2018–19 I-League 2nd Division

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I-League 2nd Division
Season2019
ChampionsTRAU
Matches played81
Goals scored253 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorerPhillip Adjah Tetteh
Princewell Emeka
(10 goals)
Biggest home winBengaluru (R) 8–0 Hindustan
(25 January 2019)
Biggest away winKerala Blasters (R) 0–5 Ozone
(16 March 2019)
Highest scoringBengaluru (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[edit]

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] <section begin=map />

Locations of the 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division teams

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Stadiums and locations[edit]

Team City/State Stadium Capacity
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[edit]

Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
ARA India Vivek Nagul Seven Amul
ATK (R) India Deggie Cardozo Nivia CESC Limited
Bengaluru (R) India Naushad Moosa Puma Kia Motors
Chennaiyin (R) India Sameer Shaikh Performax Apollo Tyres
Chhinga Veng India Danny Lalduhawma None JSJ FitPro
Fateh Hyderabad India Vimal Arora Vector X[3] Premier
Goa (R) India Clifford Miranda Sqad Gear Xiaomi
Hindustan India Sena Cosco Hero Motocorp
Jamshedpur (R) India Kundan Chandra Nivia Tata Steel
Kerala Blasters (R) India Renjith Ajithkumar Six5Six Muthoot
Lonestar Kashmir India Ishfaq Ahmed Kaizen Rising Kashmir
Mohammedan India Raghunath Nandi[4] Kaizen Orion
Ozone EnglandDavid Booth Lotto Ozone Group
Rainbow India Jahar Das Vamos New Barrackpore Co-operative Homes Ltd
South United India Noel Wilson Pyramid Sports Hot Fut
TRAU India Nandakumar Singh[5] VectorX HVS Constructions

Coaching changes[edit]

Team Outgoing Head Coach Manner of departure Incoming Head Coach Date of appointment
Mohammedan India Biswajit Bhattacharya 2018 India Raghunath Nandi 2018
South United Spain Miquel Llado Plana 2019 India Noel Wilson 2019

Foreign players[edit]

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.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Asian Visa
ARA
Chhinga Veng FC Ghana Godwin Quashiga
Fateh Hyderabad Ghana Edmund Owusu Peprah Ghana Forster Addae Australia Emile Demey
Hindustan Liberia Trokon Saykiamien Ukraine Ronaque Bakshi Afghanistan Maruf Fazly
Lonestar Kashmir Nigeria Wahab Lasisi Nigeria Jagaba Hamza Bhutan Lhendup Dorji[6]
Mohammedan Ghana Phillip Adjah Tetteh[7] Ivory Coast Arthur Kouassi
Ozone Nigeria Chika Wali Ghana William Opoku
Rainbow Nigeria Joel Sunday Nigeria Emmanuel Chigozie
South United
TRAU Nigeria Princewill Emeka Nigeria Joseph Olaleye

Preliminary round[edit]

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:
  1. Greater number of points obtained in the matches between the Teams concerned
  2. Goal difference resulting from the matches between the Teams concerned
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the matches between the Teams concerned
  4. Goal difference in all the matches
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the matches
  6. Drawing of lots

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengaluru (R)[lower-alpha 1] 8 7 1 0 26 3 +23 22
2 Goa (R)[lower-alpha 1] 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
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round

Fixtures and results[edit]

16 January 2019 ARA 4–3 Hindustan Ahmedabad
15:00 IST Syed Shoaib Ahmed Goal 28', 49', 87'
Amey Bhatkal Goal 55'		 Goal 12', 73' Franko Paul
Goal 61' Maruf Fazly		 Stadium: The Arena
Attendance: 400
Referee: Rosario Fernandes
16 January 2019 Goa (R) 1–4 Bengaluru (R) Nagoa
15:45 IST Aaren D'Silva Goal 66' Goal 51' Roshan Singh
Goal 69', 74' Altamash Sayed
Goal 84' Leon Augustine		 Stadium: Nagoa Ground
Attendance: 150
Referee: Harish Kundu
21 January 2019 ARA 0–4 Bengaluru (R) Ahmedabad
15:30 IST
  • Goal 37' Advait Shinde
  • Goal 44' Roshan Singh
  • Goal 67', 80' B Lalnuntluanga
 Stadium: The Arena
Attendance: 150
Referee: Prasad Shivanand Surlakar
21 January 2019 Goa (R) 6–0 Hindustan Old Goa
15:45 IST Liston Colaco Goal 73', 74', 85'
Meldon Dsilva Goal 76'
Nestor Dias Goal 87'
Aaren D'silva Goal 90+1'		 Stadium: Ella Ground
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ajay Krishnan
25 January 2019 Bengaluru (R) 8–0 Hindustan Bengaluru
15:30 IST
  • Advait Shinde Goal 11'
  • Shrivas Goal 16', 43'
  • Myron Mendes Goal 20'
  • Leon Augustine Goal 51', 57'
  • Emanuel Lalchhanchhuaha Goal 60'
  • Altamash Sayed Goal 61'
 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Ashwin
25 January 2019 ARA 2–3 Lonestar Kashmir Ahmedabad
15:30 IST
  • Amey Bhatkal Goal 58'
  • Aditya Ashok Kumar Jha Goal 72'
Stadium: The Arena
Attendance: 200
Referee: Harish Kundu
20 February 2019 Hindustan 0–2 ARA Delhi
14:30 IST Goal 24', 79' Parminder Singh Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 90
Referee: Dipu Roy
25 February 2019 Hindustan 1–3 Bengaluru (R) Delhi
14:30 IST
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ravindra Thapliyal
5 March 2019 ARA 1–0 Goa (R) Ahmedabad
15:30 IST
Stadium: The Arena
Attendance: 200
Referee: Vishal
13 March 2019 Hindustan 0–3 Goa (R) Delhi
14:30 IST Goal 76' Sweden Fernandes
Goal 79' Aaren D Silva
Goal 86' Hayden Fernandes		 Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 170
Referee: Diwakar Kumar
15 March 2019 Bengaluru (R) 0–0 Lonestar Kashmir Bengaluru
15:30 IST Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 450
Referee: Animesh Biswas
19 March 2019 Goa (R) 4–0 Lonestar Kashmir Old Goa
15:45 IST
Stadium: Ella Ground
Attendance: 50
Referee: Khamruddin K M
20 March 2019 Bengaluru (R) 2–0 ARA Bengaluru
15:30 IST
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Jestin Jose Kuzhivelil
24 March 2019 Hindustan 0–1 Lonestar Kashmir Delhi
14:30 IST
  • Goal 50' Atinder Mani
 Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Ashish Tiwari
24 March 2019 Goa (R) 1–0 ARA Old Goa
15:45 IST
  • Hayden Fernandes Goal 53'
 Stadium: Ella Ground
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ashwin
27 March 2019 Lonestar Kashmir 1–3 Bengaluru (R) Katra
14:00 IST
  • Basit Ahmed Bhat Goal 65'
Stadium: SMVDSB Sports Complex
Attendance: 200
Referee: Harish Kundu
30 March 2019 Lonestar Kashmir 2–1 Hindustan Katra
14:00 IST
  • Trokon Saykiamien Goal 4' (o.g.)
  • Basit Ahmed Bhat Goal 9'
  • Raja Musharaf Dar Goal 28'
 Stadium: SMVDSB Sports Complex
Attendance: 200
Referee: Pratik Mondal
30 March 2019 Bengaluru (R) 2–0 Goa (R) Bengaluru
15:30 IST
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Akashkumar Kamaleshkumar Mehta
3 April 2019 Lonestar Kashmir 0–2 Goa (R) Katra
14:00 IST
  • Hayden Fernandes Goal 81'
  • Aaren D Silva Goal 84'
 Stadium: SMVDSB Sports Complex
Attendance: 82
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
6 April 2019 Lonestar Kashmir 1–1 ARA Katra
14:00 IST
  • Parminder Singh Goal 33'
 Stadium: SMVDSB Sports Complex
Attendance: 70
Referee: Anil Gulia

Group B[edit]

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)[lower-alpha 1] 8 2 2 4 8 13 −5 8
4 South United 8 1 4 3 10 16 −6 7
5 Chennaiyin (R)[lower-alpha 1] 8 1 3 4 8 13 −5 6
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round

Fixtures and results[edit]

14 January 2019 Ozone 1–0 South United Bengaluru
15:00 IST
  • Manvir Singh Goal 72'
 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Sumiraj Poorathil Sudhakaran
14 January 2019 Kerala Blasters (R) 0–0 Chennaiyin (R) Kochi
15:30 IST Stadium: Panampally Ground
Attendance: 125
Referee: Ankush Chakraborty
19 January 2019 Chennaiyin (R) 3–3 South United Chennai
13:30 IST Krishna Pandit Goal 11'
B Rohmingthanga Goal 14', 16'		 Goal 22' Sudipta Malakar
Goal 70', 89' Cletus Paul		 Stadium: SSN College Ground
Attendance: 100
Referee: Sumiraj Purathil Sudhakaran
19 January 2019 Kerala Blasters (R) 0–1 Fateh Hyderabad Kochi
15:30 IST Goal 68' Edmond Peprah Stadium: Panampally Ground
Attendance: 50
Referee: Ashish Tiwari
22 January 2019 Chennaiyin (R) 1–2 Ozone Chennai
13:30 IST Joysana Singh Goal 42' Goal 71' Prabin Tigga (o.g.)
Goal 85' Manvir Singh		 Stadium: SSN College Ground
Attendance: 60
Referee: Rafeek Babu Mannamparambath
25 January 2019 Fateh Hyderabad 4–0 South United Bengaluru
15:00 IST
Stadium: FSV Arena
Attendance: 150
Referee: Dipu Roy
22 February 2019 South United 1–3 Kerala Blasters (R) Bengaluru
15:00 IST
  • Amit Tudu Goal 71'
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Ashwin
22 February 2019 Fateh Hyderabad 2–1 Chennaiyin (R) Bengaluru
15:00 IST
  • Syed Suhail Pasha Goal 72'
 Stadium: FSV Arena
Attendance: 25
Referee: Moosa Vayoli
26 February 2019 South United 1–1 Chennaiyin (R) Bengaluru
15:00 IST
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Rafeek Babu Mannamparambath
26 February 2019 Fateh Hyderabad 2–1 Kerala Blasters (R) Bengaluru
15:00 IST
  • Goal 90+4' Hrishi Dhath
 Stadium: FSV Arena
Attendance: 50
Referee: Prasad Shivanand Surlakar
2 March 2019 Ozone 2–1 Kerala Blasters (R) Bengaluru
15:30 IST William Opoku Goal 13'
C. S. Sabeeth Goal 42'		 Goal 78' Pragyan Sundar Gogoi Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ashwin
3 March 2019 South United 1–0 Fateh Hyderabad Bengaluru
15:30 IST Chanambam Jotin Singh Goal 71' Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Maria Joseph Arokia
7 March 2019 Fateh Hyderabad 0–0 Ozone Bengaluru
15:30 IST Stadium: FSV Arena
Attendance: 120
Referee: Sunil Suryakant Nanodkar
9 March 2019 Kerala Blasters (R) 2–2 South United Kochi
15:30 IST
  • Surag Chhetri Goal 16'
  • Hrishi Dhath Goal 26'
  • Goal 14' Rungsing Muinao
  • Goal 70' Aaron D'costa
 Stadium: Panampally Ground
Attendance: Ravindra Thapliyal
Referee: 100
11 March 2019 Ozone 3–0 Chennaiyin (R) Bengaluru
15:30 IST
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Dipu Roy
16 March 2019 Kerala Blasters (R) 0–5 Ozone Kochi
15:30 IST
Stadium: Panampally Ground
Attendance: 100
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
21 March 2019 Chennaiyin (R) 0–1 Kerala Blasters (R) Chennai
15:30 IST
  • Goal 39' Pragyan Sundar Gogoi
 Stadium: SSN College Ground
Attendance: 75
Referee: Ankush Chakraborty
21 March 2019 Ozone 4–2 Fateh Hyderabad Bengaluru
15:30 IST
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Fasil Salahudeen
26 March 2019 Chennaiyin (R) 2–1 Fateh Hyderabad Chennai
15:30 IST
  • Goal 90+4' Forster Addae
 Stadium: SSN College Ground
Attendance: 50
Referee: Fasil Salahudeen
26 March 2019 South United 2–2 Ozone Bengaluru
15:30 IST
  • Rungsing Muinao Goal 32'
  • Sudipta Malakar Goal 68'
  • Goal 55' Harpreet Rulbir
  • Goal 82' (o.g.) Krishanu Malo
 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ashwin

Group C[edit]

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)[lower-alpha 1] 10 4 2 4 15 14 +1 14
5 Rainbow 10 3 4 3 17 16 +1 13
6 Jamshedpur (R)[lower-alpha 1] 10 1 1 8 10 24 −14 4
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round

Fixtures and results[edit]

12 January 2019 Mohammedan 0–2 ATK (R) Kolkata
13:30 IST
  • Thomyo L Shimray Goal 26'
  • S K Azaruddin Goal 59'
 Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ibungo Meetei Ningthoukhongjam
13 January 2019 Jamshedpur (R) 0–1 TRAU Jamshedpur
14:00 IST
  • Princewill Emeka Goal 46'
 Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 100
Referee: Deepak Singha
14 January 2019 Rainbow 0–0 Chhinga Veng Kolkata
14:00 IST Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jibon Chardra Gogoi
17 January 2019 Jamshedpur (R) 0–1 Chhinga Veng Jamshedpur
14:00 IST Goal 38' Lalromawia Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 310
Referee: Anil Gulia
17 January 2019 Rainbow 1–1 Mohammedan Kolkata
14:00 IST Sourov Roy Goal 4' Goal 88' Philip Adjah (pen.) Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Ibungo Meetei Ningthoukhongjam
17 January 2019 ATK (R) 2–3 TRAU Kolkata
14:00 IST SK Azaruddin Goal 11'
Thomyo Shimray Goal 60'		 Goal 4', 73' Princewill Emeka
Goal 36' Ngangbam Naocha Singh		 Stadium: Howrah Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ripu Nath Gogoi
22 January 2019 TRAU 2–3 Rainbow Imphal
14:00 IST
  • Reisangmi Khodang Goal 12'
  • Princewill Emeka Goal 73'
  • Goal 38' Sujit Sadhu
  • Goal 50' Sunday
  • Goal 65' Sujay Dutta
 Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jibon Chandra Gogoi
23 January 2019 ATK (R) 2–0 Jamshedpur (R) Kolkata
14:00 IST
Stadium: Howrah Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Aditya Purkayasta
25 January 2019 Chhinga Veng 3–0 Mohammedan Aizawl
14:00 IST
  • MS Dawngliana Goal 2'
  • Lalromawia Goal 25'
  • Lalmuanzova Goal 81'
 Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Lanthoiba Pheiroijam
28 January 2019 Rainbow 6–2 Jamshedpur (R) Kolkata
14:00 IST
  • Sujit Sadhu Goal 35'
  • Suraj Mahato Goal 45+1'
  • Sunday Goal 57', 65'
  • Saikat Sarkar Goal 63'
  • Robi Hansda Goal 74'
  • Goal 82' Sohrab Akhtar
  • Goal 89' Jaypal Singh Sirka
 Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Harish Kundu
21 February 2019 ATK (R) 0–0 Rainbow Kolkata
14:00 IST Stadium: Howrah Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Fasil Salahudeen
23 February 2019 TRAU 0–2 Chhinga Veng Imphal
14:00 IST
  • Thasiama Goal 6'
  • Lalliansanga Goal 39'
 Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 907
Referee: Akash Jackson Routh
24 February 2019 Mohammedan 2–1 Jamshedpur (R) Kolkata
14:30 IST
  • Arthur Kouassi Desmos Goal 43', 70'
  • Goal 82' Samim Hossain
 Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Khamruddin K M
28 February 2019 TRAU 2–1 Mohammedan Imphal
14:00 IST Princewill Emeka Goal 25'
Joseph Mayowa Goal 56'		 Goal 12' Philip Adjah Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Srikant Bohidar
28 February 2019 Chhinga Veng 3–1 ATK (R) Aizawl
14:00 IST Vanlalbiaa Chhangte Goal 26'
Godwin Quashiga Goal 53'
Lalliansanga Goal 65'		 Goal 73' Ashish Jha Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Jibon Chandra Gogoi
3 March 2019 TRAU 2–0 Jamshedpur (R) Imphal
14:00 IST
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Prasad Rabha
4 March 2019 Chhinga Veng 3–1 Rainbow Aizawl
9:00 IST
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Lanthioba Pheiroijam
4 March 2019 ATK (R) 0–4 Mohammedan Kolkata
15:00 IST
  • Goal 43' Stephanson Pale
  • Goal 45+1' Prosenjit Chakroborty
  • Goal 53' Philip Adjah
  • Goal 78' Arthur Kouassi
 Stadium: Howrah Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Akash Jackson Routh
9 March 2019 Jamshedpur (R) 0–4 ATK (R) Jamshedpur
14:00 IST
  • Ashish Jha Goal 26'
  • Thomyo L Shimray Goal 35'
  • Monoranjan Singh Goal 51'
  • Yumnam Singh Goal 76'
 Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 150
Referee: Prabhat Kalita
9 March 2019 Mohammedan 3–0 Chhinga Veng Kolkata
15:00 IST
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Srikant Bohidar
10 March 2019 Rainbow 3–3 TRAU Kolkata
14:00 IST
  • Abhijit Sarkar Goal 15', 45'
  • Sunday Goal 89'
  • Kivi Zhimomi Goal 77'
  • Joseph Mayowa Olaleye Goal 90+1'
  • Ningthoujam Momocha Singh Goal 90+4'
 Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Nishant Bhengra
12 March 2019 ATK (R) 1–2 Chhinga Veng Kolkata
15:00 IST Yumnam Singh Goal 8' Lalromawia Goal 14'
Imanuel Lalthazuala Goal 22'		 Stadium: Howrah Stadium
Attendance: 75
Referee: Vishal
13 March 2019 Jamshedpur (R) 3–0 Rainbow Jamshedpur
14:00 IST Jaypal Singh Sirka Goal 53'
Gorachand Mamdi Goal 62'
Sohrab Akhtar Goal 63'		 Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 700
Referee: Jehrul Islam
13 March 2019 Mohammedan 6–0 TRAU Kolkata
15:00 IST Stephanson Pale Goal 43', 71'
Philip Adjah Goal 66', 90+1'
Md. Amirul Goal 86'		 Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Jatinder Singh
17 March 2019 TRAU 1–1 ATK (R) Imphal
14:00 IST
  • Princewill Emeka Goal 15'
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Akash Jackson Routh
17 March 2019 Mohammedan 0–2 Rainbow Kolkata
15:00 IST
  • Sunday Goal 4'
  • Sourov Roy Goal 90+2'
 Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 188
Referee: Priyobarta Singh Langpoklakpam
18 March 2019 Chhinga Veng 2–2 Jamshedpur (R) Aizawl
14:00 IST
  • Lalmuanzova Goal 26'
  • Lalrammawia Rammawia Goal 30'
  • Subhankar Sana Goal 72'
  • Jaypal Singh Sirka Goal 88'
 Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Shubhankar Khamri
22 March 2019 Jamshedpur (R) 2–4 Mohammedan Jamshedpur
14:00 IST
  • Sohrab Akhtar Goal 15'
  • Subhankar Sana Goal 58' (pen.)
Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 250
Referee: Harish Kundu
22 March 2019 Rainbow 1–2 ATK (R) Kolkata
14:00 IST
Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Attendance: 338
Referee: Prabhat Kalita
22 March 2019 Chhinga Veng 2–3 TRAU Aizawl
14:00 IST
  • Vanlalbiaa Chhangte Goal 64'
  • Lalliansanga Goal 73'
  • Shougrapkam Netrajit Singh Goal 8'
  • Moirangthem Deepak Singh Goal 58'
  • Princewill Emeka Goal 78'
 Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mithun Kumar Kundu

Final round[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

29 April 2019 Chhinga Veng 1–3 TRAU Aizawl
14:30 IST Godwin Quashiga Goal 80'
  • Princewill Emeka Goal 43'
  • Joseph Mayowa Olaleye Goal 63'
  • Yami Longvah Goal 89'
 Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Pratik Mondal
29 April 2019 Ozone 3–0 Lonestar Kashmir Bengaluru
15:30 IST
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Venkatesh R
3 May 2019 TRAU 4–1 Lonestar Kashmir Imphal
14:30 IST
  • Princewill Emeka Goal 19'
  • Joseph Mayowa Olaleye Goal 30', 86'
  • Ngangbam Naocha Singh Goal 54'
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 739
Referee: Mithun Kumar Kundu
5 May 2019 Ozone 0–1 Chhinga Veng Bengaluru
15:30 IST
  • Lalromawia Goal 75'
 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Rowan Arumugan
8 May 2019 Ozone 0–2 TRAU Bengaluru
15:30 IST
  • Yami Longvah Goal 8', 12'
 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Prasad Shivanand Surlakar
9 May 2019 Lonestar Kashmir 1–1 Chhinga Veng Srinagar
15:30 IST
  • Lalrammawia Rammawia Goal 46' (o.g.)
  • Lalmuanzova Goal 90+4' (pen.)
 Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
Attendance: 400
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
12 May 2019 Lonestar Kashmir 0–1 TRAU Srinagar
15:30 IST
  • Ngangbam Naocha Singh Goal 88'
 Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
Attendance: 600
Referee: Harish Kundu
15 May 2019 Chhinga Veng 1–0 Ozone Aizawl
14:30 IST
  • MS Dawngliana Goal 48'
 Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tanmoy Dhar
18 May 2019 Chhinga Veng 6–1 Lonestar Kashmir Aizawl
14:30 IST
  • Gagandeep Singh Ghattaura Goal 32' (o.g.)
  • Laldinpua PC Goal 35'
  • MS Dawngliana Goal 39', 90+1'
  • Vanlalbiaa Chhangte Goal 50'
  • Lalliansanga Goal 86'
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Priyobarta Singh Langpoklakpam
19 May 2019 TRAU 2–1 Ozone Imphal
14:30 IST
  • Princewill Emeka Goal 56'
  • Joseph Mayowa Olaleye Goal 90+3'
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 1700
Referee: Om Prakash Thakur
25 May 2019 TRAU 1–2 Chhinga Veng Imphal
14:30 IST
  • Ngangbam Naocha Singh Goal 66'
  • Malsawmzuala MC Goal 33'
  • Lalliansanga Goal 40'
 Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 806
Referee: Raktim Saha

Season statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

As of 25 May 2019[9]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ghana Phillip Adjah Tetteh Mohammedan 10
Nigeria Princewill Emeka Olariche TRAU
3 India C. S. Sabeeth Ozone 8
4 Nigeria Joel Sunday Rainbow 7
Nigeria Joseph Mayowa Olaleye TRAU
6 India Aaren D Silva Goa (R) 6
7 India Altamash Sayed Bengaluru (R) 5
Ivory Coast Arthur Kouassi Mohammedan
India Thomyo L. Shimray ATK (R)
India Yumnam Singh ATK (R)
India Roshan Singh Bengaluru (R)
Nigeria Jagaba Hamza Lonestar Kashmir
India Lalliansanga Chhinga Veng

Hat-tricks[edit]

Player For Against Result Date Ref
India Syed Shoaib Ahmed ARA FC Hindustan FC 4–3 (H) 16 January 2019 [10]
India Liston Colaco FC Goa (R) Hindustan FC 6-0 (H) 21 January 2019
India Imanuel Lalthazuala Chhinga Veng FC Rainbow AC 3-1 (H) 4 March 2019
Ghana Phillip Adjah Tetteh Mohammedan Jamshedpur (R) 2-4 (A) 22 March 2019

Clean sheets[edit]

As of 25 May 2019
Rank Player Club Clean Sheets
1 India Zothanmawia Chhinga Veng 6
2 India Aditya Patra Bengaluru (R) 5
India Shubham Dhas Goa (R)
India Dharmindar Guru Ozone
5 India Mithun Samonto TRAU 4
6 India Jedidi Haokip ATK (R) 3
India Priyant Kumar Singh Mohammedan
8 India Fayaz Shaikh Fateh Hyderabad 2
India Dibyendu Sarkar Rainbow
India Abhishek Das ARA

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "LEAGUE COMMITTEE MEETS AT AIFF HQ IN NEW DELHI". AIFF. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "AIFF Executive Committee announce 2nd Division I-League tentative kick-off date". Khel Now.
  3. ↑ "Fateh Hyderabad AFC is proud to announce its first ever Official Kitting Partner for the 2019 season". twitter.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "CFL 2018: Mohammedan SC ropes in Raghu Nandi as coach". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Will aim for next season's I League: TRAU's secretary". e-pao.net. Retrieved 9 January 2019.[permanent dead link]
  6. ↑ "Lhendup Dorji to play with Lonestar Kashmir FC in India". kuenselonline.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Mohammedan Sporting Sign Striker Phillip Adjah Tetteh". mohammedansportingindia.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  8. ↑ "Hero 2nd Division League set to kick-off on January 12". i league. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "Players–Goals". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  10. ↑ "ARA FC of to a flier". Ahmedabad Mirror.

External links[edit]

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