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I-League
Season2012–13
Matches played14
Goals scored50 (3.57 per match)

The 2012–13 I-League will be the 6th season of the I-League since its establishment in 2007.

Teams

A total of 14 teams will contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2011–12 season and two promoted from the 2012 I-League 2nd Division.

ONGC as champions and United Sikkim as runners-up secured direct promotion from the 2012 I-League 2nd Division. ONGC will return to the I-League after an one year absence, while United Sikkim will make their debut in the I-League.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of teams in the 2012-13 I-League
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Air India Mumbai Cooperage Ground 5,000
Churchill Brothers Salcette
(playing in Margao) 		Fatorda Stadium 27,300
Dempo Panjim
(playing in Margao) 		Fatorda Stadium 27,300
East Bengal Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium 120,000
Mohun Bagan Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium 120,000
Mumbai Mumbai Cooperage Ground 5,000
ONGC Mumbai Cooperage Ground 5,000
Pailan Arrows Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium 120,000
Prayag United Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium 120,000
Pune Pune Balewadi Sports Complex 20,000
Salgaocar Vasco da Gama
(playing in Margao) 		Fatorda Stadium 27,300
Shillong Lajong Shillong Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 27,740
Sporting Clube de Goa Panjim
(playing in Margao) 		Fatorda Stadium 27,300
United Sikkim Gangtok Paljor Stadium 25,000



Transfers

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
ONGC India Caetano Pinho Unknown 30 April 2012 Pre-Season India Bibek Bhowmik 30 April 2012 [1]
Pailan Arrows India Sujit Chakravarty End of tenure as interim manager 7 May 2012 Pre-Season Australia Arthur Papas 24 May 2012 [2]
Mohun Bagan India Prasanta Banerjee Sacked 26 May 2012 Pre-Season India Santosh Kashyap 26 May 2012 [3]
Air India India Santosh Kashyap Signed by Mohun Bagan 26 May 2012 Pre-Season India Godfrey Pereira 3 July 2012 [4]
Shillong Lajong Scotland Pradyum Reddy Moved down to a youth role 8 June 2012 Pre-Season Scotland Des Bulpin 8 June 2012 [5]
Churchill Brothers Brazil Carlos Roberto Pereira Did not resign contract 7 May 2012 Pre-Season India Mariano Dias 13 July 2012 [6]
Mohun Bagan India Santosh Kashyap Resigned 13 October 2012 11th (2 Games In) India Mridul Banerjee 19 October 2012[7]

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use three foreign players on the field each game including a least one player from the AFC country.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player
Air India Senegal Lamine Tamba Nigeria Henry Ezeh Nigeria Junior Obagbemiro
Churchill Brothers Brazil Beto Gabon Henry Antchouet Lebanon Akram Moghrabi Lebanon Bilal Najjarin
Dempo Nigeria Koko Sakibo England Rohan Ricketts Ghana Stephen Ofei Japan Ryuji Sueoka
East Bengal Nigeria Uga Okpara Nigeria Penn Orji Nigeria Chidi Edeh None
Mohun Bagan Nigeria Odafe Onyeka Okolie Nigeria Stanley Okoroigwe Nigeria Echezona Anyichie Australia Tolgay Özbey
Mumbai Ghana Evans Quao Nigeria David Opara Ghana Yusif Yakubu Afghanistan Zohib Amiri
ONGC Japan Katsumi Yusa Nigeria Oneyama Eke Nigeria Hassan Odeola Nepal Kamal Thapa
Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows don't use foreigners as they are a Development Team
Prayag United Nigeria Bello Razaq Nigeria Ranti Martins Costa Rica Carlos Hernández New Zealand Kayne Vincent[nb 1]
Pune Nigeria Chika Wali Ivory Coast Pierre Djidjia Douhou South Sudan James Moga Japan Daisuke Nishiguchi
Salgaocar Brazil Luciano Sabrosa Namibia Quinton Jacobs Philippines Ángel Guirado Australia Sean Rooney
Shillong Lajong Liberia Johnny Menyongar Nigeria Gbeneme Friday Nigeria Ebi Sukore North Korea Minchol Son
Sporting Goa Guinea Boubacar Keita Nigeria Ogba Kalu Nnanna None Japan Seiya Sugishita
United Sikkim Nigeria Salau Nuruddin Costa Rica Michael Rodríguez Togo Sogan Kokou South Korea Yoon Tae

League table

Template:2012-13 I-League table

Statistical leaders

Hattricks

Player For Against Result Round Date
Nigeria Ranti Martins Prayag United Air India 5–1 1 7 October 2012
Lebanon Akram Moghrabi Churchill Brothers ONGC 5–0 2 11 October 2012

Scoring

  • First goal of the season: Holicharan Narzary (against Mumbai on 6 October 2012)
  • Widest winning margin: 5 goals
    • Churchill Brothers 5–0 ONGC (11 October 2012)
    • Dempo 5–0 Sporting Goa (12 October 2012)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 goals
    • Prayag United 5-1 Air India (7 October 2012)
    • Churchill Brothers 5–0 ONGC (11 October 2012)
    • Dempo 5–0 Sporting Goa (12 October 2012)

Notes

  1. ^ Despite being a New Zealander and having represented them at youth international level; Kayne Vincent is considered Japanese due to his Japanese mother.

References

  1. ^ Choudhuri, Arunava. "Interview with Bibek Bhowmik (ONGC Football Team Manager)". Arunfoot. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  2. ^ Howitt, Liam. "Jets' Papas to coach Indian youth soccer". Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  3. ^ Vasavda, Mihir. "Air India coach Santosh Kashyap joins Mohun Bagan". DNA India. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  4. ^ Sundaresan, Bharat. "'I will bring an end to Bagan's dry spell'". Indian Express. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Desmond Bulpin signs for Lajong FC". Times of India. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Mariano Dias appointed head coach for Churchill Brothers". Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Karim Bencharifa likely to step into Kashyap's shoes". Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
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