I-League records and statistics explained

The I-League was founded as the top tier of Indian football for the start of the 2007–08 season. The following page details the football records and statistics of the I-League since then.

Club records

Titles

• Most titles: 3, Dempo
• Most consecutive title wins: 2, Gokulam Kerala FC

Wins

• Most wins in a season: 18, Salgaocar (2010–11)
• Fewest wins in a season: 1, Salgaocar (2007–08)
• Longest winning streak: 10, Mohun Bagan (2008-09)

Losses

• Most losses in a season: 16, Vasco (2008–09)
• Fewest losses in a season: 2, joint record:
  • Dempo (2007–08)
  • Churchill Brothers (2008–09)
• Longest losing streak: 6, joint record:
  • Chirag United (2011–12)
  • Air India FC (2012–13)
  • Mumbai FC (2016–17)

Goals

• Most goals scored in a single season: 531, 182 matches (2012–13)
• Most goals scored by a team in a season: 63, Dempo (2010–11)
• Fewest goals scored by a team in a season: 10, Air India (2007–08)
• Most goals conceded by a team in a season (26 games): 63
  • Air India (2012–13)
  • United Sikkim (2012–13)
• Fewest goals conceded by a team in a season: 13, Dempo (2007–08)
• Best goal difference of a team in a season: 34, Churchill Brothers (2012–13)
• Worst goal difference of a team in a season: -40, United Sikkim (2012–13)

Points

• Most points in a season: 56, Salgaocar (2010–11)
• Fewest points in a season: 10, Vasco (2008–09)
• Most points in a season without winning the league:
  • 26 games: Pune, 52, (2012–13)
• Fewest points in a season while winning the league:
  • 16 games: Bengaluru FC, 32, (2015–16)
• Most points in a season while being relegated:
  • 26 games: Sporting Clube de Goa, 27, (2009–10)
• Fewest points in a season while surviving relegation: Air India, 17, (2007–08)

Player records (NFL included)

Players in 100-goal club

Rank	Player	Span	Goals
1	Ranti Martins	2004–2016	214
2	Odafa Onyeka Okolie	2005–2017	179
3	Yusif Yakubu	2000–2014	147^[1]
4	Chidi Edeh	2003–2014	104^[2]
5	Jose Ramirez Barreto	1999–2012	101

Top Indian scorers

Top five Indian goalscorers are listed below.^[2]

Rank	Player	Span	Goals
1	Sunil Chhetri	2002–2017	94^[3]
2	Bhaichung Bhutia	1996–2013	89
3	R. C. Prakash	2000–2008	49
4	Raman Vijayan		43^[4]
5	Ashim Biswas	2003–2014	41

Other individual records

• Most individual goals in a match: 6 by Ranti Martins, Dempo vs Air India (2010–11)^[1]
• Most goals in one edition: 32 by Ranti Martins, Dempo (2011–12)^[1]
• Fastest goal in a match: Katsumi Yusa — 13 seconds, NEROCA vs Churchill Brothers (2018–19)^[5]
• Most number of hat-tricks: Odafa Onyeka Okolie (13)^[1]

See also

• List of Indian football first tier top scorers

Notes and References

1. Web site: Time to regain lost glory. 17 January 2015. Hariprasad. Chattopadhyay. telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph India. Kolkata. 22 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20160505102054/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150117/jsp/sports/story_19347595.jsp#.VxdCgvl97IV. 5 May 2016.
2. Web site: 5 April 2014. AIFF. Media Team. Chidi Enters The 100-Goal Club — RANTI MARTINS TOPS LIST WITH 184 GOALS. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407080338/http://i-league.org/?p=12481. 7 April 2014. i-league.org. All India Football Federation. New Delhi.
3. Web site: Sunil's Record-Breaking Strike Denies Aizawl A Win. i-league.org. Hero I-League. 15 February 2017. 15 February 2017. 16 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170216052749/http://i-league.org/i-league/chhetris-record-breaking-strike-denies-aizawl-a-win/. Aizawl.
4. Book: Chattopadhyay. Hari Prasad. Indian Football Records. Kolkatatoday.com. 30. 5 February 2017.
5. Web site: I-League 2018/19: Neroca’s Katsumi Yusa hits new record in the I-League history. xtratime.in. Xtra Time News. 15 December 2018. 12 December 2018. 15 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181215222742/http://xtratime.in/i-league-2018-19-nerocas-katsumi-yusa-hits-new-record-in-the-i-league-history/. Kolkata.