Detail about I-Legue 2012-13 from its entire history with complete fixture

                 

             The 17^th version of revised National Football league currently known as I-League is going to kick-off tomorrow. The National League was introduced in very first time on the way back 1996 when Indian football was struggling for its existence. The AIFF got motivated after watching sizzling success of Japan’s J-League & tried to introduce a same kind of associated tournament in India for developing the football standard in India.

                  The former National League was introduced in 1996, 10 teams had taken participation in the very first year. JCT bagged the inaugural crown of National League, Air India also performed very well on behalf of Jeevan Mores & Godfrey Pereira. Bhaichung Bhutia scored most number of goals & Godfrey Pereira is selected the man of the tournament in the inaugural version.

            National League was converted to I-League in 2007 for changing the approaches of participated clubs on football. ONGC was the first sponsor of I-League.  There are 14 teams in the I-League. During the course of a season (from October to May) each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 26 games. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned champion.

There are 4 teams from Kolkata 1. Mohun Bagan 2. East Bengal 3. Prayag Untied 4. Pailan arrows,

4 teams form Goa 1. Dempo SC 2. Chuchill Brothers 3. Salgaocar, 4. Sporting Clube De Goa,

2 teams from Mumbai 1. Mumbai FC 2. Air India,

2 teams from north-east, 1. Lajong FC from Shillong, Meghalaya, 2.  Sikkim United from Gangtok, Sikkim,

1 side from Delhi ONGC,

1 side from Pune Pune FC.

                    The I-League champions gain one spot into the AFC Cup group stage round, while the Federation Cup winners will play in the AFC Cup group stage as well.

                  Dempo is the winner of the first revised I-League crown in 2007, also Dempo have won the most number of crowns 5 times (2004-05, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2009-10, 2011-12), Kolkata giant Mohun Bagan had won the crown thrice (1997-98, 1999-2000, 2001-02), another Kolkata giant East Bengal also had bagged the crown thrice (2000-01, 2002-03, 2003-04), Salgaocar twice (1998-99, 2010-11), JCT once (1996-97 the inaugural version), Mahindra Untied once (2005-06), Churchill Brothers once (2008-09).

                Armando Colaso of Dempo is the most successful coach in this tournament, during his 12 years tenure with Dempo, his side bagged the crown 5 times.

Fixture of I-League 2012-13

Round 1
06-Oct-2012: United Sikkim FC – Salgaocar SC (Gangtok)
06-Oct-2012: Pailan Arrows – Mumbai FC (Kolkata)
06-Oct-2012: Dempo SC – Churchill Brothers SC (Margao)
06-Oct-2012: Pune FC – ONGC (Pune)
06-Oct-2012: Shillong Lajong FC – Mohun Bagan AC (Shillong)
07-Oct-2012: Sporting Clube de Goa – East Bengal Club (Margao)
07-Oct-2012: Prayag United SC – Air India (Kolkata)

Round 2
12-Oct-2012: United Sikkim FC – East Bengal Club (Gangtok)
12-Oct-2012: Pune FC – Mumbai FC (Pune)
12-Oct-2012: Churchill Brothers SC – ONGC (Margao)
12-Oct-2012: Pailan Arrows – Air India (Kolkata)
13-Oct-2012: Shillong Lajong FC – Salgaocar SC (Shillong)
13-Oct-2012: Sporting Clube de Goa – Dempo SC (Margao)
13-Oct-2012: Mohun Bagan AC – Prayag United SC (Kolkata)

Round 3
27-Oct-2012: East Bengal Club – Dempo SC (Kolkata)
27-Oct-2012: Mumbai FC – Salgaocar SC (Pune)
28-Oct-2012: United Sikkim FC – Pailan Arrows (Gangtok)
28-Oct-2012: ONGC – Air India (Delhi)
28-Oct-2012: Mohun Bagan AC – Sporting Clube de Goa (Kolkata)
27-Oct-2012: Pune FC – Churchill Brothers SC (Pune)
28-Oct-2012: Shillong Lajong FC – Prayag United SC (Shillong)

Round 4
03-Nov-2012: Churchill Brothers SC – Mumbai FC (Vasco)
03-Nov-2012: East Bengal Club – Pune FC (Kolkata)
03-Nov-2012: United Sikkim FC – Dempo (Gangtok)
04-Nov-2012: Salgaocar SC – Pailan Arrows (Vasco)
04-Nov-2012: Shillong Lajong FC – Sporting Clube de Goa (Shillong)
04-Nov-2012: Air India – Mohun Bagan AC (Pune)
04-Nov-2012: ONGC – Prayag United SC (Delhi)

Round 5
10-Nov-2012: Churchill Brother SC – Salgaocar SC (Vasco)
10-Nov-2012: Mumbai FC – Sporting Clube de Goa (Pune)
10-Nov-2012: Pailan Arrows – Pune FC (Kolkata)
10-Nov-2012: ONGC – Mohun Bagan AC (Delhi)
11-Nov-2012: Prayag United SC – United Sikkim FC (Kolkata)
11-Nov-2012: Dempo SC – Shillong Lajong FC (Vasco)
11-Nov-2012: Air India – East Bengal Club (Pune)

Round 6
17-Nov-2012: Sporting Clube de Goa – United Sikkim FC (Vasco)
17-Nov-2012: Mumbai FC – Shillong Lajong FC (Pune)
17-Nov-2012: Mohun Bagan AC – Salgaocar SC (Kolkata)
17-Nov-2012: ONGC – Dempo SC (Delhi)
18-Nov-2012: Churchill Brothers SC – East Bengal Club (Vasco)
18-Nov-2012: Pailan Arrows – Prayag United SC (Kolkata)
18-Nov-2012: Pune FC – Air India (Pune)

Round 7
24-Nov-2012: Prayag United SC – Salgaocar SC (Kolkata)
24-Nov-2012: Shillong Lajong FC – Churchill Brothers SC (Shillong)
24-Nov-2012: Pune FC – United Sikkim FC (Pune)
24-Nov-2012: Dempo SC – Air India (Vasco)
25-Nov-2012: Mumbai FC – Mohun Bagan AC (Pune)
25-Nov-2012: Sporting Clube de Goa – Pailan Arrows (Vasco)
25-Nov-2012: East Bengal Club – ONGC (Kolkata)

Round 8
27-Nov-2012: East Bengal Club – Salgaocar SC (Kolkata)
27-Nov-2012: Air India – United Sikkim FC (Pune)
27-Nov-2012: Sporting Clube de Goa – Pune FC (Vasco)
28-Nov-2012: Shillong Lajong FC – Pailan Arrows (Shillong)
28-Nov-2012: Prayag United SC – Churchill Brothers SC (Kolkata)
28-Nov-2012: Dempo SC – Mohun Bagan AC (Vasco)
28-Nov-2012: Mumbai FC – ONGC (Pune)

Round 9
01-Dec-2012: Pailan Arrows – ONGC (Kolkata)
01-Dec-2012: United Sikkim FC – Churchill Brothers SC (Gangtok)
01-Dec-2012: Salgaocar SC – Dempo SC (Vasco)
02-Dec-2012: Sporting Clube de Goa – Air India (Vasco)
02-Dec-2012: Prayag United SC – Mumbai FC (Kolkata)
02-Dec-2012: Pune FC – Mohun Bagan AC (Pune)
02-Dec-2012: Shillong Lajong FC – East Bengal Club (Shillong)

Round 10
08-Dec-2012: United Sikkim FC – Shillong Lajong FC (Gangtok)
08-Dec-2012: Pailan Arrows – Churchill Brothers SC (Kolkata)
08-Dec-2012: Salgaocar SC – Pune FC (Vasco)
08-Dec-2012: ONGC – Sporting Clube de Goa (Pune)
09-Dec-2012: East Bengal Club – Mohun Bagan AC (Kolkata)
09-Dec-2012: Dempo SC – Prayag United SC (Vasco)
09-Dec-2012: Air India – Mumbai FC (Pune)

Round 11
14-Dec-2012: Salgaocar SC – ONGC (Vasco)
15-Dec-2012: Mohun Bagan AC – Pailan Arrows (Kolkata)
15-Dec-2012: Mumbai FC – United Sikkim FC (Mumbai)
15-Dec-2012: Dempo SC – Pune FC (Vasco)
16-Dec-2012: East Bengal Club – Prayag United SC
16-Dec-2012: Air India – Shillong Lajong FC (Pune)
16-Dec-2012: Churchill Brothers SC – Sporting Clube de Goa (Vasco)

Round 12
22-Dec-2012: Salgaocar SC – Sporting Clube de Goa (Vasco)
22-Dec-2012: Mumbai FC – East Bengal Club (Mumbai)
22-Dec-2012: Pailan Arrows – Dempo SC (Kolkata)
22-Dec-2012: Pune FC – Prayag United SC (Pune)
23-Dec-2012: Churchill Brothers SC – Air India (Vasco)
23-Dec-2012: Mohun Bagan AC – United Sikkim FC (Kolkata)
23-Dec-2012: ONGC – Shillong Lajong FC (Mumbai)

Round 13
29-Dec-2012: ONGC – United Sikkim FC (Mumbai)
29-Dec-2012: Shillong Lajong FC – Pune FC (Pune)
29-Dec-2012: Churchill Brothers SC – Mohun Bagan AC (Vasco)
29-Dec-2012: Prayag United SC – Sporting Clube de Goa (Kolkata)
30-Dec-2012: Salgaocar SC – Air India (Vasco)
30-Dec-2012: East Bengal Club – Pailan Arrows (Kolkata)
30-Dec-2012: Mumbai FC – Dempo SC (Mumbai)

Round 14
04-Jan-2013: Churchill Brothers SC – Shillong Lajong FC (Vasco)
05-Jan-2013: Salgaocar SC – East Bengal Club (Vasco)
05-Jan-2013: Air India – Sporting Clube de Goa (Mumbai)
05-Jan-2013: Mohun Bagan AC – Mumbai FC (Kolkata)
06-Jan-2013: Prayag United SC – Dempo SC (Kolkata)
06-Jan-2013: ONGC – Pailan Arrows (Mumbai)
06-Jan-2013: United Sikkim FC – Pune FC (Gangtok)

Round 15
08-Jan-2013: Sporting Clube de Goa – Shillong Lajong FC (Vasco)
08-Jan-2013: Air India – Salgaocar SC (Mumbai)
09-Jan-2013: United Sikkim FC – Mumbai FC (Gangtok)
09-Jan-2013: Churchill Brothers SC – Pailan Arrows (Vasco)
09-Jan-2013: ONGC – East Bengal Club (Mumbai)
09-Jan-2013: Prayag United SC – Pune FC (Kolkata)
10-Jan-2013: Mohun Bagan AC – Dempo SC (Kolkata)

Round 16
12-Jan-2013: Air India – Pailan Arrows (Mumbai)
12-Jan-2013: Sporting Clube de Goa – Prayag United SC (Vasco)
12-Jan-2013: East Bengal Club – Mumbai FC (Kolkata)
13-Jan-2013: Shillong Lajong FC – Dempo SC (Shillong)
13-Jan-2013: Mohun Bagan AC – Pune FC (Kolkata)
13-Jan-2013: ONGC – Salgaocar SC (Mumbai)
13-Jan-2013: Churchill Brothers SC – United Sikkim FC (Vasco)

Round 17
19-Jan-2013: Dempo SC – United Sikkim FC (Vasco)
19-Jan-2013: Mumbai FC – Prayag United SC (Mumbai)
19-Jan-2013: East Bengal Club – Churchill Brothers SC (Kolkata)
20-Jan-2013: Pailan Arrows – Shillong Lajong FC (Kolkata)
20-Jan-2013: Salgaocar SC – Mohun Bagan AC (Vasco)
20-Jan-2013: Pune FC – Sporting Clube de Goa (Pune)
20-Jan-2013: Air India – ONGC (Mumbai)

Round 18
27-Jan-2013: Dempo SC – ONGC (Vasco)
27-Jan-2013: Mumbai FC – Churchill Brothers SC (Mumbai)
27-Jan-2013: Prayag United SC – Mohun Bagan AC (Kolkata)
28-Jan-2013: Sporting Clube de Goa – Salgaocar SC (Vasco)
28-Jan-2013: Pailan Arrows – United Sikkim FC (Kolkata)
28-Jan-2013: Pune FC – East Bengal Club (Pune)
28-Jan-2013: Shillong Lajong FC – Air India (Shillong)

Round 19
02-Feb-2013: Sporting Clube de Goa – Churchill Brothers SC (Vasco)
02-Feb-2013: Air India – Prayag United SC (Mumbai)
02-Feb-2013: Pailan Arrows – East Bengal Club (Kolkata)
03-Feb-2013: Mohun Bagan AC – ONGC (Kolkata)
03-Feb-2013: Dempo SC – Mumbai FC (Vasco)
03-Feb-2013: Shillong Lajong FC – United Sikkim FC (Shillong)
03-Feb-2013: Pune FC – Salgaocar SC (Pune)

Round 20
09-Feb-2013: Salgaocar SC – Shillong Lajong FC (Vasco)
09-Feb-2013: Mumbai FC – Pune FC (Mumbai)
09-Feb-2013: Mohun Bagan AC – East Bengal Club (Kolkata)
10-Feb-2013: Pailan Arrows – Sporting Clube de Goa (Kolkata)
10-Feb-2013: United Sikkim FC – ONGC (Gangtok)
10-Feb-2013: Churchill Brothers SC – Prayag United SC (Vasco)
10-Feb-2013: Air India – Dempo SC (Mumbai)

Round 21
23-Mar-2013: Pailan Arrows – Mohun Bagan AC (Kolkata)
23-Mar-2013: ONGC – Churchill Brothers SC (Mumbai)
23-Mar-2013: Salgaocar SC – Mumbai FC (Vasco)
24-Mar-2013: East Bengal Club – Air India (Kolkata)
24-Mar-2013: Dempo SC – Sporting Clube de Goa (Vasco)
24-Mar-2013: Pune FC – Shillong Lajong FC (Pune)
24-Mar-2013: United Sikkim FC – Prayag United SC (Gangtok)

Round 22
27-Mar-2013: Salgaocar SC – Churchill Brothers SC (Vasco)
27-Mar-2013: Mumbai FC – Pailan Arrows (Mumbai)
27-Mar-2013: Prayag United SC – East Bengal Club (Kolkata)
28-Mar-2013: Mohun Bagan AC – Shillong Lajong FC (Kolkata)
28-Mar-2013: Sporting Clube de Goa – ONGC (Vasco)
28-Mar-2013: Pune FC – Dempo SC (Pune)
28-Mar-2013: United Sikkim FC – Air India (Gangtok)

Round 23
04-Apr-2013: Salgaocar SC – Prayag United SC (Vasco)
05-Apr-2013: Dempo SC – Pailan Arrows (Vasco)
06-Apr-2013: Churchill Brothers SC – Pune FC (Vasco)
07-Apr-2013: Sporting Clube de Goa – Mohun Bagan AC (Vasco)
07-Apr-2013: East Bengal Club – United Sikkim FC (Kolkata)
07-Apr-2013: Mumbai FC – Air India (Mumbai)
07-Apr-2013: Shillong Lajong FC – ONGC (Shillong)

Round 24
12-Apr-2013: Prayag United SC – Pailan Arrows (Kolkata)
13-Apr-2013: Salgaocar SC – United Sikkim FC (Vasco)
13-Apr-2013: Mohun Bagan AC – Air India (Kolkata)
14-Apr-2013: Churchill Brothers SC – Dempo SC (Vasco)
14-Apr-2013: East Bengal Club – Sporting Clube de Goa (Kolkata)
14-Apr-2013: ONGC – Pune FC (Mumbai)
14-Apr-2013: Shillong Lajong FC – Mumbai FC (Shillong)

Round 25
19-Apr-2013: Prayag United SC – Shillong Lajong FC (Kolkata)
20-Apr-2013: Air India – Pune FC (Mumbai)
20-Apr-2013: Pailan Arrows – Salgaocar SC (Kolkata)
21-Apr-2013: Dempo SC – East Bengal Club (Vasco)
21-Apr-2013: Mohun Bagan AC – Churchill Brothers SC (Kolkata)
21-Apr-2013: ONGC – Mumbai FC (Mumbai)
21-Apr-2013: United Sikkim FC – Sporting Clube de Goa (Gangtok)

Round 26
27-Apr-2013: Prayag United SC – ONGC (Kolkata)
27-Apr-2013: Air India – Churchill Brothers SC (Mumbai)
27-Apr-2013: Sporting Clube de Goa – Mumbai FC (Vasco)
28-Apr-2013: East Bengal Club – Shillong Lajong FC (Kolkata)
28-Apr-2013: Dempo SC – Salgaocar SC (Vasco)
28-Apr-2013: Pune FC – Pailan Arrows (Pune)
28-Apr-2013: United Sikkim FC – Mohun Bagan AC (Gangtok)

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