2007–08 I-League
The I-League season 2007–08 kicked off on 24 November 2007 at the Fatorda Stadium, Margao, Goa. The first match of the season was played between the two Goan clubs Dempo and Salgaocar.
The top team in the I-League qualified for the qualifying phase of the 2009 AFC Champions League, while the bottom two teams were relegated to I-League 2nd Division in the next season.
Teams
Club | Manager | Location | Stadia |
Air India | Bimal Ghosh | Mumbai | Cooperage Ground |
Churchill Brothers SC | Karim Bencherifa | Goa | Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium |
Dempo SC | Armando Colaco | Goa | Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium |
East Bengal | Manoranjan Bhattacharjee | Kolkata | Salt Lake Stadium |
JCT FC | Sukhvinder Singh | New Delhi & Ludhiana | Ambedkar Stadium & Guru Gobind Singh Stadium |
Mahindra United | Derrick Pereira | Mumbai | Cooperage Ground |
Mohun Bagan | Carlos Roberto Pereira Da Silva | Kolkata | Salt Lake Stadium |
Salgaocar SC Goa | Savio Medeira | Goa | Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium |
Sporting Clube De Goa | Clifford Chukwuma | Goa | Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium |
Viva Kerala | A.M.Sreedharan | Kozhikode | Kozhikode EMS Corporation Stadium |
Standings
I-League Division 1
Results
Top goalscorers
I-League Division 1
Last updated: 23 February 2008Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
1 | Odafe Onyeka Okolie | Churchill Brothers | 22 |
2 | Eduardo da Silva Escobar | JCT | 14 |
3 | Mboyo Iyomi | Churchill Brothers | 12 |
3 | Ranty Martins Soleye | Dempo SC | 12 |
5 | Baichung Bhutia | Mohun Bagan | 10 |
6 | Edmilson Marques Pardal | East Bengal | 8 |
6 | Chidi Edeh | Dempo SC | 8 |
8 | Felix Chimaokwu | Salgaocar SC | 7 |
8 | Sunil Chhetri | JCT | 7 |
10 | Junior Obagbemiro | Sporting Clube de Goa | 6 |
10 | Andrews Pomeyie Mensah | Mahindra United | 6 |
12 | Wisdom Abbey | Viva Kerala | 5 |
12 | Jose Ramirez Barreto | Mohun Bagan | 5 |
12 | Yusif Yakubu | Mahindra United | 5 |
12 | Roberto Mendes Silva | Dempo SC | 5 |
16 | Bashiree Mohammed Abbas | Air India | 4 |
Managers
Club | Manager |
Dempo SC | Armando Colaco |
JCT FC | Sukhvinder Singh |
Churchill Brothers SC | Karim Bencharifa |
Viva Kerala | A.M.Sreedharam |
Kingfisher East Bengal FC | Manoranjan Bhattacharjee |
Air India | Bimal Ghosh |
Mahindra United | Derrick Pereira |
Mohun Bagan | Carlos Roberto Pereira Da Silva |
Salgaocar SC Goa | Savio Medeira |
Sporting Clube De Goa | Cliffort Chukwama |