2011–12 in Indian football
The 2011–12 season is the 133rd season of competitive football in India since the Durand Cup started in 1888.
| Season | 2011–12 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's football | ||||
| I-League | Dempo | |||
| Second Division | United Sikkim | |||
| Federation Cup | Salgaocar | |||
| Durand Cup | Churchill Brothers | |||
| Super Cup | East Bengal | |||
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The season began on the 8 September 2011 with the Federation Cup.
Events of the season
6 May 2011: Shillong Lajong make the first transfer of the season by transferring Anil Gurung to Nepali club Manang Marshyangdi Club.[1]
2 June 2011: Mohun Bagan make the first big signing and maybe the biggest signing of the season by signing three time I-League golden boot winner Odafe Onyeka Okolie to a $320,000 a year deal.[2]
7 June 2011: Chirag Computers expel their relationship with United Sports Club.[3]
13 June 2011: Churchill Brothers make three of the next big signings of the season by signing both Roberto Mendes Silva and India internationals Jagpreet Singh and Xavier Vijay Kumar.[4]
18 June 2011: Dempo make the fifth biggest signing of the season by signing Indian footballer golden boot runner-up Anil Kumar from Viva Kerala FC.[5]
22 June 2011: Churchill Brothers make the sixth biggest signing of the season by signing Gabon international Henry Antchouet while Shillong Lajong make the seventh biggest signing of the season by signing Johnny Menyongar from United Sikkim.[6][7]
29 June 2011: Viva Kerala FC rename themselves as Chirag United Club Kerala after signing a sponsorship deal.[8]
7 July 2011: Pune retain Jeje Lalpekhlua from Indian Arrows after a one-year loan spell.[9]
3 August 2011: United Sports Club is renamed Prayag United S.C. after signing a six-year sponsorship deal.[10]
29 September 2011: Salgaocar win the 2011 Federation Cup with a 3-1 victory over last season's winners East Bengal.
18 October 2011: East Bengal win the 2011 Indian Super Cup over Salgaocar 9-8 in penalties after the match ended 0-0.
10 April 2012: HAL is officially relegated from the I-League after losing 4–6 to Pune at the Bangalore Football Stadium. This was further made true when Mumbai drew with Pailan Arrows. This means that on April 10 that HAL was 13 points below Mumbai who occupied the last 2012–13 I-League spot and with HAL at 23 games meant that HAL could only win 9 points.
Clubs Removed
- JCT, folded due to financial difficulties.
Name Changes
- Chirag United → United Sports Club
- Viva Kerala FC → Chirag United Club Kerala
- United Sports Club → Prayag United
India national football team
2011 SAFF Cup
| 3 December 2011 SAFF Cup | India  | 1 – 1 |  Afghanistan | New Delhi, India |
Chhetri  10' |
Report | Arezou 5' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
| 5 December 2011 SAFF Cup | India | 5 – 0 |  Bhutan | New Delhi, India |
| Nabi 29' Miranda 44', 58'Chhetri 69', 84' |
Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Sukhbir Singh |
| 7 December 2011 SAFF Cup | India | 3 – 0 |  Sri Lanka | New Delhi, India |
| Lalpekhlua 50' Chhetri 69' |
Report | Warakagoda 90' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
| 9 December 2011 SAFF Cup | India | 3 – 1 |  Maldives | New Delhi, India |
| 3:00 PM IST | Nabi 24' Chhetri 70' (pen.)Chhetri 90+1' |
Report | Shamweel Qasim 32' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
| 11 December 2011 SAFF Cup | India | 4 – 0 | Afghanistan | New Delhi, India |
| 18:00 IST | Chhetri 70' (pen.) Miranda 79'Lalpekhlua 80'S. Kumar 90+5' |
Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Sukhbir Singh |
Friendlies
| 10 July International Friendly | Maldives | 1 – 1 | India | Male, Maldives |
| Chhetri 18' |
Stadium: Rasmee Dhandu Stadium |
| 17 July International Friendly | Qatar  | 1 – 2 | India | Doha, Qatar |
| Chhetri 16' Kumar Singh 73' |
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
| 21 August International Friendly | Trinidad and Tobago  | 3 – 0 | India | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium |
| 24 August International Friendly | Guyana  | 2 – 1 | India | Providence, Guyana |
| Dias 36' |
Stadium: Providence Stadium |
| 13 November International Friendly | India | 1 – 1 |  Malaysia | Guwahati, India |
| Nabi 88' |
Report | Safiq 42' |
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 20,000 |
| 16 November International Friendly | India | 3 – 2 | Malaysia | Kolkata, India |
| Chhetri 39', 53' Lalpekhlua 47' |
Report | Safee 45', 60' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 2,500 |
| 29 November International Friendly | India | 0 – 5 |  Zambia | Goa, India |
| Report | Chisenga 15' Mushumba 55' Bwalya 69', 73', 90' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium |
| 10 January International Friendly | India | 0 – 4 |  FC Bayern Munich | New Delhi, India |
| 18:00 IST | Report | Gomez 14' Müller 29'Müller 38'Schweinsteiger 43' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Santosh Kumar |
| 23 February International Friendly | Oman  | 5 – 1 | India | Muscat, Oman |
| 15:00 IST | Mohammed 5' Ajmi 7', 58' Rabia 87' Thuwaini 90' |
Report | Abranches 64' |
Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex |
| 27 January International Friendly | Azerbaijan  | v | India | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
| 23 July FIFA qualif. | United Arab Emirates  | 3 – 0 | India | Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates |
| Al Kamali 21' (pen.) Al Shehhi 29' (pen.) Al Hammadi 82' |
Report | Stadium: Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 3,179 Referee: Banjar Al Dosari (Qatar) |
| 28 July FIFA qualif. | India | 2 – 2 | United Arab Emirates | New Delhi, India |
| Lalpekhula 73' G.Singh 90+2' |
Report | Al Shehhi 39' Al-Wehaibi 71' |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore) |
I-League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dempo (C) | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 59 | 21 | +38 | 57 | |
| 2 | East Bengal | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 51 | 2013 AFC Cup Group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | Churchill Brothers | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 48 | 2013 AFC Cup Group stage[lower-alpha 2] |
| 4 | Mohun Bagan | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 47 | |
| 5 | Pune | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 46 | |
| 6 | Salgaocar | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 44 | |
| 7 | United SC | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 42 | |
| 8 | Sporting Goa | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 40 | |
| 9 | Air India | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 32 | |
| 10 | Shillong Lajong | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 28 | |
| 11 | Mumbai | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 24 | |
| 12 | Chirag United Kerala (R) | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 20 | Relegation to 2013 I-League 2nd Division[lower-alpha 3] |
| 13 | Pailan Arrows | 26 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 16 | |
| 14 | HAL (R) | 26 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 68 | −49 | 8 | Relegation to 2013 I-League 2nd Division |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- East Bengal, the winner of the 2012 Indian Federation Cup, qualified for the 2013 AFC Cup.
- Dempo refused to enter the 2013 AFC Cup, so they were replaced by Churchill Brothers.[11]
- Pailan Arrows were not relegated in the season as they were a developmental team.
References
- GoalNepal.com - A Division League: LH MMC Snaps Anil Gurung
- The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Sports | Odafe comes to Bagan with hope and promise
- I-League: No Unity At Chirag United As Sponsors And Officials At Loggerheads - Goal.com
- Churchill Bros signs 5 players including the Chirag United duo, IBN Live News
- Dempo rope in Anil Kumar - Times Of India
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-09-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Shillong Lajong Swoops United Sikkim’s Johnny Menyongar | iSikkim
- Viva Kerala get Chirag boost - Times Of India
- SPORTAL.com.au | Sports News, Videos, Fixtures, Results | SPORTAL Archived August 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- I-League: United Sports Club To Be Rechristened As ‘Prayag United’ - Goal.com
- "AIFF to approach Churchill Brothers to participate in the AFC Cup". goal.com. 30 November 2012.