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{{short description|Fifth season of I-League}}
{{Infobox football league season
|competition=[[I-League]]
|season=2011–12
|Logo= [[File:I-League_second_logo.jpg]]
|winners=[[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]<br/>3rd I-League title<br/>5th [[List of Indian football champions|Indian title]]
|relegated=[[Chirag United Club Kerala|Chirag Club Kerala]]<br />[[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.|HAL]]
|continentalcup1=[[2013 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
|continentalcup1 qualifiers=[[Kingfisher East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]<br />[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|continentalcup2=
|continentalcup2 qualifiers=
|league topscorer= [[Ranty Martins Soleye|Ranti Martins]] (32 goals)
|biggest away win=[[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.|HAL]] 1-8 [[Kingfisher East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|biggest home win= [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]] 5-0 [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69217/dempo-vs-mohun-bagan/report |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-10-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103142056/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69217/dempo-vs-mohun-bagan/report |archive-date=2012-01-03 }}</ref>
|highest scoring= [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.|HAL]] 1-8 [[Kingfisher East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|matches= 181 <!--Last updated May 6 2012-->
|total goals= 521 <!--Last updated May 6 2012-->
|longest wins= 7 games <br /> [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
|longest unbeaten=  7 games <br /> [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
|longest losses= 6 games <br /> [[Chirag United Club Kerala|Chirag United Kerala]]
|highest attendance= 90,000 <br /> [[Mohun Bagan]] 1-0 [[Kingfisher East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|lowest attendance= 
|average attendance= 
|prevseason=[[2010–11 I-League|2010–11]]
|nextseason=[[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]]
}}

The '''2011–12 I-League''' is the fifth season of the [[I-League]], the topmost level of the [[India]]n [[Association football|football]] pyramid. The season began in October 2011 and ended in May 2012. [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]] are the defending champions, having won their [[List of Indian football champions|maiden title]] in the [[2010–11 I-League|previous]] season.

The current edition has a total of 14 teams contesting for the honors. These include the top twelve teams from the 2010–11 season along with the two promoted sides, [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]] and [[Sporting Clube de Goa]], who had been the winner and the runner-up in the [[2011 I-League 2nd Division]] respectively.

==Teams==
According to the [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]]'s rules, the two bottom-most teams from the [[2010–11 I-League|2010–11 season]]-ending points table were supposed to be relegated to the [[I-League 2nd Division|second tier]], but in actuality, only [[ONGC FC]] were relegated after their second to last place finish, while the team finishing the last, [[JCT FC]] decided to disband their senior football team at the close of the session.

Shillong Lajong FC and Sporting Clube de Goa, the Champions & Runner-up respectively, of the [[2011 I-League 2nd Division]], were promoted to the [[I-League]] after being relegated only the [[2009–10 I-League|previous year]].

===Stadiums and locations===
{{Location map+ |India |width=350 |float=right |caption=Locations of teams in the 2011-12 I-League |places=
{{Location map~ |India |lat=15.49300 |long=73.81800 |label= [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]<br />[[Salgaocar Sports Club|Salgaocar]]<br />[[Dempo SC|Dempo]]<br />[[Churchill Brothers SC|Churchill Brothers]]|position=left }}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=22.56972 |long=88.36972 |label=[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]<br />[[Kingfisher East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]<br />[[Prayag United S.C.|Prayag United]] |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=18.97500|long=72.82583 |label= [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]]<br />[[Air India FC|Air India]] |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=18.47361|long=73.79778 |label= [[Pune F.C.|Pune]]  |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=22.56972 |long=88.36972 |label= [[Pailan Arrows]] |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=11.8667|long=75.4167 |label= [[Chirag United Kerala F.C.|Chirag United Kerala]]  |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=12.966667|long=77.566667 |label= [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC|HAL]]  |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=25.57 |long=91.98 |label= [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]}}
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Team
! Location
! Stadium
! Capacity
|-
| [[Air India FC|Air India]]
| [[Mumbai]]
| [[Cooperage Ground]]
| align="center" | {{nts|12,000}}
|-
| [[Chirag United Club Kerala]]
| [[Kozhikode]]
| [[Kaloor International Stadium]]
| align="center" | {{nts|60,000}}
|-
| [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| [[Salcette]]
| [[Fatorda Stadium]]
| align="center" | {{nts|27,300}}
|-
| [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| [[Panjim]]
| Fatorda Stadium
| align="center" | {{nts|27,300}}
|-
| [[Kingfisher East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| [[Kolkata]]
| [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
| align="center" | {{nts|120,000}}
|-
| [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.|HAL]]
| [[Bangalore]]
| [[Bangalore Football Stadium]]
| align="center" | {{nts|15,000}}
|-
| [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
| Kolkata
| Salt Lake Stadium
| align="center" | {{nts|120,000}}
|-
| [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]]
| Mumbai
| Cooperage Ground
| align="center" | {{nts|12,000}}
|-
| [[Pailan Arrows]]
| Kolkata
| Salt Lake Stadium
| align="center" | {{nts|120,000}}
|-
| [[Prayag United S.C.|Prayag United]]
| Kolkata
| Salt Lake Stadium
| align="center" | {{nts|120,000}}
|-
| [[Pune F.C.|Pune]]
| [[Pune]]
| [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex|Balewadi Sports Complex]]
| align="center" | {{nts|20,000}}
|-
| [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]]
| [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]]
| Fatorda Stadium
| align="center" | {{nts|27,300}}
|-
| [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
| [[Shillong]]
| [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
| align="center" | {{nts|25,000}}
|-
| [[Sporting Clube de Goa]]
| Panjim
| Fatorda Stadium
| align="center" | {{nts|27,300}}
|}

===Managerial changes===
''In chronological order from the bottom''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Team
!Outgoing manager
!Manner of departure
!Date of vacancy
!Position in table
!Incoming manager
!Date of appointment
|-
| Mohun Bagan
| {{flagicon|IND}} {{sortname|Subhash|Bhowmick}}
| Caretaker
| 1 June 2011
| Pre-season
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Steve|Darby}}
| 19 July 2011
|-
| Churchill Brothers
| {{flagicon|CRO}} {{sortname|Drago|Mamic|Drago Mamić}}
| Caretaker
| 1 June 2011
| Pre-season
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Manuel Gonçalves Gomes|Manuel Gomes]]
| 9 June 2011
|-
| Pailan Arrows
| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Des|Bulpin}}
| Sacked
| 13 August 2011
| Pre-season
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sukhwinder Singh (football coach)|Sukhwinder Singh]]
| 13 August 2011
|-
| Chirag United Club Kerala
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[P. K. Unnikrishnan]]
| Sacked
| 1 October 2011
| Pre-season
| {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Pakir Ali]]
| 2 October 2011
|-
| Mohun Bagan
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Steve|Darby}}
| Resigned
| 15 October 2011
| Pre-Season
| {{flagicon|IND}} {{sortname|Prasanta|Banerjee}}
| 18 October 2011
|-
| Pailan Arrows
| {{flagicon|India}} [[Sukhwinder Singh (football coach)|Sukhwinder Singh]]
| Resigned
| 7 February 2012
| 13th
| {{flagicon|India}} [[Sujit Chakravarty]]
| 8 February 2012
|-
| Churchill Brothers
| {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Manuel Gonçalves Gomes|Manuel Gomes]]
| Sacked
| 14 February 2012
| 5th
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Carlos Roberto Pereira]]
| 15 February 2012
|-
| Chirag United Club Kerala
| {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Pakir Ali]]
| Sacked
| 18 February 2012
| 12th
| {{flagicon|India}} [[Biswajit Bhattacharya]]
| 18 February 2012
|}

===Foreign players===

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! width="190" | Club
! width="170" | Player 1
! width="170" | Player 2
! width="170" | Player 3
! width="170" | Asian Player
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Air India
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Henry Ezeh]]
| {{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Lamine Tamba]]
|
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Takayuki Omi]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Chirag United Kerala
| {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Isaac Boakye (footballer born 1984)|Isaac Boakye]]
| {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Charles Dzisah]]
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[David Sunday]]
| None
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Churchill Brothers
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Roberto Mendes Silva]]
| {{flagicon|Gabon}} [[Henry Antchouet]]
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[David Opara]]
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Antun Kovacic]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Dempo
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Ranty Martins Soleye|Ranty Martins]]
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Koko Sakibo]]
| {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Densill Theobald]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yusuke Kato]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| East Bengal
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Edmilson Marques Pardal|Edmilson]]
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Uga Samuel Okpara]]
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Penn Orji]]
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Tolgay Özbey]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| HAL
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Joseph Femi Adeola]]
|
|
| {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Rohit Chand]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Mohun Bagan
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Jose Ramirez Barreto]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Hudson Lima Da Silva|Hudson Lima Silva]]
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Odafa Onyeka Okolie]]
| None
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Mumbai
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Kingsley Chioma]]
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Gbeneme Friday]]
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Ebi Sukore]]
| {{flagicon|Afghanistan}} [[Zohib Islam Amiri]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Pailan Arrows
| colspan="4"|Pailan Arrows don't use foreigners as they are an Indian Developmental Side
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Prayag United
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Josimar da Silva Martins|Josimar]]
| {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Yusif Yakubu]]
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Bello Razaq]]
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Kayne Vincent]]<ref group="nb">Prayag United are allowed up to four foreign players (per [[I-League]] rules), one of which must be from Asia. Despite being a New Zealander and having represented them at youth international level Kayne Vincent is considered Japanese due to his Japanese mother.</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Pune
| {{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Keita Mandjou]]
| {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Pierre Djidjia Douhou]]
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Arata Izumi]]
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Chika Wali]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Salgaocar
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Luciano Sabrosa]]
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Maxime Belouet]]
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Chidi Edeh]]
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Ryuji Sueoka]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Shillong Lajong
| {{flagicon|Liberia}} [[James Gbilee]]
| {{flagicon|Liberia}} [[Johnny Menyongar]]
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Christopher Chizoba]]
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Matthew Mayora]]
|-
| Sporting Goa
| {{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Boubacar Keita]]
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Ogba Kalu Nnanna]]
| {{flagicon|South Sudan}} [[James Moga]]
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Park Jae-Hyun]]
|-
|}

===Ownership changes===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size=90%;"
|-
! Club
! New owner
! Previous owner
! Date
|-
| Pailan Arrows
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pailan Group]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[All India Football Federation]]
| {{dts|2011|7|31|format=dmy}}<ref>{{cite news |title=I-League: I Will Buy Some New Players If We Can't Have Jeje And The Rest Of The Players – Pailan Group To AIFF |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2011/07/31/2598361/i-league-i-will-buy-some-new-players-if-we-cant-have-jeje |work=goal.com |publisher=goal.com |date=31 July 2011 |access-date=23 October 2011 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Prayag United]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Prayag Film City|Prayag Group]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} RP-Chirag
| {{dts|2011|8|3|format=dmy}}<ref>{{cite news |title=I-League: United Sports Club To Be Rechristened As 'Prayag United' |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2011/08/03/2602615/i-league-united-sports-club-to-be-rechristened-as-prayag |work=goal.com |publisher=goal.com |date=3 August 2011 |access-date=23 October 2011 }}</ref>
|-
| Chirag United Club Kerala
| {{flagicon|IND}} Chirag Computers
| {{flagicon|IND}} Viva Kerala Group
| {{dts|2011|8|7|format=dmy}}<ref>{{cite news |title=I-League: Viva Kerala Renamed As Chirag United Kerala – It's Turning Into An Absolute Joke |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2011/08/07/2608448/i-league-viva-kerala-renamed-as-chirag-united-kerala-its-turning- |work=goal.com |publisher=goal.com |date=7 August 2011 |access-date=23 October 2011 }}</ref>
|-
| Shillong Lajong
| colspan="2"|{{flagicon|UAE}} Anglian Holdings (20% stake)<sup>1</sup>
| {{dts|2012|2|29|format=dmy}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Shillong Lajong tie up with NRI owned Danish club|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Shillong-Lajong-tie-up-with-NRI-owned-Danish-club/articleshow/12084415.cms |work=Times of India |publisher=Times of India |date=29 February 2012 |access-date=1 March 2012 }}</ref>
|}

*<sup>1</sup>:  Anglian Holdings only brought 20% in Shillong Lajong. The rest of the club is still owned by Shillong Lajong plc.

==League table==
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR

|team1=DEM|name_DEM=[[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
|team2=EB|name_EB=[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|team3=CB|name_CB=[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|team4=MB|name_MB=[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|team5=PFC|name_PFC=[[Pune F.C.|Pune]]
|team6=SFC|name_SFC=[[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
|team7=CHI|name_CHI=[[United S.C.|United SC]]
|team8=SCG|name_SCG=[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|team9=AI|name_AI=[[Air India (football club)|Air India]]
|team10=SLFC|name_SLFC=[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
|team11=MUM|name_MUM=[[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]]
|team12=CUK|name_CUK=[[Chirag United Club Kerala|Chirag United Kerala]]
|team13=PA|name_PA=[[Pailan Arrows]]
|team14=HAL|name_HAL=[[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.|HAL]]

|win_DEM=18|draw_DEM=3|loss_DEM=5|gf_DEM=59|ga_DEM=21|status_DEM=C
|win_EB=15|draw_EB=6|loss_EB=5|gf_EB=46|ga_EB=22
|win_CB=14|draw_CB=6|loss_CB=6|gf_CB=47|ga_CB=28
|win_MB=13|draw_MB=8|loss_MB=5|gf_MB=51|ga_MB=32
|win_PFC=13|draw_PFC=7|loss_PFC=6|gf_PFC=44|ga_PFC=34
|win_SFC=12|draw_SFC=8|loss_SFC=6|gf_SFC=32|ga_SFC=19
|win_CHI=11|draw_CHI=9|loss_CHI=6|gf_CHI=41|ga_CHI=29
|win_SCG=11|draw_SCG=7|loss_SCG=8|gf_SCG=53|ga_SCG=43
|win_AI=9|draw_AI=5|loss_AI=12|gf_AI=29|ga_AI=37
|win_SLFC=7|draw_SLFC=7|loss_SLFC=12|gf_SLFC=24|ga_SLFC=44
|win_MUM=7|draw_MUM=3|loss_MUM=16|gf_MUM=31|ga_MUM=52
|win_CUK=6|draw_CUK=2|loss_CUK=18|gf_CUK=28|ga_CUK=50|status_CUK=R
|win_PA=2|draw_PA=10|loss_PA=14|gf_PA=17|ga_PA=40
|win_HAL=1|draw_HAL=5|loss_HAL=20|gf_HAL=19|ga_HAL=68|status_HAL=R

|col_GS=#D0F0C0|text_GS=[[2013 AFC Cup#Group stage|2013 AFC Cup Group stage]]
|note_res_GS=[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]], the winner of the [[2012 Indian Federation Cup]], qualified for the [[2013 AFC Cup]].
|result2=GS

|col_CB=#D0F0C0|text_CB=[[2013 AFC Cup#Group stage|2013 AFC Cup Group stage]]
|note_res_CB=[[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]] refused to enter the 2013 AFC Cup, so they were replaced by [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2012/11/30/3566794/aiff-to-approach-churchill-brothers-to-participate-in-the|title=AIFF to approach Churchill Brothers to participate in the AFC Cup|publisher=goal.com|date=30 November 2012}}</ref>
|result3=CB

|col_NREL=#FFCCCC|text_NREL=Relegation to [[2013 I-League 2nd Division]]
|note_res_NREL=Pailan Arrows were not relegated in the season as they were a developmental team.
|result12=NREL

|col_REL=#FFCCCC|text_REL=Relegation to [[2013 I-League 2nd Division]]
|result14=REL

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=6 May 2012
|source=[http://www.indiafooty.com/news-center/table/2011-12-i-league-standings/ IndiaFooty.com]
}}</onlyinclude>

==Season charity==
IMG Reliance and the [[I-League]] have joined hands with the polio eradication campaign '''India Unite to End Polio Now'''. IUEPN is an initiative of Aidmatrix Foundation, supported by UNICEF, and a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), World Health Organization (WHO), National Polio Surveillance Project (NPSP), Rotary International and US Centre for Disease Control (CDC).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Polio-awareness-campaign-at-I-League/articleshow/10455978.cms|title=Polio awareness campaign at I-League|date=19 November 2011|work=Times of India|access-date=19 November 2011}}</ref>

==Season statistics==

===Top scorers===
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league/2011-2012/regular-season/r16043/players/?ICID=PL_3N_04|title=Players – I-League – India – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Goals
|-
|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Ranti Martins]]
|align="left"|Dempo
|32
|-
|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Odafa Onyeka Okolie]]
|align="left"|Mohun Bagan
|26
|-
|rowspan="2"|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Tolgay Özbey]]
|align="left"|East Bengal
|rowspan="2"|18
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Gabon}} [[Henry Antchouet]]
|align="left"|Churchill Brothers
|-
|rowspan="2"|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|South Sudan}} [[James Moga]]
|align="left"|Sporting Goa
|rowspan="2"|16
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Mandjou Keita]]
|align="left"|Pune
|-
|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Yusif Yakubu]]
|align="left"|United SC
|12
|-
|rowspan="2"|8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Josimar da Silva Martins|Josimar]]
|align="left"|United SC
|rowspan="2"|11
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Ogba Kalu Nnanna|Ogba Kalu]]
|align="left"|Sporting Goa
|-
|rowspan="2"|10
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Gbeneme Friday]]
|align="left"|Mumbai
|rowspan="2"|10
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[David Sunday]]
|align="left"|Chirag United Kerala
|}

===Top Indian scorers===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Goals
|-
|rowspan="2"|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|India}} [[Chinadorai Sabeeth]]
|align="left"|Pailan Arrows
|rowspan="2"|9
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|India}} [[Manandeep Singh]]
|align="left"|Air India
|-
|rowspan="2"|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|India}} Abdul Hamza
|align="left"|HAL
|rowspan="2"|8
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|India}} [[C.K. Vineeth]]
|align="left"|Chirag United Kerala
|-
|rowspan="2"|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|India}} [[Sandesh Gadkari]]
|align="left"|Air India
|rowspan="2"|7
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|India}} [[Singam Subhash Singh|Subhash Singh]]
|align="left"|Pune
|-
|rowspan="3"|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|India}} [[Dawson Fernandes]]
|align="left"|Sporting Goa
|rowspan="3"|6
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|India}} [[Clifford Miranda]]
|align="left"|Dempo
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|India}} [[Lalrindika Ralte]]
|align="left"|Churchill Brothers
|}

===Hat-tricks===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Player|| For !! Against !! align=center| Result !! Date
|-
|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Odafa Onyeka Okolie]] || Mohun Bagan || Pailan Arrows ||align="center"|[https://archive.today/20121227173713/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69203/pailan-arrows-vs-mohun-bagan/lineup-stats 3–1] || {{dts|format=dmy|2011|10|23}}
|-
|{{flagicon|South Sudan}} [[James Moga]] || Sporting Clube de Goa  || Salgaocar ||align="center"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20111106232951/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69221/sporting-clube-de-goa-vs-salgaocar-sc/report 4–2] || {{dts|format=dmy|2011|11|5}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Josimar da Silva Martins|Josimar]] || United SC || Pune ||align="center"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20111107000303/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69220/prayag-united-vs-pune-fc/report 5–1] || {{dts|format=dmy|2011|11|5}}
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tolgay Özbey]] || East Bengal || HAL ||align="center"|[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/11/23/india/i-league/hindustan-aeronautics-limited-sc/east-bengal-club-fc/1215883/ 8–1] || {{dts|format=dmy|2011|11|23}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Gabon}} [[Henry Antchouet]] || Churchill Brothers || Shillong Lajong ||align="center"|[https://archive.today/20130103023835/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69405/churchill-brothers-sc-vs-shillong-lajong-fc/report 6–0] || {{dts|format=dmy|2011|12|17}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[David Opara]] || Churchill Brothers || Sporting Clube de Goa ||align="center"|[https://archive.today/20130103020916/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69593/churchill-brothers-sc-vs-sporting-clube-de-goa/report 5–0] || {{dts|format=dmy|2011|12|28}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Odafa Onyeka Okolie]] || Mohun Bagan || Churchill Brothers ||align="center"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20120119063438/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69615/churchill-brothers-sc-vs-mohun-bagan/report 3–2] || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|1|15}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[David Opara]] || Churchill Brothers || Chirag United Kerala ||align="center"|[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/I-League-Super-sub-Opara-stars-in-Churchills-win/articleshow/12537099.cms/report 4–0] || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|04|04}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Rohit Chand]] || HAL || Pune ||align="center"|[http://the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=3104/report 4–6]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|04|10}}
|-
|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Gbeneme Friday]] || Mumbai || HAL ||align="center"|[http://the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=3104/report 5–1]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|04|14}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[David Sunday]] || Chirag United Kerala || East Bengal ||align="center"|[http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/article3321531.ece/report 3–4] || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|04|16}}
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Chinadorai Sabeeth]] || Pailan Arrows || Chirag United Kerala ||align="center"|[https://archive.today/20130102113757/http://www.espnstar.com/football/asian-football/news/detail/item792179/Pailan-Arrows-rout-Chirag-Kerala//report 3–0] || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|04|25}}
|}

===Scoring===
*First goal of the season: [[C.K. Vineeth]] for Chirag United Club Kerala against HAL (<small>''22 October 2011''</small>)<ref>{{cite news |title= HAL Bangalore vs Chirag United Club Kerala Lineups and Statistics |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69201/hal-bangalore-vs-chirag-united-club-kerala/lineup-stats |work=goal.com |publisher=goal.com |date=22 October 2011 |access-date=22 October 2011 }}</ref>
*Fastest goal of the season: '''3 minutes''' – [[Anthony Pereira]] for Dempo against Shillong Lajong (<small>''23 November 2011''</small>)<ref>http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69378/dempo-vs-shillong-lajong-fc/report</ref>
*Widest winning margin: '''7 goals'''
**HAL 1-8 East Bengal (<small>''23 November 2011''</small>)
*Most goals scored in a match by a single team: '''10 goals'''
** Pune 6-4 HAL (<small>''10 April 2012''</small>)
*Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: '''4 goals'''
**Pune 6-4 HAL (<small>''10 April 2012''</small>)
*Most goals scored in a match by a single player: '''4 goals'''
** [[Tolgay Özbey]] for East Bengal against HAL (<small>''23 November 2011''</small>)
** [[Gbeneme Friday]] for Mumbai against HAL (<small>''14 April 2012''</small>)

==End-of-season awards==
* '''Fan's Player of the Year''' — {{flagicon|India}} [[Francis Fernandes]]
* '''FPAI Young Player of the Year''' — {{flagicon|India}} [[Manandeep Singh]]
* '''FPAI Foreign Player of the Year''' — {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Ranti Martins]]
* '''FPAI Indian Player of the Year''' — {{flagicon|India}} [[Syed Rahim Nabi]]
* '''FPAI Coach of the Year''' — {{flagicon|England}} [[Trevor Morgan (footballer)|Trevor Morgan]]

==FPAI Team of the Year==
'''Formation: 4-4-2'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianfootballnetwork.com/forum/discussion/108/indian-football-news-updates/p55|title=Indian Football News Updates – Page 55|website=indianfootballnetwork.com}}</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%;"
|-
! class="unsortable" style="width:24px;"|Nat.
!class="unsortable" |Position
! class="unsortable" style="width:170px;"|Name
!class="unsortable" |Club
|-
| {{flagicon|India}}
| GK
| [[Karanjit Singh]]
| [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]]
|-
| {{flagicon|India}}
| RB
| [[Deepak Kumar Mondal|Deepak Mondal]]
| [[Prayag United S.C.|United SC]]
|-
| {{flagicon|India}}
| CB
| [[Mahesh Gawli]]
| [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}}
| CB
| [[Uga Samuel Okpara|Uga Okpara]]
| [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
|-
| {{flagicon|India}}
| LB
| [[Syed Rahim Nabi]]
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|-
| {{flagicon|India}}
| RM
| [[Rocus Lamare]]
| [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}}
| CM
| [[Pierre Djidjia Douhou]]
| [[Pune F.C.|Pune]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Brazil}}
| CM
| [[Roberto Mendes Silva|Beto]]
| [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}}
| LM
| [[Penn Orji]]
| [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}}
| ST
| [[Odafa Onyeka Okolie]]
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}}
| ST
| [[Ranti Martins]]
| [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
|-
| {{flagicon|England}}
| Coach
| [[Trevor Morgan (footballer)|Trevor Morgan]]
| [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
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