I-League 2008–09 | |
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League | I-League |
Sport | Association football |
Duration | 26 September 2008– 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 |
The 2008–09 I-League season began on 26 September 2008 and finished on 16 April 2009 with a break in December for the Federation Cup and Durand Cup. Most games this season were played on Saturday's and Sunday's to attract larger crowds. After a successful first season for the I League, the second season featured 12 teams from four cities – again this would be expanded in the 2009–10 season to 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or 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 [a] |
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 |
East Bengal | 3–1 | Chirag United Sports Club |
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I Surkumar Singh ![]() Yakubu ![]() Sunil Chetri ![]() |
Shankar Oraon ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | 1–2 | Mumbai FC |
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Pachau Lalam Puia ![]() |
Abel Hammond ![]() Kalia Kulothungan ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | 2–1 | Mahindra United |
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Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() ![]() |
Sushil Kumar Singh ![]() |
Dempo Sports Club | 1–2 | JCT FC |
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Nicolau Borges ![]() |
Escobar ![]() Balwant Singh ![]() |
Mohammedan Sporting Club | 1–1 | Air-India |
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Theodore Sunday Wrobeh ![]() |
Surojit Roy ![]() |
East Bengal | 0–1 | Mumbai FC |
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Felix Aboagye ![]() |
Mahindra United | 1–3 | Chirag United Sports Club |
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Sushil Kumar Singh ![]() |
Subair Muritala Ali ![]() Gouranga Datta ![]() Hardip Singh Saini ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | 3–3 | Dempo Sports Club |
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Felix Chimaokwu ![]() ![]() Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() |
Mboyo Iyomi ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Air-India | 2–0 | East Bengal |
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Surojit Roy ![]() ![]() |
East Bengal | 2–0 | Vasco Sports Club |
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Yakubu ![]() ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | 3–0 | Sporting Clube de Goa |
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Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Vasco Sports Club | 1–4 | Churchill Brothers |
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Agnelo Colaco ![]() |
Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Dempo SC | 3–1 | Air-India |
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Ranty Martins ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ravinder Singh ![]() |
Chirag United Sports Club | 1–0 | Mohammedan Sporting Club |
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Gouranga Dutta ![]() |
East Bengal | 3–1 | Sporting Clube de Goa |
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Chhetri ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Harmanjot Khabra ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | 2–2 | Mumbai FC |
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Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() ![]() |
Abhishek Yadav ![]() ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | 2–0 | JCT FC |
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Ishfaq Ahmed ![]() ![]() |
Dempo SC | 4–0 | Chirag United Sports Club |
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Ranty Martins ![]() ![]()
Joaquim Abranches ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | 1–1 | Air-India |
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Felix Chimaokwu ![]() |
Michael Tayo ![]() |
Vasco Sports Club | 1–2 | Mohun Bagan |
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Lalnun Puia ![]() |
Rakesh Masih ![]() ![]() |
Mohun Bagan AC | 1–0 | Mahindra United |
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Bhaichung Bhutia![]() |
Dempo Sports Club | 1–0 | East Bengal |
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[Beto]![]() |
Mumbai FC | 0–3 | Mohun Bagan AC |
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JCT FC | 2–1 | Dempo Sports Club |
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Chirag United Sports Club | 0–0 | East Bengal |
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Mahindra United | 1–3 | Churchill Brothers SC |
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Air-India | 1–1 | Mohammedan Sporting Club |
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Sporting Clube de Goa | 0–1 | Vasco Sports Club |
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Mumbai FC | 2–1 | East Bengal |
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A. Yadav ![]() A. Hammond ![]() |
Yakubu ![]() |
East Bengal | 3–1 | Air-India |
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Yakubu ![]() Sunil Chetri ![]() Sanju Pradhan ![]() |
Subhash Singh ![]() |
Vasco Sports Club | 1–4 | East Bengal |
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Sherzod Nazarov ![]() |
Chhetri ![]() ![]() Yakubu ![]() |
Churchill Brothers SC | 9 -1 | Vasco Sports Club |
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Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
JCT FC | 0–1 | Chirag United Sports Club |
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Ayeni Bidemi Daniel ![]() |
East Bengal | 3–0 | Mohun Bagan AC |
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Syed Rahim Nabi ![]() Chhetri ![]() |
East Bengal | 2–2 | Mohammedan Sporting Club |
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Nirmal Chhetri ![]() ![]() |
Okoro ![]() |
Churchill Brothers SC | 3–1 | Mohun Bagan AC |
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Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jose Ramirez Barreto ![]() |
Mahindra United | 2–1 | East Bengal |
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C.Edeh ![]() ![]() |
Sunil Chetri ![]() |
Vasco Sports Club | 1–2 | Mumbai FC |
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Kalia Kulothungan ![]() ![]() |
Air-India | 1–3 | Mahindra United |
---|---|---|
Sushil Kumar Singh ![]() |
Sporting Clube de Goa | 1–1 | East Bengal |
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J. Pereira ![]() |
I. Addo ![]() |
Mumbai FC | 2–3 | Churchill Brothers SC |
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Anees Kutty ![]() |
JCT FC | 2–0 | Sporting Clube de Goa |
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Paul M. Nwachukwu ![]() ![]() |
Mohammedan Sporting Club | 2–0 | Mumbai FC |
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Satyajit Bose ![]() |
Churchill Brothers SC | 3–1 | East Bengal |
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Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() ![]() Kalu ![]() |
Yakubu ![]() |
Air-India | 1–0 | Vasco Sports Club |
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Singam Subash Singh ![]() |
Dempo SC | 3–2 | Mahindra United |
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Arata izumi ![]() ![]() |
East Bengal | 2–1 | JCT FC |
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Yakubu ![]() ![]() |
Edu ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | 6–2 | Mohammedan Sporting Club |
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Report |
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I-League 2008–09 | |
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League | I-League |
Sport | Association football |
Duration | 26 September 2008– 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 |
The 2008–09 I-League season began on 26 September 2008 and finished on 16 April 2009 with a break in December for the Federation Cup and Durand Cup. Most games this season were played on Saturday's and Sunday's to attract larger crowds. After a successful first season for the I League, the second season featured 12 teams from four cities – again this would be expanded in the 2009–10 season to 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 [a] |
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 |
East Bengal | 3–1 | Chirag United Sports Club |
---|---|---|
I Surkumar Singh ![]() Yakubu ![]() Sunil Chetri ![]() |
Shankar Oraon ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | 1–2 | Mumbai FC |
---|---|---|
Pachau Lalam Puia ![]() |
Abel Hammond ![]() Kalia Kulothungan ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | 2–1 | Mahindra United |
---|---|---|
Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() ![]() |
Sushil Kumar Singh ![]() |
Dempo Sports Club | 1–2 | JCT FC |
---|---|---|
Nicolau Borges ![]() |
Escobar ![]() Balwant Singh ![]() |
Mohammedan Sporting Club | 1–1 | Air-India |
---|---|---|
Theodore Sunday Wrobeh ![]() |
Surojit Roy ![]() |
East Bengal | 0–1 | Mumbai FC |
---|---|---|
Felix Aboagye ![]() |
Mahindra United | 1–3 | Chirag United Sports Club |
---|---|---|
Sushil Kumar Singh ![]() |
Subair Muritala Ali ![]() Gouranga Datta ![]() Hardip Singh Saini ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | 3–3 | Dempo Sports Club |
---|---|---|
Felix Chimaokwu ![]() ![]() Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() |
Mboyo Iyomi ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Air-India | 2–0 | East Bengal |
---|---|---|
Surojit Roy ![]() ![]() |
East Bengal | 2–0 | Vasco Sports Club |
---|---|---|
Yakubu ![]() ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | 3–0 | Sporting Clube de Goa |
---|---|---|
Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Vasco Sports Club | 1–4 | Churchill Brothers |
---|---|---|
Agnelo Colaco ![]() |
Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Dempo SC | 3–1 | Air-India |
---|---|---|
Ranty Martins ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ravinder Singh ![]() |
Chirag United Sports Club | 1–0 | Mohammedan Sporting Club |
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Gouranga Dutta ![]() |
East Bengal | 3–1 | Sporting Clube de Goa |
---|---|---|
Chhetri ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Harmanjot Khabra ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | 2–2 | Mumbai FC |
---|---|---|
Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() ![]() |
Abhishek Yadav ![]() ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | 2–0 | JCT FC |
---|---|---|
Ishfaq Ahmed ![]() ![]() |
Dempo SC | 4–0 | Chirag United Sports Club |
---|---|---|
Ranty Martins ![]() ![]()
Joaquim Abranches ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | 1–1 | Air-India |
---|---|---|
Felix Chimaokwu ![]() |
Michael Tayo ![]() |
Vasco Sports Club | 1–2 | Mohun Bagan |
---|---|---|
Lalnun Puia ![]() |
Rakesh Masih ![]() ![]() |
Mohun Bagan AC | 1–0 | Mahindra United |
---|---|---|
Bhaichung Bhutia![]() |
Dempo Sports Club | 1–0 | East Bengal |
---|---|---|
[Beto]![]() |
Mumbai FC | 0–3 | Mohun Bagan AC |
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JCT FC | 2–1 | Dempo Sports Club |
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Chirag United Sports Club | 0–0 | East Bengal |
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Mahindra United | 1–3 | Churchill Brothers SC |
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Air-India | 1–1 | Mohammedan Sporting Club |
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Sporting Clube de Goa | 0–1 | Vasco Sports Club |
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Mumbai FC | 2–1 | East Bengal |
---|---|---|
A. Yadav ![]() A. Hammond ![]() |
Yakubu ![]() |
East Bengal | 3–1 | Air-India |
---|---|---|
Yakubu ![]() Sunil Chetri ![]() Sanju Pradhan ![]() |
Subhash Singh ![]() |
Vasco Sports Club | 1–4 | East Bengal |
---|---|---|
Sherzod Nazarov ![]() |
Chhetri ![]() ![]() Yakubu ![]() |
Churchill Brothers SC | 9 -1 | Vasco Sports Club |
---|---|---|
Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
JCT FC | 0–1 | Chirag United Sports Club |
---|---|---|
Ayeni Bidemi Daniel ![]() |
East Bengal | 3–0 | Mohun Bagan AC |
---|---|---|
Syed Rahim Nabi ![]() Chhetri ![]() |
East Bengal | 2–2 | Mohammedan Sporting Club |
---|---|---|
Nirmal Chhetri ![]() ![]() |
Okoro ![]() |
Churchill Brothers SC | 3–1 | Mohun Bagan AC |
---|---|---|
Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jose Ramirez Barreto ![]() |
Mahindra United | 2–1 | East Bengal |
---|---|---|
C.Edeh ![]() ![]() |
Sunil Chetri ![]() |
Vasco Sports Club | 1–2 | Mumbai FC |
---|---|---|
Kalia Kulothungan ![]() ![]() |
Air-India | 1–3 | Mahindra United |
---|---|---|
Sushil Kumar Singh ![]() |
Sporting Clube de Goa | 1–1 | East Bengal |
---|---|---|
J. Pereira ![]() |
I. Addo ![]() |
Mumbai FC | 2–3 | Churchill Brothers SC |
---|---|---|
Anees Kutty ![]() |
JCT FC | 2–0 | Sporting Clube de Goa |
---|---|---|
Paul M. Nwachukwu ![]() ![]() |
Mohammedan Sporting Club | 2–0 | Mumbai FC |
---|---|---|
Satyajit Bose ![]() |
Churchill Brothers SC | 3–1 | East Bengal |
---|---|---|
Odafe Onyeka Okolie ![]() ![]() Kalu ![]() |
Yakubu ![]() |
Air-India | 1–0 | Vasco Sports Club |
---|---|---|
Singam Subash Singh ![]() |
Dempo SC | 3–2 | Mahindra United |
---|---|---|
Arata izumi ![]() ![]() |
East Bengal | 2–1 | JCT FC |
---|---|---|
Yakubu ![]() ![]() |
Edu ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | 6–2 | Mohammedan Sporting Club |
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Report |
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