12th season of the I-League 2nd Division
I-League 2nd Division Season 2019 Champions TRAU Matches played 81 Goals scored 253 (3.12 per match) Top goalscorer Phillip Adjah Tetteh Princewell Emeka (10 goals) Biggest home win Bengaluru (R) 8–0 Hindustan (25 January 2019)Biggest away win Kerala Blasters (R) 0–5 Ozone (16 March 2019)Highest scoring Bengaluru (R) 8–0 Hindustan (25 January 2019)Rainbow 6–2 Jamshedpur (R) (28 January 2019)
All statistics correct as of 25 May 2019.
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.[1]
TRAU won the title and earned the promotion to 2019–20 I-League .
Teams [ ]
At the start of the season 23 teams applied for participation in this edition of the league.[2] 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.[citation needed ]
Locations of the 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division teams
Stadiums and locations [ ]
ARA
Ahmedabad , Gujarat
The Arena
22,000
ATK (R)
Kolkata , West Bengal
Sailen Manna Stadium
15,000
Bengaluru (R)
Bengaluru , Karnataka
Bangalore Football Stadium
8,400
Chennaiyin (R)
Chennai , Tamil Nadu
SSN College Ground
400
Chhinga Veng FC
Aizawl , Mizoram
Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
20,000
Fateh Hyderabad
Hyderabad , Telangana
FSV Arena
100
Goa (R)
Margao , Goa
GMC Athletic Stadium
3,200
Hindustan
Delhi
Ambedkar Stadium
35,000
Jamshedpur (R)
Jamshedpur , Jharkhand
JRD Tata Sports Complex
24,500
Kerala Blasters (R)
Kochi , Kerala
Panampally Ground
300
Lonestar Kashmir
Katra , Jammu and Kashmir
SMVDSB Sports Complex
2,600
Mohammedan
Kolkata , West Bengal
Kalyani Stadium
20,000
Ozone
Bengaluru , Karnataka
Bangalore Football Stadium
8,400
Rainbow
New Barrackpore , West Bengal
Barasat Stadium
22,000
South United
Bengaluru , Karnataka
Bangalore Football Stadium
8,400
TRAU
Imphal , Manipur
Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
35,000
Personnel and kits [ ]
Coaching changes [ ]
Team
Outgoing Head Coach
Manner of departure
Incoming Head Coach
Date of appointment
Mohammedan
Biswajit Bhattacharya
2018
Raghunath Nandi
2018
South United
2019
Noel Wilson
2019
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 [ ]
hide Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied in the order given to determine the rankings:
Greater number of points obtained in the matches between the Teams concerned
Goal difference resulting from the matches between the Teams concerned
Greater number of goals scored in the matches between the Teams concerned
Goal difference in all the matches
Greater number of goals scored in all the matches
Drawing of lots
Group A [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Bengaluru (R) [a]
8
7
1
0
26
3
+23
22
2
Goa (R) [a]
8
5
0
3
17
7
+10
15
3
Lonestar Kashmir
8
3
2
3
8
13
−5
11
Advance to Final Round
4
ARA
8
3
1
4
10
14
−4
10
5
Hindustan
8
0
0
8
5
29
−24
0
^ Jump up to: a b Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round
Fixtures and results [ ]
ARA v Hindustan
16 January 2019 ARA 4–3 Hindustan show Ahmedabad 15:00 IST
Syed Shoaib Ahmed 28' , 49' , 87' Amey Bhatkal 55'
12' , 73' Franko Paul 61' Maruf Fazly
Stadium: The Arena Attendance: 400 Referee: Rosario Fernandes
Goa (R) v Hindustan
21 January 2019 Goa (R) 6–0 Hindustan show Old Goa 15:45 IST
Liston Colaco 73' , 74' , 85' 76' Nestor Dias 87' Aaren D'silva 90+1'
Stadium: Ella Ground Attendance: 800 Referee: Ajay Krishnan
ARA v Lonestar Kashmir
25 January 2019 ARA 2–3 Lonestar Kashmir show Ahmedabad 15:30 IST
Amey Bhatkal 58'
Aditya Ashok Kumar Jha 72'
Stadium: The Arena Attendance: 200 Referee: Harish Kundu
ARA v Goa (R)
5 March 2019 ARA 1–0 Goa (R) show Ahmedabad 15:30 IST
Stadium: The Arena Attendance: 200 Referee: Vishal
Hindustan v Goa (R)
13 March 2019 Hindustan 0–3 Goa (R) show Delhi 14:30 IST
76' Sweden Fernandes 79' Aaren D Silva 86' Hayden Fernandes
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: 170 Referee: Diwakar Kumar
Goa (R) v Lonestar Kashmir
19 March 2019 Goa (R) 4–0 Lonestar Kashmir show Old Goa 15:45 IST
Stadium: Ella Ground Attendance: 50 Referee: Khamruddin K M
Hindustan v Lonestar Kashmir
24 March 2019 Hindustan 0–1 Lonestar Kashmir show Delhi 14:30 IST
50' Atinder Mani
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Ashish Tiwari
Goa (R) v ARA
24 March 2019 Goa (R) 1–0 ARA show Old Goa 15:45 IST
Hayden Fernandes 53'
Stadium: Ella Ground Attendance: 100 Referee: Ashwin
Lonestar Kashmir v Hindustan
30 March 2019 Lonestar Kashmir 2–1 Hindustan show Katra 14:00 IST
Trokon Saykiamien 4' (o.g. )
Basit Ahmed Bhat 9'
Raja Musharaf Dar 28'
Stadium: SMVDSB Sports Complex Attendance: 200 Referee: Pratik Mondal
Lonestar Kashmir v Goa (R)
3 April 2019 Lonestar Kashmir 0–2 Goa (R) show Katra 14:00 IST
Hayden Fernandes 81'
Aaren D Silva 84'
Stadium: SMVDSB Sports Complex Attendance: 82 Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Lonestar Kashmir v ARA
6 April 2019 Lonestar Kashmir 1–1 ARA show Katra 14:00 IST
Parminder Singh 33'
Stadium: SMVDSB Sports Complex Attendance: 70 Referee: Anil Gulia
Group B [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Ozone
8
6
2
0
19
6
+13
20
Advance to Final Round
2
Fateh Hyderabad
8
4
1
3
12
9
+3
13
3
Kerala Blasters (R) [a]
8
2
2
4
8
13
−5
8
4
South United
8
1
4
3
10
16
−6
7
5
Chennaiyin (R) [a]
8
1
3
4
8
13
−5
6
^ Jump up to: a b Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round
Fixtures and results [ ]
Ozone v South United
14 January 2019 Ozone 1–0 South United show Bengaluru 15:00 IST
Manvir Singh 72'
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Sumiraj Poorathil Sudhakaran
Kerala Blasters (R) v Fateh Hyderabad
19 January 2019 Kerala Blasters (R) 0–1 Fateh Hyderabad show Kochi 15:30 IST
68' Edmond Peprah
Stadium: Panampally Ground Attendance: 50 Referee: Ashish Tiwari
Chennaiyin (R) v Ozone
22 January 2019 Chennaiyin (R) 1–2 Ozone show Chennai 13:30 IST
Joysana Singh 42'
71' Prabin Tigga (o.g.) 85' Manvir Singh
Stadium: SSN College Ground Attendance: 60 Referee: Rafeek Babu Mannamparambath
Fateh Hyderabad v South United
25 January 2019 Fateh Hyderabad 4–0 South United show Bengaluru 15:00 IST
Stadium: FSV Arena Attendance: 150 Referee: Dipu Roy
South United v Kerala Blasters (R)
Fateh Hyderabad v Chennaiyin (R)
22 February 2019 Fateh Hyderabad 2–1 Chennaiyin (R) show Bengaluru 15:00 IST
Syed Suhail Pasha 72'
Stadium: FSV Arena Attendance: 25 Referee: Moosa Vayoli
Fateh Hyderabad v Kerala Blasters (R)
26 February 2019 Fateh Hyderabad 2–1 Kerala Blasters (R) show Bengaluru 15:00 IST
90+4' Hrishi Dhath
Stadium: FSV Arena Attendance: 50 Referee: Prasad Shivanand Surlakar
Ozone v Kerala Blasters (R)
South United v Fateh Hyderabad
3 March 2019 South United 1–0 Fateh Hyderabad show Bengaluru 15:30 IST
Chanambam Jotin Singh 71'
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Maria Joseph Arokia
Fateh Hyderabad v Ozone
7 March 2019 Fateh Hyderabad 0–0 Ozone show Bengaluru 15:30 IST
Stadium: FSV Arena Attendance: 120 Referee: Sunil Suryakant Nanodkar
Kerala Blasters (R) v South United
9 March 2019 Kerala Blasters (R) 2–2 South United show Kochi 15:30 IST
Surag Chhetri 16'
Hrishi Dhath 26'
14' Rungsing Muinao
70' Aaron D'costa
Stadium: Panampally Ground Attendance: Ravindra Thapliyal Referee: 100
Kerala Blasters (R) v Ozone
16 March 2019 Kerala Blasters (R) 0–5 Ozone show Kochi 15:30 IST
Stadium: Panampally Ground Attendance: 100 Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
South United v Ozone
26 March 2019 South United 2–2 Ozone show Bengaluru 15:30 IST
Rungsing Muinao 32'
Sudipta Malakar 68'
55' Harpreet Rulbir
82' (o.g. ) Krishanu Malo
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Ashwin
Group C [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Chhinga Veng
10
6
2
2
18
11
+7
20
Advance to Final Round
2
TRAU
10
5
2
3
17
20
−3
17
3
Mohammedan
10
5
1
4
21
13
+8
16
4
ATK (R) [a]
10
4
2
4
15
14
+1
14
5
Rainbow
10
3
4
3
17
16
+1
13
6
Jamshedpur (R) [a]
10
1
1
8
10
24
−14
4
^ Jump up to: a b Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round
Fixtures and results [ ]
Jamshedpur (R) v Chhinga Veng
ATK (R) v TRAU
17 January 2019 ATK (R) 2–3 TRAU show Kolkata 14:00 IST
SK Azaruddin 11' Thomyo Shimray 60'
4' , 73' Princewill Emeka 36' Ngangbam Naocha Singh
Stadium: Howrah Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Ripu Nath Gogoi
Chhinga Veng v Mohammedan
25 January 2019 Chhinga Veng 3–0 Mohammedan show Aizawl 14:00 IST
MS Dawngliana 2'
Lalromawia 25'
Lalmuanzova 81'
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Lanthoiba Pheiroijam
Rainbow v Jamshedpur (R)
28 January 2019 Rainbow 6–2 Jamshedpur (R) show Kolkata 14:00 IST
Sujit Sadhu 35'
Suraj Mahato 45+1'
Sunday 57' , 65'
Saikat Sarkar 63'
Robi Hansda 74'
82' Sohrab Akhtar
89' Jaypal Singh Sirka
Stadium: Barasat Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Harish Kundu
Mohammedan v Jamshedpur (R)
24 February 2019 Mohammedan 2–1 Jamshedpur (R) show Kolkata 14:30 IST
Arthur Kouassi Desmos 43' , 70'
82' Samim Hossain
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Khamruddin K M
Chhinga Veng v ATK (R)
28 February 2019 Chhinga Veng 3–1 ATK (R) show Aizawl 14:00 IST
Vanlalbiaa Chhangte 26' Godwin Quashiga 53' Lalliansanga 65'
73' Ashish Jha
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 1000 Referee: Jibon Chandra Gogoi
Chhinga Veng v Rainbow
4 March 2019 Chhinga Veng 3–1 Rainbow show Aizawl 9:00 IST
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Lanthioba Pheiroijam
Mohammedan v Chhinga Veng
Mohammedan v TRAU
13 March 2019 Mohammedan 6–0 TRAU show Kolkata 15:00 IST
Stephanson Pale 43' , 71' Philip Adjah 66' , 90+1' Md. Amirul 86'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Jatinder Singh
Chhinga Veng v Jamshedpur (R)
18 March 2019 Chhinga Veng 2–2 Jamshedpur (R) show Aizawl 14:00 IST
Lalmuanzova 26'
Lalrammawia Rammawia 30'
Subhankar Sana 72'
Jaypal Singh Sirka 88'
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Shubhankar Khamri
Jamshedpur (R) v Mohammedan
Chhinga Veng v TRAU
22 March 2019 Chhinga Veng 2–3 TRAU show Aizawl 14:00 IST
Vanlalbiaa Chhangte 64'
Lalliansanga 73'
Shougrapkam Netrajit Singh 8'
Moirangthem Deepak Singh 58'
Princewill Emeka 78'
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Mithun Kumar Kundu
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.[8]
Table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
TRAU (Q)
6
5
0
1
13
5
+8
15
Promotion to I-League
2
Chhinga Veng
6
4
1
1
12
6
+6
13
3
Ozone
5
1
0
4
4
6
−2
3
4
Lonestar Kashmir
5
0
1
4
3
15
−12
1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2019. Source:
Soccerway (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Fixtures and results [ ]
Chhinga Veng v TRAU
29 April 2019 Chhinga Veng 1–3 TRAU show Aizawl 14:30 IST
Godwin Quashiga 80'
Princewill Emeka 43'
Joseph Mayowa Olaleye 63'
Yami Longvah 89'
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Pratik Mondal
TRAU v Lonestar Kashmir
3 May 2019 TRAU 4–1 Lonestar Kashmir show Imphal 14:30 IST
Princewill Emeka 19'
Joseph Mayowa Olaleye 30' , 86'
Ngangbam Naocha Singh 54'
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium Attendance: 739 Referee: Mithun Kumar Kundu
Lonestar Kashmir v Chhinga Veng
9 May 2019 Lonestar Kashmir 1–1 Chhinga Veng show Srinagar 15:30 IST
Lalrammawia Rammawia 46' (o.g. )
Lalmuanzova 90+4' (pen. )
Stadium: TRC Turf Ground Attendance: 400 Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Chhinga Veng v Ozone
15 May 2019 Chhinga Veng 1–0 Ozone show Aizawl 14:30 IST
MS Dawngliana 48'
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Tanmoy Dhar
Chhinga Veng v Lonestar Kashmir
18 May 2019 Chhinga Veng 6–1 Lonestar Kashmir show Aizawl 14:30 IST
Gagandeep Singh Ghattaura 32' (o.g. )
Laldinpua PC 35'
MS Dawngliana 39' , 90+1'
Vanlalbiaa Chhangte 50'
Lalliansanga 86'
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Priyobarta Singh Langpoklakpam
Season statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
As of 25 May 2019 [9]
Hat-tricks [ ]
Player
For
Against
Result
Date
Ref
Syed Shoaib Ahmed
ARA FC
Hindustan FC
4–3 (H)
16 January 2019
[10]
Liston Colaco
FC Goa (R)
Hindustan FC
6-0 (H)
21 January 2019
Imanuel Lalthazuala
Chhinga Veng FC
Rainbow AC
3-1 (H)
4 March 2019
Phillip Adjah Tetteh
Mohammedan
Jamshedpur (R)
2-4 (A)
22 March 2019
Clean sheets [ ]
As of 25 May 2019
Rank
Player
Club
Clean Sheets
1
Zothanmawia
Chhinga Veng
6
2
Aditya Patra
Bengaluru (R)
5
Shubham Dhas
Goa (R)
Dharmindar Guru
Ozone
5
Mithun Samonto
TRAU
4
6
Jedidi Haokip
ATK (R)
3
Priyant Kumar Singh
Mohammedan
8
Fayaz Shaikh
Fateh Hyderabad
2
Dibyendu Sarkar
Rainbow
Abhishek Das
ARA
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