2007–08 I-League

The 2007–08 I-League kicked off on 24 November 2007 at the Fatorda Stadium, Margao, Goa. The first match of the season was played between the two Goan clubs Dempo and Salgaocar.

2007–08 I-League
LeagueI-League
SportAssociation football
Duration24 November 2007 – 19 May 2008
Number of teams10
I-League season
Season championsDempo
1st I-League title
3rd Indian title
Top scorerOdafe Onyeka Okolie
I-League seasons

The top team in the I-League qualified for the qualifying phase of the 2009 AFC Champions League, while the bottom two teams were relegated to I-League 2nd Division in the next season.

Teams

Locations of games played in the 2007-08 I-League season
ClubManagerLocationStadia
Air India Bimal GhoshMumbaiCooperage Ground
Churchill Brothers Karim BencherifaGoaJawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium
Dempo Armando ColacoGoaJawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium
East Bengal Manoranjan BhattacharjeeKolkataSalt Lake Stadium
JCT Sukhwinder SinghNew Delhi & LudhianaAmbedkar Stadium & Guru Gobind Singh Stadium
Mahindra United Derrick PereiraMumbaiCooperage Ground
Mohun Bagan Carlos Roberto Pereira Da SilvaKolkataSalt Lake Stadium
Salgaocar Savio MedeiraGoaJawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium
Sporting Goa Clifford ChukwumaGoaJawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium
Viva Kerala A.M.SreedharanKozhikodeKozhikode EMS Corporation Stadium

Standings

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Dempo (C)1810623513+22362009 AFC Champions League
2Churchill Brothers1811344022+1836
3JCT189633114+1733
4Mohun Bagan188642217+5302009 AFC Cup group stage[a]
5Mahindra United187742418+628
6East Bengal185491723−619
7Sporting Goa184771424−1019
8Air India183871020−1017
9Viva Kerala (R)1833121338−2512Relegation to 2009 I-League 2nd Division
10Salgaocar (R)181892037−1711
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayAICBDEMEBJCTMAHMBSFCSCGVK
Air India0–01–41–00–00–10–02–11–01–1
Churchill Brothers3–00–23–21–04–22–22–13–05–0
Dempo0–04–12–22–11–12–03–04–14–0
East Bengal0–00–11–01–31–00–23–21–12–0
JCT2–03–00–03–00–01–14–04–22–0
Mahindra United1–11–53–12–13–10–02–23–00–0
Mohun Bagan2–02–10–01–01–21–01–01–11–3
Salgaocar1–11–51–10–03–30–04–51–11–0
Sporting Goa1–01–10–11–00–00–31–01–13–0
Viva Kerala3–21–31–41–30–20–20–23–10–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Last updated: 23 February 2008

Ref:[1]
RankNameTeamGoals
1 Odafe Onyeka OkolieChurchill Brothers22
2 Eduardo da Silva EscobarJCT14
3 Mboyo IyomiChurchill Brothers12
Ranty Martins SoleyeDempo
5 Baichung BhutiaMohun Bagan10
6 Edmilson Marques PardalEast Bengal8
Chidi EdehDempo
8 Felix ChimaokwuSalgaocar7
Sunil ChhetriJCT
10 Junior ObagbemiroSporting Goa6
Andrews Pomeyie MensahMahindra United
12 Wisdom AbbeyViva Kerala5
Jose Ramirez BarretoMohun Bagan
Yusif YakubuMahindra United
Roberto Mendes SilvaDempo
16 Bashiree Mohammed AbbasAir India4

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