The 2024–25 I-League will be the 18th season of the I-League and the third season as the second tier of Indian football league system.
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 October 2024 – 30 April 2025[1] |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
Mohammedan are the reigning champions having won the 2023–24 I-League.
Changes from last season
edit- Promoted to Indian Super League
- Promoted from I-League 2
- Introduced by the AIFF
Two years after disbanding the Indian Arrows project, the AIFF decided to field the under-20 national side to give them game time and prepare for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification[2]
- Relegated to I-League 2
Teams
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Goa
Locations of I-League teams
| Team | State/UT | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aizawl | Mizoram | Aizawl | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium | 20,000 |
| Churchill Brothers | Goa | Vasco | Tilak Maidan | 5,000 |
| Delhi | Delhi | New Delhi | War Heroes Memorial Stadium | 3,700 |
| Dempo | Goa | Mapusa | Duler Stadium | 10,000 |
| Gokulam Kerala | Kerala | Kozhikode | Payyanad Stadium | 30,000 |
| India U20 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Inter Kashi | Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi | Sigra Stadium | 10,000 |
| Namdhari | Punjab | Bhaini Sahib | Namdhari Stadium | 1,000 |
| Rajasthan United | Rajasthan | Jaipur | Vidhyadhar Nagar Stadium | 3,000 |
| Real Kashmir | Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar | TRC Turf Ground | 10,000 |
| Shillong Lajong | Meghalaya | Shillong | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong | 30,000 |
| Sporting Bengaluru | Karnataka | Bengaluru | Bangalore Football Stadium | 8,400 |
| Sreenidi Deccan | Telangana | Hyderabad | Deccan Arena | 4,400 |
Personnel and sponsorship
edit| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aizawl |  Malsawmzuala Sailo
|
Lalmuanawma
|
 Vamos
|
NECS Limited[3] |
| Churchill Brothers |  Francesc Bonet
|
TBA | Trak-Only[4]
|
Churchill Brothers |
| Delhi | Yan Law
|
Balwant Singh
|
Nivia
|
Colordesign India[5] |
| Dempo | Samir Naik
|
Ariston Costa
|
Shiv-Naresh
|
Dempo |
| Gokulam Kerala | Antonio Rueda Fernández
|
TBA | Vector X[6]
|
CSB Bank[7] |
| India U20 | Ranjan Chaudhary
|
TBA | Performax
|
|
| Inter Kashi | Antonio López Habas
|
Arindam Bhattacharya
|
 Hummel
|
Cello |
| Namdhari | Harpreet Singh
|
Akashdeep Singh
|
SPS Hospitals[8]
|
Namdharis |
| Rajasthan United |  Walter Caprile
|
AIO Sports
|
AU Small Finance Bank | |
| Real Kashmir | Ishfaq Ahmed
|
Vector X
|
Football for Peace | |
| Shillong Lajong | José Hevia
|
Kynsailang Khongsit
|
King
|
Meghalaya Tourism |
| Sporting Bengaluru | Chinta Chandrashekar Rao
|
Alex Praveen
|
MS Sportswear
|
Sporting Group International |
| Sreenidi Deccan | Domingo Oramas
|
Hummel
|
Sreenidi Group |
Coaching changes
edit| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Round | Table | Incoming | Date of appointment | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gokulam Kerala | Sareef Khan
|
End of interim spell | 01 May 2024 | Pre-season | Antonio Rueda Fernández
|
01 May 2024 | [9] | |
| Inter Kashi | Arata Izumi
|
End of interim spell | 25 July 2024 | Pre-season | Antonio López Habas
|
25 July 2024 | [10] | |
| Rajasthan United FC | Pushpender Kundu
|
End of contract | 31 May 2024 | Pre-season | Walter Caprile
|
20 August 2024 | [11] | |
Foreign players
editNote: Players in bold have senior international cap(s) for their respective nations.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Former player(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aizawl | |||||||
| Churchill Brothers |  Sebastián Gutiérrez
|
 Aubin Kouakou
|
 Silvian Bonha
|
Kilane Diamande
|
 Matthew Ofori Dunga
|
Mendy Konu
|
|
| Delhi | |||||||
| Dempo | |||||||
| Gokulam Kerala | José Luis Moreno
|
Nacho Abeledo
|
Sergio Llamas
|
 Abdu Lumala
|
Martín Cháves
|
 Joris Correa
|
|
| Inter Kashi | Jordan Lamela
|
Julen Pérez
|
Mario Barco
|
 Joni Kauko
|
 Anand Usuda
|
 Nikola Stojanović
|
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| Namdhari | |||||||
| Rajasthan United |  Saido Berahino
|
Alain Oyarzun
|
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| Real Kashmir | |||||||
| Shillong Lajong |  Daniel Gonçalves
|
Marcos Rudwere Silva
|
Renan Paulino
|
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| Sporting Bengaluru | |||||||
| Sreenidi Deccan |  Faysal Shayesteh
|
Eli Sabiá
|
William Alves
|
David Castañeda
|
 Roly Bonevacia
|
 Ángel Orelien
|
League table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aizawl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to ISL |
| 2 | Churchill Brothers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Delhi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Dempo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Gokulam Kerala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | India U20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Inter Kashi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Namdhari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Rajasthan United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Real Kashmir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Shillong Lajong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Sporting Bengaluru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Sreenidi Deccan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to I-League 2 |
Source: I-League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
Results
editStatistics
editAttendances
editSee also
edit- 2024–25 Indian Super League (Tier I)
- 2024–25 I-League 2 (Tier III)
- 2024–25 I-League 3 (Tier of 4 matches)
- 2024–25 Indian State Leagues (Tier V)
References
edit- ^ "AIFF Competitions Calendar for 2024-25 season released".
- ^ Mukherjee, Sayan (13 August 2024). "AIFF to field India's under-20 football team in the I-League". News Nine. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Das Sharma, Amitabha (19 January 2018). "Aizawl looks to build future with own hands". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Nivia Sports Official Website". Nivia Sports. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "About Us". ColorDesign India. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ "It's official – GKFC and Do's India unite for a season of greatness! We're excited to have them on board as our kit partner". Gokulam Kerala FC. 21 August 2023. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ Zaidi, Waseem (21 January 2022). "I-LEAGUE: Introducing shirt sponsors of every I-league club for 2021-22 season". www.khelnow.com. Khel Now. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Saha, Rahul (3 November 2023). "I-league Commercial Guide: A Complete List of the 2023/24 I-League Team Sponsors". sportskhabri.com. Sports Khabri. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Gokulam Kerala set to appoint Antonio Rueda as new head coach".
- ^ "काशी, अब चारों ओर मचा दो शोर! 📢". X (Formerly Twitter).
- ^ "A new era begins! Welcome to the family, Coach! 🏆👊". X (Formerly Twitter).