The I-League was the top-tier league of Indian men’s club football for 16 years since it began in 2007, succeeding the national league, now behaving as the second division from the 2022-23 season. Despite the challenges, the competition has held a legacy in India's football history giving the platform for modern heroes to arrive at national team level and setting up some remarkable records. A total of ten clubs have been crowned champions of the league with six managing to win it more than once. The I-League has also produced remarkable strikers over decades lighting up the stage with their cracking strikes. It has claimed the tag to be a highly competitive league, often unpredictable and rarely dominated by one team. We look at the records set in the 18 years of I-League.
I-League: Club Records
Most titles won by a club: Dempo SC - 3 (2007-08, 2009-10 and 2011-12)
Most consecutive title wins: Gokulam Kerala - 2 (2020-21, 2021-22)
Teams with more than one title: 6 (Dempo, Mohun Bagan, Churchill Brothers, Bengaluru, Gokulam and Punjab)
Most matches played by a club: Churchill Brothers (303 games*)
Most seasons played by a club: Churchill Brothers (14)
Most consecutive seasons played by a club: Churchill Brothers (14)
Most seasons without winning the title: East Bengal (13)
Most wins by a club: Churchill Brothers (139 wins*)
Most wins by a club in a single season: Salgaocar - 18 (2010-11)
Fewest wins by a club(s): United Sikkim and Vasco (1)
Fewest wins by a club (more than two seasons): ONGC (12)
Fewest wins by a club in a single season: Salgaocar - 18 (2010-11)
Most losses by a club (excluding Indian Arrows): Shillong Lajong (94)
Most losses by a club in a single season: Vasco - 16 (2008-09)
Fewest losses by a club (more than two seasons): Sreenidi Deccan (14)
Fewest losses in a season: Dempo (2007–08) and Churchill Brothers (2008–09) - 2
Most points earned by a club: Churchill Brothers (499*)
Most points earned by a club in a season: Salgaocar - 56 (2010–11)
Most points in a season without winning the league: Pune - 52 (2012–13)
Most points in a season while being relegated: Sporting Clube de Goa - 27 (2009–10)
Fewest points earned by a club (more than two seasons): Sudeva Delhi (52)
Fewest points earned by a club in a single season: Vasco - 10 (2008-09)
Fewest points in a season while winning the league: Bengaluru FC - 32 (2015–16)
Fewest points in a season while surviving relegation: Air India - 17 (2007–08)
Most goals scored by a club: Churchill Brothers (525*)
Most goals scored by a club in a single season: Dempo - 63 (2010–11)
Most goals scored by a club in a single game: Dempo - 14 vs Air India (2010–11)
Most goals conceded by a club: Churchill Brothers (369*)
Most goals conceded by a club in a single season: Air India (2012–13) and United Sikkim (2012–13) - 63
Fewest goals scored by a club (more than two seasons): Sudeva Delhi (42)
Fewest goals scored by a club in a single season: Air India - 10 (2007–08)
Fewest goals conceded by a club (more than two seasons): Sudeva Delhi (60)
Fewest goals conceded by a club in a single season: Dempo - 13 (2007–08)
Best goal difference of a club in a single season: Churchill Brothers - 34 (2012–13)
Worst goal difference of a club in a single season: United Sikkim (- 40, 2012–13)
Most draws played by a club: Mohun Bagan (85)
Longest winning streak: Mohun Bagan - 10 (2008-09)
Longest losing streak: Chirag United (2011–12), Air India FC (2012–13) and Mumbai FC (2016–17) - 6
I-League: Player Records
Most goals scored by a player: Ranti Martins (166)
Most goals scored by an Indian player: Sunil Chhetri (57)
Most goals scored by a player in a single season: Ranti Martins - 32 (2011-12)
Most goals scored by an Indian player in a single season: Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia - 17 (2023-24)
Most goals scored by a player in a match: Ranti Martins - 6 (Dempo 14-0 Air India, 2011–12)
Fastest goal scored in a match: Katshumi Yusa - 13 seconds (2018-19)
