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I-League Final Standings: Who Finished Where?
The final placings..
28-May-2010 7:09:00 PM
By Amoy Ghoshal
Champions
Kings Of India!
Dempo won their second I-League title and fourth league title in six years. The Goan giants were by far the best team in the league and secured the title in round 25 with a 1-0 over Lajong in Shillong. They finished with the most number (16) of wins, most (54) goals, best goal difference (+23) and the best home and away records.
Rest Of The Top Four
Churchill Brothers won their last fixture to finish as runners-up and thus ensured that for the third consecutive season the top two teams are from Goa.
Dream Debut Season
Pune FC did remarkably well to finish in third spot in their debut season. Derrick Pereira’s team conceded the fewest (goals) and missed on the runners-up place by one point.
Bye Bye Indian Football
Mahindra United eventually finished in fourth place after challenging for the title for much of the season. But sadly this will be the Mumbai club’s last ever season in competitive football after the Mahindra Group's decision to scrap the football team.
Remainder Of The Top Half
Mohun Bagan finished highest among Kolkata teams in fifth spot after a fairly inconsistent campaign.
Top Half Finish
Despite fighting for relegation for the majority of the campaign, Salgaocar eventually finished sixth after winning their last three matches.
Seventh Heaven
The Bottom Half
Bottom Half Finish
Chirag United were one of the most consistent teams in the first phase but after winning just two out 13 matches in the second phase, the Kolkata side ended in eighth position.
Poor Season
Kolkata giants East Bengal might have won the Federation Cup but they were very disappointing in the league and eventually finished in ninth spot and only four points above the drop zone.
The Survivors
We Are Staying Up
Viva Kerala were one of the favourites to go down at the start of the season but they did well to ensure their survival at the end of the penultimate round. They finished in tenth place and three points above safety.
We Have Defied Odds
Mumbai FC was also tipped for relegation at the beginning of the campaign and were only safe after winning their last round fixture. Khalid Jamil’s side finished in 11th place.
Safe But Only Just
Another Mumbai outfit, Air India, also managed to beat the drop despite suffering a heavy defeat in their final fixture. The Airmen finished just one place and one point above the bottom two.
Relegated Teams
Down & Out
No Happy Ending
Shillong Lajong’s first ever I-League campaign eventually ended in relegation. The north eastern club showed a lot of promise both on and off the pitch and even finished runners-up in the Federation Cup. But a poor away record, which was the worst in the league, and no wins in their final five fixtures eventually sent them down. They finished rock bottom.
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