The 2018–19 I-League was the 12th season of the

I-League The I-League is the men's second professional football division of the Indian football league system behind the Indian Super League. Administered by the All India Football Federation, it is currently contested by 13 clubs. It operates as a s ...

, the top Indian professional

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league, since its establishment in 2007. The season started on 26 October 2018 and is scheduled to conclude in March 2019. Unlike the

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, the I-League did not take a mid-season break during the

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. Minerva Punjab was the defending champions having won the previous season. Real Kashmir joined as a promoted club from the

I-League 2nd Division The I-League 2 is an Indian men's professional association football, football league. It is the 3rd tier of the Indian football league system, behind the Indian Super League and the I-League. It operates as a system of promotion and relegation ...

. Churchill Brothers, having been relegated the previous season, were given an exemption by the

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for this season.

Chennai City FC Chennai City Football Club was an Indian professional football club based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The club predominantly competed in the I-League, which was then highest division of Indian football league system. They have also appeared in th ...

were the champions for this season, winning the title on the last day. This was their first title win in the history of the club. The top scorer in the league was

's Pedro Manzi, who finished the season with 21 goals.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

Managerial changes

Foreign players

On 20 June 2018, it was decided by the

that the number of foreigners for each I-League club will be kept six as previous season. Asian player quota is abolished. Clubs can sign maximum six players of any nationality. Indian Arrows cannot sign any foreign players as they are the AIFF developmental team.

League table

Standings

Results

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Top Indian scorers

Hat-tricks

Cleansheets

Average home attendances

Awards

Hero of the Match

References

External links

Official website
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