| Competition: | I-League 2nd Division |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Winners: | ONGC |
| Promoted: | ONGC United Sikkim |
| Prevseason: | 2011 |
| Nextseason: | 2013 |
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.
The 2012 I-League 2nd Division was played in 4 stadiums. Three of the stadiums were used for the Group Stage and one for the Final Stage.
The stadiums used in the group stage were the Barabati Stadium (Orissa), Ambedkar Stadium (New Delhi) and the Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium (Assam).
| 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 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Sikkim | | Sacked | 3 December 2011[1] | Pre-season | | 3 December 2011 | |
| Quartz | New Club | Pre-Season | Frank Braner | 1 January 2012 | |||
Group A will take place at the Barabati Stadium in Orissa.
| Team | 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 will take place at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi.
| Team | 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 will take place at the Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium in Assam.
| Team | 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 | ||
See main article: 2012 I-League 2nd Division final round. 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]
Updated: 20 February 2012
| 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 | ||
| Player | For ! | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Valley | United Sikkim | 3–3 | 8 February 2012 | ||
| Vasco | Golden Threads | 5–1 | 11 February 2012 | ||
| Kalighat | Quartz | 9–0 | 17 February 2012 | ||
| Golden Threads | Luangmaul | 4–3 | 17 February 2012 | ||
| Emmanuel Okoro7 | KGF Academy | Luangmaul | 7–1 | 19 February 2012 |