2022–23 I-League 2nd Division

The 2022-23 I-League 2nd Division or Hero I-League 2nd Division 2022-23 (for sponsorship reasons) will be the 15th season of I-League 2nd Division since its establishment in 2008. The league winner will secure place in 2023–24 I-League season.

I-League 2nd Division
DatesTBA
ChampionsTBA
PromotedTBA
← 2021

Subrata Dutta, senior vice president of All India Football Federation, and AIFF league committee members held its meeting on November 21, 2021, The Committee unanimously decided that there will be a relegation in the 2021–22 I-League, and from that there won’t be any Hero I-League Qualifiers in 2021–22 season and the 2nd Division League will be played on a home and away basis from 2022–23 onwards.[1]

Committee also decided that For teams to qualify for the 2nd division, all the State FAs need to finish their State Leagues by May 2022, and nominate the respective champion club. The League management will thereafter work on the club licensing criteria, and decide on the format and number of groups.[2]

Teams

As per AIFF, ten teams will be selected to participate in I-League 2nd Division, through State leagues. Only one team among the nominated two teams from each state will be selected.

Selection criteria
  1. State association can nominate up to two teams based on the conducted qualifying tournament in most recent season.
  2. Nominated teams shall meet AIFF financial requirements and be liable to complete club licensing criteria.[3]

Some of the states have conducted the domestic league Tournaments, others are yet to conduct. The following are the eligible clubs from the state leagues.

State Tournament Club City Result
Bihar 2021 Bihar State Soccer League TBA
TBA
Delhi 2021–22 FD Senior Division Delhi FC Delhi Champion
Hindustan FC Delhi 2nd place
Goa 2021–22 Goa Professional League TBA
Gujarat 2022 GSFA Club Championship TBA
TBA
Himachal Pradesh 2021–22 Himachal Football League TBA
TBA
Jammu and Kashmir 2021 JKFA Professional League J&K Bank FC Srinagar Champion
Kashmir Avengers FC Srinagar Runner-up
Karnataka 2021–22 Bangalore Super Division FC Bengaluru United Bangalore Champion
Kickstart FC Bengaluru 2nd place
Kerala 2021–22 Kerala Premier League Golden Threads FC Kochi Champion
BASCO FC Malappuram Semi-finalist
Madhya Pradesh 2021–22 Madhya Pradesh Premier League Eagles FC Bhopal Champion
Sehore Boys FC Sehore Runner-up
Maharashtra 2021–22 MFA Elite Division TBA
Manipur 2021 Manipur State League KLASA FC Imphal Champion
Southern Sporting Union Imphal Runner-up
Meghalaya 2022 Shillong Premiere League TBA
TBA
Odisha 2022 FAO League TBA
Punjab 2021–22 Punjab State Super Football League TBA
Rajasthan 2022 Rajasthan State Men's League TBA
Tamil Nadu 2021–22 Chennai Senior Division League TBA
Uttar Pradesh 2021 Lucknow Super Division Techtro Lucknow FC Lucknow Champion
Sunrise FC Lucknow Runners up
West Bengal 2021–22 Calcutta Premier Division George Telegraph SC Kolkata Semi finalist
United SC Kolkata Semi-finalist

Teams promoted to 2022–23 I League 2 Division
  • (Champions)
  • (Runners-up)
  • (Third-placed)
  • (Fourth-placed)

References
  1. "AIFF League Committee meets via video conferencing". www.the-aiff.com.
  2. "AIFF League Committee meets via video conferencing". www.the-aiff.com.
  3. Mergulhao, Marcus (7 August 2021). "I-League Qualifiers: AIFF to use financial criteria as tie-breaker to select teams". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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