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{{Short description|16th season of the I-League 2}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox football league season
| season = [[2023–24 in Indian football|2023–24]]
| competition = [[I-League 2]]
| dates = November 2023 – April 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calendar |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/calendar |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref>
| winners = TBD
| promoted = TBD
| matches =
| total goals =
| league topscorer =
| biggest home win =
| biggest away win =
| highest scoring =
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest winless =
| longest losses =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = [[2022–23 I-League 2|2022–23]]
| nextseason = ''[[2024–25 I-League 2|2024–25]]''
}}

'''2023–24 [[Hero]] I-League 2''' is the 16th season of the [[I-League 2]] since its establishment in 2008. It is also the 2nd season as the third tier of the [[Indian football league system]]. The top two teams on the league table will secure a place in the 2024–25 I-League season.

This is the league's first edition, where the clubs have been reinstated from the previous season after approval from the league committee on 13 January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=League Committee meets over video conferencing |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/league-committee-meets-over-video-conferencing |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Five teams submit bids for direct Hero I-League entry |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/five-teams-submit-bids-for-direct-hero-i-league-entry |access-date= 14 June 2023 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref>

==Changes from last season==
===Promotion from [[I-League 3|2023 I-League 3]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Five teams submit bids for direct Hero I-League entry |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/five-teams-submit-bids-for-direct-hero-i-league-entry |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref>===
* TBD
* TBD
* TBD

===Reinstatement from [[2022–23 I-League 2#Final round|2022–23 I-League 2 Final Round]]===
*[[Ambernath United Atlanta FC]]
*[[FC Bengaluru United|Bengaluru United]]{{refn|[[FC Bengaluru United|Bengaluru United]] will potentially play in the [[2023–24 I-League]] season after their sponsors successfully bid for a corporate entry slot.<ref>{{cite web |title=Profiling the five potential I-League direct entrants for 2023-24 season |date=3 July 2023 |url=https://khelnow.com/football/2023-06-i-league-direct-entrants-profile |publisher=www.khelnow.com |access-date=5 July 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>|group=n}}
*[[United SC]]
{{reflist|group=n}}

===Relegation from [[2022–23 I-League]]===
*[[Mumbai Kenkre FC|Mumbai Kenkre]]
*[[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]

===Promotion to [[2023–24 I-League]]===
*[[Delhi FC]]
*[[Shillong Lajong FC]]

==Teams==
*Teams relegated from [[2022–23 I-League]] enter I-League 2.
*Teams not promoted to [[2023–24 I-League]] in the previous season are reinstated.

===Stadiums and locations===
{{location map+
| India2
| float=right
| width=390
| alt=
| caption=I-League 2 Teams
| places=


{{location map~ |India2 |lat=28.61 |long=77.23 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nobreak|[[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]}}</div>|position=right}}


{{location map~ |India2 |lat=22.975 |long=88.434 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nobreak|[[United SC]]}}</div>|position=left}}


{{location map~ |India2 |lat=18.024 |long=72.828 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">
{{nobreak|'''Mumbai'''}}<br/>
</div>|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=right}}


{{Location map~ |India2 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=12.26 |long=87.22|label=<div style="font-size:100%;">'''{{nowrap|[[Mumbai]] teams:}}'''<br>
{{nowrap|[[Ambernath United Atlanta FC|Ambernath United Atlanta]]}}<br>
{{nowrap|[[Mumbai Kenkre FC|Mumbai Kenkre]]}}<br>
</div>
|position=right}}

}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Club
!State
!City
!Stadium
!Capacity
|-
|[[Ambernath United Atlanta FC|Ambernath United Atlanta]]
|[[Maharashtra]]
|[[Mumbai]]
|[[Cooperage Ground|Cooperage]]
|5,000
|-
|[[Mumbai Kenkre FC|Mumbai Kenkre]]
|[[Maharashtra]]
|[[Mumbai]]
|[[Cooperage Ground|Cooperage]]
|5,000
|-
|[[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]
|[[Delhi]]
|[[Delhi]]
|[[Chhatrasal Stadium]]
|16,000
|-
|[[United SC]]
|[[West Bengal]]
|[[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]
|[[Kalyani Stadium]]
|20,000
|-
|}

==League table==
<onlyinclude>
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=[https://i-league.org/points-table/2nd-division-league AIFF]
|update=complete


|team1=AMB
|team2=KEN
|team3=SUD
|team4=USC
|team5=5
|team6=6
|team7=7
|team8=8


|win_AMB=0 |draw_AMB=0 |loss_AMB=0 |gf_AMB=0 |ga_AMB=0 
|win_DEL=0 |draw_DEL=0 |loss_DEL=0 |gf_DEL=0 |ga_DEL=0 
|win_KEN=0 |draw_KEN=0 |loss_KEN=0 |gf_KEN=0 |ga_KEN=0 
|win_SUD=0 |draw_SUD=0 |loss_SUD=0 |gf_SUD=0 |ga_SUD=0 
|win_USC=0 |draw_USC=0 |loss_USC=0 |gf_USC=0 |ga_USC=0 


|name_AMB = [[Ambernath United Atlanta FC|Ambernath United Atlanta]]
|name_USC = [[United SC]]
|name_KEN = [[Mumbai Kenkre FC|Mumbai Kenkre]]
|name_SUD = [[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]
|name_5 = [[I-League 3]] Champions<ref>{{Cite web |title=Five teams submit bids for direct Hero I-League entry |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/five-teams-submit-bids-for-direct-hero-i-league-entry |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref>
|name_6 = I-League 3 Runners-up
|name_7 = I-League 3 Third
|name_8 = I-League 3 Fourth


|show_limit=5
|class_rules=1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots


|result1=C |result2=Q
|result3=S |result4=S
|result5=S |result6=S
|result7=S |result8=S


|res_col_header=Q
|col_C=green1|text_C='''Champions''' and promotion to [[2024–25 I-League]].
|col_Q=green2|text_Q= Promotion to [[2024–25 I-League]].
|col_S=yellow1|text_S=Qualification to [[2024–25 I-League 2]].
}}

== Season statistics ==
</onlyinclude>

== Attendances ==
=== Overall statistical table ===
{{fb a header}}
{{fb a2 team |p=1 |t=Ambernath United Atlanta |s= |h= |l= |a= |pr=1158 }}

{{fb a2 team |p=2 |t=Mumbai Kenkre FA |s= |h= |l= |a= |pr=1065 }}

{{fb a2 team |p=3 |t=Sudeva Delhi |s= |h= |l= |a= |pr=811 }}

{{fb a2 team |p=4 |t=United SC |s= |h= |l= |a= |pr=487 }}
{{fb a footer |s= |h= |l= |a= |pr=475 |notes=<sup>††</sup> Mumbai Kenkre and Sudeva Delhi played in the [[I-League]] in the [[2022–23 I-League|2022–23 season]].}}


==See also==
* [[2023–24 Indian Super League]]
* [[2023–24 I-League]]
* [[2023–24 Indian Federation Cup|2023–24 Federation Cup]]
* [[2023 Durand Cup]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{I-League 2}}
{{Indian football league seasons}}

[[Category:I-League 2nd Division seasons]]
[[Category:2023–24 in Indian football leagues]]

2023 24 I-League 2 - Revision history

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