2007–08 I-League
| 2007–08 I-League | |
|---|---|
| League | I-League |
| Sport | Association football |
| Duration | 2007–08 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| I-League season | |
| Season champions | Dempo SC |
| Top scorer | Odafe Onyeka Okolie |
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 qualified for the qualifying phase of the 2009 AFC Champions League, while the bottom two teams were relegated to I-League 2nd Division in the next season.
Teams
| Club | Manager | Location | Stadia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air India |  Bimal Ghosh |
Mumbai | Cooperage Ground |
| Churchill Brothers SC |  Karim Bencharifa |
Goa | Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium |
| Dempo SC | Armando Colaco |
Goa | Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium |
| East Bengal | Manoranjan Bhattacharjee |
Kolkata | Salt Lake Stadium |
| JCT FC | Sukhvinder Singh |
New Delhi & Ludhiana | Ambedkar Stadium & Guru Gobind Singh Stadium |
| Mahindra United | Derrick Pereira |
Mumbai | Cooperage Ground |
| Mohun Bagan |  Carlos Roberto Pereira Da Silva |
Kolkata | Salt Lake Stadium |
| Salgaocar SC Goa | Savio Medeira |
Goa | Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium |
| Sporting Clube De Goa |  Cliffort Chukwama |
Goa | Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium |
| Viva Kerala | A.M.Sreedharam |
Kozhikode | Municipal Corporation Stadium |
Standings
I-League Division 1
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dempo | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 36 | |
| 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 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 2009 I-League 2nd Division |
| 10 | Salgaocar | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 11 |
Updated to games played on 23 February 2008.
Source:
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home ╲ Away[1] | AI | CB | DEM | KEB | JCT | MAH | MMB | SCG | SFC | VK |
| Air India | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Churchill Brothers | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
| Dempo | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | |
| East Bengal | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| JCT | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | |
| Mahindra United | 1–1 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Mohun Bagan | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Salgaocar | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 4–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Sporting Goa | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Viva Kerala | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
Updated to games played on 30 January 2011.
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
I-League Division 1
Last updated: 23 February 2008
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odafe Onyeka Okolie |
Churchill Brothers |
22 |
| 2 | Eduardo da Silva Escobar |
JCT |
14 |
| 3 |  Mboyo Iyomi |
Churchill Brothers |
12 |
| Ranty Martins Soleye |
Dempo SC | ||
| 5 | Baichung Bhutia |
Mohun Bagan |
10 |
| 6 | Edmilson Marques Pardal |
East Bengal |
8 |
| Chidi Edeh |
Dempo SC | ||
| 8 | Felix Chimaokwu |
Salgaocar SC |
7 |
| Sunil Chhetri |
JCT | ||
| 10 | Elijah Obagbemiro Junior |
Sporting Clube de Goa |
6 |
 Andrews Pomeyie Mensah |
Mahindra United | ||
| 12 | Wisdom Abbey |
Viva Kerala |
5 |
| Jose Ramirez Barreto |
Mohun Bagan | ||
| Yakubu Yusif |
Mahindra United | ||
| Roberto Mendes Silva |
Dempo SC | ||
| 16 | Bashiree Mohammed Abbas |
Air India |
4 |
Managers
| Club | Manager |
|---|---|
| Dempo SC | Armando Colaco |
| JCT FC | Sukhvinder Singh |
| Churchill Brothers SC | Karim Bencharifa |
| Viva Kerala | A.M.Sreedharam |
| Kingfisher East Bengal FC | Manoranjan Bhattacharjee |
| Air India (football club) | Bimal Ghosh |
| Mahindra United | Derrick Pereira |
| Mohun Bagan | Carlos Roberto Pereira Da Silva |
| Salgaocar SC Goa | Savio Medeira |
| Sporting Clube De Goa | Cliffort Chukwama |
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