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{{short description|2020–21 season of 2nd division football league in India}}
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The '''2020–21 2nd Division League''' or '''Hero 2020–21 2nd Division League''' for sponsorship reasons) is the 14th season of the [[I-League 2nd Division]], the second division Indian [[Association football|football]] league, since its establishment in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/aiff-league-committee-meeting-hero-2nd-division-league-2021-decision|title=Hero 2nd Division League to be hosted in April/May 2021 at central venue|publisher=Khelnow|date=6 February 2021}}</ref>

==Teams==
A total of 18 teams who were the champions of their respective State leagues are set to compete in the tournament along with the reserve sides of [[Indian Super League]] clubs. 

Four clubs from [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] who applied for the nomination are set to play a competition, with the top two sides getting nominated to the Second Division League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/todays-paper/i-league-2nd-division-jkfa-receives-application-from-4-clubs/|title=JKFA receives application from 4 clubs|publisher=Greater Kashmir|date=19 April 2021}}</ref>

A day after JKFA confirmed the four teams that have applied for the Second Division League, Downtown Heroes FC came forward to apply for the competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/todays-paper/sports-todays-paper/downtown-heroes-fc-also-apply-for-i-league-2nd-division/|title=Downtown Heroes FC also apply for I-League 2nd Division|publisher=Greater Kashmir|date=21 April 2021}}</ref>

{| class = "wikitable sortable"
!Applied / Eligible clubs
!Region
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|[[Lonestar Kashmir FC]]
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
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|Kashmir Avengers
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
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|Hyderia Sports
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
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|Shaheen FC
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
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|Downtown FC
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
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|[[Techtro Swades United FC]]
|[[Himachal Pradesh]]
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|Lion's Club
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
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|[[Dempo S.C.]]
|[[Goa]]
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|[[Salgaocar FC]]
|[[Goa]]
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|[[Sporting Clube De Goa]]
|[[Goa]]
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|[[FC Bengaluru United]]
|[[Karnataka]]
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|[[Madras Engineer Group|MEG]]
|[[Karnataka]]
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|[[Kerala United FC]]
|[[Kerala]]
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|Basco FC
|[[Kerala]]
|}

==References==
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== External links ==

* https://i-league.org/category/2nd-division-league/
* https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/second-division

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