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The 2015–16 I-League 2nd Division was the ninth edition of the I-League 2nd division, the second-highest division in 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.[1]
The 10-team I-League second division commenced on 14 November.Template:Fact
Team overview
The following clubs participated in the 2nd Division League 2015–16, subject to fulfillment of the Club Licensing criteria.[2]
| Team | State | Home Ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenkre | Maharashtra | Cooperage Ground | 5,000 |
| Lonestar Kashmir | Jammu and Kashmir | Bakhshi Stadium | 30,000 |
| Mohammedan | West Bengal | Barasat Stadium | 22,000 |
| Dempo | Goa | Raia Panchayat Ground | 6,000 |
| PIFA | Maharashtra | Cooperage Ground | 5,000 |
| Guwahati | Assam | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati | 15,000 |
| NEROCA | Manipur | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium | 26,000 |
| Fateh Hyderabad | Telangana | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | 25,000 |
| Gangtok Himalayan | Sikkim | Paljor Stadium | 30,000 |
| Minerva | 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.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dempo | Template:Flagicon Chika Wali | - | Template:Flagicon Felix Chidi Odili |
| Fateh Hyderabad | — | — | — |
| Gangtok Himalayan | Template:Flagicon Samuel Kane | Template:Flagicon Namdi Stephen Harry | Template:Flagicon Leonce Dodoz |
| Guwahati FC | Template:Flagicon Ugochukwu Godswill | Template:Flagicon Oluwaunmi Somide | Template:Flagicon Emmanuel Ini Oyoh |
| Kenkre | Template:Flagicon Yao Kouassi Bernard | Template:Flagicon Lassine Karamoko | Template:Flagicon Samuel Bradley |
| Lonestar Kashmir | Template:Flagicon James Effiong | — | — |
| Minerva | Template:Flagicon Alhassan Dahir Bala | Template:Flagicon Kareem Omolaja | Template:Flagicon Atsushi Yonezawa |
| Mohammedan | Template:Flagicon Lancine Toure | Template:Flagicon Simbarashe Gate | Template:Flagicon James Moga |
| NEROCA | Template:Flagicon Amamba Jerry Elekwachi | Template:Flagicon Onwubuariri Ikechukwu Joseph | Template:Flagicon Offor Emeka Christian |
| PIFA | Template:Flagicon Solileymane Sylla | — | — |
Group A - Eastern Conference
All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+05:30.
Table
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Fixtures and results
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Group B - Western Conference
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Final round
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Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Template:Abbr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Felix Chidi Odili | Dempo | 7 | 11 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Atinder Mani | Lonestar Kashmir | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon James Moga | Mohammedan | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Milagres Gonsalves | Dempo | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Ajay Singh | Mohammedan | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Farukh Choudhary | Lonestar Kashmir | 6 | 18 |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Oluwaunmi Somide | Guwahati | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Badmus Babatunde | Gangtok Himalayan | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | Template:Flagicon Kareem Omolaja | Minerva | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Leonce Dodoz Zikahi | Gangtok Himalayan | 4 | 9 |
See also
References
- ↑ Change in format for I-League 2nd division Sportskeeda.com. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015
- ↑ I-League Core Committee Meets At AIFF Headquarters Template:Webarchive I-League.org. 24 Aug 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015
- ↑ Statistics: 2nd Division I-League
External links
Template:I-League 2nd Division Template:2015–16 in Indian football