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2023–24 I-League

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The 2023–24 I-League was the 17th season of the I-League and the second season as the second tier of Indian football league system.[3]

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Mohammedan won the I-League for the first time and were promoted to the Indian Super League, while TRAU and NEROCA were relegated to I-League 2.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

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Changes from last season

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

The AIFF accepted five bids for direct entry to I-League.[10][11][12]

Bunkerhill Pvt Ltd (Ambala) withdrew its bid after inking a majority shareholding in Mohammedan. Nimida United Sports Development Pvt Ltd (Bengaluru United) and Concatenate Advest Advisory Pvt Ltd (Delhi) were unable to fulfill the bid conditions.[16][17]

Inter Kashi, from a tier-2 city (Varanasi), will have relegation immunity for two seasons; while Namdhari, from a tier-3 city (Bhaini Ala), will be free from relegation for one season.[18]

Rules

After the clubs requested to increase the maximum number of players allowed in a squad, the Committee decided to increase the player quota from 30 to 35. Clubs will also have to sign eight U-22 players.[19]

Format

AIFF proposed to revamp the league format by dividing the 16 teams into two conferences or zones, similar to Major League Soccer, with the top 4 teams from each conference qualifying for the playoffs and the bottom four battling to avoid relegation, instead of traditional home-away format.[20][21] The change was suggested to make the league cost-effective for clubs by reducing travel time. However, with only 13 teams left to participate in the league, the proposed changes were dropped in favor of the traditional home-away format.[22][23]

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Teams

13 teams competed in this edition of the I-League; nine from the previous season, two promoted from the 2022–23 I-League 2, and two with direct entry.[22][14] Five teams are set to play their home games out of their home state or city because of various reasons.[24][25]

Stadiums and locations

  1. The club is based in Delhi but will play its home games in Punjab for the 2023–24 season due to the unavailability of stadiums in their home city.
  2. The club is based in Uttar Pradesh but has only played one of its home games at the Ekana Football Stadium so far.
  3. The club is based in Manipur but will play its home games in West Bengal due to the 2023 Manipur violence
  4. The club is based in Rajasthan but will play its home games in various stadiums across India due to the unavailability of stadiums in their home city.

Personnel and sponsorship

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Managerial changes

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Foreign players

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Initially, the AIFF committee decided to reduce registered foreign players to five in the squad and three in the starting line-up and remove the mandatory Asian quota.[53][54]

However, on 22nd August 2023, the AIFF decided to retain the number of foreigners a club can sign in the I-League. Like the 2022–23 season, clubs can register six foreign players in their matchday squad. However, they can field only four (one must be from an AFC Member Association) at any given point during a match.[55]

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League table

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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).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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Results

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Source: I-League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. Match was abandoned citing security concerns.

Results by games

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

The Mizoram Football Association in collaboration with Mizo Professional Footballers Association held a charity match on June 21. This match featured ISL vs I-League players from Mizoram to raise funds for Cyclone Remal victims.[56]

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Season statistics

As of 13 April 2024

Top scorers

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Hat-tricks

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Top assists

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Clean sheets

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  1. Paul was substituted after 65 minutes against TRAU after Dabas' red card
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Attendances

Overall

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Source: I-League
Notes:
Teams played previous season in I-League 2.
* Teams that joined I-League through corporate direct entry.

Attendances by home matches

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  1. Mohammedan's home match against Rajasthan United was played behind closed doors due to report of violence in Mohammedan's previous game.[66]
  2. Real Kashmir's home match against Gokulam Kerala was played behind closed doors due to security concerns.
  3. Matches were abandoned due to security concerns and the points were shared[67]

Legend:   Highest   Lowest
Updated to game(s) played on 13 April 2024
Source: I-League

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Awards

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Álex Sánchez (Gokulam Kerala) has won the Hero of the match award the most times (7).

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Annual awards

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