2018–19 2nd Division League
The 2019 I-League 2nd Division 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.
TRAU won the title and earned the promotion to 2019–20 I-League.
Teams
At the start of the season 23 teams applied for participation in this edition of the league. 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.Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
Coaching changes
Team | Outgoing Head Coach | Manner of departure | Incoming Head Coach | Date of appointment |
Mohammedan | Biswajit Bhattacharya | 2018 | Raghunath Nandi | 2018 |
South United | Miquel Llado Plana | 2019 | Noel Wilson | 2019 |
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.Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Asian Visa |
ARA | |||
Chhinga Veng FC | 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 |
Mohammedan | Phillip Adjah Tetteh | Arthur Kouassi | |
Ozone | Chika Wali | William Opoku | |
Rainbow | Joel Sunday | Emmanuel Chigozie | |
South United | |||
TRAU | Princewill Emeka | Joseph Olaleye |
Preliminary round
Group A
Fixtures and results
Group B
Fixtures and results
Group C
Fixtures and results
Final round
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.Table
Fixtures and results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Phillip Adjah Tetteh | Mohammedan | 10 |
1 | Princewill Emeka Olariche | TRAU | 10 |
3 | C. S. Sabeeth | Ozone | 8 |
4 | Joel Sunday | Rainbow | 7 |
4 | Joseph Mayowa Olaleye | TRAU | 7 |
6 | Aaren D Silva | Goa | 6 |
7 | Altamash Sayed | Bengaluru | 5 |
7 | Arthur Kouassi | Mohammedan | 5 |
7 | Thomyo L. Shimray | ATK | 5 |
7 | Yumnam Singh | ATK | 5 |
7 | Roshan Singh | Bengaluru | 5 |
7 | Jagaba Hamza | Lonestar Kashmir | 5 |
7 | Lalliansanga | Chhinga Veng | 5 |
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean Sheets |
1 | Zothanmawia | Chhinga Veng | 6 |
2 | Aditya Patra | Bengaluru | 5 |
2 | Shubham Dhas | Goa | 5 |
2 | Dharmindar Guru | Ozone | 5 |
5 | Mithun Samonto | TRAU | 4 |
6 | Jedidi Haokip | ATK | 3 |
6 | Priyant Kumar Singh | Mohammedan | 3 |
8 | Fayaz Shaikh | Fateh Hyderabad | 2 |
8 | Dibyendu Sarkar | Rainbow | 2 |
8 | Abhishek Das | ARA | 2 |