# 2015–16 I-League 2nd Division

The 2015–16 I-League 2nd Division was the ninth edition of the I-League 2nd division, the second-highest division in India.

## League structure

The 2015–16 I-League 2nd division matches to be played on a home and away basis. The preliminary rounds will be played in the ‘conference’ system with the teams being divided into Eastern and Western conferences. Top 3 teams from each conference will qualify for the final round of the 2015–2016 season of 2nd division I-League.
The 10-team I-League second division commenced on 14 November.

## Team overview

The following clubs participated in the 2nd Division League 2015–16, subject to fulfillment of the Club Licensing criteria.
| Team | State | Home Ground | Capacity |
| Kenkre | Maharashtra | Cooperage Ground | 5,000 |
| Lonestar Kashmir | Jammu and Kashmir | Bakhshi Stadium | 30,000 |
| Mohammedan | West Bengal | Barasat Stadium | 22,000 |
| Dempo | Goa | Raia Panchayat Ground | 6,000 |
| PIFA | Maharashtra | Cooperage Ground | 5,000 |
| Guwahati | Assam | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati | 15,000 |
| NEROCA | Manipur | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium | 26,000 |
| Fateh Hyderabad | Telangana | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | 25,000 |
| Gangtok Himalayan | Sikkim | Paljor Stadium | 30,000 |
| Minerva | Punjab | Guru Nanak Stadium | 15,000 |

### Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to three per team. A team could use two foreign players on the field each game.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
| Dempo | Chika Wali | Felix Chidi Odili | — |
| Fateh Hyderabad | — | — | — |
| Gangtok Himalayan | Samuel Kane | Namdi Stephen Harry | Leonce Dodoz |
| Guwahati | Ugochukwu Godswill | Oluwaunmi Somide | Emmanuel Ini Oyoh |
| Kenkre | Yao Kouassi Bernard | Lassine Karamoko | Samuel Bradley |
| Lonestar Kashmir | James Effiong | — | — |
| Minerva | Alhassan Dahir Bala | Kareem Omolaja | Atsushi Yonezawa |
| Mohammedan | Lancine Toure | Simbarashe Gate | James Moga |
| NEROCA | Amamba Jerry Elekwachi | Onwubuariri Ikechukwu Joseph | Offor Emeka Christian |
| PIFA | Solileymane Sylla | — | — |

## Group A - Eastern Conference

All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+05:30.

### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mohammedan | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 16 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Gangtok Himalayan | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | Advance to Final Round |
| 3 | NEROCA | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 12 | Advance to Final Round |
| 4 | Guwahati | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | |
| 5 | Fateh Hyderabad | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 4 | |

### Fixtures and results
## Group B - Western Conference

All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+05:30.

### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Minerva | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 19 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Dempo | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 15 | Advance to Final Round |
| 3 | Lonestar Kashmir | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 | Advance to Final Round |
| 4 | Kenkre | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 | |
| 5 | PIFA | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 26 | −23 | 2 | |

### Fixtures and results
## Final round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Dempo (C, P) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 23 | Promotion to I-League |
| 2 | Minerva | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 18 | |
| 3 | NEROCA | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 17 | |
| 4 | Mohammedan | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 12 | |
| 5 | Gangtok Himalayan | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 6 | |
| 6 | Lonestar Kashmir | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 4 | |
* ↑ 3 points are deducted from Mohammedan SC as per the decision taken by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee.

## Statistics

    As of 6 June 2016

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Apps. |
| 1 | Felix Chidi Odili | Dempo | 7 | 11 |
| 2 | Atinder Mani | Lonestar Kashmir | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | James Moga | Mohammedan | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | Milagres Gonsalves | Dempo | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Ajay Singh | Mohammedan | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | Farukh Choudhary | Lonestar Kashmir | 6 | 18 |
| 7 | Oluwaunmi Somide | Guwahati | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Badmus Babatunde | Gangtok Himalayan | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | Kareem Omolaja | Minerva | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Leonce Dodoz Zikahi | Gangtok Himalayan | 4 | 9 |