2016–17 I-League
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Aizawl |
| Relegated | Mumbai |
| 2018 AFC Champions League | Aizawl |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 225 (2.5 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
 Aser Pierrick Dipanda (11 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper |
Debjit Majumder Albino Gomes (8 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win |
Bengaluru 7–0 DSK Shivajians (22 April 2017) |
| Biggest away win |
Minerva Punjab 0–5 East Bengal (29 January 2017) |
| Highest scoring |
Churchill Brothers 4–5 Minerva Punjab (19 February 2017) |
| Longest winning run |
East Bengal (6 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run |
East Bengal Mohun Bagan (9 games) |
| Longest winless run |
Mumbai (16 games) |
| Longest losing run |
Mumbai (6 games) |
| Highest attendance | 29,067 East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan (12 February 2017) |
| Lowest attendance | 300 Minerva Punjab vs Chennai City (8 April 2017) |
| Total attendance | 470,941 |
| Average attendance | 5,233 |
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← 2015–16
All statistics correct as of 30 April 2017.
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The 2016–17 I-League was the 10th season of the I-League, the top Indian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2007. The season began on 7 January 2017 and concluded on 30 April 2017.
Aizawl won their first title on the final day after securing a draw against Shillong Lajong on 30 April 2017. Defending champions Bengaluru FC finished in the fourth place. Dempo had entered the league after being promoted from the I-League 2nd Division but withdrew from the league along with Salgaocar and Sporting Goa. Aizawl were reinstated into the league after being relegated while Churchill Brothers, Chennai City, and Minerva Punjab were granted direct-entry into the I-League.
Ten teams are competing in the league. The majority of the teams from the previous season as well as recently promoted Dempo were originally supposed to compete this season. Dempo were promoted to the I-League on 30 May 2016, defeating Minerva Academy 3–1.Aizawl were relegated from the I-League the previous season, despite finishing above last place DSK Shivajians who were exempt from relegation. However, on 27 September 2016, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced that Aizawl would be reinstated into the I-League for the 2016–17 season.
Throughout the summer of 2016, the three Goan I-League clubs – Dempo, Salgaocar, and Sporting Goa – had been indecisive over their participation in the league. On 24 June 2016 it was first announced that Salgaocar and Sporting Goa would withdraw from the I-League following their displeasure over the proposed roadmap for Indian football for the 2017–18 season, with Dempo also threatening to do so next. However, in September 2015 it was revealed that despite withdrawing Sporting Goa and Dempo still submitted their AFC Licensing documents needed for I-League play. It was then revealed on 10 November that both Sporting Goa and Dempo were given national licenses for the I-League. Despite this though, however, on 22 November 2016 it was officially announced by Sporting Goa that they would withdraw from the I-League for good.
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