Shillong, Mar 20: The fixtures for I-League 2, the third tier of Indian men’s football league system, was announced earlier this week.
The season will commence on 27th March with two matches scheduled on the opening day, and conclude on 15th May.
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC of Assam will take on Sudeva Delhi FC at the KASA Stadium in Diphu, while GMSC will face Sporting Club Bengaluru at the Cooperage Stadium in Mumbai on the first day of action.
Nine clubs will participate this season, which will be played in a home and away single-round-robin format, with each team playing once against all opponents, four at home and four away.
The champions and runners-up will be promoted to the Indian Football League 2026-27. The ninth-placed club, along with Sports Academy Tirur (who withdrew from I-League 2 2025-26 prior to the commencement of the league), will be relegated to I-League 3 in 2026-27.
The nine participating teams include the two relegated clubs from I-League 2024-25 (Delhi FC and Sporting Club Bengaluru), two promoted clubs from I-League 3 2024-25 (GMSC and Karbi Anglong Morning Star), four existing clubs from I-League 2 (United SC, NEROCA FC of Manipur, Sporting Clube de Goa and FC Bengaluru United) and Sudeva Delhi FC, who were reinstated to I-League 2 as per the decision of the AIFF Executive Committee.
