The 2011–12 I-League was the fifth season of the

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. The season began in October 2011 and ended in May 2012. Salgaocar are the defending champions, having won their maiden title in the previous season. The current edition has a total of 14 teams contesting for the honors. These include the top twelve teams from the 2010–11 season along with the two promoted sides, Shillong Lajong and

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 ...

, who had been the winner and the runner-up in the 2011 I-League 2nd Division respectively.

Teams

According to the

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's rules, the two bottom-most teams from the 2010–11 season-ending points table were supposed to be relegated to the second tier, but in actuality, only

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were relegated after their second to last place finish, while the team finishing the last,

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 ...

decided to disband their senior football team at the close of the session. Shillong Lajong FC and Sporting Clube de Goa, the Champions & Runner-up respectively, of the 2011 I-League 2nd Division, were promoted to the

after being relegated only the previous year.

Stadiums and locations

Managerial changes

''In chronological order from the bottom''

Foreign players

Ownership changes

*¹: Anglian Holdings only brought 20% in Shillong Lajong. The rest of the club is still owned by Shillong Lajong plc.

League table

Season charity

IMG Reliance and the

have joined hands with the polio eradication campaign India Unite to End Polio Now. IUEPN is an initiative of Aidmatrix Foundation, supported by UNICEF, and a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), World Health Organization (WHO), National Polio Surveillance Project (NPSP), Rotary International and US Centre for Disease Control (CDC).

Season statistics

Top scorers

Top Indian scorers

Hat-tricks

Scoring

*First goal of the season:

C.K. Vineeth Chekiyot Kizhakkeveettill Vineeth (born 20 May 1988), commonly known as C. K. Vineeth, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for RoundGlass Punjab in the I-League. Personal life Born in Kannur district in the state of K ...

for Chirag United Club Kerala against HAL (''22 October 2011'') *Fastest goal of the season: 3 minutes –

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for Dempo against Shillong Lajong (''23 November 2011'') *Widest winning margin: 7 goals **HAL 1-8 East Bengal (''23 November 2011'') *Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 10 goals ** Pune 6-4 HAL (''10 April 2012'') *Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals **Pune 6-4 HAL (''10 April 2012'') *Most goals scored in a match by a single player: 4 goals **

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for East Bengal against HAL (''23 November 2011'') ** Gbeneme Friday for Mumbai against HAL (''14 April 2012'')

End-of-season awards

* Fan's Player of the Year —

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* FPAI Young Player of the Year —

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* FPAI Foreign Player of the Year — Ranti Martins * FPAI Indian Player of the Year — Syed Rahim Nabi * FPAI Coach of the Year — Trevor Morgan

FPAI Team of the Year

Formation: 4-4-2

Notes

References

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