2016–17 I-League 2nd Division

{{Short description|10th season of the I-League 2nd Division}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}

{{Use Indian English|date=December 2016}}

{{Infobox football league season

|competition = I-League 2nd Division

|season = 2016–17

|winners = NEROCA

|promoted = NEROCA

|relegated =

|continentalcup1 =

|continentalcup1 qualifiers =

|continentalcup2 =

|continentalcup2 qualifiers =

|best goalkeeper =

|biggest home win =

|biggest away win =

|highest scoring =

|matches = 65

|total goals = 160

|league topscorer = Odafa Okolie (Southern Samity)
Felix Chidi Odili (NEROCA)
9 goals

|longest wins =

|longest unbeaten =

|longest winless =

|longest losses =

|highest attendance =

|lowest attendance =

|attendance =

|average attendance =

|prevseason = 2015–16

|nextseason = 2017–18

}}

The 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division was the tenth season of the I-League 2nd Division, the second-tier Indian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2008. The season began on 21 January 2017 and featured 12 teams which was divided into three groups of four teams each.{{cite news|title=I-League 2nd Division Fixtures|url=http://www.theindianleague.in/2016/12/i-league-2nd-division-fixtures-are-out.html|access-date=18 December 2016|work=The Indian League}} NEROCA won the title and secured the promotion to I-League. 12 teams participated in the league.

Teams

{{location map+ |India3|width=440

|float=right

|caption=Locations of the 2016–17 I-League teams 2nd Division

|alt=Locations of the 2016–17 I-League teams

|places=

{{location map~ |India |lat=32.73 |long=74.87 |label=

|position=right}}

{{location map~ |India |lat=22.56972 |long=88.36972 |label=

Kolkata
|position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |India |lat=28.47 |long=77.03 |label=

Delhi
|position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |India |lat=24.82 |long=93.95 |label=

{{nobreak|NEROCA}}
|position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |India |lat=12.966666 |long=77.566666 |label=

{{nobreak|Ozone}}
|position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |India |lat=17.37 |long=78.48 |label=

{{nobreak|Fateh Hyderabad}}
|position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |India |lat=23.1815 |long=79.9864 |label=

{{nobreak|Pride}}
|position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |India |lat=18.97500 |long=72.82583 |label=

|position=top}}

{{location map~ |India |lat=32.73 |long=74.87 |label=

Kashmir
|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |India |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=18.0 |long=85.0 |label=

Kolkata teams

{{nobreak|Mohammedan}}

{{nobreak|Southern Samity}}

|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |India |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=28.47 |long=77.03 |label=

Delhi teams

{{nobreak|Delhi United}}

{{nobreak|Hindustan}}

{{nobreak|Sudeva Moonlight}}

|position=left}}

}}

=Stadiums and locations=

=Personnel and kits=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left; font-size:100%"
Team

! Manager

! Kit manufacturer

! Shirt sponsor

{{nobreak|Delhi United}}

|{{flagicon|Brazil}} Clebson Duarte Da Silva

|Nivia

|Aakash Healthcare

{{nobreak|Fateh Hyderabad}}

|{{flagicon|India}} ES Shyam

|T10 Sports

|None

{{nobreak|Hindustan}}

|{{flagicon|IND}} Abhijoy basu

|Cosco

|Hero

{{nobreak|Kenkre}}

|{{flagicon|India}} Ekendra Singh

|Cosco

|Customers

{{nobreak|Lonestar Kashmir}}

|{{flagicon|India}} Fahd Khan

|None

|Lonestar

{{nobreak|Mohammedan}}

|{{flagicon|India}} Ranjan Chowdhury

|Kaizen Sports

|None

{{nobreak|NEROCA}}

|{{flagicon|IND}} Gift Raikhan

|None

|Classic group of hotels

{{nobreak|Ozone}}

|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Bert Zuurman

|None

|Ozone Group

{{nobreak|Pride Sports}}

|{{flagicon|Portugal}} Paulo Pedro

|None

|None

{{nobreak|Real Kashmir}}

|{{flagicon|Scotland}} David Robertson

|None

|Mentor

{{nobreak|Southern Samity}}

|{{flagicon|India}} Amit Sen

|None

|None

{{nobreak|Sudeva Moonlight}}

|{{flagicon|England}} Carlton Chapman

|None

|United Nations

=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.

class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: left; font-size:95%;width:100%"
style="background:#000000; color:white; text-align:center;"|Club

! style="background:#000000; color:white; text-align:center;"| Player 1

! style="background:#000000; color:white; text-align:center;"| Player 2

! style="background:#000000; color:white; text-align:center;"| Player 3

! style="background:#000000; color:white; text-align:center;"| Released

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Delhi United

| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Stephen Harry

| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Chibueze Jonathon

| {{flagicon|AFG|2013}} Hamidullah Nesar Ahmed

| {{flagicon|NGA}} Mohammed Adeola Hassan

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Fateh Hyderabad

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Mitter

| {{flagicon|POR}} Luis Carlos Santos

| {{flagicon|GAM}} Saihou Jagne

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Bryan

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Hindustan

| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Adehin Nelson

| —

| —

| —

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Kenkre

| {{flagicon|CIV}} Yao Kouassi Bernard

| {{flagicon|GUI}} Boubacar Keita

| {{flagicon|LBR}} Korhena A Boakai

| {{flagicon|USA}} Spenser Johnson

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Lonestar Kashmir

| {{flagicon|CIV}} Lancine Toure{{efn-ua|After the preliminary round Lacine Toure joined Lonestar Kashmir from Mohammedan }}

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Tabillon

{{efn-ua|After the preliminary round Tabillon joined Lonestar Kashmir from Mohammedan}}

| —

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Mohammedan

| {{flagicon|CIV}} Leonce Dodoz

| {{flagicon|CIV}} Lancine Toure

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Tabillon

| —

style="vertical-align:top;"

| NEROCA

| {{flagicon|LBR}} Varney Kallon

| {{flagicon|NGA}} Emmanuel Chinedu

| {{flagicon|NGA}} Felix Chidi Odili

| —

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Ozone

| {{flagicon|TRI}} Cornell Glen

| {{flagicon|NGA}} Chika Wali

| {{flagicon|HON}} Roby Norales

| —

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Pride Sports

| —

| —

| —

| —

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Real Kashmir

| {{flagicon|Senegal}} Lamine Tamba

| {{flagicon|CIV}} Lago Bei

| —

| —

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Southern Samity

| {{flagicon|NGA}} Ogba Kalu Nnanna

| {{flagicon|NGA}} Agwu Richard

| {{flagicon|NGA}} Odafa Okolie

| {{flagicon|NGA}} Daniel Bedemi

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Sudeva Moonlight

| {{flagicon|HAI}} Peterson Joseph

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Starr

| —

| —

Preliminary round

class="wikitable collapsible"
Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied in the order given to determine the rankings:

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the matches between the Teams concerned
  2. Goal difference resulting from the matches between the Teams concerned
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the matches between the Teams concerned
  4. Goal difference in all the matches
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the matches
  6. Drawing of lots

=Group A=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group A

|update=complete

|source= [http://i-league.org/second-division-league/points-table-2nd-division/ i-league.org]

|team1=LK

|team2=DU

|team3=RK

|team4=SM

|result1=IL

|result2=IL

|win_DU=2 |draw_DU=3 |loss_DU=1 |gf_DU=5 |ga_DU=4

|win_LK=3 |draw_LK=1 |loss_LK=2 |gf_LK=6 |ga_LK=3

|win_RK=3 |draw_RK=0 |loss_RK=3 |gf_RK=7 |ga_RK=8

|win_SM=1 |draw_SM=2 |loss_SM=3 |gf_SM=6 |ga_SM=9

|name_DU = Delhi United

|name_LK = Lonestar Kashmir

|name_RK = Real Kashmir

|name_SM = Sudeva Moonlight

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=QR

|col_IL=green1 |text_IL=Qualification to Final Round

}}

==Fixtures and results==

{{football box collapsible

| date = 28 January 2017

| time = 17:30 IST

| team1 = Delhi United

| score = 2–0

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/888_Match_Summary_V1_1485613147.pdf Report]

| team2 = Real Kashmir

| goals1 = Stephen Harry {{goal|39}}
Thopi {{goal|68}}

| goals2 =

| location = Delhi

| stadium = Ambedkar Stadium

| attendance = 250

| referee = R. Palmson Moses Raj

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 29 January 2017

| time = 15:00 IST

| team1 = Sudeva Moonlight

| score = 0–2

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/889_Match_Summary_V1_1485690951.pdf Report]

| team2 = Lonestar Kashmir

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Bilal Ahmad {{goal|24}}
Aakif Javed {{goal|89}}

| location = Delhi

| stadium = Ambedkar Stadium

| attendance = 250

| referee = Senthil Nathan S.

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 2 February 2017

| time = 17:30 IST

| team1 = Delhi United

| score = 0–0

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/890_Match_Summary_V2_1486055696.pdf Report]

| team2 = Lonestar Kashmir

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| location = Delhi

| stadium = Ambedkar Stadium

| attendance = 200

| referee = Akash Jackson Routh

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 4 February 2017

| time = 15:00 IST

| team1 = Sudeva Moonlight

| score = 4–3

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/891_Match_Summary_V1_1486208524.pdf Report]

| team2 = Real Kashmir

| goals1 = Syed Shoaib Ahmed {{goal|33||73}}
Franko Paul {{goal|45}}
Konthoujam James Singh {{goal|76|o.g.}}

| goals2 = Prem Kumar {{goal|8||89}}
Lago Dogbo Bei {{goal|46}}

| location = Delhi

| stadium = Ambedkar Stadium

| attendance = 100

| referee = Gibin Baby Kalarickal

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 8 February 2017

| time = 19:00 IST

| team1 = Delhi United

| score = 0–0

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/892_Match_Summary_V2_1486578484.pdf Report]

| team2 = Sudeva Moonlight

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| location = Delhi

| stadium = Ambedkar Stadium

| attendance = 500

| referee = Williams Joy Koshy

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 12 February 2017

| time = 15:00 IST

| team1 = Sudeva Moonlight

| score = 1–1

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/894_Match_Summary_V1_1486900755.pdf Report]

| team2 = Delhi United

| goals1 = Gopi Kannan {{goal|86}}

| goals2 = Stephen Harry {{goal|21}}

| location = Delhi

| stadium = Ambedkar Stadium

| attendance = 200

| referee = Rahul Kumar Gupta

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 18 February 2017

| time = 14:15 IST

| team1 = Lonestar Kashmir

| score = 0–1

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/886_Match_Summary_V1_1487416321.pdf Report]

| team2 = Real Kashmir

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Lago Dogbo Bei {{goal|67}}

| location = Srinagar

| stadium = Synthetic Turf Ground

| attendance = 500

| referee = Akash Jackson Routh

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 22 February 2017

| time = 14:15 IST

| team1 = Real Kashmir

| score = 1–0

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/893_Match_Summary_V1_1487762409.pdf Report]

| team2 = Lonestar Kashmir

| goals1 = Lago Dogbo Bei {{goal|75}}

| goals2 =

| location = Srinagar

| stadium = Synthetic Turf Ground

| attendance = 800

| referee = Paramanand Jaganath Mandrekar

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 2 March 2017

| time = 11:00 IST

| team1 = Real Kashmir

| score = 1–0

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/895_Match_Summary_V2_1488441537.pdf Report]

| team2 = Sudeva Moonlight

| goals1 = Prem Singh {{goal|66}}

| goals2 =

| location = Delhi

| stadium = Ambedkar Stadium

| attendance = 500

| referee = Rosario Fernandez

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 2 March 2017

| time = 15:00 IST

| team1 = Lonestar Kashmir

| score = 2–0

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/896_Match_Summary_V4_1488456568.pdf Report]

| team2 = Delhi United

| goals1 = Aakif Javaid {{goal|24||90}}

| goals2 =

| location = Delhi

| stadium = Ambedkar Stadium

| attendance = 500

| referee = PRIYOBARTA SINGH LANGPOKLAKPAM

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 4 March 2017

| time = 15:00 IST

| team1 = Real Kashmir

| score = 1–2

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/898_Match_Summary_V1_1488628351.pdf Report]

| team2 = Delhi United

| goals1 = Lago Dogbo Bei {{goal|90+1}}

| goals2 = Zenithgenius Mashangva {{goal|24}}
Stephen Harry Emeneka {{goal|45+2}}

| location = Delhi

| stadium = Ambedkar Stadium

| attendance = 500

| referee = Tanmoy Dhar

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 4 March 2017

| time = 15:00 IST

| team1 = Lonestar Kashmir

| score = 2–1

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/897_Match_Summary_V1_1488628363.pdf Report]

| team2 = Sudeva Moonlight

| goals1 = Aakif Javaid {{goal|58}}
Harpreet Singh {{goal|63|pen}}

| goals2 = Johny Muanpuia {{goal|68}}

| location = Delhi

| stadium = Sudeva Football Ground

| attendance = 50

| referee = Rabichandra Singh Irengbam

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group B

|update=complete

|source= [http://i-league.org/second-division-league/points-table-2nd-division/ i-league.org]

|team1=NFC

|team2=SS

|team3=MSC

|team4=HFC

|result1=IL

|result2=IL

|win_HFC=0 |draw_HFC=0 |loss_HFC=6 |gf_HFC=3 |ga_HFC=15

|win_MSC=3 |draw_MSC=1 |loss_MSC=2 |gf_MSC=10 |ga_MSC=6

|win_NFC=4 |draw_NFC=1 |loss_NFC=1 |gf_NFC=5 |ga_NFC=3

|win_SS=4 |draw_SS=0 |loss_SS=2 |gf_SS=10 |ga_SS=4

|name_HFC = Hindustan

|name_MSC = Mohammedan

|name_NFC = NEROCA

|name_SS = Southern Samity

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=QR

|col_IL=green1 |text_IL=Qualification to Final Round

}}

==Fixtures and results==

{{football box collapsible

| date = 21 January 2017

| time = 14:00 IST

| team1 = Mohammedan

| score = 0–2

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/900_Match_Summary_V1_1484995277.pdf Report]

| team2 = Southern Samity

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Biswas {{goal|31}}
A. Singh {{goal|71}}

| location = Kolkata

| stadium = Barasat Stadium

| attendance = 894

| referee = Rabichandra Singh Irengbam

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 22 January 2017

| time = 19:00 IST

| team1 = Hindustan

| score = 0–1

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/901_Match_Summary_V2_1485102401.pdf Report]

| team2 = NEROCA

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Pritham {{goal|47}}

| location = Delhi

| stadium = Thyagaraj Sports Complex

| attendance = 1,750

| referee = Senthil Nathan S.

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 27 January 2017

| time = 14:00 IST

| team1 = Mohammedan

| score = 2–0

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/902_Match_Summary_V2_1485515628.pdf Report]

| team2 = NEROCA

| goals1 = Manvir Singh {{goal|12}}
Vanlal Biaa {{goal|79}}

| goals2 =

| location = Kolkata

| stadium = Barasat Stadium

| attendance = 300

| referee = Raktim Saha

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 28 January 2017

| time = 14:00 IST

| team1 = Southern Samity

| score = 3–0

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/903_Match_Summary_V1_1485600782.pdf Report]

| team2 = Hindustan

| goals1 = Ronald Singh {{goal|10}}
B. Singh {{goal|28}}
Sayan Dutta {{goal|70}}

| goals2 =

| location = Kolkata

| stadium = Barasat Stadium

| attendance = 133

| referee = Akash Jackson Routh

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 4 February 2017

| time = 13:30 IST

| team1 = NEROCA

| score = 1–0

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/905_Match_Summary_V1_1486206603.pdf Report]

| team2 = Southern Samity

| goals1 = Thangjam {{goal|77}}

| goals2 =

| location = Manipur

| stadium = Khuman Lampak

| attendance = 7,500

| referee =

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 5 February 2017

| time = 11:00 IST

| team1 = Hindustan

| score = 0–1

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/906_Match_Summary_V1_1486287164.pdf Report]

| team2 = Mohammedan

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Vanlalbia {{goal|44}}

| location = Delhi

| stadium = Ambedkar Stadium

| attendance = 677

| referee = R. Palmson Moses Raj

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 11 February 2017

| time = 14:00 IST

| team1 = Southern Samity

| score = 2–0

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/907_Match_Summary_V2_1486809421.pdf Report]

| team2 = Mohammedan

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Nnanna {{goal|41}}
Lancine Toure {{goal|41|o.g.}}

| location = Kolkata

| stadium = Barasat Stadium

| attendance = 2,500

| referee = Raktim Saha

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 12 February 2017

| time = 13:30 IST

| team1 = NEROCA

| score = 1–0

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/908_Match_Summary_V1_1486894421.pdf Report]

| team2 = Hindustan

| goals1 = Felix {{goal|90+2|pen.}}

| goals2 =

| location = Imphal

| stadium = Khuman Lampak Main Stadium

| attendance = 9,000

| referee = T. H. Arun Kumar

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 17 February 2017

| time = 14:00 IST

| team1 = Mohammedan

| score = 6–1

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/909_Match_Summary_V1_1487327894.pdf Report]

| team2 = Hindustan

| goals1 = Vasum {{goal|32}}
Vallal Biaa {{goal|39||42}}
Manvir Singh {{goal|49}}
Hembram {{goal|75}}
Sk Faiaz {{goal|86}}

| goals2 = Kushant Chauhan {{goal|8}}

| location = Kolkata

| stadium = Barasat Stadium

| attendance = 300

| referee = Crystal John

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 18 February 2017

| time = 14:00 IST

| team1 = Southern Samity

| score = 0–1

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/910_Match_Summary_V1_1487413789.pdf Report]

| team2 = NEROCA

| goals1 =

| goals2 = David Lalbiakzara {{goal|16}}

| location = Kolkata

| stadium = Barasat Stadium

| attendance = 200

| referee = R. Palmson Moses Raj

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 25 February 2017

| time = 14:00 IST

| team1 = Hindustan

| score = 2–3

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/911_Match_Summary_V2_1488020418.pdf Report]

| team2 = Southern Samity

| goals1 = Tushar Chaudhary {{goal|38}}
Kislay Singh Sajwan {{goal|90|pen.}}

| goals2 = Biswas {{goal|30}}
Kalu {{goal|45}}
Moirangthem Basanta Singh {{goal|79}}

| location = Delhi

| stadium = Ambedkar Stadium

| attendance = 200

| referee = Khamruddin Mohammed Avez

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 25 February 2017

| time = 14:00 IST

| team1 = NEROCA

| score = 1–1

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/913_Match_Summary_V1_1488019835.pdf Report]

| team2 = Mohammedan

| goals1 = Ejiogu Emmanuel Chinedu {{goal|29}}

| goals2 = Dodoz {{goal|84}}

| location = Imphal

| stadium = Khuman Lampak Main Stadium

| attendance = 10,000

| referee = Jibon Chandra Gogoi

}}

=Group C=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group C

|update=complete

|source= [http://i-league.org/second-division-league/points-table-2nd-division/ i-league.org]

|team1=FH

|team2=KE

|team3=OZ

|team4=PS

|result1=IL

|result2=IL

|win_FH=3 |draw_FH=3 |loss_FH=0 |gf_FH=7 |ga_FH=1 |note_FH=Pride Sports boycotted the match against Fateh Hyderabad, hence Fateh Hyderabad were awarded 0–3 win

|win_KE=3 |draw_KE=2 |loss_KE=1 |gf_KE=7 |ga_KE=4

|win_OZ=3 |draw_OZ=1 |loss_OZ=2 |gf_OZ=13 |ga_OZ=8

|win_PS=0 |draw_PS=0 |loss_PS=6 |gf_PS=2 |ga_PS=16

|name_FH = Fateh Hyderabad

|name_KE = Kenkre

|name_OZ = Ozone

|name_PS = Pride Sports

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=QR

|col_IL=green1 |text_IL=Qualification to Final Round

}}

==Fixtures and results==

{{football box collapsible

| date = 20 January 2017

| time = 15:45 IST

| team1 = Fateh Hyderabad

| score = 2–0

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/914_Match_Summary_V1_1484931949.pdf Report]

| team2 = Pride Sports

| goals1 = Adam Mitter {{goal|17}}
Rinreithan Shaiza {{goal|85}}

| goals2 =

| location = Hyderabad

| stadium = Gachibowli Athletic Stadium

| attendance = 150

| referee = Ranjit Bakshi

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 21 January 2017

| time = 15:00 IST

| team1 = Ozone

| score = 1–2

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/915_Match_Summary_V1_1484999690.pdf Report]

| team2 = Kenkre

| goals1 = Sabeeth {{goal|56}}

| goals2 = Yogesh Kadam {{goal|61}}
Rajib Ghorui {{goal|65}}

| location = Bangalore

| stadium = Bangalore Football Stadium

| attendance = 2,500

| referee = Venkatesh R.

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 27 January 2017

| time = 15:00 IST

| team1 = Ozone

| score = 3–0

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/916_Match_Summary_V12_1485521301.pdf Report]

| team2 = Pride Sports

| goals1 = Anto Xavier {{goal|30||31}}
Vignesh {{goal|37}}

| goals2 =

| location = Bangalore

| stadium = Bangalore Football Stadium

| attendance = 2,700

| referee = Tanmoy Dhar

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 27 January 2017

| time = 15:30 IST

| team1 = Kenkre

| score = 0–0

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/917_Match_Summary_V1_1485522295.pdf Report]

| team2 = Fateh Hyderabad

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| location = Mumbai

| stadium = Cooperage Stadium

| attendance = 20

| referee = Khamruddin Mohammed Avez

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 4 February 2017

| time = 15:30 IST

| team1 = Pride Sports

| score = 0–1

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/918_Match_Summary_V1_1486216054.pdf Report]

| team2 = Kenkre

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Yogesh Kadam {{goal|62}}

| location = Jabalpur

| stadium = Ordinance Stadium

| attendance = 1,000

| referee = Khamruddin Mohammed Avez

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 5 February 2017

| time = 15:45 IST

| team1 = Fateh Hyderabad

| score = 0–0

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/918_Match_Summary_V1_1486216054.pdf Report]

| team2 = Ozone

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| location = Hyderabad

| stadium = Gachibowli Athletic Stadium

| attendance = 1,500

| referee = Tanmoy Dhar

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 9 February 2017

| time = 15:45 IST

| team1 = Fateh Hyderabad

| score = 0–0

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/920_Match_Summary_V1_1486643916.pdf Report]

| team2 = Kenkre

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| location = Hyderabad

| stadium = Gachibowli Athletic Stadium

| attendance = 200

| referee = Gibin Baby Kalarickal

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 10 February 2017

| time = 15:00 IST

| team1 = Pride Sports

| score = 2–5

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/921_Match_Summary_V1_1486738389.pdf Report]

| team2 = Ozone

| goals1 = Akhilesh Devrani {{goal|37}}
Jonychand Singh Thounaojam {{goal|71|pen.}}

| goals2 = Sabeeth {{goal|7}}
Anto Xavier {{goal|62||90+2}}
Satish Kumar {{goal|81||90+4}}

| location = Jabalpur

| stadium = Ordinance Stadium

| attendance = 1,200

| referee = Mithanshu Das

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 16 February 2017

| time = 15:00 IST

| team1 = Ozone

| score = 1–2

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/922_Match_Summary_V1_1487246394.pdf Report]

| team2 = Fateh Hyderabad

| goals1 = Anto Xavier {{goal|40}}

| goals2 = Tamang {{goal|3}}
Nongmeithem Bonison Singh {{goal|23}}

| location = Bangalore

| stadium = Bangalore Football Stadium

| attendance = 2,500

| referee = Senthil Nathan S.

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 17 February 2017

| time = 15:30 IST

| team1 = Kenkre

| score = 2–0

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/923_Match_Summary_V1_1487337747.pdf Report]

| team2 = Pride Sports

| goals1 = Yao Kouassi Bernard {{goal|48||51}}

| goals2 =

| location = Mumbai

| stadium = Cooperage Ground

| attendance = 200

| referee = Debashis Mandi

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 24 February 2017

| time = 15:30 IST

| team1 = Kenkre

| score = 2–3

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/924_Match_Summary_V13_1487939868.pdf Report]

| team2 = Ozone

| goals1 = Yao Kouassi {{goal|64}}
Yash Mhatre{{goal|78}}

| goals2 = Anto Xavier {{goal|288||42}}
Karthik Govindswamy {{goal|69}}

| location = Mumbai

| stadium = Cooperage Ground

| attendance = 250

| referee = Rowan Arumughan

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 24 February 2017

| time = 15:30 IST

| team1 = Pride Sports

| score = 0–3
awarded

| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/925_Match_Summary_V2_1487949108.pdf Report]

| team2 = Fateh Hyderabad

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| location = Jabalpur

| stadium = Ordinance Stadium

| attendance = 100

| referee = Gibin Baby Kalarickal

| note = Pride Sports boycotted the match against Fateh Hyderabad, hence Fateh Hyderabad were awarded 0–3 win

}}

==Final round==

{{main article|2016–17 I-League 2nd Division final round}}

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Season statistics

=Top scorers=

Updated: 28 May 2017

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Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

rowspan="2"|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} Odafa Okolie

|align="left"|Southern Samity

|rowspan="2"|9

align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} Felix Chidi Odili

|align="left"|NEROCA

rowspan="1"|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} Stephan Harry

|align="left"|Delhi United

|rowspan="1"|8

rowspan="1"|4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Anto Xavier

|align="left"|Ozone

|rowspan="1"|7

rowspan="1"|5

|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Subhash Singh

|align="left"|NEROCA

|rowspan="1"|6

rowspan="2"|6

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CIV}} Yao Kouassi Bernard

|align="left"|Kenkre

|rowspan="2"|5

align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Aakif Javaid

|align="left"|Lonestar Kashmir

rowspan="5"|8

|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Vanlal Biaa

|align="left"|Mohammedan

|rowspan="5"|4

align="left"|{{flagicon|CIV}} Lago Dogbo Bei

|align="left"|Real Kashmir

align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Ashim Biswas

|align="left"|Southern Samity

align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Pritam Singh

|align="left"|NEROCA

align="left"|{{flagicon|GAM}} Saihou Jagne

|align="left"|Fateh Hyderabad

rowspan="7"|13

|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Prem Kumar

|align="left"|Real Kashmir

|rowspan="7"|3

align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} Ogba Kalu Nnanna

|align="left"|Southern Samity

align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Thangjam Singh

|align="left"|NEROCA

align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Mashangva Zenith

|align="left"|Delhi United

align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Basanta Singh

|align="left"|Southern Samity

align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Sampath Kuttymani

|align="left"|Kenkre

align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Yogesh Kadam

|align="left"|Kenkre

References

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