On 30 May 2011 Salgaocar won the title by beating JCT 2–0 in the final match of the season.
Sporting Clube de Goa and Shillong Lajong FC were relegated at the end of the 2009–10 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table.
They were replaced by 2010 Second Division champions ONGC FC and runners-up HAL SC.
[citation needed] In other team changes, Mahindra United were disbanded at the end of the 2009–10 season to concentrate on youth football.
[2] They were replaced by Indian Arrows, a newly founded team under the auspices of the AIFF.