2017–18 Minerva Punjab FC season
2017–18 season | |||
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Owner | Ranjit Bajaj | ||
Head coach | Khogen Singh | ||
Stadium | Guru Nanak Stadium | ||
I-League | Winners | ||
Super Cup | Round of 16 | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Chencho Gyeltshen (7 goals) All: Chencho Gyeltshen (7 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 8,243 vs East Bengal (13 February 2018)[1] | ||
Lowest home attendance | 3,845 vs Chennai City (11 December 2017)[2] | ||
Average home league attendance | 5,736 | ||
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2018–19 → |
The 2017–18 Minerva Punjab F.C. season was the 2nd season in the I-League. They finished the season as I-League Champions becoming the first team from North India to win the I-League since its inception.[3]
Kit
Supplier: Astro[4] / Sponsor: Apollo Tyres[5]
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Coaching staff
- As of 25 November 2017.
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Physiotherapist | ![]() | |||||||||
Technical Consultant | ![]() | |||||||||
Source:[citation needed] |
Squad information
First-team squad
- As of 11 March 2018[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
I-League | 25 November 2017 | 8 March 2018 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 061.11 |
Super Cup | 2 April 2018 | 2 April 2018 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 000.00 |
Total | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 057.89 |
Last updated: 12 March 2018 (2018-03-12).
Source: Competitions
I-League
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Minerva Punjab (C) | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 35 | Qualification to 2019 AFC Champions League qualifier |
2 | NEROCA | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 32 | |
3 | Mohun Bagan | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 31 | |
4 | East Bengal | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 31 | |
5 | Aizawl | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champions
Result summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 |
Last updated: 9 March 2018.
Source: i-league.org
Results by match
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss
25 November 2017 1 | Minerva Punjab | 1–1 | Mohun Bagan | Ludhiana |
17:30 IST | Moinuddin![]() | Report | Sony Norde ![]() Gurjinder Kumar ![]() | Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium Attendance: 5,995 Referee: Umesh Bora Man of the Match: Sony Norde (Mohun Bagan AC) |
1 December 2017 2 | Minerva Punjab | 2–1 | NEROCA | Ludhiana |
17:30 IST | Chencho Gyeltshen ![]() Lago Dagbo Bei ![]() | Report | Felix Chidi Odili ![]() Moirangmayum Ashok Singh ![]() Aryn Williams ![]() | Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium Attendance: 5,734 Referee: Senthil Nathan Man of the Match: Chencho Gyeltshen (Minerva Punjab FC) |
5 December 2017 3 | Indian Arrows | 0–2 | Minerva Punjab | Bambolim |
20:00 IST | Report | William Opoku ![]() Kamalpreet Singh ![]() | Stadium: GMC Bambolim Attendance: 776 Referee: Akash Jackson Routh Man of the Match: William Opoku (Minerva Punjab) |
11 December 2017 4 | Minerva Punjab | 2–1 | Chennai City | Ludhiana |
20:00 IST | William Opoku ![]() Kassim Aidara ![]() Bali Gagandeep ![]() | Report | Jean-Michel Joachim ![]() Murilo de Almeida ![]() Pradeep Mohannraj ![]() | Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium Attendance: 3,845 Referee: Om Prakash Thakur Man of the Match: Kassim Aidara (Minerva Punjab) |
18 December 2017 5 | Minerva Punjab | 1–0 | Indian Arrows | Ludhiana |
20:00 IST | Chencho Gyeltshen ![]() | Report | Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium Attendance: 5,342 Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Dheeraj Singh (Indian Arrows) |
27 December 2017 6 | Aizawl | 2–1 | Minerva Punjab | Aizawl |
14:00 IST | Kareem Omolaja ![]() Masih Saighani ![]() Andrei Ionescu ![]() | Report | Chencho Gyeltshen ![]() Amandeep Singh ![]() Girik Khosla ![]() | Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium (Aizawl) Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Raktim Saha Man of the Match: Léonce Dodoz Zikahi (Aizawl FC) |
6 January 2018 7 | Gokulam Kerala | 0–1 | Minerva Punjab | Kozhikode |
17:30 IST | Kivi Zhimomi ![]() Emmanuel Chigozie ![]() Daniel Ashley Addo ![]() | Report | Bali Gagandeep ![]() | Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium Attendance: 4,534 Referee: Senthil Nathan Man of the Match: Bali Gagandeep (Minerva Punjab FC) |
10 January 2018 8 | Mohun Bagan | 1–2 | Minerva Punjab | Kolkata |
17:30 IST | Kingshuk Debnath ![]() Cameron Watson ![]() Kingsley Obumneme ![]() | Report | Chencho Gyeltshen ![]() Kassim Aidara ![]() William Opoku ![]() Rakshit Dagar ![]() | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 5,384 Referee: Umesh Bora Man of the Match: Chencho Gyeltshen (Minerva Punjab FC) |
14 January 2018 9 | Shillong Lajong | 0–1 | Minerva Punjab | Shillong |
14:00 IST | Daniel Odafin ![]() | Report | William Opoku ![]() Kassim Aidara ![]() Rakshit Dagar ![]() | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Ranjit Bakshi Man of the Match: Rakshit Dagar (Minerva Punjab FC) |
27 January 2018 10 | NEROCA | 0–1 | Minerva Punjab | Imphal |
14:00 IST | Govin Singh ![]() | Report | Chencho Gyeltshen ![]() Kassim Aidara ![]() Guy Eric Dano ![]() Altamash Sayed ![]() | Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium Attendance: 17,014 Referee: Palmson Moses Raj Man of the Match: Chencho Gyeltshen (Minerva Punjab FC) |
30 January 2018 11 | East Bengal | 2–2 | Minerva Punjab | Barasat Stadium |
13:55 IST | Katsumi Yusa![]() Joby Justin ![]() Eduardo Ferreira ![]() Brandon Vanlalremdika ![]() | Report | Sukhdev Singh![]() Chencho Gyeltshen ![]() Souvik Das ![]() Guy Eric Dano ![]() | Attendance: 11,200 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Kiran Chemjong (Minerva Punjab FC) |
2 February 2018 12 | Churchill Brothers | 2–1 | Minerva Punjab | Vasco da Gama |
17:30 IST | Mechac Koffi ![]() Bektur Talgat Uulu ![]() Wayne Vaz ![]() Hussein Eldor ![]() | Report | Sukhdev Singh ![]() Girik Khosla ![]() Kassim Aidara ![]() | Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 2,442 Referee: Akash Jackson Routh Man of the Match: Wayne Vaz (Churchill Brothers SC) |
7 February 2018 13 | Minerva Punjab | 3–2 | Shillong Lajong | Panchkula |
14:00 IST | Guy Eric Dano ![]() Bali Gagandeep ![]() ![]() | Report | Daniel Odafin ![]() Lawrence Doe ![]() ![]() Novin Gurung ![]() | Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium Attendance: 6,898 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Bali Gagandeep (Minerva Punjab) |
13 February 2018 14 | Minerva Punjab | 0–1 | East Bengal | Panchkula |
14:00 IST | Amandeep Singh![]() Bali Gagandeep ![]() | Report | Cavin Lobo![]() Mahmoud Amnah ![]() Ubaid C.K. ![]() | Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium Attendance: 8,243 Referee: Ajit Kumar Meitei Man of the Match: Mahmoud Amnah (East Bengal FC) |
20 February 2018 15 | Minerva Punjab | 0–1 | Gokulam Kerala | Panchkula |
14:00 IST | Randeep Singh ![]() | Report | Mohamed Rashid ![]() Mudde Musa ![]() Balwinder Singh ![]() Henry Kisekka ![]() | Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium Attendance: 3,890 Referee: Palmson Moses Raj Man of the Match: Bilal Husain Khan (Gokulam Kerala) |
26 February 2018 16 | Minerva Punjab | 2–0 | Aizawl | Panchkula |
14:00 IST | Akash Sangwan ![]() Akashdeep Singh ![]() Armand Bazie ![]() | Report | David Lalrinmuana ![]() | Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium Attendance: 4,428 Referee: Khamruddin Mohammed Avez Man of the Match: Guy Eric Dano (Minerva Punjab FC) |
2 March 2018 17 | Chennai City | 2–1 | Minerva Punjab | Coimbatore |
17:30 IST | Michael Soosairaj ![]() Dharmaraj Ravanan ![]() Aleksandar Rakić ![]() Edwin Sydney Vanspaul ![]() Asif Kottayil ![]() | Report | Chencho Gyeltshen ![]() Souvik Das ![]() | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 7,342 Referee: Santhosh Kumar Bhaskaran Man of the Match: Michael Soosairaj (Chennai City FC) |
8 March 2018 18 | Minerva Punjab | 1–0 | Churchill Brothers | Panchkula |
17:30 IST | William Opoku ![]() Guy Eric Dano ![]() Amandeep Singh ![]() | Report | Francis Oneyama ![]() | Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium Attendance: 7,852 Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Ricardo Cardozo (Churchill Brothers SC) |
Super Cup
Minerva Punjab FC entered the competition in Round of 16 and were drawn against Jamshedpur.[7] However, they lost in the first game in penalty shootouts, concluding the season for I-League champions.
Win Draw Loss
2 April 2018 (2018-04-02) Round of 16 | Minerva Punjab | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Jamshedpur | Bhubaneshwar |
Report | Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 3,256 Referee: Santosh Kumar Man of the Match: Sanjiban Ghosh (Jamshedpur FC) | |||
Penalties | ||||
Awards
Player
No. | Player | Award | Tournament | Source |
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7 | ![]() | Best Forward of the Tournament | [8] |
References
- ^ "Minerva Punjab vs East Bengal Match Report" (PDF). i-league.org. 13 February 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Minerva Punjab vs Chennai City Match Report" (PDF). i-league.org. 11 December 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "I-League 2017-18: Minerva Punjab FC clinch maiden title courtesy William Opoku's goal on thrilling last day of season". firstpost.com. 8 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ FC, MINERVA PUNJAB (28 November 2017). "We thank all our Sponsors and Partners who backed us for the ongoing @ILeagueOfficial season #chakdephatte #IndianFootball". @Minerva_AFC. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ FC, MINERVA PUNJAB (24 November 2017). "Join us in welcoming @apollotyres as our official title sponsors for the upcoming @ILeagueOfficial season #chakdephatte". @Minerva_AFC. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Squad". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Super Cup 2018: Jamshedpur FC face I-League champions Minerva Punjab and the Round of 16 fixtures". goal.com. 12 March 2018. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "I-League 2017-18: Minerva Punjab presented with winners' trophy; NEROCA's Gift Raikhan named season's best coach". firstpost.com. 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.