Hero I-League Qualifier 2020 to get underway on October 8

AIFF Media 

The Hero I-League Qualifier 2020 is all set to kick-start the 2020-21 football season at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata, and the Kalyani Municipal Stadium, in Kalyani, West Bengal, as five clubs will battle it out for a single qualification spot, beginning on Thursday, October 8, 2020. 

The Qualifiers are set to be played in a round-robin format, with the following five teams facing each other once: 

• ARA FC
• Bhawanipore FC
• Garhwal FC
• FC Bengaluru United
• Mohammedan SC

The team that finishes at the top of the table after matchday five, enters the 2020-21 Hero I-League. 

“The Hero I-League qualifiers are an important event as it gives a number of teams the chance to qualify for this pan-India league,” said AIFF Leagues CEO Mr. Sunando Dhar. 

“It is unfortunate that these teams missed out on the opportunity to gain promotion last season due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic,” he continued. “That is why this is a unique opportunity for them to make it to the Hero I-League this season. Wishing them all the very best in their endeavors.”

 

Fixture: I-League 2nd Division Final Rounds

Leg 2 (Final)

• Monday, 15 Apr, 2013: Rangdajied United FC 1 Vs Bhawanipore FC 0   
• Monday, 15 Apr, 2013: Langsing Sports Club 1 Vs Mohammedan Sporting Club 1    
• Tuesday, 16 Apr, 2013: Southern Samity 2 Vs Mumbai Tigers 1    
• Thursday, 18 Apr, 2013: Mohammedan Sporting Club 1 (Charles Dzisah-[p]) Vs Southern Samity 0    
• Thursday, 18 Apr, 2013: Bhawanipore FC 3 (Lima-2, Dipendu Duary) Vs Langsning FC 3 (Daniel Bidemi, Marlanki, Joel Bidemi)   
• Friday, 19 Apr, 2013: Mumbai Tigers 0 Vs Rangdajied United FC 1 (J Kelechi-48')   
• Sunday, 21 Apr, 2013: Bhawanipore FC 4 (Lima-12', 57', 74', Barreto-14') Vs Southern Samity 1 (Basanta Singh-63')   
• Sunday, 21 Apr, 2013: Mohammedan Sporting Club 2 (Charles Dzisah-83', Alfred-90'+4') Vs Mumbai Tigers 0    
• Monday, 22 Apr, 2013: Langsning FC 1 (Ayeni) Vs Rangdajied United FC 3 (Babatunde-3)  
• Wednesday, 24 Apr, 2013: Langsning FC 3 (Daniel Bidemi Ayeni–68', Nawab Zeeshan Rahaman [OG]-73', Marlangki Suting–79') Vs Mumbai Tigers 1 (Durga Boro–31')
• Wednesday, 24 Apr, 2013: Rangdajied United FC 3 (Babatunde–16', 40', 86') Vs Southern Samity 1 ( Kaushik Biswas–25')     
• Thursday, 25 Apr, 2013: Bhawanipore FC 0 Vs Mohammedan Sporting Club 0    
• Saturday, 27 Apr, 2013: Rangdajied United FC Vs Mohammedan Sporting Club     
• Saturday, 27 Apr, 2013: Mumbai Tigers Vs Bhawanipore FC     
• Sunday, 28 Apr, 2013: Southern Samity Vs Langsning FC 

Leg 1

• Saturday, March 30, 2013, 1.45 pm: Southern Samity 1 (Imran Khan-51') Vs Rangdajied United FC 1 (BabaTunde Ayomide-30')    
• Saturday, March 30, 2013, 4.15 pm: Langsning FC 0 Vs Mumbai Tigers 1 (Sunil Kumar-45'+2')     
• Sunday, March 31, 2013, 4.15 pm: Mohammedan Sporting Club 0 Vs Bhawanipore FC 0
• Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 1.30 pm: Bhawanipore FC 1 (Jose Ramirez Barreto-90'+2') Vs Rangdajied United FC 0    
• Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 4 pm: Mumbai Tigers 3 (NP Pradeep-64', Demba Dikhate-79', 89') Vs Southern Samity 0    
• Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 4 pm: Mohammedan Sporting Club 2 (Younes Balthaw-52', Charles Dzisah-58'[p]) Vs Langsning FC 1 (Joel Sunday-44')   
• Friday, April 5, 2013, 1.30 pm: Langsning FC 3 (Joel Sunday-11', Daniel Bidemi-73', Victor-90'+3') Vs Bhawanipore FC 3 (Hudson Lima-7', Yousef-26', Jagannath Sana-70')   
• Friday, April 5, 2013, 4 pm: Southern Samity 0 Vs Vs Mohammedan Sporting Club 1 (Alfred Jaryan-69')   
• Saturday, April 6, 2013, 4 pm: Rangdajied United FC 3 (Bansha Rai-44', Abocha Singh-53', Shin Hojun-81') Vs Mumbai Tigers 1 (NP Pradeep-2')   
• Monday, April 8, 2013, 1.30 pm: Bhawanipore FC 3 (Barreto-26', 64'-p, 84') Vs Mumbai Tigers 2 (Demba Dikhate-7', 62')   
• Monday, April 8, 2013, 4 pm: Mohammedan Sporting Club 1 (Jerry Zirsingha) Vs Rangdajied United FC 0
• Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 4 pm: Langsning FC 2 (Samson Nongrum-69', Avijit Das [self]-78') Vs Southern Samity 0    
• Thursday, April 11, 2013, 1.30 pm: Mumbai Tigers 1 (Bikash Jairu-90'+2') Vs Mohammedan Sporting Club 0    
• Thursday, April 11, 2013, 4 pm: Southern Samity 2 (Suraj Mondal-11', Marcos-90') Vs Bhawanipore FC 2 (Baretto-29', Hudson Lima-45'+2')   
• Friday, April 12, 2013, 4 pm: Rangdajied United FC Vs Langsning FC

Bangalore to Host I-League 2nd Division Final Round

After successfully hosting the group A qualifying matches of the I-League 2nd division, it is now the turn of the same host to carry the final round matches. So a month-long non-stop football bonanza is waiting for football loving fans of Bangalore.

I-League CEO, Sunanda Dhar, in his last month visit during the ongoing Group A qualifiers suggested the probable venue could be either Delhi or Bangalore. The latter was favored because of the better weather conditions during summer.

6 teams from 3 groups who have qualified from the previous round plus last years I-League 1st division relegated team Mohammedan Sporting and Vasco will be playing in the round robin format. The matches will be played from April 30 thru May 25.

Malabar United and HAL have been qualified from Group A, Sesa Football Academy (Goa) and ONGC (Mumbai) have been qualified from Group B, and NISA (Manipur) and Oil India Limited (Assam) have been qualified from Group C.

Each round consisting of 4 matches will be played in 2 days time. There will be a rest of 2 days between each round. Match timings are not yet confirmed by the AIFF. But looking at the way it was followed during the qualifying matches, the first match of the day will be played at 2 pm followed by the second match at 4 pm. All the matches will be played in the Bangalore Football Stadium.

Round 1

• Friday, April 30, 2010: Vasco Sports Club versus Sesa Football Academy
• Friday, April 30, 2010: HAL versus Malabar United
• Saturday, May 1, 2010: Mohammedan Sporting Club versus ONGC
• Saturday, May 1, 2010: NISA, Manipur versus Oil India

Round 2

• Tuesday, May 4, 2010: Malabar United versus Sesa Football Academy
• Tuesday, May 4, 2010: HAL versus Oil India
• Wednesday, May 5, 2010: Vasco Sports Club versus ONGC
• Wednesday, May 5, 2010: NISA, Manipur versus Mohammedan Sporting Club

Round 3

• Saturday, May 8, 2010: Sesa Football Academy versus Oil India
• Saturday, May 8, 2010: Malabar United versus ONGC
• Sunday, May 9, 2010: Vasco Sports Club versus NISA, Manipur
• Sunday, May 9, 2010: HAL versus Mohammedan Sporting Club

Round 4

• Wednesday, May 12, 2010: Oil India versus ONGC
• Wednesday, May 12, 2010: Sesa Football Academy versus Mohammedan Sporting Club
• Thursday, May 13, 2010: Malabar United versus NISA, Manipur
• Thursday, May 13, 2010: HAL versus Vasco Sports Club

 

Round 5

• Sunday, May 16, 2010: Mohammedan Sporting Club versus Oil India      
• Sunday, May 16, 2010: Vasco Sports Club versus Malabar United    
• Monday, May 17, 2010: HAL versus ONGC     
• Monday, May 17, 2010: NISA, Manipur versus Sesa Football Academy     

Round 6

• Thursday, May 20, 2010: HAL versus NISA, Manipur      
• Thursday, May 20, 2010: Vasco Sports Club versus Oil India    
• Friday, May 21, 2010: Mohammedan Sporting Club versus Malabar United    
• Friday, May 21, 2010: ONGC versus Sesa Football Academy     

Round 7

• Monday, May 24, 2010: HAL versus Sesa Football Academy    
• Monday, May 24, 2010: Vasco Sports Club versus Mohammedan Sporting Club    
• Tuesday, May 25, 2010: Oil India versus Malabar United     
• Tuesday, May 25, 2010: NISA, Manipur versus ONGC