2015 I-League 2nd Division

The 2015 I-League 2nd Division was the eighth season of the I-League 2nd Division, the second division of football in India. Eight clubs participated this season, including Mohammedan, after they were relegated from the I-League last season.[1] Aizawl won the league and will be the first team from Mizoram to play in I-League in 2015–16 I-League season.[2]

I-League 2nd Division
Season2014–15
ChampionsAizawl
PromotedAizawl
Matches played56
Goals scored209 (3.73 per match)
Highest scoringHindustan 2–6 Chanmari
(1 April 2015)

United 5–3 Kenkre
(7 April 2015)

PIFA 3–5 Aizawl
(27 April 2015)
Longest winning runAizawl (6 games)
Longest unbeaten runAizawl (6 games)
Longest winless runPIFA (14 games)
Longest losing runKenkre (6 games)
2014
All statistics correct as of 8 May 2015.

Venues

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The double-leg league was held in two venues Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri and SSB Ranidanga Stadium, Golaghat respectively.[3] The initial seven rounds of matches were held in Siliguri, the return legs were held in Golaghat.[4]

Team overview

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Location and coaches

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Team Location Head coach
Aizawl Aizawl, Mizoram   Hmingthana Zadeng
Chanmari Aizawl, Mizoram   Gaurav Chatterjee
Hindustan Delhi   Abhijoy Basu
Kenkre Mumbai, Maharashtra   Ekendra Singh
Lonestar Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir   Hilal Rasool
Mohammedan Kolkata, West Bengal   Ananta Kumar Ghosh
PIFA Mumbai, Maharashtra   Nirvan Shah
United Kolkata, West Bengal   Satyabrata Bhowmick

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Aizawl (C, P) 14 11 1 2 45 20 25 34 Qualification to 2015–16 I-League
2 Lonestar Kashmir 14 8 3 3 22 14 8 27
3 Chanmari 14 7 4 3 35 24 11 25
4 Mohammedan[a] 14 8 2 4 29 17 12 23
5 United 14 5 2 7 24 28 −4 17
6 Hindustan 14 4 3 7 18 28 −10 15
7 Kenkre 14 3 1 10 21 39 −18 10
8 PIFA 14 0 4 10 15 39 −24 4
Source: I-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Mohammedan were deducted three points for the payment default to a player.[5]

Results

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Home \ Away AFC CFC HIN KFC LKFC MSC PIFA USC
Aizawl 2–3 5–0 2–0 4–1 2–1 6–1 0–0
Chanmari 2–4 1–2 4–1 1–2 2–2 3–3 5–1
Hindustan 2–3 2–6 2–3 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–2
Kenkre 1–4 1–2 0–3 1–1 0–4 5–4 0–3
Lonestar Kashmir 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 3–2
Mohammedan 2–4 1–1 1–0 4–3 1–2 2–0 2–0
PIFA 3–5 1–1 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–5 0–1
United 2–4 2–3 2–2 5–3 0–4 1–2 3–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ "I-League and Fed Cup Committee Meeting held at Football House". The All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Aizawl FC become Mizoram's inaugural representatives in the I-League". 7 May 2015.
  3. ^ "I-league 2nd Division second phase". Goalie365.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Second division league venues finalized". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Mohammedan Sporting docked three points for payment default". 19 June 2015.
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