2007–08 I-League

2007–08 I-League
Season2007–08 I-League Season
Dates24 November 2007 – 19 May 2008
ChampionsDempo
1st I-League title
3rd Indian title
RelegatedViva Kerala
Salgaocar
AFC Champions LeagueDempo
AFC CupMohun Bagan
(as Federation Cup Winners)
Matches90
Top goalscorerOdafa Onyeka Okolie

The 2007–08 I-League 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.

Introduction

After the 2006–07 NFL season, it was announced that it would be rebranded as the I-League for the 2007–08 season.[1] The league's first season consisted of eight teams from the previous NFL campaign and two teams from the 2nd Division to form a 10 team league.[1] Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), the title sponsors of the previous NFL, were named as the title sponsors of the I-League before the league kicked off in November 2007.[2] The league also announced a change in their foreign-player restrictions with the new rule being that all the clubs could sign four foreigners – three non-Asian and one which must be Asian.[3] The league also announced that, for the first season, matches will be broadcast on Zee Sports.[4]

Over view

The league was contested by 10 teams, Viva Kerala and Salgaocar SC were promoted from NFL - 2. Dempo winning the championship. This victory marked their first ileague and third national league title. Churchill Brothers FC secured the second position, while JCT came third. Viva Kerala and Salgaocar SC were relegated to I-league 2.

Teams

Locations of games played in the 2007-08 I-League
Club Manager Location Stadia
Air India India Bimal Ghosh Mumbai Cooperage Ground
Churchill Brothers Morocco Karim Bencherifa Goa Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium
Dempo India Armando Colaco Goa Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium
East Bengal India Manoranjan Bhattacharjee Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium
JCT India Sukhwinder Singh New Delhi & Ludhiana Ambedkar Stadium & Guru Gobind Singh Stadium
Mahindra United India Derrick Pereira Mumbai Cooperage Ground
Mohun Bagan Brazil Carlos Roberto Pereira Da Silva Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium
Salgaocar India Savio Medeira Goa Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium
Sporting Goa Nigeria Clifford Chukwuma Goa Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium
Viva Kerala India A.M.Sreedharan Kozhikode Kozhikode EMS Corporation Stadium

Standings

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Mohun Bagan qualified for the 2009 AFC Cup as 2008 Indian Federation Cup winners.

Results

Home \ Away AI CB DEM EB JCT MAH MB SFC SCG 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
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Last updated: 23 February 2008

Ref:[5]
Rank Name Team Goals
1 Nigeria Odafe Onyeka Okolie Churchill Brothers 22
2 Brazil Eduardo da Silva Escobar JCT 14
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mboyo Iyomi Churchill Brothers 12
Nigeria Ranty Martins Soleye Dempo
5 India Baichung Bhutia Mohun Bagan 10
6 Brazil Edmilson Marques Pardal East Bengal 8
Nigeria Chidi Edeh Dempo
8 Nigeria Felix Chimaokwu Salgaocar 7
India Sunil Chhetri JCT
10 Nigeria Junior Obagbemiro Sporting Goa 6
Ghana Andrews Pomeyie Mensah Mahindra United
12 Ghana Wisdom Abbey Viva Kerala 5
Brazil Jose Ramirez Barreto Mohun Bagan
Ghana Yusif Yakubu Mahindra United
Brazil Roberto Mendes Silva Dempo
16 Ghana Bashiree Mohammed Abbas Air India 4

References

  1. 1 2 "AIFF's I-League to have 10 teams". Rediff. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Amin-ul Islam, Mohammad (28 November 2007). "I-League partners ONGC cry foul". Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "I-League Clubs have Too Many Foreigners: Bhutia". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Zee Sports, AIFF ready with ONGC I-League". Televisionpoint. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "1st "ONGC" I-League - Division 1 2007/08: from 24.November 2007 upto 23.February 2008 all over the country". Indian Football. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
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