The 12th season of the I-League 2nd Division, the 2018-19 Hero I-League 2nd Division is going to kick off on January 12, 2019. To participate in this edition of the league, 23 teams applied initially, among which 10 teams cleared the licensing criteria and were allowed to participate in the league, as declared by the league committee on December 7, 2018.
Six of the reserves teams of the ISL clubs (Kerala Blasters FC, ATK, Bengaluru FC, Jamshedpur FC, Chennaiyin FC and FC Goa) are also participating in this edition of the 2nd Division I-League though they cannot make it to the final round even if they top their corresponding groups.
In the previous edition of the 2nd Division I-League, Real Kashmir FC secured promotion to the Hero I-League 2018-19, clinching the 2017-18 Hero I-League 2nd Division title on May 30, 2018, defeating Hindustan FC 3-2.
The timings of the matches have not scheduled yet as they will be decided locally.
GROUP - A
ARA FC, Bengaluru FC (Reserves), FC Goa (Reserves), Hindustan FC, Lonestar Kashmir FC
GROUP - B
Chennaiyin FC (Reserves), Fateh Hyderabad AFC, Kerala Blasters FC (Reserves), Ozone FC, South United FC
GROUP - C
ATK (Reserves), Chhinga Veng FC, Jamshedpur FC (Reserves), Mohammedan SC, New Barrackpore Rainbow AC, TRAU FC
Fixtures
GROUP - A
JAN 16: ARA FC v Hindustan FC
JAN 16: FC Goa v Bengaluru FC
JAN 21: FC Goa v Hindustan FC
JAN 21: ARA FC v Bengaluru FC
JAN 25: ARA FC v Lonestar Kashmir FC
JAN 25: Bengaluru FC v Hindustan FC
FEB 20: Hindustan FC v ARA FC
FEB 24: Lonestar Kashmir FC v ARA FC
FEB 25: Hindustan FC v Bengaluru FC
FEB 28: Lonestar Kashmir FC v Bengaluru FC
MAR 03: Lonestar Kashmir FC v Hindustan FC
MAR 05: ARA FC v FC Goa
MAR 09: Lonestar Kashmir FC v FC Goa
MAR 13: Hindustan FC v FC Goa
MAR 15: Bengaluru FC v Lonestar Kashmir FC
MAR 19: FC Goa v Lonestar Kashmir FC
MAR 20: Bengaluru FC v ARA FC
MAR 24: FC Goa v ARA FC
MAR 24: Hindustan FC v Lonestar Kashmir FC
MAR 30: Bengaluru FC v FC Goa
GROUP - B
JAN 14: Ozone FC v South United FC
JAN 14: Kerala Blasters FC v Chennaiyin FC
JAN 19: Chennaiyin FC v South United FC
JAN 19: Kerala Blasters FC v Fateh Hyderabad AFC
JAN 22: Chennaiyin FC v Ozone FC
JAN 25: Fateh Hyderabad AFC v South United FC
FEB 22: South United FC v Kerala Blasters FC
FEB 22: Fateh Hyderabad AFC v Chennaiyin FC
FEB 26: South United FC v Chennaiyin FC
FEB 26: Fateh Hyderabad FC v Kerala Blasters FC
MAR 02: Ozone FC v Kerala Blasters FC
MAR 03: South United FC v Fateh Hyderabad AFC
MAR 07: Fateh Hyderabad AFC v Ozone FC
MAR 09: Kerala Blasters FC v South United FC
MAR 11: Ozone FC v Chennaiyin FC
MAR 16: Kerala Blasters FC v Ozone FC
MAR 21: Ozone FC v Fateh Hyderabad AFC
MAR 21: Chennaiyin FC v Kerala Blasters FC
MAR 26: Chennaiyin FC v Fateh Hyderabad AFC
MAR 26: South United FC v Ozone FC
GROUP - C
JAN 12: Mohammedan SC v ATK
JAN 13: Jamshedpur FC v TRAU FC
JAN 14: New Barrackpore Rainbow AC v Chhinga Veng FC
JAN 17: New Barrackpore Rainbow AC v Mohammedan SC
JAN 17: ATK v TRAU FC
JAN 17: Jamshedpur FC v Chhinga Veng FC
JAN 22: TRAU FC v New Barrackpore Rainbow AC
JAN 23: ATK v Jamshedpur FC
JAN 25: Chhinga Veng FC v Mohammedan SC
JAN 28: New Barrackpore Rainbow AC v Jamshedpur FC
FEB 21: ATK v New Barrackpore Rainbow AC
FEB 23: TRAU FC v Chhinga Veng FC
FEB 24: Mohammedan SC v Jamshedpur FC
FEB 28: TRAU FC v Mohammedan SC
FEB 28: Chhinga Veng FC v ATK
MAR 03: TRAU FC v Jamshedpur FC
MAR 04: ATK v Mohammedan SC
MAR 04: Chhinga Veng FC v New Barrackpore Rainbow AC
MAR 09: Mohammedan SC v Chhinga Veng FC
MAR 09: Jamshedpur FC v ATK
MAR 10: New Barrackpore Rainbow AC v TRAU FC
MAR 12: ATK v Chhinga Veng FC
MAR 13: Mohammedan SC v TRAU FC
MAR 13: Jamshedpur FC v New Barrackpore Rainbow AC
MAR 17: Mohammedan SC v New Barrackpore Rainbow AC
MAR 17: TRAU FC v ATK
MAR 18: Chhinga Veng FC v Jamshedpur FC
MAR 22: Jamshedpur FC v Mohammedan SC
MAR 22: New Barrackpore Rainbow AC v ATK
MAR 22: Chhinga Veng FC v TRAU FC