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{{Short description|1st season of the I-League}}
{{No footnotes|date=June 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football league season
| season = 2007–08 I-League Season
| dates = 24 November 2007 – 19 May 2008
| winners = [[Dempo SC|Dempo]]<br/>1st I-League title<br/>3rd [[List of Indian football champions | Indian title]]
| relegated = [[Viva Kerala FC|Viva Kerala]]<br />[[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]]
| continentalcup1 = [[2009 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Dempo SC|Dempo]]
| continentalcup2 = [[2009 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[Mohun Bagan]]<br /> (as [[2008 Indian Federation Cup|Federation Cup]] Winners)
| matches = 90
| league topscorer = [[Odafa Onyeka Okolie]]
| prevseason = [[2006–07 National Football League (India)|2006–07 NFL]]
| nextseason = [[2008–09 I-League|2008–09]]
}}
The '''2007–08 I-League''' kicked off on 24 November 2007 at the [[Fatorda Stadium]], [[Margao]], [[Goa]]. The first match of the season was played between the two [[Goan]] clubs [[Dempo Sports Club|Dempo]] and [[Salgaocar Sports Club|Salgaocar]].

The top team in the [[I-League]] qualified for the qualifying phase of the [[2009 AFC Champions League]], while the bottom two teams were relegated to [[I-League 2|I-League 2nd Division]] in the next season.

==Teams==

{{Location map+ |India |width=400 |float=right |caption=Locations of games played in the 2007-08 I-League |places=
{{Location map~ |India |lat=31.22000|long=75.77000 |label=[[JCT FC|JCT]]|position=right }}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=9.931194 |long=76.267306 |label=[[Viva Kerala FC|Viva Kerala]]|position=left }}


{{Location map~ |India3 |lat=22.56972 |long=88.36972 |label= <div style="font-size:90%;">{{nobreak|Kolkata}}</div>|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |India3 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=19.00 |long=86.00 |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">'''{{nobreak|[[Football in Kolkata|Kolkata]] clubs:}}'''<br>
{{nobreak|[[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan]]}}<br>
</div>
|position=right}}


{{Location map~ |India3 |lat=15.49300|long=73.81800 |label= <div style="font-size:90%;">{{nobreak|Goa}}</div>|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |India3 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=11.00 |long=86.00 |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">'''{{nobreak|[[Goa]] clubs:}}'''<br>
{{nobreak|[[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Dempo SC|Dempo]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[SC de Goa|Sporting Goa]]}}<br>
</div>
|position=right}}


{{Location map~ |India3 |lat=18.97500|long=72.82583 |label= <div style="font-size:90%;">{{nobreak|Mumbai}}</div>|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |India3 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=15.00 |long=86.00 |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">'''{{nobreak|[[Mumbai]] clubs:}}'''<br>
{{nobreak|[[Air India FC|Air India]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra United]]}}<br>
</div>
|position=right}}
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Club
! Manager
! Location
! Stadia
|-
| [[Air India (football club)|Air India]]
| {{flagicon|India}} [[Bimal Ghosh]]
| [[Mumbai]]
| [[Cooperage Ground]]
|-
| [[Churchill Brothers SC|Churchill Brothers]]
| {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Karim Bencherifa]]
| [[Goa]]
| [[Fatorda Stadium|Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium]]
|-
| [[Dempo SC|Dempo]]
| {{flagicon|India}} [[Armando Colaco]]
| [[Goa]]
| [[Fatorda Stadium|Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium]]
|-
| [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
| {{flagicon|India}} [[Monoranjan Bhattacharya (Footballer)|Manoranjan Bhattacharjee]]
| [[Kolkata]]
| [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|-
| [[JCT FC|JCT]]
| {{flagicon|India}} [[Sukhwinder Singh (footballer, born 1983)|Sukhwinder Singh]]
| [[New Delhi]] & [[Ludhiana]]
| [[Ambedkar Stadium]] & [[Guru Gobind Singh Stadium]]
|-
| [[Mahindra United]]
| {{flagicon|India}} [[Derrick Pereira]]
| [[Mumbai]]
| [[Cooperage Ground]]
|-
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Carlos Roberto Pereira Da Silva]]
| [[Kolkata]]
| [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|-
| [[Salgaocar SC Goa|Salgaocar]]
| {{flagicon|India}} [[Savio Medeira]]
| [[Goa]]
| [[Fatorda Stadium|Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium]]
|-
| [[Sporting Clube De Goa|Sporting Goa]]
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Clifford Chukwuma]]
| [[Goa]]
| [[Fatorda Stadium|Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium]]
|-
| [[Viva Kerala FC|Viva Kerala]]
| {{flagicon|India}} [[A.M.Sreedharan]]
| [[Kozhikode]]
| [[EMS Corporation Stadium|Kozhikode EMS Corporation Stadium]]
|}

==Standings==

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

|team1=DEM|name_DEM=[[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
|team2=CB|name_CB=[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|team3=JCT|name_JCT=[[JCT FC|JCT]]
|team4=MB|name_MB=[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|team5=MAH|name_MAH=[[Mahindra United]]
|team6=EB|name_EB=[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|team7=SCG|name_SCG=[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|team8=AI|name_AI=[[Air India (football club)|Air India]]
|team9=VK|name_VK=[[Viva Kerala FC|Viva Kerala]]
|team10=SFC|name_SFC=[[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
|win_DEM=10|draw_DEM=6|loss_DEM=2|gf_DEM=35|ga_DEM=13|status_DEM=C
|win_CB=11|draw_CB=3|loss_CB=4|gf_CB=40|ga_CB=22
|win_JCT=9|draw_JCT=6|loss_JCT=3|gf_JCT=31|ga_JCT=14
|win_MB=8|draw_MB=6|loss_MB=4|gf_MB=22|ga_MB=17
|win_MAH=7|draw_MAH=7|loss_MAH=4|gf_MAH=24|ga_MAH=18
|win_EB=5|draw_EB=4|loss_EB=9|gf_EB=17|ga_EB=23
|win_SCG=4|draw_SCG=7|loss_SCG=7|gf_SCG=14|ga_SCG=24
|win_AI=3|draw_AI=8|loss_AI=7|gf_AI=10|ga_AI=20
|win_VK=3|draw_VK=3|loss_VK=12|gf_VK=13|ga_VK=38|status_VK=R
|win_SFC=1|draw_SFC=8|loss_SFC=9|gf_SFC=20|ga_SFC=37|status_SFC=R

|col_C=#ACE1AF|text_C=[[2009 AFC Champions League]]
|result1=C
|col_ACGS=#97DEFF|text_ACGS=[[2009 AFC Cup]] group stage
|note_res_ACGS=Mohun Bagan qualified for the 2009 AFC Cup as [[2008 Indian Federation Cup]] winners.
|result4=ACGS
|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegation to [[2009 I-League 2nd Division]]
|result9=R|result10=R
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|show_limit=5

|update=complete
|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league/2007-2008/regular-season/r5773/tables/ Soccerway]
}}</onlyinclude>

==Results==
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=AI|team2=CB|team3=DEM|team4=EB|team5=JCT
|team6=MAH|team7=MB|team8=SFC|team9=SCG|team10=VK

|name_AI=[[Air India (football club)|Air India]]
|match_AI_CB=0–0
|match_AI_DEM=1–4
|match_AI_EB=1–0
|match_AI_JCT=0–0
|match_AI_MAH=0–1
|match_AI_MB=0–0
|match_AI_SFC=2–1
|match_AI_SCG=1–0
|match_AI_VK=1–1

|name_CB=[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|match_CB_AI=3–0
|match_CB_DEM=0–2
|match_CB_EB=3–2
|match_CB_JCT=1–0
|match_CB_MAH=4–2
|match_CB_MB=2–2
|match_CB_SFC=2–1
|match_CB_SCG=3–0
|match_CB_VK=5–0

|name_DEM=[[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
|match_DEM_AI=0–0
|match_DEM_CB=4–1
|match_DEM_EB=2–2
|match_DEM_JCT=2–1
|match_DEM_MAH=1–1
|match_DEM_MB=2–0
|match_DEM_SFC=3–0
|match_DEM_SCG=4–1
|match_DEM_VK=4–0

|name_EB=[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|match_EB_AI=0–0
|match_EB_CB=0–1
|match_EB_DEM=1–0
|match_EB_JCT=1–3
|match_EB_MAH=1–0
|match_EB_MB=0–2
|match_EB_SFC=3–2
|match_EB_SCG=1–1
|match_EB_VK=2–0

|name_JCT=[[JCT FC|JCT]]
|match_JCT_AI=2–0
|match_JCT_CB=3–0
|match_JCT_DEM=0–0
|match_JCT_EB=3–0
|match_JCT_MAH=0–0
|match_JCT_MB=1–1
|match_JCT_SFC=4–0
|match_JCT_SCG=4–2
|match_JCT_VK=2–0

|name_MAH=[[Mahindra United]]
|match_MAH_AI=1–1
|match_MAH_CB=1–5
|match_MAH_DEM=3–1
|match_MAH_EB=2–1
|match_MAH_JCT=3–1
|match_MAH_MB=0–0
|match_MAH_SFC=2–2
|match_MAH_SCG=3–0
|match_MAH_VK=0–0

|name_MB=[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|match_MB_AI=2–0
|match_MB_CB=2–1
|match_MB_DEM=0–0
|match_MB_EB=1–0
|match_MB_JCT=1–2
|match_MB_MAH=1–0
|match_MB_SFC=1–0
|match_MB_SCG=1–1
|match_MB_VK=1–3

|name_SFC=[[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
|match_SFC_AI=1–1
|match_SFC_CB=1–5
|match_SFC_DEM=1–1
|match_SFC_EB=0–0
|match_SFC_JCT=3–3
|match_SFC_MAH=0–0
|match_SFC_MB=4–5
|match_SFC_SCG=1–1
|match_SFC_VK=1–0

|name_SCG=[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|match_SCG_AI=1–0
|match_SCG_CB=1–1
|match_SCG_DEM=0–1
|match_SCG_EB=1–0
|match_SCG_JCT=0–0
|match_SCG_MAH=0–3
|match_SCG_MB=1–0
|match_SCG_SFC=1–1
|match_SCG_VK=3–0

|name_VK=[[Viva Kerala FC|Viva Kerala]]
|match_VK_AI=3–2
|match_VK_CB=1–3
|match_VK_DEM=1–4
|match_VK_EB=1–3
|match_VK_JCT=0–2
|match_VK_MAH=0–2
|match_VK_MB=0–2
|match_VK_SFC=3–1
|match_VK_SCG=0–0

|update=complete
|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league/2007-2008/regular-season/r5773/ Soccerway]
}}

==Top goalscorers==

''Last updated:'' 23 February 2008
:Ref:<ref name=IL0708>{{cite news |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2007-08il.html |work=Indian Football |title=1st "ONGC" I-League - Division 1 2007/08: from 24.November 2007 upto 23.February 2008 all over the country|date=24 November 2011 |accessdate=24 November 2011 |archive-date=16 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316152349/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2007-08il.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Rank
!Name
!Team
!Goals
|-
|rowspan="1"|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Odafe Onyeka Okolie]]
|align="left"|[[Churchill Brothers Sports Club|Churchill Brothers]]
|rowspan="1"|22
|-
|rowspan="1"|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Eduardo da Silva Escobar]]
|align="left"|[[JCT FC|JCT]]
|rowspan="1"|14
|-
|rowspan="2"|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|DRC}} [[Mboyo Iyomi]]
|align="left"|[[Churchill Brothers Sports Club|Churchill Brothers]]
|rowspan="2"|12
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Ranty Martins Soleye]]
|align="left"|[[Dempo Sports Club|Dempo]]
|-
|rowspan="1"|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Baichung Bhutia]]
|align="left"|[[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]
|rowspan="1"|10
|-
|rowspan="2"|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Edmilson Marques Pardal]]
|align="left"|[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|rowspan="2"|8
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Chidi Edeh]]
|align="left"|[[Dempo Sports Club|Dempo]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Felix Chimaokwu]]
|align="left"|[[Salgaocar SC Goa|Salgaocar]]
|rowspan="2"|7
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sunil Chhetri]]
|align="left"|[[JCT FC|JCT]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|10
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Junior Obagbemiro]]
|align="left"|[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|rowspan="2"|6
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Andrews Pomeyie Mensah]]
|align="left"|[[Mahindra United]]
|-
|rowspan="4"|12
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Wisdom Abbey]]
|align="left"|[[Viva Kerala]]
|rowspan="4"|5
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Jose Ramirez Barreto]]
|align="left"|[[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Yusif Yakubu]]
|align="left"|[[Mahindra United]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Roberto Mendes Silva]]
|align="left"|[[Dempo Sports Club|Dempo]]
|-
|rowspan="1"|16
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Bashiree Mohammed Abbas]]
|align="left"|[[Air India (football club)|Air India]]
|rowspan="1"|4
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{citation| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080128221209/http://www.indianfootball.com:80/specials/ileague/index.php |archive-date=28 January 2008 |url=http://www.indianfootball.com:80/specials/ileague/index.php |work=indianfootball.com |title=specials/ileague/}}

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