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{{Short description|9th season of the I-League 2nd Division}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = [[I-League 2nd Division]]
| season = 2015–16
| winners = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| promoted = [[Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]] ''(Dempo pulled out)''
| relegated =
| matches = 40
| total goals = 92
| league topscorer = {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Felix Chidi Odili]]<br/>{{flagicon|IND}} Atinder Mani<br/><small>(7 Goals each)</small>
| biggest home win = [[Kenkre F.C.|Kenkre]] 4–0 [[PIFA F.C.|PIFA]] <br/> <small>(18 December 2015)</small>
[[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]] 4–0 [[Kenkre F.C.|Kenkre]] <br/> <small>(27 December 2015)</small>
| biggest away win = [[PIFA F.C.|PIFA]] 0–8 [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]] <br/> <small>(17 January 2016)</small>
| highest scoring = [[PIFA F.C.|PIFA]] 0–8 [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]] <br/> <small>(17 January 2016)</small>
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest losses =
| longest winless =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = [[2015 I-League 2nd Division|2015]]
| nextseason = [[2016–17 I-League 2nd Division|2016–17]]
| updated = 17 January 2016
}}
The '''2015–16 I-League 2nd Division''' was the ninth edition of the [[I-League 2nd division]], the second-highest division in [[Football in India|India]].

==League structure==
The 2015–16 I-League 2nd division matches to be played on a home and away basis. The preliminary rounds will be played in 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.<ref>[http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/change-format-i-league-2nd-division Change in format for I-League 2nd division] Sportskeeda.com. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015</ref>

The 10-team I-League second division commenced on 14 November.{{fact|date=May 2020}}

==Team overview==

The following clubs participated in the 2nd Division League 2015–16, subject to fulfillment of the Club Licensing criteria.<ref>[http://i-league.org/i-league-core-committee-meets-at-aiff-headquarters/ I-League Core Committee Meets At AIFF Headquarters] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921221043/http://i-league.org/i-league-core-committee-meets-at-aiff-headquarters/ |date=21 September 2015 }} I-League.org. 24 Aug 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015</ref>

{{location map+ |India
|float=right
|width=350
|alt=Locations of the I-League 2nd Division teams
|caption=Locations of the I-League 2nd Division teams
|places=

{{location map~ |India |lat=18.97500|long=72.82583 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nobreak|[[Kenkre F.C.|Kenkre]]<br>[[PIFA F.C.|PIFA]]}}</div>|position=top}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=32.73 |long=74.87 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nobreak|[[Lonestar Kashmir F.C.|Lonestar Kashmir]]}}</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=22.56972 |long=88.36972 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nobreak|[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]}}</div>|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=15.49300 |long=73.81800 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nobreak|[[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]}}</div>|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=26.11 |long=91.44 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nobreak|[[Guwahati F.C.|Guwahati]]}}</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=17.37 |long=78.48 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nobreak|[[Fateh Hyderabad F.C.|Fateh Hyderabad]]}}</div>|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=27.33 |long=88.62 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nobreak|[[Gangtok Himalayan S.C.|Gangtok Himalayan]]}}</div>|position=top}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=24.82 |long=93.95 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nobreak|[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]}}</div>|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=30.75 |long=76.78 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nobreak|[[Minerva Academy F.C.|Minerva]]}}</div>|position=left}}
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
! style=background:#ccccff;|Team
! style=background:#ccccff;|State
! style=background:#ccccff;|Home Ground
! style=background:#ccccff;|Capacity
|-
| [[Kenkre F.C.|Kenkre]]
| [[Maharashtra]]
| [[Cooperage Ground]]
| 5,000
|-
| [[Lonestar Kashmir F.C.|Lonestar Kashmir]]
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| [[Bakhshi Stadium]]
| 30,000
|-
| [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| [[West Bengal]]
| [[Barasat Stadium]]
| 22,000
|-
| [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| [[Goa]]
| Raia Panchayat Ground
| 6,000
|-
| [[PIFA F.C.|PIFA]]
| [[Maharashtra]]
| [[Cooperage Ground]]
| 5,000
|-
| [[Guwahati F.C.|Guwahati]]
| [[Assam]]
| [[Nehru Stadium, Guwahati]]
| 15,000
|-
| [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
| [[Manipur]]
| [[Khuman Lampak Main Stadium]]
| 26,000
|-
| [[Fateh Hyderabad F.C.|Fateh Hyderabad]]
| [[Telangana]]
| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]]
| 25,000
|-
| [[Gangtok Himalayan S.C.|Gangtok Himalayan]]
| [[Sikkim]]
| [[Paljor Stadium]]
| 30,000
|-
| [[Minerva Academy F.C.|Minerva]]
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| [[Guru Nanak Stadium]]
| 15,000
|}

===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.

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: left; font-size:95%;width:100%"
|-
! style="background:#000000; color:white; text-align:center;"|Club
! style="background:#000000; color:white; text-align:center;"| Player 1
! style="background:#000000; color:white; text-align:center;"| Player 2
! style="background:#000000; color:white; text-align:center;"| Player 3
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Dempo
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Chika Wali]]
| -
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Felix Chidi Odili]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Fateh Hyderabad
| —
| —
| —
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Gangtok Himalayan
| {{flagicon|NGA}} Samuel Kane
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Namdi Stephen Harry]]
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Leonce Dodoz Zikahi|Leonce Dodoz]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Guwahati FC
| {{flagicon|NGA}} Ugochukwu Godswill
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Oluwaunmi Somide]]
| {{flagicon|NGA}} Emmanuel Ini Oyoh
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Kenkre
| {{flagicon|CIV}} Yao Kouassi Bernard
| {{flagicon|CIV}} Lassine Karamoko
| {{flagicon|USA}} Samuel Bradley
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Lonestar Kashmir
| {{flagicon|NGA}} James Effiong
| —
| —
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Minerva
| {{flagicon|NGA}} Alhassan Dahir Bala
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Kareem Omolaja]]
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Atsushi Yonezawa]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Mohammedan
| {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Lancine Toure]]
| {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} [[Simbarashe Gate]]
| {{flagicon|South Sudan}} [[James Moga]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| NEROCA
| {{flagicon|NGA}} Amamba Jerry Elekwachi
| {{flagicon|NGA}} Onwubuariri Ikechukwu Joseph
| {{flagicon|NGA}} Offor Emeka Christian
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| PIFA
| {{flagicon|Guinea}} Solileymane Sylla
| —
| —
|}

==Group A - Eastern Conference==
''All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – [[UTC+05:30]].''

===Table===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group A
|show_matches=no
|update=complete
|source=[http://i-league.org/second-division-league/results-fixtures-2nd-division/ Results & Fixtures: 2nd Division I-League]
|teamwidth = 135 


|team1=MSC |team2=GH |team3=NFC |team4=GFC |team5=FH
|result1=KO |result2=KO |result3=KO


|win_FH =1|draw_FH =1|loss_FH =6|gf_FH =5|ga_FH =17 
|win_GH =3|draw_GH =4|loss_GH =1|gf_GH =9|ga_GH =4 
|win_GFC=2|draw_GFC=3|loss_GFC=3|gf_GFC=9|ga_GFC=8 
|win_MSC=5|draw_MSC=1|loss_MSC=2|gf_MSC=10|ga_MSC=7 
|win_NFC=3|draw_NFC=3|loss_NFC=2|gf_NFC=7|ga_NFC=5 


|name_FH=[[Fateh Hyderabad F.C.|Fateh Hyderabad]]
|name_GH=[[Gangtok Himalayan S.C.|Gangtok Himalayan]]
|name_GFC=[[Guwahati F.C.|Guwahati]]
|name_MSC=[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|name_NFC=[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]


|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to [[#Final Round|Final Round]]
}}</onlyinclude>

===Fixtures and results===

{{football box collapsible
| date = 14 November 2015
| time = 13:30
| team1 = [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
| score = 0–0
| report =
| team2 = [[Fateh Hyderabad F.C.|Fateh Hyderabad]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| location = [[Imphal]]
| stadium = [[Khuman Lampak Main Stadium]]
| attendance = 12458
| referee = Anemesh Beswas
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 14 November 2015
| time = 14:00
| team1 = [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| score = 2–1
| report =
| team2 = [[Guwahati F.C.|Guwahati]]
| goals1 = Taurus Tecompleh Nanneh {{goal|42}} <br> [[Ajay Singh (footballer)|Ajay Singh]] {{yel|30}} {{goal|44}} {{sent off|0|90+2}}
| goals2 = {{yel|39}} Kallol Pal <br> {{goal|87|pen.}} [[Oluwaunmi Somide]] <br> {{yel|90+2}} Ugochukwu Godswill
| location = [[Barasat]]
| stadium = [[Barasat Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 21 November 2015
| time = 14:00
| team1 = [[Guwahati F.C.|Guwahati]]
| score = 3–0
| report =
| team2 = [[Fateh Hyderabad F.C.|Fateh Hyderabad]]
| goals1 = [[Durga Boro]] {{goal|10}} <br> [[Oluwaunmi Somide|Somide Adelaja]] {{goal|31}} <br> [[James Singh (footballer, born 1985)|James Singh]] {{goal|58}} {{yel|75}}
| goals2 = {{yel|15}} Rohit Negi <br> {{yel|81}} Pankaj Kshatri
| location = [[Maligaon]]
| stadium = [[Northeast Frontier Railway Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 21 November 2015
| time = 14:00
| team1 = [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| score = 0–0
| report =
| team2 = [[Gangtok Himalayan S.C.|Gangtok Himalayan]]
| goals1 = Taurus Tecompleh Manneh {{yel|8}} <br> [[Mumtaz Akhtar]] {{yel|49}} <br> [[Bikramjeet Singh]] {{yel|67}}
| goals2 = {{yel|30}} Samuel Kane <br> {{yel|64}} Karan Atwal
| location = [[Barasat]]
| stadium = [[Barasat Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 28 November 2015
| time = 14:00
| team1 = [[Guwahati F.C.|Guwahati]]
| score = 0–2
| report =
| team2 = [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 = {{goal|30}} Onwubuariri Ikechukwu Joseph <br> {{goal|40|pen.}} [[Chingkhei Yumnam]]
| location = [[Maligaon]]
| stadium = [[Northeast Frontier Railway Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee = Pratik Mondal
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 28 November 2015
| time = 15:00
| team1 = [[Fateh Hyderabad F.C.|Fateh Hyderabad]]
| score = 0–2
| report =
| team2 = [[Gangtok Himalayan S.C.|Gangtok Himalayan]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 = {{goal|18}} [[Ong Lepcha]] <br> {{goal|22|pen.}} [[Badmus Babatunde]]
| location = [[Hyderabad]]
| stadium = [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 5 December 2015
| time = 14:30
| team1 = [[Gangtok Himalayan S.C.|Gangtok Himalayan]]
| score = 0–1
| report =
| team2 = [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 = {{goal|90+1}} Ronald Singh
| location = [[Gangtok]]
| stadium = [[Paljor Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 8 December 2015
| time = 18:50
| team1 = [[Fateh Hyderabad F.C.|Fateh Hyderabad]]
| score = 1–2
| report =
| team2 = [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| goals1 = Nitin Jyal {{goal|14}}
| goals2 = {{goal|5}} Deepak Kumar <br> {{goal|37}} [[Ajay Singh (footballer)|Ajay Singh]]
| location = [[Hyderabad]]
| stadium = [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 12 December 2015
| time = 13:30
| team1 = [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
| score = 2–1
| report =
| team2 = [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| goals1 = Joseph {{goal|49}} <br> Moirangthem Ashok {{goal|90+5}}
| goals2 = {{goal|73}} [[Ajay Singh (footballer)|Ajay Singh]]
| location = [[Imphal]]
| stadium = [[Khuman Lampak Main Stadium]]
| attendance = 15510
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 12 December 2015
| time = 14:30
| team1 = [[Gangtok Himalayan S.C.|Gangtok Himalayan]]
| score = 1–1
| report =
| team2 = [[Guwahati F.C.|Guwahati]]
| goals1 = [[Badmus Babatunde]] {{goal|83}}
| goals2 = {{goal|19}} [[Oluwaunmi Somide]]
| location = [[Gangtok]]
| stadium = [[Paljor Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 19 December 2015
| time = 13:30
| team1 = [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
| score = 0–0
| report =
| team2 = [[Guwahati F.C.|Guwahati]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| location = [[Imphal]]
| stadium = [[Khuman Lampak Main Stadium]]
| attendance = 11000
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 19 December 2015
| time = 14:00
| team1 = [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| score = 2–1
| report =
| team2 = [[Fateh Hyderabad F.C.|Fateh Hyderabad]]
| goals1 = Tonmoy Ghosh {{goal|3}} <br> [[Mumtaz Akhtar]] {{goal|68}}
| goals2 = {{goal|53}} Shahil Bhatt
| location = [[Barasat]]
| stadium = [[Barasat Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 26 December 2015
| time = 14:00
| team1 = [[Guwahati F.C.|Guwahati]]
| score = ''0–3''
| report =
| team2 = [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| location = [[Guwahati]]
| stadium = [[Nehru Stadium, Guwahati|Nehru Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 26 December 2015
| time = 14:30
| team1 = [[Gangtok Himalayan S.C.|Gangtok Himalayan]]
| score = 3–1
| report =
| team2 = [[Fateh Hyderabad F.C.|Fateh Hyderabad]]
| goals1 = Tenzing Tshepel {{goal|16}} <br> [[Badmus Babatunde]] {{goal|22||79}}
| goals2 = {{goal|53}} Rohit Negi
| location = [[Gangtok]]
| stadium = [[Paljor Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 2 January 2016
| time = 13:30
| team1 = [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
| score = 1–1
| report =
| team2 = [[Gangtok Himalayan S.C.|Gangtok Himalayan]]
| goals1 = Chongtham Kishan Singh {{goal|78}}
| goals2 = [[Badmus Babatunde|Babatunde]] {{goal|7}}
| location = [[Imphal]]
| stadium = [[Khuman Lampak Main Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 4 January 2016
| time = 18:50
| team1 = [[Fateh Hyderabad F.C.|Fateh Hyderabad]]
| score = 0–4
| report =
| team2 = [[Guwahati F.C.|Guwahati]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 = {{goal|11||67}} [[Durga Boro]] <br> {{goal|50||67}} [[Oluwaunmi Somide]]
| location = [[Hyderabad]]
| stadium = [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 9 January 2016
| time = 14:30
| team1 = [[Gangtok Himalayan S.C.|Gangtok Himalayan]]
| score = 2–0
| report =
| team2 = [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| goals1 = [[Nima Tamang]] {{goal|45+1}} <br> Thomas Tshering Lepcha {{goal|90+1}}
| goals2 =
| location = [[Gangtok]]
| stadium = [[Paljor Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 11 January 2016
| time = 18:50
| team1 = [[Fateh Hyderabad F.C.|Fateh Hyderabad]]
| score = 2–1
| report =
| team2 = [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
| goals1 = Shahil Bhatt {{goal|22||23}}
| goals2 = {{goal|35}} Amamba Jeremiah Elekwachi
| location = [[Hyderabad]]
| stadium = [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 16 January 2016
| time = 14:00
| team1 = [[Guwahati F.C.|Guwahati]]
| score = 0–0
| report =
| team2 = [[Gangtok Himalayan S.C.|Gangtok Himalayan]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| location = [[Guwahati]]
| stadium = [[Nehru Stadium, Guwahati|Nehru Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 16 January 2016
| time = 14:00
| team1 = [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| score = 1–0
| report =
| team2 = [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
| goals1 = [[Basanta Singh]] {{goal}}
| goals2 =
| location = [[Barasat]]
| stadium = [[Barasat Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}

==Group B - Western Conference==
''All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – [[UTC+05:30]].''

===Table===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group B
|show_matches=no
|update=complete
|source=[http://i-league.org/second-division-league/results-fixtures-2nd-division/ Results & Fixtures: 2nd Division I-League]
|teamwidth = 135 


|team1=MA |team2=DSC |team3=LK |team4=KFC |team5=PFC
|result1=KO |result2=KO |result3=KO


|win_MA =6|draw_MA =1|loss_MA =1|gf_MA =16|ga_MA =3 
|win_LK =3|draw_LK =4|loss_LK =1|gf_LK =10|ga_LK =5 
|win_DSC=5|draw_DSC=0|loss_DSC=3|gf_DSC=16|ga_DSC=6 
|win_KFC=1|draw_KFC=3|loss_KFC=4|gf_KFC=6|ga_KFC=11 
|win_PFC=0|draw_PFC=2|loss_PFC=6 |gf_PFC=3|ga_PFC=26 


|name_MA=[[Minerva Academy F.C.|Minerva]]
|name_LK=[[Lonestar Kashmir F.C.|Lonestar Kashmir]]
|name_DSC=[[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
|name_KFC=[[Kenkre F.C.|Kenkre]]
|name_PFC=[[PIFA F.C.|PIFA]]


|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to [[#Final Round|Final Round]]
}}</onlyinclude>

===Fixtures and results===

{{football box collapsible
| date = 15 November 2015
| time = 16:00
| team1 = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| score = 1–0
| report =
| team2 = [[PIFA F.C.|PIFA]]
| goals1 = [[Milagres Gonsalves]] {{yel|12}} <br> {{goal|43|pen.}}
| goals2 = {{yel|42}} Karun Kumar RS
| location = [[Raia, Goa|Raia]]
| stadium = Raia Panchayat Ground
| attendance =
| referee = Fasi Salahudeen
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 16 November 2015
| time = 18:30
| team1 = [[Kenkre F.C.|Kenkre]]
| score = 0–0
| report =
| team2 = [[Lonestar Kashmir F.C.|Lonestar Kashmir]]
| goals1 = [[Deepak Prakash]] {{yel|23}}
| goals2 =
| location = [[Mumbai]]
| stadium = [[Cooperage Ground]]
| attendance =
| referee = William Koshy
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 19 November 2015
| time = 18:30
| team1 = [[Kenkre F.C.|Kenkre]]
| score = 0–2
| report =
| team2 = [[Minerva Academy F.C.|Minerva]]
| goals1 = Shivakumar M {{yel|39}} <br /> Aravindraj Ranjan {{yel|59}}
| goals2 = {{yel|13}} Bala Alhassan <br /> {{goal|60|pen.}} Harpreet Bedi<br />{{goal|74}} [[Simranjit Singh]]
| location = [[Mumbai]]
| stadium = [[Cooperage Ground]]
| attendance =
| referee = K Radhakrishnan
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 21 November 2015
| time = 16:00
| team1 = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| score = 0–3
| report =
| team2 = [[Lonestar Kashmir F.C.|Lonestar Kashmir]]
| goals1 = Asheer Akhtar {{yel|37}}
| goals2 = {{goal|21}} Atinder Mani<br>{{goal|55||65}} Farukh Choudhary
| location = [[Raia, Goa|Raia]]
| stadium = Raia Panchayat Ground
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 29 November 2015
| time = 14:30
| team1 = [[Minerva Academy F.C.|Minerva]]
| score = 2–1
| report =
| team2 = [[Lonestar Kashmir F.C.|Lonestar Kashmir]]
| goals1 = Jagpreet Singh {{goal|38}} <br /> Bala Alhassan {{goal|84}}
| goals2 = {{goal|43}} Iffam Tariq
| location = [[Ludhiana]]
| stadium = [[Guru Nanak Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 29 November 2015
| time = 15:30
| team1 = [[Kenkre F.C.|Kenkre]]
| score = 1–1
| report =
| team2 = [[PIFA F.C.|PIFA]]
| goals1 = Rishad P P {{goal|12}}
| goals2 = {{goal|33}} Francisco Dominic
| location = [[Bhiwandi]]
| stadium = All Saints School
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 6 December 2015
| time = 14:30
| team1 = [[Minerva Academy F.C.|Minerva]]
| score = 1–0
| report =
| team2 = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| goals1 = Manvir Singh {{goal|40}}
| goals2 =
| location = [[Ludhiana]]
| stadium = [[Guru Nanak Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 6 December 2015
| time = 14:00
| team1 = [[Lonestar Kashmir F.C.|Lonestar Kashmir]]
| score = 2–2
| report =
| team2 = [[PIFA F.C.|PIFA]]
| goals1 = Farukh Choudhary {{goal|55||89}}
| goals2 = {{goal|33}} [[Irfan Khan (footballer)|Irfan Khan]] <br> {{goal|90+2}} Junaid
| location = [[Srinagar]]
| stadium = Synthetic Turf Football Stadium
| attendance = 7540
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 11 December 2015
| time = 14:30
| team1 = [[Minerva Academy F.C.|Minerva]]
| score = 3–0
| report =
| team2 = [[PIFA F.C.|PIFA]]
| goals1 = Sehijpal Singh {{goal|19}} <br> Kamalpreet Singh {{goal|37}} <br> Dilliram Sanyasi {{goal|85}}
| goals2 =
| location = [[Ludhiana]]
| stadium = [[Guru Nanak Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 15 December 2015
| time = 19:00
| team1 = [[Kenkre F.C.|Kenkre]]
| score = 0–1
| report =
| team2 = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 = {{goal|90}} [[Peter Carvalho]]
| location = [[Mumbai]]
| stadium = [[Cooperage Ground]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 18 December 2015
| time = 19:00
| team1 = [[Kenkre F.C.|Kenkre]]
| score = 4–0
| report =
| team2 = [[PIFA F.C.|PIFA]]
| goals1 = Egypsio Noronha {{goal|9}} <br> Loukik Jadhav {{goal|17}} <br> Yao Kouassi Bernard {{goal|45}} <br> Prathamesh Rokade {{goal|48}}
| goals2 =
| location = [[Mumbai]]
| stadium = [[Cooperage Ground]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 20 December 2015
| time = 16:00
| team1 = [[Lonestar Kashmir F.C.|Lonestar Kashmir]]
| score = 0–0
| report =
| team2 = [[Minerva Academy F.C.|Minerva]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| location = [[Srinagar]]
| stadium = Synthetic Turf Football Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 27 December 2015
| time = 16:00
| team1 = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| score = 4–0
| report =
| team2 = [[Kenkre F.C.|Kenkre]]
| goals1 = [[Milagres Gonsalves]] {{goal|9||85}} <br> [[Beevan D'Mello]] {{goal|27||35}}
| goals2 =
| location = [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]]
| stadium = [[Tilak Maidan Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 3 January 2016
| time = 15:30
| team1 = [[PIFA F.C.|PIFA]]
| score = 0–2
| report =
| team2 = [[Lonestar Kashmir F.C.|Lonestar Kashmir]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 = {{goal|68||83}} Atinder Mani
| location = [[Bhiwandi]]
| stadium = All Saints School
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 3 January 2016
| time = 16:00
| team1 = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| score = 2–1
| report =
| team2 = [[Minerva F.C.|Minerva]]
| goals1 = [[Beevan D'Mello]] {{goal|2}} <br> [[Milagres Gonsalves]] {{goal|61}}
| goals2 = {{goal|88}} Sehijpal Singh
| location = [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]]
| stadium = [[Tilak Maidan Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 7 January 2016
| time = 15:30
| team1 = [[PIFA F.C.|PIFA]]
| score = 0–5
| report =
| team2 = [[Minerva F.C.|Minerva]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Aji Demengje {{goal|41}} {{goal|51}}<br/> Sehijpal Singh {{goal|53}} <br/> Prabhjot Singh {{goal|64}} {{goal|83}}
| location = [[Bhiwandi]]
| stadium = All Saints School
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 10 January 2016
| time = 16:00
| team1 = [[Lonestar Kashmir F.C.|Lonestar Kashmir]]
| score = 1–0
| report =
| team2 = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| goals1 = [[Gagandeep Singh (footballer)|Gagandeep Singh]] {{goal|7}}
| goals2 =
| location = [[Srinagar]]
| stadium = Synthetic Turf Football Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 12 January 2016
| time = 14:30
| team1 = [[Minerva F.C.|Minerva]]
| score = 2–0
| report =
| team2 = [[Kenkre F.C.|Kenkre]]
| goals1 = Manvir Singh {{goal|9||17}}
| goals2 =
| location = [[Ludhiana]]
| stadium = [[Guru Nanak Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 17 January 2016
| time = 15:30
| team1 = [[PIFA F.C.|PIFA]]
| score = 0–8
| report =
| team2 = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 = {{goal|19}} [[Beevan D'Mello]] <br> {{goal|32}} [[Shallum Pires]] <br> {{goal|39}} [[Chika Wali]] <br> {{goal|43||84}} Kapil Hoble <br> {{goal|45+1||64}} [[Felix Chidi Odili|Felix]] <br> {{goal|90+2}} [[Nickson Castanha]]
| location = [[Bhiwandi]]
| stadium = All Saints School
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
| date = 17 January 2016
| time = 16:00
| team1 = [[Lonestar Kashmir F.C.|Lonestar Kashmir]]
| score = 1–1
| report =
| team2 = [[Kenkre F.C.|Kenkre]]
| goals1 = Atinder Mani {{goal|85}}
| goals2 = {{goal|44}} Arish Sutaria
| location = [[Srinagar]]
| stadium = Synthetic Turf Football Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
}}

==Final round==
{{main|2015–16 I-League 2nd Division Final Round}}
{{:2015–16 I-League 2nd Division Final Round}}
==Statistics==
{{updated|6 June 2016}}<ref>[http://i-league.org/second-division-league/statistics-2nd-division/ Statistics: 2nd Division I-League]</ref>

===Top scorers===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Team
!Goals
!{{abbr|Apps.|Appearances}}
|-
|rowspan=1|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Felix Chidi Odili]]
|align="left"|[[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
|rowspan=1|7
|rowspan=1|11
|-
|rowspan=1|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Atinder Mani
|align="left"|[[Lonestar Kashmir F.C.|Lonestar Kashmir]]
|rowspan=1|7
|rowspan=1|17
|-
|rowspan=1|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|South Sudan}} [[James Moga]]
|align="left"|[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|rowspan=1|6
|rowspan=1|4
|-
|rowspan=1|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Milagres Gonsalves]]
|align="left"|[[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
|rowspan=1|6
|rowspan=1|7
|-
|rowspan=1|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Ajay Singh (footballer)|Ajay Singh]]
|align="left"|[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|rowspan=1|6
|rowspan=1|15
|-
|rowspan=1|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Farukh Choudhary]]
|align="left"|[[Lonestar Kashmir F.C.|Lonestar Kashmir]]
|rowspan=1|6
|rowspan=1|18
|-
|rowspan=1|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Oluwaunmi Somide]]
|align="left"|[[Guwahati F.C.|Guwahati]]
|rowspan=1|5
|rowspan=1|7
|-
|rowspan=1|8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Badmus Babatunde]]
|align="left"|[[Gangtok Himalayan S.C.|Gangtok Himalayan]]
|rowspan=1|5
|7
|-
|rowspan=1|9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Kareem Omolaja]]
|align="left"|[[Minerva Academy F.C.|Minerva]]
|rowspan=1|4
|9
|-
|rowspan=1|10
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Côte d'Ivoire}} [[Leonce Dodoz Zikahi]]
|align="left"|[[Gangtok Himalayan S.C.|Gangtok Himalayan]]
|rowspan=1|4
|9
|}

==See also==
*[[2015–16 I-League]]
*[[2015 Indian Super League season|2015 ISL Season]]
*[[2015–16 I-League U18]]
==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://i-league.org/}}

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