2024–25 I-League

I-League
Season2024–25
Dates22 November 2024 – 6 March 2025[1]
Matches played7
Goals scored14 (2 per match)
Top goalscorerWayde Lekay
(2 goals)
Biggest home winReal Kashmir 2–0 Rajasthan United
(24 November 2024)
Biggest away winSreenidi Deccan 2–3 Gokulam Kerala
(22 November 2024)
Highest scoringSreenidi Deccan 2–3 Gokulam Kerala
(22 November 2024)
Highest attendance5,865
Shillong Lajong 2–2 Churchill Brothers
(24 November 2024)
Lowest attendance800
Sreenidi Deccan 2–3 Gokulam Kerala
(22 November 2024)
Total attendance15,581
Average attendance2,597
All statistics correct as of 24 November 2024.

The 2024–25 I-League is the 18th season of the I-League and the third season as the second tier of Indian football league system.

Mohammedan are the reigning champions having won the 2023–24 I-League.

Changes from last season

Promoted to Indian Super League
Promoted from I-League 2
Relegated to I-League 2

Two years after disbanding the Indian Arrows project, the AIFF decided to field the under-20 national side to give them game time and prepare for the 2027 Asian Cup and 2026 Asian Games participation. The India U-20 national team would have got amnesty from promotion-relegation.[2][3] However, the plan was later dropped.[4]

Teams

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Locations of I-League teams


Team State/UT City Stadium Capacity
Aizawl Mizoram Aizawl Rajiv Gandhi Stadium 20,000
Churchill Brothers Goa Margao Benaulim Football Ground
Delhi Delhi New Delhi Mahilpur Football Stadium
Dempo Goa Panaji Duler Stadium 5,000
Gokulam Kerala Kerala Kozhikode EMS Stadium 50,000
Inter Kashi[a] Uttar Pradesh Varanasi Kalyani Stadium 20,000
Namdhari Punjab Bhaini Sahib Namdhari Stadium 1,000
Rajasthan United Rajasthan Jaipur Vidhyadhar Nagar Stadium 3,000
Real Kashmir Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar TRC Turf Ground 10,000
Shillong Lajong Meghalaya Shillong SSA Stadium 5,000
Sporting Bengaluru Karnataka Bengaluru Bangalore Football Stadium 8,400
Sreenidi Deccan Telangana Hyderabad Deccan Arena 1,500
  1. ^ The club is based in Varanasi but will play its home games in Kolkata due to a lack of football stadiums and poor infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh.

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aizawl India Victor Lalbiakmawia India Lalchhawnkima Vamos[5] NECS Limited[6]
Churchill Brothers Cyprus Dimitris Dimitriou Ivory Coast Aubin Kouakou Vallion Sports[7] Churchill Brothers
Delhi India Yan Law Ghana Stephen Acquah King Sports PSSC
Dempo India Samir Naik India Mohamed Ali Shiv Naresh Dempo
Gokulam Kerala Spain Antonio Rueda Fernández Spain Sergio Llamas Vector X[8] CSB Bank[9]
Inter Kashi Spain Antonio López Habas India Sumeet Passi Hummel[10] UCO Bank[11]
Namdhari Argentina Fernando Capobianco India Manvir Singh SPS Hospitals[12] Namdharis
Rajasthan United Uruguay Walter Caprile India Mohit Singh Verito King Sports Vertak Group
Real Kashmir India Ishfaq Ahmed Ghana Kamal Issah Hummel Livpure
Shillong Lajong Spain José Hevia India Hardy Nongbri King Sports Meghalaya Tourism
Sporting Bengaluru India Chinta Chandrashekar Rao India Shankar Sampingiraj MS Sportswear
Sreenidi Deccan Portugal Rui Amorim Brazil Eli Sabiá Hummel Sreenidi Group

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Round Table Incoming Date of appointment Ref.
Gokulam Kerala India Sareef Khan End of interim spell 01 May 2024 Pre-season Spain Antonio Rueda Fernández 01 May 2024 [13]
Inter Kashi India Arata Izumi End of interim spell 25 July 2024 Spain Antonio López Habas 25 July 2024 [14]
Sreenidi Deccan Portugal Carlos Vaz Pinto Signed by Mafra 16 June 2024 Spain Domingo Oramas 03 August 2024 [15]
Rajasthan United India Pushpender Kundu End of contract 31 May 2024 Uruguay Walter Caprile 20 August 2024 [16]
Sreenidi Deccan Spain Domingo Oramas Sacked[17] 24 September 2024 Portugal Rui Amorim 26 September 2024 [18]

Foreign players

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Unregistered player(s)
Aizawl
Churchill Brothers Colombia Sebastián Gutiérrez England Kurtis Guthrie Ivory Coast Aubin Kouakou Senegal Pape Gassama South Africa Wayde Lekay Spain Juan Mera
Delhi Bhutan Dawa Tshering Cameroon Stephane Dang Ghana Stephen Acquah Nigeria Nelson Okwa Cameroon Stéphane Binong Brazil Danilo Quipapá Nepal Laken Limbu
Dempo Syria Shaher Shaheen Serbia Matija Babović Argentina Damián Peréz Roa
Gokulam Kerala Spain Nacho Abeledo Spain Sergio Llamas Uruguay Martín Cháves Mali Adama Niane Colombia José Luis Moreno
France Joris Correa
Uganda Abdu Lumala
Inter Kashi Finland Joni Kauko Morocco Domi Berlanga Serbia Nikola Stojanović Spain David Humanes Spain Julen Pérez Spain Mario Barco
Namdhari Ghana Joseph Gordon Ghana Francis Addo Spain Adrián Montoro Brazil Vicente Brazil Cledson
Rajasthan United Colombia Ronny Rodríguez Ecuador Ronaldo Johnson Mina Ghana Ernest Antwi Spain Alain Oyarzun Spain Gerard Artigas
Real Kashmir Cameroon Aminou Bouba Democratic Republic of the Congo Ramazani Tshimanga Ghana Idan Ocran Ghana Kamal Issah Senegal Abdou Karim Samb
Shillong Lajong Brazil Daniel Gonçalves Brazil Douglas Tardin Brazil Marcos Rudwere Silva Brazil Renan Paulino Spain Imanol Arana
Sporting Bengaluru Spain Jordan Lamela Portugal Carlos Lomba
Sreenidi Deccan Afghanistan Faysal Shayesteh Brazil Eli Sabiá Brazil William Alves Colombia David Castañeda Curaçao Roly Bonevacia Panama Ángel Orelien

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Real Kashmir 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Promotion to Indian Super League
2 Gokulam Kerala 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
3 Inter Kashi 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
4 Churchill Brothers 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
5 Shillong Lajong 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
6 Delhi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
7 Namdhari 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 Aizawl 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Dempo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Sreenidi Deccan 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0
11 Sporting Bengaluru 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0 Relegation to I-League 2
12 Rajasthan United 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: I-League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).

Results

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away AIZ CHB DEL DEM GOK IKA NAM RAJ REK SHL SCB SRD
Aizawl — 0–0
Churchill Brothers —
Delhi —
Dempo —
Gokulam Kerala —
Inter Kashi — 1–0
Namdhari 0–0 —
Rajasthan United —
Real Kashmir 2–0 —
Shillong Lajong 2–2 —
Sporting Bengaluru —
Sreenidi Deccan 2–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: I-League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by games

Source: I-League
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics

As of 24 November 2024

Top scorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 South Africa Wayde Lekay Churchill Brothers 2
2 India Lalromawia Sreenidi Deccan 1
Uruguay Martín Cháves Gokulam Kerala
Spain Nacho Abeledo Gokulam Kerala
India R Ramdinthara Gokulam Kerala
Colombia David Castañeda Sreenidi Deccan
India Edmund Lalrindika Inter Kashi
India Mohammad Inam Real Kashmir
Senegal Abdou Karim Samb Real Kashmir
Brazil Douglas Tardin Shillong Lajong
Brazil Renan Paulino Shillong Lajong

Top assists

Rank Player Team Assists
1 Colombia Sebastián Gutiérrez Churchill Brothers 2
2 Panama Ángel Orelien Sreenidi Deccan 1
India VP Suhair Gokulam Kerala
India Karthik Panicker Inter Kashi
Brazil Douglas Tardin Shillong Lajong
Brazil Renan Paulino Shillong Lajong

Clean sheets

Rank Player Team Clean sheets
1 India Arindam Bhattacharya Inter Kashi 1
India Jaspreet Singh Namdhari
India Lalmuansanga Delhi
India Vanlal Hriatpuia Aizawl
India Ashish Sibi Dempo
India Mohammed Arbaz Real Kashmir

Attendance

Overall

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Shillong Lajong 5,865 5,865 5,865 −7.1%†
2 Real Kashmir 5,132 5,132 5,132 +46.7%†
3 Namdhari 1,500 1,500 1,500 +193.0%†
4 Aizawl 1,233 1,233 1,233 −32.2%†
5 Inter Kashi 1,051 1,051 1,051 +100.6%†
6 Sreenidi Deccan 800 800 800 +96.1%†
7 Churchill Brothers NA†
8 Delhi NA†
9 Dempo NA†
10 Gokulam Kerala NA†
11 Rajasthan United NA†
12 Sporting Bengaluru NA†
League total 15,581 5,865 800 2,597 +34.4%†

Source: I-League
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in I-League 2.

Attendances by home matches

Team \ Match played 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total
Namdhari 1,500 1,500
Aizawl 1,233 1,233
Inter Kashi 1,051 1,051
Sreenidi Deccan 800 800
Churchill Brothers
Delhi
Dempo
Gokulam Kerala
Rajasthan United
Real Kashmir 5,132 5,132
Shillong Lajong 5,865
Sporting Bengaluru

Legend:   Highest   Lowest
Updated to game(s) played on 24 November 2024
Source: I-League

Awards

Hero of the Match
Match no. Player Team Match no. Player Team Match no. Player Team
1 Spain Nacho Abeledo Gokulam Kerala 2 India Edmund Lalrindika Inter Kashi 3 India Gursimrat Singh Namdhari
4 India Augustine Lalrochana Aizawl 5 India Mohammad Inam Real Kashmir 6 Brazil Renan Paulino Shillong Lajong
7 8 9
10 11 12
13 14 15
16 17 18
19 20 21
22 23 24
25 26 27
28 29 30
31 32 33
34 35 36
37 38 39
40 41 42
43 44 45
46 47 48
49 50 51
52 53 54
55 56 57
58 59 60
61 62 63
64 65 66
67 68 69
70 71 72
73 74 75
76 77 78
79 80 81
82 83 84
85 86 87
88 89 90
91 92 93
94 95 96
97 98 99
100 101 102
103 104 105
106 107 108
109 110 111
112 113 114
115 116 117
118 119 120
121 122 123
124 125 126
127 128 129
130 131 132

See also

References

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  2. ^ Mukherjee, Sayan (13 August 2024). "AIFF to field India's under-20 football team in the I-League". News Nine. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. ^ "AIFF ExCo: India U20 to feature in I-League". AIFF. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  4. ^ "AIFF drops plan to field U-20 team in I-League". The Times of India. 2024-10-18. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  5. ^ "Unveiling our 40th Anniversary Edition Home Jersey for the 2024/2025 season. 🔴⚪️". X (Twitter). 23 June 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Unveiling our 40th Anniversary Edition Home Jersey for the 2024/2025 season. 🔴⚪️". X (Twitter). 23 June 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Nivia Sports Official Website". Nivia Sports. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  8. ^ "It's official – GKFC and Do's India unite for a season of greatness! We're excited to have them on board as our kit partner". Gokulam Kerala FC. 21 August 2023. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  9. ^ Zaidi, Waseem (21 January 2022). "I-LEAGUE: Introducing shirt sponsors of every I-league club for 2021-22 season". www.khelnow.com. Khel Now. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Inter Kashi FC 🤝 Hummels Inter Kashi released their new jersey for the upcoming season". X (Twitter). 14 July 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  11. ^ "We are pleased to launch the Jersey for the upcoming season with UCO Bank as our primary sponsor". X (Twitter). 14 July 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  12. ^ Saha, Rahul (3 November 2023). "I-league Commercial Guide: A Complete List of the 2023/24 I-League Team Sponsors". sportskhabri.com. Sports Khabri. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Gokulam Kerala set to appoint Antonio Rueda as new head coach".
  14. ^ "काशी, अब चारों ओर मचा दो शोर! 📢". X (Formerly Twitter).
  15. ^ "Domingo Oramas joins us as Head Coach of the first team. Let's welcome our new mastermind! 🔥". X (Formerly Twitter).
  16. ^ "A new era begins! Welcome to the family, Coach! 🏆👊". X (Formerly Twitter).
  17. ^ "🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨". X (Formerly Twitter).
  18. ^ "I-League club Sreenidi Deccan set to appoint Rui Amorim as new head coach". khelnow.com.