Goa stands towering with the I League trophy. Rooting out Mohun Bagan in the tie, Churchill Brothers grabbed the prestigious title. While a round was sstill pending, Sunil Chhetri and team won it without even letting a photo-finish.
with Sunil Chhetri's goal at the 72nd minute, Churchill that had been behind Mohun Bagan by the solitary goal hit by Malayalee star CS Sabeeth, bagged the trophy. Chhetri hit it out after being helped by a stunning move of Malayalee player Bineesh Balan.
Out of 25 games, Churchill gainedd 25 points in its journey to the trophy. The trophy is accompanied by 15 wins, 7 tie and 3 losses. Pune FC is in the second place with 49 points from 25 games. Pune's kitty is filled with 15 wins, 4 tie-ups and 6 losses. Churchill Brothers, who was not in the picture in the early part of the matches, grabbed the first place after rooting out last year's champion Dempo Goa & also toppling East Bengal. With 44 points East Bengal is in the third place, and 37 points hold Dempo at the fifth place. It was in the 2008-09 season that Churchill earlier kissed the trophy. In the first match after National Football was renamed I League in the 2007-08 season, Dempo became champions. They also won the 2009-10 & 2011- 12 seasons.
Mohun Bagan entered the fray with a resolve after being defeated by Churchill (2-0) in the last game. Boys of Karim Bencherifa shocked the rivals in the first minutes of the game. Bagan was earlier banned after its match against East Bengal went berserk last December. The ban, which forfeited all its points, was lifted later; the team stunning retained its place in the First Division.
The last benchers in the League, Both Air India and United Sikkim, were relegated to the Second Division. In lieu of the traditional trophy, the winner is presented with a trophy designed in Europe. This gold-plated trophy comes with a silver football at the top; it models on the league trophies the world wide.
with Sunil Chhetri's goal at the 72nd minute, Churchill that had been behind Mohun Bagan by the solitary goal hit by Malayalee star CS Sabeeth, bagged the trophy. Chhetri hit it out after being helped by a stunning move of Malayalee player Bineesh Balan.
Out of 25 games, Churchill gainedd 25 points in its journey to the trophy. The trophy is accompanied by 15 wins, 7 tie and 3 losses. Pune FC is in the second place with 49 points from 25 games. Pune's kitty is filled with 15 wins, 4 tie-ups and 6 losses. Churchill Brothers, who was not in the picture in the early part of the matches, grabbed the first place after rooting out last year's champion Dempo Goa & also toppling East Bengal. With 44 points East Bengal is in the third place, and 37 points hold Dempo at the fifth place. It was in the 2008-09 season that Churchill earlier kissed the trophy. In the first match after National Football was renamed I League in the 2007-08 season, Dempo became champions. They also won the 2009-10 & 2011- 12 seasons.
Mohun Bagan entered the fray with a resolve after being defeated by Churchill (2-0) in the last game. Boys of Karim Bencherifa shocked the rivals in the first minutes of the game. Bagan was earlier banned after its match against East Bengal went berserk last December. The ban, which forfeited all its points, was lifted later; the team stunning retained its place in the First Division.
The last benchers in the League, Both Air India and United Sikkim, were relegated to the Second Division. In lieu of the traditional trophy, the winner is presented with a trophy designed in Europe. This gold-plated trophy comes with a silver football at the top; it models on the league trophies the world wide.
