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{{Short description|Monthly awards in the I-League}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
This is an [[association football]] award that recognises the best [[I-League]] coach and player each month of the season. It was started in [[2019-20 I-League|2019-20]] season. [[Alejandro Menéndez]] of [[Quess East Bengal FC|East Bengal FC]] and [[Fran González (footballer, born 1989)|Fran González]] of [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan AC]] were the first coach and player of December, respectively.
[[File:Alejandro Menéndez with coach of the month award.png|thumb|Alejandro Menéndez with I-League coach of the month award (December 2019)|245x245px]]

== Coach of the month ==

=== Winners ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Month
!Year
!Nationality
!Coach
!Team
! class="unsortable" |Ref
|-
|December
|[[2019–20 I-League|2019]]
|{{flag|Spain}}
|[[Alejandro Menéndez]]
|[[Quess East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportsfinding.com/alejandro-menendez-coach-of-the-month-in-the-indian-league/8095/|title=Alejandro Menéndez, coach of the month in the Indian League|last=Barker|first=Gabby|date=2020-01-06|website=Sports Finding|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-09}}</ref>
|-
|January
|[[2019–20 I-League|2020]]
|{{flag|Spain}}
|[[Kibu Vicuña]]
|[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/papa-heads-mohun-bagan-to-eighth-win-in-nine-ties/articleshow/74056628.cms|title=Papa heads Mohun Bagan to eighth win in nine ties - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2020-02-11}}</ref>
|-
|February
|[[2019–20 I-League|2020]]
|{{flag|Spain}}
|[[Kibu Vicuña]]
|[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/mohun-bagan-vs-chennai-city-fc-live-score-i-league-fran-gonzalez-diawara-beitia-naorem-eslava-ajith-kumar-yusa-indian-football/article30990282.ece|title=I-League, as it happened: Chennai City holds Mohun Bagan to 1-1 draw|last=Sportstar|first=Team|website=Sportstar|language=en|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref>
|-
|January
|[[2020–21 I-League|2021]]
|{{flag|Spain}}
|[[Fernando Santiago Varela|Fernando Varela]]
|[[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=ANI|title=I-League: Table-toppers Churchill Brothers, Aizawl FC play out goalless draw|url=http://businessworld.in/article/I-League-Table-toppers-Churchill-Brothers-Aizawl-FC-play-out-goalless-draw/04-02-2021-373522|access-date=2021-02-06|website=BW Businessworld|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|February
|[[2020–21 I-League|2021]]
|{{flag|Ireland}}
|[[Curtis Fleming]]
|[[Punjab FC|Punjab]]
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=I-League: Antwi's penalty takes Kerala to second place|url=https://daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=808060|access-date=2021-03-06|website=daijiworld.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|March
|[[2020–21 I-League|2021]]
|{{flag|India}}
|[[L. Nandakumar Singh]]
|[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=27 Mar 2021|title=Congratulations to Helder Ribeiro & Nandakumar Singh - March Player & Coach of the Month!|url=https://twitter.com/ileagueofficial/status/1375782393957687301|access-date=2021-03-27|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|March
|[[2021–22 I-League|2022]]
|{{flag|Russia}}
|[[Andrey Chernyshov]]
|[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mohammedan SC’s Andrey Chernyshov awarded Hero I-League Coach of the Month for March {{!}} Hero I-League |url=https://i-league.org/mohammedan-scs-andrey-chernyshov-awarded-the-hero-i-league-coach-of-the-month-for-march/ |access-date=2022-04-07 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

=== Awards won by nationality ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="border-collapse:collapse"
!Country
!Wins
|-
|{{flagcountry|Spain}}
|4
|-
|{{flag|India}}
|1
|-
|{{flag|Ireland}}
|1
|-
|{{flag|Russia}}
|1
|}

=== Awards won by club ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Club
!Wins
|-
|[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|2
|-
|[[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]
|1
|-
|[[Quess East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
|1
|-
|[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|1
|-
|[[Punjab FC|Punjab]]
|1
|-
|[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
|1
|}

== Player of the month ==

=== Winner ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Month
!Year
!Nationality
!Player
!Team
! class="unsortable" |Ref
|-
|December
|[[2019–20 I-League|2019]]
|{{flag|Spain}}
|[[Fran González (footballer, born 1989)|Fran González]]
|[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/i-league-2019-20-mohun-bagan-indian-arrows-preview-kibu-vicuna-shanmugam-venkatesh/article30513774.ece|title=I-League: Indian Arrows hurdle for in-form Mohun Bagan|last=PTI|website=Sportstar|language=en|access-date=2020-01-09}}</ref>
|-
|January
|[[2019–20 I-League|2020]]
|{{flag|Cameroon}}
|[[Aser Pierrick Dipanda|Pierrick Dipanda]]
|[[Punjab F.C.|Punjab]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/mohun-bagan-owe-it-to-baba-diawara/cid/1743819|title=Mohun Bagan owe it to Baba|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-11}}</ref>
|-
|February
|[[2019–20 I-League|2020]]
|{{flag|Spain}}
|[[Joseba Beitia]]
|[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/mohun-bagan-vs-chennai-city-fc-live-score-i-league-fran-gonzalez-diawara-beitia-naorem-eslava-ajith-kumar-yusa-indian-football/article30990282.ece|title=I-League, as it happened: Chennai City holds Mohun Bagan to 1-1 draw|last=Sportstar|first=Team|website=Sportstar|language=en|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref>
|-
|January
|[[2020–21 I-League|2021]]
|{{flag|Honduras}}
|[[Clayvin Zuniga]]
|[[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-05|title=Santiago Varela, Clayvin Zuniga win laurels in I-League monthly awards for January|url=https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2020-21-january-awards/|access-date=2021-03-06|website=Khel Now|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|February
|[[2020–21 I-League|2021]]
|{{flag|Nepal}}
|[[Kiran Limbu]]
|[[Punjab FC|Punjab]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|March
|[[2020–21 I-League|2021]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|[[Helder Lobato Ribeiro|Helder Ribeiro]]
|[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|March
|[[2021–22 I-League|2022]]
|{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|[[Marcus Joseph]]
|[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marcus Joseph named Hero I-League Player of the Month for March {{!}} Hero I-League |url=https://i-league.org/marcus-joseph-named-hero-i-league-player-of-the-month-for-march/ |access-date=2022-04-07 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

=== Awards won by nationality ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="border-collapse:collapse"
!Country
!Wins
|-
|{{flagcountry|Spain}}
|2
|-
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|1
|-
|{{flag|Cameroon}}
|1
|-
|{{flag|Honduras}}
|1
|-
|{{flag|Nepal}}
|1
|-
|{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|1
|}

=== Awards won by club ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Club
!Wins
|-
|[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|2
|-
|[[Punjab F.C.|Punjab]]
|2
|-
|[[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]
|1
|-
|[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|1
|-
|[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
|1
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* [https://i-league.org/ Official website]
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[[Category:I-League lists|Awards]]
[[Category:I-League seasons]]

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MargeneGoodfello at 14:40, 15 August 2025