New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The I-league title remained in Goa since the semi-professional Football League (NFL) was rec-christened as the professional I-League in 2007-08.
Since then Goan clubs have triumphed in I-League winning all the six editions. Dempo have won thrice, Churchill twice and Salgaocar once.
Churchill won their second I-League title Tuesday after they managed a 1-1 draw with Mohun Bagan.
The following is the list of I-League champions:
National Football League
Year Champions Runners Up
1996-97 JCT Club Churchill Brothers
1997-98 Mohun Bagan East Bengal
1998-99 Salgaocar East Bengal
1999-2000 Mohun Bagan Churchill Brothers
2000-01 East Bengal Mohun Bagan
2001-02 Mohun Bagan Churchill Brothers
2002-03 East Bengal Salgaocar
2003-04 East Bengal Dempo Club
2004-05 Dempo Club Sporting Clube de Goa
2005-06 Mahindra East Bengal
2006-07 Dempo Club JCT Club
I-League
2007-08 Dempo Churchill Brothers
2008-09 Churchill Brothers Mohun Bagan
2009-10 Dempo Club Churchill Brothers
2010-11 Salgaocar Club East Bengal
2011-12 Dempo Club East Bengal
HIGHEST GOALSCORERS:
1996-97: Baichung Bhutia: 14 goals (JCT)
1997-98: Raman Vijayan: 10 goals (FC Kochin)
1998-99: Phillip Mensah: 11 goals (Churchill Brothers)
1999-00: Igor Shvikrin: 11 goals (Mohun Bagan)
2000-01: Jose Ramirez Barreto: 14 goals (Mohun Bagan)
2001-02: Yusif Yakubu: 18 goals (Churchill Brothers)
2002-03: Yusif Yakubu: 21 goals (Churchill Brothers)
2003-04: Late Cristiano Junior: 15 goals (East Bengal)
2004-05: Dudu Omagbemi: 21 goals (Sporting Clube de Goa)
2005-06: Ranti Martins: 14 goals (Dempo Club)
2006-07: Odafa Okolie: 18 goals (Churchill Brothers)
I-League
2007-08: Odafa Okolie: 22 goals (Churchill Brothers)
2008-09: Odafa Okolie: 26 goals (Churchill Brothers)
2009-10: Odafa Okolie: 22 goals (Churchill Brothers)
2010-11: Ranti Martins: 30 goals (Dempo Club)
2011-12: Ranti Martins: 32 goals (Dempo Club)
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