2016–17 I-League 2nd Division

The 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division was the tenth season of the I-League 2nd Division, the second-tier Indian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2008. The season began on 21 January 2017 and will feature 12 teams which will be divided into three groups of four teams each.[1] NEROCA F.C. won the title and secured the promotion to I-League. 12 teams participated in the league.

I-League 2nd Division
Season2016–17
ChampionsNEROCA
PromotedNEROCA
Matches played65
Goals scored160 (2.46 per match)
Top goalscorerOdafa Okolie (Southern Samity)
Felix Chidi Odili (NEROCA)
9 goals
All statistics correct as of 28 May 2017.

Teams

Kolkata
Delhi
Ozone FC
Fateh Hyderabad
Pride FC
Kashmir
Locations of the 2016–17 I-League teams 2nd Division

Stadiums and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Delhi United New Delhi, Delhi Ambedkar Stadium 20,000
Fateh Hyderabad Hyderabad, Telangana Gachibowli Athletic Stadium 30,000
Hindustan New Delhi, Delhi Thyagaraj Sports Complex 5,000
Kenkre Mumbai, Maharastra Cooperage Ground 5,000
Lonestar Kashmir Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Polo Ground 10,000
Mohammedan Kolkata, West Bengal Mohammedan Sporting Ground 15,000
NEROCA Imphal, Manipur Khuman Lampak Main Stadium 30,000
Ozone Bangalore, Karnataka Bangalore Football Stadium 8,400
Pride Sports Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Dr. Rajendra Prasad Football Stadium 10,000
Real Kashmir Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Bakshi Stadium 30,000
Southern Samity Kolkata, West Bengal Barasat Stadium 22,000
Sudeva Moonlight New Delhi, Delhi Ambedkar Stadium 20,000

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Delhi United Clebson Duarte Da Silva Nivia Aakash Healthcare
Fateh Hyderabad ES Shyam T10 Sports None
Hindustan Abhijoy basu Cosco Hero
Kenkre Ekendra Singh Cosco Customers
Lonestar Kashmir Fahd Khan None Lonestar
Mohammedan Ranjan Chowdhury Kaizen Sports None
NEROCA Gift Raikhan None Classic group of hotels
Ozone Bert Zuurman None Ozone Group
Pride Sports Paulo Pedro None None
Real Kashmir David Robertson None Mentor
Southern Samity Amit Sen None None
Sudeva Moonlight Carlton Chapman None United Nations

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to three per team. A team could use two foreign players on the field each game.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Released
Delhi United Stephen Harry Chibueze Jonathon Hamidullah Nesar Ahmed Mohammed Adeola Hassan
Fateh Hyderabad Adam Mitter Luis Carlos Santos Saihou Jagne Bruno Bryan
Hindustan Adehin Nelson — — —
Kenkre Yao Kouassi Bernard Boubacar Keita Korhena A Boakai Spenser Johnson
Lonestar Kashmir Lancine Toure[upper-alpha 1] Alexandre Tabillon

[upper-alpha 2]

 —
Mohammedan Leonce Dodoz Lancine Toure Alexandre Tabillon —
NEROCA Varney Kallon Emmanuel Chinedu Felix Chidi Odili —
Ozone Cornell Glen Chika Wali Roby Norales —
Pride Sports — — — —
Real Kashmir Lamine Tamba Lago Bei — —
Southern Samity Ogba Kalu Nnanna Agwu Richard Odafa Okolie Daniel Bedemi
Sudeva Moonlight Peterson Joseph Jason Starr — —

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 or relegation
1 Lonestar Kashmir 6 3 1 2 6 3 +3 10 Qualification to Final Round
2 Delhi United 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9
3 Real Kashmir 6 3 0 3 7 8 −1 9
4 Sudeva Moonlight 6 1 2 3 6 9 −3 5
Source: i-league.org

Fixtures and Results
28 January 2017 Delhi United2–0Real KashmirDelhi
17:30 IST Stephen Harry  39'
Thopi  68'		 Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: R. Palmson Moses Raj
29 January 2017 Sudeva Moonlight0–2Lonestar KashmirDelhi
15:00 IST Report Bilal Ahmad  24'
Aakif Javed  89'		 Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Senthil Nathan S.
2 February 2017 Delhi United0–0Lonestar KashmirDelhi
17:30 IST Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Akash Jackson Routh
4 February 2017 Sudeva Moonlight4–3Real KashmirDelhi
15:00 IST Syed Shoaib Ahmed  33', 73'
Franko Paul  45'
Konthoujam James Singh  76' (o.g.)		 Report Prem Kumar  8', 89'
Lago Dogbo Bei  46'		 Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Gibin Baby Kalarickal
8 February 2017 Delhi United0–0Sudeva MoonlightDelhi
19:00 IST Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Williams Joy Koshy
12 February 2017 Sudeva Moonlight1–1Delhi UnitedDelhi
15:00 IST Gopi Kannan  86' Report Stephen Harry  21' Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
18 February 2017 Lonestar Kashmir0–1Real KashmirSrinagar
14:15 IST Report Lago Dogbo Bei  67' Stadium: Synthetic Turf Ground
Attendance: 500
Referee: Akash Jackson Routh
22 February 2017 Real Kashmir1–0Lonestar KashmirSrinagar
14:15 IST Lago Dogbo Bei  75' Report Stadium: Synthetic Turf Ground
Attendance: 800
Referee: Paramanand Jaganath Mandrekar
2 March 2017 Real Kashmir1–0Sudeva MoonlightDelhi
11:00 IST Prem Singh  66' Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rosario Fernandez
2 March 2017 Lonestar Kashmir2–0Delhi UnitedDelhi
15:00 IST Aakif Javaid  24', 90' Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: PRIYOBARTA SINGH LANGPOKLAKPAM
4 March 2017 Real Kashmir1–2Delhi UnitedDelhi
15:00 IST Lago Dogbo Bei  90+1' Report Zenithgenius Mashangva  24'
Stephen Harry Emeneka  45+2'		 Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Tanmoy Dhar
4 March 2017 Lonestar Kashmir2–1Sudeva MoonlightDelhi
15:00 IST Aakif Javaid  58'
Harpreet Singh  63' (pen)		 Report Johny Muanpuia  68' Stadium: Sudeva Football Ground
Attendance: 50
Referee: Rabichandra Singh Irengbam

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 NEROCA 6 4 1 1 5 3 +2 13 Qualification to Final Round
2 Southern Samity 6 4 0 2 10 4 +6 12
3 Mohammedan 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4 10
4 Hindustan 6 0 0 6 3 15 −12 0
Source: i-league.org

Fixtures and Results
21 January 2017 Mohammedan0–2Southern SamityKolkata
14:00 IST Report Biswas  31'
A. Singh  71'		 Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Attendance: 894
Referee: Rabichandra Singh Irengbam
22 January 2017 Hindustan0–1NEROCADelhi
19:00 IST Report Pritham  47' Stadium: Thyagaraj Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Senthil Nathan S.
27 January 2017 Mohammedan2–0NEROCAKolkata
14:00 IST Manvir Singh  12'
Vanlal Biaa  79'		 Report Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Raktim Saha
28 January 2017 Southern Samity3–0HindustanKolkata
14:00 IST Ronald Singh  10'
B. Singh  28'
Sayan Dutta  70'		 Report Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Attendance: 133
Referee: Akash Jackson Routh
4 February 2017 NEROCA1–0Southern SamityManipur
13:30 IST Thangjam  77' Report Stadium: Khuman Lampak
Attendance: 7,500
5 February 2017 Hindustan0–1MohammedanDelhi
11:00 IST Report Vanlalbia  44' Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 677
Referee: R. Palmson Moses Raj
11 February 2017 Southern Samity2–0MohammedanKolkata
14:00 IST Report Nnanna  41'
Lancine Toure  41' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Raktim Saha
12 February 2017 NEROCA1–0HindustanImphal
13:30 IST Felix  90+2' (pen.) Report Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: T. H. Arun Kumar
17 February 2017 Mohammedan6–1HindustanKolkata
14:00 IST Vasum  32'
Vallal Biaa  39', 42'
Manvir Singh  49'
Hembram  75'
Sk Faiaz  86'		 Report Kushant Chauhan  8' Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Crystal John
18 February 2017 Southern Samity0–1NEROCAKolkata
14:00 IST Report David Lalbiakzara  16' Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: R. Palmson Moses Raj
25 February 2017 Hindustan2–3Southern SamityDelhi
14:00 IST Tushar Chaudhary  38'
Kislay Singh Sajwan  90' (pen.)		 Report Biswas  30'
Kalu  45'
Moirangthem Basanta Singh  79'		 Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Khamruddin Mohammed Avez
25 February 2017 NEROCA1–1MohammedanImphal
14:00 IST Ejiogu Emmanuel Chinedu  29' Report Dodoz  84' Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jibon Chandra Gogoi

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fateh Hyderabad[lower-alpha 1] 6 3 3 0 7 1 +6 12 Qualification to Final Round
2 Kenkre 6 3 2 1 2 4 −2 11
3 Ozone 6 3 1 2 13 8 +5 10
4 Pride Sports 6 0 0 6 2 16 −14 0
Source: i-league.org
Notes:
  1. Pride Sports boycotted the match against Fateh Hyderabad, hence Fateh Hyderabad were awarded 0–3 win

Fixtures and Results
20 January 2017 Fateh Hyderabad2–0Pride SportsHyderabad
15:45 IST Adam Mitter  17'
Rinreithan Shaiza  85'		 Report Stadium: Gachibowli Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ranjit Bakshi
21 January 2017 Ozone1–2KenkreBangalore
15:00 IST Sabeeth  56' Report Yogesh Kadam  61'
Rajib Ghorui  65'		 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Venkatesh R.
27 January 2017 Ozone3–0Pride SportsBangalore
15:00 IST Anto Xavier  30', 31'
Vignesh  37'		 Report Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Tanmoy Dhar
27 January 2017 Kenkre0–0Fateh HyderabadMumbai
15:30 IST Report Stadium: Cooperage Stadium
Attendance: 20
Referee: Khamruddin Mohammed Avez
4 February 2017 Pride Sports0–1KenkreJabalpur
15:30 IST Report Yogesh Kadam  62' Stadium: Ordinance Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Khamruddin Mohammed Avez
5 February 2017 Fateh Hyderabad0–0OzoneHyderabad
15:45 IST Report Stadium: Gachibowli Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Tanmoy Dhar
9 February 2017 Fateh Hyderabad0–0KenkreHyderabad
15:45 IST Report Stadium: Gachibowli Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Gibin Baby Kalarickal
10 February 2017 Pride Sports2–5OzoneJabalpur
15:00 IST Akhilesh Devrani  37'
Jonychand Singh Thounaojam  71' (pen.)		 Report Sabeeth  7'
Anto Xavier  62', 90+2'
Satish Kumar  81', 90+4'		 Stadium: Ordinance Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Mithanshu Das
16 February 2017 Ozone1–2Fateh HyderabadBangalore
15:00 IST Anto Xavier  40' Report Tamang  3'
Nongmeithem Bonison Singh  23'		 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Senthil Nathan S.
17 February 2017 Kenkre2–0Pride SportsMumbai
15:30 IST Yao Kouassi Bernard  48', 51' Report Stadium: Cooperage Ground
Attendance: 200
Referee: Debashis Mandi
24 February 2017 Kenkre2–3OzoneMumbai
15:30 IST Yao Kouassi  64'
Yash Mhatre 78'		 Report Anto Xavier  288', 42'
Karthik Govindswamy  69'		 Stadium: Cooperage Ground
Attendance: 250
Referee: Rowan Arumughan
24 February 2017 Pride Sports0–3
awarded		Fateh HyderabadJabalpur
15:30 IST Report Stadium: Ordinance Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Gibin Baby Kalarickal
Note: Pride Sports boycotted the match against Fateh Hyderabad, hence Fateh Hyderabad were awarded 0–3 win

Final round
Main article: 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division Final Round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 NEROCA (C) 10 8 2 0 23 4 +19 26 Promotion to the I-League
2 Southern Samity 10 5 2 3 16 15 +1 17
3 Delhi United 9 3 3 3 12 16 −4 12
4 Fateh Hyderabad 10 2 5 3 9 9 0 11
5 Lonestar Kashmir 9 1 3 5 8 13 −5 6
6 Kenkre 10 1 3 6 11 20 −9 6
Source: I-league
(C) Champion.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Updated: 28 May 2017

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Odafa Okolie Southern Samity 9
Felix Chidi Odili NEROCA
3 Stephan Harry Delhi United 8
4 Anto Xavier Ozone 7
5 Subhash Singh NEROCA 6
6 Yao Kouassi Bernard Kenkre FC 5
Aakif Javaid Lonestar Kashmir
8 Vanlal Biaa Mohammedan 4
Lago Dogbo Bei Real Kashmir
Ashim Biswas Southern Samity
Pritam Singh NEROCA
Saihou Jagne Fateh Hyderabad
13 Prem Kumar Real Kashmir 3
Ogba Kalu Nnanna Southern Samity
Thangjam Singh NEROCA
Mashangva Zenith Delhi United
Basanta Singh Southern Samity
Sampath Kuttymani Kenkre
Yogesh Kadam Kenkre

References
  1. After the preliminary round Lacine Toure joined Lonestar Kashmir from Mohammedan
  2. After the preliminary round Tabillon joined Lonestar Kashmir from Mohammedan
  1. "I-League 2nd Division Fixtures". The Indian League. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
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