Mohammedan Sporting win maiden I-League title

• Mohammedan Sporting of Kolkata won the I-League 2023-24 by defeating Shillong Lajong Club 2-1 at the SSA Ground in Shillong, Meghalaya.
• Mohammedan Sporting has also qualified for next year’s AFC Cup, which will be organised by the Asian Football Federation.
• Since the start of the I-league in 2007-08, Mohammedan Sporting has never been able to win the I-league. It was the first I-league title for the illustrious Kolkata football club.

ABOUT ‘I-LEAGUE’

• The I-League is a professional men’s football league started in 2007-08 by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The I-League replaced the National Football League. The National Football League was started by the AIFF in 1996 to make Indian men’s football professional, raise the standards of domestic football, and make the game popular across the country.
• Dempo Sports Club of Gao won the first I-League in 2007-08. It is also the most successful team in the I-League history, winning the title 3 times.