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Season | 2023β24 |
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Dates | 28 October 2023 β 13 April 2024 [1] [2] |
Champions |
Mohammedan (1st title) |
Promoted | Mohammedan |
Relegated |
NEROCA TRAU |
Matches played | 154 |
Goals scored | 503 (3.27 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Γlex SΓ‘nchez (19 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Churchill Brothers 7β0
Rajasthan United (10 April 2024) |
Biggest away win | TRAU 0β5
Sreenidi Deccan (19 November 2023) |
Highest scoring | Rajasthan United 5β4 TRAU (22 December 2023) Inter Kashi 5β4 Aizawl (18 March 2024) Rajasthan United 3β6 Delhi (5 April 2024) |
Longest winning run | 6 matches Gokulam Kerala |
Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches Mohammedan Inter Kashi |
Longest winless run | 11 matches NEROCA |
Longest losing run | 11 matches NEROCA |
Highest attendance | 24,678 Mohammedan 1β3 Delhi (13 April 2024) |
Lowest attendance | 50 NEROCA 2β3 Churchill Brothers (8 March 2024) |
Total attendance | 293,962 |
Average attendance | 1,933 |
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2022β23
2024β25 β |
The 2023β24 I-League was the 17th season of the I-League and the second season as the second tier of Indian football league system. [3]
Mohammedan won the I-League for the first time and were promoted to the Indian Super League, while TRAU and NEROCA were relegated to I-League 2. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
The AIFF accepted five bids for direct entry to I-League. [10] [11] [12]
Bunkerhill Pvt Ltd ( Ambala) withdrew its bid after inking a majority shareholding in Mohammedan. Nimida United Sports Development Pvt Ltd ( Bengaluru United) and Concatenate Advest Advisory Pvt Ltd ( Delhi) were unable to fulfill the bid conditions. [16] [17]
Inter Kashi, from a tier-2 city ( Varanasi), will have relegation immunity for two seasons; while Namdhari, from a tier-3 city ( Bhaini Ala), will be free from relegation for one season. [18]
After the clubs requested to increase the maximum number of players allowed in a squad, the Committee decided to increase the player quota from 30 to 35. Clubs will also have to sign eight U-22 players. [19]
AIFF proposed to revamp the league format by dividing the 16 teams into two conferences or zones, similar to Major League Soccer, with the top 4 teams from each conference qualifying for the playoffs and the bottom four battling to avoid relegation, instead of traditional home-away format. [20] [21] The change was suggested to make the league cost-effective for clubs by reducing travel time. However, with only 13 teams left to participate in the league, the proposed changes were dropped in favor of the traditional home-away format. [22] [23]
13 teams compete in this edition of the I-League; nine from the previous season, two promoted from the 2022β23 I-League 2, and two with direct entry. [22] [14] Five teams are set to play their home games out of their home state or city because of various reasons. [24] [25]
Club | State/UT | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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Aizawl | Mizoram | Aizawl | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium | 20,000 |
Churchill Brothers | Goa | Vasco | Tilak Maidan | 5,000 |
Delhi [a] | Delhi | New Delhi | Namdhari Stadium | 1,000 |
Gokulam Kerala | Kerala | Kozhikode | EMS Stadium | 50,000 |
Inter Kashi [b] | Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi | Ekana Football Stadium | 5,000 |
Kalyani Stadium | 20,000 | |||
Mohammedan | West Bengal | Kolkata | Naihati Stadium | 20,000 |
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan | 68,000 | |||
Namdhari | Punjab | Bhaini Sahib | Namdhari Stadium | 1,000 |
NEROCA [c] | Manipur | Imphal | Kalyani Stadium | 20,000 |
SSA Stadium | 5,000 | |||
Rajasthan United [d] | Rajasthan | Jaipur | Deccan Arena | 1,500 |
Kalyani Stadium | 20,000 | |||
Namdhari Stadium | 1,000 | |||
Real Kashmir | Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar | TRC Turf Ground | 11,000 |
Shillong Lajong | Meghalaya | Shillong | SSA Stadium | 5,000 |
Sreenidi Deccan | Telangana | Hyderabad | Deccan Arena | 1,500 |
TRAU [c] | Manipur | Imphal | Kalyani Stadium | 20,000 |
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Aizawl |
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NECS Limited [27] |
Churchill Brothers |
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Churchill Brothers |
Delhi |
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Colordesign India [29] |
Gokulam Kerala |
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CSB Bank [31] |
Inter Kashi |
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Cello |
Mohammedan |
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Opinion Edge [33] |
Namdhari |
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Namdharis |
NEROCA |
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Wolf 777 News |
Rajasthan United |
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AU Small Finance Bank |
Real Kashmir |
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Football for Peace |
Shillong Lajong |
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Meghalaya Tourism |
Sreenidi Deccan |
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Sreenidhi Sports Academy |
TRAU |
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TLT Sports Academy |
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Round | Table | Incoming | Date of appointment | Ref. |
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Gokulam Kerala |
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End of contract | 31 May 2023 | Pre-season |
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6 June 2023 | [36] | |
Delhi |
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31 May 2023 |
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25 June 2023 | [37] | |||
Inter Kashi | Inaugural manager |
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29 June 2023 | [38] | ||||
Churchill Brothers |
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End of contract | 31 May 2023 |
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29 July 2023 | [39] | ||
Mohammedan |
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Sacked | 22 August 2023 |
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29 August 2023 | [40] | ||
Aizawl |
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End of interim period | 31 May 2023 |
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2 September 2023 | [41] | ||
NEROCA |
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End of contract | 1 October 2023 |
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8 October 2023 | [42] | ||
Namdhari |
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TBC |
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6 October 2023 | [43] | |||
Real Kashmir |
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31 May 2023 |
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27 October 2023 | [44] | |||
Aizawl |
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Mutual Agreement | 4 November 2023 | 2 | 10 |
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4 November 2023 | [45] |
Namdhari |
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Sacked | 25 November 2023 | 6 | 10 |
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25 November 2023 | [46] |
Churchill Brothers |
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6 January 2024 | 9 | 11 |
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27 January 2024 | [47] [48] | |
Aizawl |
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End of Interim Period | 22 January 2024 | 4 | 11 |
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23 January 2024 | [49] |
NEROCA |
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Sacked | 9 February 2024 | 11 | 13 |
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9 February 2024 | |
Aizawl |
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27 February 2024 | 15 | 8 |
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27 February 2024 | [50] [51] | |
Gokulam Kerala |
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31 March 2024 | 22 | 5 |
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31 March 2024 | [52] |
Note: Players in bold have senior international cap(s) for their respective nations.
Initially, the AIFF committee decided to reduce registered foreign players to five in the squad and three in the starting line-up and remove the mandatory Asian quota. [53] [54]
However, on 22nd August 2023, the AIFF decided to retain the number of foreigners a club can sign in the I-League. Like the 2022β23 season, clubs can register six foreign players in their matchday squad. However, they can field only four (one must be from an AFC Member Association) at any given point during a match. [55]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Mohammedan (C, P) | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 52 | Promotion to Indian Super League |
2 | Sreenidi Deccan | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 48 | |
3 | Gokulam Kerala | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 42 | |
4 | Inter Kashi | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 41 | |
5 | Real Kashmir | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 40 | |
6 | Delhi | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 35 | |
7 | Churchill Brothers | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 33 | |
8 | Shillong Lajong | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 31 | |
9 | Namdhari | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 27 | |
10 | Aizawl | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 25 | |
11 | Rajasthan United | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 25 | |
12 | NEROCA (R) | 23 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 26 | 61 | −35 | 14 | Relegation to I-League 2 |
13 | TRAU (R) | 23 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 26 | 64 | −38 | 13 |
The Mizoram Football Association in collaboration with Mizo Professional Footballers Association held a charity football match on June 21, 202. This match featured ISL vs I-League players from Mizoram to raise funds for Cyclone Remal victims. [56]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [57] |
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1 |
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Gokulam Kerela | 19 |
2 |
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Rajasthan United | 16 |
3 |
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Aizawl | 15 |
4 |
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Mohammedan | 13 |
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Delhi | ||
6 |
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Real Kashmir | 12 |
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Inter Kashi | ||
8 |
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Sreenidi Deccan | 11 |
9 |
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Sreenidi Deccan | 9 |
10 |
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Churchill Brothers | 7 |
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Shillong Lajong/Churchill Brothers |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Rajasthan United | Delhi | 3β4 (A) | 2 November 2023 | [58] |
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Gokulam Kerala | Rajasthan United | 5β0 (H) | 9 November 2023 | [59] |
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Aizawl | NEROCA | 3β1 (A) | 14 November 2023 | [60] |
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Rajasthan United | TRAU | 5-4 (H) | 22 December 2023 | [61] |
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Mohammedan | Rajasthan United | 5-1 (H) | 13 February 2024 | [62] |
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Churchill Brothers | NEROCA | 3β2 (A) | 8 March 2024 | [63] |
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Rajasthan United | NEROCA | 5β1 (H) | 11 March 2024 | [64] |
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Delhi | Shillong Lajong | 3β1 (H) | 28 March 2024 | [65] |
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 |
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Inter Kashi | 12 |
2 |
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Inter Kashi | 8 |
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Gokulam Kerala | ||
4 |
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Sreenidi Deccan | 7 |
5 |
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Namdhari | 6 |
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Mohammedan | ||
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Churchill Brothers | ||
8 |
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Rajasthan United | 5 |
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Shillong Lajong | ||
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Gokulam Kerela | ||
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TRAU | ||
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Delhi | ||
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Churchill Brothers |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 |
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Real Kashmir | 12 |
2 |
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Mohammedan | 8 |
3 |
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Sreenidi Deccan | 7 |
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Churchill Brothers | ||
5 |
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Aizawl | 5 |
6 |
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Gokulam Kerala | 3 |
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Rajashthan United | ||
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Delhi | ||
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Gokulam Kerala | ||
10 |
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Namdhari | 2 |
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Shillong Lajong | ||
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Inter Kashi | ||
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Rajashthan United | ||
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Namdhari |
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Shillong Lajong | 75,803 | 7,816 | 4,891 | 6,316 | +255.8%β |
2 | Gokulam Kerala | 61,349 | 19,764 | 600 | 5,112 | +99.8% |
3 | Mohammedan | 52,368 | 24,678 | 200 | 4,758 | +199.2% |
4 | Real Kashmir | 38,492 | 7,632 | 1,100 | 3,499 | +22.4% |
5 | Aizawl | 18,199 | 3,485 | 300 | 1,819 | β22.0% |
6 | Churchill Brothers | 13,881 | 2,314 | 500 | 1,156 | β36.2% |
7 | Delhi | 6,976 | 1,182 | 150 | 581 | +239.8%β |
8 | Inter Kashi | 6,294 | 2,687 | 123 | 524 | n/a* |
9 | Namdhari | 6,147 | 1,200 | 300 | 512 | n/a* |
10 | Sreenidi Deccan | 4,906 | 900 | 80 | 408 | β21.5% |
11 | NEROCA | 4,282 | 2,500 | 50 | 362 | β89.4% |
12 | TRAU | 3,061 | 512 | 100 | 255 | β88.2% |
13 | Rajasthan United | 2,204 | 500 | 86 | 183 | β86.6% |
League total | 293,962 | 24,678 | 50 | 1,933 | +6.3% |
Source: I-League
Notes:
β Teams played previous season in
I-League 2.
* Teams that joined I-League through corporate direct entry.
Team \ Match played | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total |
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Shillong Lajong | 5,585 | 5,248 | 5,987 | 6,425 | 6,718 | 6,115 | 7,438 | 4,891 | 5,812 | 6,617 | 7,151 | 7,816 | 75,803 |
Gokulam Kerala | 19,764 | 10,485 | 4,388 | 13,425 | 2,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,023 | 1,540 | 1,024 | 1,100 | 600 | 61,349 |
Mohammedan | 4,900 | 3,786 | 1,773 | 5,825 | 3,885 | 1,821 | 2,500 | N/A [a] | 200 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 24,678 | 52,368 |
Real Kashmir | 1,872 | 6,200 | 4,728 | 3,172 | 3,659 | 2,500 | N/A [b] | 3,740 | 1,635 | 7,632 | 2,254 | 1,100 | 38,492 |
Aizawl | 767 | 2,000 | 3,004 | 3,485 | 2,879 | 1,000 | 1,462 | 1,246 | 2,056 | 300 | N/A [c] | N/A [c] | 18,199 |
Churchill Brothers | 2,314 | 1,895 | 2,000 | 1,683 | 500 | 1,633 | 825 | 1,025 | 981 | 200 | 275 | 550 | 13,881 |
Delhi | 600 | 618 | 1,100 | 1,182 | 1,058 | 918 | 150 | 200 | 500 | 250 | 200 | 200 | 6,976 |
Inter Kashi | 2,687 | 500 | 123 | 259 | 127 | 447 | 187 | 200 | 752 | 325 | 232 | 455 | 6,294 |
Namdhari | 561 | 350 | 300 | 898 | 1,200 | 488 | 300 | 500 | 500 | 250 | 400 | 400 | 6,147 |
Sreenidi Deccan | 750 | 696 | 900 | 650 | 750 | 123 | 80 | 200 | 168 | 250 | 149 | 190 | 4,906 |
NEROCA | 200 | 212 | 153 | 258 | 259 | 2,500 | 100 | 50 | 150 | 100 | 200 | 100 | 4,282 |
TRAU | 200 | 315 | 100 | 128 | 422 | 128 | 512 | 259 | 222 | 152 | 500 | 123 | 3,061 |
Rajasthan United | 150 | 200 | 88 | 280 | 88 | 86 | 312 | 100 | 100 | 500 | 100 | 200 | 2,204 |
Legend: Highest
Lowest
Updated to game(s) played on 13 April 2024
Source:
I-League
Γlex SΓ‘nchez ( Gokulam Kerala) has won the Hero of the Match award the most number of times (7).
Hero of the Match | ||||||||
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Match No. | Player | Club | Match No. | Player | Club | Match No. | Player | Club |
1 |
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Real Kashmir | 2 |
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Gokulam Kerala | 3 |
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Sreenidi Deccan |
4 |
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Mohammedan | 5 |
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Delhi | 6 |
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Churchill Brothers |
7 |
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Rajasthan United | 8 |
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Sreenidi Deccan | 9 |
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Shillong Lajong |
10 |
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Real Kashmir | 11 |
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Gokulam Kerala | 12 |
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Inter Kashi |
13 |
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Aizawl | 14 |
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Mohammedan | 15 |
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Churchill Brothers |
16 |
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Shillong Lajong | 17 |
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Gokulam Kerala | 18 |
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Mohammedan |
19 |
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Namdhari | 20 |
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Gokulam Kerala | 21 |
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Rajasthan United |
22 |
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Sreenidi Deccan | 23 |
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Aizawl | 24 |
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Delhi |
25 |
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Inter Kashi | 26 |
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Namdhari | 27 |
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Mohammedan |
28 |
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Shillong Lajong | 29 |
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Sreenidi Deccan | 30 |
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Mohammedan |
31 |
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Aizawl | 32 |
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Shillong Lajong | 33 |
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Churchill Brothers |
34 |
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Real Kashmir | 35 |
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Sreenidi Deccan | 36 |
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Shillong Lajong |
37 |
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Sreenidi Deccan | 38 |
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Churchill Brothers | 39 |
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NEROCA |
40 |
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Real Kashmir | 41 |
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Aizawl | 42 |
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Delhi |
43 |
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Inter Kashi | 44 |
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Aizawl | 45 |
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Gokulam Kerala |
46 |
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Rajasthan United | 47 |
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Mohammedan | 48 |
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Delhi |
49 |
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Shillong Lajong | 50 |
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Rajasthan United | 51 |
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Sreenidi Deccan |
52 |
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Aizawl | 53 |
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Mohammedan | 54 |
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Aizawl |
55 |
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TRAU | 56 |
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Churchill Brothers | 57 |
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Real Kashmir |
58 |
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Sreenidi Deccan | 59 |
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Mohammedan | 60 |
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Inter Kashi |
61 |
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Rajasthan United | 62 |
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Real Kashmir | 63 |
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Gokulam Kerala |
64 |
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Namdhari | 65 |
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Mohammedan | 66 |
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Gokulam Kerala |
67 |
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Aizawl | 68 |
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Rajasthan United | 69 |
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Shillong Lajong |
70 |
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Delhi | 71 |
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Mohammedan | 72 |
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Inter Kashi |
73 |
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Sreenidi Deccan | 74 | No one was given due to the cancellation of the match | 75 |
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Rajasthan United | |
76 |
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Gokulam Kerala | 77 |
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Churchill Brothers | 78 |
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Aizawl |
79 |
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TRAU | 80 |
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Gokulam Kerala | 81 |
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Mohammedan |
82 |
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Namdhari | 83 |
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Sreenidi Deccan | 84 |
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Inter Kashi |
85 |
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Delhi | 86 |
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Gokulam Kerala | 87 |
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Mohammedan |
88 |
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Shillong Lajong | 89 |
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Inter Kashi | 90 |
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Real Kashmir |
91 |
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Gokulam Kerala | 92 |
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Sreenidi Deccan | 93 |
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Delhi |
94 |
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Rajasthan United | 95 |
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Real Kashmir | 96 |
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Gokulam Kerala |
97 |
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Sreenidi Deccan | 98 |
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TRAU | 99 |
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Inter Kashi |
100 |
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Churchill Brothers | 101 |
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Real Kashmir | 102 |
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Shillong Lajong |
103 |
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Namdhari | 104 |
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Sreenidi Deccan | 105 |
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Rajasthan United |
106 |
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Namdhari | 107 |
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Mohammedan | 108 |
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Real Kashmir |
109 | No one was given due to the cancellation of the match | 110 |
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Rajasthan United | 111 |
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Churchill Brothers | |
112 |
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Inter Kashi | 113 |
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Shillong Lajong | 114 |
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Mohammedan |
115 |
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Sreenidi Deccan | 116 |
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Gokulam Kerala | 117 |
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Rajasthan United |
118 |
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TRAU | 119 |
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Mohammedan | 120 |
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Inter Kashi |
121 |
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Real Kashmir | 122 |
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Gokulam Kerala | 123 |
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Rajasthan United |
124 |
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Namdhari | 125 |
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Delhi | 126 |
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Mohammedan |
127 |
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Sreenidi Deccan | 128 |
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Inter Kashi | 129 |
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NEROCA |
130 |
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Namdhari | 131 |
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Inter Kashi | 132 |
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Real Kashmir |
133 |
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Delhi | 134 |
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Churchill Brothers | 135 |
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NEROCA |
136 |
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Delhi | 137 |
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Aizawl | 138 |
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Real Kashmir |
139 |
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Inter Kashi | 140 |
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Sreenidi Deccan | 141 |
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Namdhari |
142 |
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Churchill Brothers | 143 |
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NEROCA | 144 |
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Delhi |
145 |
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Churchill Brothers | 146 |
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TRAU | 147 |
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Mohammedan |
148 |
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Gokulam Kerala | 149 |
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Inter Kashi | 150 |
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Churchill Brothers |
151 |
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Gokulam Kerala | 152 |
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Namdhari | 153 |
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Sreenidi Deccan |
154 |
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Delhi |
Award | Winner |
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Best Player |
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Best Goalkeeper |
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Jarnail Singh Award (Best Defender) |
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Best Midfielder |
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Highest Scorer |
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Best Emerging Player |
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Syed Abdul Rahim Award (Best Coach) |
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Fair Play Contest | TRAU |
Best Match Organisation | Mohammedan |
Best Media Operations | Rajasthan United |
Source: I-League |
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