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
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 ...
, the second division Indian
football league, since its establishment in 2008. The league was played from January to April 2019.
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TRAU won the title and earned the promotion to
2019–20 I-League
The 2019–20 I-League (Officially known as Hero I-League, due to sponsorship reasons) was the 13th season of the I-League, one of the top Indian professional football leagues, since its establishment in 2007. A total of 11 teams competed in th ...
.
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
Hindustan Football Club is an Indian professional association football, football club based in New Delhi. Affiliated with Football Delhi (FD), the club last participated in Delhi Football League, Delhi Premier League.
Founded in 1948, Hindust ...
,
Sudeva Moonlight,
Delhi United FC
Delhi United FC (formerly Delhi United Soccer Club) is an Indian professional football club based in New Delhi, that competes in the FD A-Division. They play most of their home games at Ambedkar Stadium. The club was established in 1995. They ...
Manipur:
TRAU FC, SSU-Singjamei
Meghalaya:
Langsning FC
Langsning SC is an Indian professional football club based in Shillong, Meghalaya. The club competes in Shillong Premier League and has previously competed in I-League 2nd Division, then second tier of football in India.
History
Langsning SC i ...
Mizoram:
Chhinga Veng
Sikkim:
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- ...
West Bengal:
Mohammedan Sporting,
Rainbow AC
Jammu and Kashmir:
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 ...
,
J&K Bank FC
Karnataka:
Ozone FC,
South United FC
Telangana:
Fateh Hyderabad AFC
Odisha: RadhaRaman Club
Bihar:
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 i ...
Gujarat:
ARA FC
Jharkhand: Shivansh Jharkhand FC
Madhya Pradesh:
Madan Maharaj FC
Madan Maharaj FC is an Indian professional football club based in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. It is also first professional football club from the state. They currently compete in Madhya Pradesh Premier League and were part of 2021 I-League Qualifier ...
Selected teams
On 7 December 2018, it was announced by the league committee that nine clubs cleared the licensing criteria and are allowed to participate in this season. Additionally
TRAU F.C. were granted three days of extension to clear the club licensing, considering the situation in their state league. TRAU cleared the licensing, taking the total teams competing to sixteen.
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
Coaching changes
Foreign players
Each club, excluding the Indian Super League reserve sides, can register three foreign players in their squad. One of the foreign players has to be from an AFC Member Nation.
Preliminary round
Group A
Fixtures and results
Group B
Fixtures and results
Group C
Fixtures and results
Final round
Group champions from preliminary round and second placed team from Group C will qualify for this round. The four sides will play each other twice in the home and away format. The team that finishes top of the table in the Final Round will be crowned champions, and earn promotion.
Table
Fixtures and results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
References
External links
Official I-League website
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I-League 2nd Division seasons
2018–19 in Indian football leagues