2009–10 I-League
This season marks the addition of four new teams, with Lajong SSC, Pune FC, Salgaocar Sports Club and Viva Kerala are 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.
2009–10 I-League | |
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League | I-League |
Sport | Association football |
Duration | 2009–10 |
Number of teams | 14 |
I-League season | |
Season champions | Dempo SC |
Top scorer | Odafa Onyeka Okolie |
The season kicked off on October 1, 2009 with Mahindra United hosting defending champions Churchill Brothers in Mumbai.[1]
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.[2]
AFC Campaign
Two of the I-League teams are playing in 2010 AFC Cup. This has caused some delays in scheduling. East Bengal lost all its round robin matches and is out of the tourney, but Churchill Brothers are at Knockout stage.
Stadia and locations








Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Mahindra United | ![]() |
Resigned.[3] | ![]() |
Pre season | |
Mumbai FC | ![]() |
Resigned.[5] | ![]() |
20 June 2009 | Pre season |
Shillong Lajong | ![]() |
sacked[7] | ![]() |
1 June 2009 | Pre season |
Salgaocar SC Goa | ![]() |
Promoted to technical director.[8] | ![]() |
12 July 2009 | Pre season |
Sporting Clube de Goa | ![]() |
Lacked qualifications.[9][10] | ![]() |
Pre season | |
Churchill Brothers SC | ![]() |
Contract Expired.[11] | ![]() |
3 July 2009 | Pre season |
Pune FC | ![]() |
Contract Expired | |||
East Bengal Club | ![]() |
Resigned.[12] | ![]() |
12 | |
Sporting Clube de Goa | ![]() |
Resigned [13] | ![]() |
14 December 2009.[13] | 14 |
Air India FC | ![]() |
Resigned [14] | ![]() |
8 January 2010.[14] | 12 |
Mohun Bagan | ![]() |
Sacked [15] | ![]() |
7 | |
Salgaocar Sports Club | ![]() |
Sacked [15] | ![]() |
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Mohun Bagan | ![]() |
Resignation [16] | ![]() |
1 April 2010 | 5 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Dempo (C) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 54 | 2011 AFC Champions League playoff |
2 | Churchill Brothers | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 43 | |
3 | Pune | 26 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 42 | |
4 | Mahindra United | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 41 | Disbanded |
5 | Mohun Bagan | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 36 | |
6 | Salgaocar | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 33 | |
7 | JCT | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 32 | |
8 | Prayag United | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 32 | |
9 | East Bengal | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 31 | 2011 AFC Cup group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
10 | Viva Kerala | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 30 | |
11 | Mumbai | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 29 | |
12 | Air India | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 28 | |
13 | Sporting Goa | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 27 | Relegation to 2011 I-League 2nd Division |
14 | Shillong Lajong | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 39 | −16 | 26 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
- East Bengal qualified for the 2011 AFC Cup as 2010 Indian Federation Cup winners.
Fixtures and results
Top goalscorers
As of 18 May 2010 (season end)
- 21 goals
- 16 goals
Muritala Ali (Mahindra United)
Josimar (Chirag United Kerala)
Ekene Ikenwa (Salgaocar)
- 15 goals
- 14 goals
Edmar Figueira (Pune)
N.D.Opara (Air India)
Mohammed Rafi (Mahindra United)
Jose Ramirez Barreto (Mohun Bagan)
- 12 goals
- 11 goals
- 10 goals
Hat tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Churchill Brothers | Chirag United Kerala | 4–2 | 2010-3-07 |
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Mahindra United | Air India | 4–0 | 2009-11-12 |
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Mahindra United | Salgaocar | 4–1 | 2009-10-18 |
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JCT | Shillong Lajong | 5–1 | 2009-10-4 |
References
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- "David Booth officially signs 3-year deal with Mahindra United". IndianFootball.com. 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- "David Booth resigns". The AFC. 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- "Mumbai (FC) do a (FC) Barcelona – Khalid follows in Pep's path". IndianFootball.com. 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
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- "Sporting Clube look for European coach". Indian Football.com. 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
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- "Subhash Bhowmick resigns, de Ridder to be new coach". eastbengalfootballclub.com. 2009-10-27. Archived from the original on 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
- http://goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2009/12/14/1686064/i-league-vishwas-gaonkar-replaces-roy-barreto-as-the-head
- http://goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2010/01/09/1734359/official-bimal-ghosh-out-yusuf-ansari-in-at-air-india
- Mohun Bagan, Salgaocar wield the axe
- http://goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2010/04/01/1857503/mohun-bagan-express-confidence-in-new-coach-biswajit