The 2012 I-League 2nd Division was the fifth season of the league. The league serves as the second top tier of Indian Football, using promotion and relegation with the I-League, which is top tier league of India.
| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Champions | ONGC |
| Promoted | ONGC United Sikkim |
← 2011 2013 → | |
Stadiums edit
The 2012 I-League 2nd Division will be played in 4 stadiums. Three of the Stadiums will be used for the Group Stage and one for the Final Stage.
The stadiums that will be used in the group stage are the Barabati Stadium (Orissa), Ambedkar Stadium (New Delhi) and the Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium (Assam).
Team overview edit
Teams and locations edit
Location of teams in the 2012 I-League 2nd Division
Personnel and sponsoring edit
| Team | Manager | Team captain | Kit Sponsor | Kit Maker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ar-Hima |  Subrata Bhattacharyya
|
TBA | TBA | Adidas |
| Aizawl | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Bhawanipore | Debjit Ghosh
|
TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Eagles | Jo Paul Ancheri
|
Saji Joy
|
TBA | TBA |
| Golden Threads | TBA | TBA | TBA | Adidas |
| Green Valley | Mridul Banerjee
|
TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Gauhati Town Club |  Juliano Fontana
|
TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Kalighat | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Kenkre | Floyd Pinto
|
TBA | TBA | TBA |
| KGF Academy | Raman Vijayan
|
TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Langsning | L Darlong
|
TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Luangmaul | TBA | TBA | TBA | Adidas |
| Mohammedan | Aloke Mukherjee
|
 Stanley Okoroigwe
|
EMTA | Reebok |
| PIFA | Nirvan Shah
|
TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Quartz |  Frank Braner
|
TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Royal Wahingdoh | Carlton Chapman
|
Seityasen Singh
|
Imperial Blue | Uhlsport |
| Samaleswari | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Simla Youngs | Manoj Chaudhary
|
TBA | TBA | TBA |
| SESA | Clifford Chukwuma
|
TBA | SESA | TBA |
| Southern Samity | Shabbir Ali
|
Franchis Xavier
|
Five Star Samity | Nike |
| Techno Aryan | Raghu Nandi
|
TBA | Techno India Group | TBA |
| United Sikkim |  Philippe De Ridder
|
Nim Lepcha
|
EMTA | Nike |
| Vasco | Robert Fernandes
|
TBA | TBA | TBA |
Managerial Changes edit
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Sikkim | Stanley Rozario
|
Sacked | 3 December 2011[1] | Pre-season | Philippe De Ridder
|
3 December 2011 |
| Quartz | New Club | Pre-Season | Frank Braner
|
1 January 2012 | ||
Group stage edit
Group A edit
Group A will take place at the Barabati Stadium in Orissa.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Wahingdoh | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 17 | final round |
| Kalighat | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 16 | final round |
| SESA | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 14 | |
| Techno Aryan | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 9 | |
| Samaleswari | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 8 | |
| Kenkre | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | -14 | 7 | |
| Gauhati Town Club | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 6 | |
| Quartz | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 29 | -25 | 1 |
Group B edit
Group B will take place at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammedan | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 19 | final round |
| Vasco | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 16 | final round |
| Langsning | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 13 | |
| KGF Academy | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 9 | |
| Simla Youngs | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 7 | |
| Golden Threads | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 7 | |
| Luangmaul | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 5 | |
| PIFA | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 2 |
Group C edit
Group C will take place at the Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium in Assam.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Sikkim | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 13 | final round |
| Aizawl | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | final round |
| Ar-Hima | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 11 | |
| Green Valley | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 8 | |
| Southern Samity | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 5 | |
| Bhawanipore | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 3 | |
| Eagles | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20 | -16 | 3 |
Final round edit
The final round of the 2012 I-League 2nd Division will take place between six teams from the group stage and the team relegated from I-League ONGC in a single table format in which each team plays each other once at home and once away from home.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONGC | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 22 | Promotion to 2012–13 I-League |
| 2 | United Sikkim | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 22 | |
| 3 | Mohammedan | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 21 | |
| 4 | Royal Wahingdoh | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 16 | |
| 5 | Kalighat | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 16 | |
| 6 | Vasco | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 13 | |
| 7 | Aizawl | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 5 |
Source: The AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Statistics edit
Updated: 20 February 2012
Top goalscorers edit
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmanuel Okoro
|
KGF Academy | 9 |
| 2 | Akabougu C.
|
Golden Threads | 5 |
| 3 | Angelo Colaco
|
Vasco | 4 |
| 4 | Daniel Bedemi
|
United Sikkim | 3 |
| Andrew Jgado
|
Vasco | ||
| Salau Nuruddin
|
Green Valley | ||
| Olatunde Komolafe
|
Kenkre | ||
| P. Biswas
|
Kalighat | ||
 Alfred Jaryan
|
Mohammedan | ||
| 9 | 12 players on 1 goal | ||
Hat-tricks edit
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salau Nuruddin |
Green Valley | United Sikkim | 3–3 | 8 February 2012 |
| Andrew Jgado |
Vasco | Golden Threads | 5–1 | 11 February 2012 |
| P. Biswas |
Kalighat | Quartz | 9–0 | 17 February 2012 |
| Akabougu C. |
Golden Threads | Luangmaul | 4–3 | 17 February 2012 |
| Emmanuel Okoro7 |
KGF Academy | Luangmaul | 7–1 | 19 February 2012 |
- 7 Player scored 7 goals
Scoring edit
- First goal of the season: Stanley Cyprian for Mohammedan against KGF Academy (1 February 2012)[3]
- Fastest goal of the season: 15 minutes – Isa Ali for Vasco against PIFA (1 February 2012)[3]
- Most goals in a game: 9 goals
- United Sikkim 7–2 Eagles (5 February 2012)
- Quartz 0–9 Kalighat (17 February 2012)
- Most goals scored in a game by one team: 9 goals – Kalighat 9–0 Quartz (17 February 2012)
References edit
- ^ "Belgium's Rider joins United Sikkim Football Club as a coach". I Sikkim. I Sikkim. 3 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ^ ":::: THE AIFF ::::". Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Mohammedan reign supreme; PIFA drew with Vasco". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.