2022–23 I-League

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The 2022–23 I-League (also known as the Hero I-League for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th season of I-League, first as the second tier of Indian football league system. It was played from 12 November 2022 to 12 March 2023.[1]

Hero I-League
Season2022–23
Dates12 November 2022 – 12 March 2023
ChampionsRoundGlass Punjab
(1st title)
PromotedRoundGlass Punjab
Relegated
Matches played132
Goals scored360 (2.73 per match)
Top goalscorerLuka Majcen
(16 goals)
Best goalkeeperKiran Chemjong
(11 clean sheets)
Biggest home winRoundGlass Punjab 8–0 Sudeva Delhi
(26 February 2023)
Biggest away winRajasthan United 0–5 Churchill Brothers
(17 January 2023)
Highest scoringMohammedan 6–4 Sreenidi Deccan
(24 February 2023)
Longest winning run7 matches
RoundGlass Punjab
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
RoundGlass Punjab
Longest winless run12 matches
Sudeva Delhi
Longest losing run7 matches
Sudeva Delhi
Highest attendance8,234
Gokulam Kerala 1–0 Mohammedan
(12 November 2022)
Lowest attendance15
Sudeva Delhi 1–2 Aizawl
(16 January 2023)
Total attendance240,006
Average attendance1,818

After a 4–0 win against Rajasthan United on 4 March 2023, RoundGlass Punjab clinched their second league title and became the first ever club to be promoted to the Indian Super League[2][3][4][5] while Kenkre and Sudeva Delhi were relegated to I-League 2.[6][7]

Changes from last season edit

Disbanded clubs edit

Reinstated clubs edit

  • Kenkre: After being relegated at the end of the 2021–22 I-League season, Kenkre was allowed to participate this season.[10] The closure of the Indian Arrows project played a major part in their reinstatement. The conditions for their reinstatement were an agreement to take in several Arrows players and no travel subsidy for away matches.[11]

Changes in format edit

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament's format was shortened for the last two seasons. From this season, the traditional home and away games format in a double round-robin have returned. Each team will play two matches against every other team at home and away.

The table topper will be declared the league's winner at the end of the season, thereby achieving promotion to 2023–24 Indian Super League,[12] while the two teams with the lowest points will be relegated to 2023–24 I-League 2, and will get a bye to the final round.[13]

Teams edit

12 teams participated in the 2022–23 season:


Stadiums and locations edit

Due to a lack of AFC standard football stadiums available in Rajasthan, Rajasthan United will play their home matches at Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi. RoundGlass Punjab will play their home matches at Panchkula's Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Haryana. On 22 October 2022, AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey inaugurated the new home ground of Sreenidi Deccan, the Deccan Arena.[14]

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Aizawl Aizawl, Mizoram Rajiv Gandhi Stadium 20,000
Churchill Brothers Panaji, Goa GMC Athletic Stadium 3,000
Vasco, Goa Tilak Maidan 5,000
Gokulam Kerala Calicut, Kerala EMS Stadium 50,000
Manjeri, Kerala Payyanad Stadium 30,000
Kenkre Mumbai, Maharashtra Cooperage Ground 5,000
Mohammedan Kolkata, West Bengal Kishore Bharati Krirangan 12,000
NEROCA Imphal, Manipur Khuman Lampak Main Stadium 35,000
RoundGlass Punjab Mohali, Chandigarh Tau Devi Lal Stadium 12,000
Rajasthan United Jaipur, Rajasthan Ambedkar Stadium (New Delhi)[15] 35,000
Real Kashmir Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir TRC Turf Ground 11,000
Sreenidi Deccan Hyderabad, Telangana Deccan Arena 1,500
Sudeva Delhi New Delhi, Delhi Chhatrasal Stadium 16,000
TRAU Imphal, Manipur Khuman Lampak Main Stadium 35,000

Personnel and sponsorship edit

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aizawl   Caetano Pinho[16]   Lalchhawnkima   Vamos[17] NECS Limited[18]
Churchill Brothers   Mateus Costa[19]   Momo Cissé   Nivia[20] Churchill Brothers
Gokulam Kerala   Francesc Bonet   Aminou Bouba   SEGA[21] CSB Bank[22]
Kenkre   Akhil Kothari   Kiran Pandhare   Hummel[23] Kenkre Sports Foundation
Mohammedan   Mehrajuddin Wadoo[24]   Marcus Joseph   Trak-only[25] BunkerHill Sports[26]
NEROCA   Khogen Singh[27]   David Simbo   Ambition Sportswear[28] GOELD Frozen Foods[29]
Rajasthan United   Pushpender Kundu   Aidar Mambetaliev   Omtex Sports[30]
Real Kashmir   Gifton Noel-Williams[31]   Subhasish Roy Chowdhury   Nivia[32] Hotel CH2 Srinagar [32]
RoundGlass Punjab   Staikos Vergetis[33]   Aleksandar Ignjatović   T10 Sports[34] RoundGlass Sports[35]
Sreenidi Deccan   Carlos Vaz Pinto[36]   David Castañeda   Nivia Sreenidhi Sports Academy
Sudeva Delhi   Sankarlal Chakraborty[37]   Priyant Singh   Shiv-Naresh Liquid Life[38]
TRAU   Nandakumar Singh   Gerard Williams   SIX5SIX[39] HVS

Coaching changes edit

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Round Table Incoming coach Date of appointment Ref.
Rajasthan United   Francesc Bonet End of contract 1 June 2022 Pre-season   Pushpender Kundu 1 July 2022 [40]
Gokulam Kerala   Vincenzo Annese End of contract 1 June 2022   Richard Towa 5 July 2022 [41]
Sreenidi Deccan   Fernando Varela End of contract 13 June 2022   Carlos Vaz Pinto 3 August 2022 [36]
RoundGlass Punjab   Ed Engelkes End of interim period 1 June 2022   Staikos Vergetis 8 August 2022 [33]
Aizawl   Yan Law End of contract 13 August 2022   Henry Rozario 24 August 2022 [42]
Sudeva Delhi   Mehrajuddin Wadoo End of interim period 31 August 2022   Atsushi Nakamura 1 September 2022 [43]
Real Kashmir   David Robertson End of contract 31 August 2022   Mehrajuddin Wadoo 7 November 2022 [44]
Churchill Brothers   Antonio Rueda Sacked 2 December 2022 5 11th   Fernando Varela 1 January 2023 [45]
Sudeva Delhi   Atsushi Nakamura Sacked 5 December 2022 5 12th   Sankarlal Chakraborty 13 December 2022 [37]
Aizawl   Henry Rozario Personal reasons 7 December 2022 6 8th   Caetano Pinho 9 December 2022 [16]
Mohammedan   Andrey Chernyshov Sacked 16 December 2022 8 9th   Kibu Vicuña 24 December 2022 [46]
Gokulam Kerala   Richard Towa 26 December 2022 9 4th   Francesc Bonet 27 December 2022 [47]
Real Kashmir   Mehrajuddin Wadoo 1 February 2023 14 7th   Gifton Noel-Williams 8 February 2023 [48]
Churchill Brothers   Fernando Varela 1 February 2023 14 5th   Mateus Costa 1 February 2023 [19]
Mohammedan   Kibu Vicuña 21 February 2023 17 9th   Mehrajuddin Wadoo 22 February 2023 [49]

Transfers edit

Foreign players edit

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

AIFF allowed a maximum of six foreign players, including one from an AFC-affiliated country per team, but only four can be part of the matchday squad.[50]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 AFC player Former player
Aizawl   Matías Verón   Ivan Veras   Akito Saito   Emmanuel Makinde   Henry Kisekka   Eisuke Mohri
Churchill Brothers   Emmanuel Yaghr   Abdoulaye Sané   Momo Cissé   Martín Cháves   Sharif Mukhammad   Kamo Bayi
  Milad Pakparvar
  Manu Cordero
  Tana
Gokulam Kerala   Kaká   Aminou Bouba   Eldar Moldozhunusov   Omar Ramos   Sergio Mendigutxia   Farshad Noor   Juan Nellar
  Auguste Somlaga
  Dodi Ndo
Kenkre   Auguste Somlaga   Raphael Bidias Rim   Anjan Bista   Francis Nwankwo   Samandar Ochilov   Ben Ouattara
Mohammedan   Mirlan Murzaev   Abiola Dauda   Ousmane N'Diaye   Nikola Stojanović   Marcus Joseph   Shaher Shaheen   Nuriddin Davronov
NEROCA   Michael Kporvi   Kamo Bayi   Jourdain Fletcher   David Simbo   Mirjalol Kasimov   Sardor Jakhonov
Rajasthan United   Léonce Dodoz   Aidar Mambetaliev   Atai Dzhumashev   Bektur Amangeldiev   Otabek Zokirov   Nuha Marong
  Youssef Atriss
  Martín Cháves
  Joseba Beitia
Real Kashmir   Ernest Boateng   Ibrahim Nurudeen   Richard Agyemang   Wadudu Yakubu   Nuriddin Davronov   Issahak Seidu
  Lamine Moro
  Nozim Babadzhanov
RoundGlass Punjab   Juan Nellar   Chencho Gyeltshen   Aleksandar Ignjatović   Luka Majcen   Juan Mera   Kiran Chemjong   Adnan Šećerović
Sreenidi Deccan   David Castañeda   Dua Stanislas Ankira   Mohamed Awal   Ogana Louis   Rilwan Hassan   Faysal Shayesteh
Sudeva Delhi   Alexis Gómez   Akeem Abioye   Shavkati Khotam   Isaac Essel
  Kosuke Yamazaki
  Tetsuaki Misawa
  Felix Chidi Odili
  Francis Nwankwo
  Daneil Cyrus
TRAU   Fernandinho   Gerson Vieira   Godfred Yeboah   Nana Poku   Gerard Williams   Komron Tursunov

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 RoundGlass Punjab (C, P) 22 16 4 2 45 16 +29 52 Champions, Promotion to 2023–24 Indian Super League
2 Sreenidi Deccan 22 13 3 6 44 29 +15 42
3 Gokulam Kerala 22 12 3 7 26 14 +12 39
4 TRAU 22 11 2 9 34 34 0 35
5 Real Kashmir 22 9 7 6 27 25 +2 34
6 Churchill Brothers 22 9 6 7 34 24 +10 33
7 Aizawl 22 6 8 8 27 29 −2 26[a]
8 Mohammedan 22 7 5 10 34 35 −1 26[a]
9 Rajasthan United 22 7 4 11 19 32 −13 25[b]
10 NEROCA 22 7 4 11 22 26 −4 25[b]
11 Kenkre (R) 22 3 8 11 23 40 −17 17 Relegation to 2023–24 I-League 2
12 Sudeva Delhi (R) 22 3 4 15 25 56 −31 13
Source: 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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Aizawl 4, Mohammedan 1.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Rajasthan United 6, NEROCA 0.

Fixtures and results edit

Home \ Away RGP SRD GOK TRU REK CHB MOH AIZ NER RAJ KEN SUD
RoundGlass Punjab 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 8–0
Sreenidi Deccan 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 4–3 3–3 3–2 2–0 1–0 3–1
Gokulam Kerala 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–0
TRAU 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 3–2 0–0 3–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 2–0
Real Kashmir 0–1 2–1 0–0 3–2 0–3[a] 3–2 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–2
Churchill Brothers 0–0 2–3 0–1 6–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 3–2 1–0
Mohammedan 0–4 6–4 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–2 3–1 0–1 2–2 5–2
Aizawl 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–0 2–1
NEROCA 0–1 0–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0
Rajasthan United 0–4 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–5 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–3
Kenkre 3–3 2–1 1–1 2–4 2–1 1–1 0–3 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–3
Sudeva Delhi 1–1 0–3 1–4 4–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 3–3 1–3 0–3
Source: I-League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Initially, Real Kashmir won 1–0, but the scoreline was overturned by the AIFF after Churchill Brothers filed a protest due to an illegal substitution made by Real Kashmir.[51]

Positions by round edit

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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Aizawl6469867687774666677877
Churchill Brothers910111111118978888545554666
Gokulam Kerala4335532343433334433333
Kenkre258109910111010101111111111111111111111
Mohammedan12119668989999999109989108
NEROCA117107710111011111110101010888101089
Rajasthan United3874445756667889101097910
Real Kashmir5111111134555777765555
RoundGlass Punjab1222353422121122221111
Sreenidi Deccan10643224211212211112222
Sudeva Delhi8121212121212121212121212121212121212121212
TRAU79581076565346453346444
Promotion to Indian Super League
Relegation to I-League 2
Source: I-League

Results by games edit

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
AizawlDLWLDWDWLDDWLWWLLLLDDD
Churchill BrothersLLDWDWWDWLDWDWLWLLWLDW
Gokulam KeralaWWDLDWWDLWLWWLLLWWWLWW
KenkreWLDLDDDLWLLLWLDLLDLDLD
MohammedanLLWWLLDWDDDWLLDLWLWLLW
NEROCALWLWLLLDLLDWWLWWDLLDWL
Rajasthan UnitedWLDWWDLLWDWLLLLLLDWWLL
Real KashmirWWDLWWLLLDDLDLWDWWWDDW
RoundGlass PunjabWWDWLWDWWWLWWDDWWWWWWW
Sreenidi DeccanLWWWWLDWWWLWLWWWWWLDDL
Sudeva DelhiLLLLLLLDLDLLWDLWLWLDLL
TRAUDWLLLWWWLWWLWDLWWLLWWL
Updated to match(es) played on 12 March 2023. Source: I-League
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics edit

Top scorers edit

As of 12 March 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Luka Majcen RoundGlass Punjab 16
2   David Castañeda Sreenidi Deccan 15
3   Juan Mera RoundGlass Punjab 10
4   Jourdain Fletcher NEROCA 9
  Abiola Dauda Mohammedan
6   Komron Tursunov TRAU 8
  Alexis Gómez Sudeva Delhi
  Sergio Mendigutxia Gokulam Kerala
9   Marcus Joseph Mohammedan 7
  Abdoulaye Sané Churchill Brothers

Top Indian scorers edit

The table includes only the list of top Indian goalscorers with more than 3 goals in this season.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Seilenthang Lotjem Sudeva Delhi 6
Samuel Kynshi Real Kashmir
3 Salam Johnson Singh TRAU 5
4 Aman Gaikwad Kenkre 4
Anil Gaonkar Churchill Brothers
Tharpuia Aizawl

Hat-tricks edit

Player For Against Result Date Ref
  David Castañeda Sreenidi Deccan Sudeva Delhi 3–0 (A) 14 December 2022 [52]
  Juan Mera RoundGlass Punjab Sudeva Delhi 8–0 (H) 26 February 2023 [53]
  Alexis Gómez Sudeva Delhi NEROCA 3–3 (H) 1 March 2023 [54]
  Abiola Dauda Mohammedan Sudeva Delhi 5–2 (H) 11 March 2023 [55]

Top assists edit

As of 12 March 2023
Rank Player Club Assists
1   Komron Tursunov TRAU 7
  David Castañeda Sreenidi Deccan
  Faysal Shayesteh Sreenidi Deccan
4   Martín Cháves Rajasthan United
Churchill Brothers
6
  Ramhlunchhunga Sreenidi Deccan
  Noufal PN Gokulam Kerala

Clean sheets edit

As of 12 March 2023
Rank Player Club Clean sheets Matches played
1   Shibinraj Kunniyil Gokulam Kerala 11 19
  Kiran Chemjong RoundGlass Punjab 21
3   Albino Gomes Churchill Brothers 7 17
4   Ubaid CK Sreenidi Deccan 6 12
  Subhasish Roy Chowdhury Real Kashmir 17

Discipline edit

Player edit

  • Most yellow cards: 9
    •   Melroy Assisi
    •   Mirjalol Kasimov
  • Most red cards: 1
    • 27 players

Club edit

  • Most yellow cards: 47
    • Real Kashmir
  • Most red cards: 5
    • Churchill Brothers

Attendances edit

Overall statistical table edit

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 NEROCA 37,403 7,580 1,239 3,400 −74.2%
2 Real Kashmir 31,444 4,123 538 2,859 −67.1%
3 Gokulam Kerala 28,139 8,234 1,216 2,558 −86.6%
4 Aizawl 25,661 7,657 1,100 2,333 −55.2%
5 TRAU 23,705 6,876 1,000 2,155 −83.7%
6 Churchill Brothers 19,926 3,475 1,100 1,811 −40.9%
7 Mohammedan 17,491 2,876 630 1,590 n/a
8 Rajasthan United 15,063 4,875 300 1,369 n/a
9 RoundGlass Punjab 14,815 6,327 200 1,347 −65.9%
10 Kenkre 11,711 2,758 238 1,065 n/a
11 Sudeva Delhi 8,924 3,506 15 811 n/a
12 Sreenidi Deccan 5,724 1,637 86 520 n/a
League total 240,006 8,234 15 1,818 −86.1%

Source: I-League
Notes:
Teams that joined I-League during the pandemic.

Attendances by home match played edit

Team \ Match played 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total
Aizawl 7,657 3,174 1,730 1,300 1,300 2,000 1,100 1,245 2,210 1,500 2,445 25,661
Churchill Brothers 1,832 1,725 1,200 3,256 3,475 1,186 1,236 1,931 1,872 1,100 1,113 19,926
Gokulam Kerala 8,234 2,150 3,600 1,320 2,315 1,550 2,864 2,352 1,285 1,216 1,253 28,139
Kenkre 2,500 1,812 2,758 840 640 620 853 460 540 450 238 11,711
Mohammedan 630 2,346 1,126 1,850 1,208 2,876 1,756 2,126 1,000 1,356 1,217 17,491
NEROCA 7,580 5,724 3,125 2,125 2,176 1,350 2,874 3,700 4,328 3,182 1,239 37,403
Rajasthan United 4,875 3,025 1,356 600 300 1,123 1,129 1,212 407 500 536 15,063
Real Kashmir 4,000 3,500 4,123 4,038 3,950 3,446 2,236 2,100 2,513 538 1,000 31,444
RoundGlass Punjab 1,321 1,420 1,137 850 200 1,100 1,100 300 500 560 6,327 14,815
Sreenidi Deccan 1,637 1,013 300 750 164 500 86 674 198 162 240 5,724
Sudeva Delhi 2,500 3,506 1,256 100 235 556 15 150 200 156 250 8,924
TRAU 2,564 2,150 6,876 1,727 1,235 1,000 2,876 1,024 1,100 1,845 1,308 23,705

Legend:   Highest   Lowest
Source: I-League

Broadcasting edit

The 2022–23 I-League season aired on India's DD Sports and Eurosport HD television channels. It was also available on the Discovery+ mobile app. However, after the start of the league, the broadcast was fraught with problems.[56]

Awards edit

Hero of the match edit

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   Auguste Somlaga Gokulam Kerala Match 2   Issahak Seidu Real Kashmir Match 3   Azfar Noorani Kenkre
Match 4   Samuel Lalmuanpuia RoundGlass Punjab Match 5   K Lalrinfela Aizawl Match 6   Britto PM Rajasthan United
Match 7   Henry Kisekka Aizawl Match 8   Jourdain Fletcher NEROCA Match 9   Lamine Moro Real Kashmir
Match 10   Songpu Singsit Sreenidi Deccan Match 11   Luka Majcen RoundGlass Punjab Match 12   Lalchhawnkima Aizawl
Match 13   Gerard Williams TRAU Match 14   Shibinraj Kunniyil Gokulam Kerala Match 15   Daniel Lalhlimpuia RoundGlass Punjab
Match 16   Nuriddin Davronov Mohammedan Match 17   Faysal Shayesteh Sreenidi Deccan Match 18   Azfar Noorani Kenkre
Match 19   Martín Cháves Rajasthan United Match 20   Faysal Shayesteh Sreenidi Deccan Match 21   Vanlalzuidika Mohammedan
Match 22   Samuel Kynshi Real Kashmir Match 23   Deepak Devrani RoundGlass Punjab Match 24   Jourdain Fletcher NEROCA
Match 25   Mohamed Awal Sreenidi Deccan Match 26   Lamine Moro Real Kashmir Match 27   Henry Kisekka Aizawl
Match 28   Joseba Beitia Rajasthan United Match 29[a]   Sujit Sadhu Sudeva Delhi Match 30   Lalhmangaihsanga Kenkre
Match 31   Ibrahim Nurudeen Real Kashmir Match 32   Tana Churchill Brothers Match 33   Aman Gaikwad Kenkre
Match 34   Shijin Thadhayouse Gokulam Kerala Match 35   Akito Saito Aizawl Match 36   Buanthanglun Samte TRAU
Match 37   Abdoulaye Sané Churchill Brothers Match 38   David Castañeda Sreenidi Deccan Match 39   David Simbo NEROCA
Match 40   Brandon Vanlalremdika RoundGlass Punjab Match 41   Sreekuttan VS Gokulam Kerala Match 42   Marcus Joseph Mohammedan
Match 43   David Castañeda Sreenidi Deccan Match 44   Komron Tursunov TRAU Match 45   Lunminlen Haokip NEROCA
Match 46   Nikola Stojanović Mohammedan Match 47   Joseph Clemente Churchill Brothers Match 48   Lalchhanhima Sailo Aizawl
Match 49   Anil Rama Gaonkar Churchill Brothers Match 50   Martín Cháves Rajasthan United Match 51   Ramhlunchhunga Sreenidi Deccan
Match 52   Luka Majcen RoundGlass Punjab Match 53   Abiola Dauda Mohammedan Match 54   Aman Gaikwad Kenkre
Match 55   Bishorjit Singh TRAU Match 56   Rafique Ali Sardar Rajasthan United Match 57   Faysal Shayesteh Sreenidi Deccan
Match 58   Brandon Vanlalremdika RoundGlass Punjab Match 59   Sergio Mendigutxia Gokulam Kerala Match 60   Ibrahim Nurudeen Real Kashmir
Match 61   Aidar Mambetaliev Rajasthan United Match 62   Samuel Kynshi Real Kashmir Match 63   Anil Rama Gaonkar Churchill Brothers
Match 64   Henry Kisekka Aizawl Match 65   Juan Mera RoundGlass Punjab Match 66   Manash Protim Gogoi TRAU
Match 67   Henry Kisekka Aizawl Match 68   David Castañeda Sreenidi Deccan Match 69   Abdoulaye Sané Churchill Brothers
Match 70   Jourdain Fletcher NEROCA Match 71   Christy Davis Mohammedan Match 72   Omar Ramos Gokulam Kerala
Match 73   Jourdain Fletcher NEROCA Match 74   Luka Majcen RoundGlass Punjab Match 75   Ahmed Faiz Khan Kenkre
Match 76   Lamgoulen Hangshing Churchill Brothers Match 77   R Lalthanmawia Aizawl Match 78   Brandon Vanlalremdika RoundGlass Punjab
Match 79   Salam Johnson Singh TRAU Match 80   Rosenberg Gabriel Sreenidi Deccan Match 81   Sergio Mendigutxia Gokulam Kerala
Match 82   Anil Rama Gaonkar Churchill Brothers Match 83[b]   Samuel Kynshi Real Kashmir Match 84   Ranjeet Pandre Kenkre
Match 85   Shavkati Khotam Sudeva Delhi Match 86   Sairuat Kima Mohammedan Match 87   David Castañeda Sreenidi Deccan
Match 88   Mirjalol Kasimov NEROCA Match 89   Asheer Akhtar Sreenidi Deccan Match 90   Abdoulaye Sané Churchill Brothers
Match 91   Richard Agyemang Real Kashmir Match 92   Jourdain Fletcher NEROCA Match 93   Ivan Veras Aizawl
Match 94   Luka Majcen RoundGlass Punjab Match 95   Fernandinho TRAU Match 96   Sweden Fernandes NEROCA
Match 97   David Castañeda Sreenidi Deccan Match 98   Kean Lewis Mohammedan Match 99   Kiran Chemjong RoundGlass Punjab
Match 100   Seilenthang Lotjem Sudeva Delhi Match 101   Sergio Mendigutxia Gokulam Kerala Match 102   Salam Johnson Singh TRAU
Match 103   Samuel Kynshi Real Kashmir Match 104   Tenzin Samdup Kenkre Match 105   Ogana Louis Sreenidi Deccan
Match 106   Farshad Noor Gokulam Kerala Match 107   Kiran Chemjong RoundGlass Punjab Match 108   R Lalbiakliana Sudeva Delhi
Match 109   Martín Cháves Churchill Brothers Match 110   Otabek Zokirov Rajasthan United Match 111   Kean Lewis Mohammedan
Match 112   Noufal PN Gokulam Kerala Match 113   Richard Agyemang Real Kashmir Match 114   Juan Mera RoundGlass Punjab
Match 115   Akito Saito Aizawl Match 116   Melroy Assisi Rajasthan United Match 117   Alexis Gómez Sudeva Delhi
Match 118   Juan Mera RoundGlass Punjab Match 119   Subhasish Roy Chowdhury Real Kashmir Match 120   Salam Johnson Singh TRAU
Match 121   R Lalthanmawia Aizawl Match 122   Chencho Gyeltshen RoundGlass Punjab Match 123   Samuel Kynshi Real Kashmir
Match 124   Sweden Fernandes NEROCA Match 125   Sergio Mendigutxia Gokulam Kerala Match 126   Baoringdao Bodo TRAU
Match 127   Abiola Dauda Mohammedan Match 128   Kingslee Fernandes Churchill Brothers Match 129   Lovepreet Singh Kenkre
Match 130   Ernest Boateng Real Kashmir Match 131   Shibinraj Kunniyil Gokulam Kerala Match 132   Luka Majcen RoundGlass Punjab
Source: I-League
  1. ^ Match was postponed to 5 February 2023.
  2. ^ Match was postponed to 21 February 2023.

Annual awards edit

Award Winner
Hero of the League   Luka Majcen (RoundGlass Punjab)
Golden Boot   Luka Majcen (RoundGlass Punjab)
Golden Glove   Kiran Chemjong (RoundGlass Punjab)
Best Midfielder   Juan Mera (RoundGlass Punjab)
Syed Abdul Rahim Award (Best Coach)   Staikos Vergetis (RoundGlass Punjab)
Jarnail Singh Award (Best Defender)   Aminou Bouba (Gokulam Kerala)
Emerging Player of the League   Salam Johnson Singh (TRAU)
Fair Play Award TRAU FC
Best Match Organisation Mohammedan
Best Media Operations Rajasthan United
Source: I-League

See also edit

References edit

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