I-League 2008β09 | |
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League | I-League |
Sport | Association football |
Duration | 26 September 2008β 16 April 2009 |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner(s) | Zee Sports |
I-League season | |
Champions | Churchill Brothers 1st I-League title 1st Indian title |
Top scorer | Odafe Onyeka Okolie |
I-League seasons | |
The 2008β09 I-League season began on 26 September 2008. And finished on 16 April 2009 with a break in December for theββFederation Cup and Durand Cup. Most games this season were played on Saturday's and Sunday'sββto attract larger crowds. After a successful first season for the "I League," the second season featured 12 teams from four cities β again this would be, expanded in the 2009β10 seasonββto 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.
Galleryβ»
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Sayed Rahim Nabi of East Bengal and Daniel of Chirag United during at 2008β09 I-League at Salt Lake Stadium
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I League Daniel of Chirag United takes a freekick against Mahindra United at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata
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Wilton Gomes of Sporting Clube de Goa tackles Lester Fernandes of Vasco during I-League 2008-09 match at Fatorda Stadium Goa
Teamsβ»
League tableβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification/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 |
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 |
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 2009β10 Indian Federation Cup winners.
Home and away seasonβ»
Round 1β»
East Bengal | 3β1 | Chirag United Sports Club |
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I Surkumar Singh ![]() Yakubu ![]() Sunil Chetri ![]() |
Shankar Oraon ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | 1β2 | Mumbai FC |
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Pachau Lalam Puia ![]() |
Abel Hammond ![]() Kalia Kulothungan ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | 2β1 | Mahindra United |
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Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() ![]() |
Sushil Kumar Singh ![]() |
Dempo Sports Club | 1β2 | JCT FC |
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Nicolau Borges ![]() |
Escobar ![]() Balwant Singh ![]() |
Mohammedan Sporting Club | 1β1 | Air-India |
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Theodore Sunday Wrobeh ![]() |
Surojit Roy ![]() |
Round 2β»
East Bengal | 0β1 | Mumbai FC |
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Felix Aboagye ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | 1β1 | Air-India |
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Branco Cordozo ![]() |
Soccor Velho ![]() |
Mahindra United | 1β3 | Chirag United Sports Club |
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Sushil Kumar Singh ![]() |
Subair Muritala Ali ![]() Gouranga Datta ![]() Hardip Singh Saini ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | 3β3 | Dempo Sports Club |
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Felix Chimaokwu ![]() ![]() Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() |
Mboyo Iyomi ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Round 3β»
Sporting Clube de Goa | 2β0 | Mohun Bagan |
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Mohonraj "OG" ![]() ![]() |
Air-India | 2β0 | East Bengal |
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Surojit Roy ![]() ![]() |
Dempo Sports Club | 2β1 | Vasco Sports Club |
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Roberto Silva ![]() ![]() |
Ravshan Teshabaev ![]() |
Round 4β»
East Bengal | 2β0 | Vasco Sports Club |
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Yakubu ![]() ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | 3β0 | Sporting Clube de Goa |
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Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Round 5β»
Vasco Sports Club | 1β4 | Churchill Brothers |
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Agnelo Colaco ![]() |
Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Dempo SC | 3β1 | Air-India |
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Ranty Martins ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ravinder Singh ![]() |
Round 6β»
Air-India | 2β0 | Mumbai FC |
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Soccor Velho 20 ![]() ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | 1β1 | JCT FC |
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Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() |
Amandeep Singh ![]() |
Round 7β»
Chirag United Sports Club | 1β0 | Mohammedan Sporting Club |
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Gouranga Dutta ![]() |
Air-India | 1β0 | JCT FC |
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Samson Singh ![]() |
Round 8β»
East Bengal | 3β1 | Sporting Clube de Goa |
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Chhetri ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Harmanjot Khabra ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | 2β2 | Mumbai FC |
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Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() ![]() |
Abhishek Yadav ![]() ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | 2β0 | JCT FC |
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Ishfaq Ahmed ![]() ![]() |
Dempo SC | 4β0 | Chirag United Sports Club |
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Ranty Martins ![]() ![]() Joaquim Abranches ![]() |
Round 9β»
Churchill Brothers | 1β1 | Air-India |
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Felix Chimaokwu ![]() |
Michael Tayo ![]() |
Vasco Sports Club | 1β2 | Mohun Bagan |
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Lalnun Puia ![]() |
Rakesh Masih ![]() ![]() |
Round 10β»
Mohun Bagan AC | 1β0 | Mahindra United |
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Bhaichung Bhutia![]() |
Dempo Sports Club | 1β0 | East Bengal |
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β»![]() |
Round 12β»
Mumbai FC | 0β3 | Mohun Bagan AC |
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JCT FC | 2β1 | Dempo Sports Club |
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Chirag United Sports Club | 0β0 | East Bengal |
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Mahindra United | 1β3 | Churchill Brothers SC |
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Air-India | 1β1 | Mohammedan Sporting Club |
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Sporting Clube de Goa | 0β1 | Vasco Sports Club |
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Round 13β»
Mumbai FC | 2β1 | East Bengal |
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A. Yadav ![]() A. Hammond ![]() |
Yakubu ![]() |
Round 14β»
East Bengal | 3β1 | Air-India |
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Yakubu ![]() Sunil Chetri ![]() Sanju Pradhan ![]() |
Subhash Singh ![]() |
Round 15β»
Vasco Sports Club | 1β4 | East Bengal |
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Sherzod Nazarov ![]() |
Chhetri ![]() ![]() Yakubu ![]() |
Round 16β»
Churchill Brothers SC | 9 -1 | Vasco Sports Club |
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Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
JCT FC | 0β1 | Chirag United Sports Club |
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Ayeni Bidemi Daniel ![]() |
East Bengal | 3β0 | Mohun Bagan AC |
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Syed Rahim Nabi ![]() Chhetri ![]() |
Round 17β»
East Bengal | 2β2 | Mohammedan Sporting Club |
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Nirmal Chhetri ![]() ![]() |
Okoro ![]() |
Round 18β»
Churchill Brothers SC | 3β1 | Mohun Bagan AC |
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Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jose Ramirez Barreto ![]() |
Mahindra United | 2β1 | East Bengal |
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C.Edeh ![]() ![]() |
Sunil Chetri ![]() |
Vasco Sports Club | 1β2 | Mumbai FC |
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Kalia Kulothungan ![]() ![]() |
Round 19β»
Air-India | 1β3 | Mahindra United |
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Sushil Kumar Singh ![]() |
Sporting Clube de Goa | 1β1 | East Bengal |
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J. Pereira ![]() |
I. Addo ![]() |
Mumbai FC | 2β3 | Churchill Brothers SC |
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Anees Kutty ![]() |
JCT FC | 1β1 | Mohun Bagan AC |
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Round 20β»
JCT FC | 2β0 | Sporting Clube de Goa |
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Paul M. Nwachukwu ![]() ![]() |
Mohammedan Sporting Club | 2β0 | Mumbai FC |
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Satyajit Bose ![]() |
Churchill Brothers SC | 3β1 | East Bengal |
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Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() ![]() Kalu ![]() |
Yakubu ![]() |
Air-India | 1β0 | Vasco Sports Club |
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Singam Subash Singh ![]() |
Dempo SC | 3β2 | Mahindra United |
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Arata izumi ![]() ![]() |
Round 21β»
East Bengal | 2β1 | JCT FC |
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Yakubu ![]() ![]() |
Edu ![]() |
Round 22β»
Churchill Brothers | 6β2 | Mohammedan Sporting Club |
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Report |
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Top scorersβ»
- As of 23 March 2009