Revised I-League fixtures released

The AIFF yesterday released the revised 26 Round fixtures of the 14 team I-League. A few weeks ago I had praised the AIFF and I-League for releasing the fixtures as early as never before, but uncertainly over title sponsor and television coverage has forced the postponement of the league by a week. The I-League will now kick-off on December 3 instead of November 26, but still the sponsorship and telecast issues haven't been resolved.

The 4th edition of the I-League will see defending champions Dempo SC face the challenge of local Goan rivals Churchill Brothers SC and Salgaocar SC; the Kolkata trio of Mohun Bagan AC, East Bengal Club and Chirag United SC; Mumbai trio of Air India, Mumbai FC and promoted ONGC; Pune FC; Punjab's JCT; Viva Kerala from the south; promoted HAL from Bangalore; and new entrants the AIFF XI (India Under-20) who have replaced disbanded Mahindra United.

The I-League is set to kick-off on December 3 with the league set to finish in May 2011. The league is set to have only a two week break in March 2011 for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers. The league start had to be delayed for a couple of months due to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, the India vs Australia cricket series which blocked the Nehru Stadium in Goa, the 2010 Asian Games in November and now the leagues own problems.

Some matches and fixtures have been changed, while HAL will start to play away as the Bangalore Football Stadium isn't ready as it is getting its artificial turf at the moment. Otherwise the AIFF and I-League committee tried to space out the matches as much as possible, but it wasn't always possible.


FIXTURES

Round 1
03-Dec-2010: Pune FC - Mohun Bagan AC
03-Dec-2010: Chirag United SC - AIFF XI
03-Dec-2010: JCT - HAL, Bangalore
03-Dec-2010: Mumbai FC - Air India
03-Dec-2010: Viva Kerala - Salgaocar SC
04-Dec-2010: Churchill Brothers SC - Dempo SC
04-Dec-2010: East Bengal Club - ONGC

Round 2
07-Dec-2010: Salgaocar SC - Chirag United SC
07-Dec-2010: JCT - Churchill Brothers SC
07-Dec-2010: Air India - Viva Kerala
08-Dec-2010: Mohun Bagan AC - HAL, Bangalore
08-Dec-2010: AIFF XI - ONGC
08-Dec-2010: Dempo SC - East Bengal Club
08-Dec-2010: Mumbai FC - Pune FC

Round 3
11-Dec-2010: Chirag United SC - Air India
11-Dec-2010: Dempo SC - JCT
12-Dec-2010: ONGC - Salgaocar SC
12-Dec-2010: Churchill Brothers SC - Mohun Bagan
12-Dec-2010: East Bengal Club - AIFF XI
12-Dec-2010: Viva Kerala - Pune FC
13-Dec-2010: Mumbai FC - HAL, Bangalore

Round 4
17-Dec-2010: JCT - East Bengal Club
17-Dec-2010: Air India - ONGC
17-Dec-2010: Mohun Bagan AC - Dempo SC
18-Dec-2010: Salgaocar SC - AIFF XI
18-Dec-2010: Mumbai FC - Churchill Brothers SC
18-Dec-2010: Pune FC - Chirag United SC
18-Dec-2010: Viva Kerala - HAL, Bangalore

Round 5
22-Dec-2010: East Bengal Club - Salgaocar SC
22-Dec-2010: AIFF XI - Air India
22-Dec-2010: Dempo SC - Mumbai FC
23-Dec-2010: JCT - Mohun Bagan AC
23-Dec-2010: ONGC - Pune FC
23-Dec-2010: Churchill Brothers SC - Viva Kerala
23-Dec-2010: Chirag United SC - HAL, Bangalore

Round 6
29-Dec-2010: East Bengal Club - Air India
29-Dec-2010: Salgaocar SC - Pune FC
29-Dec-2010: JCT - Viva Kerala
30-Dec-2010: ONGC - Churchill Brothers SC
30-Dec-2010: AIFF XI - HAL, Bangalore
30-Dec-2010: Dempo SC - Chirag United SC
30-Dec-2010: Mohun Bagan AC - Mumbai FC

Round 7
03-Jan-2011: Air India - Pune FC
03-Jan-2011: HAL, Bangalore - Salgaocar SC
03-Jan-2011: Chirag United SC - JCT
03-Jan-2011: Churchill Brothers SC - AIFF XI
04-Jan-2011: Dempo SC - ONGC
04-Jan-2011: Mumbai FC - East Bengal Club
04-Jan-2011: Viva Kerala - Mohun Bagan AC

Round 8
08-Jan-2011: East Bengal Club - Pune FC
08-Jan-2011: Mumbai FC - Viva Kerala
08-Jan-2011: Salgaocar SC - Churchill Brothers SC
08-Jan-2011: Air India - Dempo SC
09-Jan-2011: Mohun Bagan AC - Chirag United SC
09-Jan-2011: JCT - ONGC
09-Jan-2011: Air India - HAL, Bangalore

Round 9
14-Jan-2011: Churchill Brothers SC - HAL, Bangalore
14-Jan-2011: Chirag United SC - East Bengal Club
14-Jan-2011: ONGC - Viva Kerala
15-Jan-2011: Salgaocar SC - Mohun Bagan AC
15-Jan-2011: AIFF XI - Mumbai FC
15-Jan-2011: JCT - Air India
16-Jan-2011: Dempo SC - Pune FC

Round 10
18-Jan-2011: Viva Kerala - East Bengal Club
18-Jan-2011: ONGC - Mohun Bagan AC
18-Jan-2011: Churchill Brothers SC - Air India
18-Jan-2011: Chirag United SC - Mumbai FC
19-Jan-2011: Pune FC - HAL, Bangalore
19-Jan-2011: Dempo SC - Salgaocar SC
19-Jan-2011: AIFF XI - JCT

Round 11
22-Jan-2011: East Bengal Club - HAL, Bangalore
22-Jan-2011: Viva Kerala - Chirag United SC
22-Jan-2011: Mumbai FC - ONGC
22-Jan-2011: Pune FC - Churchill Brothers SC
23-Jan-2011: Air India - Dempo SC
23-Jan-2011: Mohun Bagan AC - AIFF XI
23-Jan-2011: Salgaocar SC - JCT

Round 12
29-Jan-2011: East Bengal Club - Churchill Brothers SC
29-Jan-2011: Viva Kerala - AIFF XI
29-Jan-2011: Pune FC - JCT
29-Jan-2011: Air India - Mohun Bagan AC
30-Jan-2011: Chirag United SC - ONGC
30-Jan-2011: HAL, Bangalore - Dempo SC
30-Jan-2011: Mumbai FC - Salgaocar SC

Round 13
03-Feb-2011: Air India - Salgaocar SC
03-Feb-2011: Viva Kerala - Dempo SC
05-Feb-2011: Pune FC - AIFF XI
05-Feb-2011: Chirag United SC - Churchill Brothers SC
05-Feb-2011: Mumbai FC - JCT
06-Feb-2011: HAL, Bangalore - ONGC
06-Feb-2011: Mohun Bagan AC - East Bengal Club

Round 14
12-Feb-2011: Dempo SC - Churchill Brothers SC
12-Feb-2011: ONGC - East Bengal Club
12-Feb-2011: AIFF XI - Chirag United SC
12-Feb-2011: HAL, Bangalore - JCT
13-Feb-2011: Mohun Bagan AC - Pune FC
13-Feb-2011: Salgaocar SC - Viva Kerala
13-Feb-2011: Air India - Mumbai FC

Round 15
19-Feb-2011: East Bengal Club - Dempo SC
19-Feb-2011: Pune FC - Mumbai FC
19-Feb-2011: Churchill Brothers SC - JCT
20-Feb-2011: Chirag United SC - Salgaocar SC
20-Feb-2011: HAL, Bangalore - Mohun Bagan AC
20-Feb-2011: Viva Kerala - Air India
20-Feb-2011: ONGC - AIFF XI

Round 16
26-Feb-2011: AIFF XI - East Bengal Club
26-Feb-2011: Air India - Chirag United SC
26-Feb-2011: Pune FC - Viva Kerala
26-Feb-2011: Mohun Bagan AC - Churchill Brothers
27-Feb-2011: JCT - Dempo SC
27-Feb-2011: HAL, Bangalore - Mumbai FC
27-Feb-2011: Salgaocar SC - ONGC

Round 17
04-Mar-2011: East Bengal Club - Mumbai FC
04-Mar-2011: Pune FC - Air India
04-Mar-2011: Salgaocar SC - HAL, Bangalore
04-Mar-2011: AIFF XI - Churchill Brothers SC
04-Mar-2011: JCT - Chirag United SC
05-Mar-2011: Mohun Bagan AC - Viva Kerala
05-Mar-2011: ONGC - Dempo SC

Round 18
08-Mar-2011: East Bengal Club - JCT
08-Mar-2011: HAL, Bangalore - Viva Kerala
08-Mar-2011: AIFF XI - Salgaocar SC
08-Mar-2011: Churchill Brothers SC - Mumbai FC
09-Mar-2011: Dempo SC - Mohun Bagan AC
09-Mar-2011: ONGC - Air India
09-Mar-2011: Chirag United SC - Pune FC

Round 19
12-Mar-2011: Mumbai FC - Dempo SC
13-Mar-2011: Mohun Bagan AC - JCT
13-Mar-2011: Pune FC - ONGC
13-Mar-2011: Air India - AIFF XI
13-Mar-2011: Salgaocar SC - East Bengal
13-Mar-2011: Viva Kerala - Churchill Brothers SC
13-Mar-2011: HAL, Bangalore - Chirag United SC

Round 20
02-Apr-2011: Air India - East Bengal Club
02-Apr-2011: HAL, Bangalore - AIFF XI
02-Apr-2011: Pune FC - Salgaocar SC
02-Apr-2011: Viva Kerala - JCT
03-Apr-2011: Mumbai FC - Mohun Bagan AC
03-Apr-2011: Chirag United SC - Dempo SC
03-Apr-2011: Churchill Brothers SC - ONGC

Round 21
09-Apr-2011: ONGC - HAL, Bangalore
09-Apr-2011: Dempo SC - Viva Kerala
09-Apr-2011: JCT - Mumbai FC
09-Apr-2011: East Bengal Club - Mohun Bagan AC
10-Apr-2011: Churchill Brothers SC - Chirag United SC
10-Apr-2011: AIFF XI - Pune FC
10-Apr-2011: Salgaocar SC - Air India

Round 22
15-Apr-2011: Dempo SC - AIFF XI
16-Apr-2011: Pune FC - East Bengal Club
16-Apr-2011: Viva Kerala - Mumbai FC
16-Apr-2011: Chirag United SC - Mohun Bagan AC
17-Apr-2011: Churchill Brothers SC - Salgaocar SC
17-Apr-2011: ONGC - JCT
17-Apr-2011: HAL, Bangalore - Air India

Round 23
22-Apr-2011: East Bengal Club - Viva Kerala
23-Apr-2011: HAL, Bangalore - Pune FC
23-Apr-2011: Air India - Churchill Brothers SC
24-Apr-2011: JCT - AIFF XI
24-Apr-2011: Mohun Bagan AC - ONGC
24-Apr-2011: Salgaocar SC - Dempo SC
25-Apr-2011: Mumbai FC - Chirag United SC

Round 24
29-Apr-2011: Salgaocar SC - Mumbai FC
29-Apr-2011: ONGC - Chirag United SC
30-Apr-2011: Churchill Brothers SC - East Bengal Club
30-Apr-2011: AIFF XI - Viva Kerala
01-May-2011: Mohun Bagan AC - AIFF XI
01-May-2011: JCT - Pune FC
01-May-2011: Dempo SC - HAL, Bangalore

Round 25
07-May-2011: East Bengal Club - Chirag United
07-May-2011: Mumbai FC - AIFF XI
07-May-2011: Viva Kerala - ONGC
08-May-2011: Pune FC - Dempo SC
08-May-2011: HAL, Bangalore - Churchill Brothers SC
08-May-2011: Air India - JCT
08-May-2011: Mohun Bagan AC - Salgaocar SC

Round 26
to be finalised later...