2011–12 in Indian football

Football in India
Season2011–12
Men's football
I-LeagueDempo
I-League Second DivisionUnited Sikkim
Federation CupSalgaocar
Durand CupChurchill Brothers
Super CupEast Bengal
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The 2011–12 season is the 124th competitive association football season in India since the inaugural Durand Cup in 1888. The season began on the 8 September 2011 with the Federation Cup.

Promotion and Relegation

Teams relegated from I-League

Teams promoted to I-League

Events of the season

6 May 2011: Shillong Lajong make the first transfer of the season by transferring Anil Gurung to Nepali club Manang Marshyangdi Club.[1]

2 June 2011: Mohun Bagan make the first big signing and maybe the biggest signing of the season by signing three time I-League golden boot winner Odafe Onyeka Okolie to a $320,000 a year deal.[2]

7 June 2011: Chirag Computers expel their relationship with United Sports Club.[3]

13 June 2011: Churchill Brothers make three of the next big signings of the season by signing both Roberto Mendes Silva and India internationals Jagpreet Singh and Xavier Vijay Kumar.[4]

18 June 2011: Dempo make the fifth biggest signing of the season by signing Indian footballer golden boot runner-up Anil Kumar from Viva Kerala FC.[5]

22 June 2011: Churchill Brothers make the sixth biggest signing of the season by signing Gabon international Henry Antchouet while Shillong Lajong make the seventh biggest signing of the season by signing Johnny Menyongar from United Sikkim.[6][7]

29 June 2011: Viva Kerala FC rename themselves as Chirag United Club Kerala after signing a sponsorship deal.[8]

7 July 2011: Pune retain Jeje Lalpekhlua from Indian Arrows after a one-year loan spell.[9]

3 August 2011: United Sports Club is renamed Prayag United S.C. after signing a six-year sponsorship deal.[10]

29 September 2011: Salgaocar win the 2011 Federation Cup with a 3–1 victory over last season's winners East Bengal.

18 October 2011: East Bengal win the 2011 Indian Super Cup over Salgaocar 9–8 in penalties after the match ended 0-0.

10 April 2012: HAL is officially relegated from the I-League after losing 4–6 to Pune at the Bangalore Football Stadium. This was further made true when Mumbai drew with Pailan Arrows. This means that on April 10 that HAL was 13 points below Mumbai who occupied the last 2012–13 I-League spot and with HAL at 23 games meant that HAL could only win 9 points.

Clubs Removed

  • JCT, folded due to financial difficulties.

Name Changes

Men's national football team

2011 SAFF Cup

3 December 2011 SAFF Cup India  1 – 1  Afghanistan New Delhi, India
Chhetri 10' Report Arezou 5' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
5 December 2011 SAFF Cup India  5 – 0  Bhutan New Delhi, India
Nabi 29'
Miranda 44', 58'
Chhetri 69', 84'		 Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
7 December 2011 SAFF Cup India  3 – 0  Sri Lanka New Delhi, India
Lalpekhlua 50'
Chhetri 69'		 Report Warakagoda 90' (o.g.) Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
9 December 2011 SAFF Cup India  3 – 1  Maldives New Delhi, India
3:00 PM IST Nabi 24'
Chhetri 70' (pen.)
Chhetri 90+1'		 Report Shamweel Qasim 32' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
11 December 2011 SAFF Cup India  4 – 0  Afghanistan New Delhi, India
18:00 IST Chhetri 70' (pen.)
Miranda 79'
Lalpekhlua 80'
S. Kumar 90+5'		 Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Referee: Sukhbir Singh

Friendlies

10 July International Friendly Maldives  1 – 1  India Male, Maldives
Chhetri 18' Stadium: Rasmee Dhandu Stadium
17 July International Friendly Qatar  1 – 2  India Doha, Qatar
Chhetri 16'
Kumar Singh 73'		 Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
21 August International Friendly Trinidad and Tobago  3 – 0  India Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
24 August International Friendly Guyana  2 – 1  India Providence, Guyana
Dias 36' Stadium: Providence Stadium
13 November International Friendly India  1 – 1  Malaysia Guwahati, India
Nabi 88' Report Safiq 42' Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
16 November International Friendly India  3 – 2  Malaysia Kolkata, India
Chhetri 39', 53'
Lalpekhlua 47'		 Report Safee 45', 60' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
29 November International Friendly India  0 – 5  Zambia Goa, India
Report Chisenga 15'
Mushumba 55'
Bwalya 69', 73', 90'		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
10 January International Friendly India  0 – 4 Germany FC Bayern Munich New Delhi, India
18:00 IST Report Gomez 14'
Müller 29'
Müller 38'
Schweinsteiger 43'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Santosh Kumar
23 February International Friendly Oman  5 – 1  India Muscat, Oman
15:00 IST Mohammed 5'
Ajmi 7', 58'
Rabia 87'
Thuwaini 90'		 Report Abranches 64' Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
27 January International Friendly Azerbaijan  3–0  India Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification

23 July FIFA qualif. United Arab Emirates  3 – 0  India Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
Al Kamali 21' (pen.)
Al Shehhi 29' (pen.)
Al Hammadi 82'		 Report Stadium: Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 3,179
Referee: Banjar Al Dosari (Qatar)
28 July FIFA qualif. India  2 – 2  United Arab Emirates New Delhi, India
Lalpekhula 73'
G.Singh 90+2'		 Report Al Shehhi 39'
Al-Wehaibi 71'		 Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)

U-20 Team

Main article: India national under-20 football team

2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers

31 October 2011 India  3 – 1  Turkmenistan Takhti Stadium, Tehran, Iran
18:30 IRST Fernandes 39'
Malsawmfela 60'
Das 82'		 Report Myradov 58' Attendance: 25
Referee: Ali Al-Qaysi (Iraq)
2 November 2011 Iran  3 – 0  India Takhti Stadium, Tehran, Iran
18:30 IRST Abdollqhzadeh 8'
Jahan 67' 81'		 [1]
4 November 2011 Uzbekistan  2 – 1  India Takhti Stadium, Tehran, Iran
15:30 IRST Vladimir Kozak 32' 88' Pronoy Halder 60' Attendance: 25
8 November 2011 Pakistan  2 – 1  India Takhti Stadium, Tehran, Iran
15:30 IRST

I-League

Main article: 2011–12 I-League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dempo (C) 26 18 3 5 59 21 +38 57
2 East Bengal 26 15 6 5 46 22 +24 51 2013 AFC Cup Group stage[a]
3 Churchill Brothers 26 14 6 6 47 28 +19 48 2013 AFC Cup Group stage[b]
4 Mohun Bagan 26 13 8 5 51 32 +19 47
5 Pune 26 13 7 6 44 34 +10 46
6 Salgaocar 26 12 8 6 32 19 +13 44
7 Prayag United 26 11 9 6 41 32 +9 42
8 Sporting Goa 26 11 7 8 53 43 +10 40
9 Air India 26 9 5 12 30 37 −7 32
10 Shillong Lajong 26 7 7 12 24 44 −20 28
11 Mumbai 26 7 3 16 31 52 −21 24
12 Chirag United Kerala (R) 26 6 2 18 28 50 −22 20 Relegation to 2013 I-League 2nd Division[c]
13 Pailan Arrows 26 2 10 14 17 40 −23 16
14 HAL (R) 26 1 5 20 19 68 −49 8 Relegation to 2013 I-League 2nd Division
Source: IndiaFooty.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ East Bengal, the winner of the 2012 Indian Federation Cup, qualified for the 2013 AFC Cup.
  2. ^ Dempo refused to enter the 2013 AFC Cup, so they were replaced by Churchill Brothers.[11]
  3. ^ Pailan Arrows were not relegated in the season as they were a developmental team.

See also

References

  1. ^ GoalNepal.com - A Division League: LH MMC Snaps Anil Gurung
  2. ^ The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Sports | Odafe comes to Bagan with hope and promise
  3. ^ I-League: No Unity At Chirag United As Sponsors And Officials At Loggerheads - Goal.com
  4. ^ Churchill Bros signs 5 players including the Chirag United duo, IBN Live News
  5. ^ Dempo rope in Anil Kumar - Times Of India
  6. ^ "Manuel Gomes vows to win silverware with Churchill Brothers next season – I-League news | bettor.com". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  7. ^ Shillong Lajong Swoops United Sikkim’s Johnny Menyongar | iSikkim
  8. ^ Viva Kerala get Chirag boost - Times Of India
  9. ^ SPORTAL.com.au | Sports News, Videos, Fixtures, Results | SPORTAL Archived August 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ I-League: United Sports Club To Be Rechristened As ‘Prayag United’ - Goal.com
  11. ^ "AIFF to approach Churchill Brothers to participate in the AFC Cup". goal.com. 30 November 2012.