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2016–17 I-League 2nd Division

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I-League 2nd Division
Season2016–17
ChampionsNEROCA
PromotedNEROCA
Matches played65
Goals scored160 (2.46 per match)
Top goalscorerOdafa Okolie (Southern Samity)
Felix Chidi Odili (NEROCA)
9 goals
All statistics correct as of 28 May 2017.

The 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division was the tenth season of the I-League 2nd Division, the second-tier Indian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2008. The season began on 21 January 2017 and featured 12 teams which was divided into three groups of four teams each.[1] NEROCA won the title and secured the promotion to I-League. 12 teams participated in the league.

Teams

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Locations of the 2016–17 I-League teams 2nd Division


Stadiums and locations

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Delhi United New Delhi, Delhi Ambedkar Stadium 20,000
Fateh Hyderabad Hyderabad, Telangana Gachibowli Athletic Stadium 30,000
Hindustan New Delhi, Delhi Thyagaraj Sports Complex 5,000
Kenkre Mumbai, Maharastra Cooperage Ground 5,000
Lonestar Kashmir Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Polo Ground 10,000
Mohammedan Kolkata, West Bengal Mohammedan Sporting Ground 15,000
NEROCA Imphal, Manipur Khuman Lampak Main Stadium 30,000
Ozone Bangalore, Karnataka Bangalore Football Stadium 8,400
Pride Sports Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Dr. Rajendra Prasad Football Stadium 10,000
Real Kashmir Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Bakshi Stadium 30,000
Southern Samity Kolkata, West Bengal Barasat Stadium 22,000
Sudeva Moonlight New Delhi, Delhi Ambedkar Stadium 20,000

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Delhi United Brazil Clebson Duarte Da Silva Nivia Aakash Healthcare
Fateh Hyderabad India ES Shyam T10 Sports None
Hindustan India Abhijoy basu Cosco Hero
Kenkre India Ekendra Singh Cosco Customers
Lonestar Kashmir India Fahd Khan None Lonestar
Mohammedan India Ranjan Chowdhury Kaizen Sports None
NEROCA India Gift Raikhan None Classic group of hotels
Ozone Netherlands Bert Zuurman None Ozone Group
Pride Sports Portugal Paulo Pedro None None
Real Kashmir Scotland David Robertson None Mentor
Southern Samity India Amit Sen None None
Sudeva Moonlight England Carlton Chapman None United Nations

Foreign players

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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 Released
Delhi United Nigeria Stephen Harry Nigeria Chibueze Jonathon Afghanistan Hamidullah Nesar Ahmed Nigeria Mohammed Adeola Hassan
Fateh Hyderabad England Adam Mitter Portugal Luis Carlos Santos The Gambia Saihou Jagne Brazil Bruno Bryan
Hindustan Nigeria Adehin Nelson
Kenkre Ivory Coast Yao Kouassi Bernard Guinea Boubacar Keita Liberia Korhena A Boakai United States Spenser Johnson
Lonestar Kashmir Ivory Coast Lancine Toure[A] France Alexandre Tabillon

[B]

Mohammedan Ivory Coast Leonce Dodoz Ivory Coast Lancine Toure France Alexandre Tabillon
NEROCA Liberia Varney Kallon Nigeria Emmanuel Chinedu Nigeria Felix Chidi Odili
Ozone Trinidad and Tobago Cornell Glen Nigeria Chika Wali Honduras Roby Norales
Pride Sports
Real Kashmir Senegal Lamine Tamba Ivory Coast Lago Bei
Southern Samity Nigeria Ogba Kalu Nnanna Nigeria Agwu Richard Nigeria Odafa Okolie Nigeria Daniel Bedemi
Sudeva Moonlight Haiti Peterson Joseph Australia Jason Starr

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 or relegation
1 Lonestar Kashmir 6 3 1 2 6 3 +3 10 Qualification to Final Round
2 Delhi United 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9
3 Real Kashmir 6 3 0 3 7 8 −1 9
4 Sudeva Moonlight 6 1 2 3 6 9 −3 5
Source: i-league.org

Fixtures and results

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28 January 2017 Delhi United 2–0 Real Kashmir Delhi
17:30 IST Stephen Harry 39'
Thopi 68'
Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: R. Palmson Moses Raj
29 January 2017 Sudeva Moonlight 0–2 Lonestar Kashmir Delhi
15:00 IST Report Bilal Ahmad 24'
Aakif Javed 89'
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Senthil Nathan S.
2 February 2017 Delhi United 0–0 Lonestar Kashmir Delhi
17:30 IST Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Akash Jackson Routh
4 February 2017 Sudeva Moonlight 4–3 Real Kashmir Delhi
15:00 IST Syed Shoaib Ahmed 33', 73'
Franko Paul 45'
Konthoujam James Singh 76' (o.g.)
Report Prem Kumar 8', 89'
Lago Dogbo Bei 46'
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Gibin Baby Kalarickal
8 February 2017 Delhi United 0–0 Sudeva Moonlight Delhi
19:00 IST Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Williams Joy Koshy
12 February 2017 Sudeva Moonlight 1–1 Delhi United Delhi
15:00 IST Gopi Kannan 86' Report Stephen Harry 21' Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
18 February 2017 Lonestar Kashmir 0–1 Real Kashmir Srinagar
14:15 IST Report Lago Dogbo Bei 67' Stadium: Synthetic Turf Ground
Attendance: 500
Referee: Akash Jackson Routh
22 February 2017 Real Kashmir 1–0 Lonestar Kashmir Srinagar
14:15 IST Lago Dogbo Bei 75' Report Stadium: Synthetic Turf Ground
Attendance: 800
Referee: Paramanand Jaganath Mandrekar
2 March 2017 Real Kashmir 1–0 Sudeva Moonlight Delhi
11:00 IST Prem Singh 66' Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rosario Fernandez
2 March 2017 Lonestar Kashmir 2–0 Delhi United Delhi
15:00 IST Aakif Javaid 24', 90' Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: PRIYOBARTA SINGH LANGPOKLAKPAM
4 March 2017 Real Kashmir 1–2 Delhi United Delhi
15:00 IST Lago Dogbo Bei 90+1' Report Zenithgenius Mashangva 24'
Stephen Harry Emeneka 45+2'
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Tanmoy Dhar
4 March 2017 Lonestar Kashmir 2–1 Sudeva Moonlight Delhi
15:00 IST Aakif Javaid 58'
Harpreet Singh 63' (pen)
Report Johny Muanpuia 68' Stadium: Sudeva Football Ground
Attendance: 50
Referee: Rabichandra Singh Irengbam

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 NEROCA 6 4 1 1 5 3 +2 13 Qualification to Final Round
2 Southern Samity 6 4 0 2 10 4 +6 12
3 Mohammedan 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4 10
4 Hindustan 6 0 0 6 3 15 −12 0
Source: i-league.org

Fixtures and results

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21 January 2017 Mohammedan 0–2 Southern Samity Kolkata
14:00 IST Report Biswas 31'
A. Singh 71'
Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Attendance: 894
Referee: Rabichandra Singh Irengbam
22 January 2017 Hindustan 0–1 NEROCA Delhi
19:00 IST Report Pritham 47' Stadium: Thyagaraj Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Senthil Nathan S.
27 January 2017 Mohammedan 2–0 NEROCA Kolkata
14:00 IST Manvir Singh 12'
Vanlal Biaa 79'
Report Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Raktim Saha
28 January 2017 Southern Samity 3–0 Hindustan Kolkata
14:00 IST Ronald Singh 10'
B. Singh 28'
Sayan Dutta 70'
Report Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Attendance: 133
Referee: Akash Jackson Routh
4 February 2017 NEROCA 1–0 Southern Samity Manipur
13:30 IST Thangjam 77' Report Stadium: Khuman Lampak
Attendance: 7,500
5 February 2017 Hindustan 0–1 Mohammedan Delhi
11:00 IST Report Vanlalbia 44' Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 677
Referee: R. Palmson Moses Raj
11 February 2017 Southern Samity 2–0 Mohammedan Kolkata
14:00 IST Report Nnanna 41'
Lancine Toure 41' (o.g.)
Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Raktim Saha
12 February 2017 NEROCA 1–0 Hindustan Imphal
13:30 IST Felix 90+2' (pen.) Report Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: T. H. Arun Kumar
17 February 2017 Mohammedan 6–1 Hindustan Kolkata
14:00 IST Vasum 32'
Vallal Biaa 39', 42'
Manvir Singh 49'
Hembram 75'
Sk Faiaz 86'
Report Kushant Chauhan 8' Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Crystal John
18 February 2017 Southern Samity 0–1 NEROCA Kolkata
14:00 IST Report David Lalbiakzara 16' Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: R. Palmson Moses Raj
25 February 2017 Hindustan 2–3 Southern Samity Delhi
14:00 IST Tushar Chaudhary 38'
Kislay Singh Sajwan 90' (pen.)
Report Biswas 30'
Kalu 45'
Moirangthem Basanta Singh 79'
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Khamruddin Mohammed Avez
25 February 2017 NEROCA 1–1 Mohammedan Imphal
14:00 IST Ejiogu Emmanuel Chinedu 29' Report Dodoz 84' Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jibon Chandra Gogoi

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fateh Hyderabad[a] 6 3 3 0 7 1 +6 12 Qualification to Final Round
2 Kenkre 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11
3 Ozone 6 3 1 2 13 8 +5 10
4 Pride Sports 6 0 0 6 2 16 −14 0
Source: i-league.org
Notes:
  1. ^ Pride Sports boycotted the match against Fateh Hyderabad, hence Fateh Hyderabad were awarded 0–3 win

Fixtures and results

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20 January 2017 Fateh Hyderabad 2–0 Pride Sports Hyderabad
15:45 IST Adam Mitter 17'
Rinreithan Shaiza 85'
Report Stadium: Gachibowli Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ranjit Bakshi
21 January 2017 Ozone 1–2 Kenkre Bangalore
15:00 IST Sabeeth 56' Report Yogesh Kadam 61'
Rajib Ghorui 65'
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Venkatesh R.
27 January 2017 Ozone 3–0 Pride Sports Bangalore
15:00 IST Anto Xavier 30', 31'
Vignesh 37'
Report Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Tanmoy Dhar
27 January 2017 Kenkre 0–0 Fateh Hyderabad Mumbai
15:30 IST Report Stadium: Cooperage Stadium
Attendance: 20
Referee: Khamruddin Mohammed Avez
4 February 2017 Pride Sports 0–1 Kenkre Jabalpur
15:30 IST Report Yogesh Kadam 62' Stadium: Ordinance Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Khamruddin Mohammed Avez
5 February 2017 Fateh Hyderabad 0–0 Ozone Hyderabad
15:45 IST Report Stadium: Gachibowli Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Tanmoy Dhar
9 February 2017 Fateh Hyderabad 0–0 Kenkre Hyderabad
15:45 IST Report Stadium: Gachibowli Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Gibin Baby Kalarickal
10 February 2017 Pride Sports 2–5 Ozone Jabalpur
15:00 IST Akhilesh Devrani 37'
Jonychand Singh Thounaojam 71' (pen.)
Report Sabeeth 7'
Anto Xavier 62', 90+2'
Satish Kumar 81', 90+4'
Stadium: Ordinance Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Mithanshu Das
16 February 2017 Ozone 1–2 Fateh Hyderabad Bangalore
15:00 IST Anto Xavier 40' Report Tamang 3'
Nongmeithem Bonison Singh 23'
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Senthil Nathan S.
17 February 2017 Kenkre 2–0 Pride Sports Mumbai
15:30 IST Yao Kouassi Bernard 48', 51' Report Stadium: Cooperage Ground
Attendance: 200
Referee: Debashis Mandi
24 February 2017 Kenkre 2–3 Ozone Mumbai
15:30 IST Yao Kouassi 64'
Yash Mhatre 78'
Report Anto Xavier 288', 42'
Karthik Govindswamy 69'
Stadium: Cooperage Ground
Attendance: 250
Referee: Rowan Arumughan
24 February 2017 Pride Sports 0–3
awarded
Fateh Hyderabad Jabalpur
15:30 IST Report Stadium: Ordinance Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Gibin Baby Kalarickal
Note: Pride Sports boycotted the match against Fateh Hyderabad, hence Fateh Hyderabad were awarded 0–3 win

Final round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 NEROCA (C) 10 8 2 0 23 4 +19 26 Promotion to the I-League
2 Southern Samity 10 5 2 3 16 15 +1 17
3 Delhi United 9 3 3 3 12 16 −4 12
4 Fateh Hyderabad 10 2 5 3 9 9 0 11
5 Lonestar Kashmir 9 1 3 5 8 13 −5 6
6 Kenkre 10 1 3 6 11 20 −9 6
Source: I-league
(C) Champions

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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Updated: 28 May 2017

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nigeria Odafa Okolie Southern Samity 9
Nigeria Felix Chidi Odili NEROCA
3 Nigeria Stephan Harry Delhi United 8
4 India Anto Xavier Ozone 7
5 India Subhash Singh NEROCA 6
6 Ivory Coast Yao Kouassi Bernard Kenkre 5
India Aakif Javaid Lonestar Kashmir
8 India Vanlal Biaa Mohammedan 4
Ivory Coast Lago Dogbo Bei Real Kashmir
India Ashim Biswas Southern Samity
India Pritam Singh NEROCA
The Gambia Saihou Jagne Fateh Hyderabad
13 India Prem Kumar Real Kashmir 3
Nigeria Ogba Kalu Nnanna Southern Samity
India Thangjam Singh NEROCA
India Mashangva Zenith Delhi United
India Basanta Singh Southern Samity
India Sampath Kuttymani Kenkre
India Yogesh Kadam Kenkre

References

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  1. ^ After the preliminary round Lacine Toure joined Lonestar Kashmir from Mohammedan
  2. ^ After the preliminary round Tabillon joined Lonestar Kashmir from Mohammedan
  1. ^ "I-League 2nd Division Fixtures". The Indian League. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
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