2011 I-League 2nd Division explained

Competition:I-League 2nd Division
Season:2010–11
Winners:Shillong Lajong
Promoted:Shillong Lajong
Sporting Goa
Matches:63
Total Goals:220
League Topscorer:Stanley Cyprian (Aryans)
Biggest Home Win:8-0[1]
Biggest Away Win:5-0
Highest Scoring:7-2
Longest Unbeaten:6
Longest Winless:1
Longest Losses:4
Prevseason:2010
Nextseason:2012

The 2011 I-League 2nd Division is the fourth season of the second division of the I-League, the Indian professional football league. A total of 21 teams were divided into three groups and the two top teams from each group played in the final round where they were joined by Shillong Lajong and Sporting Goa.[2]

Schedules and groups

The Second Division League fixtures for the preliminary round were as follows. Group A matches were scheduled to be played from 27 March to 9 April, while Group B Matches would be held from 2 April to 18 April and Group C matches would be played from 31 March to 17 April.

Group A

Stadiums and locations

ClubCity/stateStadiumCapacity
Southern SamityWest BengalUnknownUnknown
Simla YoungsDelhiUnknownUnknown
Golden ThreadsKeralaUnknownUnknown
LangsningMeghalayaJ.N Complex Stadium27,000
Gauhati TownAssamIndira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati30,000
United SikkimSikkimPaljor Stadium15,000
North Imphal Sporting AssociationManipurThangmeiband Athletic Union Ground10,000

Venue: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Assam, (Guwahati)

Group table

Team
United Sikkim6411157813[3] 2011 I-League 2nd Division final round
Southern Samity64111055132011 I-League 2nd Division final round
Langsning6312117410
NISA63039729
Golden Threads6122510-55
Simla Youngs612348-45
Gauhati Town6114410-64

Group B

Stadiums and locations

ClubCity/stateStadiumCapacity
Denzong BoysSikkimUnknownUnknown
JoscoKeralaUnknownUnknown
Ar-HimaMeghalayaJ.N Complex Stadium27,000
Mohammedan SportingKolkataSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata120,000
Malabar UnitedKochiJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi50,000
SESAGoaUnknownUnknown
KenkreMumbaiCooperage Ground12,000

Venue: Jharkhand, Jamshedpur

Group table

TeamPts
Mohammedan Sporting6420114+714 2011 I-League 2nd Division final round
Ar-Hima6312148+6102011 I-League 2nd Division final round
Josco63121210210
Kenkre63121411310
Malabar United61417437
SESA6114813-54
Denzong Boys6024821-132

Group C

Stadiums and locations

ClubCity/stateStadiumCapacity
ChandniCalicutEMS Stadium1,00,000
Techno AryanWest BengalUnknownUnknown
VascoGoaJawaharlal Nehru - Fatorda Stadium27,300
Royal WahingdohMeghalayaJawaharlal Nehru Stadium Polo, Shillong30,000
EaglesKeralaUnknownUnknown
PIFAMaharashtraCooperage Ground12,000
BEMLBangaloreUnknownUnknown

Venue: Tamil Nadu (Madurai)

Group table

Team
Royal Wahingdoh6600177+10182011 I-League 2nd Division final round
Vasco6501266+20152011 I-League 2nd Division final round
Techno Aryan6402166+1012
Eagles62131013-37
PIFA6204714-77
BEML6105415-113
Chandni6015220-181

Final round

See main article: 2011 I-League 2nd Division final round.

The final round of the 2011 I-League 2nd Division will take place between eight teams from the group stage in a single table format in which each team plays each other once

Team
Shillong Lajong7511126616 [4] I-League 2011-12
Sporting Goa7421106414I-League 2011-12
Vasco7412138513
Ar-Hima7322118311
United Sikkim724199010
Royal Wahingdoh71241213-15
Mohammedan Sporting711549-54
Southern Samity7115416-124

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[5]
1 Stanley CyprianTechno Aryan6
2 Abraham Bobby FemiDenzong Boys4
Koko SakiboVasco4
Badmus BabatundeTechno Aryan4
Zico ZorensangaAr-Hima4
6 Sachin GawasVasco3
Joseph PereiraJosco3
L NabachandraNorth Imphal Sporting Association3
Jackichand SinghRoyal Wahingdoh3
Standings[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: :::: THE AIFF :::: . 2012-04-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321202234/http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/tournament/tournament-fixtures.php?tournamentdetail=15&sub_tournamentdetail=16 . 2012-03-21 .
  2. Web site: :::: THE AIFF :::: . the-aiff.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716215233/http://the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=2289 . 2011-07-16.
  3. Web site: :::: THE AIFF :::: . www.the-aiff.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120311023252/http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=2418 . 2012-03-11.
  4. Web site: Results/Standings : I-League India - Division 2 - Goal.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090330184755/http://www.goal.com/en-india/scores/result-standings/186/i-league-india-division-2. 2009-03-30.
  5. News: Divisional Scorers . Football League . 6 August 2010 . 2 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100922060421/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalScorers/0%2C%2C10794~20107%2C00.html . 22 September 2010 .
  6. https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/nfl-2/2011/regular-season/