2018–19 I-League 2nd Division

The 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division (known as Hero 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division for sponsorship reasons), was the 12th season of the I-League 2nd Division, the second division Indian football league, since its establishment in 2008. The league was played from January to April 2019.[1]

I-League 2nd Division
Season2018–2019
ChampionsTRAU
Matches played81
Goals scored253 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorerPhillip Adjah Tetteh
Princewill Emeka
(10 goals)
Biggest home winBengaluru (R) 8–0 Hindustan
(25 January 2019)
Biggest away winKerala Blasters (R) 0–5 Ozone
(16 March 2019)
Highest scoringBengaluru (R) 8–0 Hindustan
(25 January 2019)
Rainbow 6–2 Jamshedpur (R)
(28 January 2019)
All statistics correct as of 25 May 2019.

TRAU won the title and earned the promotion to 2019–20 I-League.

Teams

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Nominated teams

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At the start of the season 23 teams were nominated by the state associations for participation in this edition of the league.[2] Following clubs were nominated:

Kerala: SAT Tirur, Quartz, Kerala

Delhi: Hindustan, Sudeva Moonlight, Delhi United

Manipur: TRAU, SSU-Singjamei

Meghalaya: Langsning

Mizoram: Chhinga Veng

Sikkim: United Sikkim

West Bengal: Mohammedan Sporting, Rainbow

Jammu and Kashmir: Lonestar Kashmir, J&K Bank

Karnataka: Ozone, South United

Telangana: Fateh Hyderabad

Odisha: Radha Raman Club

Bihar: Shirsh Bihar United

Gujarat: ARA

Jharkhand: Shivansh Jharkhand FC

Madhya Pradesh: Madan Maharaj

Selected teams

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On 7 December 2018, it was announced by the league committee that nine clubs cleared the licensing criteria and are allowed to participate in this season. Additionally TRAU F.C. were granted three days of extension to clear the club licensing, considering the situation in their state league. TRAU cleared the licensing, taking the total teams competing to sixteen.[citation needed]

Locations of the 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division teams


Stadiums and locations

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Team City/State Stadium Capacity
ARA Ahmedabad, Gujarat The Arena 22,000
ATK (R) Kolkata, West Bengal Sailen Manna Stadium 15,000
Bengaluru (R) Bengaluru, Karnataka Bangalore Football Stadium 8,400
Chennaiyin (R) Chennai, Tamil Nadu SSN College Ground 400
Chhinga Veng Aizawl, Mizoram Rajiv Gandhi Stadium 20,000
Fateh Hyderabad Hyderabad, Telangana FSV Arena 100
Goa (R) Margao, Goa GMC Athletic Stadium 3,200
Hindustan Delhi Ambedkar Stadium 35,000
Jamshedpur (R) Jamshedpur, Jharkhand JRD Tata Sports Complex 24,500
Kerala Blasters (R) Kochi, Kerala Panampally Ground 300
Lonestar Kashmir Katra, Jammu and Kashmir SMVDSB Sports Complex 2,600
Mohammedan Kolkata, West Bengal Kalyani Stadium 20,000
Ozone Bengaluru, Karnataka Bangalore Football Stadium 8,400
Rainbow New Barrackpore, West Bengal Barasat Stadium 22,000
South United Bengaluru, Karnataka Bangalore Football Stadium 8,400
TRAU Imphal, Manipur Khuman Lampak Main Stadium 35,000

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
ARA   Vivek Nagul Seven Amul
ATK (R)   Deggie Cardozo Nivia CESC Limited
Bengaluru (R)   Naushad Moosa Puma Kia Motors
Chennaiyin (R)   Sameer Shaikh Performax Apollo Tyres
Chhinga Veng   Danny Lalduhawma None JSJ FitPro
Fateh Hyderabad   Vimal Arora Vector X[3] Premier
Goa (R)   Clifford Miranda Sqad Gear Xiaomi
Hindustan   Sena Cosco Hero Motocorp
Jamshedpur (R)   Kundan Chandra Nivia Tata Steel
Kerala Blasters (R)   Renjith Ajithkumar Six5Six Muthoot
Lonestar Kashmir   Ishfaq Ahmed Kaizen Rising Kashmir
Mohammedan   Raghunath Nandi[4] Kaizen Orion
Ozone   David Booth Lotto Ozone Group
Rainbow   Jahar Das Vamos New Barrackpore Co-operative Homes Ltd
South United   Noel Wilson Pyramid Sports Hot Fut
TRAU   Nandakumar Singh[5] VectorX HVS Constructions

Coaching changes

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Team Outgoing Head Coach Manner of departure Incoming Head Coach Date of appointment
Mohammedan   Biswajit Bhattacharya 2018   Raghunath Nandi 2018
South United   Miki Lladó 2019   Noel Wilson 2019

Foreign players

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Each club, excluding the Indian Super League reserve sides, can register three foreign players in their squad. One of the foreign players has to be from an AFC Member Nation.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Asian Visa
ARA
Chhinga Veng   Godwin Quashiga  
Fateh Hyderabad   Edmund Owusu Peprah   Forster Addae   Emile Demey
Hindustan   Trokon Saykiamien   Ronaque Bakshi   Maruf Fazly
Lonestar Kashmir   Wahab Lasisi   Jagaba Hamza   Lhendup Dorji[6]
Mohammedan   Phillip Adjah Tetteh[7]   Arthur Kouassi
Ozone   Chika Wali   William Opoku
Rainbow   Joel Sunday   Emmanuel Chigozie
South United
TRAU   Princewill Emeka   Joseph Olaleye

Preliminary round

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Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied in the order given to determine the rankings:
  1. Greater number of points obtained in the matches between the Teams concerned
  2. Goal difference resulting from the matches between the Teams concerned
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the matches between the Teams concerned
  4. Goal difference in all the matches
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the matches
  6. Drawing of lots

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengaluru (R)[a] 8 7 1 0 26 3 +23 22
2 Goa (R)[a] 8 5 0 3 17 7 +10 15
3 Lonestar Kashmir 8 3 2 3 8 13 −5 11 Advance to Final Round
4 ARA 8 3 1 4 10 14 −4 10
5 Hindustan 8 0 0 8 5 29 −24 0
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round

Fixtures and results

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16 January 2019 ARA 4–3 Hindustan Ahmedabad
15:00 IST Syed Shoaib Ahmed   28', 49', 87'
Amey Bhatkal   55'
  12', 73' Franko Paul
  61' Maruf Fazly
Stadium: The Arena
Attendance: 400
Referee: Rosario Fernandes
16 January 2019 Goa (R) 1–4 Bengaluru (R) Nagoa
15:45 IST Aaren D'Silva   66'   51' Roshan Singh
  69', 74' Altamash Sayed
  84' Leon Augustine
Stadium: Nagoa Ground
Attendance: 150
Referee: Harish Kundu
21 January 2019 ARA 0–4 Bengaluru (R) Ahmedabad
15:30 IST
  •   37' Advait Shinde
  •   44' Roshan Singh
  •   67', 80' B Lalnuntluanga
Stadium: The Arena
Attendance: 150
Referee: Prasad Shivanand Surlakar
21 January 2019 Goa (R) 6–0 Hindustan Old Goa
15:45 IST Liston Colaco   73', 74', 85'
Meldon Dsilva   76'
Nestor Dias   87'
Aaren D'silva   90+1'
Stadium: Ella Ground
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ajay Krishnan
25 January 2019 Bengaluru (R) 8–0 Hindustan Bengaluru
15:30 IST
  • Advait Shinde   11'
  • Shrivas   16', 43'
  • Myron Mendes   20'
  • Leon Augustine   51', 57'
  • Emanuel Lalchhanchhuaha   60'
  • Altamash Sayed   61'
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Ashwin
25 January 2019 ARA 2–3 Lonestar Kashmir Ahmedabad
15:30 IST
  • Amey Bhatkal   58'
  • Aditya Ashok Kumar Jha   72'
Stadium: The Arena
Attendance: 200
Referee: Harish Kundu
20 February 2019 Hindustan 0–2 ARA Delhi
14:30 IST   24', 79' Parminder Singh Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 90
Referee: Dipu Roy
25 February 2019 Hindustan 1–3 Bengaluru (R) Delhi
14:30 IST
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ravindra Thapliyal
5 March 2019 ARA 1–0 Goa (R) Ahmedabad
15:30 IST Stadium: The Arena
Attendance: 200
Referee: Vishal
13 March 2019 Hindustan 0–3 Goa (R) Delhi
14:30 IST   76' Sweden Fernandes
  79' Aaren D Silva
  86' Hayden Fernandes
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 170
Referee: Diwakar Kumar
15 March 2019 Bengaluru (R) 0–0 Lonestar Kashmir Bengaluru
15:30 IST Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 450
Referee: Animesh Biswas
19 March 2019 Goa (R) 4–0 Lonestar Kashmir Old Goa
15:45 IST
Stadium: Ella Ground
Attendance: 50
Referee: Khamruddin K M
20 March 2019 Bengaluru (R) 2–0 ARA Bengaluru
15:30 IST Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Jestin Jose Kuzhivelil
24 March 2019 Hindustan 0–1 Lonestar Kashmir Delhi
14:30 IST
  •   50' Atinder Mani
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Ashish Tiwari
24 March 2019 Goa (R) 1–0 ARA Old Goa
15:45 IST
  • Hayden Fernandes   53'
Stadium: Ella Ground
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ashwin
27 March 2019 Lonestar Kashmir 1–3 Bengaluru (R) Katra
14:00 IST
  • Basit Ahmed Bhat   65'
Stadium: SMVDSB Sports Complex
Attendance: 200
Referee: Harish Kundu
30 March 2019 Lonestar Kashmir 2–1 Hindustan Katra
14:00 IST
  • Trokon Saykiamien   4' (o.g.)
  • Basit Ahmed Bhat   9'
  • Raja Musharaf Dar   28'
Stadium: SMVDSB Sports Complex
Attendance: 200
Referee: Pratik Mondal
30 March 2019 Bengaluru (R) 2–0 Goa (R) Bengaluru
15:30 IST Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Akashkumar Kamaleshkumar Mehta
3 April 2019 Lonestar Kashmir 0–2 Goa (R) Katra
14:00 IST
  • Hayden Fernandes   81'
  • Aaren D Silva   84'
Stadium: SMVDSB Sports Complex
Attendance: 82
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
6 April 2019 Lonestar Kashmir 1–1 ARA Katra
14:00 IST
  • Parminder Singh   33'
Stadium: SMVDSB Sports Complex
Attendance: 70
Referee: Anil Gulia

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ozone 8 6 2 0 19 6 +13 20 Advance to Final Round
2 Fateh Hyderabad 8 4 1 3 12 9 +3 13
3 Kerala Blasters (R)[a] 8 2 2 4 8 13 −5 8
4 South United 8 1 4 3 10 16 −6 7
5 Chennaiyin (R)[a] 8 1 3 4 8 13 −5 6
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round

Fixtures and results

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14 January 2019 Ozone 1–0 South United Bengaluru
15:00 IST
  • Manvir Singh   72'
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Sumiraj Poorathil Sudhakaran
14 January 2019 Kerala Blasters (R) 0–0 Chennaiyin (R) Kochi
15:30 IST Stadium: Panampally Ground
Attendance: 125
Referee: Ankush Chakraborty
19 January 2019 Chennaiyin (R) 3–3 South United Chennai
13:30 IST Krishna Pandit   11'
B Rohmingthanga   14', 16'
  22' Sudipta Malakar
  70', 89' Cletus Paul
Stadium: SSN College Ground
Attendance: 100
Referee: Sumiraj Purathil Sudhakaran
19 January 2019 Kerala Blasters (R) 0–1 Fateh Hyderabad Kochi
15:30 IST   68' Edmond Peprah Stadium: Panampally Ground
Attendance: 50
Referee: Ashish Tiwari
22 January 2019 Chennaiyin (R) 1–2 Ozone Chennai
13:30 IST Joysana Singh   42'   71' Prabin Tigga (o.g.)
  85' Manvir Singh
Stadium: SSN College Ground
Attendance: 60
Referee: Rafeek Babu Mannamparambath
25 January 2019 Fateh Hyderabad 4–0 South United Bengaluru
15:00 IST
Stadium: FSV Arena
Attendance: 150
Referee: Dipu Roy
22 February 2019 South United 1–3 Kerala Blasters (R) Bengaluru
15:00 IST
  • Amit Tudu   71'
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Ashwin
22 February 2019 Fateh Hyderabad 2–1 Chennaiyin (R) Bengaluru
15:00 IST
  • Syed Suhail Pasha   72'
Stadium: FSV Arena
Attendance: 25
Referee: Moosa Vayoli
26 February 2019 South United 1–1 Chennaiyin (R) Bengaluru
15:00 IST
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Rafeek Babu Mannamparambath
26 February 2019 Fateh Hyderabad 2–1 Kerala Blasters (R) Bengaluru
15:00 IST
  •   90+4' Hrishi Dhath
Stadium: FSV Arena
Attendance: 50
Referee: Prasad Shivanand Surlakar
2 March 2019 Ozone 2–1 Kerala Blasters (R) Bengaluru
15:30 IST William Opoku   13'
C. S. Sabeeth   42'
  78' Pragyan Sundar Gogoi Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ashwin
3 March 2019 South United 1–0 Fateh Hyderabad Bengaluru
15:30 IST Chanambam Jotin Singh   71' Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Maria Joseph Arokia
7 March 2019 Fateh Hyderabad 0–0 Ozone Bengaluru
15:30 IST Stadium: FSV Arena
Attendance: 120
Referee: Sunil Suryakant Nanodkar
9 March 2019 Kerala Blasters (R) 2–2 South United Kochi
15:30 IST
  • Surag Chhetri   16'
  • Hrishi Dhath   26'
  •   14' Rungsing Muinao
  •   70' Aaron D'costa
Stadium: Panampally Ground
Attendance: Ravindra Thapliyal
Referee: 100
11 March 2019 Ozone 3–0 Chennaiyin (R) Bengaluru
15:30 IST
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Dipu Roy
16 March 2019 Kerala Blasters (R) 0–5 Ozone Kochi
15:30 IST
Stadium: Panampally Ground
Attendance: 100
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
21 March 2019 Chennaiyin (R) 0–1 Kerala Blasters (R) Chennai
15:30 IST
  •   39' Pragyan Sundar Gogoi
Stadium: SSN College Ground
Attendance: 75
Referee: Ankush Chakraborty
21 March 2019 Ozone 4–2 Fateh Hyderabad Bengaluru
15:30 IST
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Fasil Salahudeen
26 March 2019 Chennaiyin (R) 2–1 Fateh Hyderabad Chennai
15:30 IST
  •   90+4' Forster Addae
Stadium: SSN College Ground
Attendance: 50
Referee: Fasil Salahudeen
26 March 2019 South United 2–2 Ozone Bengaluru
15:30 IST
  • Rungsing Muinao   32'
  • Sudipta Malakar   68'
  •   55' Harpreet Rulbir
  •   82' (o.g.) Krishanu Malo
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ashwin

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chhinga Veng 10 6 2 2 18 11 +7 20 Advance to Final Round
2 TRAU 10 5 2 3 17 20 −3 17
3 Mohammedan 10 5 1 4 21 13 +8 16
4 ATK (R)[a] 10 4 2 4 15 14 +1 14
5 Rainbow 10 3 4 3 17 16 +1 13
6 Jamshedpur (R)[a] 10 1 1 8 10 24 −14 4
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round

Fixtures and results

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12 January 2019 Mohammedan 0–2 ATK (R) Kolkata
13:30 IST
  • Thomyo L Shimray   26'
  • S K Azaruddin   59'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ibungo Meetei Ningthoukhongjam
13 January 2019 Jamshedpur (R) 0–1 TRAU Jamshedpur
14:00 IST
  • Princewill Emeka   46'
Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 100
Referee: Deepak Singha
14 January 2019 Rainbow 0–0 Chhinga Veng Kolkata
14:00 IST Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jibon Chardra Gogoi
17 January 2019 Jamshedpur (R) 0–1 Chhinga Veng Jamshedpur
14:00 IST   38' Lalromawia Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 310
Referee: Anil Gulia
17 January 2019 Rainbow 1–1 Mohammedan Kolkata
14:00 IST Sourov Roy   4'   88' Philip Adjah (pen.) Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Ibungo Meetei Ningthoukhongjam
17 January 2019 ATK (R) 2–3 TRAU Kolkata
14:00 IST SK Azaruddin   11'
Thomyo Shimray   60'
  4', 73' Princewill Emeka
  36' Ngangbam Naocha Singh
Stadium: Howrah Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ripu Nath Gogoi
22 January 2019 TRAU 2–3 Rainbow Imphal
14:00 IST
  • Reisangmi Khodang   12'
  • Princewill Emeka   73'
  •   38' Sujit Sadhu
  •   50' Sunday
  •   65' Sujay Dutta
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jibon Chandra Gogoi
23 January 2019 ATK (R) 2–0 Jamshedpur (R) Kolkata
14:00 IST
Stadium: Howrah Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Aditya Purkayasta
25 January 2019 Chhinga Veng 3–0 Mohammedan Aizawl
14:00 IST
  • MS Dawngliana   2'
  • Lalromawia   25'
  • Lalmuanzova   81'
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Lanthoiba Pheiroijam
28 January 2019 Rainbow 6–2 Jamshedpur (R) Kolkata
14:00 IST
  • Sujit Sadhu   35'
  • Suraj Mahato   45+1'
  • Sunday   57', 65'
  • Saikat Sarkar   63'
  • Robi Hansda   74'
  •   82' Sohrab Akhtar
  •   89' Jaypal Singh Sirka
Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Harish Kundu
21 February 2019 ATK (R) 0–0 Rainbow Kolkata
14:00 IST Stadium: Howrah Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Fasil Salahudeen
23 February 2019 TRAU 0–2 Chhinga Veng Imphal
14:00 IST
  • Thasiama   6'
  • Lalliansanga   39'
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 907
Referee: Akash Jackson Routh
24 February 2019 Mohammedan 2–1 Jamshedpur (R) Kolkata
14:30 IST
  • Arthur Kouassi Desmos   43', 70'
  •   82' Samim Hossain
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Khamruddin K M
28 February 2019 TRAU 2–1 Mohammedan Imphal
14:00 IST Princewill Emeka   25'
Joseph Mayowa   56'
  12' Philip Adjah Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Srikant Bohidar
28 February 2019 Chhinga Veng 3–1 ATK (R) Aizawl
14:00 IST Vanlalbiaa Chhangte   26'
Godwin Quashiga   53'
Lalliansanga   65'
  73' Ashish Jha Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Jibon Chandra Gogoi
3 March 2019 TRAU 2–0 Jamshedpur (R) Imphal
14:00 IST
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Prasad Rabha
4 March 2019 Chhinga Veng 3–1 Rainbow Aizawl
9:00 IST
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Lanthioba Pheiroijam
4 March 2019 ATK (R) 0–4 Mohammedan Kolkata
15:00 IST
  •   43' Stephanson Pale
  •   45+1' Prosenjit Chakroborty
  •   53' Philip Adjah
  •   78' Arthur Kouassi
Stadium: Howrah Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Akash Jackson Routh
9 March 2019 Jamshedpur (R) 0–4 ATK (R) Jamshedpur
14:00 IST
  • Ashish Jha   26'
  • Thomyo L Shimray   35'
  • Monoranjan Singh   51'
  • Yumnam Singh   76'
Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 150
Referee: Prabhat Kalita
9 March 2019 Mohammedan 3–0 Chhinga Veng Kolkata
15:00 IST
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Srikant Bohidar
10 March 2019 Rainbow 3–3 TRAU Kolkata
14:00 IST
  • Abhijit Sarkar   15', 45'
  • Sunday   89'
  • Kivi Zhimomi   77'
  • Joseph Mayowa Olaleye   90+1'
  • Ningthoujam Momocha Singh   90+4'
Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Nishant Bhengra
12 March 2019 ATK (R) 1–2 Chhinga Veng Kolkata
15:00 IST Yumnam Singh   8' Lalromawia   14'
Imanuel Lalthazuala   22'
Stadium: Howrah Stadium
Attendance: 75
Referee: Vishal
13 March 2019 Jamshedpur (R) 3–0 Rainbow Jamshedpur
14:00 IST Jaypal Singh Sirka   53'
Gorachand Mamdi   62'
Sohrab Akhtar   63'
Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 700
Referee: Jehrul Islam
13 March 2019 Mohammedan 6–0 TRAU Kolkata
15:00 IST Stephanson Pale   43', 71'
Philip Adjah   66', 90+1'
Md. Amirul   86'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Jatinder Singh
17 March 2019 TRAU 1–1 ATK (R) Imphal
14:00 IST
  • Princewill Emeka   15'
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Akash Jackson Routh
17 March 2019 Mohammedan 0–2 Rainbow Kolkata
15:00 IST
  • Sunday   4'
  • Sourov Roy   90+2'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 188
Referee: Priyobarta Singh Langpoklakpam
18 March 2019 Chhinga Veng 2–2 Jamshedpur (R) Aizawl
14:00 IST
  • Lalmuanzova   26'
  • Lalrammawia Rammawia   30'
  • Subhankar Sana   72'
  • Jaypal Singh Sirka   88'
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Shubhankar Khamri
22 March 2019 Jamshedpur (R) 2–4 Mohammedan Jamshedpur
14:00 IST
  • Sohrab Akhtar   15'
  • Subhankar Sana   58' (pen.)
Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 250
Referee: Harish Kundu
22 March 2019 Rainbow 1–2 ATK (R) Kolkata
14:00 IST
Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Attendance: 338
Referee: Prabhat Kalita
22 March 2019 Chhinga Veng 2–3 TRAU Aizawl
14:00 IST
  • Vanlalbiaa Chhangte   64'
  • Lalliansanga   73'
  • Shougrapkam Netrajit Singh   8'
  • Moirangthem Deepak Singh   58'
  • Princewill Emeka   78'
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mithun Kumar Kundu

Final round

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Group champions from preliminary round and second placed team from Group C will qualify for this round. The four sides will play each other twice in the home and away format. The team that finishes top of the table in the Final Round will be crowned champions, and earn promotion.[8]

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 TRAU (Q) 6 5 0 1 13 5 +8 15 Promotion to I-League
2 Chhinga Veng 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 13
3 Ozone 5 1 0 4 4 6 −2 3
4 Lonestar Kashmir 5 0 1 4 3 15 −12 1
Source: Soccerway
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Fixtures and results

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29 April 2019 Chhinga Veng 1–3 TRAU Aizawl
14:30 IST Godwin Quashiga   80'
  • Princewill Emeka   43'
  • Joseph Mayowa Olaleye   63'
  • Yami Longvah   89'
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Pratik Mondal
29 April 2019 Ozone 3–0 Lonestar Kashmir Bengaluru
15:30 IST
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Venkatesh R
3 May 2019 TRAU 4–1 Lonestar Kashmir Imphal
14:30 IST
  • Princewill Emeka   19'
  • Joseph Mayowa Olaleye   30', 86'
  • Ngangbam Naocha Singh   54'
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 739
Referee: Mithun Kumar Kundu
5 May 2019 Ozone 0–1 Chhinga Veng Bengaluru
15:30 IST
  • Lalromawia   75'
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Rowan Arumugan
8 May 2019 Ozone 0–2 TRAU Bengaluru
15:30 IST
  • Yami Longvah   8', 12'
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Prasad Shivanand Surlakar
9 May 2019 Lonestar Kashmir 1–1 Chhinga Veng Srinagar
15:30 IST
  • Lalrammawia Rammawia   46' (o.g.)
  • Lalmuanzova   90+4' (pen.)
Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
Attendance: 400
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
12 May 2019 Lonestar Kashmir 0–1 TRAU Srinagar
15:30 IST
  • Ngangbam Naocha Singh   88'
Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
Attendance: 600
Referee: Harish Kundu
15 May 2019 Chhinga Veng 1–0 Ozone Aizawl
14:30 IST
  • MS Dawngliana   48'
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tanmoy Dhar
18 May 2019 Chhinga Veng 6–1 Lonestar Kashmir Aizawl
14:30 IST
  • Gagandeep Singh Ghattaura   32' (o.g.)
  • Laldinpua PC   35'
  • MS Dawngliana   39', 90+1'
  • Vanlalbiaa Chhangte   50'
  • Lalliansanga   86'
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Priyobarta Singh Langpoklakpam
19 May 2019 TRAU 2–1 Ozone Imphal
14:30 IST
  • Princewill Emeka   56'
  • Joseph Mayowa Olaleye   90+3'
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 1700
Referee: Om Prakash Thakur
25 May 2019 TRAU 1–2 Chhinga Veng Imphal
14:30 IST
  • Ngangbam Naocha Singh   66'
  • Malsawmzuala MC   33'
  • Lalliansanga   40'
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 806
Referee: Raktim Saha

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 25 May 2019[9]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Phillip Adjah Tetteh Mohammedan 10
  Princewill Emeka Olariche TRAU
3   C. S. Sabeeth Ozone 8
4   Joel Sunday Rainbow 7
  Joseph Mayowa Olaleye TRAU
6   Aaren D Silva Goa (R) 6
7   Altamash Sayed Bengaluru (R) 5
  Arthur Kouassi Mohammedan
  Thomyo L. Shimray ATK (R)
  Yumnam Singh ATK (R)
  Roshan Singh Bengaluru (R)
  Jagaba Hamza Lonestar Kashmir
  Lalliansanga Chhinga Veng

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref
  Syed Shoaib Ahmed ARA FC Hindustan FC 4–3 (H) 16 January 2019 [10]
  Liston Colaco FC Goa (R) Hindustan FC 6-0 (H) 21 January 2019
  Imanuel Lalthazuala Chhinga Veng FC Rainbow AC 3-1 (H) 4 March 2019
  Phillip Adjah Tetteh Mohammedan Jamshedpur (R) 2-4 (A) 22 March 2019

Clean sheets

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As of 25 May 2019
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1   Zothanmawia Chhinga Veng 6
2   Aditya Patra Bengaluru (R) 5
  Shubham Dhas Goa (R)
  Dharmindar Guru Ozone
5   Mithun Samonto TRAU 4
6   Jedidi Haokip ATK (R) 3
  Priyant Kumar Singh Mohammedan
8   Fayaz Shaikh Fateh Hyderabad 2
  Dibyendu Sarkar Rainbow
  Abhishek Das ARA

References

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  2. ^ "AIFF Executive Committee announce 2nd Division I-League tentative kick-off date". Khel Now.
  3. ^ "Fateh Hyderabad AFC is proud to announce its first ever Official Kitting Partner for the 2019 season". twitter.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  4. ^ "CFL 2018: Mohammedan SC ropes in Raghu Nandi as coach". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Will aim for next season's I League: TRAU's secretary". e-pao.net. Retrieved 9 January 2019.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Lhendup Dorji to play with Lonestar Kashmir FC in India". kuenselonline.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Mohammedan Sporting Sign Striker Phillip Adjah Tetteh". mohammedansportingindia.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Hero 2nd Division League set to kick-off on January 12". i league. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Players–Goals". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  10. ^ "ARA FC of to a flier". Ahmedabad Mirror.
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