2012–13 I-League

6th season of the I-League July 2022 July 2022 I-League 2012–13 Churchill Brothers2nd I-League title2nd Indian title Air IndiaUnited Sikkim AFC Champions League Pune AFC Cup PuneChurchill Brothers Ranti Martins(26 goals) Prayag United 10–1 United Sikkim(10 November 2012)Salgaocar 9–0 United Sikkim(13 April 2013) Air India 0–6 Pune(20 April 2013) Churchill Brothers 8–4 Sporting Goa(16 December 2012) 182 531 6 gamesChurchill Brothers 10 gamesChurchill BrothersMohun Bagan 6 gamesAir India 2011–12 2013–14 The 2012–13 I-League was the sixth season of the I-League, the Indian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2007. The season began on 6 October 2012 and finished on 12 May 2013 with Churchill Brothers crowned champions in matchday 25. Dempo were the defending champions, having won their third I-League title the previous season. On 29 December 2012, Mohun Bagan were barred from competing in the I-League for 2 years following a decision taken by the I League core committee. This was because they failed to turn up in the second half of the match against East Bengal because of crowd trouble. All their results in the I-League were declared null and void and all their remaining fixtures were cancelled.Century-old Mohun Bagan banned from I-League http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/century-old-mohun-bagan-bannedi-league/200951/on 29 December 2012 But on 15 January 2013, Mohun Bagan appealed the decision to ban them from the league and were reinstated, but would start on 0 points.AIFF revoke two-year ban on Mohun Bagan http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/01/15/3673299/aiff-revoke-two-year-ban-on-mohun-bagan 20 January 2013 Teams A total of 14 teams contested the league, including 12 sides from the 2011–12 season and two promoted from the 2012 I-League 2nd Division. ONGC as champions and United Sikkim as runners-up secured direct promotion from the 2012 I-League 2nd Division. ONGC returned to the I-League after a one-year absence, while United Sikkim made their debut in the I-League. Stadium Changes Air India and Mumbai FC Due to the ongoing redevelopment of the Cooperage Ground in Mumbai which is the regular home for Mumbai F.C. and Air India FC in the I-League both clubs will play at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune, Maharashtra until it is complete.Choudhuri Arunava I-League 2012/13: Tentative Fixtures from Round 1 to 13 https://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/09/i-league-201213-tentative-fixtures-from.html Arunfoot 5 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130702170944/http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/09/i-league-201213-tentative-fixtures-from.html 2013-07-02 dead ONGC The newly promoted ONGC F.C. also usually play at the Cooperage Ground in Mumbai but due to the redevelopment the team decided to play at the Ambedkar Stadium in Delhi which is where the main company, ONGC, are based. However it will only be for five home matches.I-League returns to Delhi http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-21/i-league/34626828_1_ambedkar-stadium-jatin-bisht-durand-cup https://archive.today/20130103085019/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-21/i-league/34626828_1_ambedkar-stadium-jatin-bisht-durand-cup dead 3 January 2013 The Times of India 5 November 2012 Goan clubs The four Goan clubs in the I-League, Churchill Brothers, Dempo, Salgaocar, and Sporting Clube de Goa, usually play their I-League matches at the Fatorda Stadium in Margao. However, due to a major revamp at the stadium in preparation for the 2013 Lusophony Games which will be held in Goa, the Goan home games for the I-League will be played at the Duler Stadium and then the Tilak Maidan Stadium from the end of January.DULER STADIUM TO HOST I-LEAGUE ON NEW TURF http://www.navhindtimes.in/sports/duler-stadium-host-i-league-new-turf https://archive.today/20130218004019/http://www.navhindtimes.in/sports/duler-stadium-host-i-league-new-turf dead 18 February 2013 Navhindtimes 23 December 2012 Stadiums and Locations India 400 right Locations of teams in the 2012–13 I-League India 27.20 88.37 United Sikkim left India 18.520278 73.856667 Pune right India 25.58 91.89 Shillong Lajong right India3 22.56972 88.36972 Kolkata Blue pog.svg left India3 TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 20.00 86.00 Kolkata clubs: East Bengal Mohun Bagan Palian Arrows Prayag United right India3 15.49300 73.81800 Goa Blue pog.svg left India3 TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 9.00 86.00 Goa clubs: Churchill Brothers Dempo Salgaocar Sporting Goa right India3 18.97500 72.82583 Mumbai Blue pog.svg left India3 TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 14.00 86.00 Mumbai clubs: Air India Mumbai ONGC right Team Location Stadium Capacity Air India Mumbai, Maharashtra Balewadi Sports Complex 22,000 # Churchill Brothers Salcette, Goa Duler Stadium 6,000 # Dempo Panjim, Goa Duler Stadium 6,000 # East Bengal Kolkata, West Bengal Salt Lake Stadium 120,000 Mohun Bagan Kolkata, West Bengal Salt Lake Stadium 120,000 Mumbai Mumbai, Maharashtra Balewadi Sports Complex 22,000 # ONGC Mumbai, Maharashtra Ambedkar Stadium 20,000 # Pailan Arrows Kolkata, West Bengal Salt Lake Stadium 120,000 Prayag United Kolkata, West Bengal Salt Lake Stadium 120,000 Pune Pune, Maharashtra Balewadi Sports Complex 22,000 Salgaocar Vasco da Gama, Goa Duler Stadium 6,000 # Shillong Lajong Shillong, Meghalaya Nehru Stadium 30,000 Sporting Goa Panjim, Goa Duler Stadium 6,000 # United Sikkim Gangtok, Sikkim Paljor Stadium 25,000 Personnel and kits Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Manager Captain Shirt sponsor Air India India Naushad Moosa India Vijith Shetty Air India Churchill Brothers India Mariano Dias Brazil Beto Churchill Dempo India Armando Colaco India Clifford Miranda Dempo East Bengal England Trevor Morgan India Sanju Pradhan Kingfisher Mohun Bagan Morocco Karim Bencherifa Nigeria Odafe Onyeka Okolie Fila Mumbai India Khalid Jamil Afghanistan 2013 Zohib Amiri TEN HD ONGC India Santosh Kashyap India Jatin Singh ONGC Pailan Arrows Australia Arthur Papas India Shouvik Ghosh Poto Potato Flakes Prayag United Netherlands Eelco Schattorie India Deepak Mondal Prayag Group Pune India Derrick Pereira Ivory Coast Pierre Douhou Peninsula Salgaocar England David Booth Brazil Luciano Sabrosa Salgaocar Shillong Lajong India Thangboi Singto India Renedy Singh Aircel Sporting Goa Spain Oscar Bruzon India Matthew Gonsalves Models United Sikkim Australia Nathan Hall India Anwar Ali URO Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment ONGC IND Caetano Pinho Unknown 30 April 2012 Pre-Season IND Subrata Bhattacharya 30 April 2012Choudhuri Arunava Interview with Bibek Bhowmik (ONGC Football Team Manager) https://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/04/interview-with-bibek-bhowmik-ongc.html Arunfoot 13 October 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130702180833/http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/04/interview-with-bibek-bhowmik-ongc.html 2 July 2013 Pailan Arrows IND Sujit Chakravarty End of tenure as interim manager 7 May 2012 Pre-Season AUS Arthur Papas 24 May 2012Howitt Liam Jets' Papas to coach Indian youth soccer http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/jets-papas-to-coach-indian-youth-soccer-20120524-1z7b9.html Sydney Morning Herald 24 May 2012 AAP 24 May 2012 Mohun Bagan IND Prasanta Banerjee Sacked 26 May 2012 Pre-Season IND Santosh Kashyap 26 May 2012Vasavda Mihir Air India coach Santosh Kashyap joins Mohun Bagan http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_air-india-coach-santosh-kashyap-joins-mohun-bagan_1693819 DNA India 26 May 2012 Air India IND Santosh Kashyap Signed by Mohun Bagan 26 May 2012 Pre-Season IND Godfrey Pereira 3 July 2012Sundaresan Bharat 'I will bring an end to Bagan's dry spell' http://www.indianexpress.com/news/i-will-bring-an-end-to-bagans-dry-spell/970158/0 Indian Express 4 July 2012 16 July 2012 Shillong Lajong Scotland Pradhyum Reddy Changed to a Head of Youth 8 June 2012 Pre-Season Scotland Desmond Bulpin 8 June 2012Desmond Bulpin signs for Lajong FC http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-08/i-league/32123276_1_lajong-fc-desmond-bulpin-indian-arrows https://archive.today/20121208200946/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-08/i-league/32123276_1_lajong-fc-desmond-bulpin-indian-arrows dead 8 December 2012 The Times of India 8 June 2012 Churchill Brothers Brazil Carlos Roberto Pereira Did not renew contract 7 May 2012 Pre-Season India Mariano Dias 13 July 2012Mariano Dias appointed head coach for Churchill Brothers http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_mariano-dias-appointed-head-coach-for-churchill-brothers_1714753 Daily News & Analysis 16 July 2012 Mohun Bagan India Santosh Kashyap Resigned 13 October 2012 11th (2 games In) India Mridul Banerjee 19 October 2012Karim Bencharifa likely to step into Kashyap's shoes http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/karim-bencharifa-likely-to-step-into-kashyaps-shoes Mohun Bagan Athletic Club 19 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103022031/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/karim-bencharifa-likely-to-step-into-kashyaps-shoes 3 November 2012 dead Salgaocar Morocco Karim Bencherifa Resigned 20 October 2012 9th (2 games In) India Peter Vales 20 October 2012SALGAOCAR FC ANNOUNCES KARIM BENCHERIFA'S RESIGNATION AS HEAD COACH http://salgaocarfc.in/NewsDetail.aspx?nmid=uyv https://archive.today/20130108093347/http://salgaocarfc.in/NewsDetail.aspx?nmid=uyv dead 8 January 2013 Salgaocar Football Club 4 November 2012 Prayag United India Sanjoy Sen Resigned 8 November 2012 5th (4 games In) Netherlands Eelco Schattorie 8 November 2012Dutchman Eelco Schattorie appointed new coach of Indian Premier Club Prayag United SC ! http://unitedsportsclub.in/eelco_coach.php Prayag United Sports Club 9 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130110082830/http://www.unitedsportsclub.in/eelco_coach.php 10 January 2013 dead dmy-all Salgaocar India Peter Vales Interem period ended 9 November 2012 9th (4 games In) ENG David Booth 9 November 2012 https://www.goal.com/en/i-league/4pohvulrkgzx38eoqse6b5cdg I-League News, Results & Transfers Goal.com United Sikkim Belgium Philippe De Ridder Changed Post to football director 13 November 2012 11th (5 games In) IND Baichung Bhutia 13 November 2012Srivastava Ayush Bhaichung Bhutia takes over as interim coach of United Sikkim FC http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2012/11/13/3523950/bhaichung-bhutia-takes-over-as-interim-coach-of-united Goal.com 13 November 2012 Mohun Bagan India Mridul Banerjee Interim period ended 19 November 2012 5th (6 games in) Morocco Karim Bencherifa 19 November 2012Karim Bencharifa begins second stint as chief coach of Mohun Bagan http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/item/199500-karim-bencharifa-begins-second-stint-as-chief-coach-of-mohun-bagan https://archive.today/20130129151429/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/item/199500-karim-bencharifa-begins-second-stint-as-chief-coach-of-mohun-bagan dead 29 January 2013 NDTV 20 November 2012 Sporting Goa India Ekendra Singh Moved to Goalkeeper Coach 3 December 2012 11th (9 games in) Spain Oscar Bruzon 3 December 2012Spanish coach for Sporting Clube de Goa http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-04/i-league/35593881_1_spanish-coach-technical-director-fatorda https://archive.today/20130126081747/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-04/i-league/35593881_1_spanish-coach-technical-director-fatorda dead 26 January 2013 The Times of India 4 December 2012 United Sikkim India Baichung Bhutia Interim period ended 10 December 2012 12th (10 games in) AUS Nathan Hall 10 December 2012New Coaching Regime http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.567787786580353.146786.203875582971577&type=1 United Sikkim FC – Facebook 10 December 2012 ONGC India Subrata Bhattacharya Sacked 18 December 2012 14th (11 games in) India Santosh Kashyap 18 December 2012Bali Rahul Santosh Kashyap appointed as the head coach of ONGC http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2012/12/18/3610832/santosh-kashyap-appointed-as-the-head-coach-of-ongc Goal.com 18 December 2012 Air India IND Godfrey Pereira Resigned 27 December 2012 10th (10 games in) India Anthony Fernandes 30 December 2012Noronha Anselm Salgaocar FC 4–0 Air India: David Booth's side sign off the year in style http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/96211/salgaocar-football-club-vs-air-india/report Goal.com 30 December 2012 Shillong Lajong SCO Desmond Bulpin Sacked 22 January 2013 12th (16 games in) India Thangboi Singto 22 January 2013Shillong Lajong FC sack Desmond Bulpin, assistant Thangboi Singto to take over as interim coachFC http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/01/22/3691735/shillong-lajong-fc-sack-desmond-bulpin-assistant-thangboi-singto- Goal India 22 January 2013 Air India IND Anthony Fernandes Interim period ended 2 March 2013 12th (17 games in) IND Naushad Moosa 2 March 2013Air India meet ONGC in rescheduled tie http://i-league.org/?p=5273 I-League 2 March 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130507134713/http://i-league.org/?p=5273 7 May 2013 Foreign players Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use three foreign players on the field each game including a least one player from the AFC country. Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player Air India Nigeria Henry Ezeh Nigeria Junior Obagbemiro Nigeria Amos Omeje Afghanistan 2013 Mujtaba Faiz Churchill Brothers Brazil Beto Gabon Henry Antchouet Senegal Lamine Tamba Afghanistan 2013 Balal Arezou Dempo Liberia Johnny Menyongar Nigeria Koko Sakibo None Japan Ryuji Sueoka East Bengal Nigeria Chidi Edeh Nigeria Uga Okpara Nigeria Penn Orji Australia Andrew Barisic Mohun Bagan Namibia Quinton Jacobs Nigeria Echezona Anyichie Nigeria Odafe Okolie Australia Tolgay Özbey Mumbai Ghana Evans Quao Ghana Yusif Yakubu Nigeria David Opara Afghanistan 2013 Zohib Amiri ONGC Liberia Eric Brown Nigeria Muritala Ali Nigeria Hassan Odeola Japan Katsumi Yusa Pailan ArrowsPailan Arrows don't use foreigners as they are a Developmental Team Prayag United Costa Rica Carlos Hernández Nigeria Ranti Martins Nigeria Bello Razaq Japan New Zealand Kayne VincentPrayag 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. Pune Ivory Coast Pierre Douhou Nigeria Chika Wali South Sudan James Moga Australia Boima Karpeh Salgaocar Brazil Josimar Brazil Luciano Sabrosa Nigeria O. J. Obatola SIN John Wilkinson Shillong Lajong Japan Sho Kamimura Japan Taisuke Matsugae Portugal Edinho Júnior North Korea Minchol Son Sporting Goa Nigeria Ogba Kalu Nnanna ESP Ángel Berlanga ESP Juanfri Japan Seiya Sugishita United Sikkim Guam John Landa Nigeria Salau Nuruddin Spain Pablo Rodríguez Australia Steve Hayes League table main WDL QR CB Churchill Brothers PFC Pune EB East Bengal USC Prayag United DEM Dempo SCG Sporting Goa SFC Salgaocar MUM Mumbai ONGC ONGC MB Mohun Bagan SLFC Shillong Lajong PA Pailan Arrows AI Air India USFC United Sikkim 16 7 3 56 22 C 16 4 6 53 26 13 8 5 44 18 13 5 8 55 35 11 7 8 45 33 9 8 9 36 41 9 6 11 34 29 8 8 10 36 42 7 10 9 30 40 R 11 8 7 40 34 -12 On 29 December 2012, Mohun Bagan failed to turn up in the second half of the match against East Bengal due to crowd trouble; their record was expunged, with their remaining fixtures scratched, and they were banned from the I-League for until 2015 by the I-League core committee.Century-old Mohun Bagan banned from I-League http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/century-old-mohun-bagan-bannedi-league/200951/on 29 December 2012 On 15 January 2013, Mohun Bagan appealed the decision to ban them from the league and were reinstated, but would start on 0 points.AIFF revoke two-year ban on Mohun Bagan http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/01/15/3673299/aiff-revoke-two-year-ban-on-mohun-bagan 15 January 2013 6 10 10 26 40 6 5 15 25 45 4 7 15 28 63 R 2 9 15 23 63 R #97DEFF Qualification for 2014 AFC Cup group stage QGS #D0F0C0 Qualification for 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off Pune were chosen to represent India in the AFC Champions League as they passed the club licensing requirements.http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/11/26/4433906/pune-fc-to-play-afc-champions-league-play-off Pune FC to play AFC Champions League play-off Goal.com 26 November 2013 QPO #FFcccc Excluded ONGC and Air India were expelled from I-League because they failed to meet Asian Football Confederation's licensing criteria.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/I-League-ONGC-AI-hoping-against-hope/articleshow/18053566.cms I-League: ONGC, AI hoping against hope The Times of India 17 Jan 2013 EX EX #FFCCCC Relegation to 2014 I-League 2nd Division R 5 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete IndiaFooty.com Results main FBR grey AI CB DEM EB MB MUM ONGC PA USC PFC SFC SLFC SCG USFC Air India 0–3 2–1 0–3 0–1 4–1 1–2 1–1 1–4 0–6 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–3 Churchill Brothers 3–0 2–2 0–3 1–1 3–1 5–0 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 6–0 8–4 2–1 Dempo 1–0 2–1 2–2 3–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–5 2–1 4–1 0–1 7–0 East Bengal 1–1 0–3 1–1 3–0 2–0 5–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 6–0 Mohun Bagan 3–2 0–2 2–1 0–0 3–2 3–1 2–0 1–2 1–3 3–0 2–2 3–1 0–0 Mumbai 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–3 0–1 4–1 3–2 1–0 ONGC 2–4 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 Pailan Arrows 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–3 3–2 4–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 Prayag United 5–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–3 3–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 10–1 Pune 4–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 3–2 3–2 2–0 3–1 0–2 2–2 0–0 2–2 Salgaocar 4–0 0–0 1–2 1–4 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 9–0 Shillong Lajong 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 Sporting Goa 0–1 1–0 0–5 0–0 1–5 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 United Sikkim 5–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–3 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 3–2 0–0 0–3 complete I-League Statistical leaders Top scorers 12 May 2013 RankPlayerClubGoals1Nigeria Ranti MartinsPrayag United262Nigeria Odafe Onyeka OkolieMohun Bagan193Nigeria Chidi EdehEast Bengal184South Sudan James MogaPune165Gabon Henry AntchouetChurchill Brothers146Brazil BetoChurchill Brothers137Nigeria Ogba Kalu NnannaSporting Goa11Japan Ryuji SueokaDempo9Lebanon Akram MoghrabiChurchill Brothers10Ghana Yusif YakubuMumbaiAustralia Tolgay ÖzbeyMohun Bagan Top Indian Scorers 12 May 2013 RankPlayerClubGoals1India C.K. VineethPrayag United72India Joaquim AbranchesDempo6India Bineesh BalanChurchill BrothersIndia Francis FernandesSalgaocar5India Peter CarvalhoDempo5India Dawson FernandesSporting GoaIndia Arata Izumi PuneIndia Jeje LalpekhluaPuneIndia Holicharan NarzaryPailan ArrowsIndia Clifford MirandaDempoIndia Sushil Kumar SinghShillong LajongIndia Milan SinghPailan ArrowsIndia Lalrindika RalteEast Bengal Hattricks Player For Against Result Round DateNGA Ranti Martins Prayag United Air India 5–1 1 dmy 2012 10 7Lebanon Akram Moghrabi Churchill Brothers ONGC 5–0 2 dmy 2012 10 11Nigeria Odafe Onyeka Okolie Mohun Bagan Sporting Goa 3–1 4 dmy 2012 11 4Nigeria Ranti MartinsMartins scored 5 goals in this match. Prayag United United Sikkim 10–1 5 dmy 2012 11 10India Bineesh Balan Churchill Brothers Sporting Goa 8–4 11 dmy 2012 12 16Nigeria Chidi Edeh East Bengal Salgaocar 4–1 14 dmy 2013 1 5Nigeria Koko Sakibo Dempo United Sikkim 7–0 17 dmy 2013 1 19India C.K. Vineeth Prayag United Air India 4–1 19 dmy 2013 2 2Nigeria Odafe Onyeka Okolie Mohun Bagan Sporting Goa 5–1 23 dmy 2013 4 7Brazil Josimar Salgaocar United Sikkim 9–0 24 dmy 2013 4 13 Notes References Category:I-League seasons 1 India