2011-12_I-League

2011–12 I-League

2011–12 I-League

5th season of the I-League

The 2011–12 I-League was the fifth season of the I-League. The season began in October 2011 and ended in May 2012. Salgaocar are the defending champions, having won their maiden title in the previous season.

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The current edition has a total of 14 teams contesting for the honors. These include the top twelve teams from the 2010–11 season along with the two promoted sides, Shillong Lajong and Sporting Clube de Goa, who had been the winner and the runner-up in the 2011 I-League 2nd Division respectively.

Teams

According to the AIFF's rules, the two bottom-most teams from the 2010–11 season-ending points table were supposed to be relegated to the second tier, but in actuality, only ONGC FC were relegated after their second to last place finish, while the team finishing the last, JCT FC decided to disband their senior football team at the close of the session.[citation needed]

Shillong Lajong FC and Sporting Clube de Goa, the Champions & Runner-up respectively, of the 2011 I-League 2nd Division, were promoted to the I-League after being relegated only the previous year.[citation needed]

Stadiums and locations

Locations of teams in the 2011-12 I-League
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Managerial changes

In chronological order from the bottom

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Foreign players

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Ownership changes

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  • 1: Anglian Holdings only brought 20% in Shillong Lajong. The rest of the club is still owned by Shillong Lajong plc.

League table

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Source: IndiaFooty.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. East Bengal, the winner of the 2012 Indian Federation Cup, qualified for the 2013 AFC Cup.
  2. Dempo refused to enter the 2013 AFC Cup, so they were replaced by Churchill Brothers.[6]
  3. Pailan Arrows were not relegated in the season as they were a developmental team.

Season charity

IMG Reliance and the I-League have joined hands with the polio eradication campaign India Unite to End Polio Now. IUEPN is an initiative of Aidmatrix Foundation, supported by UNICEF, and a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), World Health Organization (WHO), National Polio Surveillance Project (NPSP), Rotary International and US Centre for Disease Control (CDC).[7]

Season statistics

Top scorers

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Top Indian scorers

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Hat-tricks

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Scoring

  • First goal of the season: C.K. Vineeth for Chirag United Club Kerala against HAL (22 October 2011)[9]
  • Fastest goal of the season: 3 minutes – Anthony Pereira for Dempo against Shillong Lajong (23 November 2011)[10]
  • Widest winning margin: 7 goals
    • HAL 1-8 East Bengal (23 November 2011)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 10 goals
    • Pune 6-4 HAL (10 April 2012)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals
    • Pune 6-4 HAL (10 April 2012)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a single player: 4 goals

End-of-season awards

FPAI Team of the Year

Formation: 4-4-2[11]

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Prayag United are allowed up to four foreign players (per I-League rules), one of which must be from Asia. Despite being a New Zealander and having represented them at youth international level Kayne Vincent is considered Japanese due to his Japanese mother.

References

  1. [1]
    "I-League: Dempo SC 5-0 Mohun Bagan - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  2. [2]
    "I-League: I Will Buy Some New Players If We Can't Have Jeje And The Rest Of The Players – Pailan Group To AIFF". goal.com. goal.com. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  3. [3]
    "I-League: United Sports Club To Be Rechristened As 'Prayag United'". goal.com. goal.com. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  4. [4]
    "I-League: Viva Kerala Renamed As Chirag United Kerala – It's Turning Into An Absolute Joke". goal.com. goal.com. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  5. [5]
    "Shillong Lajong tie up with NRI owned Danish club". Times of India. Times of India. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  6. [6]
    "AIFF to approach Churchill Brothers to participate in the AFC Cup". goal.com. 30 November 2012.
  7. [7]
    "Polio awareness campaign at I-League". Times of India. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  8. [8]
    "Players – I-League – India – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  9. [9]
    "HAL Bangalore vs Chirag United Club Kerala Lineups and Statistics". goal.com. goal.com. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  10. [10]
    "Dempo SC 5-0 Shillong Lajong FC - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 25 November 2011.
  11. [11]
    "Indian Football News Updates – Page 55". indianfootballnetwork.com.
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