The 2023/24 I-League 2 got underway on Saturday, 20 January with eight teams battling out for the top two spots on the table which will earn them a place in the I-League next season. This will be the 16th edition of the now third-division league of Indian men’s football. Alongside promotion, the bottom two clubs in the standings will be relegated and will play I-league 3 next season. The I-League 2 will be played on a home-and-away basis in a double round-robin format.
For the first time, the clubs who reached the final round last season but did not earn promotion to the 2023-24 I-League have been reinstated. Former I-League regulars Dempo SC and Sporting Clube de Goa will be fighting to get back to their desired competition with Sporting Club Bengaluru the other club promoted from I-League 3 with them. Kenkre FC and Sudeva Delhi FC are hoping to be in the second division again after suffering relegation last year.
Here is the full squad list of teams in the 2023/24 I-League 2 season:
FC Bengaluru United
Goalkeepers: Vishal Jhoon, Srijith R
Defenders: Vanlal Duatsanga, Ahmed Faiaz Khan, Jestin George, Kartik, Naocha Singh, K Lalmalsawma, Mandeep Singh Multani, Soyal Joshy, Shoib Akhtar
Midfielders: Ronald Singh, Ashely Alban Koli, Karthik Panicker, Firoj Ali, Suraj Rawat, Ribhav Sardesai, Nikhil G
Forwards: Chesterpoul Lyngdoh, Jerry Pulamte, Yash Mharte, Lalkhawpuimawia, Rishabh Dobriyal, Akshunna Tyagi, Hridaya Jain
Head Coach: Fernando Valera
Kenkre FC
Goalkeeper: Harsh Patil, Yasheel Shah
Defenders: Aniket Gunjal, Pawan Pattem, Jayraj Ghelani, Azhar Delhiwala, Shaun Fernandes, Daniel, Suraj Sapke, Aniket Gunjal
Midfielders: Abner Fernandes, Milan Singh, Abhijit Tawhare, Loken Meitei, Raul Almeida, Akshay Pawar, Dhruv Pinto, Aravindraj Rajan, Silvester Sarao
Forwards: Subha Ghosh
Maharashtra Oranje FC
Goalkeepers: Mukunthan Ravi Kumar,
Defenders: Surendra Singh, Manish Siddha, Yash Vanveru, Kuivao Ruivah, Jayesh Kurup, Ishant Singh, Eshaan Singh
Midfielders: Aashish Lalge, Hersh Rall, Advait, Mohammad Asad Sayyed, Miit Adekar, Yogesh Kadam, Siddhant Pravin, Sahil Bhokare
Forwards: Rinaldo Fernandes, Sanchit Singh, Sahil Bhokare, Aimar Adams, Jordan Koli
Head Coach: Augusto Wilson Da Silva
Sporting Club Bengaluru
Goalkeepers: Satyajit Bordoloi, Christurajan T
Defenders: Gautam Virwani, Manoj Kannan, Shravan Shetty, Oinam Sanatomba Singh, Shanid Valan
Midfielders: Arjun Jayaraj, Souvik Das, Johnson Joseph Mathews, Vignesh V, Ishaan Raghunanda, Asif O M, Prabin Tigga, Jibin Devassy
Forwards: Roshan Gigi, Thomyo Shimray, Shaiborlang Kharpan, Umair Saiyyad, Arif Shaikh
Head Coach: Chandrashekar Rao Chinta
United Sports Club
Goalkeepers: Suvam Sen, Sourav Samanta, Raunak Ghosh
Defenders: Susovan Ghosh, Pravat Soren, Sujal Munda, Sayan Das, Ruhul Purkaite, Soubik Bal, Monotosh Chakladar
Midfielders: Sanjib Mondal, Prasanta Das, Prabik Ghising, Bijay Bahadur Gurung, Sudipta Malakar, Gaurab Das, Dipesh Murmu, Suman Sarkar, Sajan Sahani, Amar Nath Baskey
Forwards: Sahil Harijan, Dilip Oraon, Parvaj Bhuiya
Dempo Sports Club
Goalkeepers: Wellyster Mendes, Myrick Hilario, Sangramjit Roy Chowdhury
Defenders: Brian Faria, Vieri Colaco, Saiesh Bagkar, Darell Masceranhas, Mohamed Ali, Shallum Pires, Pruthvesh Pednekar
Midfielders: Ariston Costa, Desmon Pereira, Vasim Inamdar, Chinkhosiam Dimngel, Vinay Vijay, Sanwil Dcosta, Meuton Fernandes, Seigoumang Doungle, Nestor Dias, Necio Fernandes, Laximanrao Rane, Basanta Singh Moirangthem, Knerkitalang Buam
Forwards: Stephen Satarkar, Sheldon Pereira, Shubam Rawat, Owanijuh Pajuh
Head Coach: Samir Subash Naik
Sporting Clube de Goa
Goalkeepers: Abhimanyu Singh, Bhaskar Jalmi
Defenders: Kunal Keshav, Alton Vaz, Joel Colaco, Adil Khan, Dhiraj Chouhan, Chandan Gawas, Joyner Monte Lourenco, Joyson Pelagius Coutinho, Liston Cardozo
Midfielders: Joyson Regan, Samuel Gregorio Costa, Rohan Rodrigues, Dattaraj Gaonkar, Vidipt Dua, Ivon Costa, Flagan Rodrigues, Biswa Darjee
Forwards: Lloyd Mascarenhas, Lloyd Cardozo, Marcus Mascarenhas, Doyal Alves, Mark Carvalho, Shelton Nickson
Sudeva Delhi FC
Goalkeepers: Ashish Sibi, Wahengbam Legend Singh
Defenders: Jonah Kamei, Ashray Bhardwaj, Himanshu Rai, Aditya
Midfielders: Lamlallian, Rituraj Mohan, Sinam Maichael Singh, P C Rohlupuia, Simranjeet Singh
Forwards: Sridarth Nongmeikapam, Rostam Singh, Seiminmang Manchong, Jajo Prashan, Chungkham Jackson, Maximinus Dangmei, Freddy Lalrinkima, Ramesh Chhetri, Shlok Tiwari
