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{{Short description|11th season of the I-League}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox football league season
| image = 
| pixels = 200px
|competition                = [[I-League]]
|season                     = [[2017–18 in Indian football|2017–18]]
|dates                      = 25 November 2017 – 8 March 2018
|winners                    = [[Minerva Punjab FC|Minerva Punjab]]<br/>1st I-League title<br/>1st [[List of Indian football champions|Indian title]]
|relegated                  = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|continentalcup1            = [[2019 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
|continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Minerva Punjab FC|Minerva Punjab]]
|continentalcup2            = 
|continentalcup2 qualifiers = 
|matches                    = 90
|total goals                = 205
|league topscorer           = [[Aser Pierrick Dipanda]]<br/>(13 goals)
|best goalkeeper            = [[Shilton Paul]]<br/>(8 clean sheets)
|biggest home win           = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] 7–1 [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]<br/>(24 February 2018)
|biggest away win           = [[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]] 0–3 [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]<br/>(9 December 2017)
|highest scoring            = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] 7–1 [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]<br/>(24 February 2018)
|longest wins       =  [[Minerva Punjab FC|Minerva Punjab]]<br/>[[Kingfisher East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]](4 games)   
|longest unbeaten          =  [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]<br/>(9 games)
|longest winless            = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]<br/>(6 games)
|longest losses            = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]<br/>(5 games )
|highest attendance         = 64,630<br/>[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] vs [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]<br/>(3 December 2017)
|lowest attendance          = 218<br/>[[Indian Arrows]] vs [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]<br/>(29 November 2017)
|attendance                 = 832,665	 <!--Source is Official I-League Mobile App-->
|average attendance         = 10,280
|prevseason                 = [[2016–17 I-League|2016–17]]
|nextseason                 = [[2018–19 I-League|2018–19]] 
}}
The '''2017–18 I-League''' was the 11th season of the [[I-League]]. [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]] were the defending champions. [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]] entered as the promoted team from the [[2016–17 I-League 2nd Division]]. The season began on 25 November 2017. [[Minerva Punjab FC|Minerva Punjab]] won their first I-League title.<ref>{{cite news|author=Jonathan Selvaraj|title=Minerva give India another champion team from Punjab |url=http://www.espn.in/football/indian-i-league/story/3411481/minerva-punjab-win-historic-i-league-title|website=ESPN|date=8 March 2018|access-date=5 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130142239/https://www.espn.in/football/indian-i-league/story/3411481/minerva-punjab-win-historic-i-league-title|archive-date=30 November 2021}}</ref>

==Teams==
[[All India Football Federation]] invited bids for new teams on 21 July 2017 from Bengaluru, Mumbai, New Delhi, Ranchi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bhopal, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Malappuram and Trivandrum, among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i-league.org/interviews-and-features/aiff-invites-new-bids-for-hero-i-league-2017-18/|title=AIFF Invites New Bids For Hero I-League 2017–18|date=21 July 2017|access-date=21 July 2017|archive-date=25 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825220255/http://i-league.org/interviews-and-features/aiff-invites-new-bids-for-hero-i-league-2017-18/|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 20 September, after second round of bidding invitation, the Bid Evaluation Committee decided to award Sree Gokulam Group the right to field their team in the Hero I-League 2017–18 season onward from [[Kozhikode]], [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8465|title=AIFF WELCOMES SREE GOKULAM GROUP IN HERO I-LEAGUE|date=20 September 2017|access-date=20 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630191158/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8465|archive-date=30 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Bengaluru FC]] successfully bid for a place in [[2017–18 Indian Super League]] and thus was not a part of [[I-League]]. [[NEROCA F.C.]] were promoted for winning [[2016–17 I-League 2nd Division]]. After successful hosting of [[FIFA U-17 World Cup]], AIFF revived [[2017-18 Indian Arrows season|Indian Arrows]] project to field the colts in I-League.
<section begin=map />
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 |caption=Locations of the 2017–18 I-League teams
 |alt=Locations of the 2017–18 I-League teams
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{{location map~ |India |lat=23.727222 |long=92.717778 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nobreak|[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]}}</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=15.21 |long=74.07 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nobreak|[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]}}</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=24.82 |long=93.95 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nobreak|[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]}}</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=11.0168 |long=76.9558 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nobreak|[[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]}}</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=11.2588 |long=75.7804 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nobreak|[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]}}</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=30.9010 |long=75.8573 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;">[[Minerva Punjab FC|Minerva Punjab]]</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=22.56972 |long=88.36972 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px;left:-4px;">Kolkata</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=25.57 |long=91.98 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:-4px;">[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=28.3636|long=77.1348|label= <div style="font-size:80%;">{{nobreak|[[Indian Arrows]]}}</div>|position=right}}
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{{Location map~ |India |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=19.0 |long=86.0 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">'''Kolkata teams'''<br>
{{nobreak|[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]}}<br>
</div>|position=right}}
}}<section end="map" />

===Stadiums and locations===
:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! Location
! Stadium
! Capacity
|-
| [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
| [[Aizawl]], [[Mizoram]]
| [[Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium]]
| 20,000<ref>{{cite web|title=Aizawl F.C. Stadium|url=https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15780911_1073759756080510_8052106197882120163_n.jpg?oh=9803e7965d6a49b3a8de3bcaa1b7e97d&oe=59449B6B|publisher=I-League}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
| [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
| [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Coimbatore]]
| 30,000<ref>{{cite web|title=Chennai City Stadium|url=https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15825944_1073023912820761_4556522181086971576_n.jpg?oh=31af0702b7f6fe5d26c9b26cc3979673&oe=59175D62|publisher=I-League}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
| [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| [[Salcete]], [[Goa]]
| [[Tilak Maidan Stadium]]
| 6,000
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Kingfisher East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Salt Lake Stadium]] <br/> [[Barasat Stadium]]
| 66,000
|-
|22,000
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Indian Arrows]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Delhi]], [[New Delhi]]<br/>[[Bambolim]], [[Goa]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Ambedkar Stadium]]<br/> GMC Bambolim Athletic Stadium
| 35,000<ref>{{cite web|title=Shillong Lajong Stadium|url=https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15894899_1074592002663952_4065504049936803130_n.jpg?oh=f81b9e2bef921fd167706641316a6d4a&oe=59497A27|publisher=I-League}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
| 6,500
|-
| [[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
| [[Kozhikode]], [[Kerala]]
| [[EMS Stadium]]
|54,000
|-
| [[Minerva Punjab FC|Minerva Punjab]]
| [[Ludhiana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| [[Guru Nanak Stadium]]
| 15,000<ref>{{cite web|title=Minerva Punjab Stadium|url=https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15826499_1073029756153510_6666063244137336220_n.jpg?oh=8c47aa8723022858ef593f1195bb9615&oe=5917EC82|publisher=I-League}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Salt Lake Stadium]]<br/>[[Barasat Stadium]]<br/>[[Mohun Bagan Ground]]
| 66,687<ref>{{cite web|title=Mohun Bagan Stadium|url=https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15826849_1076372512485901_3865278188390752802_n.jpg?oh=9511a08693dca0eafe99d4e1a18a4b00&oe=59432AF8|publisher=I-League}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
| 22,000
|-
| 22,000
|-
| [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
| [[Imphal]], [[Manipur]]
| [[Khuman Lampak Main Stadium]]
| 30,000
|-
| [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
| [[Shillong]], [[Meghalaya]]
| [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
| 30,000
|}

===Personnel and kits===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! Team
! Head coach
! Kit manufacturer
! Shirt sponsor
|-
|{{nobreak|Aizawl}}
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Santosh Kashyap]]
|Vamos 
|NE Consultancy Services
|-
|{{nobreak|Chennai City}}
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[V Soundararajan]]
|Counter Sports<ref>{{cite tweet|number=925242464541085697|user=ChennaiCityFC|title=Official First Team Home Kit #CCFC designed by @counter_sports for the upcoming @ILeagueOfficial Season!…<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |accessdate=2017-11-10|language=en|date=2017-10-30 }}</ref>
|''None''
|-
|{{nobreak|Churchill Brothers}}
|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Joseph Afusi]]
|Faisports
| Churchill Group
|-
|{{nobreak|East Bengal}}
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Khalid Jamil]]
|PERF
|[[Kingfisher (beer)|Kingfisher]]
|-
|Gokulam Kerala
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Bino George]]
| Kaizen sports
| Aachi Group
|-
|Indian Arrows
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Luís Norton de Matos]]
| [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|''None'' 
|-
|{{nobreak|Minerva Punjab}}
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Khogen Singh]]
|Astro<ref>{{cite tweet|number=935437469746470912|user=minervapunjabfc|title=✊ We thank all our Sponsors and Partners who backed us for the ongoing @ILeagueOfficial  season ⚽ #chakdephatte…<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |accessdate=2017-12-05|language=en|date=2017-11-28}}</ref>
|[[Apollo Tyres]]<ref>{{cite tweet|number=933941594285260800|user=minervapunjabfc|title=🚨 Join us in welcoming @apollotyres as our official title sponsors for the upcoming @ILeagueOfficial season❗…<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |accessdate=2017-11-24|language=en|date=2017-11-24 }}</ref>
|-
|{{nobreak|Mohun Bagan}}
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sankarlal Chakraborty]]
|Shiv Naresh
|[[Nilkamal Plastics|Nilkamal]]
|-
|{{nobreak|NEROCA}}
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Gift Raikhan]]
|Vector X<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Nerocafc/photos/pb.1045813682104585.-2207520000.1502202612./1625895614096386/|title=VECTOR X THE OFFICIAL KITS AND UNIFORM SPONSOR FOR NEROCA FC !!! Various official MERCHANDISE TO BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL OUR FANS SOON!!|last=FC|first=NEROCA|date=2017-08-08|website=@Nerocafc|language=en|access-date=2017-11-10|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416062536/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNerocafc%2Fphotos%2Fpb.1045813682104585.-2207520000.1502202612.%2F1625895614096386%2F|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Classic Group of Hotels
|-
|{{nobreak|Shillong Lajong}}
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Alison Kharsyntiew]]
|[[Nivia Sports]]<ref>{{cite tweet|number=930676489858805760|user=lajongfc|title=We are happy to announce Nivia as our new kit partner for the I-League 2017/18 season.  Have a look at our new home…<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
|''None''
|-
|}

===Foreign players===
On 2 August 2017, it was announced by the [[All India Football Federation]] that the number of foreigners for each I-League club would go up to six, with two of the six having to be born in Asia or registered with the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]].<ref name="Foreign">{{cite news|last1=Mergulhao|first1=Marcus|title=I-LEAGUE Foreign players: Mohun Bagan, EB get their way|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/i-league-foreign-players-mohun-bagan-eb-get-their-way/articleshow/59874589.cms|access-date=1 December 2017|work=Times of India|date=2 August 2017|archive-date=1 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101100125/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/i-league-foreign-players-mohun-bagan-eb-get-their-way/articleshow/59874589.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

Indian Arrows cannot sign any foreign players as they are the AIFF developmental team.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:101%;"
|-
!Club
!Foreigner 1
!Foreigner 2
!Foreigner 3
!Foreigner 4
!AFC Foreigner 1
!AFC Foreigner 2
|-
| [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Léonce Dodoz]]
| {{flagicon|LBR}} [[Alfred Jaryan]]
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Kareem Omolaja]]
| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Andrei Ionescu]]
| {{flagicon|AFG|2013}} [[Masih Saighani]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yugo Kobayashi (footballer)|Yugo Kobayashi]]
|-
| [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Michel Joachim]]
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Aleksandar Rakić (footballer)|Aleksandar Rakić]]
| {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Uroš Poljanec]]
| 
| {{flagicon|KGZ}} [[Venyamin Shumeyko]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Dong-hyeon (footballer, born 1994)|Kim Dong-hyeon]]
|-
| [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| {{flagicon|GAM}} [[Dawda Ceesay]]
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Onyeama Francis Okechukwu|Francis Onyeama]]
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Monday Osagie]]
| {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Willis Plaza]]
| {{flagicon|KGZ}} [[Bektur Talgat Uulu]]
| {{flagicon|LIB}} [[Hussein Eldor]]
|-
| [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| {{flagicon|EQG}} [[Eduardo Ferreira]]
| {{flagicon|LBR}} [[Ansumana Kromah]]
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Dudu Omagbemi]]
| 
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Katsumi Yusa]]
| {{flagicon|SYR}} [[Mahmoud Amnah]]
|-
| [[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]
| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Daniel Addo (footballer, born 1989)|Daniel Addo]]
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Emmanuel Chigozie]]
| {{flagicon|UGA}} [[Henry Kisekka]]
| {{flagicon|UGA}} [[Musa Mudde]]
| {{flagicon|BHN}} [[Mahmood Al-Ajmi]]
| {{flagicon|UZB}} Gulom Urunov
|-
| [[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]]
| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[William Opoku]]
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Bazie Armand]]
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Guy Eric Dano]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Kassim Aidara]]
| {{flagicon|BHU}} [[Chencho Gyeltshen]]
| {{flagicon|NEP}} [[Kiran Chemjong]]
|-
| [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
| {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Aser Pierrick Dipanda]]
| {{flagicon|LIB}} [[Akram Moghrabi]]
| {{flagicon|NEP}}[[Bimal Gharti Magar]]
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Kingsley Obumneme]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Cameron Watson (footballer)|Cameron Watson]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuta Kinowaki]]
|-
|[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
| {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Nedo Turković]]
| {{flagicon|HAI}} [[Fabien Vorbe]]
| {{flagicon|LBR}} [[Varney Kallon]]
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Felix Chidi Odili]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nick Ward (Australian footballer)|Nick Ward]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Aryn Williams]]
|-
| [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
| {{flagicon|EQG}} [[Lawrence Doe]]
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Abdoulaye Koffi]]
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Daniel Odafin]]
| {{flagicon|GAM}} [[Saihou Jagne]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Oh Joo-ho]]
| 
|}

==League table==
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football
|update=complete 
|source= [http://i-league.org/matchday/points-table/ i-league.org]
<!--Update team positions here-->
|team1=MIN
|team2=NFC
|team3=MB
|team4=KEB
|team5=AIZ
|team6=SLFC
|team7=GKFC
|team8=CCFC
|team9=CB
|team10=IA

|status_MIN=C
|status_CB=
|note_IA=[[Indian Arrows]] were exempted from relegation, as they are an AIFF developmental team.
|note_CB=[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]] were relegated, but reinstated after the appeal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/aiff-reinstates-churchill-brothers-in-i-league/articleshow/65882043.cms|title=AIFF reinstates Churchill Brothers in I-League|newspaper=The Times of India |date=20 September 2018|access-date=4 July 2019|archive-date=18 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191118202531/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/aiff-reinstates-churchill-brothers-in-i-league/articleshow/65882043.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

|result1=ACL 

<!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)-->

<!--Update team results here and then (if needed positions above). Dont forget to update the date above (update parameter)-->
|win_AIZ=6  |draw_AIZ=6  |loss_AIZ=6  |gf_AIZ=21  |ga_AIZ=18   <!-- Aizawl -->
|win_CB=5   |draw_CB=2   |loss_CB=11   |gf_CB=17   |ga_CB=28   <!-- Churchill Brothers -->
|win_CCFC=4 |draw_CCFC=7 |loss_CCFC=7 |gf_CCFC=15 |ga_CCFC=24 <!-- Chennai City -->
|win_KEB=8  |draw_KEB=7  |loss_KEB=3  |gf_KEB=32  |ga_KEB=19   <!-- East Bengal -->
|win_IA=4  |draw_IA=3  |loss_IA=11  |gf_IA=13  |ga_IA=24  <!-- Indian Arrows -->
|win_GKFC=6  |draw_GKFC=3  |loss_GKFC=9  |gf_GKFC=17  |ga_GKFC=23  <!-- Gokulam Kerala FC -->
|win_MIN=11  |draw_MIN=2  |loss_MIN=5  |gf_MIN=24  |ga_MIN=16  <!-- Minerva Punjab -->
|win_MB=8   |draw_MB=7   |loss_MB=3   |gf_MB=28   |ga_MB=14    <!-- Mohun Bagan -->
|win_NFC=9  |draw_NFC=5  |loss_NFC=4  |gf_NFC=20   |ga_NFC=13  <!-- NEROCA -->
|win_SLFC=6 |draw_SLFC=4 |loss_SLFC=8 |gf_SLFC=17 |ga_SLFC=25 <!-- Shillong Lajong -->

<!--Team definitions (wikilinks in table)-->
|name_AIZ = [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
|name_CB = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|name_CCFC = [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
|name_KEB = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|name_IA = [[Indian Arrows]]
|name_GKFC = [[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
|name_MIN = [[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]]
|name_MB = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|name_NFC =[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
|name_SLFC = [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]

<!--Table settings and rules-->
|show_limit=5
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

|res_col_header=QR
|col_ACL=green1 |text_ACL={{nobreak|Qualification to [[2019 AFC Champions League|2019 AFC Champions League qualifier]]}}
|col_REL=red1   |text_REL=Relegation to [[I-League 2nd Division|2018–19 I-League 2nd Division]]
}}</onlyinclude>

===Results table===
{{#invoke:sports results|main
| source = [http://i-league.org/matchday/results-and-fixtures/ I-League]
| update = complete
| a_note =
| matches_style = FBR

|team1=AIZ
|team2=CHE
|team3=CB
|team4=KEB
|team5=IA
|team6=GK
|team7=MP
|team8=MB
|team9=NFC
|team10=SHI

<!--Team definitions (wikilinks in table)-->
|name_AIZ=[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
|name_CHE=[[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
|name_CB={{nowrap|[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]}}
|name_KEB=[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|name_IA=[[Indian Arrows]]
|name_GK=[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
|name_MP=[[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]]
|name_MB=[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|name_NFC=[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
|name_SHI=[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]

<!-- AIZ -->

<!-- AIZ -->              |match_AIZ_AIZ=
<!-- Chennai City -->     |match_AIZ_CHE=2–0
<!-- Churchill Brothers -->       |match_AIZ_CB=1–0
<!-- East Bengal -->    |match_AIZ_KEB=0–0
<!-- Indian Arrows -->           |match_AIZ_IA=3–0
<!-- Gokulam  -->       |match_AIZ_GK=3–1
<!-- Minerva Punjab -->  |match_AIZ_MP=2–1
<!-- Mohun Bagan -->      |match_AIZ_MB=1–1
<!-- NEROCA --> |match_AIZ_NFC=1–2
<!-- Shillong Lajong -->     |match_AIZ_SHI=0–1

<!-- Chennai City -->

<!-- AIZ -->              |match_CHE_AIZ=1–1
<!-- Chennai City -->     |match_CHE_CHE=
<!-- Churchill Brothers -->       |match_CHE_CB=3–1
<!-- East Bengal -->    |match_CHE_KEB=1–2
<!-- Indian Arrows -->           |match_CHE_IA=0–0
<!-- Gokulam  -->       |match_CHE_GK=0–1
<!-- Minerva Punjab -->  |match_CHE_MP=2–1
<!-- Mohun Bagan -->      |match_CHE_MB=0–0
<!-- NEROCA --> |match_CHE_NFC=0–0
<!-- Shillong Lajong -->     |match_CHE_SHI=0–0

<!-- Churchill Brothers -->

<!-- AIZ -->              |match_CB_AIZ=1–0
<!-- Chennai City -->     |match_CB_CHE=0–2
<!-- Churchill Brothers -->       |match_CB_CB=
<!-- East Bengal -->    |match_CB_KEB=1–1
<!-- Indian Arrows -->           |match_CB_IA=2–0
<!-- Gokulam  -->       |match_CB_GK=1–1
<!-- Minerva Punjab -->  |match_CB_MP=2–1
<!-- Mohun Bagan -->      |match_CB_MB=1–2
<!-- NEROCA --> |match_CB_NFC=0–1
<!-- Shillong Lajong -->     |match_CB_SHI=2–0

<!-- East Bengal -->

<!-- AIZ -->              |match_KEB_AIZ=2–2
<!-- Chennai City -->     |match_KEB_CHE=7–1
<!-- Churchill Brothers -->       |match_KEB_CB=3–2
<!-- East Bengal -->    |match_KEB_KEB=
<!-- Indian Arrows -->           |match_KEB_IA=1–0
<!-- Gokulam  -->       |match_KEB_GK=1–0
<!-- Minerva Punjab -->  |match_KEB_MP=2–2
<!-- Mohun Bagan -->      |match_KEB_MB=[[Kolkata Derby|0–2]]
<!-- NEROCA --> |match_KEB_NFC=1–1
<!-- Shillong Lajong -->     |match_KEB_SHI=5–1

<!-- Indian Arrows -->

<!-- AIZ -->              |match_IA_AIZ=2–2
<!-- Chennai City -->     |match_IA_CHE=3–0
<!-- Churchill Brothers -->       |match_IA_CB=2–1
<!-- East Bengal -->    |match_IA_KEB=0–2
<!-- Indian Arrows -->           |match_IA_IA=
<!-- Gokulam  -->       |match_IA_GK=0–2
<!-- Minerva Punjab -->  |match_IA_MP=0–2
<!-- Mohun Bagan -->      |match_IA_MB=0–2
<!-- NEROCA --> |match_IA_NFC=0–2
<!-- Shillong Lajong -->     |match_IA_SHI=3–0

<!-- Gokulam  -->

<!-- AIZ -->              |match_GK_AIZ=0–2
<!-- Chennai City -->     |match_GK_CHE=1–1
<!-- Churchill Brothers -->       |match_GK_CB=2–3
<!-- East Bengal -->    |match_GK_KEB=2–1
<!-- Indian Arrows -->           |match_GK_IA=0–1
<!-- Gokulam  -->       |match_GK_GK=
<!-- Minerva Punjab -->  |match_GK_MP=0–1
<!-- Mohun Bagan -->      |match_GK_MB=1–1
<!-- NEROCA --> |match_GK_NFC=0–3
<!-- Shillong Lajong -->     |match_GK_SHI=3–2

<!-- Minerva Punjab -->

<!-- AIZ -->              |match_MP_AIZ=2–0
<!-- Chennai City -->     |match_MP_CHE=2–1
<!-- Churchill Brothers -->       |match_MP_CB=1–0
<!-- East Bengal -->    |match_MP_KEB=0–1
<!-- Indian Arrows -->           |match_MP_IA=1–0
<!-- Gokulam  -->       |match_MP_GK=0–1
<!-- Minerva Punjab -->  |match_MP_MP=
<!-- Mohun Bagan -->      |match_MP_MB=1–1
<!-- NEROCA --> |match_MP_NFC=2–1
<!-- Shillong Lajong -->     |match_MP_SHI=3–2

<!-- Mohun Bagan -->

<!-- AIZ -->              |match_MB_AIZ=2–0
<!-- Chennai City -->     |match_MB_CHE=1–2
<!-- Churchill Brothers -->       |match_MB_CB=5–0
<!-- East Bengal -->    |match_MB_KEB=[[Kolkata Derby|1–0]]
<!-- Indian Arrows -->           |match_MB_IA=1–1
<!-- Gokulam  -->       |match_MB_GK=1–2
<!-- Minerva Punjab -->  |match_MB_MP=1–2
<!-- Mohun Bagan -->      |match_MB_MB=
<!-- NEROCA --> |match_MB_NFC= 0–0
<!-- Shillong Lajong -->     |match_MB_SHI=1–1

<!-- NEROCA -->

<!-- AIZ -->              |match_NFC_AIZ=0–0
<!-- Chennai City -->     |match_NFC_CHE=2–1
<!-- Churchill Brothers -->       |match_NFC_CB=1–0
<!-- East Bengal -->    |match_NFC_KEB=1–1
<!-- Indian Arrows -->           |match_NFC_IA=2–1
<!-- Gokulam  -->       |match_NFC_GK=1–0
<!-- Minerva Punjab -->  |match_NFC_MP=0–1
<!-- Mohun Bagan -->      |match_NFC_MB=2–3
<!-- NEROCA --> |match_NFC_NFC=
<!-- Shillong Lajong -->     |match_NFC_SHI=0–2

<!-- Shillong Lajong -->

<!-- AIZ -->              |match_SHI_AIZ=2–1
<!-- Chennai City -->     |match_SHI_CHE=0–0
<!-- Churchill Brothers -->       |match_SHI_CB=2–0
<!-- East Bengal -->    |match_SHI_KEB=2–2
<!-- Indian Arrows -->           |match_SHI_IA=1–0
<!-- Gokulam  -->       |match_SHI_GK=1–0
<!-- Minerva Punjab -->  |match_SHI_MP=0–1
<!-- Mohun Bagan -->      |match_SHI_MB=0–3
<!-- NEROCA --> |match_SHI_NFC=0–1
<!-- Shillong Lajong -->     |match_SHI_SHI=
}}

==Season statistics==
===Scoring===
{{updated|8 March 2018}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://i-league.org/statistics/ |title=Top scorers |work=i-league.org |access-date=28 November 2017 |archive-date=16 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716061355/http://i-league.org/statistics/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

====Top scorers====
<!--PLEASE UPDATE 'AS OF' DATE BEFORE SAVING-->
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Goals
|-
|rowspan="1"|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CMR}} [[Aser Pierrick Dipanda]]
|align="left"|Mohun Bagan
|rowspan="1"|13
|-
|rowspan="1"|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Dudu Omagbemi]]
|align="left"|East Bengal
|rowspan="1"|8
|-
|rowspan="2"|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BHU}} [[Chencho Gyeltshen]]
|align="left"|Minerva Punjab
|rowspan="2"|7
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Felix Chidi Odili]]
|align="left"|NEROCA
|-
|rowspan="1"|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Katsumi Yusa]]
|align="left"|East Bengal
|rowspan="1"|6
|-
|rowspan="2"|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Michel Joachim]]
|align="left"|Chennai City
|rowspan="2"|5
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[William Opoku]]
|align="left"|Minerva Punjab
|-
|rowspan="8"|8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yugo Kobayashi (footballer)|Yugo Kobayashi]]
|align="left"|Aizawl
|rowspan="8"|4
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Mechac Koffi]]
|align="left"|Churchill Brothers
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Abhijit Sarkar (footballer)|Abhijit Sarkar]]
|align="left"|Indian Arrows
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Subhash Singh]]
|align="left"|NEROCA
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Abdoulaye Koffi]]
|align="left"|Shillong Lajong
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Léonce Dodoz Zikahi]]
|align="left"|Aizawl  
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|LIB}} [[Akram Moghrabi]]
|align="left"|Mohun Bagan
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|UGA}} [[Henry Kisekka]]
|align="left"|Gokulam Kerala 
|}
{{col-2}}

====Top Indian scorers====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Goals
|-
|rowspan="2"|1
|align="left"|[[Abhijit Sarkar (footballer)|Abhijit Sarkar]]
|align="left"|Indian Arrows
|rowspan="2"|4
|-
|align="left"| [[Subhash Singh]]
|align="left"|NEROCA
|-
|rowspan="5"|3
|align="left"|[[Laldanmawia Ralte]]
|align="left"|East Bengal
|rowspan="5"|3
|-
|align="left"| [[Bali Gagandeep]]
|align="left"|Minerva Punjab
|-
|align="left"|[[Lalkhawpuimawia]]
|align="left"|Aizawl
|-
|align="left"|[[Michael Soosairaj]]
|align="left"|Chennai City
|-
|align="left"|[[Samuel Lalmuanpuia]]
|align="left"|Shillong Lajong
|-
|rowspan="8"|8
|align="left"|[[William Lalnunfela]]
|align="left"|Aizawl
|rowspan="8"|2
|-
|align="left"|[[Aniket Jadhav]]
|align="left"|Indian Arrows
|-
|align="left"|[[Ngangom Ronald Singh|Ronald Singh]]
|align="left"|NEROCA
|-
|align="left"|[[Redeem Tlang]]
|align="left"|Shillong Lajong
|-
|align="left"|[[Rahul Praveen]]
|align="left"|Indian Arrows
|-
|align="left"|Jobby Justin
|align="left"|East Bengal
|-
|align="left"|[[Sheikh Faiaz]] 
|align="left"|Mohun Bagan
|-
|align="left"|Kivi Zhimomi 
|align="left"|Gokulam Kerala 
|}

{{col-end}}

====Hat-tricks====
{{Main|List of I-League hat-tricks}}
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Player !! For !! Against !! style="text-align:center"| Result !! Date !! Ref
|-
|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Dudu Omagbemi]]<sup>4</sup> || [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] || [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]] || style="text-align:center;"| 7–0 || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|2|24}} || <ref>{{cite news|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/i-league-east-bengal-hits-seven-to-decimate-chennai-city/article22850119.ece/|title=I-League: East Bengal hits seven to decimate Chennai City|newspaper=[[Sportstar]]|date=25 February 2018|access-date=21 March 2019|archive-date=12 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812155738/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/i-league-east-bengal-hits-seven-to-decimate-chennai-city/article22850119.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
<sup>4</sup> Player scored 4 goals.

===Clean sheets===
{{updated|8 March 2018}}<ref name=clean>{{cite web|url=http://i-league.org/statistics/|title=Clean Sheets|work=I–league|access-date=23 December 2017|archive-date=16 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716061355/http://i-league.org/statistics/|url-status=live}}</ref>
<!--NO LIVE UPDATES, PLEASE WAIT UNTIL SOURCES UPDATED-->
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Clean<br />sheets
|-
|rowspan="1"|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shilton Paul]]
|align="left"|Mohun Bagan
|rowspan="1"|8
|-
|rowspan="1"|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Avilash Paul]]
|align="left"|Aizawl
|rowspan="1"|6
|-
|rowspan="3"|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Phurba Lachenpa]]
|align="left"|Shillong Lajong
|rowspan="3"|5
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SVN}} [[Uroš Poljanec]]
|align="left"|Chennai City
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Bishorjit Singh
|align="left"|NEROCA
|-
|rowspan="2"|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalit Thapa]]
|align="left"|NEROCA 
|rowspan="2"|4
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Rakshit Dagar]]
|align="left"|Minerva Punjab
|-
|rowspan="3"|8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Luis Barreto]]
|align="left"|East Bengal
|rowspan="3"|3
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[James Kithan]]
|align="left"|Churchill Brothers
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NEP}} [[Kiran Chemjong]]
|align="left"|Minerva Punjab
|-
|rowspan="5"|11
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem|Dheeraj Singh]]
|align="left"|Indian Arrows
|rowspan="5"|2
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Prabhsukhan Singh Gill]]
|align="left"|Indian Arrows
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Nidhin Lal]]
|align="left"|Shillong Lajong
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Ubaid C K]]
|align="left"|East Bengal
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Bilal Husain Khan]]
|align="left"|Gokulam Kerala 
|}

==Attendance==

===Average home attendances===
{{updated|8 March 2018}}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!width=160|Team
!{{Tooltip|GP|Home games played}}
!width=45|{{Tooltip|Cumulative|Cumulative total of all home games attendance}}
!width=45|{{Tooltip|High|Highest season attendance}}
!width=45|{{Tooltip|Low|Lowest season attendance}}
!width=45|{{Tooltip|Mean|Statistical mean season attendance}}
|-
|[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]||align=center |9||align=center|192,438||align=center|35,285||align=center|11,020||align=center bgcolor="#98FB98" |21,382
<!-- 27,633 + 28,243 + 35,285 + 15,170 + 17,014 + 17,300 + 20,345 + 11,020 + 20,428 -->
|-
|[[Kingfisher East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]||align=center |9||align=center|156,295||align=center|52,951||align=center|8,692||align=center|17,366
<!-- 16611 + 10,023 + 11182 + 9,983 + 52,951 + 11,200 + 8,692 + 8,753 + 26,900 -->
|-
|[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]||align=center |9||align=center|142,421||align=center bgcolor="#98FB98" |64,360||align=center |4,360||align=center |15,825
<!-- 64360 + 11894 + 9882 + 7,722 + 14,718 + 18316 + 5785 + 5384 + 4,360 -->
|-
|[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]||align=center |9||align=center|73,177||align=center|25,841||align=center|621||align=center|8,131
<!-- 25841 + 9,952 + 3,720 + 4,534 + 8,355 + 6,325 + 621 + 3,257 + 9,572 -->
|-
|[[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]||align=center |9||align=center|73,739||align=center|14,751||align=center|3,082||align=center|8,194
<!-- 12,758 + 14,751 + 8,762 + 7,038 + 4,082 + 7,680 + 3,082 + 8,244 + 7,342 -->
|-
|[[Minerva Punjab FC|Minerva Punjab]]||align=center |9||align=center|51,627||align=center|8,243||align=center|3,845||align=center|5,736
<!-- 5995 + 5734 + 3,845 + 5,342 + 8,243 + 3,890 + 6,298 + 4,428 + 7,852-->
|-
|[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]||align=center |9||align=center|49,086||align=center|7,880||align=center|3,000||align=center|5,454
<!-- 6900 + 7880 + 3,000 + 4200 + 4600 + 5,800 + 4,700 + 6,300 + 5,706 -->
|-
|[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]||align=center |9||align=center|38,297||align=center|7,280||align=center|2,800||align=center|4,256
<!-- 2,875 + 3,800 + 4,200 + 3620 + 7280 + 7250 + 3,272 + 3,200 + 2,800 -->
|-
|[[Indian Arrows]]||align=center |9||align=center|29,300||align=center|5,563||align=center bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |218||align=center|3,256
<!-- 218 + 776 + 3,701 + 2,428 + 5,205 + 5,563 + 5,491 + 3,175 + 2,743-->
|-
|[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]||align=center |9||align=center|26,285||align=center|3,437||align=center|2,400||align=center|2,921
<!-- 2,957 + 3,173 + 2,442 + 3,108 + 2,400 + 2,867 + 3,437 + 3,116 + 2,785 -->
|-
!Total||align=center |90||align=center|832,665||align=center|64,360||align=center|218||align=center|10,280
|}

=== Highest attendances ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Rank
! Home team
! Score
! Away team
! Attendance
! Date
! Stadium
|-
| align="center" |1 ||[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]||align="center"|1–0||[[Kingfisher East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]||align="center"|64,360||{{start date|df=yes|2017|12|3}}||[[Salt Lake Stadium|Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan]]
|-
| align="center" |2 ||[[Kingfisher East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]||align="center"|0–2||[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]||align="center"|52,951||{{start date|df=yes|2018|01|21}}||[[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|-
| align="center" |3 ||[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]||align="center"|2–1||[[Indian Arrows]]||align="center"|35,285||{{start date|df=yes|2018|01|05}}||[[Khuman Lampak Main Stadium]]
|-
| align="center" |4 ||[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]||align="center"|1–1||[[Kingfisher East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]||align="center"|28,243||{{start date|df=yes|2017|12|30}}||[[Khuman Lampak Main Stadium]]
|-
| align="center" |5 ||[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]||align="center"|2–1||[[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]||align="center"|27,633||{{start date|df=yes|2017|12|15}}||[[Khuman Lampak Main Stadium]]
|-
| align="center" |6 ||[[Kingfisher East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]||align="center"|1–1||[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]||align="center"|26,900||{{start date|df=yes|2018|03|08}}||[[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|-
| align="center" |7 ||[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]||align="center"|1–1||[[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]||align="center"|25,841||{{start date|df=yes|2017|12|4}}||[[EMS Stadium]]
|-
| align="center" |8 ||[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]||align="center"|0–0||[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]||align="center"|20,345||{{start date|df=yes|2018|02|10}}||[[Khuman Lampak Main Stadium]]
|-
| align="center" |9 ||[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]||align="center"|1–2||[[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]||align="center"|18,316||{{start date|df=yes|2018|1|2}}||[[Mohun Bagan Ground]]
|-
| align="center" |10 ||[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]||align="center"|1–0||[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]||align="center"|17,300||{{start date|df=yes|2018|02|04}}||[[Khuman Lampak Main Stadium]]
|}

==Awards==
===Hero of the Match===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Match
! colspan="2"|Hero of the Match
! rowspan="2"|Match
! colspan="2"|Hero of the Match
! rowspan="2"|Match
! colspan="2"|Hero of the Match
|-
! Player
! Club
! Player
! Club
! Player
! Club
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|HAI}} [[Sony Norde]]
| Mohun Bagan
| 31
| {{flagicon|SYR}} [[Mahmoud Amnah]] 
| East Bengal
| 61
| {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Akram Moghrabi]]
| Mohun Bagan
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Alen Deory]]
| Shillong Lajong
| 32
| {{flagicon|TLS}} [[Murilo de Almeida]]
| Chennai City
| 62
| {{flagicon|LBR}} [[Varney Kallon]] 
| NEROCA 
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Katsumi Yusa]]
| East Bengal
| 33
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Subhash Singh]]
| NEROCA
| 63
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Prabhsukhan Singh Gill]] 
| Indian Arrows
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aniket Jadhav]]
| Indian Arrows
| 34
| {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Uroš Poljanec]]
| Chennai City
| 64
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Monday Osagie]] 
| Churchill Brothers
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|BHU}} [[Chencho Gyeltshen]]
| Minerva Punjab
| 35
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bali Gagandeep]] 
| Minerva Punjab
| 65
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bali Gagandeep]] 
| Minerva Punjab 
|-
| 6
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Hardy Nongbri]]
| Shillong Lajong
| 36
| {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Aser Pierrick Dipanda]]
| Mohun Bagan
| 66
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Michel Joachim]]
| Chennai City
|-
| 7
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Kingsley Obumneme]]
| Mohun Bagan
| 37
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Abdoulaye Koffi]]
| Shillong Lajong 
| 67
| {{flagicon|IND}} Lalram Hmunmawia
| Aizawl 
|-
| 8
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Nikhil Bernard]]
| Gokulam Kerala
| 38
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Mechac Koffi]] 
| Churchill Brothers 
| 68
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Anwar Ali (footballer, born 2000)|Anwar Ali]] 
| Indian Arrows 
|-
| 9
| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[William Opoku]]
| Minerva Punjab
| 39
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Michael Soosairaj]] 
| Chennai City
| 69
| {{flagicon|KGZ}} [[Venyamin Shumeyko]]
| Chennai City 
|-
| 10
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Felix Chidi Odili]]
| NEROCA
| 40
| {{flagicon|BHU}} [[Chencho Gyeltshen]]
| Minerva Punjab
| 70
| {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Aser Pierrick Dipanda]]
| Mohun Bagan
|-
| 11
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Laldanmawia Ralte]]
| East Bengal
| 41
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Abhijit Sarkar (footballer)|Abhijit Sarkar]] 
| Indian Arrows
| 71
| {{flagicon|SYR}} [[Mahmoud Amnah]] 
| East Bengal
|-
| 12
| {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Aser Pierrick Dipanda]]
| Mohun Bagan
| 42
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[David Lalrinmuana]]
| Aizawl
| 72
| {{flagicon|LBR}} [[Varney Kallon]] 
| NEROCA 
|-
| 13
| {{flagicon|SEN}} [[Kassim Aidara]]
| Minerva Punjab
| 43
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rakshit Dagar]]
| Minerva Punjab
| 73
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Edmund Lalrindika]] 
| Indian Arrows 
|-
| 14
| {{flagicon|AFG|2013}} [[Masih Saighani]]
| Aizawl
| 44
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Ogba Kalu Nnanna]] 
| Churchill Brothers 
| 74
| {{flagicon|IND}} Bilal Husain Khan
| Gokulam Kerala 
|-
| 15
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sheikh Faiaz]]
| Mohun Bagan
| 45
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Avilash Paul]]
| Aizawl 
| 75
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Michael Soosairaj]] 
| Chennai City 
|-
| 16
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalit Thapa]]
| NEROCA
| 46
| {{flagicon|LBR}} [[Varney Kallon]] 
| NEROCA
| 76
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Subhash Singh]]
| NEROCA
|-
| 17
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[James Kithan]] 
| Churchill Brothers
| 47
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Monday Osagie]] 
| Churchill Brothers 
| 77
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Saihou Jagne]] 
| Shillong Lajong 
|-
| 18
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Redeem Tlang]] 
| Shillong Lajong
| 48
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Felix Chidi Odili]] 
| NEROCA 
| 78
| {{flagicon|UGA}} [[Henry Kisekka]] 
| Gokulam Kerala 
|-
| 19
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem]]
| Indian Arrows
| 49
| {{flagicon|IND}} Santu Singh
| Gokulam Kerala 
| 79
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalkhawpuimawia]] 
| Aizawl 
|-
| 20
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rana Gharami]] 
| Mohun Bagan 
| 50
| {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Aser Pierrick Dipanda]]
| Mohun Bagan
| 80
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Dudu Omagbemi]] 
| East Bengal 
|-
| 21
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Michel Joachim]]
| Chennai City
| 51
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Prabhsukhan Singh Gill]] 
| Indian Arrows 
| 81
| {{flagicon|IND}} Arjun Jayaraj
| Gokulam Kerala 
|-
| 22
| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Daniel Ashley Addo|Daniel Addo]] 
| Gokulam Kerala
| 52
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Abdoulaye Koffi]] 
| Shillong Lajong
| 82
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Guy Eric Dano]] 
| Minerva Punjab 
|-
| 23
| {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Uroš Poljanec]] 
| Chennai City 
| 53
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Leonce Dodoz Zikahi]] 
| Aizawl 
| 83
| {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Aser Pierrick Dipanda]]
| Mohun Bagan
|-
| 24
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Phurba Lachenpa]] 
| Shillong Lajong
| 54
| {{flagicon|BHU}} [[Chencho Gyeltshen]]
| Minerva Punjab
| 84
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Leonce Dodoz Zikahi]] 
| Aizawl 
|-
| 25
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jitendra Singh (footballer)|Jitendra Singh]]
| Indian Arrows
| 55
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Prabhsukhan Singh Gill]] 
| Indian Arrows
| 85
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Michael Soosairaj]]
|Chennai City
|-
| 26
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Leonce Dodoz Zikahi]] 
| Aizawl 
| 56
| {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Mahmood Al-Ajmi]] 
| Gokulam Kerala 
| 86
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Nikhil Kadam]]
| Mohun Bagan
|-
| 27
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammed Rafique (footballer)|Mohammed Rafique]] 
| East Bengal
| 57
| {{flagicon|NEP}} [[Kiran Chemjong]]
|Minerva Punjab
| 87
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Nidhin Lal]]
| Shillong Lajong
|-
| 28
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem]]
| Indian Arrows
| 58
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Felix Chidi Odili]]
| NEROCA 
| 88
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Nikhil Bernard]]
| Gokulam Kerala 
|-
| 29
| {{flagicon|EQG}} [[Eduardo Ferreira]] 
| East Bengal 
| 59
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Wayne Vaz]] 
| Churchill Brothers 
| 89
| {{flagicon|IND}} Ricardo Cardozo
| Churchill Brothers 
|-
| 30
| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Andrei Ionescu]] 
| Aizawl 
| 60
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Michael Soosairaj]] 
| Chennai City
| 90
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalit Thapa]] 
| NEROCA 
|}

{{clear}}

===Season awards===
Hero I-League 2017–18 awards were announced on March 22.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/i-league-2017-18-minerva-punjab-presented-with-winners-trophy-nerocas-gift-raikhan-named-seasons-best-coach-4401551.html|title=I-League 2017–18: Minerva Punjab presented with winners' trophy; NEROCA's Gift Raikhan named season's best coach|date=22 March 2018|access-date=23 March 2018|archive-date=23 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323220106/http://www.firstpost.com/sports/i-league-2017-18-minerva-punjab-presented-with-winners-trophy-nerocas-gift-raikhan-named-seasons-best-coach-4401551.html|agency=Press Trust of India|location=Chandigarh|website=firstpost.com|publisher=The FirstPost News}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable
!Award
!Recipient
|-
| Best Goalkeeper || [[Shilton Paul]] (Mohun Bagan)
|-
| [[Jarnail Singh (footballer)|Jarnail Singh]] Award for Best Defender || [[Varney Kallon]] (NEROCA)
|- 
| Best Midfielder || [[Michael Soosairaj]] (Chennai City FC)
|-
| Best Forward || [[Chencho Gyeltshen]] (Minerva Punjab)
|-
| Highest Scorer || [[Aser Pierrick Dipanda]] (Mohun Bagan)
|-
| Best Emerging Player (U-22) || [[Samuel Lalmuanpuia]] (Shillong Lajong)
|-
| [[Syed Abdul Rahim]] Award for Best Coach || [[Gift Raikhan]] (NEROCA)
|-
| Best Organizers || [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
|-
| Fairplay award || [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
|}

==See also==
* [[2017–18 Indian Super League]]
* [[2018 Indian Super Cup]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://i-league.org/}}

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{{Indian football league seasons}}
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{{2017 in Asian football (AFC)}}
{{2018 in Asian football (AFC)}}

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