Year Indian Player of the Season Fans' Player of the Year I-League clubs in Asia Traditionally, I-League clubs have done particularly well in the AFC Cup. In 2008 Dempo managed to reach the semi-finals of the AFC Cup before being defeated by Al-Safa of Lebanon. East Bengal also managed to reach the semi-finals in 2013 before being knocked-out by Kuwait. Bengaluru is the only I-League club to reach the AFC Cup Final in 2016 but lost to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya of Iraq. However, in the AFC Champions League, no I-League club has ever managed to make it past the qualifiers. See also Football in India History of Indian football List of football clubs in India 2021–23 Indian football club competition play-offs for AFC IFA Shield NFL Second Division NFL Third Division References External links "iLeague Fixtures" League Winner (archived). Retrieved on 31 May 2015. 2 2007 establishments in India Sports leagues established in 2007 Sports leagues in India Professional sports leagues in India Second level football leagues in Asia