I-League monthly awards

This is an association football award that recognises the best I-League coach and player each month of the season. It was started in 2019-20 season. Alejandro Menéndez of East Bengal FC and Fran González of Mohun Bagan AC were the first coach and player of December, respectively.

Coach of the month

Winners

Month Year Nationality Coach Team Ref
December 2019 Spain Alejandro Menéndez East Bengal [1]
January 2020 Spain Kibu Vicuña Mohun Bagan [2]
February 2020 Spain Kibu Vicuña Mohun Bagan [3]
January 2021 Spain Fernando Varela Churchill Brothers [4]
February 2021 Ireland Curtis Fleming Punjab [5]
March 2021 India L. Nandakumar Singh TRAU [6]
March 2022 Russia Andrey Chernyshov Mohammedan [7]

Awards won by nationality

Country Wins
 Spain 4
India 1
Ireland 1
Russia 1

Awards won by club

Club Wins
Mohun Bagan 2
Churchill Brothers 1
East Bengal 1
Mohammedan 1
Punjab 1
TRAU 1

Player of the month

Winner

Month Year Nationality Player Team Ref
December 2019 Spain Fran González Mohun Bagan [8]
January 2020 Cameroon Pierrick Dipanda Punjab [9]
February 2020 Spain Joseba Beitia Mohun Bagan [10]
January 2021 Honduras Clayvin Zuniga Churchill Brothers [11]
February 2021   Nepal Kiran Limbu Punjab [5]
March 2021 Brazil Helder Ribeiro TRAU [6]
March 2022 Trinidad and Tobago Marcus Joseph Mohammedan [12]

Awards won by nationality

Country Wins
 Spain 2
Brazil 1
Cameroon 1
Honduras 1
  Nepal 1
Trinidad and Tobago 1

Awards won by club

Club Wins
Mohun Bagan 2
Punjab 2
Churchill Brothers 1
Mohammedan 1
TRAU 1

References

  1. ^ Barker, Gabby (6 January 2020). "Alejandro Menéndez, coach of the month in the Indian League". Sports Finding. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Papa heads Mohun Bagan to eighth win in nine ties - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  3. ^ Sportstar, Team. "I-League, as it happened: Chennai City holds Mohun Bagan to 1-1 draw". Sportstar. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. ^ ANI. "I-League: Table-toppers Churchill Brothers, Aizawl FC play out goalless draw". BW Businessworld. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b "I-League: Antwi's penalty takes Kerala to second place". daijiworld.com. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Congratulations to Helder Ribeiro & Nandakumar Singh - March Player & Coach of the Month!". Twitter. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Mohammedan SC's Andrey Chernyshov awarded Hero I-League Coach of the Month for March | Hero I-League". Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  8. ^ PTI. "I-League: Indian Arrows hurdle for in-form Mohun Bagan". Sportstar. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Mohun Bagan owe it to Baba". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  10. ^ Sportstar, Team. "I-League, as it happened: Chennai City holds Mohun Bagan to 1-1 draw". Sportstar. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Santiago Varela, Clayvin Zuniga win laurels in I-League monthly awards for January". Khel Now. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Marcus Joseph named Hero I-League Player of the Month for March | Hero I-League". Retrieved 7 April 2022.