The 2023 I-League 2 is the 15th season of the competition and its first season of officially being recognized as a third-tier of the Indian football league in men’s football. 20 teams are participating this season which includes the 12 state champions along with six reserve sides from the Indian Super League (ISL) and two state qualification tournament winners. The clubs are divided into four groups of five.
Each group winner along with one best runner-up will qualify for the final round. Two clubs will be promoted to the I-League and 2 relegated clubs from that league along with the remaining 3 final-round clubs will directly qualify for next season’s final round of the I-League 2. The matches started on Monday 13 March 2023 and will end next month on 29 April 2023.
Group A
Jagat Singh Palahi FC (Punjab)
Techtro Swades (Himachal Pradesh)
Delhi FC (Delhi)
Mumbai City FC Reserves (Maharastha)
DownTown Heroes FC (Jammu & Kashmir)
Results & Fixtures
Monday 13 March 2023
Delhi FC 0-1 Techtro Swades
Jagat Singh Palahi FC 1-0 DownTown Heroes FC
Friday 17 March 2023
Jagat Singh Palahi FC 3-3 Mumbai City FC Reserves
Delhi FC 3-0 DownTown Heroes FC
Tuesday 21 March 2023
Techtro Swades 2-0 Mumbai City FC Reserves - 2:00 PM
Jagat Singh Palahi FC 2-1 Delhi FC - 3:30 PM
Monday 27 March 2023
DownTown Heroes FC vs Techtro Swades - 2:00 PM
Sunday 2 April 2023
DownTown Heroes FC vs Mumbai City FC Reserves - 2:00 PM
Techtro Swades vs Jagat Singh Palahi FC - 3:30 PM
Wednesday 5 April 2023
Delhi FC vs Mumbai City FC Reserves - 3:30 PM
Sunday 9 April 2023
Mumbai City FC Reserves vs Delhi FC - 4:30 PM
Wednesday 12 April 2023
Mumbai City FC Reserves vs DownTown Heroes FC - 4:30 PM
Saturday 15 April 2023
Techtro Swades vs Delhi FC - 3:30 PM
Mumbai City FC Reserves vs Jagat Singh Palahi FC - 4:30 PM
Thursday 20 April 2023
DownTown Heroes FC vs Jagat Singh Palahi FC - 2:00 PM
Friday 21 April 2023
Mumbai City FC Reserves vs Techtro Swades - 4:30 PM
Sunday 24 April 2023
Delhi FC vs Jagat Singh Palahi FC - 3:30 PM
Friday 29 April 2023
DownTown Heroes FC vs Delhi FC - 2:00 PM
Jagat Singh Palahi FC vs Techtro Swades - 3:30 PM
Group B
Diamond Rock FC (Madhya Pradesh)
East Bengal Reserves (West Bengal)
Shillong Lajong (Meghalaya)
United Sports Club (West Bengal)
Fixtures
Tuesday 4 April 2023
United Sports Club vs Diamond Rock FC (3:00 PM)
East Bengal Reserves vs Shillong Lajong (3:00 PM)
Sunday 9 April 2023
Diamond Rock FC vs Shillong Lajong (3:00 PM)
East Bengal Reserves vs United Sports Club (3:00 PM)
Friday 14 April 2023
Shillong Lajong vs United Sports Club (2:00 PM)
Diamond Rock FC vs East Bengal Reserves (3:00 PM)
Wednesday 19 April 2023
Shillong Lajong vs Diamond Rock FC (2:00 PM)
United Sports Club vs East Bengal Reserves (3:00 PM)
Monday 24 April 2023
United Sports Club vs Shillong Lajong (3:00 PM)
Friday 29 April 2023
Shillong Lajong vs East Bengal Reserves (2:00 PM)
Diamond Rock FC vs United Sports Club (3:00 PM)
Group C
Bengaluru FC II (Karnataka)
Golden Threads FC (Kerala)
FC Bengaluru United (Karnataka)
Chennaiyin B (Tamil Nadu)
RKM Football Academy (Chattisgarh)
Results & Fixtures
Monday 13 March 2023
Chennaiyin B 0-1 Golden Threads FC
FC Bengaluru United 1-2 Bengaluru FC II
Friday 17 March 2023
Bengaluru FC II 1-1 Golden Threads FC
FC Bengaluru United 4-0 RKM Football Academy
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Golden Threads FC vs RKM Football Academy (4:00 PM)
Thursday 23 March 2023
Bengaluru FC II vs Chennaiyin B (3:30 PM)
Monday 27 March 2023
RKM Football Academy vs Chennaiyin B (4:00 PM)
Golden Threads FC vs FC Bengaluru United (4:00 PM)
Friday 31 March 2023
Chennaiyin B vs FC Bengaluru United (3:30 PM)
RKM Football Academy vs Bengaluru FC II (4:00 PM)
Tuesday 4 April 2023
Chennaiyin B vs Bengaluru FC II (3:30 PM)
Wednesday 5 April 2023
RKM Football Academy vs Golden Threads FC (4:00 PM)
Sunday 9 April 2023
FC Bengaluru United vs Golden Threads FC (3:30 PM)
Monday 10 April 2023
Chennaiyin B vs RKM Football Academy (3:30 PM)
Thursday 13 April 2023
Bengaluru FC II vs RKM Football Academy (3:30 PM)
Friday 14 April 2023
FC Bengaluru United vs Chennaiyin B (3:30 PM)
Tuesday 18 April 2023
Bengaluru FC II vs FC Bengaluru United (3:30 PM)
Golden Threads FC vs Chennaiyin B (4:00 PM)
Monday 24 April 2023
Golden Threads FC vs Bengaluru FC II (4:00 PM)
RKM Football Academy vs FC Bengaluru United (4:00 PM)
Group D
ARA FC (Gujarat)
Ambernath Utd (Maharashtra)
Dempo SC (Goa)
Hyderabad II (Hyderabad)
Goa Reserves (Goa)
Wednesday 15 March 2023
ARA FC 2-1 Hyderabad II
Dempo SC 1-0 Goa Reserves
Sunday 19 March 2023
ARA FC 3-0 Goa Reserves
Ambernath Utd 2-1 Hyderabad II
Saturday 25 March 2023
Hyderabad II vs Dempo SC
Ambernath Utd vs ARA FC
Wednesday 29 March 2023
Dempo SC vs ARA FC
Goa Reserves vs Ambernath Utd
Sunday 2 April 2023
Dempo SC vs Ambernath Utd
Hyderabad II vs Goa Reserves
Thursday 7 April 2023
ARA FC vs Dempo SC
Ambernath Utd vs Goa Reserves
Monday 11 April 2023
Ambernath Utd vs Dempo SC (4:30 PM)
Friday 15 April 2023
Goa Reserves vs Dempo SC (4:00 PM)
Saturday 16 April 2023
Hyderabad II vs ARA (3:30 PM)
Wednesday 20 April 2023
Hyderabad II vs Ambernath Utd (3:30 PM)
Goa Reserves vs ARA (4:00 PM)
Saturday 23 April 2023
Goa Reserves vs Hyderabad II (4:00 PM)
Wednesday 27 April 2023
Dempo SC vs Hyderabad II (4:00 PM)
ARA FC vs Ambernath Utd (4:00 PM)
