The 2024–25 I-League was the 18th season of the I-League and the third season as the second tier of the Indian football league system. Mohammedan were the reigning champions, having won the 2023–24 I-League.
Churchill Brothers were initially declared the provisional champions of I-League by AIFF, but the decision was later overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) who declared Inter Kashi the champions, allowing them promotion to the Indian Super League.
Team changes The following teams have changed division since the 2023–24 season:
To I-League Promoted from I-League 2 Sporting Bengaluru Dempo
From I-League Promoted to ISL Mohammedan
Relegated to I-League 2 NEROCA TRAU
Two years after disbanding Indian Arrows, the AIFF planned to field the India U-20 team for game time and preparation for the 2027 Asian Cup and 2026 Asian Games, with exemption from promotion-relegation. However, the plan was later dropped.
Teams
TeamState/UTCityStadiumCapacityAizawlMizoramAizawlRajiv Gandhi Stadium20,000Churchill BrothersGoaMargaoRaia Panchayat Ground8,000DelhiDelhiNew DelhiCoach Ali Hasan Stadium, Mahilpur10,000DempoGoaPanajiFatorda Stadium19,000Gokulam KeralaKeralaKozhikodeEMS Stadium50,000Inter KashiUttar PradeshVaranasiKalyani Stadium20,000NamdhariPunjabBhaini SahibNamdhari Stadium1,000Rajasthan UnitedRajasthanJaipurVidhyadhar Nagar Stadium3,000Real KashmirJammu & KashmirSrinagarTRC Turf Ground10,000Shillong LajongMeghalayaShillongSSA Stadium5,000Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium30,000Sporting BengaluruKarnatakaBengaluruBangalore Football Stadium8,400Sreenidi DeccanTelanganaHyderabadDeccan Arena1,500
Personnel and sponsorship
TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorAizawl Victor Lalbiakmawia LalchhawnkimaVamosNECS LimitedChurchill Brothers Dimitris Dimitriou Aubin KouakouKing SportsChurchill BrothersDelhi Yan Law Stephen AcquahKing SportsPSSCDempo Samir Naik Mohamed AliShiv NareshDempoGokulam Kerala Antonio Rueda Fernández Sergio LlamasVector XCSB BankInter Kashi Antonio López Habas Sumeet PassiHummelUCO BankNamdhari Fernando Capobianco Manvir SinghSPS HospitalsNamdharisRajasthan United Walter Caprile Mohit Singh VeritoKing SportsVertak GroupReal Kashmir Ishfaq Ahmed Kamal IssahHummelLivpureShillong Lajong José Hevia Hardy NongbriKing SportsMeghalaya TourismSporting Bengaluru Chinta Chandrashekar Rao Shankar SampingirajMS SportswearFortunas NewsSreenidi Deccan Ishant Singh (Assistant) Eli SabiáHummelSreenidi Group
Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentGokulam Kerala Sareef KhanEnd of interim spell01 May 2024Pre-season Antonio Rueda Fernández01 May 2024Inter Kashi Arata Izumi25 July 2024 Antonio López Habas25 July 2024Sreenidi Deccan Carlos Vaz PintoSigned by Mafra16 June 2024 Domingo Oramas03 August 2024Rajasthan United Pushpender KunduEnd of contract31 May 2024 Walter Caprile20 August 2024Sreenidi Deccan Domingo OramasSacked24 September 2024 Rui Amorim26 September 2024Churchill Brothers Francesc BonetVisa issues25 October 2024 Dimitris Dimitriou25 October 2024Sreenidi Deccan Rui AmorimMutual consent26 January 20258th Ishant Singh (Assistant)28 January 2025Rajasthan United Walter CaprileMutual consent12 March 20258th Vikas Rawat (Interim)12 March 2025
Foreign players Bold denotes the player was signed mid-season. Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6Former player(s)Aizawl Luis Rodriguez Churchill Brothers Sebastian Gutierrez Aubin Kouakou Pape Gassama Wayde Lekay José Luis Moreno Rafiq Aminu Juan Mera Kurtis Guthrie Gnohere KrizoDelhi Dawa Tshering Junior Onguene Stephen Acquah Nelson Okwa Stephane Dang Danilo Quipapá Stephane Binong Laken LimbuDempo Damián Perez Roa Lukman Adefemi Shaher Shaheen Juan Mera Didier Brossou Marcus Joseph Matija BabovićGokulam Kerala Thabiso Brown Adama Niane Siniša Stanisavić Nacho Abeledo Sergio Llamas Martín Cháves Wander LuizInter Kashi Joni Kauko Domi Berlanga Matija Babović Nikola Stojanović David Humanes Mario Barco Julen PérezNamdhari Dé Vicente Francis Addo Joseph Gordon Lamine Moro David Mills Adrián MontoroRajasthan United Mateo Caprile Ronaldo Johnson Mina Bektur Amangeldiyev Alain Oyarzun Maicol Cabrera Lucas Rodríguez Ronny Rodríguez Gerard ArtigasReal Kashmir Paulo Cézar Aminou Bouba Gnohere Krizo Idan Ocran Kamal Issah Abdou Karim Samb Ramazani TshimangaShillong Lajong Daniel Gonçalves Douglas Tardin Marcos Rudwere Silva Renan Paulino Imanol AranaSporting Bengaluru Yuya Kuriyama Carlos Lomba Jordan Lamela Henry Kisekka Álex Sánchez Slavko LukićSreenidi Deccan Faysal Shayesteh Eli Sabiá William Alves David Castañeda Roly Bonevacia Ángel Orelien
League table Sources:
Results Fixtures and results
Results by games
Positions by round
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerTeamGoals 1 David Castañeda Sreenidi Deccan 17 2 Douglas Tardin Shillong Lajong 13 3 Dé Namdhari 12 Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia Aizawl 5 Thabiso Brown Gokulam Kerala 11
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ref Domi Berlanga Inter Kashi Delhi 5–1 (H) Dé Namdhari Aizawl 3–1 (H) David Castañeda Sreenidi Deccan Aizawl 4–3 (A) Douglas Tardin Shillong Lajong SC Bengaluru 5–0 (H) Douglas Tardin Shillong Lajong Sreenidi Deccan 5–5 (A) Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia Aizawl Delhi 4–2 (H) Siniša Stanisavić Gokulam Kerala Inter Kashi 6–2 (H) Sebastián Gutiérrez Churchill Brothers Shillong Lajong 6–1 (H) Marcus Joseph Dempo SC Bengaluru 8–1 (H) Marcus Joseph Dempo Aizawl 5–2 (H) Thabiso Brown Gokulam Kerala Dempo 3–4 (H)
Top assists RankPlayerTeamAssists 1 Sebastián Gutiérrez Churchill Brothers 9 2 Nacho Abeledo Gokulam Kerala 8 Alain Oyarzun Rajasthan United 4 Ángel Orelien Sreenidi Deccan 7 5 Edmund Lalrindika Inter Kashi 6 Lalbiakdika Vanlalvunga Aizawl Damián Perez Roa Dempo
Clean sheets RankPlayerTeamClean sheets 1 Jaspreet Singh Namdhari 8 2 Ashish Sibi Dempo 6 Arindam Bhattacharya Inter Kashi 4 Shibinraj Kunniyil Gokulam Kerala 5 5 Bhabindra Malla Thakuri Rajasthan United 4 Yuya Kuriyama SC Bengaluru Ranit Sarkar Shillong Lajong
Attendance Overall
Attendances by home matches Team \ Match played1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total 7,13110,7388,1304,85010,1757,3218,6506,4456,785 6,4176,14082,782 5,1326,4205,2024,0002,9403,4974,2203,4503,9713,5618,43050,823 5,8654,7153,9224,3813,6653,2332,9142,2172,1642,2131,86437,153 6,2433,2503,2203,8403,2102,1251,2004002004005,45029,538 1,2331,8334835195001,6632,4321,150 6004007,69218,505 5001,7508006007001,0001,021700 8001,2508,25717,378 4005002,4507001,5286501,2182543002005238,723 1,5006002508751,0005007501,0129125005008,399 1,0511,0337971156502798003009236571,0007,605 5003505002008604003001001,578450450 5,6884508004004507006253542486006003005,527 800675400206600400400350 4254504745,180
Legend:
Updated to game(s) played on 6 April 2025 Source: I-League
Awards Player of the matchMatch no.PlayerTeamMatch no.PlayerTeamMatch no.PlayerTeam1 Nacho AbeledoGokulam Kerala2 Edmund LalrindikaInter Kashi3 Gursimrat SinghNamdhari4 Augustine LalrochanaAizawl5 Mohammad InamReal Kashmir6 Renan PaulinoShillong Lajong78 LalchhawnkimaAizawl9 Alain OyarzunRajasthan United10 Damián Peréz RoaDempo11 Ángel OrelienSreenidi Deccan12 Domi BerlangaInter Kashi13 Matija BabovicDempo14 Rishad PPGokulam Kerala15 Aminou BoubaReal Kashmir16 Sebastián GutiérrezChurchill Brothers17 Ángel Orelien (2)Sreenidi Deccan18 Phrangki BuamShillong Lajong19 Salam Johnson SinghSC Bengaluru20 Lamgoulen HangshingChurchill Brothers21 DéNamdhari22 Douglas TardinShillong Lajong23 Domi Berlanga (2)Inter Kashi24 Stéphane BinongDelhi25 Stéphane Binong (2)Delhi26 Damián Peréz Roa (2)Dempo27 Alain Oyarzun (2)Rajasthan United28 Nacho Abeledo (2)Gokulam Kerala29 Sebastián Gutiérrez (2)Churchill Brothers30 Gursimrat Singh (2)Namdhari31 Lalliansanga RenthleiChurchill Brothers32 Joel LalramchhanaAizawl33 Stéphane Binong (3)Delhi34 Sergio LlamasGokulam Kerala35 Thomyo ShimraySC Bengaluru36 Mario BarcoInter Kashi37 Sergio Llamas (2)Gokulam Kerala38 Jaspreet SinghNamdhari39 Asif OMSC Bengaluru40 David CastañedaSreenidi Deccan41 Joni KaukoInter Kashi42 Aman AhlawatShillong Lajong43 LalmuansangaDelhi44 Trijoy DiasChurchill Brothers45 Bhupinder SinghNamdhari46 Douglas Tardin (2)Shillong Lajong47 Kamal IssahReal Kashmir48 Abhijith KGokulam Kerala49 Nishchal ChandanChurchill Brothers50 Gursimrat Singh (3)Namdhari51 Douglas Tardin (3)Shillong Lajong52 Nikola StojanovićInter Kashi53 Paulo CézarReal Kashmir54 Shaher ShaheenDempo55 Lalrinzuala LalbiakniaAizawl56 Yuya KuriyamaSC Bengaluru57 Nacho Abeledo (3)Gokulam Kerala58 Peter Seiminthang HaokipNamdhari59 Gerard ArtigasRajasthan United60 Lalramsanga TlaichhunReal Kashmir61 William AlvesSreenidi Deccan62 Martand RainaRajasthan United63 Nestor DiasDempo64 Nacho Abeledo (4)Gokulam Kerala65 Trijoy Dias (2)Churchill Brothers66 Hardy NongbriShillong Lajong67 Pangambam Naoba MeiteiRajasthan United68 Domi Berlanga (3)Inter Kashi69 Jaspreet Singh (2)Namdhari70 Aminou Bouba (2)Real Kashmir71 Clarence FernandesSC Bengaluru72 Gurmukh SinghSreenidi Deccan73 Bhabindra Malla ThakuriRajasthan United74 David Castañeda (2)Sreenidi Deccan75 Lalremruata RalteChurchill Brothers76 Damián Peréz Roa (3)Dempo77 Yuya Kuriyama (2)SC Bengaluru78 Ronnie KharbudonShillong Lajong79 Lalmuansanga (2)Delhi80 Nikola Stojanović (2)Inter Kashi81 Mohammad Inam (2)Real Kashmir82 Jibin DevassySC Bengaluru83 Marcus JosephDempo84 Marcos RudwereShillong Lajong85 Luis RodríguezAizawl86 Nacho Abeledo (5)Gokulam Kerala87 Paulo Cézar (2)Real Kashmir88 Clarence Fernandes (2)SC Bengaluru89 Ángel Orelien (3)Sreenidi Deccan90 Mohamed AliDempo91 Sayad KadirChurchill Brothers92 Ronaldo JohnsonRajasthan United93 David Castañeda (3)Sreenidi Deccan94 Samuel LalmuanpuiaAizawl95 Nikola Stojanović (3)Inter Kashi96 Jordan LamelaSC Bengaluru97 Trijoy Dias (3)Churchill Brothers98 Debnath MondalDelhi99 Dé (2)Namdhari100 Abdou Karim SambReal Kashmir101 Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia (2)Aizawl102 Phrangki Buam (2)Shillong Lajong103 Nikola Stojanović (4)Inter Kashi104 Sebastian Gutierrez (3)Churchill Brothers105 Faysal ShayestehSreenidi Deccan106 Marcus Joseph (2)Dempo107 Lalramsanga Tlaichhun (2)Real Kashmir108 Thabiso BrownGokulam Kerala109 Lalbiakdika VanlalvungaAizawl110 Martand Raina (2)Rajasthan United111 Nishan SinghNamdhari112 Faslurahman MethukayilSC Bengaluru113 Aubin KouakouChurchill Brothers114 Brandon VanlalremdikaSreeenidi Deccan115 Adama NianeGokulam Kerala116 Basit Ahmed BhatReal Kashmir117 Seiminmang ManchongRajasthan United118 Pape GassamaChurchill Brothers119 Marcus Joseph (3)Dempo120 Mario Barco (2)Inter Kashi121 Alain Oyarzun (3)Rajasthan122 Ashish SibiDempo123 Douglas Tardin (4)Shillong Lajong124 Akashdeep Singh KahlonNamdhari125 Lalremruata Ralte (2)Churchill Brothers126 Thabiso Brown (2)Gokulam Kerala127 LalmuansangaDelhi128 Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia (3)Aizawl129 LalmuansangaSC Bengaluru130 Lalramsanga Tlaichhun (3)Real Kashmir131 Thabiso Brown (3)Gokulam Kerala132 David HumanesInter Kashi
Annual awards AwardWinnerBest Player David Castañeda (Sreenidi Deccan)Best Goalkeeper Jaspreet Singh (Namdhari)Jarnail Singh Award (Best Defender) Daniel Gonçalves (Shillong Lajong)Best Midfielder Pape Gassama (Churchill Brothers)Highest Scorer David Castañeda (Sreenidi Deccan)Best Emerging Player Hridaya Jain (Delhi)Syed Abdul Rahim Award (Best Coach) Dimitris Dimitriou (Churchill Brothers)Fair Play AwardDempoBest Match OrganisationGokulam KeralaBest Media ActivitiesRajasthan UnitedSource: I-League
See also 2024–25 Indian Super League (Tier I) 2024–25 I-League 2 (Tier III) 2024–25 I-League 3 (Tier IV) 2024–25 Indian State Leagues (Tier V) 2025 Super Cup (April) 2024 Durand Cup
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