The delayed 2025-26 I-League 2 season is set to kick off on 27 March 2026, with nine teams competing for promotion to the rebranded Indian Football League. The clubs include the two promoted sides from I-League 3, Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC and MYJ–GMSC and the relegated teams from the second division, Sporting Bengaluru and Delhi FC. Furthermore, Sudeva Delhi FC has been reinstated to the I-League 2 based on the decision made by the AIFF Executive Committee. TRAU FC and KLASA FC were relegated from the division last season, while the winners and runners-up from last season, Diamond Harbour FC and Chanmari FC, earned promotion to the second tier.
Just like the other leagues in the Indian men’s football pyramid, the third tier will be played in a truncated format. The 2025-26 I-League 2 season will be played in a single round robin home-and-away 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 2026-27 Indian Football League. The ninth-placed club, along with Sports Academy Tirur, which withdrew from I-League 2 2025-26 before the start of the season, will be relegated to I-League 3 2026-27. A total of nine different venues will host the games, with Bengaluru and Delhi having the most participating clubs, with two.
The season will commence at the Cooperage Ground in Mumbai with host MYJ–GMSC welcoming Sporting Bengaluru in the afternoon kick-off, while the promoted side Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC face Sudeva Delhi FC in the evening fixture in the double header on the opening day. The 2025-26 I-League 2 will be played over two months, with the last pair of games scheduled on 15 May 2026. In the early kick-off on the final day, United SC hosted Delhi FC at the Kalyani Stadium whereas Sporting Goa locked horns with Sporting Bengaluru in Bambolim later.
I-League 2 Teams and Venues
Bengaluru United - Center for Sports Excellence (CSE) Arena 1, Bengaluru
MYJ–GMSC - Cooperage Ground, Mumbai
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC - KASA Stadium, Diphu
Neroca FC - Khuman Lampak Stadium, Imphal
Sporting Goa - Bambolim Stadium, Goa
Sudeva Delhi - Sudeva Residential Academy, Delhi
United SC - Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
Sporting Bengaluru - Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru
Delhi FC - Minerva Academy Ground, Punjab
I-League 2 2025-26 Fixtures
March 2026
Friday, 27 March 2026
GMSC vs Sporting Bengaluru - Cooperage Ground (16:30)
Morning Star FC vs Sudeva Delhi - KASA Stadium (18:00)
Saturday, 28 March 2026
Neroca FC vs Delhi FC - Khuman Lampak Stadium (15:00)
Sporting Goa vs United SC - Bambolim Stadium (16:30)
April 2026
Thursday, 2 April 2026
Delhi FC vs Morning Star FC - Minerva Academy Ground (16:00)
Sporting Bengaluru vs Bengaluru United - Bangalore Football Stadium (16:00)
Friday, 3 April 2026
Neroca FC vs Sporting Goa - Khuman Lampak Stadium (15:00)
GMSC vs United SC - Cooperage Ground (16:30)
Wednesday, 8 April 2026
Sudeva Delhi vs Delhi FC - Sudeva Residential Academy (16:00)
Bengaluru United vs United SC - CSE Arena 1 (18:00)
Thursday, 9 April 2026
GMSC vs Neroca FC - Cooperage Ground (16:30)
Morning Star FC vs Sporting Goa - KASA Stadium (18:00)
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
Sporting Bengaluru vs United SC - Bangalore Football Stadium (16:00)
Sporting Goa vs Sudeva Delhi - Bambolim Stadium (16:30)
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
Morning Star FC vs GMSC - KASA Stadium (18:00)
Bengaluru United vs Neroca FC - CSE Arena 1 (18:00)
Monday, 20 April 2026
Sporting Bengaluru vs Neroca FC - Bangalore Football Stadium (16:00)
Delhi FC vs Sporting Goa - Minerva Academy Ground (16:00)
Tuesday, 21 April 2026
Sudeva Delhi vs GMSC - KASA Stadium (18:00)
Morning Star FC vs Bengaluru United - KASA Stadium (18:00)
Sunday, 26 April 2026
United SC vs Neroca FC - Kalyani Stadium (15:00)
Delhi FC vs GMSC - Minerva Academy Ground (16:00)
Monday, 27 April 2026
Sudeva Delhi vs Bengaluru United - Sudeva Residential Academy (16:00)
Sporting Bengaluru vs Morning Star FC - Bangalore Football Stadium (16:00)
May 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
United SC vs Morning Star FC - Kalyani Stadium (15:00)
Sporting Goa vs GMSC - Bambolim Stadium (16:30)
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Sudeva Delhi vs Sporting Bengaluru - Sudeva Residential Academy (16:00)
Bengaluru United vs Delhi FC - CSE Arena 1 (18:00)
Friday, 8 May 2026
Neroca FC vs Morning Star FC - Khuman Lampak Stadium (15:00)
Bengaluru United vs Sporting Goa - CSE Arena 1 (18:00)
Saturday, 9 May 2026
United SC vs Sudeva Delhi - Kalyani Stadium (15:00)
Delhi FC vs Sporting Bengaluru - Minerva Academy Ground (16:00)
Thursday, 14 May 2026
Neroca FC vs Sudeva Delhi - Khuman Lampak Stadium (15:00)
GMSC vs Bengaluru United - Cooperage Ground (16:30)
Friday, 15 May 2026
United SC vs Delhi FC - Kalyani Stadium (15:00)
Sporting Goa vs Sporting Bengaluru - Bambolim Stadium (16:30)
