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2018–19 I-League 2nd Division
The 2019 I-League 2nd Division (known as Hero 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division for sponsorship reasons), was the 12th season of the I-League 2nd Division, the second division Indian football league, since its establishment in 2008. The league was played from January to April 2019. TRAU won the title and earned the promotion to 2019–20 I-League. Teams Nominated teams At the start of the season 23 teams were nominated by the state associations for participation in this edition of the league. Following clubs were nominated: Kerala: SAT Tirur, Quartz FC, FC Kerala Delhi: Hindustan FC, Sudeva Moonlight, Delhi United FC Manipur: TRAU FC, SSU-Singjamei Meghalaya: Langsning FC Mizoram: Chhinga Veng Sikkim: United Sikkim West Bengal: Mohammedan Sporting, Rainbow AC Jammu and Kashmir: Lonestar Kashmir FC, J&K Bank FC Karnataka: Ozone FC, South United FC Telangana: Fateh Hyderabad AFC Odisha: RadhaRaman Club Bihar: Shirsh Bihar United FC Gujarat: ARA FC Jhark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I-League 2nd Division
I-League 2, previously known as I-League 2nd Division and officially known as or Hero I-League 2 (for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp), is an Indian men's professional football league. It is the 3rd tier of Indian football, behind Indian Super League and I-League. It operates as a system of promotion with I-League (final qualifying phase of state leagues teams). In 2020, due to COVID-19 pandemic in India, the league format was changed into I-League Qualifiers. To avoid confusion with I-League being the second tier, the league was renamed to I-League 2 by AIFF in 2022. The 2nd Division league was introduced from the 2008 season, having been previously known as the National Football League 2nd Division. State FA's nominate teams who have finished at the top of their respective state leagues (or passing the required criteria). They are later to be approved by AIFF to participate in the league or consequent qualifiers, regarding the number of nominations. History I-League 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudeva Delhi FC
Sudeva Delhi Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Delhi, that competes in I-League, the second tier of Indian football league system. Founded as ''Sudeva Moonlight FC'' in 2014, the club is affiliated with Football Delhi, and also participate in Delhi Premier League. Sudeva joined I-League in the 2020–21 season and became the first club from the capital to do so. History The beginning Sudeva is an organization which was started in 2014 by two young entrepreneurs, Anuj Gupta, a solicitor in England and Vijay Hakari, an environmentalist, sharing a common passion for raising the standards of football training in the country. The organization runs grassroots programs for potential talent, starting from the age of 9, right up to the senior level. As Sudeva Moonlight In 2016, Sudeva acquired ''Moonlight FC'', a Delhi-based club playing in the ''DSA Senior Division'' (now known as ''Football Delhi Senior Division League''), and having won the league twic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARA FC
Ahmedabad Racquet Academy Football Club (commonly known as ARA FC Gujarat) is an Indian professional football club based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. They have competed in the I-League 2nd Division. ARA FC is the first professional team from Gujarat to compete in the nationwide league. The club also competes in GFA Senior Division League. Their reserve and youth teams play in both Hero Sub-Junior League and Hero Elite League, while women team is member of Indian Women's League. History Academy and early years Ahmedabad Racquet Academy (ARA) started its journey as a professional multi-sports academy in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, which mainly consists of racquet sports and has been running since 2011 and began participating in Ahmedabad Junior league. The football club was among the newest projects established by the academy in recent times as an initiative by owner Vikram Patel. Formation of club The existing academy owned by Patel emerged as ARA FC in 2016 to ensure development of foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirsh Bihar United FC
Shirsh Bihar United is a professional association football, football club from Bihar, based in Muzaffarpur. It currently participates in Bihar State Soccer League. History Shirsh Bihar United FC was first nominated for I-League 2nd division in 2018, but did not participate in the league because they had not completed one year. On 20 October 2019, Bihar United played their last league match of District football league Motihari and became champions of A division. Shirsh Bihar also participated in International tournaments such as ''Dana Cup'' in Denmark and ''Barcelona Summer Cup'' in Spain. Bihar United women's team won the first edition of Bihar State Women's League and qualified for the Indian Women's League. which was held in Muzaffarpur Shirsh Bihar was nominated for the 2021-22 I-League 2nd Division. Stadium Shirsh Bihar United play their home matches at the Khudiram Bose Stadium in Muzaffarpur. For women's league matches, SBU uses Moin-ul-Haq Stadium. Players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fateh Hyderabad AFC
Fateh Hyderabad Associated Football Club, also known as Fateh Hyderabad FC, is an Indian professional football club based in Hyderabad, Telangana, that last competed in the I-League 2nd Division, then second tier of Indian football league system. History Inception Fateh Hyderabad was founded in 2015. The club is owned by Yogesh Maurya and Aditya Narayanan, who studied together at Wharton Business School. They officially launched the club on 4 September at Park Hyatt Hyderabad. Its infrastructure for training and player accommodation is situated at Gundlapochampalli, which is located in the outskirts of Hyderabad. Yogesh Maurya is also a part of the coaching staff and attended AIFF's AFC 'B' Coaching Licence Course in Goa in September 2015 to improve his understanding of the game. Maurya has served as the club's Technical and Sporting Director since its founding. In February 2017, the club announced a joint venture with Premier Education Group of the UK which will teach p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South United FC
South United Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, that competes in the Bangalore Super Division. They have also competed in the I-League 2nd Division, then second tier of Indian football league system. History South United Football Club was founded on 16 August 2012 in Bangalore with the long-term goal of providing a base for youngsters, not only in the city but entire southern region, to take up football as a professional career. In 2013, South United roped in Raman Vijayan as new head coach and Noel Wilson as their team mentor. They began their league journey on 6 December 2012 in the 2012–13 Bangalore Super Division, at the Bangalore Football Stadium against Army Service Corps where the club won 2–0 with former I-League player, Gunashekar Vignesh, scoring the first ever goal for the club in the 47th minute, ending campaign as runners-up. South United competed for the first time in 2013 I-League 2nd Division. They started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozone FC
Ozone Football Club Bengaluru, or simply known as Ozone FC, was an Indian professional football club based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Founded in 2015, the club competed in Bangalore Super Division, the top division of football in the state. Ozone reached the final round of the I-League 2nd Division in the 2017–18, 2018–19 seasons respectively and were also the winner's of the Bangalore Super Division in 2017–18. History Ozone Football Club was launched on 3 November 2015 by the Ozone Group with the goal of making the I-League by 2017. The club were quick to make a mark on the local football scene, winning the Bangalore Super Division in December 2015, within their first month of existence. On 2 August 2016, the club roped former Trinidadian international Cornell Glen as their foreign recruit who represented his country at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Thus he became the Ozone's first ever world cup player. On 17 December 2016, it was revealed that the club would participate i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J&K Bank FC
Jammu & Kashmir Bank Football Club (simply known as ''J&K Bank FC'' or ''J&K Bank XI'') is an Indian professional football club based in Jammu and Kashmir, that competes in the JKFA Professional League. It is an institutional club as they are owned by Jammu & Kashmir Bank and was founded in 1984. The U-18 team played in Elite League. The senior team also participated in the first edition of '' Real Kashmir Cup''. History Foundation The J&K Bank Football Team was founded in 1984. Since that time they took part in several football tournaments. In 2007 the team won the north zone of National Football League Third Division and got promoted to National Football League Second Division. Foundation of J&K Bank Football Academy J&K Bank Football Club was formed as an initiative to nurture and expand the success story of J&K Bank Football Academy, which began its journey in 2011. The young players were identified, chosen, picked up and trained by the J&K Bank Academy to become the foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lonestar Kashmir FC
Lonestar Kashmir Football Club (also known as Lone Star or LKFC) is an Indian professional football club based in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Founded in 2013, the club previously competed in I-League 2nd Division, and currently participates in JKFA Professional League. Lonestar first competed professionally when they were part of the 2015 I-League 2nd Division. The club primarily uses TRCG Stadium as home ground. History Formation and journey Lonestar Kashmir Football Club was founded in 2013 and is affiliated with the Jammu & Kashmir Football Association (JKFA). The club participates in various state and regional tournaments. In 2013, LoneStar Group became a primary sponsor of the team, and registered it as a private company to fulfil AIFF club licensing criteria. At the end of the 2013 season, ''LoneStar'' Group registered KFC under the Companies Act as per the AIFF Club licensing criteria. Popularly known as Kashmir FC, Lonestar Kashmir Football Club is a dream project of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)
Mohammedan Sporting Club is an Indian multi-sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Its association football, football team competes in I-League, the Indian football league system, second-tier of Indian football, as well as in Calcutta Football League (CFL), the List of oldest football competitions, oldest football league in Asia. Formed in February 1891, it is one of the oldest active football clubs in the country. It was over three decades later since the foundation, the club became affiliated with the Indian Football Association (IFA) to play in the second division of CFL before earning promotion to the premier division of CFL in 1933 and a year later, Mohammedan became the first Indian team to win the league and in 1938 became the first team to win it for five consecutive times. After the Indian independence movement, independence of India, Mohammedan became the first Indian club to win a football tournament on foreign soil by lifting the Aga Khan Gold Cup in 1960. In 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Sikkim
United Sikkim Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Gangtok, Sikkim. Founded in 2011, the club usually competed in the Sikkim Premier Division League. United Sikkim is the only club from Sikkim to have played in the I-League, one of the top flights of Indian football league system. The club which is owned by former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia, was founded in order to give people of the Indian state of Sikkim a professional football team. In September 2019, Bhaichung Bhutia announced shutting the club down due to some unavoidable circumstances. During an emotional farewell event, Bhaichung Bhutia thanked all the players and support staff besides the fans who supported the club over the years. The club was revived again in January 2021, with aim to play in the Indian Super League. Manager Arjun Rai said on Monday that besides inaugurating the senior and youth team, emphasis would be laid on bringing footballers from the villages. History Foundation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chhinga Veng
Chhinga Veng Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Aizawl, Mizoram. The club competes in the Mizoram Premier League. The club made its I-League 2nd Division debut in the 2018–19 season, and finished as runners-up. History Chhinga Veng FC was established in 1985. Chhinga Veng won the Independence Day tournament, the oldest football cup tournament in Mizoram in 2017. They followed it by winning MFA Super cup in the same year. Chhinga Veng won the Mizoram Premier League, the first division of Mizoram football in 2017, by beating then national champion Aizawl F.C., to make it a treble. In the next season they started where they left off in the previous, by winning Independence Day tournament. and MFA Super cup 2018. Chhinga Veng finished runners–up in 2018–19 Mizoram Premier League by losing to I-League side Aizawl FC on penalties in the final. Chhinga Veng entered the national league in 2019 by competing in 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
