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2024–25 I-League

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I-League
Season2024–25
Dates22 November 2024 – 6 March 2025[1]

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.

Mohammedan are the reigning champions having won the 2023–24 I-League.

Changes from last season

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Promoted to Indian Super League
Promoted from I-League 2
Relegated to I-League 2

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 2027 Asian Cup and 2026 Asian Games participation. The India U-20 national team would have got amnesty from promotion-relegation.[2][3] However, the plan was later dropped.[4]

Teams

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Team State/UT City Stadium Capacity
Aizawl Mizoram Aizawl Rajiv Gandhi Stadium 20,000
Churchill Brothers Goa Margao Benaulim Football Ground
Delhi Delhi New Delhi Mahilpur Football Stadium
Dempo Goa Panaji Ella Ground 2,000
Gokulam Kerala Kerala Kozhikode EMS Stadium 50,000
Inter Kashi[a] Uttar Pradesh Varanasi Naihati Stadium 25,000
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 30,000
Sporting Bengaluru Karnataka Bengaluru Bangalore Football Stadium 8,400
Sreenidi Deccan Telangana Hyderabad Deccan Arena 1,500
  1. ^ The club is based in Varanasi but will play its home games in Kolkata due to the unavailability of football grounds in Uttar Pradesh.[5]

Personnel and sponsorship

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Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aizawl North Macedonia Igor Angelovski India Lalmuanawma Vamos[6] NECS Limited[7]
Churchill Brothers Cyprus Dimitris Dimitriou TBA Vallion Sports[8] Churchill Brothers
Delhi India Yan Law India Balwant Singh King Colordesign India[9]
Dempo India Samir Naik India Ariston Costa Shiv Naresh Dempo
Gokulam Kerala Spain Antonio Rueda Fernández TBA Vector X[10] CSB Bank[11]
Inter Kashi Spain Antonio López Habas India Arindam Bhattacharya Hummel[12] UCO Bank[13]
Namdhari Argentina Fernando Capobianco India Akashdeep Singh SPS Hospitals[14] Namdharis
Rajasthan United Uruguay Walter Caprile AIO Sports AU Small Finance Bank
Real Kashmir India Ishfaq Ahmed Hummel Livpure
Shillong Lajong Spain José Hevia India Kynsailang Khongsit King Meghalaya Tourism
Sporting Bengaluru India Chinta Chandrashekar Rao India Alex Praveen MS Sportswear Sporting Group International
Sreenidi Deccan Portugal Rui Amorim Hummel Sreenidi Group

Coaching changes

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Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Round Table Incoming Date of appointment Ref.
Gokulam Kerala India Sareef Khan End of interim spell 01 May 2024 Pre-season Spain Antonio Rueda Fernández 01 May 2024 [15]
Inter Kashi India Arata Izumi End of interim spell 25 July 2024 Spain Antonio López Habas 25 July 2024 [16]
Sreenidi Deccan Portugal Carlos Vaz Pinto Signed by Mafra 16 June 2024 Spain Domingo Oramas 03 August 2024 [17]
Rajasthan United India Pushpender Kundu End of contract 31 May 2024 Uruguay Walter Caprile 20 August 2024 [18]
Sreenidi Deccan Spain Domingo Oramas Sacked[19] 24 September 2024 Portugal Rui Amorim 26 September 2024 [20]

Foreign players

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Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Former player(s)
Aizawl
Churchill Brothers Colombia Sebastián Gutiérrez England Kurtis Guthrie Ivory Coast Aubin Kouakou Senegal Pape Gassama South Africa Wayde Lekay Spain Juan Mera
Delhi Bhutan Dawa Tshering Cameroon Stephane Dang Ghana Stephen Acquah Nepal Laken Limbu Nigeria Nelson Okwa
Dempo Syria Shaher Shaheen Serbia Matija Babovic
Gokulam Kerala Colombia José Luis Moreno France Joris Correa Mali Adama Niane Spain Nacho Abeledo Uganda Abdu Lumala Uruguay Martín Cháves
Inter Kashi Finland Joni Kauko Morocco Domi Berlanga Serbia Nikola Stojanović Spain David Humanes Spain Julen Pérez Spain Mario Barco
Namdhari Ghana Abubakr Gariba Ghana Stephen Kojo Spain Adrián Montoro
Rajasthan United Colombia Ronny Rodríguez Ecuador Ronaldo Johnson Mina Ghana Ernest Antwi Spain Alain Oyarzun Spain Gerard Artigas Uruguay Lucas Rodríguez
Real Kashmir Cameroon Aminou Bouba Democratic Republic of the Congo Ramazani Tshimanga Ghana Idan Ocran Ghana Kamal Issah Senegal Abdou Karim Samb Ivory Coast Kamo Stephane Bayi
Shillong Lajong Brazil Daniel Gonçalves Brazil Douglas Tardin Brazil Marcos Rudwere Silva Brazil Renan Paulino Spain Imanol Arana Brazil Sérgio Barboza
Sporting Bengaluru Spain Jordan Lamela
Sreenidi Deccan Afghanistan Faysal Shayesteh Brazil Eli Sabiá Brazil William Alves Colombia David Castañeda Curaçao Roly Bonevacia Panama Ángel Orelien

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
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 Inter Kashi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Namdhari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Rajasthan United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Real Kashmir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Shillong Lajong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sporting Bengaluru 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to I-League 2
12 Sreenidi Deccan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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).

Results

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Fixtures and results

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Home \ Away AIZ CHB DEL DEM GOK IKA NAM RAJ REK SHL SCB SRD
Aizawl
Churchill Brothers
Delhi
Dempo
Gokulam Kerala
Inter Kashi
Namdhari
Rajasthan United
Real Kashmir
Shillong Lajong
Sporting Bengaluru
Sreenidi Deccan
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: I-League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by games

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Source: I-League
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Statistics

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Attendance

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Media Team, AIFF (24 October 2024). "I-League 2024-25 Fixture" (PDF). the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  2. ^ Mukherjee, Sayan (13 August 2024). "AIFF to field India's under-20 football team in the I-League". News Nine. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. ^ "AIFF ExCo: India U20 to feature in I-League". AIFF. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  4. ^ "AIFF drops plan to field U-20 team in I-League". The Times of India. 2024-10-18. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  5. ^ "We are ready. #ILeague is calling!⚽🥅✨". @interkashi on Instagram. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Unveiling our 40th Anniversary Edition Home Jersey for the 2024/2025 season. 🔴⚪️". X (Twitter). 23 June 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Unveiling our 40th Anniversary Edition Home Jersey for the 2024/2025 season. 🔴⚪️". X (Twitter). 23 June 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Nivia Sports Official Website". Nivia Sports. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  9. ^ "About Us". ColorDesign India. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Inter Kashi FC 🤝 Hummels Inter Kashi released their new jersey for the upcoming season". X (Twitter). 14 July 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  13. ^ "We are pleased to launch the Jersey for the upcoming season with UCO Bank as our primary sponsor". X (Twitter). 14 July 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "Gokulam Kerala set to appoint Antonio Rueda as new head coach".
  16. ^ "काशी, अब चारों ओर मचा दो शोर! 📢". X (Formerly Twitter).
  17. ^ "Domingo Oramas joins us as Head Coach of the first team. Let's welcome our new mastermind! 🔥". X (Formerly Twitter).
  18. ^ "A new era begins! Welcome to the family, Coach! 🏆👊". X (Formerly Twitter).
  19. ^ "🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨". X (Formerly Twitter).
  20. ^ "I-League club Sreenidi Deccan set to appoint Rui Amorim as new head coach". khelnow.com.