I-League 2007-08

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The I-League season 2007-08 kicked off on 24 November 2007 at the Fatorda Stadium, Margao, Goa. The first match of the season was played between the two Goan clubs Dempo and Salgaocar.

The top team in the I-League will qualify for the AFC Cup club championships in 2009, while the bottom two teams will be relegated to I-League 2nd Division in the next season.

Contents

[edit] Standings

[edit] I-League Division 1

P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Dempo 18 10 6 2 35 13 22 36 AFC Cup 2009
2 Churchill Brothers 18 11 3 4 40 22 18 36
3 JCT 18 9 6 3 31 14 17 33
4 Mohun Bagan 18 8 6 4 22 17 5 30
5 Mahindra United 18 7 7 4 24 18 6 28
6 East Bengal 18 5 4 9 17 23 -6 19
7 Sporting Clube de Goa 18 4 7 7 14 24 -10 19
8 Air India 18 3 8 7 10 20 -10 17
9 Viva Kerala 18 3 3 12 13 38 -25 12 Relegation to
I League Division 2
10 Salgaocar 18 1 8 9 20 37 -17 11

Last updated: 23 February 2008
Source: http://www.indianfootball.com/specials/ileague/index.php]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.

[edit] I League Division2

Division 2 starting in January 2008.

[edit] Fixtures and Results

[edit] I League Division1

Last updated: 23 February 2008


The home team is listed in the left-hand column.

  DSC JCT CB VK EB AI MU MB SSC SCG
Dempo XXX 2 - 1 4 - 1 4 - 0 2 - 2 0 - 0 1 - 1 2 - 0 3 - 0 4 - 1
JCT 0 - 0 XXX 3 - 0 2 - 0 3 - 0 2 - 0 0 - 0 1 - 1 4 - 0 4 - 2
Churchill Brothers 0 - 2 1 - 0 XXX 5 - 0 3 - 2 3 - 0 4 - 2 2 - 2 2 - 1 3 - 0
Viva Kerala 1 - 4 0 - 2 1 - 3 XXX 1 - 3 3 - 2 0 - 2 0 - 2 3 - 1 0 - 0
East Bengal 1 - 0 1 - 3 0 - 1 2 - 0 XXX 0 - 0 1 - 0 0 - 2 3 - 2 1 - 1
Air India 1 - 4 0 - 0 0 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 0 XXX 0 - 1 0 - 0 2 - 1 1 - 0
Mahindra United 3 - 1 3 - 1 1 - 5 0 - 0 2 - 1 1 - 1 XXX 0 - 2 - 2 3 - 0
Mohun Bagan 0 - 0 1 - 2 2 - 1 1 - 3 1 - 0 2 - 0 1 - 0 XXX 1 - 0 1 - 1
Salgaocar 1 - 1 3 - 3 1 - 5 1 - 0 0 - 0 1 - 1 0 - 0 4 - 5 XXX 1 - 1
Sporting Clube de Goa 0 - 1 0 - 0 1 - 1 3 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0 0 - 3 1 - 0 1 - 1 XXX

[edit] I-League Division 2

[edit] Top Goalscorers

[edit] I-League Division 1

Last updated: 23 February 2008

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Flag of Nigeria Odafe Onyeka Okolie Flag of India Churchill Brothers 22
2 Flag of Brazil Eduardo da Silva Escobar Flag of India JCT 14
3 Flag of the Republic of the Congo Mboyo Iyomi Flag of India Churchill Brothers 12
Flag of Nigeria Ranty Martins Soleye Flag of India Dempo SC
5 Flag of India Baichung Bhutia Flag of India Mohun Bagan 9
6 Flag of Brazil Edmilson Marques Pardal Flag of India East Bengal 8
Flag of Nigeria Chidi Edeh Flag of India Dempo SC
8 Flag of Nigeria Felix Chimaokwu Flag of India Salgaocar SC 7
Flag of India Sunil Chetri Flag of India JCT
9 Flag of Nigeria Elijah Obagbemiro Junior Flag of India Sporting Clube de Goa 6
Flag of Ghana Andrews Pomeyie Mensah Flag of India Mahindra United
13 Flag of Ghana Wisdom Abbey Flag of India Viva Kerala 5
Flag of Brazil Jose Ramirez Barreto Flag of India Mohun Bagan
Flag of Ghana Yakubu Yusif Flag of India Mahindra United
Flag of Brazil Roberto Mendes Silva Flag of India Dempo SC
16 Flag of Ghana Bashiree Mohammed Abbas Flag of India Air India 4

[edit] I-League Division 2

[edit] Own Goals

Last updated: 23 February 2008

No. Position Player
28 Flag of India DF Mahesh Gawli Flag of India Dempo SC
5 Flag of India DF Debabrata Roy Flag of India Kingfisher East Bengal FC

[edit] Hattrick

[edit] I-League Division 1

Last updated: 23 February 2008

Player Team No of Hattick Against Date Home/Away Stadium
Flag of Brazil Eduardo da Silva Escobar Flag of IndiaJCT 1 Flag of India Kingfisher East Bengal FC 30 November 2007 Away Flag of IndiaSalt Lake Stadium, Calcutta
Flag of Nigeria Odafe Onyeka Okolie Flag of IndiaChurchill Brothers 3 Flag of India Kingfisher East Bengal FC 13 December 2007 Home Flag of IndiaJawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium, Goa
Flag of India Salgaocar SC Goa 31 December 2007 Away Flag of IndiaJawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium, Goa
Flag of India Mahindra United 14 January 2008 Home Flag of IndiaJawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium, Goa
Flag of Nigeria Felix Chimaokwu Flag of IndiaSalgaocar SC 1 Flag of India Mohun Bagan AC 22 December 2007 Home Flag of IndiaJawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium, Goa
Flag of Nigeria Ranty Martins Soleye Flag of IndiaDempo SC 1 Flag of India Sporting Clube de Goa 13 January 2008 Home Flag of IndiaJawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium, Goa

[edit] I-League Division 2

[edit] Biggest WINs

[edit] I-League Division 1

Last updated: 23 February 2008

[edit] I-League Division 2

[edit] Most Goals in a Match

[edit] I-League Division 1

Last updated: 23 February 2008

  • Total of 9 goals.
Flag of IndiaSalgaocar SC Goa 4-5 Flag of IndiaMohun Bagan AC on 22 December 2007 at the Flag of IndiaJawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium, Goa.

[edit] I-League Division 2

[edit] Managers

Club Manager
Dempo SC Flag of IndiaArmando Colaco
JCT FC Flag of IndiaSukhvinder Singh
Churchill Brothers SC Flag of MoroccoKarim Bencharifa
Viva Kerala Flag of IndiaA.M.Sreedharam
Kingfisher East Bengal FC Flag of IndiaManoranjan Bhattacharjee
Air India (football club) Flag of IndiaBimal Ghosh
Mahindra United Flag of IndiaDerrick Pereira
Mohun Bagan Flag of BrazilCarlos Roberto Pereira Da Silva
Salgaocar SC Goa Flag of IndiaSavio Medeira
Sporting Clube De Goa Flag of NigeriaCliffort Chukwama

[edit] Stadiums

Stadium Teams Capacity
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata Mohun Bagan, East Bengal 120,000
Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium, Goa Salgaocar, Dempo, Churchill Brothers, Sporting Clube de Goa 35,000
Municipal Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode Viva Kerala 35,000
Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi JCT 15,000
Cooperage Ground, Mumbai Air India, Mahindra United 12,000
Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Ludhiana JCT 12,000

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