2015–16 I-League 2nd Division

I-League 2nd Division
Season 2015–16
Champions Dempo
Promoted Dempo
Matches played 40
Goals scored 92 (2.3 per match)
Top goalscorer Nigeria Badmus Babatunde
Nigeria Oluwaunmi Somide
(5 Goals each)
Biggest home win

Kenkre 4–0 PIFA
(18 December 2015)

Dempo 4–0 Kenkre
(27 December 2015)
Biggest away win PIFA 0–8 Dempo
(17 January 2016)
Highest scoring PIFA 0–8 Dempo
(17 January 2016)
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All statistics correct as of 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 the 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 November 14.

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
Lone Star 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 Nigeria Chika Wali - Nigeria Falix Chidi Odil
Fateh Hyderabad — — —
Gangtok Himalayan Nigeria Samuel Kane Nigeria Namdi Stephen Harry
Guwahati FC Nigeria Ugochukwu Godswill Nigeria Oluwaunmi Somide Nigeria Emmanuel Ini Oyoh
Kenkre Ivory Coast Yao Kouassi Bernard Ivory Coast Lassine Karamoko United States Samuel Bradley
Lonestar Kashmir Nigeria James Effiong — —
Minerva Nigeria Alhassan Dahir Bala Nigeria Kareem Omolaja Japan Atsushi Yonezawa
Mohammedan Ivory Coast Lancine Toure Zimbabwe Simbarashe Gate South Sudan James Moga
NEROCA Nigeria Amamba Jerry Elekwachi Nigeria Onwubuariri Ikechukwu Joseph Nigeria Offor Emeka Christian
PIFA Guinea Solileymane Sylla — —

Group A - Eastern Conference

All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+05:30.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mohammedan 8 5 1 2 10 7 +3 16 Advance to Final Round
2 Gangtok Himalayan 8 3 4 1 9 4 +5 13
3 NEROCA 8 3 3 2 7 5 +2 12
4 Guwahati 8 2 3 3 9 8 +1 9
5 Fateh Hyderabad 8 1 1 6 5 17 −12 4

Fixtures and Results

Group B - Western Conference

All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+05:30.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Minerva 8 6 1 1 16 3 +13 19 Advance to Final Round
2 Dempo 8 5 0 3 16 6 +10 15
3 Lonestar Kashmir 8 3 4 1 10 5 +5 13
4 Kenkre 8 1 3 4 6 11 −5 6
5 PIFA 8 0 2 6 3 26 −23 2

Fixtures and Results

Final round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Dempo (C, P) 10 7 2 1 16 4 +12 23 Promotion to I-League
2 Minerva 10 5 3 2 14 11 +3 18
3 NEROCA 10 5 2 3 13 11 +2 17
4 Mohammedan[lower-alpha 1] 10 4 3 3 10 8 +2 12
5 Gangtok Himalayan 10 1 3 6 7 16 −9 6
6 Lonestar Kashmir 10 1 1 8 10 20 −10 4
Source: Results & Fixtures: 2nd Division I-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. ↑ 3 points are deducted from Mohammedan SC as per the decision taken by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee.[3]

Statistics

As of 6 June 2016[4]

Top Scorers

Rank Player Team Goals Apps.
1 Nigeria Felix Chidi Odili Dempo 7 11
2 India Atinder Mani Lonestar Kashmir 7 17
3 South Sudan James Moga Mohammedan 6 4
4 India Milagres Gonsalves Dempo 6 7
5 India Ajay Singh Mohammedan 6 15
6 India Farukh Choudhary Lonestar Kashmir 6 18
7 Nigeria Oluwaunmi Somide Guwahati 5 7
8 Nigeria Badmus Babatunde Gangtok Himalayan 5 7
9 Nigeria Kareem Omolaja Minerva 4 9
10 Ivory Coast Zikahi Leonce Dodoz Gangtok Himalayan 4 9

References

  1. ↑ Change in format for I-League 2nd division Sportskeeda.com. Aug 26 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015
  2. ↑ I-League Core Committee Meets At AIFF Headquarters I-League.org. 24 Aug 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015
  3. ↑ "FIFA docks Mohammedan SC three points". 30 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Statistics: 2nd Division I-League

External links

See also

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