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2023–24 I-League

The 2023–24 I-League was the 17th season of the I-League and the second season as the second tier of Indian football league system.[3]

I-League
Mohammedan Sporting players celebrating after winning the I-League title at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata
Season2023–24
Dates28 October 2023 – 13 April 2024[1][2]
ChampionsMohammedan
(1st title)
PromotedMohammedan Increase
RelegatedNEROCA Decrease
TRAU Decrease
Matches played154
Goals scored503 (3.27 per match)
Top goalscorerÁlex Sánchez
(19 goals)
Biggest home winChurchill Brothers 7–0 Rajasthan United
(10 April 2024)
Biggest away winTRAU 0–5 Sreenidi Deccan
(19 November 2023)
Highest scoringRajasthan United 5–4 TRAU
(22 December 2023)
Inter Kashi 5–4 Aizawl
(18 March 2024)
Rajasthan United 3–6 Delhi
(5 April 2024)
Longest winning run6 matches
Gokulam Kerala
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
Mohammedan
Inter Kashi
Longest winless run11 matches
NEROCA
Longest losing run11 matches
NEROCA
Highest attendance24,678
Mohammedan 1–3 Delhi
(13 April 2024)
Lowest attendance50
NEROCA 2–3 Churchill Brothers
(8 March 2024)
Total attendance293,962
Average attendance1,933

Mohammedan won the I-League for the first time and were promoted to the Indian Super League, while TRAU and NEROCA were relegated to I-League 2.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Changes from last season edit

Teams edit

Promoted to Indian Super League
Promoted from I-League 2
Relegated to I-League 2
Corporate entries

The AIFF accepted five bids for direct entry to I-League.[10][11][12]

Bunkerhill Pvt Ltd (Ambala) withdrew its bid after inking a majority shareholding in Mohammedan. Nimida United Sports Development Pvt Ltd (Bengaluru United) and Concatenate Advest Advisory Pvt Ltd (Delhi) were unable to fulfill the bid conditions.[16][17]

Inter Kashi, from a tier-2 city (Varanasi), will have relegation immunity for two seasons; while Namdhari, from a tier-3 city (Bhaini Ala), will be free from relegation for one season.[18]

Rules edit

After the clubs requested to increase the maximum number of players allowed in a squad, the Committee decided to increase the player quota from 30 to 35. Clubs will also have to sign eight U-22 players.[19]

Format edit

AIFF proposed to revamp the league format by dividing the 16 teams into two conferences or zones, similar to Major League Soccer, with the top 4 teams from each conference qualifying for the playoffs and the bottom four battling to avoid relegation, instead of traditional home-away format.[20][21] The change was suggested to make the league cost-effective for clubs by reducing travel time. However, with only 13 teams left to participate in the league, the proposed changes were dropped in favor of the traditional home-away format.[22][23]

Clubs edit

13 teams compete in this edition of the I-League; nine from the previous season, two promoted from the 2022–23 I-League 2, and two with direct entry.[22][14] Five teams are set to play their home games out of their home state or city because of various reasons.[24][25]

2023–24 I-League clubs edit

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Locations of I-League clubs
Club State/UT City Stadium Capacity
Aizawl Mizoram Aizawl Rajiv Gandhi Stadium 20,000
Churchill Brothers Goa Vasco Tilak Maidan 5,000
Delhi[a] Delhi New Delhi Namdhari Stadium 1,000
Gokulam Kerala Kerala Kozhikode EMS Stadium 50,000
Inter Kashi[b] Uttar Pradesh Varanasi Ekana Football Stadium 5,000
Kalyani Stadium 20,000
Mohammedan West Bengal Kolkata Naihati Stadium 20,000
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan 68,000
Namdhari Punjab Bhaini Sahib Namdhari Stadium 1,000
NEROCA[c] Manipur Imphal Kalyani Stadium 20,000
SSA Stadium 5,000
Rajasthan United[d] Rajasthan Jaipur Deccan Arena 1,500
Kalyani Stadium 20,000
Namdhari Stadium 1,000
Real Kashmir Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar TRC Turf Ground 11,000
Shillong Lajong Meghalaya Shillong SSA Stadium 5,000
Sreenidi Deccan Telangana Hyderabad Deccan Arena 1,500
TRAU[c] Manipur Imphal Kalyani Stadium 20,000
  1. ^ The club is based in Delhi but will play its home games in Punjab for the 2023–24 season due to the unavailability of stadiums in their home city.
  2. ^ The club is based in Uttar Pradesh but has only played one of its home games at the Ekana Football Stadium so far.
  3. ^ a b The club is based in Manipur but will play its home games in West Bengal due to the 2023 Manipur violence
  4. ^ The club is based in Rajasthan but will play its home games in various stadiums across India due to the unavailability of stadiums in their home city.

Personnel and sponsorship edit

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aizawl   Malsawmzuala Sailo   Lalmuanawma   Vamos[26] NECS Limited[27]
Churchill Brothers   Francesc Bonet   Martín Cháves   Trak-Only[28] Churchill Brothers
Delhi   Yan Law   Balwant Singh   Nivia Colordesign India[29]
Gokulam Kerala   Shareef Khan   Álex Sánchez   Do's[30] CSB Bank[31]
Inter Kashi   Carlos Santamarina   Arindam Bhattacharya   SIX5SIX Cello
Mohammedan   Andrey Chernyshov   Samad Ali Mallick   SIX5SIX[32] Opinion Edge[33]
Namdhari   Harpreet Singh   Akashdeep Singh   SPS Hospitals[34] Namdharis
NEROCA   Gyan Moyon   Sushil Meitei   King Wolf 777 News
Rajasthan United   Pushpender Kundu   Hardik Bhatt   AIO Sports AU Small Finance Bank
Real Kashmir   Ishfaq Ahmed   Muhammad Hammad   Vector X Football for Peace
Shillong Lajong   Bobby Nongbet   Kynsailang Khongsit   King Meghalaya Tourism
Sreenidi Deccan   Carlos Vaz Pinto   David Castañeda   Vallion Sreenidhi Sports Academy
TRAU   L. Nandakumar Singh   Gerard Williams   SIX5SIX[35] TLT Sports Academy

Coaching changes edit

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Round Table Incoming Date of appointment Ref.
Gokulam Kerala   Francesc Bonet End of contract 31 May 2023 Pre-season   Domingo Oramas 6 June 2023 [36]
Delhi   Surinder Singh 31 May 2023   Yan Law 25 June 2023 [37]
Inter Kashi Inaugural manager   Carlos Santamarina 29 June 2023 [38]
Churchill Brothers   Mateus Costa End of contract 31 May 2023   Edgardo Malvestiti 29 July 2023 [39]
Mohammedan   Mehrajuddin Wadoo Sacked 22 August 2023   Andrey Chernyshov 29 August 2023 [40]
Aizawl   Caetano Pinho End of interim period 31 May 2023   Erol Akbay 2 September 2023 [41]
NEROCA   Khogen Singh End of contract 1 October 2023   Jacob Joseph 8 October 2023 [42]
Namdhari   Marko Djerkovic TBC   Francesc Bonet 6 October 2023 [43]
Real Kashmir   Gifton Noel-Williams 31 May 2023   Ishfaq Ahmed 27 October 2023 [44]
Aizawl   Erol Akbay Mutual Agreement 4 November 2023 2 10   Malsawmzuala Sailo 4 November 2023 [45]
Namdhari   Francesc Bonet Sacked 25 November 2023 6 10   Harpreet Singh 25 November 2023 [46]
Churchill Brothers   Edgardo Malvestiti 6 January 2024 9 11   Francesc Bonet 27 January 2024 [47][48]
Aizawl   Malsawmzuala Sailo End of Interim Period 22 January 2024 4 11   Bobi Stojkoski 23 January 2024 [49]
NEROCA   Jacob Joseph Sacked 9 February 2024 11 13   Gyan Moyon 9 February 2024
Aizawl   Bobi Stojkoski 27 February 2024 15 8   Malsawmzuala Sailo 27 February 2024 [50][51]
Gokulam Kerala   Domingo Oramas 31 March 2024 22 5   Shareef Khan 31 March 2024 [52]

Foreign players edit

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

Initially, the AIFF committee decided to reduce registered foreign players to five in the squad and three in the starting line-up and remove the mandatory Asian quota.[53][54]

However, on 22nd August 2023, the AIFF decided to retain the number of foreigners a club can sign in the I-League. Like the 2022–23 season, clubs can register six foreign players in their matchday squad. However, they can field only four (one must be from an AFC Member Association) at any given point during a match.[55]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Former player(s)
Aizawl   Gustavo Silva   Ivan Marić   Rafał Zaborowski   Amir Memari
Churchill Brothers   Aubin Kouakou   Chika Ajulu   Ogana Louis   Abdou Karim Samb   Martín Cháves   Kofi Essien   Ricardo Dichiara
  Emiliano Callegari
  Meysam Shahmakvandzadeh
Delhi   Sérgio Barboza   Hudson Jesus   Pape Gassama   Alisher Kholmurodov   Shokhrukhbek Muratov   Takuto Miki   Aroldinho
  Joseba Beitia
  Alaaeldin Nasr
Gokulam Kerala   Aminou Bouba   Álex Sánchez   Pitu Viera   Matija Babovic   Nikola Stojanović   Komron Tursunov   Justine Emmanuel
  Nili Perdomo
  Edu Bedia
Inter Kashi   Gianni dos Santos   Peter Hartley   Fran Gómez   Jordan Lamela   Julen Pérez   Mario Barco
Mohammedan   Alexis Gómez   Juan Nellar   Joseph Adjei   Eddie Hernández   Evgeniy Kozlov   Mirjalol Kasimov   Prince Opoku
Namdhari   Imanol Arana   Iván Garrido   Stephen Acquah   Olmes García
NEROCA   Adama Coulibaly   Ibrahim Nurudeen   David Simbo   Ansumana Kromah   Haidar Awada   Marius Leca
  Bogdan Gavrila
  Fabian Reid
Rajasthan United   Jefferson Oliveira   Ibrahim Moro   Richardson Denzell   Richard Gadze   Marin Mudražija   Paulo Vyctor
  Dário Júnior
Real Kashmir   Kamo Bayi   Gnohere Krizo   Carlos Lomba   Kamal Issah   Henry Kisekka   Shaher Shaheen   Mohamad Maksoud
Shillong Lajong   Daniel Gonçalves   Douglas Tardin   Renan Paulino   Marcos Rudwere   Arik Bista   Takuto Miki
  Abdou Karim Samb
Sreenidi Deccan   Eli Sabiá   William Alves   David Castañeda   Ibrahim Sissoko   Rilwan Hassan   Faysal Shayesteh
TRAU   Gerard Williams   Ben Quansah   Sardor Jakhonov   Thawan Marcos
  Willian Reis
  Abraham Okyere
  Ibrahima Baldé

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mohammedan (C, P) 24 15 7 2 44 22 +22 52 Promotion to Indian Super League
2 Sreenidi Deccan 24 14 6 4 54 26 +28 48
3 Gokulam Kerala 24 12 6 6 55 34 +21 42
4 Inter Kashi 24 11 8 5 47 41 +6 41
5 Real Kashmir 24 11 7 6 36 19 +17 40
6 Delhi 24 11 2 11 44 40 +4 35
7 Churchill Brothers 24 9 6 9 40 31 +9 33
8 Shillong Lajong 24 8 7 9 36 37 −1 31
9 Aizawl 24 6 9 9 36 35 +1 27
10 Namdhari 24 7 6 11 29 40 −11 27
11 Rajasthan United 24 6 7 11 40 63 −23 25
12 NEROCA 24 4 3 17 26 61 −35 15 Relegation to I-League 2
13 TRAU 24 4 2 18 26 64 −38 14
Source: I-League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results edit

Home \ Away AIZ CHB DEL GOK IKA MOH NAM NER RAJ REK SHL SRD TRU
Aizawl — 4–0 1–5 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–0[a] 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–5 0–0[a]
Churchill Brothers 2–0 — 2–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 4–1 7–0 0–2 2–1 1–2 4–0
Delhi 1–0 2–1 — 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–3 3–4 4–3 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–1
Gokulam Kerala 4–3 1–1 0–2 — 2–2 2–3 2–2 4–1 5–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 6–1
Inter Kashi 5–4 1–1 2–0 2–4 — 0–2 4–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 6–3
Mohammedan 2–1 3–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 3–1 2–1 5–1 0–3 1–1 2–1 6–0
Namdhari 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–4 0–1 — 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–2
NEROCA 1–3 2–3 1–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 2–1 — 3–4 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–0
Rajasthan United 2–2 2–0 3–6 1–4 2–2 1–2 0–0 5–1 — 1–0 1–1 1–2 5–4
Real Kashmir 0–0 1–3 1–1 3–0 4–0 0–0 1–4 3–0 2–0 — 3–1 0–0 1–0
Shillong Lajong 0–3 2–0 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 4–4 1–1 — 2–2 2–1
Sreenidi Deccan 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–4 4–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 6–1 2–3 3–2 — 3–0
TRAU 1–5 0–2 5–3 0–2 3–0 0–2 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–5 —
Source: I-League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ a b Match was abandoned, citing security concerns, and teams were awarded a point each.

Results by games edit

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
AizawlLWWLWDDWWDDDLLDLLLLWDLDD
Churchill BrothersDWLLWDLLWDLDDLLWWWLDLWWW
DelhiDWLWLLWWLLWLWLWLLLLDWWWW
Gokulam KeralaDWWWLDDDLDWWWWWWLLDWLLWW
Inter KashiDLWWLLWDLWDWLDWDWDWWWWDD
MohammedanWDWWWWWDWDWLDWWDWWWWDDWL
NamdhariDLWLLLDLLWLDWLLWWDLLDWDW
NEROCALLDLWLWLLLLLLLLLLLWWLDLD
Rajasthan UnitedLLLWLLDDDWWWLLDDDDWWLLLL
Real KashmirWWLLWWDDWWLWLWDWWDDDDWLL
Shillong LajongDDDWWWDWLLWLLWWDLWDDLLLL
Sreenidi DeccanWWLDWWWLDWLWWWWDLWWDWDDW
TRAUDLLLLLLLWLLWLLLLWLLLLWDL
Source: I-League
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics edit

As of 13 April 2024

Top scorers edit

Rank Player Club Goals[56]
1   Álex Sánchez Gokulam Kerela 19
2   Richardson Denzell Rajasthan United 16
3   Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia Aizawl 15
4   Eddie Hernández Mohammedan 13
  Sérgio Barboza Delhi
6   Gnohere Krizo Real Kashmir 12
  Mario Barco Inter Kashi
8   David Castañeda Sreenidi Deccan 11
9   William Alves Sreenidi Deccan 9
10   Ogana Louis Churchill Brothers 7
  Abdou Karim Samb Shillong Lajong/Churchill Brothers

Hat-tricks edit

Player For Against Result Date Ref
  Yash Tripathi Rajasthan United Delhi 3–4 (A) 2 November 2023 [57]
  Álex Sánchez Gokulam Kerala Rajasthan United 5–0 (H) 9 November 2023 [58]
  Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia Aizawl NEROCA 3–1 (A) 14 November 2023 [59]
  Richardson Denzell Rajasthan United TRAU 5-4 (H) 22 December 2023 [60]
  Eddie Hernández Mohammedan Rajasthan United 5-1 (H) 13 February 2024 [61]
  Abdou Karim Samb Churchill Brothers NEROCA 3–2 (A) 8 March 2024 [62]
  Marin Mudrazija Rajasthan United NEROCA 5–1 (H) 11 March 2024 [63]
  Sérgio Barboza Delhi Shillong Lajong 3–1 (H) 28 March 2024 [64]

Top assists edit

Rank Player Club Assists
1   Mario Barco Inter Kashi 12
2   Edmund Lalrindika Inter Kashi 8
  Noufal PN Gokulam Kerala
4   Faysal Shayesteh Sreenidi Deccan 7
5   Imanol Arana Namdhari 6
  Alexis Gómez Mohammedan
  Martín Cháves Churchill Brothers
8   Lalchungnunga Chhangte Rajasthan United 5
  Hardy Nongbri Shillong Lajong
  Álex Sánchez Gokulam Kerela
  Deepak Singh TRAU
  Pape Gassama Delhi
  Lalremruata Ralte Churchill Brothers

Clean sheets edit

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1   Muheet Shabir Real Kashmir 12
2   Padam Chettri Mohammedan 8
3   Albino Gomes Sreenidi Deccan 7
  Subhasish Roy Chowdhury Churchill Brothers
5   Nora Fernandes Aizawl 5
6   Avilash Paul[a] Gokulam Kerala 3
  Sachin Jha Rajashthan United
  Naveen Kumar Delhi
  Devansh Dabas Gokulam Kerala
10   Tenzin Samdup Namdhari 2
  Neithovilie Chalieu Shillong Lajong
  Arindam Bhattacharya Inter Kashi
  Bhabindra Malla Thakuri Rajashthan United
  Nishan Singh Namdhari
  1. ^ Paul was substituted after 65 minutes against TRAU after Dabas' red card

Attendances edit

Overall statistical table edit

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Shillong Lajong 75,803 7,816 4,891 6,316 +255.8%†
2 Gokulam Kerala 61,349 19,764 600 5,112 +99.8%†
3 Mohammedan 52,368 24,678 200 4,758 +199.2%†
4 Real Kashmir 38,492 7,632 1,100 3,499 +22.4%†
5 Aizawl 18,199 3,485 300 1,819 −22.0%†
6 Churchill Brothers 13,881 2,314 500 1,156 −36.2%†
7 Delhi 6,976 1,182 150 581 +239.8%†
8 Inter Kashi 6,294 2,687 123 524 n/a*
9 Namdhari 6,147 1,200 300 512 n/a*
10 Sreenidi Deccan 4,906 900 80 408 −21.5%†
11 NEROCA 4,282 2,500 50 362 −89.4%†
12 TRAU 3,061 512 100 255 −88.2%†
13 Rajasthan United 2,204 500 86 183 −86.6%†
League total 293,962 24,678 50 1,933 +6.3%†

Source: I-League
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in I-League 2.
* Teams that joined I-League through corporate direct entry.

Attendances by home matches edit

Team \ Match played 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total
Shillong Lajong 5,585 5,248 5,987 6,425 6,718 6,115 7,438 4,891 5,812 6,617 7,151 7,816 75,803
Gokulam Kerala 19,764 10,485 4,388 13,425 2,000 2,500 2,500 2,023 1,540 1,024 1,100 600 61,349
Mohammedan 4,900 3,786 1,773 5,825 3,885 1,821 2,500 N/A[a] 200 1,000 2,000 24,678 52,368
Real Kashmir 1,872 6,200 4,728 3,172 3,659 2,500 N/A[b] 3,740 1,635 7,632 2,254 1,100 38,492
Aizawl 767 2,000 3,004 3,485 2,879 1,000 1,462 1,246 2,056 300 N/A[c] N/A[c] 18,199
Churchill Brothers 2,314 1,895 2,000 1,683 500 1,633 825 1,025 981 200 275 550 13,881
Delhi 600 618 1,100 1,182 1,058 918 150 200 500 250 200 200 6,976
Inter Kashi 2,687 500 123 259 127 447 187 200 752 325 232 455 6,294
Namdhari 561 350 300 898 1,200 488 300 500 500 250 400 400 6,147
Sreenidi Deccan 750 696 900 650 750 123 80 200 168 250 149 190 4,906
NEROCA 200 212 153 258 259 2,500 100 50 150 100 200 100 4,282
TRAU 200 315 100 128 422 128 512 259 222 152 500 123 3,061
Rajasthan United 150 200 88 280 88 86 312 100 100 500 100 200 2,204
  1. ^ Mohammedan's home match against Rajasthan United was played behind closed doors due to report of violence in Mohammedan's previous game.[65]
  2. ^ Real Kashmir's home match against Gokulam Kerela was played behind closed doors due to security concerns.
  3. ^ a b Matches were abandoned due to security concerns and the points were shared[66]

Legend:   Highest   Lowest
Updated to game(s) played on 13 April 2024
Source: I-League

Awards edit

Hero of the Match edit

Álex Sánchez (Gokulam Kerala) has won the Hero of the Match award the most number of times (7).

Hero of the Match
Match No. Player Club Match No. Player Club Match No. Player Club
1   Wayne Vaz Real Kashmir 2   Álex Sánchez Gokulam Kerala 3   David Castañeda Sreenidi Deccan
4   Alexis Gómez Mohammedan 5   Balwant Singh Delhi 6   Martín Cháves Churchill Brothers
7   Yash Tripathi Rajasthan United 8   Rosenberg Gabriel Sreenidi Deccan 9   Daniel Gonçalves Shillong Lajong
10   Jeremy Laldinpuia Real Kashmir 11   Álex Sánchez (2) Gokulam Kerala 12   Mario Barco Inter Kashi
13   Tharpuia Aizawl 14   Joseph Adjei Mohammedan 15   Ricardo Dichiara Churchill Brothers
16   Renan Paulino Shillong Lajong 17   Álex Sánchez (3) Gokulam Kerala 18   Padam Chettri Mohammedan
19   Akashdeep Singh Namdhari 20   Álex Sánchez (4) Gokulam Kerala 21   Richardson Denzell Rajasthan United
22   Rosenberg Gabriel (2) Sreenidi Deccan 23   Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia Aizawl 24   Gaurav Rawat Delhi
25   Gyamar Nikum Inter Kashi 26   Imanol Arana Namdhari 27   Sagolsem Bikash Singh Mohammedan
28   Hardy Nongbri Shillong Lajong 29   Jagdeep Singh Sreenidi Deccan 30   Wahengbam Angousana Mohammedan
31   Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia (2) Aizawl 32   Phrangki Buam Shillong Lajong 33   Ricardo Dichiara (2) Churchill Brothers
34   Muhammad Hammad Real Kashmir 35   Eli Sabiá Sreenidi Deccan 36   Hardy Nongbri (2) Shillong Lajong
37   Jagdeep Singh (2) Sreenidi Deccan 38   Emiliano Callegari Torre Churchill Brothers 39   David Simbo NEROCA
40   Mohammad Inam Real Kashmir 41   Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia (3) Aizawl 42   Pape Gassama Delhi
43   Jordan Lamela Inter Kashi 44   Nora Fernandes Aizawl 45   Abhijith Kurungodan Gokulam Kerala
46   Ibrahim Moro Rajasthan United 47   Eddie Hernández Mohammedan 48   Bali Gagandeep Delhi
49   Renan Paulino (2) Shillong Lajong 50   Richard Gadze Rajasthan United 51   R Lalbiakliana Sreenidi Deccan
52   Joe Zoherliana Aizawl 53   Mirjalol Kasimov Mohammedan 54   Ivan Marić Aizawl
55   Danish Aribam TRAU 56   Faisal Ali Churchill Brothers 57   Carlos Lomba Real Kashmir
58   Eli Sabiá (2) Sreenidi Deccan 59   Mirjalol Kasimov (2) Mohammedan 60   Jordan Lamela (2) Inter Kashi
61   Richardson Denzell (2) Rajasthan United 62   Mohammad Inam (2) Real Kashmir 63   Álex Sánchez (5) Gokulam Kerala
64   Manvir Singh Namdhari 65   Padam Chettri (2) Mohammedan 66   Álex Sánchez (6) Gokulam Kerala
67   Nora Fernandes (2) Aizawl 68   Richardson Denzell (3) Rajasthan United 69   Renan Paulino (3) Shillong Lajong
70   Hudson Jesus Delhi 71   Lalremsanga Fanai Mohammedan 72   Gianni dos Santos Inter Kashi
73   Eli Sabiá (3) Sreenidi Deccan 74 TBA 75   Marin Mudražija Rajasthan United
76   Nikola Stojanović Gokulam Kerala 77   Martín Cháves (2) Churchill Brothers 78   Nora Fernandes (3) Aizawl
79   Danish Aribam (2) TRAU 80   Sourav K Gokulam Kerala 81   Eddie Hernández (2) Mohammedan
82   Akashdeep Singh (2) Namdhari 83   David Castañeda (2) Sreenidi Deccan 84   Muhammad Ajsal Inter Kashi
85   Sérgio Barboza Delhi 86   Komron Tursunov Gokulam Kerala 87   Eddie Hernández (3) Mohammedan
88   Kynsaibor Lhuid Shillong Lajong 89   Gyamar Nikum (2) Inter Kashi 90   Gnohere Krizo Real Kashmir
91   Lalliansanga Renthlei Gokulam Kerala 92   David Castañeda (3) Sreenidi Deccan 93   Shokhrukhbek Muratov Delhi
94   Lalbiakzuala Rajasthan United 95   Mohammad Inam (3) Real Kashmir 96   Abhijith Kurungodan (2) Gokulam Kerala
97   Rilwan Hassan Sreenidi Deccan 98   Manash Protim Gogoi TRAU 99   Edmund Lalrindika Inter Kashi
100   Ogana Louis Churchill Brothers 101   Henry Kisekka Real Kashmir 102   Daniel Gonçalves (2) Shillong Lajong
103   Iván Garrido Namdhari 104   David Castañeda (4) Sreenidi Deccan 105   Lalchungnunga Chhangte Rajasthan United
106   Akashdeep Singh (3) Namdhari 107   David Lalhlansanga Mohammedan 108   Gnohere Krizo (2) Real Kashmir
109 TBA 110   Richardson Denzell (4) Rajasthan United 111   Abdou Karim Samb Churchill Brothers
112   Muhammad Ajsal (2) Inter Kashi 113   Phrangki Buam (2) Shillong Lajong 114   Sagolsem Bikash Singh (2) Mohammedan
115   Lalromawia Sreenidi Deccan 116   Matija Babović Gokulam Kerala 117   Marin Mudražija (2) Rajasthan United
118   Pritam Kumar Singh TRAU 119   Eddie Hernández (4) Mohammedan 120   Peter Hartley Inter Kashi
121   Adnan Ayub Real Kashmir 122   Matija Babović (2) Gokulam Kerala 123   Richardson Denzell (5) Rajasthan United
124   Harpreet Singh Namdhari 125   Gurtej Singh Delhi 126   Eddie Hernández (5) Mohammedan
127   William Alves Sreenidi Deccan 128   Mario Barco (2) Inter Kashi 129   Ansumana Kromah NEROCA
130   Peter Seiminthang Haokip Namdhari 131   Arindam Bhattacharya Inter Kashi 132   Muhammad Hammad (2) Real Kashmir
133   Sérgio Barboza (2) Delhi 134   Stendly Fernandes Churchill Brothers 135   Lourembam David Singh NEROCA
136   Sérgio Barboza (3) Delhi 137   Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia (4) Aizawl 138   Hyder Yousuf Real Kashmir
139   Mario Barco (3) Inter Kashi 140   Lalromawia (2) Sreenidi Deccan 141   Peter Seiminthang Haokip (2) Namdhari
142   Martín Cháves (3) Churchill Brothers 143   Khoirom Jackson Singh NEROCA 144   Hudson Jesus (2) Delhi
145   Ogana Louis (2) Churchill Brothers 146   Soraisam Robinson Singh TRAU 147   Padam Chettri (3) Mohammedan
148   Álex Sánchez (7) Gokulam Kerala 149   Julen Pérez Inter Kashi 150   Ogana Louis (3) Churchill Brothers
151   Noufal PN Gokulam Kerala 152   Stephen Acquah Namdhari 153   Mayakkannan Sreenidi Deccan
154   Shokhrukhbek Muratov Delhi

Annual awards edit

Award Winner
Best Player   Álex Sánchez (Gokulam Kerala)
Best Goalkeeper   Padam Chettri (Mohammedan)
Jarnail Singh Award (Best Defender)   Muhammad Hammad (Real Kashmir)
Best Midfielder   Mirjalol Kasimov (Mohammedan)
Highest Scorer   Álex Sánchez (Gokulam Kerala)
Best Emerging Player   Gyamar Nikum (Inter Kashi)
Syed Abdul Rahim Award (Best Coach)   Andrey Chernyshov (Mohammedan)
Fair Play Contest TRAU
Best Match Organisation Mohammedan
Best Media Operations Rajasthan United
Source: I-League

See also edit

Notes edit

References edit

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