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2009–10 I-League

3rd season of the I-League

3rd season of the I-League

FieldValue
season2009–10 I-League Season
dates1 October 2009 – 28 May 2010
winnersDempo
2nd I-League title
4th Indian title
relegatedSporting Goa
Shillong Lajong
continentalcup1[AFC Champions League](2011-afc-champions-league)
continentalcup1 qualifiersDempo
continentalcup2[AFC Cup](2011-afc-cup)
continentalcup2 qualifiersEast Bengal
(as [Federation Cup](2010-indian-federation-cup) Winners)
matches182
league topscorerOdafa Onyeka Okolie
prevseason[2008–09](2008-09-i-league)
nextseason[2010–11](2010-11-i-league)

2nd I-League title 4th Indian title Shillong Lajong (as Federation Cup Winners)

The 2009–10 I-League season began on 1 October 2009 with Mahindra United hosting defending champions Churchill Brothers in Mumbai. The season marked the addition of four new teams, with Lajong, Pune, Salgaocar and Viva Kerala were confirmed to participate in the I-League. With the inception of these four clubs, many club transfers have been undergone within India, and around the world. The length of the regular season will be longer than in previous years, with 26 rounds rather than 22.

Rule changes

India became the latest member association to adopt AFC's 3+1 rule which will allow clubs to recruit one player of Asian origin in addition to their regular quota of three foreigners.

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) executive committee decided to embrace the new AFC rule which encourages the mobility of talented Asian players and provides a fillip to the regional game.

AFC Campaign

Two of the I-League teams were playing in the 2010 AFC Cup. This had caused some delays in scheduling. East Bengal lost all its round robin matches and was out of the tournament, but Churchill Brothers were at Knockout stage.

Stadia and locations

ClubLocationStadium
Churchill BrothersGoaFatorda Stadium
DempoGoaFatorda Stadium
Sporting GoaGoaFatorda Stadium
SalgaocarGoaFatorda Stadium
Mohun BaganKolkataYuva Bharati Krirangan
East BengalKolkataYuva Bharati Krirangan
Prayag UnitedKolkataYuva Bharati Krirangan
Mahindra UnitedMumbaiCooperage Ground
MumbaiMumbaiCooperage Ground
Air IndiaMumbaiCooperage Ground
PunePuneShree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
JCTPhagwaraGuru Gobind Singh Stadium
Shillong LajongShillongJawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Viva KeralaKozhikodeMunicipal Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureIncoming managerDate of appointmentPosition in table
Mahindra UnitedIndia Derrick PereiraResignedEngland David BoothPre season
MumbaiEngland David BoothResignedIndia Khalid Jamil20 June 2009Pre season
Shillong LajongIndia Herring ShangpliangSacked{{cite newsurl=http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/888title=Stanley Rozario appointed Lajong SC Coachpublisher=Indian Football.comaccess-date=2009-06-01}}India Stanley Rozario1 June 2009
SalgaocarIndia Peter ValesPromoted to technical director{{cite newsurl=http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1103title=American flavour for Indian Footballpublisher=Indian Football.comaccess-date=2009-07-01}}USA Tim Hankinson12 July 2009
Sporting GoaNigeria Clifford ChukwumaLacked qualifications{{cite newsurl=http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1078title=Sporting Clube look for European coachpublisher=Indian Football.comaccess-date=2009-06-26}}{{cite newsurl=http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1109title=Roy Barreto to coach Sporting Clubepublisher=Indian Football.comaccess-date=2009-07-01}}Portugal Roy Barreto
Churchill BrothersSerbia Zoran ĐorđevićContract ExpiredBrazil Carlos Roberto Pereira da Silva3 July 2009Pre season
PuneEngland Stewart HallContract Expired
East BengalIndia Subhash BhowmickResignedBelgium Philippe De Ridder12
Sporting GoaPortugal Roy Barretourl = http://goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2009/12/14/1686064/i-league-vishwas-gaonkar-replaces-roy-barreto-as-the-headurl-status = deadarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110717235054/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2009/12/14/1686064/i-league-vishwas-gaonkar-replaces-roy-barreto-as-the-headarchive-date = 2011-07-17title = I-League: Vishwas Gaonkar Replaces Roy Barreto As The Head Coach Of Sporting Clube De Goa - Goal.com}}India Vishwas Goankar14 December 2009.14
Air IndiaIndia Bimal Ghoshurl=http://goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2010/01/09/1734359/official-bimal-ghosh-out-yusuf-ansari-in-at-air-indiatitle=Official: Bimal Ghosh Out, Yusuf Ansari in at Air India - Goal.comaccess-date=2010-01-09archive-date=2012-05-15archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515215231/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2010/01/09/1734359/official-bimal-ghosh-out-yusuf-ansari-in-at-air-indiaurl-status=dead }}India Yusuf Ansari8 January 2010.12
Mohun BaganMorocco Karim Bencherifaurl=http://www.the-afc.com/en/member-association-news/central-a-south-asia-news/26884-mohun-bagan-salgaocar-wield-the-axetitle=Mohun Bagan, Salgaocar wield the axeaccess-date=26 November 2021archive-date=3 February 2013archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203154827/http://www.the-afc.com/en/member-association-news/central-a-south-asia-news/26884-mohun-bagan-salgaocar-wield-the-axeurl-status=bot: unknown}}India Satyajit Chatterjee7
SalgaocarUSA Tim HankinsonSackedMorocco Karim Bencherifa
Mohun BaganIndia Satyajit ChatterjeeResignationIndia Biswajit Bhattacharjee1 April 20105

League table

Fixtures and results

Top goalscorers

As of 18 May 2010 (season end)

;21 goals

  • Nigeria Odafa Onyeka Okolie (Churchill Brothers)

;16 goals

  • Nigeria Muritala Ali (Mahindra United)
  • Brazil Josimar (Chirag United Kerala)
  • Nigeria Ekene Ikenwa (Salgaocar)

;15 goals

  • Nigeria Ranty Martins (Dempo)

;14 goals

  • Brazil Edmar Figueira (Pune)
  • Nigeria N.D.Opara (Air India)
  • IND Mohammed Rafi (Mahindra United)
  • Brazil Jose Ramirez Barreto (Mohun Bagan)

;12 goals

  • Nigeria Chidi Edeh (Mohun Bagan)
  • Brazil Edmilson (Chirag United Kerala)

;11 goals

  • Nigeria Felix Chimaokwu (Churchill Brothers)

;10 goals

  • JAP Arata Izumi (Pune)
  • Nigeria Junior Obagbemiro (Sporting Goa)

Hat tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
NGA Odafa Onyeka OkolieChurchill BrothersChirag United Kerala[4–2](https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/03/07/india/i-league/chirag-united-sc/churchill-brothers-sc/914332/)2010-3-07
Nigeria Muritala AliMahindra UnitedAir India[4–0](https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2009/11/12/india/i-league/air-india/mahindra-united/870772/)2009-11-12
Nigeria Muritala AliMahindra UnitedSalgaocar[4–1](https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2009/10/18/india/i-league/salgaocar-sports-club/mahindra-united/870743/)2009-10-18
IND Baljit Singh SahniJCTShillong Lajong[5–1](https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2009/10/04/india/i-league/jagajit-cotton-textile-fc/lajong-sc/870728/)2009-10-4

References

References

  1. [http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1657 Indian Football]
  2. (2009-06-13). "India adopts 3+1 rule". The AFC.
  3. (2009-04-24). "Derrick Pereira resigns". The AFC.
  4. (2009-05-13). "David Booth officially signs 3-year deal with Mahindra United". IndianFootball.com.
  5. (2009-04-24). "David Booth resigns". The AFC.
  6. (2009-06-18). "Mumbai (FC) do a (FC) Barcelona – Khalid follows in Pep's path". IndianFootball.com.
  7. (2009-07-03). "Pereira to coach Churchill Brothers". Indian Football.com.
  8. (2009-10-27). "Subhash Bhowmick resigns, de Ridder to be new coach". eastbengalfootballclub.com.
  9. "I-League: Vishwas Gaonkar Replaces Roy Barreto As The Head Coach Of Sporting Clube De Goa - Goal.com".
  10. "Official: Bimal Ghosh Out, Yusuf Ansari in at Air India - Goal.com".
  11. "Mohun Bagan, Salgaocar wield the axe".
  12. "Mohun Bagan Express Confidence In New Coach Biswajit Bhattacharya At Press Conference - Goal.com".
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