2017–18 in Indian football

Football in India
Season2017–18
Men's football
I-LeagueMinerva Punjab
Indian Super LeagueChennaiyin
I-League 2nd DivisionReal Kashmir
Super CupBengaluru
Women's football
Indian Women's LeagueRising Students
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The 2017–18 season is the 130th competitive association football season in India.

National teams

India national football team

2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13[a] 2019 AFC Asian Cup — 1–0 2–2 4–1
2  Kyrgyzstan 6 4 1 1 14 8 +6 13[a] 2–1 — 5–1 1–0
3  Myanmar 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8 0–1 2–2 — 1–0
4  Macau 6 0 0 6 4 16 −12 0 0–2 3–4 0–4 —
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: India 1–0 Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan 2–1 India (India are ahead of Kyrgyzstan on head to head away goals).
Myanmar  v  India
28 March 2017 (2017-03-28) Match 1 Myanmar  0–1  India Yangon, Myanmar
18:00 UTC+6:30 Report
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Attendance: 21,025
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
India  v  Kyrgyzstan
13 June 2017 Match 2 India  1–0  Kyrgyzstan Bangalore, India
Chhetri Report Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 6,213
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
Macau  v  India
5 September 2017 Match 3 Macau  0–2  India Taipa, Macau
Report B. Singh 57', 82' Stadium: Estádio Campo Desportivo
Attendance: 600
Referee: Ahmed Faisal (Jordan)
India  v  Macau
10 October 2017 Match 4 India  4–1  Macau Bangalore, India
19:30 Borges 28'
Chhetri 60'
Ka Seng 70' (o.g.)
Lalpekhlua 90+2'		 Report Torrão 37' Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 4,113
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
India  v  Myanmar
14 November 2017 Match 5 India  2–2  Myanmar Margao, India
Chhetri 13' (pen.)
Lalpekhlua 69'		 Report Yan Naing Oo 1'
Kyaw Ko Ko 19'		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 5,546
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)
Kyrgyzstan  v  India
27 March 2018 Match 6 Kyrgyzstan  2–1  India Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
20:00 UTC+6 Report Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 9,588
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

Friendlies

India  v    Nepal
6 June 2017 India  2–0    Nepal Mumbai, India
Jhingan 60'
Lalpekhlua 78'		 Report Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
India  v  Mauritius
19 August 2017 Tri-Nation Series India  2–1  Mauritius Mumbai, India
R. Singh 37'
B. Singh 62'		 Report Jocelyn 15' Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Referee: Dilan Perera (Sri Lanka)
India  v  Saint Kitts and Nevis
24 August 2017 Tri-Nation Series India  1–1  Saint Kitts and Nevis Mumbai, India
J. Singh 38' Report Amory 71' Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Referee: Dilan Perera (Sri Lanka)

Goalscorers

Updated 10 June 2018 after match against Kenya.

Player Goals
Sunil Chhetri 11
Jeje Lalpekhlua 5
Balwant Singh 3
Sandesh Jhingan 1
Robin Singh 1
Jackichand Singh 1
Rowllin Borges 1
Udanta Singh 1
Pronay Halder 1

Debutants

India national under-23 football team

2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar (H) 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Final tournament
2  Syria 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3  India 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Turkmenistan 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Syria  v  India
19 July 2017 Match 1 Syria  2–0  India Doha, Qatar
17:00 UTC+3 Srour 64'
Arnaout 88'		 Report Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 853
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
India  v  Qatar
21 July 2017 Match 2 India  0–1  Qatar Doha, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3 Report Ali 54' Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 2,768
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
India  v  Turkmenistan
23 July 2017 Match 3 India  3–1  Turkmenistan Doha, Qatar
17:00 UTC+3 Singh 41'
Deory 72'
Lalrinzuala 77' (pen.)		 Report Hojovov 13' Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 312
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Friendlies

Singapore  v  India
9 July 2017 Friendly Singapore  0–1  India Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
Report G. Singh 80' Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Singapore  v  India
12 July 2017 Friendly Singapore  1–0  India Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
Fandi 51' Report Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

India national under-20 football team

2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia (H) 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Final tournament
2  Yemen 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
3  India 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
4  Turkmenistan 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Saudi Arabia  v  India
4 November 2017 Match 1 Saudi Arabia  5–0  India Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Al-Hamddan 15'
Al-Brikan 50', 81', 86'
Al-Shahrani 75'		 Report Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 4,962
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)
India  v  Yemen
6 November 2017 Match 2 India  0–0  Yemen Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Report Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 6,370
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
Turkmenistan  v  India
8 November 2017 Match 3 Turkmenistan  0–3  India Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Report Singh Kiyam 74'
Halder 80'
Lalrindika 90+3'		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

2017 SAFF U-18 Championship

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1    Nepal (C) 4 3 0 1 6 2 +4 9[a] Champion
2  Bangladesh 4 3 0 1 9 5 +4 9[a]
3  India 4 2 0 2 8 7 +1 6[b]
4  Bhutan (H) 4 2 0 2 2 5 −3 6[b]
5  Maldives 4 0 0 4 1 7 −6 0
Source: Futbol24
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored;
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Nepal ahead of Bangladesh on head-to-head points: Bangladesh 1–2 Nepal
  2. ^ a b India ahead of Bhutan on head-to-head points: India 3–0 Bhutan
Bangladesh  v  India
18 September 2017 Match 1 Bangladesh  4–3  India Thimphu, Bhutan
Iqbal 55', 90+1'
Mia 60'
Rahman 74'		 Report Lalawmpuia 18'
Laldinrika 32' (pen)
Rebello 47'		 Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium
Referee: Farook M. Irshad (Sri Lanka)
India  v  Bhutan
22 September 2017 Match 2 India  3–0  Bhutan Thimphu, Bhutan
Lalawmpuia 38', 78'
Rai 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium
Referee: Laba Khatri (Nepal)
India  v  Maldives
25 September 2017 Match 3 India  2–1  Maldives Thimphu, Bhutan
Rebello 37'
Halder 41'		 Report Tholal 18' Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium
Referee: Abdur Rahman Dhali (Bangladesh)
Nepal    v  India
27 September 2017 Match 4 Nepal    2–0  India Thimphu, Bhutan
Henjan 2', 37' Report Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium
Referee: Ugyen Dorji (Bhutan

Friendlies

Qatar  v  India
28 October 2017 Friendly Qatar  1–0  India Doha, Qatar
12' Report Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium

India national under-17 football team

2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ghana 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6 Knockout stage
2  Colombia 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6[a]
3  United States 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6[a]
4  India (H) 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Colombia 3, United States 0.
India  v  United States
6 October 2017 Match 1 India  0–3  United States Delhi, India
20:00 Report Sargent 30' (pen)
Durkin 51'
Carlton 84'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 46,351
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
India  v  Colombia
9 October 2017 Match 2 India  1–2  Colombia Delhi, India
20:00 J. Singh 82' Report Peñaloza 49', 83' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 48,184
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Ghana  v  India
12 October 2017 Match 3 Ghana  4–0  India Delhi, India
20:00 Ayiah 43', 52'
Danso 86'
Toku 87'		 Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 52,614
Referee: Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)

2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Final tournament
2  India 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5
3  Palestine 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
4    Nepal (H) 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
India  v  Palestine
20 September 2017 Match 1 India  3–0  Palestine Kathmandu, Nepal
G. Moirangthem 53'
Oram 74'
V. Singh 82'		 Report Stadium: ANFA Complex
Attendance: 50
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
Nepal    v  India
22 September 2017 Match 2 Nepal    2–2  India Kathmandu, Nepal
B. Chaudhary 76', 88' Report Rulbir 83', 85' Stadium: ANFA Complex
Attendance: 200
Referee: Lakmal (Sri Lanka)
Iraq  v  India
24 September 2017 Match 3 Iraq  0–0  India Kathmandu, Nepal
Report Stadium: ANFA Complex
Attendance: 100
Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

2017 SAFF U-15 Championship

Pos Team Pld Pts
1  India 2 6
2    Nepal (H) 2 3
3  Maldives 2 0
Source: GoalNepal
(H) Hosts
India  v  Maldives
19 August 2017 Group Stage India  9–0  Maldives Kathmandu, Nepal
15:00 R. Rana 20', 26', 48'
(o.g.)
T. Moirangthem 41'
R. Shabong 57'
V. Singh 70'
Lalrokima 80'
(o.g.)		 Report Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Golam Choudhary (Bangladesh)
Nepal    v  India
23 August 2017 Group Stage Nepal    1–2  India Kathmandu, Nepal
15:00 R. Magar 40' (pen.) Report V. Singh 27'
R. Rana 64'		 Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Ugyen Dorji (Bhutan)
Bhutan  v  India
25 August 2017 Semi-final Bhutan  0–3  India Kathmandu, Nepal
15:00 Report V. Singh 20'
Rulbir 75'
Demello 91'		 Stadium: ANFA Complex
Referee: Golam Choudhary (Bangladesh)
Nepal    v  India
27 August 2017 Final Nepal    1–2  India Kathmandu, Nepal
15:00 B. Chaudhary 41' (pen) Report Lalrokima 58'
V. Singh 74'		 Stadium: ANFA Complex

AFC competitions

2017 AFC Cup

Inter-zone play-off semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bengaluru India 3–0 North Korea April 25 3–0 0–0

Inter-zone play-off final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Istiklol Tajikistan 3–2 India Bengaluru 1–0 2–2

2018 AFC Champions League

Play-off Round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Region
Zob Ahan Iran 3–1 India Aizawl

2018 AFC Cup

Play-off Round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Asia Zone
TC Sports Maldives 2–8 India Bengaluru 2–3 0–5

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Asia Zone
Transport United Bhutan 0–3 India Bengaluru 0–0 0–3

Group stage

Group E
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BFC RAD ABD AIZ
1 India Bengaluru 6 5 0 1 14 3 +11 15 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 1–0 1–0 5–0
2 Maldives New Radiant 6 4 0 2 12 5 +7 12 2–0 — 5–1 3–1
3 Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka 6 1 1 4 5 12 −7 4 0–4 0–1 — 1–1
4 India Aizawl 6 1 1 4 5 16 −11 4[a] 1–3 2–1 0–3 —
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ^ Head-to-head results: Aizawl 0–3 Abahani Limited Dhaka, Abahani Limited Dhaka 1–1 Aizawl.

Club competitions

Indian Super League

Teams added

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bengaluru 18 13 1 4 35 16 +19 40 Qualification for ISL play-offs
2 Chennaiyin[a] (C) 18 9 5 4 24 19 +5 32
3 Goa 18 9 3 6 42 28 +14 30
4 Pune City 18 9 3 6 30 21 +9 30
5 Jamshedpur 18 7 5 6 16 18 −2 26
6 Kerala Blasters 18 6 7 5 20 22 −2 25
7 Mumbai City 18 7 2 9 25 29 −4 23
8 Delhi Dynamos 18 5 4 9 27 37 −10 19
9 ATK 18 4 4 10 16 30 −14 16
10 NorthEast United 18 3 2 13 12 27 −15 11
Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away KOL BEN CHE DEL GOA JAM KER MUM NEU PUN
ATK — 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–4
Bengaluru 1–0 — 1–2 4–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1
Chennaiyin 3–2 1–3 — 2–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0
Delhi Dynamos 4–3 2–0 1–1 — 1–5 0–1 1–3 5–1 0–2 2–2
Goa 5–1 4–3 0–1 1–1 — 2–1 5–2 3–4 2–2 0–2
Jamshedpur 0–0 0–2 0–1 3–2 0–3 — 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–1
Kerala Blasters 0–0 1–3 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 — 1–1 1–0 1–1
Mumbai City 0–1 1–3 1–0 4–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 — 3–2 0–2
NorthEast United 0–1 0–1 3–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 — 0–1
Pune City 3–0 1–3 0–1 2–3 0–4 2–1 1–2 2–1 5–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 March 2018. Source: Indian Super League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
        
1 Bengaluru 0 3 3
4 Pune City 0 1 1
1 Bengaluru 2
2 Chennaiyin 3
2 Chennaiyin 1 3 4
3 Goa 1 0 1

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pune City 1–3 Bengaluru 0–0 1–3
Goa 1–4 Chennaiyin 1–1 0–3

Final

Bengaluru2–3Chennaiyin
Chhetri 9'
Miku 90+2'		 Report Alves 17', 45'
Augusto 67'

I-League

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted
Teams relegated

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Minerva Punjab (C) 18 11 2 5 24 16 +8 35 Qualification to 2019 AFC Champions League qualifier
2 NEROCA 18 9 5 4 20 13 +7 32
3 Mohun Bagan 18 8 7 3 28 14 +14 31
4 East Bengal 18 8 7 3 32 19 +13 31
5 Aizawl 18 6 6 6 21 18 +3 24
6 Shillong Lajong 18 6 4 8 17 25 −8 22
7 Gokulam Kerala 18 6 3 9 17 23 −6 21
8 Chennai City 18 4 7 7 15 24 −9 19
9 Churchill Brothers[b] 18 5 2 11 17 28 −11 17
10 Indian Arrows[c] 18 4 3 11 13 24 −11 15
Source: i-league.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified for 2019 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs
  2. ^ Churchill Brothers were relegated, but reinstated after the appeal.[5]
  3. ^ Indian Arrows were exempted from relegation, as they are an AIFF developmental team.

Results table

Home \ Away AIZ CHE CB KEB IA GK MP MB NFC SHI
Aizawl — 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–1
Chennai City 1–1 — 3–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0
Churchill Brothers 1–0 0–2 — 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–0
East Bengal 2–2 7–1 3–2 — 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 5–1
Indian Arrows 2–2 3–0 2–1 0–2 — 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–0
Gokulam Kerala 0–2 1–1 2–3 2–1 0–1 — 0–1 1–1 0–3 3–2
Minerva Punjab 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 — 1–1 2–1 3–2
Mohun Bagan 2–0 1–2 5–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 — 0–0 1–1
NEROCA 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–3 — 0–2
Shillong Lajong 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–3 0–1 —
Source: I-League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

I-League 2nd Division

Preliminary round

Group A
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Kashmir 10 6 4 0 15 8 +7 22 Advance to Final round
2 Hindustan 10 5 5 0 13 7 +6 20
3 Pune City (R)[a] 10 2 7 1 10 9 +1 13
4 Delhi United 10 1 6 3 10 11 −1 9
5 Delhi Dynamos (R)[a] 9 2 2 5 5 9 −4 8
6 Lonestar Kashmir 9 0 2 7 9 18 −9 2
Source: soccerway
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round

Group B
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kerala Blasters (R)[a] 10 7 0 3 25 17 +8 21
2 Ozone 10 5 4 1 19 3 +16 19 Advance to Final round
3 Kerala 10 6 1 3 19 12 +7 19
4 Fateh Hyderabad 10 5 2 3 23 16 +7 17
5 Goa (R)[a] 10 2 3 5 13 15 −2 9
6 Madhya Bharat 10 0 0 10 3 39 −36 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: soccerway
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round

Group C
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 TRAU 10 7 2 1 26 9 +17 23 Advance to Final round
2 Bengaluru (R)[a] 10 5 2 3 19 13 +6 17
3 Langsning 10 4 3 3 16 9 +7 15
4 Jamshedpur (R)[a] 10 3 2 5 11 22 −11 11
5 Mohammedan 10 3 3 4 12 13 −1 12
6 Chennaiyin (R)[a] 10 2 0 8 8 26 −18 6
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: soccerway
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round

Final round

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Kashmir (C) 3 2 1 0 8 6 +2 7 Promotion to 2018–19 I-League
2 Hindustan 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3 Ozone 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4 TRAU 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: I-league
(C) Champions

Indian Women's League

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 KRYPHSA 6 4 2 0 24 3 +21 14 Semi Final
2 Eastern Sporting Union 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14
3 Sethu FC 6 4 1 1 11 9 +2 13
4 Rising Student's Club 6 3 1 2 11 5 +6 10
5 Gokulam Kerala 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4
6 Indira Gandhi AS&E 6 1 0 5 8 29 −21 3
7 Rush Soccer 6 0 1 5 4 12 −8 1
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals Final
      
1 KRYPHSA 0 (3)
4 Rising Student 0 (4)
Rising Student 1 (5)
Eastern Sporting Union 1 (4)
3 Eastern Sporting Union 2
2 Sethu 0

Super Cup

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
31 March
 
 
Aizawl (pen.)2 (5)
 
8 April
 
Chennaiyin 2 (3)
 
Aizawl0
 
5 April
 
East Bengal1
 
East Bengal2
 
16 April
 
Mumbai City1
 
East Bengal1
 
2 April
 
Goa0
 
Minerva Punjab0 (4)
 
12 April
 
Jamshedpur (pen.)0 (5)
 
Jamshedpur1
 
3 April
 
Goa5
 
Goa3
 
20 April
 
ATK1
 
East Bengal1
 
1 April
 
Bengaluru4
 
Churchill Brothers1
 
11 April
 
Mohun Bagan2
 
Mohun Bagan3
 
4 April
 
Shillong Lajong1
 
Pune City2
 
17 April
 
Shillong Lajong3
 
Mohun Bagan2
 
1 April
 
Bengaluru4
 
Bengaluru2
 
13 April
 
Gokulam Kerala1
 
Bengaluru3
 
6 April
 
NEROCA1
 
NEROCA3
 
 
Kerala Blasters2
 

Club managerial changes

This is a list of changes of managers within Indian league football:

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
Goa Brazil Zico Contract finished 18 December 2016 Pre-season Spain Sergio Lobera 6 June 2017[6]
East Bengal India Mridul Banerjee Mutual consent 22 June 2017 India Khalid Jamil 22 June 2017[7]
Delhi Dynamos Italy Gianluca Zambrotta Mutual consent 14 June 2017[8] Spain Miguel Ángel Portugal 29 June 2017[9]
Chennaiyin Italy Marco Materazzi Mutual consent 6 March 2017[10] England John Gregory 3 July 2017[11]
Jamshedpur Expansion club England Steve Coppell 14 July 2017[12]
Kerala Blasters England Steve Coppell Mutual consent 12 July 2017[13] Netherlands René Meulensteen 14 July 2017[14]
ATK Spain José Francisco Molina Mutual consent 18 December 2016 England Teddy Sheringham 14 July 2017[15]
NorthEast United Portugal Nelo Vingada Mutual consent 15 May 2017[16] Portugal João de Deus 17 July 2017[17]
Aizawl India Khalid Jamil Mutual consent 22 June 2017[7] Portugal Paulo Menezes 28 July 2017[18]
Pune City Spain Antonio López Habas Mutual consent 15 September 2017[19] Serbia Ranko Popović 25 September 2017[20]
Churchill Brothers India Alfred Fernandes Unknown Ukraine Mykola Shevchenko 13 November 2017[21]
Minerva Punjab India Surinder Singh Unknown India Wangkhem Khogen Singh 24 November 2017[22]
Indian Arrows New direct entry club Portugal Luís Norton de Matos 29 November 2017[23]
Shillong Lajong India Thangboi Singto Mutual consent 7 June 2017[24] India Bobby Nongbet Unknown[25]
Kerala Blasters Netherlands René Meulensteen Sacked 3 January 2018[26] 8th England David James 3 January 2018[27]
NorthEast United Portugal João de Deus 3 January 2018[28] 9th Israel Avram Grant 12 January 2018[29]
ATK England Teddy Sheringham 24 January 2018[30] 8th England Ashley Westwood (Interim) 24 January 2018[30]
Aizawl Portugal Paulo Menezes 12 February 2018[31] 5th India Santosh Kashyap 14 February 2018[32]
ATK England Ashley Westwood Resignation 2 March 2018[33] 9th Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane (Player Manager) 3 March 2018[34]

References

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  2. ^ a b c "India 2-1 Mauritius". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "India 1-1 St. Kitts". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "Records broken by India after beating Macau 4-1 to seal AFC Asian Cup 2019 spot". SportsKeeda. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  5. ^ "AIFF reinstates Churchill Brothers in I-League". The Times of India. 20 September 2018. Archived from the original on 18 November 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Sergio Lobera Rodriguez replaces Zico as FC Goa's new head coach". Indian Super League. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Khalid Jamil joins East Bengal". East Bengal Football Club (Twitter).
  8. ^ "Zambrotta leaves Delhi Dynamos". Delhi Dynamos (Twitter).
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