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.
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TRAU
Transcoder and Rate Adaptation Unit or TRAU, performs transcoding function for speech channels and RA (Rate Adaptation) for data channels in the GSM network. The Transcoder/Rate Adaptation Unit (TRAU) is the data rate conversion unit. The PSTN/IS ...
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 the ...
.
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
Football Club Kerala is an Indian professional football club based in Thrissur, Kerala. The club made its debut in national level football through the I-League 2nd Division in 2017–18. They also compete in the Kerala Premier League.
Name
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Delhi:
Hindustan FC,
Sudeva Moonlight,
Delhi United FC
Manipur:
TRAU FC, SSU-Singjamei
Meghalaya:
Langsning FC
Mizoram:
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. ...
Sikkim:
United Sikkim
West Bengal:
Mohammedan Sporting,
Rainbow AC
ASOS Rainbow Athletic Club (commonly known as ASOS Rainbow AC or Rainbow, formerly NBP Rainbow) is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, that competes in the Calcutta Premier Division A. In 2018, they competed in ...
Jammu and Kashmir:
Lonestar Kashmir FC,
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 o ...
Karnataka:
Ozone FC,
South United FC
Telangana:
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 sy ...
Odisha: RadhaRaman Club
Bihar:
Shirsh Bihar United FC
Gujarat:
ARA FC
Jharkhand: Shivansh Jharkhand FC
Madhya Pradesh:
Madan Maharaj FC
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