I-League 2

I-League 2

Organising body	AIFF
Founded	2008;16 years ago (2008)(as I-League 2nd Division succeeding NFL 2nd Division )
Country	India
Confederation	AFC
Number of teams	8
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	I-League
Relegation to	I-League 3
Domestic cup(s)	Federation Cup Durand Cup [lower-alpha 1]
Current champions	Sporting Bengaluru (1st title)
Most championships	ONGC (2 titles)
TV partners	SportsCast India SportsKPI Indian Football (YouTube)
Website	i-league.org
Current: 2023–24

The I-League 2 is an Indian men's professional football league. ^[1] It is the 3rd tier of the Indian football league system, behind the Indian Super League and the I-League. ^{[2] [3] [4]} It operates as a system of promotion and relegation with the I-League and the I-League 3.

History

I-League 2nd Division was introduced during the 2008 season, with first game played on 25 March between Mohammedan Sporting and Amity United. ^[5]

That season saw Mohammedan Sporting, Mumbai FC, Vasco SC and Chirag United promoted to the I-League. The next season saw Pune FC, Shillong Lajong, Viva Kerala and Salgaocar getting promoted.

Since 2010, only top 2 teams were promoted to the I-League. ONGC FC and HAL SC in that year, in 2011 Shillong Lajong and Sporting Clube de Goa, with Lajong being promoted for the second time. In 2012, ONGC and United Sikkim were promoted for the upcoming season. The 2013 saw Rangdajied United FC and Mohammedan qualifying for the I-League.

In 2014, only one team got promoted from the 2nd Division, and similarly only one team got relegated from 2013–14 season.

In 2016, again only one team was promoted from the 2nd division (Aizawl F.C.), and only one was relegated from the I-League (Dempo).

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the traditional final round format was scrapped in 2020. It was decided that the league will be rescheduled into a new format and all non-reserve teams from the preliminary stage will automatically progress to this round. It was officially named as I-League Qualifiers. ^[6]

I-League Qualifiers logo

After making of I-League as second division of Indian football, the AIFF decided to rename 2nd Division to I-league 2. ^[7]

I-League 2nd Division logo

Competition format

2008–2015

Previously, the league was formatted as a neutral venue competition with teams split into groups in which all the groups play in one stadium each. The final round is contested in a double round-robin format, after which the top two teams get promoted to the I-League.

2015–2017

The I-League core committee approved the plans for the 2015–2016 I-League 2nd division matches to be played on a home and away basis. The preliminary rounds will be played as the conference system with the teams being divided into Eastern and Western conferences. Top 3 teams from each conference will qualify for the final round of the 2015–2016 season of 2nd division I-League. ^[8]

To widen the football map of the country and to bolster the football structure, I-League committee decide to launch the 2nd division qualifier for 2016–2017 season. Participants from all the state associations would be invited to take part in 2nd division 2016–17 qualifiers. The state associations need to nominate two teams with best results, apart from the teams who would compete in Hero I-League and 2nd division league, from the state leagues to compete in the 2nd division qualifiers. The teams will fight it out amongst themselves in the zonal round followed by the final round. Eventually top two teams from the final round will get a nod to the 2nd division, provided that they fulfill the club licensing requirements in the due time. ^[9]

2017–2018

The format was further altered from 2017–2018 season, the league was divided in two stages: the Preliminary and the Final. The tournament will also feature reserve teams of Indian Super League clubs. In the preliminary stage, 18 teams are divided into three groups where all matches would be played on a home and away basis. The winners of each group plus the best second-placed team would qualify for the final round. However, if reserve teams of ISL clubs finishes as winners or runners-up in any group, the position is passed on onto the next non-ISL team. The final round will be played at a central venue, the winners of which would be promoted to the next tier of Indian Football. ^[10]

2018–2019

Sixteen teams were allowed to participate in this season by the league committee. ^[11]

2021

A new format was introduced named as I-league qualifiers. 10 teams promoted from state leagues battled for I-league qualification.

2022–2023

In a meeting held on 16 December 2022, the AIFF league committee has recommended that states that have conducted their regional leagues in previous season nominate clubs for the Hero I-League 2, with six reserve teams of the Hero ISL also joining them. A pre-tournament qualifier was held for the teams from states that have not conducted their leagues in 2021–22, from which the top two teams gained entry into the Hero I-League 2, bringing the total number of clubs to 20.

These 20 teams are divided into the four groups of five and play each other in a round-robin home and away format. The group winners, along with the best second-placed team, play in the final round, a single-leg round robin format competition. ^[12]

Clubs

Currently there are 8 clubs competing in the I-League 2.

Sudeva Delhi

United

Maharashtra Oranje

Goa

Goa clubs:
Dempo
Sporting Goa

Bengaluru United

Imphal

Imphal clubs:
NEROCA
TRAU

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Locations of the I-League 2 clubs

Club	State	City	Stadium	Capacity
United	West Bengal	Kalyani	Kalyani Stadium	20,000
Maharashtra Oranje	Maharashtra	Mumbai	Cooperage Ground	5,000
Sudeva Delhi	Delhi	North Delhi	Chhatrasal Stadium	16,000
Bengaluru United	Karnataka	Bangalore	Bangalore Football Stadium	8,400
Sporting Goa	Goa	Panaji	Tilak Maidan	10,000
Dempo			Nagoa Ground	5,000
TRAU	Manipur	Imphal	Khuman Lampak Main Stadium	35,285
NEROCA

All-time clubs

	Currently in I-League 2
	Currently in Indian Super League or I-League
	Currently in I-League 3 or State leagues
	Reserve sides (Indian Super League)
	Defunct clubs

As of 16 April 2024 ^[update]

Pos.	Team	City	S	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	1st	2nd	3rd	Appearances
1	Mohammedan SC	Kolkata, West Bengal	11	135	72	27	34	205	125	80	239	1	2	1	2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020
2	Vasco	Vasco da Gama, Goa	5	56	31	10	15	110	65	45	103	0	0	1	2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
3	Royal Wahingdoh	Shillong, Meghalaya	4	53	30	11	12	108	49	59	101	1	0	0	2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
4	Lonestar Kashmir FC	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir	6	92	24	24	44	97	138	-41	96	0	1	0	2015, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020
5	Mumbai Kenkre	Mumbai, Maharashtra	9	83	22	17	44	102	160	-68	83	0	1	0	2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2021, 2023-24
6	Bhawanipore FC	Bhawanipore, West Bengal	4	45	22	14	9	78	52	26	80	0	2	1	2012, 2013, 2014, 2020
7	Rangdajied United	Shillong, Meghalaya	4	43	23	8	12	86	56	30	77	1	0	0	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
8	Dempo	Panaji, Goa	3	39	23	7	9	59	28	31	76	1	0	0	2015–16 , 2022-23, 2023-24
9	ONGC	Mumbai, Maharashtra	4	39	22	10	7	66	29	37	76	2	0	0	2008, 2009, 2010 , 2012
10	Southern Samity	Lake Gardens, West Bengal	4	52	21	11	20	67	74	-7	74	0	1	0	2011, 2012, 2013, 2016–17
11	Langsning SC	Shillong, Meghalaya	4	41	20	11	10	77	46	31	71	0	0	0	2011, 2012, 2013, 2017–18
12	Aizawl FC	Aizawl, Mizoram	4	44	21	7	16	91	72	19	70	1	0	0	2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
13	NEROCA FC	Imphal, Manipur	2	34	20	8	6	48	23	25	68	1	0	1	2015–16, 2016–17
14	United SC	Kolkata, West Bengal	4	47	20	9	18	75	74	1	66	0	0	1	2008, 2015, 2022-23, 2023-24
15	Hindustan FC	Delhi	7	66	18	12	36	71	127	-56	66	0	1	0	2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
16	United Sikkim	Gangtok, Sikkim	3	39	18	11	10	73	56	17	65	0	1	0	2011, 2012, 2014
17	Bengaluru United	Bengaluru, Karnataka	4	40	18	10	12	63	41	22	64	0	0	1	2020, 2021, 2022-23, 2023-24
18	Kalighat Milan Sangha	Kalighat, West Bengal	3	39	18	9	12	69	43	36	63	0	0	1	2012, 2013, 2014
19	Shillong Lajong	Shillong, Meghalaya	3	29	18	6	5	53	27	26	60	1	1	1	2009, 2011 , 2022-23
20	TRAU FC	Imphal, Manipur	2	29	17	6	6	58	37	21	57	1	0	0	2017–18, 2018–19
21	Fateh Hyderabad	Hyderabad, Telangana	4	42	15	12	15	56	52	4	57	0	0	0	2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
22	Bengaluru FC (R)	Bengaluru, Karnataka	4	42	17	5	10	63	38	25	56	0	0	0	2017–18, 2018–19, 2020, 2022-23
23	Ozone FC	Bengaluru, Karnataka	3	32	15	9	8	59	28	31	54	0	0	2	2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
24	Sesa Football Academy	Sanquelim, Goa	4	35	13	7	15	57	53	4	46	0	0	0	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
25	Techno Aryan	Kolkata, West Bengal	3	21	10	4	7	43	21	22	44	0	0	0	2011, 2012, 2013
26	ARA FC	Ahmedabad, Gujarat	4	31	12	8	11	44	42	2	44	0	0	0	2018–19, 2020, 2021, 2022-23
27	KGF Academy (BEML FC)	Bengaluru, Karnataka	4	27	8	7	12	42	50	-8	41	0	0	0	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
28	Delhi FC	Delhi	2	19	12	3	4	44	13	31	39	1	0	1	2021, 2022-23
29	Delhi United FC	Delhi	3	33	8	15	10	35	42	-7	39	0	0	1	2013, 2016–17, 2017–18
30	Real Kashmir FC	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir	2	19	11	5	3	30	22	8	38	1	0	0	2016–17, 2017–18
31	Minerva Punjab	Jalandhar, Punjab	1	18	11	4	3	30	14	16	37	0	2	0	2015–16
32	FC Goa (R)	Margao, Goa	4	32	10	7	15	42	45	-3	37	0	0	0	2017–18, 2018–19, 2020, 2022-23
33	Kerala Blasters (R)	Kochi, Kerala	3	25	10	4	11	41	44	-3	34	0	0	0	2017–18, 2018–19, 2020
34	Chhinga Veng FC	Aizawl, Mizoram	1	16	10	3	3	30	17	13	33	0	1	0	2018–19
35	Sporting Goa	Panaji, Goa	2	20	10	3	7	28	22	6	33	0	1	0	2011, 2023-24
36	Malabar United FC	Kochi, Kerala	3	23	8	9	6	28	27	1	33	0	0	0	2009, 2010, 2011
37	HAL	Bengaluru, Karnataka	2	17	9	4	4	36	19	17	31	0	1	0	2008, 2010
38	Sporting Bengaluru	Bengaluru, Karnataka	1	13	10	0	3	27	12	15	30	1	0	0	2023-24
39	Golden Threads FC	Kochi, Kerala	4	27	7	8	11	35	50	-15	29	0	0	0	2010, 2011, 2012, 2022-23
40	Chennaiyin FC (R)	Chennai, Tamilnadu	4	35	8	5	20	31	68	-37	29	0	0	0	2017–18, 2018–19, 2020, 2022-23
41	FC Kerala	Thrissur, Kerala	2	17	8	4	5	28	19	9	28	0	0	0	2017–18, 2020
42	ATK (R)	Barasat, West Bengal	2	18	8	4	6	25	23	2	28	0	0	0	2018–19, 2020
43	Sudeva Delhi	Delhi	2	19	8	4	7	22	25	-3	28	0	0	0	2016–17, 2023-24
44	Pune	Pune,Maharashtra	2	19	8	3	8	26	24	2	27	0	0	0	2008, 2009
45	North Imphal SA	Imphal, Manipur	2	19	8	2	9	26	23	3	26	0	0	0	2010, 2011
46	Mumbai	Mumbai, Maharashtra	1	10	8	1	1	18	5	13	25	1	0	0	2008
47	Chanmari FC	Aizawl, Mizoram	1	14	7	4	3	35	24	11	25	0	0	1	2015
48	Mumbai Tigers FC	Mumbai, Maharashtra	1	17	8	1	8	27	26	1	25	0	0	0	2013
49	Jamshedpur (R)	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand	3	28	6	7	15	28	55	-27	25	0	0	0	2017–18, 2018–19, 2020
50	PIFA Sports	Mumbai, Maharashtra	6	48	5	9	34	41	117	-76	25	0	0	0	2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2015–16
51	Garhwal FC	Delhi	2	16	7	3	6	27	29	-2	24	0	0	0	2014, 2020
52	Ambernath United Atlanta	Mumbai, Maharashtra	1	12	7	2	3	27	17	10	23	0	0	1	2022-23
53	Oil India FC	Duliajan, Assam	3	22	5	8	9	29	34	-5	23	0	0	0	2008, 2009, 2010
54	Eagles FC	Kochi, Kerala	4	23	6	4	13	28	52	-24	22	0	0	0	2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
55	Downtown Heroes FC	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir	1	11	6	3	2	15	8	7	21	0	0	0	2022-23
56	Simla Youngs FC	Delhi	5	31	4	9	18	33	78	-45	21	0	0	0	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
57	Salgaocar	Vasco da Gama, Goa	1	9	6	2	1	12	5	7	20	1	0	0	2009
58	Josco FC	Ernakulam, Kerala	2	14	6	2	6	21	21	0	20	0	0	0	2011, 2013
59	Gangtok Himalayan S.C.	Gangtok, Sikkim	1	18	4	7	7	16	20	-4	19	0	0	0	2015–16
60	Green Valley	Guwahati, Assam	3	19	4	7	8	23	32	-9	19	0	0	0	2012, 2013, 2014
61	Viva Kerala	Kochi, Kerala	1	9	5	2	2	21	10	11	17	0	1	0	2009
62	DSK Shivajians	Pune, Maharashtra	1	8	5	2	1	15	7	8	17	0	0	0	2013
63	Amity United FC	Gurgaon, Haryana	3	15	5	2	8	20	29	-9	17	0	0	0	2008, 2009, 2010
64	Gauhati Town Club	Guwahati, Assam	3	19	4	3	12	20	34	-14	15	0	0	0	2010, 2011, 2012
65	South United FC	Bengaluru, Karnataka	2	15	3	5	7	22	28	-6	14	0	0	0	2013, 2018–19
66	Rainbow AC	New Barrackpore, West Bengal	1	10	3	4	3	17	16	1	13	0	0	0	2018–19
67	Jagat Singh Palahi	Phagwara, Punjab	1	8	4	1	3	10	9	1	13	0	0	0	2022-23
68	FC Pune City (R)	Pune, Maharashtra	1	10	2	7	1	10	9	1	13	0	0	0	2017-18
69	New Delhi Heroes	Delhi	3	15	3	4	8	25	27	-2	13	0	0	0	2008, 2009, 2010
70	Rajasthan United	Jaipur, Rajasthan	1	6	3	3	0	8	4	4	12	1	0	0	2021
71	Techtro Swades United FC	Una, Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh	1	8	4	0	4	9	8	1	12	0	0	0	2022-23
72	Maharashtra Oranje	Mumbai, Maharashtra	1	13	3	3	7	19	25	-6	12	0	0	0	2023-24
73	Hyderabad FC (R)	Hyderabad, Telangana	2	14	3	3	8	10	16	-6	12	0	0	0	2020, 2022-23
74	Samaleswari SC	Bhubaneswar, Odisha	2	15	3	3	9	17	27	-10	12	0	0	0	2012, 2013
75	George Telegraph	Kolkata, West Bengal	2	12	3	1	8	17	18	-1	10	0	0	0	2009, 2013
76	Chandni FC	Calicut, Kerala	3	16	2	4	10	9	37	-28	10	0	0	0	2009, 2010, 2011
77	JCB Bhilai Brothers FC	Bhilai, Chhattisgarh	1	6	2	3	1	10	6	4	9	0	0	0	2010
78	Punjab FC (R)	Mohali, Punjab	1	6	3	0	3	8	5	3	9	0	0	0	2020
79	Guwahati FC	Guwahati, Assam	1	8	2	3	3	9	8	1	9	0	0	0	2015-16
80	Indian Bank Recreational Club	Chennai, Tamilnadu	1	10	3	0	7	9	17	-8	9	0	0	0	2008
81	Luangmual FC	Aizawl, Mizoram	2	14	2	3	9	16	40	-24	9	0	0	0	2012, 2013
82	Odisha (Delhi Dynamos) (R)	Bhubaneswar, Odisha	1	9	2	2	5	5	9	-4	8	0	0	0	2017–18
83	East Bengal (R)	Kolkata, West Bengal	1	6	2	1	3	8	8	0	7	0	0	0	2022-23
84	Mumbai United AC	Mumbai, Maharashtra	1	6	2	1	3	8	9	-1	7	0	0	0	2010
85	RKM FA	Narayananpur, Chhattisgarh	1	8	2	1	5	8	15	-7	7	0	0	0	2022-23
86	Titanium FC	Trivandrum, Kerala	2	10	1	4	5	6	14	-8	7	0	0	0	2009, 2010
87	Kerala United FC	Malappuram, Kerala	2	11	2	1	8	11	34	-23	7	0	0	0	2012, 2021
88	Mumbai City (R)	Mumbai, Maharashtra	2	15	1	4	10	8	40	-32	7	0	0	0	2020, 2022-23
89	SBI Kerala	Trivandrum, Kerala	2	10	2	0	8	10	19	-9	6	0	0	0	2008, 2010
90	AU Rajasthan FC	Jaipur, Rajasthan	1	6	1	2	3	4	7	-3	5	0	0	0	2020
91	Madan Maharaj FC	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh	1	6	1	2	3	5	13	-8	5	0	0	0	2021
92	Kohima Komets	Kohima, Nagaland	1	8	1	1	6	4	25	-21	4	0	0	0	2013
93	Ryntih FC	Shillong, Meghalaya	1	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	2021
94	United Chirang Duar	Chirang district, Assam	1	3	1	0	2	4	12	-8	3	0	0	0	2022-23
95	Indian National FC	Delhi	1	6	1	0	5	3	15	-12	3	0	0	0	2010
96	Denzong Boys	Gangtok, Sikkim	2	12	0	3	9	10	35	-25	3	0	0	0	2010, 2011
97	Corbett FC	Rudrapur, Uttarakhand	2	7	0	2	5	4	14	-10	2	0	0	0	2021, 2022-23
98	Bengal Mumbai FC	Mumbai, Maharashtra	1	4	0	1	3	4	12	-8	1	0	0	0	2009
99	Pride Sports FC	Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh	1	6	0	0	6	2	16	-14	0	0	0	0	2016–17
100	BLG Diamond Rock	Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh	1	6	0	0	6	3	18	-15	0	0	0	0	2022-23
101	MP United FC	Indore, Madhya Pradesh	1	5	0	0	5	2	18	-16	0	0	0	0	2014
102	Madhya Bharat SC	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh	1	10	0	0	10	3	39	-36	0	0	0	0	2017–18

Clubs promoted/relegated to I-League 2

Promoted clubs from I-League 3 to I-League 2

Season	Clubs
2023–24	Sporting Goa, Dempo, Sporting Bengaluru

Relegated clubs from I-League to I-League 2

Season	Clubs
2007–08	Viva Kerala, Salgaocar
2008–09	Mohammedan, Vasco
2009–10	Sporting Goa, Shillong Lajong
2010–11	JCT, ONGC
2011–12	Viva Kerala, HAL
2012–13	Air India, United Sikkim
2013–14	Mohammedan
2014–15	Dempo
2015–16	None [lower-alpha 2]
2016–17	Mumbai
2017–18	None [lower-alpha 3]
2018–19	Shillong Lajong
2019–20	None [lower-alpha 4]
2020–21	None [lower-alpha 5]
2021–22	None [lower-alpha 6]
2022–23	Kenkre, Sudeva Delhi
2023–24	NEROCA, TRAU

1. Participation via an invitation
2. Aizawl FC were relegated, but reinstated to I-League due to withdrawal of 3 Goan clubs. ^[13]
3. Churchill Brothers S.C. were relegated, but reinstated to I-League after the appeal. ^[14]
4. Aizawl FC were relegated, but reinstated to I-League after inclusion of two I-League clubs to Indian Super League
5. NEROCA FC were relegated but were reinstated by AIFF after viewing the situation of COVID-19 pandemic in India. ^[15]
6. Mumbai Kenkre FC were relegated but were reinstated after the closure of the Indian Arrows project. ^[16]

Clubs promoted/relegated from I-League 2

Promoted clubs from I-League 2 to I-League

Season	Clubs
2008	Mumbai, Mohammedan, United, Vasco
2009	Salgaocar, Viva Kerala, Shillong Lajong, Pune
2010	ONGC, HAL
2011	Shillong Lajong, Sporting Goa
2012	ONGC, United Sikkim
2013	Rangdajied United, Mohammedan
2014	Royal Wahingdoh
2015	Aizawl
2015–16	Dempo
2016–17	NEROCA
2017–18	Real Kashmir
2018–19	TRAU
2020	Mohammedan
2021	Rajasthan United, Kenkre
2022–23	Shillong Lajong, Delhi
2023–24	Sporting Bengaluru

Relegated clubs from I-League 2 to I-League 3

Season	Clubs
2023–24	Kenkre

Champions

I-League 2nd Division/I-League Qualifiers/I-League 2 champions Season Champions Runners-up Third place Teams 2008 Mumbai Mohammedan United 6+6 2009 Salgaocar Viva Kerala Shillong Lajong 5+5+5 2010 ONGC HAL Vasco 7+7+7 2011 Shillong Lajong Sporting Goa Vasco 7+7+7 2012 ONGC United Sikkim Mohammedan 8+8+7 2013 Rangdajied United Mohammedan Bhawanipore 9+9+8 2014 Royal Wahingdoh Bhawanipore Kalighat MS 6+5 2015 Aizawl Lonestar Kashmir Chanmari 8 2015–16 Dempo Minerva Punjab NEROCA 5+5 2016–17 NEROCA Southern Samity Delhi United 4+4 2017–18 Real Kashmir Hindustan Ozone 6+6+6 2018–19 TRAU Chhinga Veng Ozone 5+5+6 2020 Mohammedan Bhawanipore Bengaluru United 6+5+6 2021 Rajasthan United Kenkre Delhi 4+5 2022–23 Delhi Shillong Lajong Ambernath United Atlanta 17+4 2023–24 Sporting Bengaluru 8 Further information: Indian football champions

Performance by clubs

Club	Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Winning seasons	Runners-up seasons	Third place seasons
ONGC	2	0	0	2010, 2012
Mohammedan	1	2	1	2020	2008, 2013	2012
Shillong Lajong	1	1	1	2011	2022–23	2009
NEROCA	1	0	1	2016–17		2015–16
Delhi	1	0	1	2022–23		2021
Mumbai	1	0	0	2008
Salgaocar	1	0	0	2009
Rangdajied United	1	0	0	2013
Royal Wahingdoh	1	0	0	2014
Aizawl	1	0	0	2015
Dempo	1	0	0	2015–16
Real Kashmir	1	0	0	2017–18
TRAU	1	0	0	2018–19
Rajasthan United	1	0	0	2021
Sporting Bengaluru	1	0	0	2023–24
Bhawanipore	0	2	1		2014, 2020	2013
Viva Kerala	0	1	0		2009
HAL	0	1	0		2010
Sporting Goa	0	1	0		2011
United Sikkim	0	1	0		2012
Lonestar Kashmir	0	1	0		2015
Minerva Punjab	0	1	0		2015–16
Southern Samity	0	1	0		2016–17
Hindustan	0	1	0		2017–18
Chhinga Veng	0	1	0		2018–19
Mumbai Kenkre	0	1	0		2021
Vasco	0	0	2			2010, 2011
Ozone	0	0	2			2017–18, 2018–19
United	0	0	1			2008
Kalighat MS	0	0	1			2014
Chanmari	0	0	1			2015
Delhi United	0	0	1			2016–17
Bengaluru United	0	0	1			2020
Ambernath United Atlanta	0	0	1			2022–23

Sponsorship and media coverage

Sponsorship

From 2008 to 2011 the league was sponsored by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and was named the ONGC I-League 2nd Division. ONGC was also the title sponsor of the I-League. In October 2011 ONGC was dropped as a sponsor.

Period	Sponsor	Tournament
2008—2011	ONGC	ONGC I-League 2nd Division
2011—2017		I-League 2nd Division
2017—2023	Hero MotoCorp	Hero I-League 2nd Division / I-League Qualifiers (2020)

Broadcasters

Period	TV telecast	Online streaming
2007–2010	Zee Sports
2010–2017	Ten Action, Ten Sports	DittoTV
2017–2019	JioTV
2019–2022	1Sports	Facebook, JioTV
2022–		YouTube

Winning coaches

Head coach	Club	Wins	Winning years
L. Nandakumar Singh	Royal Wahingdoh, TRAU	2	2014, 2018–19
Dave Booth	Mumbai	1	2008
Peter Vales	Salgaocar		2009
Caetano Pinho	ONGC		2010
Pradyum Reddy	Shillong Lajong		2011
Philippe De Ridder	United Sikkim		2012–13
Karsing Kurbah	Rangdajied United		2013–14
Hmingthana Zadeng	Aizawl		2014–15
Mauricio Afonso	Dempo		2015–16
Gift Raikhan	NEROCA		2016–17
David Robertson	Real Kashmir		2017–18
Yan Law (sacked midway)	Mohammedan SC		2020
Vikrant Sharma	Rajasthan United		2021
Surinder Singh	Delhi FC		2022-23

Top scorers

Season	Top scorer	Club	Goals
2008	Fredrick Okwagbe	HAL	6
2009	Badmus Babatunde	Viva Kerala	6
2010	Badmus Babatunde	ONGC	4
	Joy Ferrao	Vasco
2011	Stanley Okoroigwe	Techno Aryan	6
2012	Daniel Bedemi	United Sikkim	11
2013	Badmus Babatunde	Rangdajied United	8
	Hudson Lima Da Silva	Bhawanipore
2014	Daniel Bedemi	Bhawanipore	8
2015	Ajay Singh	Mohammedan	11
2015–16	Felix Chidi Odili	Dempo	7
	Atinder Mani	Lonestar Kashmir
2016–17	Odafa Okolie	Southern Samity	9
	Felix Chidi Odili	NEROCA
2017–18	Robert de Souza Ribiero	Ozone	10
2018–19	Phillip Adjah	Mohammedan	10
	Princewill Emeka	TRAU
2020	Syed Shoaib Ahmed	ARA	7
	Ekombong Victor Philip	Garhwal
2021	Anwar Ali Jr.	Delhi FC	4
2022–23	Irfan Yadwad	Bengaluru United	13

Awards

Prize money

As updated on 19 May 2023:^{[ citation needed ]}

Champions	₹ 70 lakhs
Runners-up	₹ 50 lakhs
Match winner	₹ 50,000
Hero of the match	₹ 20,000

See also

• Football in India
• History of Indian football
• List of football clubs in India
• NFL Second Division
• NFL Third Division
• Santosh Trophy
• Hero MotoCorp

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