2017–18 I-League 2nd Division


The 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division was the 11th season of the I-League 2nd Division, the second division Indian football league, since its establishment in 2008. The season started with the preliminary rounds from 14 March to 15 May 2018. The final round of the league took place between 21 May to 30 May 2018 at FSV Arena, Bengaluru.
This season featured 18 teams, divided into three groups of six teams each. The season also featured the reserve sides of seven Indian Super League clubs, none of which were eligible to qualify for the final round. Real Kashmir won the title on 30 May 2018 and earned the promotion to 2018–19 I-League. They also made history becoming first team from state of Jammu & Kashmir to enter the first division of I-League

Format

Just like the previous season, the I-League 2nd Division will feature a preliminary round and a final round. During the preliminary round, the 18 teams will be divided into three groups of six teams each. All the matches during the preliminary round will be played in a double round-robin basis, in which every team plays all others in their group once at home and once away. The winners of the three groups, along with the best second placed team, will qualify for the final round. The seven Indian Super League reserve sides in the league will not be eligible to qualify for the final round.
During the final round, the four teams will face each other in a single-leg league system at a neutral venue, where each team faces each other once. At the end of the round, the team in first will earn promotion to the next division of Indian football.

Teams



Stadiums and locations

TeamCity/StateStadiumCapacity
Bengaluru (R)Bengaluru, KarnatakaBangalore Football Stadium8,400
Chennaiyin (R)Chennai, Tamil NaduSSN College GroundTBA
Delhi Dynamos (R)DelhiAmbedkar Stadium35,000
Delhi UnitedDelhiGreater Noida Sports Complex GroundTBA
Fateh HyderabadAnantapur, Andhra PradeshAnantapur Sports Village Football GroundTBA
Goa (R)Margao, GoaFatorda Stadium19,000
HindustanDelhiAmbedkar Stadium35,000
Jamshedpur (R)Jamshedpur, JharkhandJRD Tata Sports Complex24,500
KeralaThrissur, KeralaThrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium15,000
Kerala Blasters (R)Kochi, KeralaMaharaja's College Stadium15,000
LangsningShillong, MeghalayaJawaharlal Nehru Stadium30,000
Lonestar KashmirSrinagar, Jammu and KashmirTRC Turf Ground15,000
Madhya BharatBhopal, Madhya PradeshJLU GroundTBA
MohammedanKolkata, West BengalBarasat Stadium22,000
OzoneBengaluru, KarnatakaBangalore Football Stadium8,400
Pune City (R)Pune, MaharashtraPirangute Football GroundTBA
Real KashmirSrinagar, Jammu and KashmirTRC Turf Ground15,000
TRAUManipurKhuman Lampak Main Stadium35,000

Foreign players

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.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2AFC player
Delhi United

Preliminary round

Group A


Group B


Group C


Final round


Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
1