Mizoram Premier League restarts today

The 'Mahindra 2 Wheelers' Mizoram Premier League will restart once again later today at Lammual Ground (Assam Rifles Ground) in Aizawl. Currently Mizoram Police FC are top of the league.

10 rounds have been played of the eight team league with the remaining four rounds to be played from today onwards after an enforced break because of the Santosh Trophy and the 2nd Division I-League.

Meanwhile the Mizoram Premier League Under-17 tournament will start tomorrow in which the eight teams are divided into two groups of four clubs each. The group league matches will be followed by semifinals of the top two teams in each group.


FIXTURES

Round 11
11-Apr-2013: FC RS Annexe - Luangmual FC
12-Apr-2013: Aizawl FC - Reitlang FC
13-Apr-2013: Dinthar FC - Chanmari FC
22-Apr-2013: FC Kulikawn - Mizoram Police FC

Round 12
17-Apr-2013: Aizawl FC - FC Kulikawn
18-Apr-2013: Luangmual FC - Dinthar FC
19-Apr-2013: Mizoram Police FC - Reitlang FC
20-Apr-2013: FC RS Annexe - Chanmari FC

Round 13
24-Apr-2013: Chanmari FC - Reitlang FC
25-Apr-2013: FC RS Annexe - Mizoram Police FC
27-Apr-2013: FC Kulikawn - Luangmual FC
27-Apr-2013: Dinthar FC - Aizawl FC

Round 14
03-May-2013: Reitlang FC - FC Kulikawn
03-May-2013: Luangmual FC - Chanmari FC
04-May-2013: FC RS Annexe - Dinthar FC
04-May-2013: Mizoram Police FC - Aizawl FC

Mizoram Premier League: Mizoram Police, Dinthar FC & Aizawl FC win

The Round 10 of the inaugural 'Mahindra 2 Wheelers' Mizoram Premier League was held on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Assam Rifles ground in Aizawl, Mizoram with all eight participating teams in action with Mizoram Police still top of the league.

Till Round 10 of the MPL 96 goals have been scored so far at an average of 2,4 goals per game. Lalbiakhlua (Mizoram Police FC), F. Lalrinpuia (Mizoram Police FC), R. Laldanmawia (Dinthar FC) and Lalnunmawia (Dinthar FC) are the leading scorers with six goals each.

The Rounds 11 to 14 of the MPL will be played in April 2013 after a two months break for the Santosh Trophy and 2nd Division I-League.


MIZORAM PREMIER LEAGUE - Results

Round 9
23-Jan-2013: Aizawl FC 3-1 FC RS Annexe
23-Jan-2013: Reitlang FC 1-1 Luangmual FC
24-Jan-2013: Chanmari FC 1-1 FC Kulikawn
24-Jan-2013: Mizoram Police FC 1-2 Dinthar FC

Round 10
29-Jan-2013: Luangmual FC 0-3 Mizoram Police FC
29-Jan-2013: FC Kulikawn 0 1C RS Annexe
30-Jan-2013: Chanmari FC 0-1 Aizawl FC
30-Jan-2013: Dinthar FC 2-1 Reitlang FC


Latest Mizoram Premier League table

Mizoram Premier League: Mizoram Police lose, but stays top

The Round 9 of the inaugural 'Mahindra 2 Wheelers' Mizoram Premier League was held last Wednesday and Thursday at the Assam Rifles ground in Aizawl, Mizoram with all eight participating teams in action with Mizoram Police still top of the league though they lost to Dinthar FC.

Round 10 will be played over the next couple of days before another break in the league due to the Santosh Trophy state camp starting on January 31 and then Aizawl FC taking part in the 2nd Division I-League.


MIZORAM PREMIER LEAGUE - Results & Fixtures

Round 8
18-Jan-2013: Dinthar FC 2-1 FC Kulikawn
18-Jan-2013: Luangmual FC 1-2 Aizawl FC
19-Jan-2013: Reitlang FC 1-1 FC RS Annexe
19-Jan-2013: Mizoram Police FC 2-1 Chanmari FC

Round 9
23-Jan-2013: Aizawl FC 3-1 FC RS Annexe
23-Jan-2013: Reitlang FC 1-1 Luangmual FC
24-Jan-2013: Chanmari FC 1-1 FC Kulikawn
24-Jan-2013: Mizoram Police FC 1-2 Dinthar FC

Round 10
29-Jan-2013: Luangmual FC - Mizoram Police FC
29-Jan-2013: FC Kulikawn - FC RS Annexe
30-Jan-2013: Chanmari FC - Aizawl FC
30-Jan-2013: Dinthar FC - Reitlang FC


Latest Mizoram Premier League table

Latest Photos from Mizoram Premier League

Mizoram Premier League: Restarts again with all teams in action!

The second phase of the inaugural 'Mahindra 2 Wheelers' Mizoram Premier League kicked-off last Friday and Saturday at the Assam Rifles ground in Aizawl, Mizoram with all eight participating teams in Round 8 action.

MIZORAM PREMIER LEAGUE - Results & Fixtures

Round 8
18-Jan-2013: Dinthar FC 2-1 FC Kulikawn
18-Jan-2013: Luangmual FC 1-2 Aizawl FC
19-Jan-2013: Reitlang FC 1-1 FC RS Annexe
19-Jan-2013: Mizoram Police FC 2-1 Chanmari FC

Round 9
23-Jan-2013: Aizawl FC - FC RS Annexe
23-Jan-2013: Reitlang FC - Luangmual FC
24-Jan-2013: Chanmari FC - FC Kulikawn
24-Jan-2013: Mizoram Police FC - Dinthar FC

Round 10
29-Jan-2013: Luangmual FC - Mizoram Police FC
29-Jan-2013: FC Kulikawn - FC RS Annexe
30-Jan-2013: Chanmari FC - Aizawl FC
30-Jan-2013: Dinthar FC - Reitlang FC


Latest Photos from Mizoram Premier League

Chandigarh Under-17 Administrator's Cup from October 15

The 10th edition of the Chandigarh Under-17 Administrator's Cup will be organised by the Sports Department of the Chandigath Administration from October 15 to 23 at the Chandigarh Football Academy Ground, Sports Complex in Sector 42 and the Football Stadium in Sector 17.

A total of 15 teams in the Under-17 boys from clubs, academies and state associations from across India will be taking part in the tournament.

The participating teams will be Mahilpur Football Academy (Punjab); Sambalpur Football Academy (Orissa); Aizwal FC (Mizoram); Sahayatri Football Club, Howrah (West Bengal); Gorkha Training Centre, Shillong (Meghalaya); Thau Sports Academy (Manipur); Rohit Football Academy, Cuttack (Orissa); Football Coaching Centre, Gorgaon, Nazira (Assam); Young Challenger’s Club, Rajkot (Gujarat); Jodhpur Football Academy (Rajasthan), Madhya Pradesh Football Association, Jabalpur; Haryana Football Association, Gurgaon; Bihar Football Association, Patna; besides the Chandigarh Football Association and Chandigarh Football Academy.

34th Federation Cup - Qualifiers: Md Sporting & Kalighat MS qualify!

The qualifiers for the 34th Federation Cup were held from September 11 to 16 at the JRD Sports Complex in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand with only six teams taking part as the I-League relegated Chirag United Kerala opted out.

In the end Kolkata sides Mohammedan Sporting Club and Kalighat Milan Sangha qualified for the quarterfinal league stage meaning that the final round of 16 would see a record six clubs from Kolkata in action, while the other clubs mostly disappointed with their display.

In Group 1 Mohammedan Sporting Club, Aizawl FC and HAL SC faced each other with the group winners Mohammedan Sporting Club qualifying for the tournament proper in which they would as Qualifier 1 play in Group B alongside Churchill Brothers SC, Air India and Mohun Bagan AC.

In Group 2 Kalighat Milan Sangha, Royal Wahingdoh FC and Vasco SC faced each other with the group winners Kalighat Milan Sangha qualifying for the tournament proper in which they would as Qualifier 2 play in Group C alongside Sporting Clube de Goa, ONGC and East Bengal Club.


QUALIFYING FIXTURES

Group 1
Mohammedan Sporting Club, Aizawl FC, HAL SC

11-Sep-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club 6-1 Aizawl FC
13-Sep-2012: Aizawl FC 5-1 HAL SC
15-Sep-2012: HAL SC 0-4 Mohammedan Sporting Club

Group 2
Kalighat Milan Sangha, Royal Wahingdoh FC, Vasco SC

12-Sep-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha 6-0 Royal Wahingdoh FC
14-Sep-2012: Vasco SC 1-4 Kalighat Milan Sangha
16-Sep-2012: Vasco SC 2-4 Royal Wahingdoh FC

34th Federation Cup - Qualifiers: Six teams to participate

The qualifiers for the 34th Federation Cup will be held from September 11 to 16 at the JRD Sports Complex in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand with only six teams set to take part as the I-League relegated Chirag United Kerala opted out.

In Group 1 Mohammedan Sporting Club, Aizawl FC and HAL SC would face each other with the group winners qualifying for the tournament proper in which they would as Qualifier 1 play in Group B alongside Churchill Brothers SC, Air India and Mohun Bagan AC.

In Group 2 Kalighat Milan Sangha, Royal Wahingdoh FC and Vasco SC would face each other with the group winners qualifying for the tournament proper in which they would as Qualifier 2 play in Group C alongside Sporting Clube de Goa, ONGC and East Bengal Club.

The 34th Federation Cup proper will be held from September 19 to 30 simultaneously in Siliguri (West Bengal) and Ranchi (Jharkhand).


QUALIFYING FIXTURES

Group 1
Mohammedan Sporting Club, Aizawl FC, HAL SC

11-Sep-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club - Aizawl FC
13-Sep-2012: Aizawl FC - HAL SC
15-Sep-2012: HAL SC - Mohammedan Sporting Club

Group 2
Kalighat Milan Sangha, Royal Wahingdoh FC, Vasco SC

12-Sep-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha - Royal Wahingdoh FC
14-Sep-2012: Vasco SC - Kalighat Milan Sangha
16-Sep-2012: Vasco SC - Royal Wahingdoh FC

I-League Division 2: A scandal riddled season

The second Division of the I-League ended on Tuesday, but this seasons Division 2 has had a high number of problems and scandals which often did not even make big headlines. Still these issues were there and shouldn't be simply forgotten then they should be looked into ahead of the next edition.

Mohammedan Sporting Club protest

After the draw with United Sikkim FC in their final game, the management of the Kolkata giants aledged that the refereeing was in favour of USFC and Baichung Bhutia. They said the former India captain influenced the match officials in his teams favour to ensure promotion.

Mohammedan Sporting president Sultan Ahmed, who is also the Union Minister of State for Tourism, claimed they have evidence and that they would lodge a formal complaint with the game's governing body, the AIFF and also write to the AFC and FIFA about the issue.


Gauhati Town Club disband team

The Assamese side Gauhati Town Club disbanded their senior football team following the participation in the preliminary round of the 2nd Division. The club officials claim to have prove that outstation players and foreigners took bribes from other teams to lose matches. This led to the drastic steps by the Gauhati Town Club management, who say they will only form a senior team again in three years time when their junior batch moves into the senior level.

But Gauhati Town Club did not lodge any formal protest, but took its decisions internally within the club and did not complain to the Assam Football Association or the AIFF with rumours saying that the management wanted to cover-up its mistakes and therefore made such public allegations.


Ar-Hima FC protest match fixing

The Shillong side Ar-Hima FC after the end of their preliminary round in Silchar alleged that United Sikkim FC had bribed teams to ensure their passage to the final round and played a weakened side in their final match against Aizawl FC after they had qualified earlier. While the first allegation was never proven and was dismissed by USFC, the second one is a non-starter then a team which has already qualified often will test its bench strength in such matches.


There are further allegations of match fixing and bribing of players doing rounds in connection with this seasons I-League Division 2, which aren't in the public domain. I just named the above as examples which are out in the open.

Now the above allegations are all serious which cannot be tolerated in football. They are out in the open and I feel the AIFF should look into these matters even if no written protest is formally send in. Then such allegations leave a bad taste which isn't good for football.

I-League Division 2: Complete Final Round results

The Final Round of the I-League Division 2 ended today with United Sikkim FC and ONGC from Mumbai gaining promotion to next seasons I-League.

The matches were played from March 5 to April 17 in two phases in Siliguri (West Bengal) and Gangtok (Sikkim). Besides last seasons relegated ONGC the six teams who had qualified from the preliminary round are United Sikkim FC, Aizawl FC, Royal Wahingdoh FC, Kalighat Milan Sangha, Mohammedan Sporting Club and Vasco SC.

United Sikkim FC topped the Division 2 on head-to-head record against ONGC as both sides finished on 22 points, while Mohammedan Sporting Club (21 pts) finished third ahead of Kalighat Milan Sangha (16 pts), Royal Wahingdoh FC (16 pts), Vasco SC (13 pts) and Aizawl FC (5 pts).


FIXTURES & RESULTS

Siliguri Phase - 1st-leg
05-Mar-2012: ONGC, Mumbai 5-0 Aizawl FC
05-Mar-2012: United Sikkim FC 3-2 Vasco SC
06-Mar-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club 1-0 Kalighat Milan Sangha

10-Mar-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club 0-1 ONGC, Mumbai
08-Mar-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha 3-0 Aizawl FC
08-Mar-2012: Royal Wahingdoh FC 1-1 Vasco SC

12-Mar-2012: United Sikkim FC 4-2 ONGC, Mumbai
12-Mar-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha 0-1 Royal Wahingdoh FC
13-Mar-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club 2-0 Vasco SC

15-Mar-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha 2-3 United Sikkim FC
15-Mar-2012: Vasco SC 2-1 Aizawl FC
16-Mar-2012: Royal Wahingdoh FC 0-3 ONGC, Mumbai
(4-1 for RWFC, but awarded to ONGC due to 4 foreigners on the field)

18-Mar-2012: Vasco SC 1-1 ONGC, Mumbai
18-Mar-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club 4-3 Aizawl FC
19-Mar-2012: Royal Wahingdoh FC 0-2 United Sikkim FC

21-Mar-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha 0-0 ONGC, Mumbai
21-Mar-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club 1-3 Royal Wahingdoh FC
22-Mar-2012: Aizawl FC 1-1 United Sikkim FC

24-Mar-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club 2-0 United Sikkim FC
24-Mar-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha 3-3 Vasco SC
25-Mar-2012: Royal Wahingdoh FC 3-0 Aizawl FC


Gangtok Phase - 2nd-leg
29-Mar-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha 0-1 ONGC, Mumbai
29-Mar-2012: Vasco SC 3-2 Mohammedan Sporting Club
30-Mar-2012: United Sikkim FC 0-2 Royal Wahingdoh FC

01-Apr-2012: Aizawl FC 1-2 Royal Wahingdoh FC
01-Apr-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha 0-0 Mohammedan Sporting Club
02-Apr-2012: United Sikkim FC 0-0 Vasco SC

04-Apr-2012: ONGC, Mumbai 2-1 Royal Wahingdoh FC
04-Apr-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha 2-2 United Sikkim FC
05-Apr-2012: Aizawl FC 3-2 Vasco SC

07-Apr-2012: Royal Wahingdoh FC 0-1 Mohammedan Sporting Club
07-Apr-2012: ONGC, Mumbai 3-0 Vasco SC
08-Apr-2012: Aizawl FC 2-3 Kalighat Milan Sangha

10-Apr-2012: Vasco SC 2-1 Royal Wahingdoh FC
10-Apr-2012: Aizawl FC 0-1 Mohammedan Sporting Club
11-Apr-2012: United Sikkim FC 2-1 ONGC, Mumbai

13-Apr-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha 2-0 Royal Wahingdoh FC
13-Apr-2012: Aizawl FC 2-4 United Sikkim FC
14-Apr-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club 0-0 ONGC, Mumbai

16-Apr-2012: Aizawl FC 1-1 ONGC, Mumbai
16-Apr-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha 3-2 Vasco SC
17-Apr-2012: United Sikkim FC 1-1 Mohammedan Sporting Club

I-League Division 2: Heading for a close Finale

The Final Round of the I-League Division 2 has two rounds to play until the final match on April 17 between United Sikkim FC and Mohammedan Sporting Club in Gangtok with these two clubs besides ONGC fighting for the two promotion spots. Whoever put the schedule together couldn't have done a better top with a real final likely next Tuesday.

Currently last seasons relegated ONGC from Mumbai sit on top of the Division 2 table with 20 points closely followed by Mohammedan Sporting Club on 19 points and United Sikkim FC on 18 points. The four other teams are out of the running for a promotion spot.

Especially for Royal Wahingdoh FC on 16 points it is annoying then the Shillong club had made a substitution blunder in their first-leg match against ONGC bringing on four foreigners which turned a 4-1 win into a 0-3 loss, which has helped ONGC to go to the top of the league table. Otherwise the promotion race could have been a four team affair.

The other participating teams in the final round of the I-League Division 2 are Vasco SC (13 pts), Kalighat Milan Sangha (10 pts) and Aizawl FC (4 pts).


REMAINING FIXTURES

13-Apr-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha - Royal Wahingdoh FC
13-Apr-2012: Aizawl FC - United Sikkim FC
14-Apr-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club - ONGC, Mumbai

16-Apr-2012: Aizawl FC - ONGC, Mumbai
16-Apr-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha - Vasco SC
17-Apr-2012: United Sikkim FC - Mohammedan Sporting Club

I-League Division 2: It's Decision Time

The second and final-leg of the Final Round of the I-League Division 2 will kick-off tomorrow in Gangtok with the last league match to be played on April 17. Thereafter we will know who has gotten promoted to the first tier of the I-League.

After the first six matches United Sikkim FC are in pole position with 13 points ahead of Mohammedan Sporting Club (12 pts), who occupy the other I-League promotion spot ahead of ONGC (11 pts), Royal Wahingdoh FC (10 pts), Vasco SC (6 pts), Kalighat Milan Sangha (5 pts) and Aizawl FC (1 pt).

Currently it looks like it will be a close contest amongst the top four teams - USFC, Md Sporting, ONGC & RWFC - though Vasco SC and Kalighat MS have a chance in theory if they win all or most of their matches with the top four dropping a number of points.

United Sikkim FC go into the final six matches at home in Gangtok as the big favourites, then they are top of the I-League Division 2 and home advantage should give them a competitive edge over their opponents.

But as most of you will know, football is an unpredictable game; so let the league progress for us to find out who finally does get promoted.

I-League Division 2: United Sikkim lead after first-leg

The first-leg of the Final Round of the I-League Division 2 ended earlier today in Siliguri after 18 of the 36 matches played. The second-leg will kick-off in Sikkim's capital Gangtok on March 29 with the final league match to be played on April 17.

After the first six matches United Sikkim FC are in pole position with 13 points ahead of Mohammedan Sporting Club (12 pts), who occupy the other I-League promotion spot ahead of ONGC (11 pts), Royal Wahingdoh FC (10 pts), Vasco SC (6 pts), Kalighat Milan Sangha (5 pts) and Aizawl FC (1 pt).

Royal Wahingdoh FC could have been at the top of the table along with United Sikkim FC, but a substitution mistake in their 4-1 victory against ONGC by playing a fourth foreigner late in injury time robbed them of the three points. Here the report: http://arunfoot.blogspot.de/2012/03/i-league-division-2-royal-wahingdoh.html
I-League Division 2: Royal Wahingdoh punished, ONGC get points


FIXTURES & RESULTS

Siliguri Phase - 1st-leg
05-Mar-2012: ONGC, Mumbai 5-0 Aizawl FC
05-Mar-2012: United Sikkim FC 3-2 Vasco SC
06-Mar-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club 1-0 Kalighat Milan Sangha

10-Mar-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club 0-1 ONGC, Mumbai
08-Mar-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha 3-0 Aizawl FC
08-Mar-2012: Royal Wahingdoh FC 1-1 Vasco SC

12-Mar-2012: United Sikkim FC 4-2 ONGC, Mumbai
12-Mar-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha 0-1 Royal Wahingdoh FC
13-Mar-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club 2-0 Vasco SC

15-Mar-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha 2-3 United Sikkim FC
15-Mar-2012: Vasco SC 2-1 Aizawl FC
16-Mar-2012: Royal Wahingdoh FC 0-3 ONGC, Mumbai
(4-1 for RWFC, but awarded to ONGC due to 4 foreigners on the field)

18-Mar-2012: Vasco SC 1-1 ONGC, Mumbai
18-Mar-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club 4-3 Aizawl FC
19-Mar-2012: Royal Wahingdoh FC 0-2 United Sikkim FC

21-Mar-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha 0-0 ONGC, Mumbai
21-Mar-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club 1-3 Royal Wahingdoh FC
22-Mar-2012: Aizawl FC 1-1 United Sikkim FC

24-Mar-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club 2-0 United Sikkim FC
24-Mar-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha 3-3 Vasco SC
25-Mar-2012: Royal Wahingdoh FC 3-0 Aizawl FC


Gangtok Phase - 2nd-leg
29-Mar-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha - ONGC, Mumbai
29-Mar-2012: Vasco SC - Mohammedan Sporting Club
30-Mar-2012: United Sikkim FC - Royal Wahingdoh FC

01-Apr-2012: Aizawl FC - Royal Wahingdoh FC
01-Apr-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha - Mohammedan Sporting Club
02-Apr-2012: United Sikkim FC - Vasco SC

04-Apr-2012: ONGC, Mumbai - Royal Wahingdoh FC
04-Apr-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha - United Sikkim FC
05-Apr-2012: Aizawl FC - Vasco SC

07-Apr-2012: Royal Wahingdoh FC - Mohammedan Sporting Club
07-Apr-2012: ONGC, Mumbai - Vasco SC
08-Apr-2012: Aizawl FC - Kalighat Milan Sangha

10-Apr-2012: Vasco SC - Royal Wahingdoh FC
10-Apr-2012: Aizawl FC - Mohammedan Sporting Club
11-Apr-2012: United Sikkim FC - ONGC, Mumbai

13-Apr-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha - Royal Wahingdoh FC
13-Apr-2012: Aizawl FC - United Sikkim FC
14-Apr-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club - ONGC, Mumbai

16-Apr-2012: Aizawl FC - ONGC, Mumbai
16-Apr-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha - Vasco SC
17-Apr-2012: United Sikkim FC - Mohammedan Sporting Club

I-League Division 2: Final Round kicks-off, who are favourites?

The Final Round of the I-League Division 2 will kick-off later today in Siliguri and run until April 17 in two phases to be played first in Siliguri (West Bengal) and then Gangtok (Sikkim). Seven teams are taking part with ONGC being last seasons relegated I-League side, while Aizwal FC, United Sikkim FC, Royal Wahingdoh FC, Kalighat Milan Sangha, Mohammedan Sporting Club and Vasco SC qualified for the final round from the 23 teams, three groups preliminary round.

Here the list of complete I-League Division 2: Final Round Fixtures!

But are there any favourites for the two I-League promotion spots?

Honestly it is difficult to say, then seeded ONGC have been involved in very little football in this season so far, the three preliminary round groups were of different strengths and everyone starts from zero again in Siliguri.

The first two/three matches should show which way the journey could go, but with the clubs set to play 12 matches over two legs it could even out and the strongest sides should be able to get through.

If one goes by experience and strength then ONGC, Mohammedan Sporting Club, United Sikkim FC and Vasco SC have an edge over the other sides; then Royal Wahingdoh FC failed miserably in last years final round and for Aizawl FC and Kalighat Milan Sangha it is the first time that they are playing at this national stage.

And to finish off, United Sikkim FC surely have home advantage in the second-leg which will be played at the Paljor Stadium in Gangtok with Siliguri another base that USFC wants to use in the future.

The matches on the opening day are ONGC, Mumbai vs Aizawl FC and United Sikkim FC vs Vasco SC.

I-League Division 2: Final Round Fixtures out

The Final Round of the I-League Division 2 will be played from March 5 to April 17 in two phases in Siliguri (West Bengal) and Gangtok (Sikkim). This means for the first time in the 2nd Division's history all sides will be facing each other twice to decide which two sides get promoted to the I-League 2012/13.

Besides last seasons relegated ONGC from Mumbai the six teams who have qualified from the 23 team preliminary round are United Sikkim FC, Aizawl FC, Royal Wahingdoh FC, Kalighat Milan Sangha, Mohammedan Sporting Club and Vasco SC.


FIXTURES

Siliguri Phase - 1st-leg
05-Mar-2012: ONGC, Mumbai - Aizawl FC
05-Mar-2012: United Sikkim FC - Vasco SC
06-Mar-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club - Kalighat Milan Sangha

10-Mar-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club - ONGC, Mumbai
08-Mar-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha - Aizawl FC
08-Mar-2012: Royal Wahingdoh FC - Vasco SC

12-Mar-2012: United Sikkim FC - ONGC, Mumbai
12-Mar-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha - Royal Wahingdoh FC
13-Mar-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club - Vasco SC

15-Mar-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha - United Sikkim FC
15-Mar-2012: Vasco SC - Aizawl FC
16-Mar-2012: Royal Wahingdoh FC - ONGC, Mumbai

18-Mar-2012: Vasco SC - ONGC, Mumbai
18-Mar-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club - Aizawl FC
19-Mar-2012: Royal Wahingdoh FC - United Sikkim FC

21-Mar-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha - ONGC, Mumbai
21-Mar-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club - Royal Wahingdoh FC
22-Mar-2012: Aizawl FC - United Sikkim FC

24-Mar-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club - United Sikkim FC
24-Mar-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha - Vasco SC
25-Mar-2012: Royal Wahingdoh FC - Aizawl FC


Gangtok Phase - 2nd-leg
29-Mar-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha - ONGC, Mumbai
29-Mar-2012: Vasco SC - Mohammedan Sporting Club
30-Mar-2012: United Sikkim FC - Royal Wahingdoh FC

01-Apr-2012: Aizawl FC - Royal Wahingdoh FC
01-Apr-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha - Mohammedan Sporting Club
02-Apr-2012: United Sikkim FC - Vasco SC

04-Apr-2012: ONGC, Mumbai - Royal Wahingdoh FC
04-Apr-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha - United Sikkim FC
05-Apr-2012: Aizawl FC - Vasco SC

07-Apr-2012: Royal Wahingdoh FC - Mohammedan Sporting Club
07-Apr-2012: ONGC, Mumbai - Vasco SC
08-Apr-2012: Aizawl FC - Kalighat Milan Sangha

10-Apr-2012: Vasco SC - Royal Wahingdoh FC
10-Apr-2012: Aizawl FC - Mohammedan Sporting Club
11-Apr-2012: United Sikkim FC - ONGC, Mumbai

13-Apr-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha - Royal Wahingdoh FC
13-Apr-2012: Aizawl FC - United Sikkim FC
14-Apr-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club - ONGC, Mumbai

16-Apr-2012: Aizawl FC - ONGC, Mumbai
16-Apr-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha - Vasco SC
17-Apr-2012: United Sikkim FC - Mohammedan Sporting Club