The I-League 2008–2009 season began on 26 September 2008 and finished on 16 April 2009 with a break in December for the Federation Cup and

Durand Cup The Durand Football Tournament, commonly known as Durand Cup, is an annual domestic football competition in India which was first held in 1888 in Shimla. Hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) and All India Football Federation ...

. Most games this season were played on Saturday's and Sunday's to attract larger crowds. After a successful first season for the I League, the second season featured 12 teams from four cities – again this would be expanded in the 2009–10 season to 14 teams. The champion in the

I-League The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the w ...

qualified for the AFC Champions League 2010 qualifying playoffs in 2010, while the bottom two teams were relegated to

I-League 2nd Division I-League 2, previously known as I-League 2nd Division and officially known as or Hero I-League 2 (for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp), is an Indian men's professional football league. It is the 3rd tier of Indian football, behind Indian ...

for the next season.

Gallery

Image:Abhishek_Yadav_of_Mumbai_FC_Samir_Naik_of_Dempo_SC_I-league_Goa_13_Feb_2009.jpg , Abhishek Yadav of Mumbai FC and Samir Naik of

Dempo SC Dempo Sports Club, or simply known as Dempo, is an Indian professional football club based in Panjim, Goa, that competes in the Goa Professional League. The club is owned and sponsored by the Dempo Mining Corporation Limited. Popularly known ...

during

match at

Fatorda Stadium Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, locally known as Fatorda Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium situated in Margao, Goa, India. The venue has been used to host both international football as well as International cricket matches.However after th ...

Goa Image:India_football_Sayed_Rahim_Nabi.jpg , Sayed Rahim Nabi of

East Bengal ur, , common_name = East Bengal , status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan , p1 = Bengal Presidency , flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg , s1 = East ...

and Daniel of

Chirag United SC United Sports Club (formerly known as both Prayag United, and Chirag United) is an Indian professional Association football, football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded as Eveready Association in 1927, the club competes in the Calcutta ...

during at 2008–09 I-Leagueat

Salt Lake Stadium The Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK; ), commonly known as the Salt Lake Stadium, is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium located in Bidhannagar, with current capacity of 85,000 spectators. Named after Swami Vivekananda, the stadium fo ...

Image:I_League_Daniel_of_Chirag_United_SC_Mahindra_United_Salt_Lake_Kolkata.jpg , I League Daniel of

takes a freekick against

Mahindra United Mahindra United Football Club (formerly known as Mahindra & Mahindra) was an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Founded in 1962, the club competed in the I-League, then top tier of Indian football league system, befo ...

in Kolkata Image:Wilton_Gomes_of_Sporting_Clube_de_Goa_Lester_Fernandes_Vasco_SC_I-league_2008-09_Goa.jpg , Wilton Gomes of

Sporting Clube de Goa Sporting Clube de Goa, simply known as Sporting Goa (also known by its abbreviation SCG), is an Indian professional football club based in Panaji, in the Indian state of Goa, that competes in Goa Professional League. The club has also competed ...

tackles Lester Fernandes of

Vasco SC Vasco may refer to: * Basque language, called ''vasco'' in Spanish * ''Vasco'' (album), a two-part EP by Ricardo Villalobos * Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer * Vasco da Gama, Goa, a city in India, often called simply Vasco * Club de Regatas Va ...

during

2008-09 match at

Goa Image:Baljit_Saini_of_JCT_against_Dempo_I-League_at_Guru_Nanak_Stadium_Ludhiana.jpg , Baljit Saini of

JCT FC Jagatjit Cotton & Textile Football Club (formerly known as JCT Mills FC; abbreviated as both JCT FC, or simply JCT) was an Indian professional football club based in Phagwara, Punjab. Founded in 1971, the club was sponsored by Jagatjit Cotton ...

against

during

2008-09 at

Guru Nanak Stadium Guru Nanak Stadium is a football and athletics stadium located in Ludhiana, India. It is currently the home ground of I-League team RoundGlass Punjab FC. With seating capacity of 30,000 spectators, there is a provision of 8 lane synthetic tr ...

Ludhiana

Teams

League table

Home and away season

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Top scorers

External links

I League news and resultsI League Photos at Mango Peel
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