2017–18 I-League 2nd Division

I-League 2nd Division
Season 2017–18
Champions Real Kashmir
Matches played 95
Goals scored 274 (2.88 per match)
Top goalscorer Robert Ribeiro
(Ozone)
(10 goals)
Biggest home win Ozone 7–0 Madhya Bharat
Biggest away win Kerala Blasters (R) 1–5 Kerala
Highest scoring Ozone 7–0 Madhya Bharat
2018–19 →

The 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division (known as Hero 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division, for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th season of the I-League 2nd Division, the second division Indian football league, since its establishment in 2008. The season started with the preliminary rounds from 14 March to 15 May 2018. The final round of the league took place between 21 May to 30 May 2018 at FSV Arena, Bengaluru.[1]

This season featured 18 teams, divided into three groups of six teams each. The season also featured the reserve sides of seven Indian Super League clubs, none of which were eligible to qualify for the final round.[1] Real Kashmir won the title on 30 May 2018 and earned the promotion to 2018–19 I-League.[2] They also made history becoming first team from state of Jammu & Kashmir to enter the first division of I-League[3]

Format

Just like the previous season, the I-League 2nd Division will feature a preliminary round and a final round.[4] During the preliminary round, the 18 teams will be divided into three groups of six teams each. All the matches during the preliminary round will be played in a double round-robin basis, in which every team plays all others in their group once at home and once away.[1] The winners of the three groups, along with the best second placed team, will qualify for the final round. The seven Indian Super League reserve sides in the league will not be eligible to qualify for the final round.[4]

During the final round, the four teams will face each other in a single-leg league system at a neutral venue, where each team faces each other once. At the end of the round, the team in first will earn promotion to the next division of Indian football.[4]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team City/State Stadium Capacity
Bengaluru (R) Bengaluru, Karnataka Bangalore Football Stadium[5] 8,400
Chennaiyin (R) Chennai, Tamil Nadu SSN College Ground[5] TBA
Delhi Dynamos (R) Delhi Ambedkar Stadium 35,000
Delhi United Delhi Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground TBA
Fateh Hyderabad Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh Anantapur Sports Village Football Ground[6] TBA
Goa (R) Margao, Goa GMC Stadium 3,200
Hindustan Delhi Ambedkar Stadium 35,000
Jamshedpur (R) Jamshedpur, Jharkhand JRD Tata Sports Complex[5] 24,500
Kerala Thrissur, Kerala Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium 15,000
Kerala Blasters (R) Kochi, Kerala Maharaja's College Stadium 15,000
Langsning Shillong, Meghalaya Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium[5] 30,000
Lonestar Kashmir Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir TRC Turf Ground 15,000
Madhya Bharat Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh JLU Ground TBA
Mohammedan Kolkata, West Bengal Barasat Stadium[7] 22,000
Ozone Bengaluru, Karnataka Bangalore Football Stadium 8,400
Pune City (R) Pune, Maharashtra Pirangute Football Ground TBA
Real Kashmir Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir TRC Turf Ground 15,000
TRAU Manipur Khuman Lampak Main Stadium[5] 35,000

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Bengaluru (R) India Naushad Moosa[8] Puma JSW
Chennaiyin (R) India Syed Sabir Pasha[9] Performax Apollo Tyres
Delhi Dynamos (R) Spain Francisco Perez Lazaro[10] T10 Sports Kent RO Systems
Delhi United Portugal Hugo Martins[11] None Peregrine Aviation
Goa (R) India Clifford Miranda[12] None None
Fateh Hyderabad India Ellimishetty Shyam[13] None Premier
Hindustan India Vikrant Sharma[14] None Hero Motocorp
Jamshedpur (R) India Hilal Parray[15] Nivia Tata
Kerala India T G Purushothaman[16] TGP Yogakshemam Loans
Kerala Blasters (R) India Renjith Ajithkumar[13] Admiral Muthoot
Langsning India Hering Shangpliang[17] None Lotto
Lonestar Kashmir Brazil Clebson Duarte da Silva[18] TBA TBA
Madhya Bharat Spain Jose Carlos Rodriguez Hevia[19] None None
Mohammedan India Biswajit Bhattacharya[20] Kaizen [21] TBA
Ozone England Dave Booth[22] None Ozone Group
Pune City (R) Spain Roger Lamesa Grau Adidas Suzuki Gixxer
Real Kashmir Scotland David Robertson[23] TBA TBA
TRAU India L Nandakumar Singh[24] Nike[25] HVS

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.[1]

Club Player 1 Player 2 AFC player
Delhi United Ivory Coast Ladji Saika Sylla Ivory Coast Kouame Konan Zacharie
Fateh Hyderabad Ghana Edmund Owusu Peprah[13] Ghana Godwin Quashigah[13] Uzbekistan Nuriev Vladislav[13]
Hindustan Angola Amestrong Alexandre[26] Nigeria Martins Rami[26]
Kerala Guinea Abdoul Karim Sylla Nigeria Bala Alhassan Dahir[27]
Langsning Ivory Coast Lancine Toure[17] Brazil Jacson Glei Da Silva Clemente[17] Japan Kento Sakurai[17]
Lonestar Kashmir France Alexandre Tabillon[28]
Madhya Bharat Mali Ibrahim Sylla
Mohammedan Ethiopia Fikru Teferra [29] Nigeria Echezona Anyichie[30] Syria Wael Ayan[31]
Ozone Brazil Robert de Souza Ribeiro [32] Nigeria Chika Wali[33] South Korea Son Yong-chan
Real Kashmir Nigeria Loveday Enyinnaya Ivory Coast Yao Kouassi Bernard
TRAU Nigeria Olariche Princewill Emeka [34] France Christoppe Jonnette[35]

Preliminary round

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RKFC HIN FCP DU DD LK
1 Real Kashmir 10 6 4 0 15 8 +7 22 Advance to Final round — 3–3 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1
2 Hindustan 10 5 5 0 13 7 +6 20 0–0 — 0–0 4–2 2–1 1–0
3 Pune City (R)[lower-alpha 1] 10 2 7 1 10 9 +1 13 0–1 0–0 — 3–3 1–0 3–2
4 Delhi United 10 1 6 3 10 11 −1 9 1–1 0–0 0–0 — 0–1 3–0
5 Delhi Dynamos (R)[lower-alpha 1] 9 2 2 5 5 9 −4 8 2–3 0–1 0–0 0–0 — a
6 Lonestar Kashmir 9 0 2 7 9 18 −9 2 1–2 1–2 3–3 1–1 0–1 —
Source: soccerway
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round

Fixtures and Results

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KB OFC FCK FH FCG MBSC
1 Kerala Blasters (R)[lower-alpha 1] 10 7 0 3 25 17 +8 21 — 1–4 1–5 3–2 2–1 6–0
2 Ozone 10 5 4 1 19 3 +16 19 Advance to Final round 0–1 — 1–0 0–0 0–0 7–0
3 Kerala 10 6 1 3 19 12 +7 19 3–2 0–2 — 2–1 2–1 3–0
4 Fateh Hyderabad 10 5 2 3 23 16 +7 17 2–4 0–0 4–2 — 3–2 2–1
5 Goa (R)[lower-alpha 1] 10 2 3 5 13 15 −2 9 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–4 — 5–1
6 Madhya Bharat 10 0 0 10 3 39 −36 0 0–3 0–4 0–2 1–5 0–2 —
Source: soccerway
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round

Fixtures and Results

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TRAU BFC LFC JFC MSC CFC
1 TRAU 10 7 2 1 26 9 +17 23 Advance to Final round — 1–2 3–1 5–0 4–1 4–0
2 Bengaluru (R)[lower-alpha 1] 10 5 2 3 19 13 +6 17 2–2 — 0–3 2–0 2–1 6–1
3 Langsning 10 4 3 3 16 9 +7 15 0–1 1–1 — 5–0 1–1 2–1
4 Jamshedpur (R)[lower-alpha 1] 10 3 2 5 11 22 −11 11 1–1 2–1 1–3 — 1–1 3–2
5 Mohammedan 10 3 3 4 12 13 −1 12 1–3 1–0 0–0 2–1 — 4–0
6 Chennaiyin (R)[lower-alpha 1] 10 2 0 8 8 26 −18 6 1–2 1–3 1–0 0–2 1–0 —
Source: soccerway
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round

Fixtures and Results

Final round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Kashmir (C) 3 2 1 0 8 6 +2 7 Promotion to 2018–19 I-League
2 Hindustan 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3 Ozone 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4 TRAU 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: I-league
(C) Champion.

Fixtures and Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Robert D‘Souza Ribiero Ozone 10
2 India C. S. Sabeeth Ozone 9
3 India Aakif Javaid Lonestar Kashmir 7
India Shaiborlang Kharpan Kerala Blasters (R)
India Sahal Abdul Samad Kerala Blasters (R)
India Kitboklang Pale Langsning
Nigeria Princewill Emeka TRAU
8 India Shreyas VG Kerala 6
India Gourav Mukhi Jamshedpur (R)
India Hitova Ayemi Fateh Hyderabad
India Kushant Chauhan Hindustan

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 India Mithun Samanto Hindustan 7
India Abhishek Das Ozone
3 India Anuj Kumar Pune City (R) 6
4 India Sukhwinder Singh Real Kashmir 5
5 India Royal Basumatary Delhi United 4
6 India Ahamad Afsar Kerala 3
India Shayon Roy Delhi Dynamos (R)
India Surjay Kumar Pariyar Langsning
India Tajuddin TRAU
India Avjit Kar Kerala Blasters (R)
India Mohammed Nawaz Goa (R)

Highest Attendances

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Stadium
1Jamshedpur (R)1–3Langsning8,2564 April 2018JRD Tata Sports Complex
2Jamshedpur (R)3–2Chennaiyin (R)6,31523 March 2018JRD Tata Sports Complex
3Real Kashmir0–0Pune City (R)5,99221 March 2018TRC Turf Ground
4Jamshedpur (R)1–1Mohammedan5,34221 April 2018JRD Tata Sports Complex
5Jamshedpur (R)1–1TRAU4,20020 March 2018JRD Tata Sports Complex
6Kerala3–2Kerala Blasters (R)4,00012 April 2018Corporation Stadium
7TRAU1–2Bengaluru (R)3,50021 April 2018Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
8TRAU4–1Mohammedan3,1005 April 2018Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
9Lonestar Kashmir0–1Delhi Dynamos (R)3,00020 March 2018TRC Turf Ground
10TRAU3–1Langsning3,00013 May 2018Khuman Lampak Main Stadium

References

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  2. ↑ "2nd Division I-League: Real Kashmir promoted to I-League". goal.com. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Real Kashmir makes history after booking I-League berth". espn.in. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 "Inaugural Super Cup's final round from Mar 31-Apr 22: AIFF". Times of India. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
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  7. ↑ "Mohammedan fixtures". mohammedansportingindia. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Indian Super League: Naushad Moosa joins Bengaluru FC as assistant coach". 29 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Chennaiyin FC appoint Sabir Pasha as assistant coach".
  10. ↑ "Delhi Dynamos announce squad for I-League second division".
  11. ↑ "Hugo Martins named Delhi United Football Club coach". 1 February 2018.
  12. ↑ "'Derrick convinced me into coaching' - Clifford Miranda turns to management". 2 September 2017.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 "Match Report: Kerala Blasters (Reserves) vs Fateh Hyderabad" (PDF).
  14. ↑ "I-League 2nd Division: Hindustan FC stuns TRAU".
  15. ↑ "Proud Moment: Hilal Parray is Jamshedpur FC head coach". 12 March 2018.
  16. ↑ "ചെമ്പടയും നൈസാമുമാരും പോരാട്ടത്തിനിറങ്ങുന്നു". southsoccers.com.
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  18. ↑ "Clebson Duarte da Silva new coach of Lonestar Kashmir". Lonestar Kashmir. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  19. ↑ "MBSC's new signings do well in friendly against Hazrat Nizamuddin FC". 26 February 2018.
  20. ↑ "Mohammedan Sporting begin preparation for second division I-League". 12 February 2018.
  21. ↑ http://www.mohammedansportingindia.com/archives/263
  22. ↑ "Ozone on cloud nine". 23 February 2018.
  23. ↑ "Two Kashmir I-League clubs get foreign coaches". 15 March 2018.
  24. ↑ "TRAU to play in Second Division League". Thesangaiexpress.com. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  25. ↑ "Some moments of todays match Vs Manipur XI(Santosh Trophy)".
  26. 1 2 "Match Report: Hindustan FC vs Delhi United FC" (PDF).
  27. ↑ "FC Kerala squad".
  28. ↑ "Lone Star select 30 players for 2nd Division I-League". Lonestar Kashmir. 13 March 2018.
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  30. ↑ "Echezona replaces unfit Bayi Kamo". MohammedanSC.
  31. ↑ http://www.kolkatafootball.com/live_update/
  32. ↑ "An official welcome to ozone fc Robert de Souza Ribeiro". 1 March 2018.
  33. ↑ "Ozone gunning for Div2 glory".
  34. ↑ "Prince from Sagolband United shall be joining us today". 26 February 2018.
  35. ↑ "TRAU signs Christoppe Jonnette". 14 March 2018.
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