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2nd season of the I-League

Sports season
I-League 2008–09
LeagueI-League
SportAssociation football
Duration26 September 2008– 16 April 2009
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)Zee Sports
I-League season
ChampionsChurchill Brothers
1st I-League title
1st Indian title
Top scorerOdafe Onyeka Okolie
I-League seasons
← 2007–082009–10 →

The 2008–09 I-League season began on 26 September 2008 and finished on 16 April 2009 with a break in December for the Federation Cup and Durand Cup. Most games this season were played on Saturday's and Sunday's to attract larger crowds. After a successful first season for the I League, the second season featured 12 teams from four cities – again this would be expanded in the 2009–10 season to 14 teams.

The champion in the I-League qualified for the AFC Champions League 2010 qualifying playoffs in 2010, while the bottom two teams were relegated to I-League 2nd Division for the next season.

Gallery

Teams

2008–09 I-League is located in IndiaJCTJCTKolkataKolkataKolkata clubs: Chirag United East Bengal Mohammedan Mohun BaganKolkata clubs:
Chirag United
East Bengal
Mohammedan
Mohun Bagan
GoaGoaGoa clubs: Churchill Brothers Dempo Sporting Goa VascoGoa clubs:
Churchill Brothers
Dempo
Sporting Goa
Vasco
MumbaiMumbaiMumbai clubs: Air India Mahindra United MumbaiMumbai clubs:
Air India
Mahindra United
Mumbai
class=notpageimage| Locations of games played in the 2008–09 I-League
Club Manager Location Stadia
Air India India Bimal Ghosh Mumbai Cooperage Ground
Churchill Brothers Morocco Karim Bencherifa Goa Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda Stadium
Dempo India Armando Colaco Goa Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda Stadium
East Bengal India Monoranjan Bhattacharya Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium
JCT India Sukhwinder Singh New Delhi Ambedkar Stadium
Mahindra United India Derrick Pereira Mumbai Cooperage Ground
Mohammedan Sporting India Shabbir Ali Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium
Mohun Bagan Brazil Carlos Roberto Pereira Da Silva Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium
Sporting Goa Nigeria Clifford Chukwuma Goa Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda Stadium
Vasco India Subrata Bhattacharya Goa Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda Stadium

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Churchill Brothers 22 13 7 2 53 23 +30 46 2010 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
2 Mohun Bagan 22 13 4 5 30 20 +10 43
3 Sporting Goa 22 13 4 5 28 20 +8 43
4 Dempo 22 8 7 7 35 26 +9 31
5 Mahindra United 22 8 7 7 28 22 +6 31
6 East Bengal 22 7 7 8 31 26 +5 28 2010 AFC Cup group stage
7 Mumbai 22 7 7 8 22 27 −5 28
8 Chirag United 22 6 8 8 20 26 −6 26
9 JCT 22 6 7 9 19 22 −3 25
10 Air India 22 5 9 8 21 26 −5 24
11 Mohammedan Sporting 22 5 7 10 17 31 −14 22 Relegation to 2010 I-League 2nd Division
12 Vasco (R) 22 2 4 16 14 49 −35 10
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. East Bengal qualified for the 2010 AFC Cup as 2009–10 Indian Federation Cup winners.

Home and away season

Round 1

East Bengal3–1Chirag United Sports Club
I Surkumar Singh 10'
Yakubu 19'
Sunil Chetri 28'		 Shankar Oraon 79'
Barasat StadiumReferee: S Suresh
Vasco Sports Club0–1Sporting Clube de Goa
Elijah Obagbemiro Jr 90+1'
Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda StadiumReferee: Minangshu Bhattacharya
Mohun Bagan1–2Mumbai FC
Pachau Lalam Puia 77' Abel Hammond 9'
Kalia Kulothungan 24'
Barasat StadiumReferee: A Arjunan
Churchill Brothers2–1Mahindra United
Odafe Onyeka Okolie 61' 88' Sushil Kumar Singh 83'
Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda StadiumReferee: Pratap Singh
Dempo Sports Club1–2JCT FC
Nicolau Borges 77' Escobar 17'
Balwant Singh 64'
Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda StadiumReferee: Pradeep Kumar
Mohammedan Sporting Club1–1Air-India
Theodore Sunday Wrobeh 59' Surojit Roy 23'
Barasat StadiumReferee: Francisco Fernandes

Round 2

East Bengal0–1Mumbai FC
Felix Aboagye 23'
Salt Lake StadiumReferee: A Arjunan
Vasco Sports Club0–0JCT FC
Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda Stadium
Mohun Bagan1–1Air-India
Branco Cordozo 70' Soccor Velho 43'
Salt Lake Stadium
Sporting Clube de Goa3–0Mohammedan Sporting Club
Elijah Obagbemiro Jr 63' 77'
Micky Fernandes 76'
Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda StadiumReferee: Dinesh Nair
Mahindra United1–3Chirag United Sports Club
Sushil Kumar Singh 12' Subair Muritala Ali 46'
Gouranga Datta 52'
Hardip Singh Saini 87'
Cooperage Ground
Churchill Brothers3–3Dempo Sports Club
Felix Chimaokwu 15' 19'
Odafe Onyeka Okolie 31'		 Mboyo Iyomi 37' 47' 76'
Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda Stadium

Round 3

JCT FC2–0Mohammedan Sporting Club
Saini 46'
Escobar 68'
Guru Nanak Dev Stadium
Mahindra United0–1Mumbai FC
K.Kulothungan 23'
Cooperage Ground
Sporting Clube de Goa2–0Mohun Bagan
Mohonraj "OG" 25' Nathaniel Amos 51'
Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda Stadium
Chirag United Sports Club0–0Churchill Brothers
Salt Lake Stadium
Air-India2–0East Bengal
Surojit Roy 48' Michael Tayo 70'
Cooperage Ground
Dempo Sports Club2–1Vasco Sports Club
Roberto Silva 24' Ranty Martins 30' Ravshan Teshabaev 32'
Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda Stadium

Round 4

Mumbai FC0–0Dempo SC
Cooperage Ground
JCT FC0–1Mahindra United
Sukhwinder Singh 70'
Guru Nanak Dev Stadium
Air-India1–0Chirag United Sports Club
Surojit Roy 69'
Cooperage Ground
East Bengal2–0Vasco Sports Club
Yakubu 7' 90'
Salt Lake Stadium
Mohammedan Sporting Club1–1Mohun Bagan
Goutam Thakur 3' Jose Ramirez Barreto 23'
Salt Lake Stadium
Churchill Brothers3–0Sporting Clube de Goa
Odafe Onyeka Okolie 14' 60' T.Naoba Singh 85'
Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda Stadium

Round 5

Chirag United Sports Club0–0JCT FC
Salt Lake Stadium
Mohammedan Sporting Club1–0Mahindra United
Mike Okoro 75'
Salt Lake Stadium
Sporting Clube de Goa1–0Mumbai FC
Eliga Junior 17'
Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda Stadium
Mohun Bagan1–1East Bengal
Baichung Bhutia 2' Rahim Nabi 38'
Salt Lake Stadium
Vasco Sports Club1–4Churchill Brothers
Agnelo Colaco 70' Odafe Onyeka Okolie 39' 44' 62' Felix Chimaokw 41'
Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda Stadium
Dempo SC3–1Air-India
Ranty Martins 38' 78' Climax Lawrence 55' Ravinder Singh 60'
Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda Stadium

Round 6

Dempo SC0–1Mohun Bagan
Jose Ramirez Barreto (P) 52'
Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda Stadium
Chirag United Sports Club0–1Sporting Clube de Goa
Joseph Pereira 73'
Salt Lake Stadium
Air-India2–0Mumbai FC
Soccor Velho 20 20' Subhas Singh 32'
Cooperage Ground
Vasco Sports Club0–2Mahindra United
Chiddi Edeh 43' Sushil Kumar Singh 61'
Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda Stadium
Mohammedan Sporting Club0–0East Bengal
Salt Lake Stadium
Churchill Brothers1–1JCT FC
Odafe Onyeka Okolie 27' Amandeep Singh 48'
Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda Stadium

Round 7

East Bengal1–1Mahindra United
Chhetri 61' Paresh Shivalkar 59'
Salt Lake Stadium
Mumbai FC1–1Vasco Sports Club
Kulothungan 25' Abhiskek Yadav 65'
Cooperage Ground
Dempo SC0–1Sporting Clube de Goa
Elija Jr. 83'
Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda Stadium
Chirag United Sports Club1–0Mohammedan Sporting Club
Gouranga Dutta 62'
Salt Lake Stadium
Mohun Bagan1–0Churchill Brothers
P Lalwampuia 14'
Salt Lake Stadium
Air-India1–0JCT FC
Samson Singh 86'
Cooperage Ground

Round 8

Mohammedan Sporting Club1–0Vasco Sports Club
Bimal Parier 87'
Salt Lake Stadium
Mahindra United1–1Air-India
Sushil Kumar 55' Subhash Singh 66'
Cooperage Ground
East Bengal3–1Sporting Clube de Goa
Chhetri 14' Syed Rahim Nabi 26' 31' Harmanjot Khabra 54'
Salt Lake Stadium
Churchill Brothers2–2Mumbai FC
Odafe Onyeka Okolie 21' Reisangmi Vashum 70' Abhishek Yadav 10' Kulothungan 75'
Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda Stadium
Mohun Bagan2–0JCT FC
Ishfaq Ahmed 15' Jose Ramirez Barreto 30 pen'
Salt Lake Stadium
Dempo SC4–0Chirag United Sports Club
Ranty Martins 4' 70'

Joaquim Abranches 45+1'

Roberto Mendes Silva 58'
Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda Stadium

Round 9

Churchill Brothers1–1Air-India
Felix Chimaokwu 38' Michael Tayo 90+3'
Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda Stadium
Mahindra United0–0Sporting Clube de Goa
Cooperage Ground
Mohammedan Sporting Club0–2Dempo Sports Club
Anthony Pereira 9' Ranti Martins 41'
Salt Lake Stadium
Vasco Sports Club1–2Mohun Bagan
Lalnun Puia 29' Rakesh Masih 31' Lalkamal Bhowmick 55'
Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda Stadium
Chirag United Sports Club1–1Mumbai FC
Shankar Orao 12' Riston Rodrigues 59'
Salt Lake Stadium
JCT FC1–0East Bengal
Escobar 58'
Guru Nanak Dev Stadium

Round 10

Mohammedan Sporting Club0–1Churchill Brothers
Okolie 70'
Salt Lake Stadium
Mohun Bagan AC1–0Mahindra United
Bhaichung Bhutia 46'
Salt Lake StadiumReferee: P. Basu
Chirag United Sports Club3–1Vasco Sports Club
Salt Lake Stadium
Dempo Sports Club1–0East Bengal
78'
Goa
JCT FC2–3Mumbai FC
Cooperage Ground

Round 12

Mumbai FC0–3Mohun Bagan AC
Cooperage Ground, Mumbai
JCT FC2–1Dempo Sports Club
Guru Nanak Dev Stadium
Chirag United Sports Club0–0East Bengal
Saltlake Stadium, Kolkata
Mahindra United1–3Churchill Brothers SC
Cooperage Ground, Mumbai
Air-India1–1Mohammedan Sporting Club
Cooperage Ground, Mumbai
Sporting Clube de Goa0–1Vasco Sports Club
Fatorda Stadium, Margao

Round 13

Mohammedan Sporting Club0–1Sporting Clube de Goa
JCT FC1–1Vasco Sports Club
Mumbai FC2–1East Bengal
A. Yadav 47'
A. Hammond 88'		 Yakubu 13'
Chirag United Sports Club0–2Mahindra United
Air-India1–2Mohun Bagan AC
Dempo Sports Club1–1Churchill Brothers SC

Round 14

Mohun Bagan AC1–0Sporting Clube de Goa
Mumbai FC0–0Mahindra United
Mohammedan Sporting Club2–0JCT FC
Churchill Brothers SC3–0Chirag United Sports Club
East Bengal3–1Air-India
Yakubu 49'
Sunil Chetri 56'
Sanju Pradhan 81'		 Subhash Singh 88'
Vasco Sports Club2–2Dempo Sports Club

Round 15

Dempo Sports Club3–0Mumbai FC
Vasco Sports Club1–4East Bengal
Sherzod Nazarov 52' Chhetri 29' 90',
Yakubu 46', 56'
Chirag United Sports Club1–0Air-India
Mahindra United0–0JCT FC
Mohun Bagan AC1–0Mohammedan Sporting Club
Sporting Clube de Goa1–0Churchill Brothers SC

Round 16

Air-India0–0Dempo Sports Club
Churchill Brothers SC9 -1Vasco Sports Club
Odafe Onyeka Okolie 42' 50' 57' 82' 89' 90'
Mahindra United0–0Mohammedan Sporting Club
JCT FC0–1Chirag United Sports Club
Ayeni Bidemi Daniel 38'
East Bengal3–0Mohun Bagan AC
Syed Rahim Nabi 22', 40'
Chhetri 47'
Salt Lake StadiumAttendance: 90,000
Mumbai FC1–2Sporting Clube de Goa

Round 17

JCT FC1–2Churchill Brothers SC
Sporting Clube de Goa2–2Chirag United Sports Club
Mumbai FC1–1Air-India
Kalia Kulothungan 38' Emmanuel Ovieghara
Cooperage, Mumbai
East Bengal2–2Mohammedan Sporting Club
Nirmal Chhetri 48'; Chhetri 54' Okoro 4'; Eugene Gray
Salt Lake Stadium, KolkataReferee: Shaji Kurian
Mahindra United4–0Vasco Sports Club
Mohun Bagan AC2–1Dempo SC

Round 18

Churchill Brothers SC3–1Mohun Bagan AC
Odafe Onyeka Okolie 45', Ogba Kalu Nnanna 57', 77' Jose Ramirez Barreto 28'
Referee: Pradeep Kumar (Tamil Nadu)
Sporting Clube de Goa2–1Dempo SC
Mahindra United2–1East Bengal
C.Edeh 54' 70' Sunil Chetri 50'
Mohammedan Sporting Club2–2Chirag United Sports Club
JCT FC1–1Air-India
Vasco Sports Club1–2Mumbai FC
Kalia Kulothungan 89', Abhishek Yadav 10'

Round 19

Air-India1–3Mahindra United
Sushil Kumar Singh 56'
Vasco Sports Club0–1Mohammedan Sporting Club
Sporting Clube de Goa1–1East Bengal
J. Pereira 64' I. Addo 42'
Mumbai FC2–3Churchill Brothers SC
Anees Kutty 15'
JCT FC1–1Mohun Bagan AC
Chirag United Sports Club0–0Dempo SC

Round 20

JCT FC2–0Sporting Clube de Goa
Paul M. Nwachukwu 11', Jagpreet singh 81'
Mohammedan Sporting Club2–0Mumbai FC
Satyajit Bose 14'
Churchill Brothers SC3–1East Bengal
Odafe Onyeka Okolie 45' 75'
Kalu 53'		 Yakubu 86'
Air-India1–0Vasco Sports Club
Singam Subash Singh 67'
Dempo SC3–2Mahindra United
Arata izumi 1', Sushil Kumar Singh 65'
Chirag United Sports Club1–2Mohun Bagan AC

Round 21

Air-India1–1Churchill Brothers SC
Sporting Clube de Goa2–0Mahindra United
Mumbai FC0–0Chirag United Sports Club
Dempo SC4–1Mohammedan Sporting Club
Mohun Bagan AC3–0Vasco Sports Club
East Bengal2–1JCT FC
Yakubu 35' 69' Edu 76'

Round 22

Churchill Brothers6–2Mohammedan Sporting Club
Report
Nehru Stadium, Margao
Air-India1–3Sporting Clube de Goa
JCT FC1–0Mumbai FC
East Bengal2–2Dempo SC
Yakubu 12'
I. Addo 60'		 C. Antao 21'
Beto 22'
Mahindra United2–1Mohun Bagan AC
Vasco Sports Club1–4Chirag United Sports Club

Top scorers

As of 23 March 2009
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Nigeria Odafe Onyeka Okolie Churchill Brothers 24
2 Brazil Jose Ramirez Barreto Mohun Bagan 10
Nigeria Felix Chimaokwu Churchill Brothers
4 India Sunil Chhetri East Bengal 9
Nigeria Ranty Martins Soleye Dempo
Nigeria Chidi Edeh Mahindra United
Ghana Yusif Yakubu East Bengal
8 India Singam Subash Singh Air India 7
India Sushil Kumar Singh Mahindra United
India Kalia Kulothungan Mumbai
Nigeria Junior Obagbemiro Sporting Goa
12 India Baichung Bhutia Mohun Bagan 6
Nigeria Ogba Kalu Nnanna Churchill Brothers
India Joseph Pereira Sporting Goa

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