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 2007–08 Season
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| Logo of the Premier League |
| Founded |
| 2007 |
| Nation |
 India
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| Relegation To |
| I League 2nd Division |
| Number of Teams |
| 10 |
| Level on Pyramid |
| Level 1 |
| Asian Qualification |
| Champions League AFC Cup President's Cup |
| Domestic Cups |
| FA Cup League Cup |
| Current Champions (2006–07) |
| Dempo Sports Club |
The new Indian Professional Football League, also known as the I League, is the new football league in India started by the AIFF. It will replace the National Football league which lasted for 11 seasons. The 2007/2008 season will be the first for the I League. The league was set to begin September 30 and end in mid February. But with FIFA changing the dates for the World Cup qualifiers, the first season of the I League will begin November 24.
The New Season 2007/2008
The 2007/2008 season will be the first for the I League. In the first season, the league will consist of two divisions, the I League 1st Division and I League 2nd Division. The 1st Division will consist of 10 teams from five different cities. Eight of the teams will come over from last years final NFL and two promoted teams from the 2nd Division. The first ever I league will be sponsored by ONGC, who were also the previous sponsors of the defunct NFL. The first match will be played in Margao, Goa at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda between rivals Dempo Sports Club and Salgaocar Sports Club. Also, for the first time, clubs in the I league will be allowed to register four foreigners, though will only be allowed to field three during a match. All matches will be telecast live and exclusive on Zee Sports.
Current clubs 2007/2008
I League Teams for the 2007/2008 Season
- Dempo Sports Club - Goa
- JCT - Phagwara, Punjab
- Mahindra United - Mumbai
- Churchill Brothers Sports Club - Goa
- East Bengal Club - Kolkata
- Sporting Clube de Goa - Goa
- Air India - Mumbai
- Mohun Bagan - Kolkata
- Salgaocar Sports Club - Goa*
- Viva Kerala - Kochin*
Salgaocar SC and Viva Kerala are the two promoted teams from last years NFL.
I League 2nd Division for the 2007/2008 Season
- Mohammedan Sporting Club
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Sports Club
- Chirag United Sports Club
- Vasco Sports Club
- Army XI
- ONGC
- Mumbai Football Club
- New Delhi Heroes Football Club
- Pune Football Club
More teams are to be added to the 2nd Division before its start in January, 2008.
External Links
- Kolkata Football
- the-aiff.com - Official website of the All India Football Federation
- - India's premier football site