The 2018–19 I-League was the 12th season of 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 ...

, the top Indian professional

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league, since its establishment in 2007. The season started on 26 October 2018 and is scheduled to conclude in March 2019. Unlike the

Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...

, the I-League did not take a mid-season break during the

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. Minerva Punjab was the defending champions having won the previous season. Real Kashmir joined as a promoted club from the

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 ...

Churchill Brothers Churchill Brothers FC Goa, or simply known as Churchill Brothers, is an Indian professional football club based in Margao, Goa, that competes in the I-League, alongside Goa Professional League. Founded in 1988 in Margao, the club usually part ...

, having been relegated the previous season, were given an exemption by the

All India Football Federation The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is the national governing body of football in India. It is a member of FIFA, the international governing body of football and affiliated to Asian Football Confederation. It is affiliated to Ministry o ...

for this season.

Chennai City FC Chennai City Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, that last competed in the I-League, then one of the top flights of Indian football league system, and Chennai Football League. Established in ...

were the champions for this season, winning the title on the last day. This was their first title win in the history of the club. The top scorer in the league was

’s Pedro Manzi, who finished the season with 21 goals.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

Head coaching changes

Foreign players

On 20 June 2018, it was decided by the

that the number of foreigners for each I-League club will be kept six as previous season. Asian player quota is abolished. Clubs can sign maximum six players of any nationality. Indian Arrows cannot sign any foreign players as they are the AIFF developmental team.

League table

Results

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Top Indian scorers

Hat-tricks

Cleansheets

Average home attendances

Awards

Hero of the Match

References

External links

Official website
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