2010–11 I-League

I-League
Season2010–11
Dates3 December 2010 – 30 May 2011
ChampionsSalgaocar
1st I-League title
2nd Indian title
RelegatedJCT
ONGC
AFC CupSalgaocar
East Bengal
Matches played182
Goals scored489 (2.69 per match)
Top goalscorerRanty Martins
Biggest home winDempo 14–0 Air India
Biggest away winMumbai 1–5 Churchill Brothers
Highest scoringDempo 14–0 Air India
Average attendance3913

The 2010–11 I-League was the fourth season of the I-League, which was the highest football league competition in India during the time. It ran from 3 December 2010 to May 2011.[1] Dempo are the defending champions. On 30 May 2011 Salgaocar won the title by beating JCT 2–0 in the final match of the season.

Teams

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Sporting Clube de Goa and Shillong Lajong FC were relegated at the end of the 2009–10 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by 2010 Second Division champions ONGC FC and runners-up HAL SC.[citation needed]

In other team changes, Mahindra United were disbanded at the end of the 2009–10 season to concentrate on youth football.[2] They were replaced by Indian Arrows, a newly founded team under the auspices of the AIFF.[citation needed]

Club City Stadium Capacity
Air-India Mumbai Cooperage Ground, Mumbai 12,000
Chirag United Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata 120,000
Churchill Brothers Margao, Goa Fatorda Stadium, Margao 35,000
Dempo Panjim Fatorda Stadium, Margao 35,000
East Bengal Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata 120,000
HAL Bangalore Bangalore Stadium, Bangalore 15,000
Indian Arrows New Delhi Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi 15,000
JCT Phagwara Guru Nanak Dev Stadium, Ludhiana 12,000
Mohun Bagan Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata 120,000
Mumbai Mumbai Cooperage Ground, Mumbai 12,000
ONGC Mumbai Rajarshi Shahu Stadium, Kolhapur 12,000
Pune Pune Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune 20,000
Salgaocar Vasco Fatorda Stadium, Margao 35,000
Viva Kerala Kozhikode EMS Stadium 60,000

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming head coach Date of appointment
Churchill Brothers Brazil Carlos Roberto Pereira Resigned End of Previous Season pre-season Singapore Vincent Subramaniam[3] 2 July
East Bengal Belgium Philippe De Ridder Resigned End of Previous Season pre-season EnglandTrevor Morgan[4] 16 July
Mohun Bagan India Biswajit Bhattacharjee Resigned End of Previous Season pre-season IndiaStanley Rozario[5] 4 June
Mohun Bagan India Stanley Rozario Resigned 13 Dec.[6] 12 IndiaSubhash Bhowmick 14 Dec.
Churchill Brothers Singapore Vincent Subramaniam Resigned 5 March[7] 3rd CroatiaDrago Mamić[8] 14 March

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Salgaocar (C) 26 18 2 6 58 27 +31 56 2012 AFC Cup Group stage
2 East Bengal 26 15 6 5 44 21 +23 51 2012 AFC Cup Group stage[a]
3 Dempo 26 15 5 6 63 33 +30 50
4 Churchill Brothers 26 14 8 4 57 31 +26 50
5 Pune 26 9 9 8 32 27 +5 36
6 Mohun Bagan 26 8 10 8 34 32 +2 34
7 Mumbai 26 9 7 10 24 28 −4 34
8 Chirag United 26 5 14 7 31 36 −5 29
9 Indian Arrows 26 7 8 11 31 49 −18 29
10 Viva Kerala 26 6 9 11 30 36 −6 27
12 Air India 26 5 9 12 25 57 −32 24
12 HAL 26 6 6 14 18 40 −22 24
13 JCT 26 6 6 14 17 35 −18 24 Relegation to 2012 I-League 2nd Division
14 ONGC 26 5 9 12 25 40 −15 24
Source: IndiaFooty.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Salgaocar SC also won the 2011 Indian Federation Cup, East Bengal qualified for the 2012 AFC Cup as 2010–11 I-League runners-up.


Results

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Home \ Away AI CHI CB DEM EB HAL IAR JCT MB MUM ONGC PFC SFC VK
Air India 1–1 2–2 4–0 0–3 1–1 2–5 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1
Chirag United 0–0 3–5 2–4 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 4–2 1–0 1–4 1–1
Churchill Brothers 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 6–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 3–3 2–3 1–2 1–1
Dempo 14–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–4 5–2 2–0 4–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–3 3–3
East Bengal 6–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 1–0 4–0 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0
HAL 1–3 1–1 0–3 0–3 1–1 0–4 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–1
Indian Arrows 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 5–4 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 0–1
JCT 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–0
Mohun Bagan 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–2 2–1
Mumbai 2–1 0–0 1–5 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–0
ONGC 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–0
Pune 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 2–1 0–1 3–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 4–4
Salgaocar 0–1 4–3 4–3 1–3 3–2 3–0 5–0 2–0 1–3 2–3 5–0 0–1 4–0
Viva Kerala 7–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 4–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–3
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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Updated on 10 April 2015.[9]

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Nigeria Ranty Martins Dempo 28
2 Nigeria Odafa Onyeka Okolie Churchill Brothers 25
3 Japan Ryuji Sueoka Salgaocar 18
4 Brazil Beto Dempo 17
Australia Tolgay Özbey East Bengal 17
6 Ghana Yusif Yakubu Salgaocar 15
7 India Jeje Lalpekhlua Indian Arrows 13
Guinea Mandjou Keita Pune 11
9 New Zealand Kayne Vincent Churchill Brothers 12
10 Nigeria Okorogor Praise Air India 11
Nigeria Badmus Babatunde ONGC 11
12 Nigeria Muritala Ali Mohun Bagan 10
India Anil Kumar Chirag United Kerala 10

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
Nigeria Odafa Onyeka Okolie Churchill Brothers Mumbai 5–1 2010-12-18
Nigeria Odafa Onyeka Okolie Churchill Brothers Pailan Arrows 6–0 2011-1-3
Guinea Mandjou Keita Pune JCT 4–0 2011-1-30
India Anil Kumar Chirag United Kerala Air India 7–1 2011-2-20
India Jeje Lalpekhlua Pailan Arrows Air India 2–5 2011-3-13
Australia Tolgay Özbey East Bengal Air India 3–0 2011-4-4
India Jeje Lalpekhlua Pailan Arrows Mohun Bagan 5–4 2011-5-29
Nigeria Muritala Ali Mohun Bagan Pailan Arrows 4–5 2011-5-29
Nigeria Ranty Martins Dempo Air India 14-0 2011-5-30
Brazil Beto Dempo Air India 14-0 2011-5-30

Scoring

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  • Most games failed to score in:
  • Most goals scored in a match by a single team:Dempo 14–0
  • Highest scoring game:Dempo 14–0 Air India
  • Widest winning margin:Dempo 14–0 Air India

Clean sheets

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Fixtures & Results Rounds 1 – 16". The-AIFF.com. All India Football Association. Archived from the original on 10 June 2010.
  2. ^ D'Costa, Gordon (30 April 2010). "Mahindra United to disband team". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  3. ^ "I-League: Former Singapore Boss Vincent Subramaniam Appointed New Churchill Brothers Head Coach". Goal.com. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Breaking News: East Bengal Appoint Former Bolton Player Trevor Morgan As Coach For 2010–11 Season". Goal.com. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Stanley Rozario Mohun Bagan's new coach". Zeenews.com. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  6. ^ "MohunBaganClub.Com". MohunBaganClub.Com. 13 December 2010. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Churchill coach Vincent resigns". The Times of India. 5 March 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012.
  8. ^ "East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan 2-1 | News | NDTVSports.com". Sports.ndtv.com. 9 April 2011. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Summary - I-League - India - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway".
  10. ^ "Keita revives Pune FC campaign as host beat JCT 4–0" Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. The-AIFF.com. 30 January 2011.