadav 10' Kulothungan 75' |
Mohun Bagan | 2–0 | JCT FC |
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Ishfaq Ahmed 15' Jose Ramirez Barreto 30 pen' |
Dempo SC | 4–0 | Chirag United Sports Club |
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Ranty Martins 4' 70' Joaquim Abranches 45+1' Roberto Mendes Silva 58' |
Round 9
[edit]Churchill Brothers | 1–1 | Air-India |
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Felix Chimaokwu 38' | Michael Tayo 90+3' |
Vasco Sports Club | 1–2 | Mohun Bagan |
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Lalnun Puia 29' | Rakesh Masih 31' Lalkamal Bhowmick 55' |
Round 10
[edit]Mohun Bagan AC | 1–0 | Mahindra United |
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Bhaichung Bhutia 46' |
Referee: P. Basu
Dempo Sports Club | 1–0 | East Bengal |
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[Beto] 78' |
Round 12
[edit]Mumbai FC | 0–3 | Mohun Bagan AC |
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Cooperage Ground, Mumbai
JCT FC | 2–1 | Dempo Sports Club |
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Guru Nanak Dev Stadium
Chirag United Sports Club | 0–0 | East Bengal |
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Saltlake Stadium, Kolkata
Mahindra United | 1–3 | Churchill Brothers SC |
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Cooperage Ground, Mumbai
Air-India | 1–1 | Mohammedan Sporting Club |
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Cooperage Ground, Mumbai
Sporting Clube de Goa | 0–1 | Vasco Sports Club |
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Fatorda Stadium, Margao
Round 13
[edit]Mumbai FC | 2–1 | East Bengal |
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A. Yadav 47' A. Hammond 88' | Yakubu 13' |
Round 14
[edit]East Bengal | 3–1 | Air-India |
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Yakubu 49' Sunil Chetri 56' Sanju Pradhan 81' | Subhash Singh 88' |
Round 15
[edit]Vasco Sports Club | 1–4 | East Bengal |
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Sherzod Nazarov 52' | Chhetri 29' 90', Yakubu 46', 56' |
Round 16
[edit]Churchill Brothers SC | 9 -1 | Vasco Sports Club |
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Odafe Onyeka Okolie 42' 50' 57' 82' 89' 90' |
JCT FC | 0–1 | Chirag United Sports Club |
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Ayeni Bidemi Daniel 38' |
East Bengal | 3–0 | Mohun Bagan AC |
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Syed Rahim Nabi 22', 40' Chhetri 47' |
Attendance: 90,000
Round 17
[edit]East Bengal | 2–2 | Mohammedan Sporting Club |
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Nirmal Chhetri 48'; Chhetri 54' | Okoro 4'; Eugene Gray |
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Referee: Shaji Kurian
Round 18
[edit]Churchill Brothers SC | 3–1 | Mohun Bagan AC |
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Odafe Onyeka Okolie 45', Ogba Kalu Nnanna 57', 77' | Jose Ramirez Barreto 28' |
Referee: Pradeep Kumar (Tamil Nadu)
Mahindra United | 2–1 | East Bengal |
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C.Edeh 54' 70' | Sunil Chetri 50' |
Vasco Sports Club | 1–2 | Mumbai FC |
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Kalia Kulothungan 89', Abhishek Yadav 10' |
Round 19
[edit]Air-India | 1–3 | Mahindra United |
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Sushil Kumar Singh 56' |
Sporting Clube de Goa | 1–1 | East Bengal |
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J. Pereira 64' | I. Addo 42' |
Mumbai FC | 2–3 | Churchill Brothers SC |
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Anees Kutty 15' |
Round 20
[edit]JCT FC | 2–0 | Sporting Clube de Goa |
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Paul M. Nwachukwu 11', Jagpreet singh 81' |
Mohammedan Sporting Club | 2–0 | Mumbai FC |
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Satyajit Bose 14' |
Churchill Brothers SC | 3–1 | East Bengal |
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Odafe Onyeka Okolie 45' 75' Kalu 53' | Yakubu 86' |
Air-India | 1–0 | Vasco Sports Club |
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Singam Subash Singh 67' |
Dempo SC | 3–2 | Mahindra United |
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Arata izumi 1', Sushil Kumar Singh 65' |
Round 21
[edit]East Bengal | 2–1 | JCT FC |
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Yakubu 35' 69' | Edu 76' |
Round 22
[edit]Churchill Brothers | 6–2 | Mohammedan Sporting Club |
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Report |
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Top scorers
[edit]- As of 23 March 2009