2017–18 Indian Arrows season

The 2017–18 season is Indian Arrows' 4th competitive season in the top-flight of Indian football, I-league. Indian Arrows was formed in 2010 on the behest on then Indian team coach, Bob Houghton, with the main goal of nurturing young talent in India in the hope of qualifying for 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[3] It was disbanded by AIFF in 2013 when their club sponsor, Pailan Group, could not financially support the group.[4]

Indian Arrows
2017–18 season
ManagerLuís Norton de Matos
StadiumAmbedkar Stadium
I-League10th
Super CupQualifying Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Abhijit Sarkar (4 goals)
All:
Abhijit Sarkar (4 goals)
Highest home attendance5,563 vs NEROCA
(16 January 2018)[1]
Lowest home attendance218 vs Chennai City
(29 November 2017)[2]
Average home league attendance3,256

It was revived again for 2017–18 season and fielded the team in 2017-18 I-League after the successful hosting of 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to give more game time to U-17 world cup players and best talent from U-19 players who recently played in 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.[5][6] They will play in Goa and Delhi as their home grounds.

Indian Arrows ended their I-League campaign on 27 February 2018 finishing last in the league but will not be relegated since it was formed as development side by AIFF. They got selected for qualifying match of 2018 Indian Super Cup but were eliminated losing to Mumbai City.[7]

Season overview

November

On 14 November, AIFF has named its development side for 2017-18 I-League after disbanding it in 2013. A bit of focus will be on the side that will comprise the best talent from the team that competed in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the Under-19 team. The idea is to keep the boys together to make the cut for 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup for which India has submitted a bid application.[8]

On 28 November, AIFF announced squad for this season, consisting mostly of U-17 World-Cup players and some U-19 national players. There are no foreign players in this squad. It is also announced that first 2 home matches will be played in Goa with rest of the home matches to be played in New Delhi.[9][10]

On 29 November, Indian Arrows started off the I-League campaign on a winning note with 3–0 win against Chennai City at home. Aniket scored a brace followed by a 90th-minute goal from Boris to ensure three points for youngsters. For the first goal, Boris, from his half, relayed ball to Rahul on the right and latter sent in a cross inside a box for Aniket to unleash a powerful shot that found roof of the net. Arrows came up with a counter-attack for second goal which saw Lalrindika latching on long-ball before squaring it for Aniket who shot home to make scoreline 2–0. Boris took advantage of Chennai City's sloppy defence and hammered third goal in 90th minute.[11][12]

December

On 5 December goal in each half from William helped Minerva Punjab beat Indian Arrows by 2–0. Khosla laid it for William after a long throw-in by Sukhdev and the powerful long-ranger by the Ghanaian ruptured through the Arrows defence, going past a hapless Dheeraj into the goal in the seventh minute. William brushed aside Jitendra and slotted the ball at the back of the net, this time from Chencho's cross in the 84th minute to seal the win for Minerva Punjab.[13]

On 18 December, Minerva Punjab completely outplayed Indian Arrows but Arrows somehow managed to keep scoreline 0–0 at half-time with brilliant saves from their custodian Dheeraj. The match was headed into certain draw until Chencho scored solitary goal for Minerva and took the match away in 80th minute with a brilliant solo effort.[14]

On 22 December, a goal at the beginning of the each half by Gokulam Kerala helped them register victory over Indian Arrows who produced a spirited performance but failed to post any goals. Gokulam's Addo headed Mirza's corner into Arrow's net for first goal. In 58th minute, Stalin curled a vicious right-footer off a free-kick which beat Gokulam keeper Bilal but struck upright. Al Saleh curled a looping left-footer off free-kick to beat Dheeraj in goal and double Gokulam's lead in 64th minute.[15]

On 26 December, Indian Arrows drub Shillong Lajong 3–0 in an impressive show of passing football. Arrows's quick free-kick took Lajong by surprise and Jitendra beat the opposition to put the ball at the bottom right corner of the goal making him the youngest goal-scorer in I-League.[16] At the hour mark, Lalrohlua's game ended early after he went hard at Arrows forward Rahim Ali, earning his second yellow card to bring Lajong down to 10 men. In 86th minute, Naorem put the game out of Lajong's reach as he dribbled past six defenders and slotted the ball home. Rahul then struck in the first minute of the injury-stoppage time to make it 3–0.[17][18]

On 29 December, Indian Arrows despite playing with 10-men managed to hold off Mohun Bagan to 1–1 draw at Kolkata. Mohun Bagan took the penalty route to take lead in the 27th minute through Dipanda after Arrows' got penalised for Ashish's contact with Mariners' Nikhil. But Arrows restored parity within 6 minutes when Rahim raced past Kingshuk and Kingsley from the left before Rahul slotting it home. In 65th minute, Amarjit was sent off for the second booking in the match but Arrows put up a solid show with fine saves from Dheeraj to hold on to a draw.[19]

On 31 December, Indian Arrows' custodian Dheeraj's contract expired as he chose to pursue opportunities in Europe.[20]

January

On 2 January, Indian Arrows failed to score points against table leaders, East Bengal as they went down 0–2 in a home encounter. The two early goals by Amnah and Yusa for visiting side put pressure on Arrows. Arrows came back strongly in an evenly-contested second half but a goal eluded them as they failed to give finishing touches in crucial moments.[21]

On 5 January, A first-half brace by Subhash helped NEROCA outplay a young Indian Arrows side for the majority of the game. Israilov released a well-weighted through-ball into the path of Subhash who chipped Prabshukhan with aplomb. In 45th minute, Chidi split the Arrows defence and Subhash slotted the ball into the net to end the half with a two-goal lead for NEROCA. Birthday boy Abhijit scored a late consolation goal for the Arrows tapping in cross from Rahul.[22]

On 6 January, it has been reported that Arrows players have signed contracts till end of 2019–20 season, except for Jeakson Singh, Anwar Ali and Nongdamba Naorem, who are on loan from Minerva Punjab.[23] They also got Princeton Rebello on loan from Goan FC.[24] AIFF also announced its decision to replace their heroic goalie Dheeraj with U-19 goalkeeper, Lara Singh.[25] FC Goa announced signing of Mohammad Nawaz on January 9.[26]

On 8 January, Indian Arrows lost 0–1 in a hard-fought encounter with Shillong Lajong. Arrows started the match on backfoot as Lajong took more aggressive approach. Lajong attacked Arrows' defence but young goalie Prabshukhan made some impressive saves including Lalmuanpuia's spot-kick after Deepak's handball inside the box. Lajong's winning goal finally came in the 80th minute when forward Koffi raced into the box, past the outstretched Jitendra and delivered a wonderful shot into the roof of the net.[27]

On 12 January, Abhijit was on target as Indian Arrows beat Gokulam Kerala 1–0. Arrows' were steaming in their pursuit of some much-needed points as their defenders, especially Boris did a tremendous job to tame Odafa and make a positive impact in the match. At half-time, Rahim came very close to scoring the opening goal but Bilal jumped at the right time to get hold of the cross flown by Rahul. The deadlock was finally broken by the Abhijit in the 77th minute as Rahul from the left flank tried his luck only for Bilal to palm it away to Abhijit who put the Arrows in lead.[28]

On 16 January, Indian Arrows lost to NEROCA 0–2 in a home encounter conceding one goal in each half. NEROCA had scoring chances but couldn't penetrate Arrows' defence until Anwar Ali committed a mistake to score an own goal in the 18th minute. Arrows later attacked from the flanks but found the going tough against the rival defenders. With the Arrows doing most of the attack, NEROCA played it safe before Chidi scored after getting past Arrows' defender and the keeper to slot the ball into the net.[29]

On 22 January, Indian Arrows lost 0-2 to Churchill Brothers. Churchill Brothers dominated the proceedings throughout but were frustrated by Arrows' defenders until 88th minute. Arrows' made some quick counter moves, especially from Rahul but could not get past defender, Monday and custodian Kithan. Desperate attempts by opposition in dying minutes finally managed to score twice in 88th minute and later in injury-time by defender Ceesey after deflection from Anwar Ali and substitute Gurung through free-kick from Koffi.[30]

On 27 January, Goalkeeper Prabshukhan put up a commendable performance as Indian Arrows held Chennai City to a goalless draw in an away I-League encounter. Chennai City started to make their attacking intentions clear in the first half as they scooped up a number of chances but injuries played the spoilsport as Chennai City's Pradeep and Arrows' forward Rahim Ali have to leave the field. Arrows continued to show composure and maintain their defensive shape until the final whistle which earned them a point.[31]

February

On 5 February, Omagbemi's late strike with a looped header helped East Bengal to secure a narrow win over Indian Arrows. It was heartbreak for Indian youngsters as they put up a stellar defence, only to fall short in the dying minutes. Earlier, Arrows forward Abhijit had a golden opportunity when he found himself in a one-on-one position with Ubaid but he hit the ball straight at the East Bengal custodian. Later, Stalin set it up with a brilliant cross but Rahul headed it out with Ubaid coming out of his line.[32]

On 10 February, Substitute Abhijit scored two injury-time goals in as many minutes as Indian Arrows rallied to pull off a stunning 2-1 victory over Churchill Brothers. Arrows started the match positively as Naorem threatened in the 8th minute when he picked up Deepak's pass whose curler forced a very good save from Kithan to keep the ball out. But, it was Churchill who broke the deadlock with Nicholas surging forward with the ball to deliver an accurate cross into the box, which was easily nodded in by an unmarked Ceesay. As the match entered the injury time, Abhijit equalised with a right-footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner off a Boris assist. He then scored the all-important goal two minutes later.[33]

On 16 February, Aizawl FC drew 2-2 against a resilient Indian Arrows in an away match. Ionescu produced brilliant delivery for Saighani who slotted it past a helpless Prabhsukhan in 40th minute. Indian Arrows was quick to find the equalizer on the 48th minute as Ashish found Lalrindika with an exquisite delivery, who foxed his marker to trigger a shot at the bottom right corner which beat a diving Avilash. Aizawl continued to pile pressure and in 54th minute, Dodoz pierced the net after latching on to a pass from inside the box by Zohmingmawia. The blue colts finally equalized in the dying minutes when skipper Amarjit converted penalty after Lalrosanga brought down Rahul inside the box.[34]

On 23 February, Indian Arrows lost 3-0 to Aizawl F.C. in an away encounter. In the 7th minute, Lalkhawpuimawia skipped past Stalin and shot towards goal but Arrows' custodian Prabhsukhan failed to grab as it found its way to Ionescu who easily found the back of the net. In the 16th minute, Lalkhawpuimawia slipped from the guard of the Arrows defenders and shot only to hit woodwork but didn't miss on the rebound. Lalkhawpuimawia scored his second in the 87th minute after Dodoz provided him with a perfect pass from the back.[35]

On 27 February, Indian Arrows completed their I-League campaign on a losing note after losing 0-2 to Mohun Bagan and finishing last in the league but not relegated being the development team. Jitendra failed to read Watson's long ball into the box as Dicka find back of the net with a half-volley to give Mohun Bagan the lead. In few minutes before half-time, Moghrabi connected to a cross from the left by Gurjinder to double their lead. Anwar Ali and Rahul got their chances in second-half but failed to connect.[36]

On the virtue of finishing outside top-6 in I-League, they have to play qualifier for Indian Super Cup against Mumbai City.[37][38]

March

On 16 March, Indian Arrows failed to qualify for 2018 Indian Super Cup after losing 2-1 to Mumbai City in qualifiers. It was even in the first half though Arrows upped their game until in 76th minute when Rahul broke the deadlock by scoring a brilliant goal as he latched on to a perfect through-ball by Aniket. Later, Mumbai equalized eventually through Emaná's penalty kick awarded to them when Ashish brought down Santos inside the box which pulled the game into extra time. Santos scored winner past Prabhsukhan at the flag-end of the first half of the extra time chesting down long ball that knocked Indian Arrows out of the tournament.[7]

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Coaching staff
Position Name
Head Coach Luís Norton de Matos
Team Manager Velu Dhayalamani
Assistant Coach Floyd Pinto
Goalkeeping Coach Mohammed Ansari
Source:

Squad Information

Indian Arrows project was reinstated after 3 years. On 28 November 2017, AIFF announced squad for this season, consisting mostly of U-17 World-Cup players and some U-19 national players. This is considered as development squad for young and upcoming talent in India.[9][10]

First-team Squad
No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
20 Prabhsukhan Singh Gill (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001
30 Lara Singh -
Defenders
2 Boris Singh Thangjam (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000
3 Jitendra Singh (2001-06-13) 13 June 2001
4 Anwar Ali (2000-08-28) 28 August 2000
5 Sanjeev Stalin (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001
18 Ashish Rai (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999
21 Roshan Singh (1999-03-03) 3 March 1999
22 Deepak Tangri (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999
25 Sumit Rathi (1999-10-17) 17 October 1999
26 Narender Gahlot -
Midfielders
6 Suresh Singh Wangjam (2000-08-07) 7 August 2000
7 Ninthoinganba Meetei (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001
8 Amarjit Singh Kiyam (captain) (2001-01-06) 6 January 2001
9 Abhijit Sarkar (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000
12 Princeton Rebello (1999-03-05) 5 March 1999
13 Lalengmawia (2000-10-17) 17 October 2000
15 Jeakson Singh Thounaojam (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001
16 Nongdamba Naorem (2000-01-02) 2 January 2000
17 Rahul Praveen (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000
19 Abhishek Halder (1999-04-12) 12 April 1999
23 Namgyal Bhutia -
24 Ashish Pradhan -
Forwards
10 Edmund Lalrindika (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999
11 Aniket Jadhav (2000-07-13) 13 July 2000
14 Rahim Ali (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000

Last updated: 05 March 2018
Source: Indian Arrows First Team

Transfers

In
No. Position Player Previous club Date Ref
30 GK Lara Sharma January 2018 [25]

Loan-in
No. Position Player Club Date Ref
4 DF Anwar Ali Minerva Punjab November 2017 [23]
15 MF Jeakson Singh Thounaojam Minerva Punjab November 2017 [23]
16 MF Nongdamba Naorem Minerva Punjab November 2017 [23]
12 MF Princeton Rebello FC Goa January 2018 [24]

Out
No. Position Player New club Date Ref
1 GK Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem 1 January 2018 End of contract[20]
1 GK Mohammad Nawaz FC Goa 9 January 2018 [26]

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
I-League 29 November 2017 27 February 2018 Matchday 1 10th 18 4 3 11 13 24 −11 022.22
Super Cup 16 March 2018 16 March 2018 Qualifier Qualifier 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 19 4 3 12 14 26 −12 021.05

Last updated: 16 March 2018 (2018-03-16).

Source: Competitions

I-League
Main article: 2017–18 I-League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Shillong Lajong 18 6 4 8 17 25 −8 22
7 Gokulam Kerala 18 6 3 9 17 23 −6 21
8 Chennai City 18 4 7 7 15 24 −9 19
9 Churchill Brothers[lower-alpha 1] 18 5 2 11 17 28 −11 17
10 Indian Arrows[lower-alpha 2] 18 4 3 11 13 24 −11 15
Source: i-league.org
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
Notes:
  1. Churchill Brothers were relegated, but reinstated after the appeal.[39]
  2. Indian Arrows were exempted from relegation, as they are an AIFF developmental team.

Result summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
18 4 3 11 13 24  −11 15 3 1 5 10 13  −3 1 2 6 3 11  −8

Last updated: 27 February 2018.
Source: i-league.org

Results by match
Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHHAHHAHAAAHAAAHHAH
ResultWLLLWDLLLWLLDLWDLL
Position25796678877879881010[lower-alpha 1]
Source: i-league.org
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. Indian Arrows were exempted from relegation as they were an AIFF development team.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

The fixtures for the 2017–18 season were announced on 13 November 2017.[40][41]

29 November 2017 1Indian Arrows3–0Chennai CityBambolim
17:30 IST Amarjit Singh Kiyam  8'
Aniket Jadhav  20', 58'
Dheeraj Singh  66'
Boris Singh Thangjam  90'		 Report Stadium: GMC Bambolim
Attendance: 218
Referee: Tanmoy Dhar
Man of the Match: Aniket Jadhav (Indian Arrows)
5 December 2017 2Indian Arrows0–2Minerva PunjabBambolim
20:00 IST Report William Opoku  7', 84'
Kamalpreet Singh  86'		 Stadium: GMC Bambolim
Attendance: 776
Referee: Akash Jackson Routh
Man of the Match: William Opoku (Minerva Punjab)
18 December 2017 3Minerva Punjab1–0Indian ArrowsLudhiana
20:00 IST Chencho Gyeltshen  80' Report Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium
Attendance: 5,342
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Dheeraj Singh (Indian Arrows)
22 December 2017 4Indian Arrows0–2Gokulam KeralaNew Delhi
14:00 IST Aniket Jadhav  30'
Sanjeev Stalin  64'
Abhishek Halder  79'		 Report Daniel Addo  11'
Khaled Al Saleh  65'
Provat Lakra  90+1'		 Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 3,701
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Daniel Addo (Gokulam Kerala)
26 December 2017 5Indian Arrows3–0Shillong LajongNew Delhi
17:30 IST Jitendra Singh  19'
Amarjit Singh Kiyam  29'
Suresh Singh Wangjam  29'
Nongdamba Naorem  86'
Rahul Praveen  90+1'		 Report F. Lalrohlua  57'  61'
Daniel Odafin  68'
Redeem Tlang  76'		 Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 2,428
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Jitendra Singh (Indian Arrows)
29 December 2017 6Mohun Bagan1–1Indian ArrowsKolkata
14:00 IST Aser Pierrick Dipanda  27' (pen)
Manandeep Singh  71'		 Report Anwar Ali  6'
Rahul Praveen  33'
Amarjit Singh Kiyam  50'  65'
Jitendra Singh  90'		 Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground
Attendance: 14,718
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Dheeraj Singh (Indian Arrows)
2 January 2018 7Indian Arrows0–2East BengalNew Delhi
14:00 IST Abhishek Halder  12' Report Mahmoud Amnah  13'
Katsumi Yusa  16'		 Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 5,205
Referee: Umesh Bora
Man of the Match: Mahmoud Amnah (East Bengal)
5 January 2018 8NEROCA2–1Indian ArrowsImphal
14:00 IST Subhash Singh  39', 44' Report Prabhsukhan Gill  17'
Nongdamba Naorem  76'
Boris Singh Thangjam  81'
Abhijit Sarkar  89'		 Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 35,285
Referee: R Palmson Moses Raj
Man of the Match: Subhash Singh (NEROCA)
8 January 2018 9Shillong Lajong1–0Indian ArrowsShillong
17:30 IST Abdoulaye Koffi  80' Report Deepak Tangri  35'
Rahul Praveen  41'
Roshan Singh  75'
Jitendra Singh  81'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Akash Jackson Routh
Man of the Match: Abdoulaye Koffi (Minerva Punjab)
12 January 2018 10Gokulam Kerala0–1Indian ArrowsKozhikode
17:30 IST Report Amarjit Singh Kiyam  54'
Abhijit Sarkar  77'		 Stadium: EMS Stadium
Attendance: 8,335
Referee: Tanmoy Dhar
Man of the Match: Abhijit Sarkar (Indian Arrows)
16 January 2018 11Indian Arrows0–2NEROCAVasco da Gama
20:00 IST Suresh Singh Wangjam  85'
Jitendra Singh  88'		 Report Anwar Ali  18' (o.g.)
Fabien Vorbe  75'
Gouramangi Singh  90'
Felix Chidi Odili  90+3'		 Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Attendance: 5,563
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Varney Kallon (NEROCA FC)
22 January 2018 12Churchill Brothers2-0Indian ArrowsMargao
20:00 IST Dawda Ceesay  88'
Wayne Vaz  90'
Israil Gurung  90+2'		 Report Boris Singh Thangjam  81' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 2,867
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Prabhsukhan Singh Gill (Indian Arrows)
27 January 2018 13Chennai City0-0Indian ArrowsCoimbatore
17:30 IST Henry Monsang Tesong  28'  71'
Edwin Sydney Vanspaul  74'		 Report Princeton Rebello  32'
Deepak Tangri  74'
Aniket Jadhav  76'
Rahul Praveen  90'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Coimbatore)
Attendance: 7,038
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Prabhsukhan Singh Gill (Indian Arrows)
5 February 2018 14East Bengal1-0Indian ArrowsBarasat Stadium
20:00 IST Dudu Omagbemi 90+3' Report Attendance: 8,692
Referee: Om Prakash Thakur
Man of the Match: Prabhsukhan Singh Gill (Indian Arrows)
10 February 2018 15Indian Arrows2-1Churchill BrothersVasco da Gama
17:30 IST Abhijit Sarkar  90', 90+3' Report Dawda Ceesay  11'
Denchandra Meitei  27'
Wayne Vaz  45+1'		 Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Attendance: 5,491
Referee: Om Prakash Thakur
Man of the Match: Anwar Ali (Indian Arrows)
16 February 2018 16Indian Arrows2-2AizawlVasco da Gama
17:30 IST Edmund Lalrindika  48'
Amarjit Singh Kiyam  89' (pen.)		 Report Masih Saighani  40'
Leonce Dodoz Zikahi  54'
C Lalrosanga  56'  88'		 Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Attendance: 3,175
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Edmund Lalrindika (Indian Arrows)
23 February 2018 17Aizawl3-0Indian ArrowsAizawl
14:00 IST Andrei Ionescu  7'
Lalkhawpuimawia  16', 87' 59'
Rochharzela  67'		 Report Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium (Aizawl)
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Rosario Fernandes
Man of the Match: Lalkhawpuimawia (Aizawl F.C.)
27 February 2018 18Indian Arrows0-2Mohun BaganVasco da Gama
17:30 IST Deepak Tangri  45+2' Report Aser Pierrick Dipanda  26'
Akram Moghrabi  41'		 Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Attendance: 2,743
Referee: Velu Dhayalamani
Man of the Match: Aser Pierrick Dipanda (Mohun Bagan AC)

Super Cup
Main article: 2018 Indian Super Cup

On the virtue of finishing outside top-6 in I-League, Indian Arrows have to play qualification match against Mumbai City at Bhubaneshwar.[38] They were eliminated in the qualifiers on losing 2-1 to Mumbai City.[7]

16 March 2018 QMumbai City2-1 (a.e.t.)Indian ArrowsBhubaneshwar
17:00 IST Achille Emaná  90+1' (pen.)
Everton Santos  104'		 Report Aniket Jadhav  68'
Ashish Rai  71'
Rahul Praveen  77'
Boris Singh Thangjam  89'		 Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Referee: Ajitkumar Lairenlakpam
Man of the Match: Rahul Praveen (Indian Arrows)[42]

Statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalI-LeagueSuper Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
20 GK Prabhsukhan Singh Gill 13012010
Defenders
2 DF Boris Singh Thangjam 13110+210+10
3 DF Jitendra Singh 17116110
4 DF Anwar Ali 16015010
5 DF Sanjeev Stalin 18017010
18 DF Ashish Rai 1008+1010
21 DF Roshan Singh 301+2000
22 DF Deepak Tangri 14012+1010
26 DF Narender Gahlot 100+1000
Midfielders
6 MF Suresh Singh Wangjam 15011+4000
7 MF Ninthoinganba Meetei 903+6000
8 MF Amarjit Singh Kiyam (captain) 16115110
9 MF Abhijit Sarkar 1447+7400
12 MF Princeton Rebello 403+1000
13 MF Lalengmawia 302010
15 MF Jeakson Singh Thounaojam 90800+10
16 MF Nongdamba Naorem 1216+5110
17 MF Rahul Praveen 17315+1211
19 MF Abhishek Halder 403+1000
23 MF Namgyal Bhutia 201+1000
24 MF Ashish Pradhan 100+1000
Forwards
10 FW Edmund Lalrindika 1419+4110
11 FW Aniket Jadhav 1228+320+10
14 FW Rahim Ali 17010+7000
Players who left club in August/January transfer window or on loan
1 GK Dheeraj Singh 606000

Updated: 16 March 2018

Goal scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player I-League Super Cup Total
1 MF 9 Abhijit Sarkar 40 4
2 MF 17 Rahul Praveen 21 3
3 FW 11 Aniket Jadhav 20 2
4 DF 2 Boris Singh Thangjam 10 1
DF 3 Jitendra Singh 10
MF 8 Amarjit Singh Kiyam 10
FW 10 Edmund Lalrindika 10
MF 16 Nongdamba Naorem 10

Last updated: 16 March 2018.
Source: us.soccerway.com

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk No. Player I-League Super Cup Total
1 1 Dheeraj Singh 20 2
20 Prabhsukhan Singh 20

Last updated: 16 March 2018.
Source: us.soccerway.com

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Indian Arrows during the season.

N P Nat. Name I-League Super Cup Total Notes
1 GK Dheeraj Singh 1 1
3 DF Boris Singh 2 1 3
3 DF Jitendra Singh 2 2
4 DF Anwar Ali 2 2
5 DF Sanjeev Stalin 1 1
6 DF Suresh Singh 2 2
8 MF Amarjit Singh 3 1 3 1 Missed a game, against East Bengal (red card) (2 January 2018)[43]
11 FW Aniket Jadhav 2 1 3
12 MF Princeton Rebello 1 1
16 MF Nongdamba Naorem 1 1
17 MF Rahul Praveen 2 2
18 DF Ashish Rai 1 1
19 MF Abhishek Halder 2 2
20 GK Prabhsukhan Singh 1 1
21 DF Roshan Singh 1 1
22 DF Deepak Tangri 3 3

Last updated: 16 March 2018
Source: us.soccerway.com
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Awards

Hero of the Match
Round Hero of the Match Team Round Hero of the Match Team Round Hero of the Match Team
1 Aniket Jadhav Indian Arrows 7 Mahmoud Amnah East Bengal 13 Prabhsukhan Singh Indian Arrows
2 William Opoku Minerva Punjab 8 Subhash Singh NEROCA 14 Prabhsukhan Singh Indian Arrows
3 Dheeraj Singh Indian Arrows 9 Abdoulaye Koffi Shillong Lajong 15 Anwar Ali Indian Arrows
4 Daniel Addo Gokulam Kerala 10 Abhijit Sarkar Indian Arrows 16 Edmund Lalrindika Indian Arrows
5 Jitendra Singh Indian Arrows 11 Varney Kallon NEROCA 17 Lalkhawpuimawia Aizawl
6 Dheeraj Singh Indian Arrows 12 Prabhsukhan Singh Indian Arrows 18 Aser Pierrick Dipanda Mohun Bagan

Achievements
  • Abhijit Sarkar was top Indian goal-scorer for 2017-18 I-League scoring 4 goals in 14 matches.[44]

Reaction

AIFF announced on May 9, 2018 that AIFF technical committee has approved for one-year extension to coach, Luis Norton de Matos and the same needs to be ratified by the Executive Committee.[45]

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gollark: HIRC™ when?
gollark: The bee approach.
gollark: Actually, I replaced all my opponents with neural networks.
gollark: The only state is the very ethical global lock.

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