2011–12 I-League

5th season of the I-League July 2022 July 2022 I-League 2011–12 Dempo3rd I-League title5th Indian title Chirag Club KeralaHAL AFC Cup East BengalChurchill Brothers Ranti Martins (32 goals) HAL 1-8 East Bengal Dempo 5-0 Mohun Baganhttp://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69217/dempo-vs-mohun-bagan/report I-League: Dempo SC 5-0 Mohun Bagan - Goal.com 2012-10-22 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120103142056/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69217/dempo-vs-mohun-bagan/report 2012-01-03 HAL 1-8 East Bengal 182 521 7 games Dempo 7 games Dempo 6 games Chirag United Kerala 90,000 Mohun Bagan 1-0 East Bengal 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 I-League was the fifth season of the I-League. The season began in October 2011 and ended in May 2012. Salgaocar are the defending champions, having won their maiden title in the previous season. The current edition has a total of 14 teams contesting for the honors. These include the top twelve teams from the 2010–11 season along with the two promoted sides, Shillong Lajong and Sporting Clube de Goa, who had been the winner and the runner-up in the 2011 I-League 2nd Division respectively. Teams According to the AIFF's rules, the two bottom-most teams from the 2010–11 season-ending points table were supposed to be relegated to the second tier, but in actuality, only ONGC FC were relegated after their second to last place finish, while the team finishing the last, JCT FC decided to disband their senior football team at the close of the session.July 2022 Shillong Lajong FC and Sporting Clube de Goa, the Champions & Runner-up respectively, of the 2011 I-League 2nd Division, were promoted to the I-League after being relegated only the previous year.July 2022 Stadiums and locations India 350 right Locations of teams in the 2011-12 I-League India 12.966667 77.566667 HAL left India 9.931194 76.267306 Chirag United Kerala 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 10.00 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 right Team Location Stadium Capacity Air India Mumbai Cooperage Ground 12,000 Chirag United Kerala Kozhikode Kaloor International Stadium 60,000 Churchill Brothers Salcette Fatorda Stadium 27,300 Dempo Panjim Fatorda Stadium 27,300 East Bengal Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium 120,000 HAL Bangalore Bangalore Football Stadium 15,000 Mohun Bagan Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium 120,000 Mumbai Mumbai Cooperage Ground 12,000 Pailan Arrows Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium 120,000 Prayag United Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium 120,000 Pune Pune Balewadi Sports Complex 20,000 Salgaocar Vasco Fatorda Stadium 27,300 Shillong Lajong Shillong Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 25,000 Sporting Goa Panjim Fatorda Stadium 27,300 Managerial changes In chronological order from the bottom TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Mohun Bagan IND Subhash Bhowmick Caretaker 1 June 2011 Pre-season ENG Steve Darby 19 July 2011 Churchill Brothers CRO Drago Mamic Drago Mamić Caretaker 1 June 2011 Pre-season POR Manuel Gomes 9 June 2011 Pailan Arrows SCO Des Bulpin Sacked 13 August 2011 Pre-season IND Sukhwinder Singh 13 August 2011 Chirag United Kerala IND P. K. Unnikrishnan Sacked 1 October 2011 Pre-season Sri Lanka Pakir Ali 2 October 2011 Mohun Bagan ENG Steve Darby Resigned 15 October 2011 Pre-Season IND Prasanta Banerjee 18 October 2011 Pailan Arrows India Sukhwinder Singh Resigned 7 February 2012 13th India Sujit Chakravarty 8 February 2012 Churchill Brothers Portugal Manuel Gomes Sacked 14 February 2012 5th Brazil Carlos Roberto Pereira 15 February 2012 Chirag United Kerala Sri Lanka Pakir Ali Sacked 18 February 2012 12th India Biswajit Bhattacharya 18 February 2012 Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player Air India Nigeria Henry Ezeh Senegal Lamine Tamba Japan Takayuki Omi Chirag United Kerala Ghana Isaac Boakye Ghana Charles Dzisah Nigeria David Sunday None Churchill Brothers Brazil Roberto Mendes Silva Gabon Henry Antchouet Nigeria David Opara Australia Antun Kovacic Dempo Nigeria Ranty Martins Nigeria Koko Sakibo Trinidad and Tobago Densill Theobald JPN Yusuke Kato East Bengal Brazil Edmilson Nigeria Uga Samuel Okpara Nigeria Penn Orji Australia Tolgay Özbey HAL Nigeria Joseph Femi Adeola Nepal Rohit Chand Mohun Bagan Brazil Jose Ramirez Barreto Brazil Hudson Lima Silva Nigeria Odafa Onyeka Okolie None Mumbai Nigeria Kingsley Chioma Nigeria Gbeneme Friday Nigeria Ebi Sukore Afghanistan 2013 Zohib Islam Amiri Pailan ArrowsPailan Arrows don't use foreigners as they are an Indian Developmental Side Prayag United Brazil Josimar Ghana Yusif Yakubu Nigeria Bello Razaq Japan 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 Guinea Keita Mandjou Ivory Coast Pierre Djidjia Douhou Nigeria Chika Wali Japan Arata Izumi Salgaocar Brazil Luciano Sabrosa France Maxime Belouet Nigeria Chidi Edeh Japan Ryuji Sueoka Shillong Lajong Liberia James Gbilee Liberia Johnny Menyongar Nigeria Christopher Chizoba Australia Matthew Mayora Sporting Goa Guinea Boubacar Keita Nigeria Ogba Kalu Nnanna South Sudan James Moga South Korea Park Jae-hyun Ownership changes Club New owner Previous owner Date Pailan Arrows IND Pailan Group IND All India Football Federation 2011 7 31 dmyI-League: I Will Buy Some New Players If We Can't Have Jeje And The Rest Of The Players – Pailan Group To AIFF http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2011/07/31/2598361/i-league-i-will-buy-some-new-players-if-we-cant-have-jeje goal.com goal.com 31 July 2011 23 October 2011 Prayag United IND Prayag Group IND RP-Chirag 2011 8 3 dmyI-League: United Sports Club To Be Rechristened As 'Prayag United' http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2011/08/03/2602615/i-league-united-sports-club-to-be-rechristened-as-prayag goal.com goal.com 3 August 2011 23 October 2011 Chirag United Kerala IND Chirag Computers IND Viva Kerala Group 2011 8 7 dmyI-League: Viva Kerala Renamed As Chirag United Kerala – It's Turning Into An Absolute Joke http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2011/08/07/2608448/i-league-viva-kerala-renamed-as-chirag-united-kerala-its-turning- goal.com goal.com 7 August 2011 23 October 2011 Shillong LajongUAE Anglian Holdings (20% stake)1 2012 2 29 dmyShillong Lajong tie up with NRI owned Danish club http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Shillong-Lajong-tie-up-with-NRI-owned-Danish-club/articleshow/12084415.cms Times of India Times of India 29 February 2012 1 March 2012 1: Anglian Holdings only brought 20% in Shillong Lajong. The rest of the club is still owned by Shillong Lajong plc. League table main WDL QR DEM Dempo EB East Bengal CB Churchill Brothers MB Mohun Bagan PFC Pune SFC Salgaocar CHI Prayag United SCG Sporting Goa AI Air India SLFC Shillong Lajong MUM Mumbai CUK Chirag United Kerala PA Pailan Arrows HAL HAL 18 3 5 59 21 C 15 6 5 46 22 14 6 6 47 28 13 8 5 51 32 13 7 6 44 34 12 8 6 32 19 11 9 6 41 32 11 7 8 53 43 9 5 12 30 37 7 7 12 24 44 7 3 16 31 52 6 2 18 28 50 R 2 10 14 17 40 1 5 20 19 68 R #D0F0C0 2013 AFC Cup Group stage East Bengal, the winner of the 2012 Indian Federation Cup, qualified for the 2013 AFC Cup. GS #D0F0C0 2013 AFC Cup Group stage Dempo refused to enter the 2013 AFC Cup, so they were replaced by Churchill Brothers.http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2012/11/30/3566794/aiff-to-approach-churchill-brothers-to-participate-in-the AIFF to approach Churchill Brothers to participate in the AFC Cup goal.com 30 November 2012 CB #FFCCCC Relegation to 2013 I-League 2nd Division Pailan Arrows were not relegated in the season as they were a developmental team. NREL #FFCCCC Relegation to 2013 I-League 2nd Division REL 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 5 complete IndiaFooty.com Season charity IMG Reliance and the I-League have joined hands with the polio eradication campaign India Unite to End Polio Now. IUEPN is an initiative of Aidmatrix Foundation, supported by UNICEF, and a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), World Health Organization (WHO), National Polio Surveillance Project (NPSP), Rotary International and US Centre for Disease Control (CDC).http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Polio-awareness-campaign-at-I-League/articleshow/10455978.cms Polio awareness campaign at I-League 19 November 2011 Times of India 19 November 2011 Season statistics Top scorers https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league/2011-2012/regular-season/r16043/players/?ICID=PL_3N_04 Players – I-League – India – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway int.soccerway.com RankPlayerClubGoals1Nigeria Ranti MartinsDempo322Nigeria Odafa Onyeka OkolieMohun Bagan263Australia Tolgay ÖzbeyEast Bengal18Gabon Henry AntchouetChurchill Brothers5South Sudan James MogaSporting Goa16Guinea Mandjou KeitaPune7Ghana Yusif YakubuPrayag United128BRA JosimarPrayag United11Nigeria Ogba KaluSporting Goa10Nigeria Gbeneme FridayMumbai10NGA David SundayChirag United Kerala Top Indian scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1India Chinadorai SabeethPailan Arrows9India Manandeep SinghAir India3India Abdul HamzaHAL8India C.K. VineethChirag United Kerala5India Sandesh GadkariAir India7India Subhash SinghPune7India Dawson FernandesSporting Goa6India Clifford MirandaDempoIndia Lalrindika RalteChurchill Brothers Hat-tricks Player For Against Result DateNGA Odafa Onyeka Okolie Mohun Bagan Pailan Arrows https://archive.today/20121227173713/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69203/pailan-arrows-vs-mohun-bagan/lineup-stats 3–1 dmy 2011 10 23South Sudan James Moga Sporting Clube de Goa Salgaocar 4–2 dmy 2011 11 5Brazil Josimar Prayag United Pune 5–1 dmy 2011 11 5AUS Tolgay Özbey East Bengal HAL 8–1 dmy 2011 11 23Gabon Henry Antchouet Churchill Brothers Shillong Lajong https://archive.today/20130103023835/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69405/churchill-brothers-sc-vs-shillong-lajong-fc/report 6–0 dmy 2011 12 17Nigeria David Opara Churchill Brothers Sporting Clube de Goa https://archive.today/20130103020916/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69593/churchill-brothers-sc-vs-sporting-clube-de-goa/report 5–0 dmy 2011 12 28Nigeria Odafa Onyeka Okolie Mohun Bagan Churchill Brothers 3–2 dmy 2012 1 15Nigeria David Opara Churchill Brothers Chirag United Kerala 4–0 dmy 2012 04 04Nepal Rohit Chand HAL Pune 4–6 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes dmy 2012 04 10NGA Gbeneme Friday Mumbai HAL 5–1 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes dmy 2012 04 14Nigeria David Sunday Chirag United Kerala East Bengal 3–4September 2026 medicmedic dmy 2012 04 16IND Chinadorai Sabeeth Pailan Arrows Chirag United Kerala https://archive.today/20130102113757/http://www.espnstar.com/football/asian-football/news/detail/item792179/Pailan-Arrows-rout-Chirag-Kerala//report 3–0 dmy 2012 04 25 Scoring First goal of the season: C.K. Vineeth for Chirag United Club Kerala against HAL (22 October 2011) HAL Bangalore vs Chirag United Club Kerala Lineups and Statistics http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69201/hal-bangalore-vs-chirag-united-club-kerala/lineup-stats goal.com goal.com 22 October 2011 22 October 2011 Fastest goal of the season: 3 minutes – Anthony Pereira for Dempo against Shillong Lajong (23 November 2011) http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69378/dempo-vs-shillong-lajong-fc/report dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111125121504/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69378/dempo-vs-shillong-lajong-fc/report 2011-11-25 Dempo SC 5-0 Shillong Lajong FC - Goal.com Widest winning margin: 7 goals HAL 1-8 East Bengal (23 November 2011) Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 10 goals Pune 6-4 HAL (10 April 2012) Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals Pune 6-4 HAL (10 April 2012) Most goals scored in a match by a single player: 4 goals Tolgay Özbey for East Bengal against HAL (23 November 2011) Gbeneme Friday for Mumbai against HAL (14 April 2012) End-of-season awards Fan's Player of the Year — India Francis Fernandes FPAI Young Player of the Year — India Manandeep Singh FPAI Foreign Player of the Year — Nigeria Ranti Martins FPAI Indian Player of the Year — India Syed Rahim Nabi FPAI Coach of the Year — England Trevor Morgan FPAI Team of the Year Formation: 4-4-2http://indianfootballnetwork.com/forum/discussion/108/indian-football-news-updates/p55 Indian Football News Updates – Page 55 indianfootballnetwork.com 12 May 2012 12 May 2012 16 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120516032954/http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/forum/discussion/108/indian-football-news-updates/p55 dead Nat.PositionNameClub India GK Karanjit Singh Salgaocar India RB Deepak Kumar Mondal Prayag United India CB Mahesh Gawli Dempo Nigeria CB Uga Okpara East Bengal India LB Syed Rahim Nabi Mohun Bagan India RM Rocus Lamare Salgaocar Ivory Coast CM Pierre Djidjia Douhou Pune Brazil CM Beto Churchill Brothers Nigeria LM Penn Orji East Bengal Nigeria ST Odafa Onyeka Okolie Mohun Bagan Nigeria ST Ranti Martins Dempo England Coach Trevor Morgan East Bengal Notes nb References Category:I-League seasons 1 India