2017–18 in Indian football: Difference between revisions

Football in India
Season	2017–18
Men's football
I-League	Minerva Punjab
Indian Super League	Chennaiyin
Second Division	Real Kashmir
Super Cup	Bengaluru

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Latest revision as of 01:01, 9 July 2023

The 2017–18 season is the 139th in Indian football.

National teams[edit | edit source]

India national football team[edit | edit source]

2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers[edit | edit source]

2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28) Match 1	Myanmar Error creating thumbnail: File missing	0–1	India	Yangon, Myanmar
Template:UTZ		Report	Chhetri Error creating thumbnail: File missing 90+1'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 21,025 Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

13 June 2017 Match 2	India	1–0	Kyrgyzstan	Bangalore, India
	Chhetri	Report		Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 6,213 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

5 September 2017 Match 3	Macau	0–2	India	Taipa, Macau
		Report	B. Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 57', 82'	Stadium: Estádio Campo Desportivo Attendance: 600 Referee: Ahmed Faisal (Jordan)

10 October 2017 Match 4	India	4–1	Macau	Bangalore, India
19:30	Borges Error creating thumbnail: File missing 28' Chhetri Error creating thumbnail: File missing 60' Ka Seng Error creating thumbnail: File missing 70' (o.g.) Lalpekhlua Error creating thumbnail: File missing 90+2'	Report	Torrão Error creating thumbnail: File missing 37'	Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 4,113 Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

27 March 2018 Match 6	Kyrgyzstan	2–1	India	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Template:UTZ	Zemlianukhin Error creating thumbnail: File missing 2' Murzaev Error creating thumbnail: File missing 72'	Report	Lalpekhlua Error creating thumbnail: File missing 88'	Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 9,588 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

Friendlies[edit | edit source]

6 June 2017	India	2–0	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nepal	Mumbai, India
	Jhingan Error creating thumbnail: File missing 60' Lalpekhlua Error creating thumbnail: File missing 78'	Report		Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena

19 August 2017 Tri-Nation Series	India	2–1	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauritius	Mumbai, India
	R. Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 37' B. Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 62'	Report	Jocelyn Error creating thumbnail: File missing 15'	Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Referee: Dilan Perera (Sri Lanka)

24 August 2017 Tri-Nation Series	India	1–1	Template:Country data SKN	Mumbai, India
	J. Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 38'	Report	Amory Error creating thumbnail: File missing 71'	Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Referee: Dilan Perera (Sri Lanka)

Goalscorers[edit | edit source]

Updated 10 June 2018 after match against Kenya.

Player	Goals
Sunil Chhetri	11
Jeje Lalpekhlua	5
Balwant Singh	3
Sandesh Jhingan	1
Robin Singh	1
Jackichand Singh	1
Rowllin Borges	1
Udanta Singh	1
Pronay Halder	1

Debutants[edit | edit source]

Jerry Lalrinzuala against Nepal on 6 June 2017.^[1]
Nikhil Poojari against Mauritius on 19 August 2017.^[2]
Amrinder Singh against Mauritius on 19 August 2017.^[2]
Manvir Singh against Mauritius on 19 August 2017.^[2]
Anirudh Thapa against Saint Kitts and Nevis on 24 August 2017.^[3]
Salam Ranjan Singh against Macau on 10 October 2017.^[4]

India national under-23 football team[edit | edit source]

2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers[edit | edit source]

2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

19 July 2017 Match 1	Syria File:Flag of Syria.svg	2–0	India	Doha, Qatar
17:00 UTC+3	Srour Error creating thumbnail: File missing 64' Arnaout Error creating thumbnail: File missing 88'	Report		Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 853 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

21 July 2017 Match 2	India	0–1	Qatar	Doha, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3		Report	Ali Error creating thumbnail: File missing 54'	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 2,768 Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

23 July 2017 Match 3	India	3–1	Turkmenistan	Doha, Qatar
17:00 UTC+3	Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 41' Deory Error creating thumbnail: File missing 72' Lalrinzuala Error creating thumbnail: File missing 77' (pen.)	Report	Hojovov Error creating thumbnail: File missing 13'	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 312 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Friendlies[edit | edit source]

9 July 2017 Friendly	Singapore	0–1	India	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
		Report	G. Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 80'	Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

12 July 2017 Friendly	Singapore	1–0	India	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
	Fandi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 51'	Report		Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

India national under-20 football team[edit | edit source]

2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers[edit | edit source]

2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

4 November 2017 Match 1	Saudi Arabia Error creating thumbnail: File missing	5–0	India	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
	Al-Hamddan Error creating thumbnail: File missing 15' Al-Brikan Error creating thumbnail: File missing 50', 81', 86' Al-Shahrani Error creating thumbnail: File missing 75'	Report		Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 4,962 Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

6 November 2017 Match 2	India	0–0	Yemen	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
		Report		Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 6,370 Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

8 November 2017 Match 3	Turkmenistan	0–3	India	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
		Report	Singh Kiyam Error creating thumbnail: File missing 74' Halder Error creating thumbnail: File missing 80' Lalrindika Error creating thumbnail: File missing 90+3'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

2017 SAFF U-18 Championship[edit | edit source]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
1	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nepal (C)	4	3	1	6	2	+4	9^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Champion
2	Bangladesh	4	3	1	9	5	+4	9^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	India	4	2	2	8	7	+1	6^{[lower-alpha 2]}
4	Bhutan (H)	4	2	2	2	5	−3	6^{[lower-alpha 2]}
5	Maldives	4	0	4	1	7	−6	0

Source: Futbol24
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored;
(C) Champion; (H) Host.
Notes:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Nepal ahead of Bangladesh on head-to-head points: Bangladesh 1–2 Nepal
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 India ahead of Bhutan on head-to-head points: India 3–0 Bhutan

18 September 2017 Match 1	Bangladesh	4–3	India	Thimphu, Bhutan
	Iqbal Error creating thumbnail: File missing 55', 90+1' Mia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 60' Rahman Error creating thumbnail: File missing 74'	Report	Lalawmpuia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 18' Laldinrika Error creating thumbnail: File missing 32' (pen) Rebello Error creating thumbnail: File missing 47'	Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Farook M. Irshad (Sri Lanka)

22 September 2017 Match 2	India	3–0	Bhutan	Thimphu, Bhutan
	Lalawmpuia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 38', 78' Rai Error creating thumbnail: File missing 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Laba Khatri (Nepal)

25 September 2017 Match 3	India	2–1	Maldives	Thimphu, Bhutan
	Rebello Error creating thumbnail: File missing 37' Halder Error creating thumbnail: File missing 41'	Report	Tholal Error creating thumbnail: File missing 18'	Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Abdur Rahman Dhali (Bangladesh)

27 September 2017 Match 4	Nepal Error creating thumbnail: File missing	2–0	India	Thimphu, Bhutan
	Henjan Error creating thumbnail: File missing 2', 37'	Report		Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Ugyen Dorji (Bhutan

Friendlies[edit | edit source]

28 October 2017 Friendly	Qatar	1–0	India	Doha, Qatar
	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 12'	Report		Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium

India national under-17 football team[edit | edit source]

2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup[edit | edit source]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ghana	3	2	1	5	1	+4	6	Knockout stage
2	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colombia	3	2	1	5	3	+2	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	United States	3	2	1	5	3	+2	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	India (H)	3	0	3	1	9	−8	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Head-to-head points: Colombia 3, United States 0.

6 October 2017 Match 1	India	0–3	United States	Delhi, India
20:00		Report	Sargent Error creating thumbnail: File missing 30' (pen) Durkin Error creating thumbnail: File missing 51' Carlton Error creating thumbnail: File missing 84'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 46,351 Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)

9 October 2017 Match 2	India	1–2	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colombia	Delhi, India
20:00	J. Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 82'	Report	Peñaloza Error creating thumbnail: File missing 49', 83'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 48,184 Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

12 October 2017 Match 3	Ghana Error creating thumbnail: File missing	4–0	India	Delhi, India
20:00	Ayiah Error creating thumbnail: File missing 43', 52' Danso Error creating thumbnail: File missing 86' Toku Error creating thumbnail: File missing 87'	Report		Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 52,614 Referee: Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)

2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers[edit | edit source]

2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

20 September 2017 Match 1	India	3–0	Template:Country data PLE	Kathmandu, Nepal
	G. Moirangthem Error creating thumbnail: File missing 53' Oram Error creating thumbnail: File missing 74' V. Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 82'	Report		Stadium: ANFA Complex Attendance: 50 Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

22 September 2017 Match 2	Nepal Error creating thumbnail: File missing	2–2	India	Kathmandu, Nepal
	B. Chaudhary Error creating thumbnail: File missing 76', 88'	Report	Rulbir Error creating thumbnail: File missing 83', 85'	Stadium: ANFA Complex Attendance: 200 Referee: Lakmal (Sri Lanka)

24 September 2017 Match 3	Iraq Error creating thumbnail: File missing	0–0	India	Kathmandu, Nepal
		Report		Stadium: ANFA Complex Attendance: 100 Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

2017 SAFF U-15 Championship[edit | edit source]

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	India	2	6
2	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nepal (H)	2	3
3	Maldives	2	0

Source: GoalNepal
(H) Host.

19 August 2017 Group Stage	India	9–0	Maldives	Kathmandu, Nepal
15:00	R. Rana Error creating thumbnail: File missing 20', 26', 48' (o.g.) T. Moirangthem Error creating thumbnail: File missing 41' R. Shabong Error creating thumbnail: File missing 57' V. Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 70' Lalrokima Error creating thumbnail: File missing 80' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: ANFA Complex Referee: Golam Choudhary (Bangladesh)

23 August 2017 Group Stage	Nepal Error creating thumbnail: File missing	1–2	India	Kathmandu, Nepal
15:00	R. Magar Error creating thumbnail: File missing 40' (pen.)	Report	V. Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 27' R. Rana Error creating thumbnail: File missing 64'	Stadium: ANFA Complex Referee: Ugyen Dorji (Bhutan)

25 August 2017 Semi-final	Bhutan	0–3	India	Kathmandu, Nepal
15:00		Report	V. Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 20' Rulbir Error creating thumbnail: File missing 75' Demello Error creating thumbnail: File missing 91'	Stadium: ANFA Complex Referee: Golam Choudhary (Bangladesh)

27 August 2017 Final	Nepal Error creating thumbnail: File missing	1–2	India	Kathmandu, Nepal
15:00	B. Chaudhary Error creating thumbnail: File missing 41' (pen)	Report	Lalrokima Error creating thumbnail: File missing 58' V. Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 74'	Stadium: ANFA Complex

AFC competitions[edit | edit source]

2017 AFC Cup[edit | edit source]

Inter-zone play-off semi-finals[edit | edit source]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bengaluru	3–0	Error creating thumbnail: File missing April 25	3–0	0–0

Inter-zone play-off final[edit | edit source]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Istiklol	3–2	Bengaluru	1–0	2–2

2018 AFC Champions League[edit | edit source]

Play-off Round[edit | edit source]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
West Region
Zob Ahan Error creating thumbnail: File missing	3–1	Aizawl

2018 AFC Cup[edit | edit source]

Play-off Round[edit | edit source]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
South Asia Zone
TC Sports	2–8	Bengaluru	2–3	0–5

Preliminary round[edit | edit source]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
South Asia Zone
Transport United	0–3	Bengaluru	0–0	0–3

Group stage[edit | edit source]

Group E

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Club competitions[edit | edit source]

Indian Super League[edit | edit source]

Teams added[edit | edit source]

League table[edit | edit source]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bengaluru	18	13	1	4	35	16	+19	40	Qualification for ISL play-offs
2	Chennaiyin^{[lower-alpha 1]} (C)	18	9	5	4	24	19	+5	32
3	Goa	18	9	3	6	42	28	+14	30
4	Pune City	18	9	3	6	30	21	+9	30
5	Jamshedpur	18	7	5	6	16	18	−2	26
6	Kerala Blasters	18	6	7	5	20	22	−2	25
7	Mumbai City	18	7	2	9	25	29	−4	23
8	Delhi Dynamos	18	5	4	9	27	37	−10	19
9	ATK	18	4	4	10	16	30	−14	16
10	NorthEast United	18	3	2	13	12	27	−15	11

Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champion.
Notes:

↑ Qualified for 2019 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs

Results[edit | edit source]

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Bracket[edit | edit source]

2017–18 Indian Super League playoffs

Semi-finals[edit | edit source]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Pune City	1–3	Bengaluru	0–0	1–3
Goa	1–4	Chennaiyin	1–1	0–3

Final[edit | edit source]

17 March 2018

20:00 IST

Bengaluru	2–3	Chennaiyin
Chhetri Error creating thumbnail: File missing 9' Miku Error creating thumbnail: File missing 90+2'	Report	Alves Error creating thumbnail: File missing 17', 45' Augusto Error creating thumbnail: File missing 67'

Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru

Attendance: 25,753

Referee: Ali Abdulnabi

I-League[edit | edit source]

Promotion and relegation[edit | edit source]

Teams promoted

NEROCA

Teams relegated

Mumbai

League table[edit | edit source]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Minerva Punjab (C)	18	11	2	5	24	16	+8	35	Qualification to 2019 AFC Champions League qualifier
2	NEROCA	18	9	5	4	20	13	+7	32
3	Mohun Bagan	18	8	7	3	28	14	+14	31
4	East Bengal	18	8	7	3	32	19	+13	31
5	Aizawl	18	6	6	6	21	18	+3	24
6	Shillong Lajong	18	6	4	8	17	25	−8	22
7	Gokulam Kerala	18	6	3	9	17	23	−6	21
8	Chennai City	18	4	7	7	15	24	−9	19
9	Churchill Brothers^{[lower-alpha 1]}	18	5	2	11	17	28	−11	17
10	Indian Arrows^{[lower-alpha 2]}	18	4	3	11	13	24	−11	15

Source: i-league.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champion.
Notes:

↑ Churchill Brothers were relegated, but reinstated after the appeal.^[5]
↑ Indian Arrows were exempted from relegation, as they are an AIFF developmental team.

Results table[edit | edit source]

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I-League 2nd Division[edit | edit source]

Preliminary round[edit | edit source]

Group A
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Real Kashmir	10	6	4	0	15	8	+7	22	Advance to Final round
2	Hindustan	10	5	5	0	13	7	+6	20	Advance to Final round
3	Pune City (R)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	10	2	7	1	10	9	+1	13
4	Delhi United	10	1	6	3	10	11	−1	9
5	Delhi Dynamos (R)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	9	2	2	5	5	9	−4	8
6	Lonestar Kashmir	9	0	2	7	9	18	−9	2

Source: soccerway
Notes:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round

Group B
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kerala Blasters (R)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	10	7	0	3	25	17	+8	21
2	Ozone	10	5	4	1	19	3	+16	19	Advance to Final round
3	Kerala	10	6	1	3	19	12	+7	19
4	Fateh Hyderabad	10	5	2	3	23	16	+7	17
5	Goa (R)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	10	2	3	5	13	15	−2	9
6	Madhya Bharat	10	0	0	10	3	39	−36	0

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: soccerway
Notes:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round

Group C
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	TRAU	10	7	2	1	26	9	+17	23	Advance to Final round
2	Bengaluru (R)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	10	5	2	3	19	13	+6	17
3	Langsning	10	4	3	3	16	9	+7	15
4	Jamshedpur (R)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	10	3	2	5	11	22	−11	11
5	Mohammedan	10	3	3	4	12	13	−1	12
6	Chennaiyin (R)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	10	2	0	8	8	26	−18	6

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: soccerway
Notes:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round

Final round[edit | edit source]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Real Kashmir (C)	3	2	1	0	8	6	+2	7	Promotion to 2018–19 I-League
2	Hindustan	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
3	Ozone	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2
4	TRAU	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

Source: I-league
(C) Champion.

Indian Women's League[edit | edit source]

Group stage[edit | edit source]

2017–18 Indian Women's League final round

Knock-out stage[edit | edit source]

Semi-finals			Final

1	KRYPHSA	0 (3)

4	Rising Student	0 (4)
			Rising Student	1 (5)

			Eastern Sporting Union	1 (4)
3	Eastern Sporting Union	2

2	Sethu	0

Super Cup[edit | edit source]

31 March

Aizawl (pen.)

2 (5)

8 April

Chennaiyin

2 (3)

Aizawl

0

5 April

East Bengal

1

East Bengal

2

16 April

Mumbai City

1

East Bengal

1

2 April

Goa

0

Minerva Punjab

0 (4)

12 April

Jamshedpur (pen.)

0 (5)

Jamshedpur

1

3 April

Goa

5

Goa

3

20 April

ATK

1

East Bengal

1

1 April

Bengaluru

4

Churchill Brothers

1

11 April

Mohun Bagan

2

Mohun Bagan

3

4 April

Shillong Lajong

1

Pune City

2

17 April

Shillong Lajong

3

Mohun Bagan

2

1 April

Bengaluru

4

Bengaluru

2

13 April

Gokulam Kerala

1

Bengaluru

3

6 April

NEROCA

1

NEROCA

3

Kerala Blasters

2

Club managerial changes[edit | edit source]

This is a list of changes of managers within Indian league football:

Team	Outgoing coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming coach	Date of appointment
Goa	Zico	Contract finished	18 December 2016	Pre-season	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sergio Lobera	6 June 2017^[6]
East Bengal	Mridul Banerjee	Mutual consent	22 June 2017		Khalid Jamil	22 June 2017^[7]
Delhi Dynamos	Gianluca Zambrotta	Mutual consent	14 June 2017^[8]		Error creating thumbnail: File missing Miguel Ángel Portugal	29 June 2017^[9]
Chennaiyin	Marco Materazzi	Mutual consent	6 March 2017^[10]		John Gregory	3 July 2017^[11]
Jamshedpur	Expansion club				Steve Coppell	14 July 2017^[12]
Kerala Blasters	Steve Coppell	Mutual consent	12 July 2017^[13]		René Meulensteen	14 July 2017^[14]
ATK	Error creating thumbnail: File missing José Francisco Molina	Mutual consent	18 December 2016		Teddy Sheringham	14 July 2017^[15]
NorthEast United	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nelo Vingada	Mutual consent	15 May 2017^[16]		Error creating thumbnail: File missing João de Deus	17 July 2017^[17]
Aizawl	Khalid Jamil	Mutual consent	22 June 2017^[7]		Error creating thumbnail: File missing Paulo Menezes	28 July 2017^[18]
Pune City	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Antonio López Habas	Mutual consent	15 September 2017^[19]		Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ranko Popović	25 September 2017^[20]
Churchill Brothers	Alfred Fernandes	Unknown			Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mykola Shevchenko	13 November 2017^[21]
Minerva Punjab	Surinder Singh	Unknown			Wangkhem Khogen Singh	24 November 2017^[22]
Indian Arrows	New direct entry club				Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luís Norton de Matos	29 November 2017^[23]
Shillong Lajong	Thangboi Singto	Mutual consent	7 June 2017^[24]		Bobby Nongbet	Unknown^[25]
Kerala Blasters	René Meulensteen	Sacked	3 January 2018^[26]	8th	David James	3 January 2018^[27]
NorthEast United	Error creating thumbnail: File missing João de Deus		3 January 2018^[28]	9th	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Avram Grant	12 January 2018^[29]
ATK	Teddy Sheringham		24 January 2018^[30]	8th	Ashley Westwood (Interim)	24 January 2018^[30]
Aizawl	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Paulo Menezes		12 February 2018^[31]	5th	Santosh Kashyap	14 February 2018^[32]
ATK	Ashley Westwood	Resignation	2 March 2018^[33]	9th	Robbie Keane (Player Manager)	3 March 2018^[34]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "India 2-0 Nepal". Goal.com. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "India 2-1 Mauritius". Soccerway.
↑ "India 1-1 St. Kitts". Soccerway.
↑ "Records broken by India after beating Macau 4-1 to seal AFC Asian Cup 2019 spot". SportsKeeda. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
↑ "AIFF reinstates Churchill Brothers in I-League". The Times of India. 20 September 2018. Archived from the original on 18 November 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
↑ "Sergio Lobera Rodriguez replaces Zico as FC Goa's new head coach". Indian Super League. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 "Khalid Jamil joins East Bengal". East Bengal Football Club (Twitter).
↑ "Zambrotta leaves Delhi Dynamos". Delhi Dynamos (Twitter).
↑ "Angel Portugal new coach for Delhi Dynamos". Delhi Dynamos FC (Twitter).
↑ "Chennaiyin FC part ways with Materazzi by mutual consent". Times of India. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
↑ "John Gregory joins Chennaiyin". Chennaiyin FC (Twitter).
↑ "Steve Coppell joins Jamshedpur ISL team". Tata Steel (Twitter).
↑ "Steve Coppell leaves Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
↑ "Rene Meulensteen signs with Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
↑ "Teddy Sheringham signs for ATK". Atletico de Kolkata (Twitter).
↑ "Vingada leaves NorthEast United FC". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).
↑ "Joao Carlos Pires signs with NorthEast United". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).
↑ "Defending Champions Aizawl FC Appoint Portuguese Paulo Menezes As Head Coach". Goal.com. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
↑ "FC Pune City and Antonio Habas Part Ways". FC Pune City. Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
↑ "Ranko Popović signs with Pune City". FC Pune City (Twitter).
↑ "Shevchenko joins Churchill Brothers as coach". Times of India. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
↑ "Minerva Punjab coach". Minerva Punjab (Twitter).
↑ "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-League 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
↑ "Shillong Lajong end association with coach Thangboi Singto". Times of India. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
↑ Ganguly, Abhishek (21 November 2017). "Shillong Lajong FC announces squad for I-League". Times of India. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
↑ "Kerala Blasters Part Ways With Rene Meulensteen". Goal.com. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
↑ "David James returns as Kerala Blasters head coach". Times of India. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
↑ "NorthEast United sack coach Joao de Deus Pires, Siddy to take charge". Times of India. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
↑ "Avram Grant Head Coach". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).
↑ ^30.0 ^30.1 "Teddy Sheringham sacked; Ashley Westwood replaces as interim". ATK (Twitter).
↑ Mukherjee, Soham (12 February 2018). "I-League 2017–18: Aizawl FC sack Paulo Meneses". Goal. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
↑ "Santosh Kashyap appointed Aizawl FC head coach". Hindustan Times. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
↑ "Ashley Westwood steps down at ATK; Robbie Keane-Bastab Roy likely to take charge". Hindustan Times.
↑ "Robbie Keane will be the Player Manager for tomorrow's game". Twitter.

[table_hth_NEP0.22494264562844-5] 1.0 ^1.1 Nepal ahead of Bangladesh on head-to-head points: Bangladesh 1–2 Nepal

[table_hth_IND0.22494264562844-6] 2.0 ^2.1 India ahead of Bhutan on head-to-head points: India 3–0 Bhutan

[table_hth_COL0.48763477545587-7] 1.0 ^1.1 Head-to-head points: Colombia 3, United States 0.

[table_note_CHE0.0072448328171134-8] Qualified for 2019 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs

[table_note_CB0.94659125383319-10] Churchill Brothers were relegated, but reinstated after the appeal.^[5]

[table_note_IA0.94659125383319-11] Indian Arrows were exempted from relegation, as they are an AIFF developmental team.

[table_note_DD0.48843571613004-12] 1.0 ^1.1 Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round

[table_note_FCG0.98403386584671-13] 1.0 ^1.1 Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round

[table_note_BFC0.67444530114273-14] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round

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[Mauritius-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "India 2-1 Mauritius". Soccerway.

[3] "India 1-1 St. Kitts". Soccerway.

[4] "Records broken by India after beating Macau 4-1 to seal AFC Asian Cup 2019 spot". SportsKeeda. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

[9] "AIFF reinstates Churchill Brothers in I-League". The Times of India. 20 September 2018. Archived from the original on 18 November 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.

[15] "Sergio Lobera Rodriguez replaces Zico as FC Goa's new head coach". Indian Super League. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

[Jamil-16] 7.0 ^7.1 "Khalid Jamil joins East Bengal". East Bengal Football Club (Twitter).

[17] "Zambrotta leaves Delhi Dynamos". Delhi Dynamos (Twitter).

[18] "Angel Portugal new coach for Delhi Dynamos". Delhi Dynamos FC (Twitter).

[19] "Chennaiyin FC part ways with Materazzi by mutual consent". Times of India. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

[20] "John Gregory joins Chennaiyin". Chennaiyin FC (Twitter).

[21] "Steve Coppell joins Jamshedpur ISL team". Tata Steel (Twitter).

[22] "Steve Coppell leaves Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).

[23] "Rene Meulensteen signs with Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).

[24] "Teddy Sheringham signs for ATK". Atletico de Kolkata (Twitter).

[25] "Vingada leaves NorthEast United FC". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).

[26] "Joao Carlos Pires signs with NorthEast United". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).

[27] "Defending Champions Aizawl FC Appoint Portuguese Paulo Menezes As Head Coach". Goal.com. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.

[28] "FC Pune City and Antonio Habas Part Ways". FC Pune City. Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-09-28.

[29] "Ranko Popović signs with Pune City". FC Pune City (Twitter).

[30] "Shevchenko joins Churchill Brothers as coach". Times of India. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[31] "Minerva Punjab coach". Minerva Punjab (Twitter).

[32] "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-League 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[33] "Shillong Lajong end association with coach Thangboi Singto". Times of India. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[34] Ganguly, Abhishek (21 November 2017). "Shillong Lajong FC announces squad for I-League". Times of India. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[35] "Kerala Blasters Part Ways With Rene Meulensteen". Goal.com. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[36] "David James returns as Kerala Blasters head coach". Times of India. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[37] "NorthEast United sack coach Joao de Deus Pires, Siddy to take charge". Times of India. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[38] "Avram Grant Head Coach". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).

[Westwood-39] 30.0 ^30.1 "Teddy Sheringham sacked; Ashley Westwood replaces as interim". ATK (Twitter).

[menezes_sacked2-40] Mukherjee, Soham (12 February 2018). "I-League 2017–18: Aizawl FC sack Paulo Meneses". Goal. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

[kashyap_coach-41] "Santosh Kashyap appointed Aizawl FC head coach". Hindustan Times. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[Westwood_sacked-42] "Ashley Westwood steps down at ATK; Robbie Keane-Bastab Roy likely to take charge". Hindustan Times.

[43] "Robbie Keane will be the Player Manager for tomorrow's game". Twitter.

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