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{{short description|Twelfth season of I-League}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{infobox football league season
| competition        = [[I-League]]
| season             = 2018–19
| winners            = [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]<br/>1st I-League title<br/>1st [[List of Indian football champions|Indian title]]
| continentalcup1    = [[2020 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
| continentalcup2    = 
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = 
| matches            = 109
| total goals        = 303
| league topscorer   = [[Pedro Manzi]]<br/>[[Willis Plaza]]<br/>(21 goals)
| best goalkeeper    = 
| biggest home win   = 
{{nobreak|[[Real Kashmir F.C.|Real Kashmir]] 6–1 [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]}}<br/>(11 December 2018)
{{nobreak|[[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]] 6–1 [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]}}<br/>(29 December 2018)<br/>{{nobreak|[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] 5-0 [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]}}<br/>(14 February 2019)
| biggest away win   = 
{{nobreak|[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] 0–3 [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]}}<br/>(25 November 2018)
{{nobreak|[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]] 0–3 [[Indian Arrows]]}}<br/>(13 January 2019)
| highest scoring    = {{nobreak|[[Real Kashmir F.C.|Real Kashmir]] 6–1 [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]}}<br/>(11 December 2018) {{nobreak|[[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]] 6–1 [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]}}<br/>(29 December 2018) {{nobreak|[[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]] 4–3 [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]}}<br/>(18 January 2019)
| longest wins       = [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]], [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]<br>(4 games)
| longest unbeaten   = [[Real Kashmir F.C.|Real Kashmir]] (13 games)
| longest winless    = [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]] (11 games)
| longest losses     = [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]] (5 games)
| highest attendance = 64,867<br/>{{nobreak|[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] 3–2 [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]}}<br/>(16 December 2018)
| lowest attendance  = 100<br/>{{nobreak|[[Indian Arrows]] 0–2 [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]}}<br/>(8 February 2019)
| average attendance = 10,223
| attendance         = 1,114,349
| prevseason         = [[2017–18 I-League|2017–18]]
| nextseason         = [[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]]
| updated            = 9 March 2019
| relegated          = [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]}}
The '''2018–19 I-League''' was the 12th season of the [[I-League]], the top Indian professional [[Association football|football]] league, since its establishment in 2007. The season started on 26 October 2018 and is scheduled to conclude in March 2019.<ref name="Goal">{{cite news |title=I-League 2018-19: When does it start, fixture schedule & how to watch |url=https://www.goal.com/en-ae/news/i-league-2018-19-when-does-it-start-fixure-schedule-matches/p61lphiwnqh1f1vk6eqmn98u |access-date=27 October 2018 |work=Goal.com |date=25 October 2018}}</ref> Unlike the [[Indian Super League]], the I-League did not take a mid-season break during the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup]].<ref name="Goal"/>

[[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]] was the defending champions having won the [[2017–18 I-League|previous season]]. [[Real Kashmir F.C.|Real Kashmir]] joined as a promoted club from the [[2017–18 I-League 2nd Division|I-League 2nd Division]]. [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]], having been relegated the previous season, were given an exemption by the [[All India Football Federation]] for this season. 

[[Chennai City FC]] 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 [[Chennai City FC]]’s [[Pedro Manzi]], who finished the season with 21 goals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chennai City Triumph in Photo-Finish to Lift Maiden I-League Title|url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/football/chennai-city-fc-win-i-league-2018-19-final-day-east-bengal|work=thequint.com |access-date= 15 July 2019}}</ref>

==Teams==

{{location map+ |India
|width=360
|float=right
|alt=Locations of the I-League clubs
|caption=Locations of the I-League clubs
|places=
{{location map~ |India |lat=23.7271|long=92.7176|label= <div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nobreak|[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]}}</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=15.3860|long=73.8440|label= <div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nobreak|[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]}}</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=11.2588 |long=75.7804 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;">{{nobreak|[[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]}}</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=20.4625 |long=85.8830 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;">{{nobreak|[[Indian Arrows]]}}</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=30.6942 |long=76.8606 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nobreak|[[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]]}}</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=24.8170|long=93.9368|label= <div style="font-size:80%;">{{nobreak|[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]}}</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=34.083656|long=74.797371|label= <div style="font-size:80%;">{{nobreak|[[Real Kashmir F.C.|Real Kashmir]]}}</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=25.5788|long=91.8933|label= <div style="font-size:80%;">{{nobreak|[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]}}</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=22.56972 |long=88.36972|label= <div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px;top:-4px;">Kolkata</div>|position=left}}
<!--DISPLAY OF KOLKATA TEAMS IN BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER-->
{{Location map~ |India |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=18.0 |long=85.0 |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===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! City/State
! Stadium
! Capacity
|-
| [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
| [[Aizawl]], [[Mizoram]]
| [[Rajiv Gandhi Stadium (Aizawl)|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium]]
| 25,000
|-
| [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
| [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Coimbatore)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
| 35,000
|-
| [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco da Gama]], [[Goa]]
| [[Tilak Maidan Stadium]]
|15,000
|-
| [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
| [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|85,000
|-
| [[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]
| [[Kozhikode]], [[Kerala]]
| [[EMS Stadium]]
|80,000
|-
| [[Indian Arrows]]
| [[Cuttack]], [[Odisha]]<br/> [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]]   
| [[Barabati Stadium]]<br/>[[Kalinga Stadium]] 
|60,000<br/>30,000
|-
| [[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]]
| [[Panchkula]], [[Chandigarh]]
| [[Tau Devi Lal Stadium (Panchkula)|Tau Devi Lal Stadium]]
| 15,000
|-
| [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
| [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
| [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
| 85,000
|-
| [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
| [[Imphal]], [[Manipur]]
| [[Khuman Lampak Main Stadium]]
|40,000
|-
| [[Real Kashmir F.C.|Real Kashmir]]
| [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| [[TRC Turf Ground]]
|15,000
|-
| [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
| [[Shillong]], [[Meghalaya]]
| [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
| 35,000
|}

===Personnel and sponsorship===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left; font-size:100%"
|-
! Team
! Head coach
! Kit manufacturer
! Shirt sponsor
|-
| Aizawl
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Stanley Rozario]]
| Vamos
| NECS Limited
|-
| Chennai City
| {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Akbar Nawas]]
| |[[Penalty (sports manufacturer)|Penalty]]
| |[[Nippon Paint]]
|-
| Churchill Brothers
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Petre Gigiu]]
| [[Nivia Sports|Nivia]]
| Churchill Group
|-
| East Bengal
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alejandro Menéndez]]
|  Perf
| [[Quess Corp]]
|-
| Gokulam Kerala
| {{flagicon|IND}}  [[Gift Raikhan]]
| Kaizen
| Aqualine
|-
| Indian Arrows
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Floyd Pinto]]
| [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
| [[Hero MotoCorp|Hero]]
|-
| Minerva Punjab
| {{flagicon|India}} [[Sachin Badadhe]]
| Astro
| [[Apollo Tyres]]
|-
| Mohun Bagan
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Khalid Jamil]]
| Shiv Naresh
| ''None''
|-
| NEROCA
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Manuel Retamero Fraile]]
| Sqad Gear
| Classic Group
|-
| Real Kashmir
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[David Robertson (footballer, born 1968)|David Robertson]]
| [[Adidas]]
| [[Jammu & Kashmir Bank|J&K Bank]]
|-
| Shillong Lajong
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Alison Kharsyntiew]]
| [[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]]
| [[McDowell's No.1]]
|}

===Head coaching changes===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Team
!Outgoing coach
!Manner of departure
!Position in table
!Incoming coach
!Date of appointment
|-
| [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Soundararajan]]
| Contract finished
| rowspan="6" align="center" | ''Pre-season''
| {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Akbar Nawas]]
| 20 March 2018<ref>{{cite news |title=Chennai City FC appoint Nawas as coach, Barcelona's Villa named assistant |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/chennai-city-fc-appoint-nawas-as-coach-barcelonas-villa-named-assistant/articleshow/63386813.cms |access-date=27 October 2018 |work=Times of India |date=20 March 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Santosh Kashyap]]
| Contract finished
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gift Raikhan]]
| 6 June 2018<ref>{{cite news |title=Aizawl FC snap up Gift Raikhan from NEROCA FC |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/i-league-aizawl-fc-gift-raikhan-neroca-fc/o0pjpx2q7j9u1gly9637qoydn |access-date=27 October 2018 |work=Goal.com |date=6 June 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gift Raikhan]]
| Contract finished
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Manuel Retamero Fraile]]
| 6 July 2018<ref>{{cite news |title=Manuel Retamero returns to India as head coach of NEROCA FC |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/i-league-manuel-retamero-head-coach-of-neroca-fc-aizawl-fc/uzh33wvntrm117xvbyedy5h1n |access-date=27 October 2018 |work=Goal.com |date=6 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Indian Arrows]]
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Luís Norton de Matos]]
| Contract finished
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Floyd Pinto]]
| 25 July 2018<ref>{{cite news |title=De Matos’s assistant Floyd Pinto appointed coach of I-League side Indian Arrows |url=https://scroll.in/field/888001/de-matoss-assistant-floyd-pinto-appointed-coach-of-i-league-side-indian-arrows |access-date=27 August 2018 |work=Scroll.in |date=25 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Khogen Singh]]
| Contract finished
| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Paul Munster]]
| 9 August 2018<ref>{{cite news |title=Paul Munster appointed new technical director of Minerva FC |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/paul-munster-appointed-new-technical-director-of-minerva-fc/634595.html |access-date=27 October 2018 |work=Tribune India |date=9 August 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Khalid Jamil]]
| Mutual consent
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alejandro Menéndez]]
| 20 August 2018<ref>{{cite news |last1=Banerjee |first1=Ritabrata |title=Alejandro Menendez's appointment marks the beginning of new era in East Bengal |url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/east-bengal-alejandro-menendez-garcia-appointment-new-era/9huw0gp4vywv1v5gn3tddastm |access-date=27 October 2018 |work=Goal.com |date=20 August 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sankarlal Chakraborty]]
| Resigned
| 6th(11 game in)
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Khalid Jamil]]
| 7 January 2019<ref>{{cite news |title=Khalid Jamil joins Mohun Bagan as head coach |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/khalid-jamil-joins-mohun-bagan-as-head-coach-5527360/ |access-date=7 January 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=7 January 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
|-
| [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gift Raikhan]]
| Resigned
| 10th(11 game in)
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Stanley Rozario]]
| 9 January 2019
|-
| [[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]]
| {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Paul Munster]]
| Resigned
| 9th(16 game in)
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sachin Badadhe]](interim)
| 12 February 2019
|-
| [[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bino George]]
| Move To Technical Director 
| 10th(18 game in)
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gift Raikhan]]
| 28 February 2019
|}

===Foreign players===
On 20 June 2018, it was decided by the [[All India Football Federation]] 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.<ref name="league committee">{{cite web|title=AIFF LEAGUE COMMITTEE MEETS AT FOOTBALL HOUSE|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=9011|access-date=23 June 2018|work=AIFF|date=20 June 2018}}</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
!Foreigner 5
!Foreigner 6
|-
| [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Léonce Dodoz]]
| {{flagicon|LBR}} [[Alfred Jaryan]]
| {{flagicon|LBR}} [[Ansumana Kromah]]
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Kareem Omolaja]]
| {{flagicon|UGA}} [[Richard Kasagga]]
|
|-
| [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mauro Boerchio]]
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Jozef Kapláň]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Roberto Eslava]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Néstor Gordillo]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pedro Manzi]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sandro Rodríguez]]
|-
| [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| {{flagicon|BIH}} Nenad Novakovic
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Lorougnon Christ Remi]]
| {{flagicon|LIB}} [[Hussein Eldor]]
| {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Willis Plaza]]
| {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Anthony Wolfe]]
| {{flagicon|UGA}} [[Khalid Aucho]]
|-
| [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| {{flagicon|CRC}} [[Jhonny Acosta]]
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Enrique Esqueda]]
| {{flagicon|SEN}} [[Kassim Aidara]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Antonio Rodríguez Dovale|Toni Dovale]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Borja Gómez Pérez]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Jaime Santos]]
|-
| [[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]
| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Daniel Addo (footballer, born 1989)|Daniel Addo]]
| {{flagicon|HAI}} [[Fabien Vorbe]]
| {{flagicon|NGA}} Ejiogu Emmanual 
| {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Andre Ettienne]]
| {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Marcus Joseph]]
|-
| [[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]]
| {{flagicon|COL}} [[Jorge Caceido]]
| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Kalif Alhassan]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Juan Quero]]
| {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Mahmoud Amnah]]
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Roland Bilala]]
|
|-
| [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
| {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Aser Pierrick Dipanda]]
| {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Omar Elhussieny]]
| {{flagicon|HAI}} [[Sony Norde]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuta Kinowaki]]
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Kingsley Obumneme]]
| {{flagicon|UGA}} [[Henry Kisekka]]
|-
|[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Aryn Williams]]
|{{flagicon|BHU}} [[Chencho Gyeltshen]]
|{{flagicon|EQG}} [[Eduardo Ferreira]]
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Katsumi Yusa]]
|{{flagicon|LBR}} [[Varney Kallon]]
|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Felix Chidi Odili]]
|-
| [[Real Kashmir F.C.|Real Kashmir]]
| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Abednego Tetteh]]
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Bazie Armand]]
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Gnohere Krizo]]
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Loveday Enyinnaya]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Mason Robertson]]
| {{flagicon|ZAM}} [[Aaron Katebe]]
|-
| [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|}

==League table==
<onlyinclude><!--To include this table in a page, use
{{:2018–19 I-League|transcludesection=League table}}
-->{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=League table
|source=[https://i-league.org/points-table/i-league/ I-league]

<!--Update team positions here-->
|team1=CNC |team2=EAB |team3=REK |team4=CHB |team5=MHB |team6=NER |team7=AIZ |team8=IDA |team9=MNP |team10=GOK |team11=SHL

<!--Update team results here and then (if needed positions above)-->
|update=complete
|win_AIZ=6  |draw_AIZ=6 |loss_AIZ=8  |gf_AIZ=27 |ga_AIZ=28 |status_AIZ=  <!-- Aizawl -->
|win_CNC=13 |draw_CNC=4 |loss_CNC=3  |gf_CNC=48 |ga_CNC=28 |status_CNC=C <!-- Chennai City -->
|win_CHB=9  |draw_CHB=7 |loss_CHB=4  |gf_CHB=35 |ga_CHB=23 |status_CHB=  <!-- Churchill Brothers -->
|win_EAB=13 |draw_EAB=3 |loss_EAB=4  |gf_EAB=37 |ga_EAB=20 |status_EAB=  <!-- East Bengal -->
|win_GOK=3  |draw_GOK=8 |loss_GOK=9  |gf_GOK=25 |ga_GOK=33 |status_GOK=  <!-- Gokulam Kerala -->
|win_IDA=6  |draw_IDA=3 |loss_IDA=11 |gf_IDA=19 |ga_IDA=28 |status_IDA=  <!-- Indian Arrows -->
|win_MNP=4  |draw_MNP=6 |loss_MNP=10 |gf_MNP=10 |ga_MNP=19 |status_MNP=  <!-- Minerva Punjab -->
|win_MHB=8  |draw_MHB=5 |loss_MHB=7  |gf_MHB=27 |ga_MHB=28 |status_MHB=  <!-- Mohun Bagan -->
|win_NER=7  |draw_NER=5 |loss_NER=8  |gf_NER=27 |ga_NER=26 |status_NER=  <!-- NEROCA -->
|win_REK=10 |draw_REK=7 |loss_REK=3  |gf_REK=25 |ga_REK=14 |status_REK=  <!-- Real Kashmir -->
|win_SHL=3  |draw_SHL=2 |loss_SHL=15 |gf_SHL=23 |ga_SHL=56 |status_SHL=R <!-- Shillong Lajong -->

<!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)-->
|result1=CLP1 |result11=REL

<!--Head-to-head-->
|hth_REK=The game between Minerva Punjab and Real Kashmir was rescheduled, but eventually it was not played and both teams were awarded a point.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=9587|title=AIFF league committee meets in Bhubaneshwar|date=13 April 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |hth_MNP=REK

<!--Team definitions (wikilinks in table)-->
|name_AIZ=[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
|name_CNC=[[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
|name_CHB=[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|name_EAB=[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|name_GOK=[[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]
|name_IDA=[[Indian Arrows]]
|name_MNP=[[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]]
|name_MHB=[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|name_NER=[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
|name_REK=[[Real Kashmir F.C.|Real Kashmir]]
|name_SHL=[[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

<!--Qualification and relegation column definitions-->
|res_col_header=QR
|col_CLP1=green2 |text_CLP1=Qualification for [[2020 AFC Champions League#Preliminary round 1|AFC Champions League preliminary round 1]]
|col_REL=red1    |text_REL=Relegation to {{season link|2019–20|I-League 2nd Division}}

|note_res_CLP1=If the league champions cannot qualify for the [[2020 AFC Champions League#Group stage|AFC Champions League group stage]], they will enter the [[2020 AFC Cup#Group stage|AFC Cup group stage]].
<!--|note_res_ACSB=If the league champions qualify for the [[2020 AFC Champions League#Group stage|AFC Champions League group stage]], the standby team will enter the [[2020 AFC Cup#Group stage|AFC Cup group stage]].-->
}}</onlyinclude>

==Results==
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|source = [https://i-league.org/points-table/i-league/ I-League]
|update = 13 April 2019
|a_note =
|matches_style = FBR

|team1=AFC
|team2=CHE
|team3=CHU
|team4=EAB
|team5=GOK
|team6=INA
|team7=MIN
|team8=MOH
|team9=NER
|team10=REK
|team11=SHI

<!--Team definitions (wikilinks in table)-->
|name_AFC=[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
|name_CHE=[[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
|name_CHU=[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|name_EAB=[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|name_GOK=[[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]
|name_INA=[[Indian Arrows]]
|name_MIN=[[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]]
|name_MOH=[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|name_NER=[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
|name_REK=[[Real Kashmir F.C.|Real Kashmir]]
|name_SHI=[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]

<!-- Aizawl -->

<!-- Aizawl -->              |match_AFC_AFC=
<!-- Chennai City -->     |match_AFC_CHE=1–2
<!-- Churchill Brothers -->       |match_AFC_CHU=2-1
<!-- East Bengal -->    |match_AFC_EAB=3–2
<!-- Gokulam Kerala -->           |match_AFC_GOK=3-2
<!-- Indian Arrows -->       |match_AFC_INA=0-1
<!-- Minerva Punjab -->  |match_AFC_MIN=1–2
<!-- Mohun Bagan -->      |match_AFC_MOH=1–2
<!-- NEROCA --> |match_AFC_NER=0–0
<!-- Real Kashmir -->     |match_AFC_REK=0-0
<!-- Shillong Lajong -->     |match_AFC_SHI= 4-1

<!-- Chennai City -->

<!-- Aizawl -->              |match_CHE_AFC=4-3
<!-- Chennai City -->     |match_CHE_CHE=
<!-- Churchill Brothers -->       |match_CHE_CHU=2–2
<!-- East Bengal -->    |match_CHE_EAB=2–1
<!-- Gokulam Kerala -->           |match_CHE_GOK=3-2
<!-- Indian Arrows -->       |match_CHE_INA=4–1
<!-- Minerva Punjab -->  |match_CHE_MIN=3-1
<!-- Mohun Bagan -->      |match_CHE_MOH=3–1
<!-- NEROCA --> |match_CHE_NER=2–1
<!-- Real Kashmir -->     |match_CHE_REK=0-1
<!-- Shillong Lajong -->     |match_CHE_SHI=6-1

<!-- Churchill Brothers -->

<!-- Aizawl -->              |match_CHU_AFC=4–1
<!-- Chennai City -->     |match_CHU_CHE=3–2
<!-- Churchill Brothers -->       |match_CHU_CHU=
<!-- East Bengal -->    |match_CHU_EAB=1-2
<!-- Gokulam Kerala -->           |match_CHU_GOK=3-1
<!-- Indian Arrows -->       |match_CHU_INA=2-1  <!-- Minerva Punjab -->  |match_CHU_MIN=2-0
<!-- Mohun Bagan -->      |match_CHU_MOH=1-1
<!-- NEROCA --> |match_CHU_NER=2-1
<!-- Real Kashmir -->     |match_CHU_REK=1-1
<!-- Shillong Lajong -->     |match_CHU_SHI=4–2

<!-- East Bengal -->

<!-- Aizawl -->              |match_EAB_AFC=1–1
<!-- Chennai City -->     |match_EAB_CHE=1–2
<!-- Churchill Brothers -->       |match_EAB_CHU=1–1
<!-- East Bengal -->    |match_EAB_EAB=
<!-- Gokulam Kerala -->           |match_EAB_GOK=3–1
<!-- Indian Arrows -->       |match_EAB_INA=1-0
<!-- Minerva Punjab -->  |match_EAB_MIN=0–1
<!-- Mohun Bagan -->      |match_EAB_MOH=3-2
<!-- NEROCA --> |match_EAB_NER=2-1
<!-- Real Kashmir -->     |match_EAB_REK=1-1
<!-- Shillong Lajong -->     |match_EAB_SHI=5-0

<!-- Gokulam Kerala -->

<!-- Aizawl -->              |match_GOK_AFC=1-3
<!-- Chennai City -->     |match_GOK_CHE=2–3
<!-- Churchill Brothers -->       |match_GOK_CHU=1–1
<!-- East Bengal -->    |match_GOK_EAB=1-2
<!-- Gokulam Kerala -->           |match_GOK_GOK=
<!-- Indian Arrows -->       |match_GOK_INA=1–1
<!-- Minerva Punjab -->  |match_GOK_MIN=1–0
<!-- Mohun Bagan -->      |match_GOK_MOH=1–1
<!-- NEROCA --> |match_GOK_NER=2-1
<!-- Real Kashmir -->     |match_GOK_REK=1-1
<!-- Shillong Lajong -->     |match_GOK_SHI=3–1

<!-- Indian Arrows -->

<!-- Aizawl -->              |match_INA_AFC=0-0
<!-- Chennai City -->     |match_INA_CHE=0-2
<!-- Churchill Brothers -->       |match_INA_CHU=0-1
<!-- East Bengal -->    |match_INA_EAB=1-2
<!-- Gokulam Kerala -->           |match_INA_GOK=1-0
<!-- Indian Arrows -->       |match_INA_INA=
<!-- Minerva Punjab -->  |match_INA_MIN=2-1
<!-- Mohun Bagan -->      |match_INA_MOH=0–2
<!-- NEROCA --> |match_INA_NER=2-3
<!-- Real Kashmir -->     |match_INA_REK=2-2
<!-- Shillong Lajong -->     |match_INA_SHI=1–0

<!-- Minerva Punjab -->

<!-- Aizawl -->              |match_MIN_AFC=0-1
<!-- Chennai City -->     |match_MIN_CHE=0–0
<!-- Churchill Brothers -->       |match_MIN_CHU=0–0
<!-- East Bengal -->    |match_MIN_EAB=0-1
<!-- Gokulam Kerala -->           |match_MIN_GOK=1-1
<!-- Indian Arrows -->       |match_MIN_INA=1–0
<!-- Minerva Punjab -->  |match_MIN_MIN=
<!-- Mohun Bagan -->      |match_MIN_MOH=0–1
<!-- NEROCA --> |match_MIN_NER= 1–0
<!-- Real Kashmir -->     |match_MIN_REK=0–1
<!-- Shillong Lajong -->     |match_MIN_SHI=0-1

<!-- Mohun Bagan -->

<!-- Aizawl -->              |match_MOH_AFC=2–2
<!-- Chennai City -->     |match_MOH_CHE=1–1
<!-- Churchill Brothers -->       |match_MOH_CHU=0–3
<!-- East Bengal -->    |match_MOH_EAB=0–2
<!-- Gokulam Kerala -->           |match_MOH_GOK=2-2
<!-- Indian Arrows -->       |match_MOH_INA=1-3
<!-- Minerva Punjab -->  |match_MOH_MIN=2–0
<!-- Mohun Bagan -->      |match_MOH_MOH=
<!-- NEROCA --> |match_MOH_NER=1–0
<!-- Real Kashmir -->     |match_MOH_REK=1–2
<!-- Shillong Lajong -->     |match_MOH_SHI=2-0

<!-- NEROCA -->

<!-- Aizawl -->              |match_NER_AFC=0-0
<!-- Chennai City -->     |match_NER_CHE=3-3
<!-- Churchill Brothers -->       |match_NER_CHU=2-1
<!-- East Bengal -->    |match_NER_EAB=0–2
<!-- Gokulam Kerala -->           |match_NER_GOK=1–1
<!-- Indian Arrows -->       |match_NER_INA=3–0
<!-- Minerva Punjab -->  |match_NER_MIN=0-0
<!-- Mohun Bagan -->      |match_NER_MOH=2-1
<!-- NEROCA --> |match_NER_NER=
<!-- Real Kashmir -->     |match_NER_REK=2-3
<!-- Shillong Lajong -->     |match_NER_SHI=3–2

<!-- Real Kashmir -->

<!-- Aizawl -->              |match_REK_AFC=1–0
<!-- Chennai City -->     |match_REK_CHE=1–0
<!-- Churchill Brothers -->       |match_REK_CHU=0–0
<!-- East Bengal -->    |match_REK_EAB=1-2
<!-- Gokulam Kerala -->           |match_REK_GOK=1-0
<!-- Indian Arrows -->       |match_REK_INA=2–0
<!-- Minerva Punjab -->  |match_REK_MIN= 
<!-- Mohun Bagan -->      |match_REK_MOH= 0-1
<!-- NEROCA --> |match_REK_NER=0–2
<!-- Real Kashmir -->     |match_REK_REK=
<!-- Shillong Lajong -->     |match_REK_SHI= 6-1

<!-- Shillong Lajong -->

<!-- Aizawl -->              |match_SHI_AFC=2–1
<!-- Chennai City -->     |match_SHI_CHE=2-4
<!-- Churchill Brothers -->       |match_SHI_CHU=3-2
<!-- East Bengal -->    |match_SHI_EAB=1–3
<!-- Gokulam Kerala -->           |match_SHI_GOK=1-1
<!-- Indian Arrows -->       |match_SHI_INA=0–3
<!-- Minerva Punjab -->  |match_SHI_MIN=2-2
<!-- Mohun Bagan -->      |match_SHI_MOH=2–3
<!-- NEROCA --> |match_SHI_NER=1–2
<!-- Real Kashmir -->     |match_SHI_REK=0-1
<!-- Shillong Lajong -->     |match_SHI_SHI=

|match_REK_MIN_note= Both teams agreed to share one point each. Match was abandoned because of security issue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=9587|title=AIFF LEAGUE COMMITTEE MEETS IN BHUBANESWAR|work=Aiff|date=13 April 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
}}

==Season statistics==
===Scoring===
{{updated|9 March 2019}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://us.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league/20182019/regular-season/r46472/players/|title=Players–Goals|work=Soccerway|access-date=24 November 2018}}</ref>
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====Top scorers====
<!--PLEASE UPDATE 'AS OF' DATE BEFORE SAVING-->
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Goals
|-
|rowspan="2"|1  
|align="left"|{{flagicon|TRI}} [[Willis Plaza]]
|align="left"|Churchill Brothers 
|rowspan="2"|21  
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pedro Manzi]]
|align="left"|Chennai City 
|-
|rowspan="4"|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Enrique Esqueda]]
|align="left"|East Bengal 
|rowspan="4"|9
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Jobby Justin]]
|align="left"|East Bengal
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sandro Rodríguez]]
|align="left"|Chennai City
|-  
|align="left"|{{flagicon|LBR}} [[Ansumana Kromah]]
|align="left"|Aizawl 
|-
|rowspan="4"|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Néstor Gordillo]]
|align="left"|Chennai City 
|rowspan="4"|8  
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CMR}} [[Aser Pierrick Dipanda]]
|align="left"|Mohun Bagan
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Felix Chidi Odili]]
|align="left"|NEROCA  
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Laldanmawia Ralte]]
|align="left"|East Bengal   
|-
|rowspan="1"|11
|align="left"|{{flagicon|TRI}} [[Marcus Joseph]]
|align="left"|[[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]
|rowspan="1"|7
|}
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====Top Indian scorers====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Goals
|-
|rowspan="1"|1 
|align="left"|[[Jobby Justin]]
|align="left"|East Bengal 
|rowspan="1"|9
|-
|rowspan="1"|2 
|align="left"|[[Laldanmawia Ralte]]
|align="left"|East Bengal 
|rowspan="1"|8
|-
|rowspan="2"|3  
|align="left"|[[Lalkhawpuimawia]]
|align="left"|Aizawl 
|rowspan="2"|6 
|-
|align="left"|[[Phrangki Buam]]
|align="left"|Shillong Lajong 
|-
|rowspan="1"|5 
|align="left"|[[Samuel Kynshi]]
|align="left"|Shillong Lajong
|rowspan="1"|5
|-
|rowspan="3"|6
|align="left"|[[Naorem Mahesh Singh]]
|align="left"|Shillong Lajong  
|rowspan="3"|4
|-
|align="left"|[[Rohit Danu]] 
|align="left"|Indian Arrows 
|-
|align="left"|[[Subhash Singh]]
|align="left"|NEROCA  
|-
|rowspan="4"|9
|align="left"|[[Surchandra Singh]]
|align="left"|Real Kashmir
|rowspan="4"|3   
|-
|align="left"|[[Samuel Lalmuanpuia]]
|align="left"|Shillong Lajong 
|-
|align="left"|[[Amarjit Singh Kiyam]] 
|align="left"|Indian Arrows
|-
|align="left"|[[Rahul Kannoly Praveen]] 
|align="left"|Indian Arrows  
|}
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==== Hat-tricks ====
<!--NO LIVE UPDATES, PLEASE WAIT UNTIL SOURCES UPDATED-->
{{Main|List of I-League hat-tricks}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Player !! For !! Against !! style="text-align:center"| Result !! Date !! Ref
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} {{sortname|Pedro|Manzi}} || Chennai City || Indian Arrows || 4–1 (H) || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|10|26}} ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Manzi Hat trick 26 October 2018 |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/10/26/india/i-league/chennai-city/aiff-xi/2928126/?ICID=PL_MS_01 |website=Soccerway}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|TRI}} {{sortname|Willis|Plaza}} || Churchill Brothers || Shillong Lajong || 4–2 (H) || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|11|15}} ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Plaza Hat trick 15 November 2018 |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/11/15/india/i-league/churchill-brothers-sc/lajong-sc/2928145/?ICID=PL_MS_08 |website=Soccerway}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} {{sortname|Pedro|Manzi}} || Chennai City || Shillong Lajong || 6–1 (H) || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|12|29}} ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Manzi Hat trick 29 December 2018 |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/12/29/india/i-league/chennai-city/lajong-sc/2928179/|website=Soccerway}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} {{sortname|Pedro|Manzi}} || Chennai City || Gokulam Kerala || 3–2 (H) || {{dts|format=dmy|2019|1|4}} ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Manzi Hat trick 4 January 2019 |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2019/01/04/india/i-league/chennai-city/gokulam/2928183/|website=Soccerway}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} {{sortname|Pedro|Manzi}} || Chennai City || NEROCA || 3–3 (A) || {{dts|format=dmy|2019|2|11}} ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Manzi Hat trick 12 February 2019 |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2019/02/11/india/i-league/neroca/chennai-city/2928211/|website=Soccerway}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|IND}} {{sortname|Laldanmawia|Ralte}} || East Bengal || Shillong Lajong || 5–0 (H) || {{dts|format=dmy|2019|2|14}} ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Ralte Hat trick 14 February 2019 |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2019/02/14/india/i-league/east-bengal-club-fc/lajong-sc/2928204/|website=Soccerway}}</ref>
|}

===Cleansheets===
{{updated|9 March 2019}}
<!--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}} [[Bilal Khan (footballer)|Bilal Khan]]
|align="left"|Real Kashmir 
|rowspan="1"|9 
|-
|rowspan="3"|2 
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[James Kithan]]
|align="left"|Churchill Brothers
|rowspan="3"|5
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Prabhsukhan Singh Gill]]
|align="left"|Indian Arrows
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Rakshit Dagar]]
|align="left"|East Bengal
|-
|rowspan="1"|5   
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shilton Paul]]
|align="left"|Mohun Bagan
|rowspan="1"|4    
|-
|rowspan="3"|6 
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Bhaskar Roy (footballer)|Bhaskar Roy]]
|align="left"|Minerva Punjab
|rowspan="3"|3
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalit Thapa]]
|align="left"|NEROCA      
|- 
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalawmpuia]]
|align="left"|Aizawl 
|-
|rowspan="5"|9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Nauzet Santana]]
|align="left"|Chennai City
|rowspan="5"|2  
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mauro Boerchio]]
|align="left"|NEROCA
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Arshdeep Singh (footballer, born 1997)|Arshdeep Singh]]
|align="left"|Minerva Punjab 
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Shankar Roy
|align="left"|Mohun Bagan 
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Gurpreet Singh Chabal
|align="left"|Aizawl
|-
|}

==Average home attendances==
{{updated|9 March 2019}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Attendance|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/ind-i-league-2018-2019/1/|website=worldfootball.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Attendance I-League.org |url=https://i-league.org/fixtures-page/i-league/ |website=i-league.org |publisher=I-League |access-date=2 November 2018}}</ref>  
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{{col-2}}
{|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}}
|-
|[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]||align=center|10||align=center|272,699||align=center bgcolor="#98FB98" |64,867||align=center|9,952||align=center|27,270
<!-- 25272 + 16,821 + 14,206 + 64,867+19778 +9,952 + 34,852 + 25979 + 43,758+17214--> 
|-
|[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]||align=center|10||align=center|191,383||align=center|29,932||align=center|6,135||align=center|19,139
<!-- 26412 + 22415 + 29932 + 19304+ 23645 + 20232 + 22,324 + 12,765+6135+8219 -->
|-
|[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]||align=center|10||align=center|176,486||align=center|62,628||align=center|3,388||align=center|17,649
<!-- 18785 + 22,387 + 21,985+ 14,436 + 11,356 + 9,185 + 8,780 + 62,628+3556+3388--> 
|-
|[[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]||align=center|10||align=center|148,230||align=center|30,246||align=center|2,136||align=center|14,823
<!-- 28437 + 18832 + 15672 + 30,246 + 27,854 + 13,824 +3,824+3282+2136+4123-->  
|-
|[[Real Kashmir F.C.|Real Kashmir]]||align=center|9||align=center|92,440||align=center|12,857||align=center|2,792||align=center|11,206
<!-- 10521 + 12270 + 12,760 +12,100 +12,000 +12,857 +11,540+5600+2792 -->
|-
|[[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]||align=center|10||align=center|61,381||align=center|9,856||align=center|3,253||align=center|6,138
<!-- 8262 + 6248 + 9856 + 8731 + 5268 + 3,253 + 3316 + 6,876+5896+3675--> 
|-
|[[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]]||align=center|10||align=center|56,239||align=center|8,591||align=center|3,470||align=center|5,624
<!-- 8591 + 5171 + 4275 + 7270 + 5157 + 4,875 + 3,470 + 7830 + 5,800+3800 --> 
|-
|[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]||align=center|10||align=center|41,231||align=center|14,697||align=center|1,107||align=center|4,123
<!-- 14697 + 4320 + 5,275 + 5,223 + 2,746 + 1,457+2346 + 2,240 + 1,820 + 1107-->   
|-
|[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]||align=center|10||align=center|33,867||align=center|3,796||align=center|2,417||align=center|3,387
<!-- 3796 + 2911 + 3027 + 2,417 + 3,915 + 3,157 + 3,437+3756+3146+4305 --> 
|-
|[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]||align=center|10||align=center|28,801||align=center|5,324||align=center |863||align=center|2,881
<!-- 4592 + 3871 + 1,690 + 3,612 + 5324 + 863 + 1235 + 4,832 + 1020+1762--> 
|-
|[[Indian Arrows]]||align=center|10||align=center|16,497||align=center|4,520||align=center bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 100||align=center|1,640
<!-- 3764 + 4520 + 3122 + 2010 + 500 + 500 + 418+463+100+1000-->
|-
!Total||align=center|109||align=center|11,14,349||align=center|64,867||align=center|100||align=center|10,223
|}

==Awards==
===Hero of the Match===
{| class="wikitable"  style="font-size:95%"
|-
! 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
|-
| Match 1
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pedro Manzi]]
| Chennai City
| Match 38
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Nagen Tamang]]
| Real Kashmir 
| Match 75
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jobby Justin]]
| East Bengal
|-
| Match 2
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Enrique Esqueda]]
| East Bengal
| Match 39
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Amarjit Singh Kiyam]]
| Indian Arrows 
| Match 76
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Gnohere Krizo]]
| Real Kashmir
|-
| Match 3
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arjun Jayaraj]]
| Gokulam Kerala
| Match 40
| {{flagicon|UGA}} [[Khalid Aucho]]
| Churchill Brothers
| Match 77
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arnab Das Sharma]]
| Gokulam Kerala
|-
| Match 4
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Philip Njoku]]
| Minerva Punjab
| Match 41
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ningthoujam Pritam Singh]]
| Gokulam Kerala
| Match 78
| {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Willis Plaza]]
| Churchill Brothers
|-
| Match 5
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Naorem Mahesh Singh]]
| Shillong Lajong
| Match 42
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Alexander Romario]]
| Chennai City
| Match 79
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Boris Singh Thangjam]]
| Indian Arrows
|-
| Match 6
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bilal Khan (footballer)|Bilal Khan]]
| Real Kashmir
| Match 43
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Laldanmawia Ralte]]
| East Bengal
| Match 80
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalrinchhana]]
| Aizawl
|-
| Match 7
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ronald Singh]]
| NEROCA
| Match 44
| {{flagicon|UGA}} [[Henry Kisekka]]
| Mohun Bagan
| Match 81
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rahim Ali]]
| Indian Arrows
|-
| Match 8
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jobby Justin]]
| East Bengal
| Match 45
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Jaime Santos]]
| East Bengal
| Match 82
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Naorem Mahesh Singh]]
| Shillong Lajong
|-
| Match 9
| {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Nenad Novaković (footballer, born 1986)|Nenad Novaković]]
| Churchill Brothers
| Match 46
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Amarjit Singh Kiyam]]
| Indian Arrows
| Match 83
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Loveday Enyinnaya]]
| Real Kashmir
|-
| Match 10
| {{flagicon|HAI}} [[Sony Norde]]
| Mohun Bagan
| Match 47
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Roberto Eslava]]
| Chennai City
| Match 84
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Enrique Esqueda]]
| East Bengal
|-
| Match 11
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ajith Kumar (footballer)|Ajith Kumar]]
| Chennai City
| Match 48
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Malemngamba Meitei]]
| NEROCA
| Match 85
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sandro Rodríguez]] 
| Chennai City
|-
| Match 12
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashish Rai]]
| Indian Arrows
| Match 49
| {{flagicon|UGA}} [[Henry Kisekka]]
| Mohun Bagan
| Match 86
| {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Nenad Novaković (footballer, born 1986)|Nenad Novaković]]
| Churchill Brothers 
|-
| Match 13
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Danish Farooq]]
| Real Kashmir
| Match 50
| {{flagicon|EQG}} [[Eduardo Ferreira]]
| NEROCA
| Match 87
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pedro Manzi]]
| Chennai City
|-
| Match 14
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Malemngamba Meitei]]
| NEROCA
| Match 51
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jobby Justin]]
| East Bengal
| Match 88
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Laldanmawia Ralte]]
| East Bengal
|-
| Match 15
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Lancine Touré]]
| Minerva Punjab
| Match 52
| {{flagicon|LBR}} [[Alfred Jaryan]]
| Aizawl
| Match 89
| {{flagicon|UGA}} [[Henry Kisekka]]
| Mohun Bagan
|-
| Match 16
| {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Aser Pierrick Dipanda]]
| Mohun Bagan
| Match 53
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pedro Manzi]]
| Chennai City
| Match 90
| {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Marcus Joseph]]
| Gokulam Kerala
|-
| Match 17
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Felix Chidi Odili]]
| NEROCA
| Match 54
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Nickson Castanha]]
| Churchill Brothers
| Match 91
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalrindika Ralte]]
| East Bengal
|-
| Match 18
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gani Nigam]]
| Gokulam Kerala
| Match 55
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Subhash Singh]]
| NEROCA
| Match 92
| colspan="2" | ''match not held''
|-
| Match 19
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Edwin Sydney Vanspaul]]
| Chennai City
| Match 56
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pedro Manzi]]
| Chennai City
| Match 93
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pedro Manzi]]
| Chennai City
|-
| Match 20
| {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Willis Plaza]]
| Churchill Brothers
| Match 57
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Anwar Ali (footballer, born 2000)|Anwar Ali]]
| Indian Arrows
| Match 94
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Naorem Mahesh Singh]]
| Shillong Lajong
|-
| Match 21
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kabir Thaufiq]]
| Chennai City
| Match 58
| {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Anthony Wolfe]]
| Churchill Brothers
| Match 95
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Juan Quero]]
| Minerva Punjab
|-
| Match 22
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Rajesh S]]
| Gokulam Kerala
| Match 59
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Mason Robertson]]
| Real Kashmir
| Match 96
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Suresh Singh Wangjam]]
| Indian Arrows
|-
| Match 23
|{{flagicon|CMR}} [[Aser Pierrick Dipanda]]
| Mohun Bagan
| Match 60
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jobby Justin]]
| East Bengal
| Match 97
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Néstor Gordillo]] 
| Chennai City
|-
| Match 24
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Novin Gurung]]  
| Shillong Lajong
| Match 61
| {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Omar Elhussieny]]
| Mohun Bagan
| Match 98
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Léonce Dodoz]]
| Aizawl
|-
| Match 25
|{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Léonce Dodoz Zikahi]]  
| Aizawl 
| Match 62
| {{flagicon|GAM}} [[Dawda Ceesay]]
| Churchill Brothers
| Match 99
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Enrique Esqueda]]
| East Bengal
|-
| Match 26
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Néstor Gordillo]] 
| Chennai City 
| Match 63
| {{flagicon|LBR}} [[Alfred Jaryan]]
| Aizawl
| Match 100
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalkhawpuimawia]]
| Aizawl
|-
| Match 27
|{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Bazie Armand]] 
| Real Kashmir 
| Match 64
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Shilton Paul]]
| Mohun Bagan
| Match 101
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rahul Kannoly Praveen]]
| Indian Arrows
|-
| Match 28
| {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Willis Plaza]]
| Churchill Brothers
| Match 65
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalengmawia]]
| Indian Arrows
| Match 102
| {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Willis Plaza]]
| Churchill Brothers
|-
| Match 29
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arjun Jayaraj]]
| Gokulam Kerala
| Match 66
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Alexander Romario]]
| Chennai City
| Match 103
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Laldanmawia Ralte]]
| East Bengal
|-
| Match 30
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Philip Njoku]]
| Minerva Punjab
| Match 67
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Borja Gómez Pérez]]
| East Bengal
| Match 104
| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Daniel Addo (footballer, born 1989)|Daniel Addo]]
| Gokulam Kerala
|-
| Match 31
| {{flagicon|HAI}} [[Sony Norde]]
| Mohun Bagan
| Match 68
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sandro Rodríguez]] 
| Chennai City
| Match 105
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Paul Ramfangzauva]]
| Aizawl
|-
| Match 32
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Subhash Singh]]
| NEROCA
| Match 69
| {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Marcus Joseph]]
| Gokulam Kerala
| Match 106
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Phrangki Buam]] 
| Shillong Lajong
|-
| Match 33
| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[William Opoku]]
| Minerva Punjab
| Match 70
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Phurba Lachenpa]]
| Shillong Lajong
| Match 107
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalawmpuia]]
| Aizawl
|-
| Match 34
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Bazie Armand]] 
| Real Kashmir
| Match 71
| {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Willis Plaza]]
| Churchill Brothers
| Match 108
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Danish Farooq]] 
| Real Kashmir 
|-
| Match 35
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Felix Chidi Odili]]
| NEROCA
| Match 72
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Phurba Lachenpa]]
| Shillong Lajong
| Match 109
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Laldanmawia Ralte]]
| East Bengal
|-
| Match 36
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jobby Justin]]
| East Bengal
| Match 73
| {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Willis Plaza]]
| Churchill Brothers
| Match 110
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gaurav Bora]] 
| Chennai City
|-
| Match 37
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Israil Gurung]]
| Churchill Brothers
| Match 74
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Malemngamba Meitei]]
| NEROCA
|}

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==See also==
* [[2018–19 Indian Super League season]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://i-league.org/ Official website]

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