I-League 2nd Division

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I-League 2nd Division
Association All India Football Federation
First edition 2008
hierarchy 2nd league
Teams 12
master Royal Wahingdoh (1 Track)
Website http://i-league.org

The I-League 2nd Division is the second highest division in Indian football after the I-League . The I-League 2nd Division was introduced in 2008, which was previously called the National Football League 2nd Division.

history

I-League 2nd Division Champion
season master
2008 Prayag United
2009 Salgaocar Sports Club
2010 FC ONGC
2011 Shillong Lajong FC
2012 United Sikkim FC
2013 Rangdajied United FC
2014 Royal Wahingdoh FC

The second Indian soccer league was played for the first time in 2008. The first game of the newly introduced league was played by the Mohammedan Sporting Club and Amity United FC . From 2008 to 2011 the league was sponsored by the natural gas and oil company ONGC and was called the ONGC I-League 2nd Division at the time . In October 2008 ONGC ended the sponsorship.

In the 2008 season, the Mohammedan Sporting Club , Mumbai FC , Vasco SC and Prayag United rose to the I-League . Pune FC , Shillong Lajong FC , Chirag United Kerala and Salgaocar Sports Club followed a season later .

Since 2010 only two teams have been allowed to advance to the top division. FC ONGC and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC made it into the I-League in 2010 . In 2011 Shillong Lajong FC made their second promotion with Sporting Clube de Goa . A season later, the promoted FC ONGC and United Sikkim FC were called . Rangdajied United FC and the Mohammedan Sporting Club qualified for the 2013/14 season .

In the 2013/14 season, the rules were changed to the effect that only the master is required to advance.

organization

In two groups with six teams each, the teams play their games in a neutral stadium. The three best clubs in a group play the championship in a final group using the same mode as before. The master rises to the I-League .

Final round 2013/14

team placement city State
Royal Wahingdoh FC master Shillong Meghalaya
Bhawanipore FC 2 Calcutta West Bengal
Kalighat Milan Sangha FC 3 Calcutta West Bengal
United Sikkim FC 4th Gangtok Sikkim
Hindustan FC 5 Delhi Delhi

Previous seasons

Master and runner-up

season master Points Runner-up Points
2008 Prayag United 13 Mumbai FC 12
2009 Salgaocar Sports Club 10 Chirag United Kerala 9
2010 FC ONGC 19th Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC 16
2011 Shillong Lajong FC 16 Sporting Clube de Goa 14th
2012 United Sikkim FC 22nd FC ONGC 22nd
2013 Rangdajied United FC 19th Mohammedan Sporting Club 18th
2014 Royal Wahingdoh FC 18th Bhawanipore FC 17th

Relegated teams from the I-League to the I-League 2nd Division

season team
2007/08 Chirag United Kerala , Salgaocar Sports Club
2008/09 Mohammedan Sporting Club , Vasco SC
2009/10 Sporting Clube de Goa , Shillong Lajong FC
2010/11 JCT Mills FC , ONGC FC
2011/12 Chirag United Kerala , Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC
2012/13 Air India FC , United Sikkim FC

Top scorer

season Top scorer team Gates
2008 Fredrick Okwagbe Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC 6th
2009 Badmus Babatunde Chirag United Kerala 6th
2010 Badmus Babatunde
Joy Ferrao
FC ONGC
Vasco SC
4th
2011 Stanley Okoroigwe Techno Aryan 6th
2012 Daniel Bedemi United Sikkim FC 11
2013 Badmus Babatunde
Hudson Lima Silva
Rangdajied United FC
Bhawanipore FC
8th
2014 Daniel Bedemi Bhawanipore FC 8th