The 12th edition of the I-league kicks off on Friday, 26th October when Chennai City Fc take on Indian Arrows at Coimbatore’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
The latest campaign of India’s domestic football league is set to be a thrilling one. Defending champions Minerva Punjab overcame the giants to lift the coveted trophy last season and this season will be marked by the incoming of debutants Real Kashmir.
Although ISL generates more spectatorship because of the glamour and in that sense is superior to I league, the quality of football, however, according to experts, the quality of football is similar in both the leagues. In the previous campaign, the league ended up to be a title competition between four clubs Minerva Punjab, Neroca, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal —and Minerva Punjab eventually lifted the title.
Live streaming:
All the matches will be available on Jio and Hotstar app. Star sports network have the broadcasting rights for the I-league matches.
Venues:
Following are all the eleven venues of the I league 2018-19:
Mohun Bagan, East Bengal – Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Aizawl FC – Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl
Chennai City FC – Nehru Stadium, Coimbatore
Churchill Brothers – Tilak Maidan Stadium, Goa
Indian Arrows – Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar and Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
Goukalam Kerala FC – EMS Stadium, Kerala
Minerva Punjab – Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Chandigarh
NEROCA – Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, Manipur
Real Kashmir – TRC Turf Ground, Srinagar
Shillong Lajong, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Meghalaya
Full schedule of I-League 2018-19
26-10-18 05:00 PM – NEHRU STADIUM
Chennai City FC – Indian Arrows
27-10-18 05:00 PM – EMS CORPORATION STADIUM
Gokulam Kerala FC – Mohun Bagan
27-10-18 02:00 PM – KHUMAN LUMPAK STADIUM
NEROCA FC – Quess East Bengal
28-10-18 05:00 PM – JLN NEHRU STADIUM
Shillong Lajong FC – Aizawl FC
28-10-18 02:00 PM – TAU DEVI LAL STADIUM
Minerva Punjab FC – Churchill Brothers FCG
31-10-18 02:00 PM – TAU DEVI LAL STADIUM
Minerva Punjab FC – Real Kashmir FC
31-10-18 02:00 PM – KHUMAN LUMPAK STADIUM
NEROCA FC – Gokulam Kerala FC
01-11-18 02:00 PM – JLN NEHRU STADIUM
Shillong Lajong FC – Quess East Bengal
01-11-18 05:00 PM – NEHRU STADIUM
Chennai City FC – Churchill Brothers FCG
03-11-18 05:00 PM – YBK
Mohun Bagan – Aizawl FC
04-11-18 05:00 PM – EMS CORPORATION STADIUM
Gokulam Kerala FC – Chennai City FC
05-11-18 05:00 PM – BARABATI STADIUM
Indian Arrows – Shillong Lajong FC
06-11-18 02:00 PM – TRC GROUND
Real Kashmir FC – Churchill Brothers FCG
07-11-18 02:00 PM – RAJIV GANDHI STADIUM
Aizawl FC – NEROCA FC
10-11-18 05:00 PM – BARABATI STADIUM
Indian Arrows – Mohun Bagan
10-11-18 02:00 PM – RAJIV GANDHI STADIUM
Aizawl FC – Minerva Punjab FC
11-11-18 02:00 PM – TRC GROUND
Real Kashmir FC – NEROCA FC
11-11-18 05:00 PM – EMS CORPORATION STADIUM
Gokulam Kerala FC – Shillong Lajong FC
13-11-18 05:00 PM – YBK
Quess East Bengal – Chennai City FC
15-11-18 05:00 PM – TILAK MAIDAN
Churchill Brothers FCG – Shillong Lajong FC
16-11-18 02:00 PM – RAJIV GANDHI STADIUM
Aizawl FC – Chennai City FC
18-11-18 07:30 PM – EMS CORPORATION STADIUM
Gokulam Kerala FC – Minerva Punjab FC
20-11-18 02:00 PM – TRC GROUND
Real Kashmir FC – Mohun Bagan
23-11-18 05:00 PM – JLN NEHRU STADIUM
Shillong Lajong FC – Minerva Punjab FC
24-11-18 05:00 PM – NEHRU STADIUM
Chennai City FC – NEROCA FC
24-11-18 02:00 PM – RAJIV GANDHI STADIUM
Aizawl FC – Quess East Bengal
25-11-18 02:00 PM – TRC GROUND
Real Kashmir FC – Indian Arrows
25-11-18 05:00 PM – YBK
Mohun Bagan – Churchill Brothers FCG
30-11-18 05:00 PM – EMS CORPORATION STADIUM
Gokulam Kerala FC – Churchill Brothers FCG
01-12-18 05:00 PM – YBK
Mohun Bagan – Chennai City FC
01-12-18 02:00 PM – TAU DEVI LAL STADIUM
Minerva Punjab FC – Indian Arrows
02-12-18 05:00 PM – JLN NEHRU STADIUM
Shillong Lajong FC – NEROCA FC
04-12-18 05:00 PM – YBK
Quess East Bengal – Minerva Punjab FC
05-12-18 02:00 PM – TRC GROUND
Real Kashmir FC – Aizawl FC
07-12-18 02:00 PM – KHUMAN LUMPAK STADIUM
NEROCA FC – Indian Arrows
08-12-18 05:00 PM – YBK
Quess East Bengal – Gokulam Kerala FC
09-12-18 05:00 PM – TILAK MAIDAN
Churchill Brothers FCG – Aizawl FC
11-12-18 02:00 PM – TRC GROUND
Real Kashmir FC – Shillong Lajong FC
14-12-18 05:00 PM – BARABATI STADIUM
Indian Arrows – Aizawl FC
15-12-18 05:00 PM – EMS CORPORATION STADIUM
Gokulam Kerala FC – Real Kashmir FC
15-12-18 02:00 PM – KHUMAN LUMPAK STADIUM
NEROCA FC – Churchill Brothers FCG
16-12-18 05:00 PM – YBK
Quess East Bengal – Mohun Bagan
16-12-18 02:00 PM – TAU DEVI LAL STADIUM
Minerva Punjab FC – Chennai City FC
19-12-18 02:00 PM – TAU DEVI LAL STADIUM
Minerva Punjab FC – Mohun Bagan
20-12-18 05:00 PM – TILAK MAIDAN
Churchill Brothers FCG – Quess East Bengal
21-12-18 05:00 PM – KALINGA STADIUM
Indian Arrows – Gokulam Kerala FC
22-12-18 07:30 PM – NEHRU STADIUM
Chennai City FC – Real Kashmir FC
23-12-18 02:00 PM – KHUMAN LUMPAK STADIUM
NEROCA FC – Minerva Punjab FC
23-12-18 05:00 PM – YBK
Mohun Bagan – Shillong Lajong FC
28-12-18 05:00 PM – YBK
Quess East Bengal – Real Kashmir FC
28-12-18 02:00 PM – KHUMAN LUMPAK STADIUM
NEROCA FC – Mohun Bagan
29-12-18 02:00 PM – RAJIV GANDHI STADIUM
Aizawl FC – Gokulam Kerala FC
29-12-18 05:00 PM – NEHRU STADIUM
Chennai City FC – Shillong Lajong FC
30-12-18 05:00 PM – KALINGA STADIUM
Indian Arrows – Churchill Brothers FCG
04-01-19 07:30 PM – NEHRU STADIUM
Chennai City FC – Gokulam Kerala FC
04-01-19 02:00 PM – KHUMAN LUMPAK STADIUM
NEROCA FC – Shillong Lajong FC
05-01-19 05:00 PM – TILAK MAIDAN
Churchill Brothers FCG – Minerva Punjab FC
05-01-19 02:00 PM – RAJIV GANDHI STADIUM
Aizawl FC – Indian Arrows
06-01-19 02:00 PM – YBK
Mohun Bagan – Real Kashmir FC
09-01-19 02:00 PM – KALINGA STADIUM
Indian Arrows – Quess East Bengal
09-01-19 02:00 PM – YBK
Mohun Bagan – Minerva Punjab FC
10-01-19 02:00 PM – TILAK MAIDAN
Churchill Brothers FCG – Gokulam Kerala FC
11-01-19 02:00 PM – RAJIV GANDHI STADIUM
Aizawl FC – Real Kashmir FC
12-01-19 02:00 PM – YBK
Mohun Bagan – NEROCA FC
13-01-19 02:00 PM – JLN NEHRU STADIUM
Shillong Lajong FC – Indian Arrows
14-01-19 07:30 PM – NEHRU STADIUM
Chennai City FC – Quess East Bengal
18-01-19 05:00 PM – YBK
Quess East Bengal – Indian Arrows
18-01-19 07:30 PM – NEHRU STADIUM
Chennai City FC – Aizawl FC
19-01-19 05:00 PM – JLN NEHRU STADIUM
Shillong Lajong FC – Real Kashmir FC
19-01-19 07:30 PM – TILAK MAIDAN
Churchill Brothers FCG – NEROCA FC
19-01-19 02:00 PM – TAU DEVI LAL STADIUM
Minerva Punjab FC – Gokulam Kerala FC
25-01-19 02:00 PM – TAU DEVI LAL STADIUM
Minerva Punjab FC – Shillong Lajong FC
26-01-19 05:00 PM – TILAK MAIDAN
Churchill Brothers FCG – Indian Arrows
27-01-19 05:00 PM – YBK
Mohun Bagan – Quess East Bengal
27-01-19 02:00 PM – KHUMAN LUMPAK STADIUM
NEROCA FC – Aizawl FC
28-01-19 02:00 PM – TRC GROUND
Real Kashmir FC – Chennai City FC
30-01-19 05:00 PM – YBK
Mohun Bagan – Gokulam Kerala FC
31-01-19 05:00 PM – TILAK MAIDAN
Churchill Brothers FCG – Real Kashmir FC
01-02-19 05:00 PM – KALINGA STADIUM
Indian Arrows – NEROCA FC
01-02-19 02:00 PM – TAU DEVI LAL STADIUM
Minerva Punjab FC – Aizawl FC
05-02-19 02:00 PM – JLN NEHRU STADIUM
Shillong Lajong FC – Churchill Brothers FCG
06-02-19 05:00 PM – KALINGA STADIUM
Indian Arrows – Chennai City FC
06-02-19 02:00 PM – TRC GROUND
Real Kashmir FC – Gokulam Kerala FC
07-02-19 05:00 PM – YBK
Quess East Bengal – NEROCA FC
09-02-19 05:00 PM – TILAK MAIDAN
Churchill Brothers FCG – Mohun Bagan
10-02-19 02:00 PM – TRC GROUND
Real Kashmir FC – Quess East Bengal
10-02-19 05:00 PM – EMS CORPORATION STADIUM
Gokulam Kerala FC – Aizawl FC
11-02-19 02:00 PM – KHUMAN LUMPAK STADIUM
NEROCA FC – Chennai City FC
11-02-19 05:00 PM – KALINGA STADIUM
Indian Arrows – Minerva Punjab FC
14-02-19 05:00 PM – YBK
Quess East Bengal – Shillong Lajong FC
16-02-19 02:00 PM – RAJIV GANDHI STADIUM
Aizawl FC – Mohun Bagan
16-02-19 05:00 PM – EMS CORPORATION STADIUM
Gokulam Kerala FC – Indian Arrows
17-02-19 02:00 PM – TRC GROUND
Real Kashmir FC – Minerva Punjab FC
17-02-19 05:00 PM – YBK
Quess East Bengal – Churchill Brothers FCG
18-02-19 05:00 PM – JLN NEHRU STADIUM
Shillong Lajong FC – Chennai City FC
21-02-19 05:00 PM – YBK
Quess East Bengal – Aizawl FC
22-02-19 05:00 PM – JLN NEHRU STADIUM
Shillong Lajong FC – Gokulam Kerala FC
23-02-19 02:00 PM – TAU DEVI LAL STADIUM
Minerva Punjab FC – NEROCA FC
24-02-19 02:00 PM – KALINGA STADIUM
Indian Arrows – Real Kashmir FC
24-02-19 05:00 PM – NEHRU STADIUM
Chennai City FC – Mohun Bagan
28-02-19 05:00 PM – YBK
Mohun Bagan – Indian Arrows
01-03-19 05:00 PM – TILAK MAIDAN
Churchill Brothers FCG – Chennai City FC
02-03-19 02:00 PM – RAJIV GANDHI STADIUM
Aizawl FC – Shillong Lajong FC
03-03-19 05:00 PM – EMS CORPORATION STADIUM
Gokulam Kerala FC – NEROCA FC
03-03-19 02:00 PM – TAU DEVI LAL STADIUM
Minerva Punjab FC – Quess East Bengal