2018–19 I-League
The 2018–19 I-League was the 12th season of the I-League, the top Indian professional football league, since its establishment in 2007. The season started on 26 October 2018 and is scheduled to conclude in March 2019. Unlike the Indian Super League, the I-League did not take a mid-season break during the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Chennai City 1st I-League title 1st Indian title |
| Relegated | Shillong Lajong |
| AFC Champions League | Chennai City |
| Matches played | 109 |
| Goals scored | 303 (2.78 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Pedro Manzi Willis Plaza (21 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Real Kashmir 6–1 Shillong Lajong (11 December 2018) Chennai City 6–1 Shillong Lajong (29 December 2018) East Bengal 5-0 Shillong Lajong (14 February 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Mohun Bagan 0–3 Churchill Brothers (25 November 2018) Shillong Lajong 0–3 Indian Arrows (13 January 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Real Kashmir 6–1 Shillong Lajong (11 December 2018) Chennai City 6–1 Shillong Lajong (29 December 2018) Chennai City 4–3 Aizawl (18 January 2019) |
| Longest winning run | Chennai City, East Bengal (4 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Real Kashmir (13 games) |
| Longest winless run | Shillong Lajong (11 games) |
| Longest losing run | Shillong Lajong (5 games) |
| Highest attendance | 64,867 East Bengal 3–2 Mohun Bagan (16 December 2018) |
| Lowest attendance | 100 Indian Arrows 0–2 Chennai City (8 February 2019) |
| Total attendance | 1,114,349 |
| Average attendance | 10,223 |
← 2017–18 2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 9 March 2019. | |
Minerva Punjab was the defending champions having won the previous season. Real Kashmir joined as a promoted club from the I-League 2nd Division. Churchill Brothers, having been relegated the previous season, were given an exemption by the All India Football Federation for this season.
Chennai City FC were the champions for this season, winning the title on the last day. This was their first title win in the history of the club. The top scorer in the league was Chennai City FC's Pedro Manzi, who finished the season with 21 goals.