Chennai City FC Take Pole Position In I-League Awards

Chennai City FC Take Pole Position In I-League Awards

Chennai: Newly crowned champions Chennai City FC, were presented with the Hero I-League trophy at a ceremony, here on Wednesday. The trophy was handed over to the Coimbatore-based club by All India Football Federation (AIFF) General Secretary Kushal Das and I-League Chief Executive Officer Sunando Dhar. Chennai City FC, which had wowed the fans with their exciting brand of football, pipped Kolkata giants East Bengal by one point, in yet another race to the finish that lasted till the final day of the football season.

List of awards: Hero I-League Fair Play Award: Shillong Lajong. Highest Scorer of Hero I-League: Willis Plaza (Churchill Brothers) and Pedro Manzi (Chennai City FC). Hero MotoCorp Best Goalkeeper: Bilal Khan (Real Kashmir FC). Jamail Singh Best Defender Award: Roberto Eslava (Chennai City FC). Hero I-League Best Half (Midfielder) Award: Nestor Jesus Gordillo (Chennai City FC). Hero I-League Best Forward Award: Pedro Manzi (Chennai City FC). Syed Abdul Rahim Best Coach Award: Akbar Nawas (Chennai City FC). Hero of the League: Pedro Manzi (Chennai City FC). Best Home Match Organisers: East Bengal. (IANS)

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