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The Indian I-League 2nd Division, is the second most prominent football league in India after I-League started by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). It will replace the old National Football League. The 2008 season will be the first for the I-League 2nd Division. The league was setup mainly to develop the standard of Indian Football. The first game was played on the 25th March 2008 and it was contested between Mohammedan Sporting Club FC and Amity United FC.
The First-Four Teams will be promoted to I-League Division 1.
[edit] History
[edit] Starting again 2008
Following the decline of the NFL division two, the AIFF decided to relaunch the national league for the 2008 season. The league was renamed the I-League 2nd Division and consists of twelve teams from the NFL the former division two. The first ever I-league 2nd Division will be sponsored by ONGC, who were also the previous sponsors of the now defunct NFL Division two.
The first match was played in Kolhapur, Maharastra on March 25, between Mohammedan Sporting Club FC and Amity United FC.
[edit] Clubs and stadia
[edit] I-League 2nd Division for the 2007-08 Season
| Club |
City/State |
Stadium |
Capacity |
| Mohammdedan Sporting |
Kolkata |
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
120,000 |
| Chirag United |
Kolkata |
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
120,000 |
| Indian Bank |
Chennai,Tamil Nadu |
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
40,000 |
| ONGC |
Mumbai |
Cooperage Ground |
12,000 |
| Amity United FC |
Gurgaon,Haryana |
Devi Lal Stadium, Gurgaon |
12,000 |
| HAL |
Bangalore |
Bangalore Stadium |
15,000 |
| OIL |
Duliajan, Assam |
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
25,000 |
| Mumbai FC |
Mumbai |
Cooperage Ground |
12,000 |
| New Delhi Heroes |
New Delhi |
Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi |
15,000 |
| Pune FC |
Pune |
| SBT |
Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala |
Chandrashekar Nair Stadium |
60,000 |
| Vasco |
Goa |
Jawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium |
35,000 |
[edit] External links
- Kolkata Football
- the-aiff.com - Official website of the All India Football Federation
- [1] - India's Premier Football Site
- [2] - I-League - The Home of India's Premier League
2008 Season
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