2022–23 I-League Explained

Competition:Hero I-League
Season:2022–23
Dates:12 November 2022 – 12 March 2023
Winners:RoundGlass Punjab
(1st title)
Promoted:RoundGlass Punjab
Matches:132
Total Goals:360
League Topscorer:Luka Majcen
(16 goals)
Best Goalkeeper:Kiran Chemjong
(11 clean sheets)
Biggest Home Win:RoundGlass Punjab 8–0 Sudeva Delhi
(26 February 2023)
Biggest Away Win:Rajasthan United 0–5 Churchill Brothers
(17 January 2023)
Highest Scoring:Mohammedan 6–4 Sreenidi Deccan
(24 February 2023)
Longest Wins:RoundGlass Punjab
(7 games)
Longest Unbeaten:RoundGlass Punjab
(11 games)
Longest Winless:Sudeva Delhi
(12 games)
Longest Losses:Sudeva Delhi
(7 games)
Highest Attendance:8,234
Gokulam Kerala 1–0 Mohammedan
(12 November 2022)
Lowest Attendance:15
Sudeva Delhi 1–2 Aizawl
(16 January 2023)
Attendance:240,006
Average Attendance:1,818
Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24

The 2022–23 I-League (also known as the Hero I-League for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th season of I-League, first as the second tier of Indian football league system. It was played from 12 November 2022 to 12 March 2023.[1]

After a 4–0 win against Rajasthan United on 4 March 2023, RoundGlass Punjab clinched their second league title and became the first ever club to be promoted to the Indian Super League[2] [3] [4] [5] while Kenkre and Sudeva Delhi were relegated to I-League 2.[6] [7]

Changes from last season

Disbanded clubs

Reinstated clubs

After being relegated at the end of the 2021–22 I-League season, Kenkre was allowed to participate this season.[10] The closure of the Indian Arrows project played a major part in their reinstatement. The conditions for their reinstatement were an agreement to take in several Arrows players and no travel subsidy for away matches.[11]

Changes in format

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament's format was shortened for the last two seasons. From this season, the traditional home and away games format in a double round-robin have returned. Each team will play two matches against every other team at home and away.

The table topper will be declared the league's winner at the end of the season, thereby achieving promotion to 2023–24 Indian Super League,[12] while the two teams with the lowest points will be relegated to 2023–24 I-League 2, and will get a bye to the final round.[13]

Teams

12 teams participated in the 2022–23 season:

Stadiums and locations

Due to a lack of AFC standard football stadiums available in Rajasthan, Rajasthan United will play their home matches at Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi. RoundGlass Punjab will play their home matches at Panchkula's Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Haryana. On 22 October 2022, AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey inaugurated the new home ground of Sreenidi Deccan, the Deccan Arena.[14]

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
AizawlAizawl, MizoramRajiv Gandhi Stadium20,000
Churchill BrothersPanaji, GoaGMC Athletic Stadium3,000
Vasco, GoaTilak Maidan5,000
Gokulam KeralaCalicut, KeralaEMS Stadium50,000
Manjeri, KeralaPayyanad Stadium30,000
KenkreMumbai, MaharashtraCooperage Ground5,000
MohammedanKolkata, West BengalKishore Bharati Krirangan12,000
NEROCAImphal, ManipurKhuman Lampak Main Stadium35,000
RoundGlass PunjabMohali, ChandigarhTau Devi Lal Stadium12,000
Rajasthan UnitedJaipur, RajasthanAmbedkar Stadium (New Delhi)[15] 35,000
Real KashmirSrinagar, Jammu and KashmirTRC Turf Ground11,000
Sreenidi DeccanHyderabad, TelanganaDeccan Arena1,500
Sudeva DelhiNew Delhi, DelhiChhatrasal Stadium16,000
TRAUImphal, ManipurKhuman Lampak Main Stadium35,000

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Aizawl Caetano Pinho[16] Lalchhawnkima Vamos[17] NECS Limited[18]
Churchill Brothers Mateus Costa[19] Momo Cissé Nivia[20] Churchill Brothers
Gokulam Kerala Francesc Bonet Aminou Bouba SEGA[21] CSB Bank[22]
Kenkre Akhil Kothari Kiran Pandhare Hummel[23] Kenkre Sports Foundation
Mohammedan Mehrajuddin Wadoo[24] Marcus Joseph Trak-only[25] BunkerHill Sports[26]
NEROCA Khogen Singh[27] David Simbo Ambition Sportswear[28] GOELD Frozen Foods[29]
Rajasthan United Pushpender Kundu Aidar Mambetaliev Omtex Sports[30]
Real Kashmir Gifton Noel-Williams[31] Subhasish Roy Chowdhury Nivia[32] Hotel CH2 Srinagar
RoundGlass Punjab Staikos Vergetis[33] Aleksandar Ignjatović T10 Sports[34] RoundGlass Sports[35]
Sreenidi Deccan Carlos Vaz Pinto[36] David Castañeda NiviaSreenidhi Sports Academy
Sudeva Delhi Sankarlal Chakraborty[37] Priyant Singh Shiv-NareshLiquid Life[38]
TRAU Nandakumar Singh Gerard Williams SIX5SIX[39] HVS

Coaching changes

scope=colTeamscope=colOutgoing head coachscope=colManner of departurescope=colDate of vacancyscope=colRoundscope=colTablescope=colIncoming coachscope=colDate of appointmentscope=col class=unsortable
Rajasthan United Francesc BonetEnd of contract1 June 2022Pre-season Pushpender Kundu1 July 2022[40]
Gokulam Kerala Vincenzo AnneseEnd of contract1 June 2022 Richard Towa5 July 2022[41]
Sreenidi Deccan Fernando VarelaEnd of contract13 June 2022 Carlos Vaz Pinto3 August 2022
RoundGlass Punjab Ed EngelkesEnd of interim period1 June 2022 Staikos Vergetis8 August 2022
Aizawl Yan LawEnd of contract13 August 2022 Henry Rozario24 August 2022[42]
Sudeva Delhi Mehrajuddin WadooEnd of interim period31 August 2022 Atsushi Nakamura1 September 2022[43]
Real Kashmir David RobertsonEnd of contract31 August 2022 Mehrajuddin Wadoo7 November 2022[44]
Churchill Brothers Antonio RuedaSacked2 December 2022511th Fernando Varela1 January 2023[45]
Sudeva Delhi Atsushi NakamuraSacked5 December 2022512th Sankarlal Chakraborty13 December 2022
Aizawl Henry RozarioPersonal reasons7 December 202268th Caetano Pinho9 December 2022
Mohammedan Andrey ChernyshovSacked16 December 202289th Kibu Vicuña24 December 2022[46]
Gokulam Kerala Richard Towa26 December 202294th Francesc Bonet27 December 2022[47]
Real Kashmir Mehrajuddin Wadoo1 February 2023147th Gifton Noel-Williams8 February 2023[48]
Churchill Brothers Fernando Varela1 February 2023145th Mateus Costa1 February 2023
Mohammedan Kibu Vicuña21 February 2023179th Mehrajuddin Wadoo22 February 2023[49]

Transfers

Foreign players

Note: Players in bold has senior international cap(s) for their respective nations.

AIFF allowed a maximum of six foreign players, including one from an AFC-affiliated country per team, but only four can be part of the matchday squad.[50]

scope=col style="width:150px;"Clubscope=col style="width:180px;"Player 1scope=col style="width:180px;"Player 2scope=col style="width:180px;"Player 3scope=col style="width:180px;"Player 4scope=col style="width:180px;"Player 5scope=col style="width:180px;"AFC playerscope=col style="width:180px;"Former player
scope=row style="text-align: left;Aizawl Matías Verón Ivan Veras Akito Saito Emmanuel Makinde Henry Kisekka Eisuke Mohri
scope=row style="text-align: left;Churchill Brothers Emmanuel Yaghr Abdoulaye Sané Momo Cissé Martín Cháves Sharif Mukhammad Kamo Bayi
Milad Pakparvar
Manu Cordero
Tana
scope=row style="text-align: left; Kaká Aminou Bouba Eldar Moldozhunusov Omar Ramos Sergio Mendigutxia Farshad Noor Juan Nellar
Auguste Somlaga
Dodi Ndo
scope=row style="text-align: left;Kenkre Auguste Somlaga Raphael Bidias Rim Anjan Bista Francis Nwankwo Samandar Ochilov Ben Ouattara
scope=row style="text-align: left;Mohammedan Mirlan Murzaev Abiola Dauda Ousmane N'Diaye Nikola Stojanović Marcus Joseph Shaher Shaheen Nuriddin Davronov
scope=row style="text-align: left;NEROCA Michael Kporvi Kamo Bayi Jourdain Fletcher David Simbo Mirjalol Kasimov Sardor Jakhonov
scope=row style="text-align: left;Rajasthan United Léonce Dodoz Aidar Mambetaliev Atai Dzhumashev Bektur Amangeldiev Otabek Zokirov Nuha Marong
Youssef Atriss
Martín Cháves
Joseba Beitia
scope=row style="text-align: left;Real Kashmir Ernest Boateng Ibrahim Nurudeen Richard Agyemang Wadudu Yakubu Nuriddin Davronov Issahak Seidu
Lamine Moro
Nozim Babadzhanov
scope=row style="text-align: left;RoundGlass Punjab Juan Nellar Chencho Gyeltshen Aleksandar Ignjatović Luka Majcen Juan Mera Kiran Chemjong Adnan Šećerović
scope=row style="text-align: left;Sreenidi Deccan David Castañeda Dua Stanislas Ankira Mohamed Awal Ogana Louis Rilwan Hassan Faysal Shayesteh
scope=row style="text-align: left;Sudeva Delhi Alexis Gómez Akeem Abioye Shavkati Khotam Isaac Essel
Kosuke Yamazaki
Tetsuaki Misawa
Felix Chidi Odili
Francis Nwankwo
Daneil Cyrus
scope=row style="text-align: left;TRAU Fernandinho Gerson Vieira Godfred Yeboah Nana Poku Gerard Williams Komron Tursunov

League table

Results by games

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 12 March 2023

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Luka MajcenRoundGlass Punjab16
2 David CastañedaSreenidi Deccan15
3 Juan MeraRoundGlass Punjab10
4 Jourdain FletcherNEROCA9
Abiola DaudaMohammedan
6 Komron TursunovTRAU8
Alexis GómezSudeva Delhi
Sergio MendigutxiaGokulam Kerala
9 Marcus JosephMohammedan7
Abdoulaye SanéChurchill Brothers

Top Indian scorers

The table includes only the list of top Indian goalscorers with more than 3 goals in this season.

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Seilenthang LotjemSudeva Delhi6
Samuel KynshiReal Kashmir
3Salam Johnson SinghTRAU5
4Aman GaikwadKenkre4
Anil GaonkarChurchill Brothers
TharpuiaAizawl

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
David CastañedaSreenidi DeccanSudeva Delhi3–0 (A)[51]
Juan MeraRoundGlass PunjabSudeva Delhi8–0 (H)[52]
Alexis GómezSudeva DelhiNEROCA3–3 (H)[53]
Abiola DaudaMohammedanSudeva Delhi5–2 (H)[54]

Top assists

As of 12 March 2023

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Komron TursunovTRAU7
David CastañedaSreenidi Deccan
Faysal ShayestehSreenidi Deccan
4 Martín ChávesRajasthan United
Churchill Brothers
6
RamhlunchhungaSreenidi Deccan
Noufal PNGokulam Kerala

Clean sheets

As of 12 March 2023

RankPlayerClubClean sheetsMatches played
1 Shibinraj KunniyilGokulam Kerala1119
Kiran ChemjongRoundGlass Punjab21
3 Albino GomesChurchill Brothers717
4 Ubaid CKSreenidi Deccan612
Subhasish Roy ChowdhuryReal Kashmir17

Discipline

Player

Club

Attendances

Attendances by home match played

Team \ Match played1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total
7,6573,1741,7301,3001,3002,0001,1001,2452,2101,5002,44525,661
1,8321,7251,2003,2563,4751,1861,2361,9311,8721,1001,11319,926
8,2342,1503,6001,3202,3151,5502,8642,3521,2851,2161,25328,139
2,5001,8122,75884064062085346054045023811,711
6302,3461,1261,8501,2082,8761,7562,1261,0001,3561,21717,491
7,5805,7243,1252,1252,1761,3502,8743,7004,3283,1821,23937,403
4,8753,0251,3566003001,1231,1291,21240750053615,063
4,0003,5004,1234,0383,9503,4462,2362,1002,5135381,00031,444
1,3211,4201,1378502001,1001,1003005005606,32714,815
1,6371,013300750164500866741981622405,724
2,5003,5061,256100235556151502001562508,924
2,5642,1506,8761,7271,2351,0002,8761,0241,1001,8451,30823,705

Legend:
Source: I-League

Broadcasting

The 2022–23 I-League season aired on India's DD Sports and Eurosport HD television channels. It was also available on the Discovery+ mobile app. However, after the start of the league, the broadcast was fraught with problems.[55]

Awards

Hero of the match

Match No.Hero of the MatchMatch No.Hero of the MatchMatch No.Hero of the Match
PlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClub
Match 1 Auguste SomlagaGokulam KeralaMatch 2 Issahak SeiduReal KashmirMatch 3 Azfar NooraniKenkre
Match 4 Samuel LalmuanpuiaRoundGlass PunjabMatch 5 K LalrinfelaAizawlMatch 6 Britto PMRajasthan United
Match 7 Henry KisekkaAizawlMatch 8 Jourdain FletcherNEROCAMatch 9 Lamine MoroReal Kashmir
Match 10 Songpu SingsitSreenidi DeccanMatch 11 Luka MajcenRoundGlass PunjabMatch 12 LalchhawnkimaAizawl
Match 13 Gerard WilliamsTRAUMatch 14 Shibinraj KunniyilGokulam KeralaMatch 15 Daniel LalhlimpuiaRoundGlass Punjab
Match 16 Nuriddin DavronovMohammedanMatch 17 Faysal ShayestehSreenidi DeccanMatch 18 Azfar NooraniKenkre
Match 19 Martín ChávesRajasthan UnitedMatch 20 Faysal ShayestehSreenidi DeccanMatch 21 VanlalzuidikaMohammedan
Match 22 Samuel KynshiReal KashmirMatch 23 Deepak DevraniRoundGlass PunjabMatch 24 Jourdain FletcherNEROCA
Match 25 Mohamed AwalSreenidi DeccanMatch 26 Lamine MoroReal KashmirMatch 27 Henry KisekkaAizawl
Match 28 Joseba BeitiaRajasthan UnitedMatch 29 Sujit SadhuSudeva DelhiMatch 30 LalhmangaihsangaKenkre
Match 31 Ibrahim NurudeenReal KashmirMatch 32 TanaChurchill BrothersMatch 33 Aman GaikwadKenkre
Match 34 Shijin ThadhayouseGokulam KeralaMatch 35 Akito SaitoAizawlMatch 36 Buanthanglun SamteTRAU
Match 37 Abdoulaye SanéChurchill BrothersMatch 38 David CastañedaSreenidi DeccanMatch 39 David SimboNEROCA
Match 40 Brandon VanlalremdikaRoundGlass PunjabMatch 41 Sreekuttan VSGokulam KeralaMatch 42 Marcus JosephMohammedan
Match 43 David CastañedaSreenidi DeccanMatch 44 Komron TursunovTRAUMatch 45 Lunminlen HaokipNEROCA
Match 46 Nikola StojanovićMohammedanMatch 47 Joseph ClementeChurchill BrothersMatch 48 Lalchhanhima SailoAizawl
Match 49 Anil Rama GaonkarChurchill BrothersMatch 50 Martín ChávesRajasthan UnitedMatch 51 RamhlunchhungaSreenidi Deccan
Match 52 Luka MajcenRoundGlass PunjabMatch 53 Abiola DaudaMohammedanMatch 54 Aman GaikwadKenkre
Match 55 Bishorjit SinghTRAUMatch 56 Rafique Ali SardarRajasthan UnitedMatch 57 Faysal ShayestehSreenidi Deccan
Match 58 Brandon VanlalremdikaRoundGlass PunjabMatch 59 Sergio MendigutxiaGokulam KeralaMatch 60 Ibrahim NurudeenReal Kashmir
Match 61 Aidar MambetalievRajasthan UnitedMatch 62 Samuel KynshiReal KashmirMatch 63 Anil Rama GaonkarChurchill Brothers
Match 64 Henry KisekkaAizawlMatch 65 Juan MeraRoundGlass PunjabMatch 66 Manash Protim GogoiTRAU
Match 67 Henry KisekkaAizawlMatch 68 David CastañedaSreenidi DeccanMatch 69 Abdoulaye SanéChurchill Brothers
Match 70 Jourdain FletcherNEROCAMatch 71 Christy DavisMohammedanMatch 72 Omar RamosGokulam Kerala
Match 73 Jourdain FletcherNEROCAMatch 74 Luka MajcenRoundGlass PunjabMatch 75 Ahmed Faiz KhanKenkre
Match 76 Lamgoulen HangshingChurchill BrothersMatch 77 R LalthanmawiaAizawlMatch 78 Brandon VanlalremdikaRoundGlass Punjab
Match 79 Salam Johnson SinghTRAUMatch 80 Rosenberg GabrielSreenidi DeccanMatch 81 Sergio MendigutxiaGokulam Kerala
Match 82 Anil Rama GaonkarChurchill BrothersMatch 83 Samuel KynshiReal KashmirMatch 84 Ranjeet PandreKenkre
Match 85 Shavkati KhotamSudeva DelhiMatch 86 Sairuat KimaMohammedanMatch 87 David CastañedaSreenidi Deccan
Match 88 Mirjalol KasimovNEROCAMatch 89 Asheer AkhtarSreenidi DeccanMatch 90 Abdoulaye SanéChurchill Brothers
Match 91 Richard AgyemangReal KashmirMatch 92 Jourdain FletcherNEROCAMatch 93 Ivan VerasAizawl
Match 94 Luka MajcenRoundGlass PunjabMatch 95 FernandinhoTRAUMatch 96 Sweden FernandesNEROCA
Match 97 David CastañedaSreenidi DeccanMatch 98 Kean LewisMohammedanMatch 99 Kiran ChemjongRoundGlass Punjab
Match 100 Seilenthang LotjemSudeva DelhiMatch 101 Sergio MendigutxiaGokulam KeralaMatch 102 Salam Johnson SinghTRAU
Match 103 Samuel KynshiReal KashmirMatch 104 Tenzin SamdupKenkreMatch 105 Ogana LouisSreenidi Deccan
Match 106 Farshad NoorGokulam KeralaMatch 107 Kiran ChemjongRoundGlass PunjabMatch 108 R LalbiaklianaSudeva Delhi
Match 109 Martín ChávesChurchill BrothersMatch 110 Otabek ZokirovRajasthan UnitedMatch 111 Kean LewisMohammedan
Match 112 Noufal PNGokulam KeralaMatch 113 Richard AgyemangReal KashmirMatch 114 Juan MeraRoundGlass Punjab
Match 115 Akito SaitoAizawlMatch 116 Melroy AssisiRajasthan UnitedMatch 117 Alexis GómezSudeva Delhi
Match 118 Juan MeraRoundGlass PunjabMatch 119 Subhasish Roy ChowdhuryReal KashmirMatch 120 Salam Johnson SinghTRAU
Match 121 R LalthanmawiaAizawlMatch 122 Chencho GyeltshenRoundGlass PunjabMatch 123 Samuel KynshiReal Kashmir
Match 124 Sweden FernandesNEROCAMatch 125 Sergio MendigutxiaGokulam KeralaMatch 126 Baoringdao BodoTRAU
Match 127 Abiola DaudaMohammedanMatch 128 Kingslee FernandesChurchill BrothersMatch 129 Lovepreet SinghKenkre
Match 130 Ernest BoatengReal KashmirMatch 131 Shibinraj KunniyilGokulam KeralaMatch 132 Luka MajcenRoundGlass Punjab
Source: I-League

Annual awards

AwardWinner
Hero of the League Luka Majcen (RoundGlass Punjab)
Golden Boot Luka Majcen (RoundGlass Punjab)
Golden Glove Kiran Chemjong (RoundGlass Punjab)
Best Midfielder Juan Mera (RoundGlass Punjab)
Syed Abdul Rahim Award (Best Coach) Staikos Vergetis (RoundGlass Punjab)
Jarnail Singh Award (Best Defender) Aminou Bouba (Gokulam Kerala)
Emerging Player of the League Salam Johnson Singh (TRAU)
Fair Play AwardTRAU
Best Match OrganisationMohammedan
Best Media OperationsRajasthan United
Source: I-League

See also

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  41. Web site: Gokulam Kerala signs Cameroonian Richard Towa as new coach. sportstar.thehindu.com. 5 July 2022. 5 July 2022.
  42. Web site: Stanley - The Gentleman is back home! Welcome back Coach. @AizawlFC. 24 August 2022. 24 August 2022.
  43. Web site: We're excited to announce that Mr. Atsushi Nakamura has joined the Sudeva family as Head Coach of the Sudeva I-League Team. @sudevasportsofficial. 1 September 2022. 12 September 2022.
  44. Web site: Mehrajuddin Wadoo will be the Head Coach for Real Kashmir FC in this season Hero I-League. @realkashmir_fc. 7 November 2022. 13 November 2022.
  45. Web site: Exclusive: Fernando Santiago Varela all set to join Churchill Brothers Goa as their new head coach. footballexpress.in. 11 December 2022. 12 December 2022.
  46. Web site: Join us in welcoming our new Head Coach - Kibu Vicuna. @MohammedanSC. 24 July 2022. 26 December 2022.
  47. Web site: We welcome our new gaffer from Spain Francesc Bonet. @GokulamKeralaFC. 27 December 2022. 27 December 2022.
  48. Web site: Our approach will be different now, says new Real Kashmir FC coach. www.greaterkashmir.com. 2 February 2023. 2 February 2023.
  49. Web site: Mohammedan Sporting Club welcomes Indian Football legend Mehraj Ud Din Wadoo as the new Head Coach of the club. @MohammedanSC. 22 February 2023. 22 February 2023.
  50. Web site: AIFF Implements '3+1' rule for I-League 2020-21 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200702163335/https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/football/article/aiff-change-i-league-foreign-players-rule-31-to-become-norm-from-2020-21-season/591767 . 2 July 2020 . 14 May 2020 . Indo-Asian News Service. Times Now.
  51. Web site: Sudeva Delhi 0 – 3 Sreenidi Deccan. 14 December 2022. 14 December 2022. int.soccerway.com.
  52. Web site: RoundGlass Punjab 8 – 0 Sudeva Delhi. 26 February 2023. 26 February 2023. int.soccerway.com.
  53. Web site: Sudeva Delhi 3 – 3 NEORCA. 1 March 2023. 1 March 2023. int.soccerway.com.
  54. Web site: Mohammedan 5 – 2 Sudeva Delhi. 11 March 2023. 11 March 2023. int.soccerway.com.
  55. Web site: 21 November 2022 . AIFF to meet I-League clubs to tackle dodgy telecast of matches . 21 November 2022 . news9live . en.