2007–08 I-League
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2007–08 I-League | |
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League | I-League |
Sport | Association football |
Duration | 24 November 2007 - 19 May 2008 |
Number of teams | 10 |
I-League season | |
Season champions | Dempo SC 1st I-League title 3rd Indian title |
Top scorer | Odafe Onyeka Okolie |
The I-League 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 |
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Air India | Bimal Ghosh | Mumbai | Cooperage Ground |
Churchill Brothers SC | Karim Bencherifa | Goa | Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium |
Dempo SC | Armando Colaco | Goa | Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium |
East Bengal | Manoranjan Bhattacharjee | Kolkata | Salt Lake Stadium |
JCT FC | 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 | Clifford Chukwuma | Goa | Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium |
Viva Kerala | Kozhikode | Kozhikode EMS Corporation Stadium |
Standings[]
I-League Division 1[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Dempo (C) | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 36 | 2009 AFC Champions League |
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 | 2009 AFC Cup group stage[a] |
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(R) | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 38 | −25 | 12 | Relegation to 2009 I-League 2nd Division |
10 | Salgaocar(R) | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 11 |
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2008. Source: IndiaFooty.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:
- ^ Mohun Bagan qualified for the 2009 AFC Cup as 2008 Indian Federation Cup winners.
Results[]
Top goalscorers[]
I-League Division 1[]
Last updated: 23 February 2008
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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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 | Junior Obagbemiro | Sporting Clube de Goa | 6 |
Andrews Pomeyie Mensah | Mahindra United | ||
12 | Viva Kerala | 5 | |
Jose Ramirez Barreto | Mohun Bagan | ||
Yusif Yakubu | Mahindra United | ||
Roberto Mendes Silva | Dempo SC | ||
16 | Air India | 4 |
Managers[]
Club | Manager |
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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 |
External links[]
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