{"id":32388,"date":"2017-01-20T12:03:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T12:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=32388"},"modified":"2017-01-20T12:03:44","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T12:03:44","slug":"12-teams-to-participate-in-second-division-football-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=32388","title":{"rendered":"12 teams to participate in second division football league"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-30682\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/football-icon11.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"334\" alt=\"football icon11\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px; margin-right: 8px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/football-icon11.jpg 520w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/football-icon11-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/football-icon11-150x96.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>New Delhi: Twelve teams will contest in the 2016-17 second division league, organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).<\/p>\n<p>In the first match of the tournament, hosts Fateh Hyderabad AFC take on debutants Pride Sports at the Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The 12 teams will be divided into three groups. Real Kashmir FC (Jammu &amp; Kashmir), Sudeva Moonlight FC (Delhi), Ozone FC Bengaluru (Bengaluru) and Pride Sports (Madhya Pradesh) will make their debut in the second division league this season.<\/p>\n<p>Two clubs from each group will proceed to the national finals where each team will play against the other on a home-away basis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;<a href=\"football-news\/43695-aiff-president-praful-patel-appointed-member-of-fifa-s-finance-committee\">AIFF President Praful Patel appointed member of FIFA&#8217;s finance committee<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Twelve teams bustling in second division league vindicates nothing but the enthusiasm and positivity amongst the clubs to emboss their names in the national football ecosystem and it rightly indicates that we&#8217;re heading towards the right direction&#8221;, I-League CEO Sunando Dhar said in a statement on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The groups for the league are:<\/p>\n<p>Group A: Sudeva Moonlight FC, Real Kashmir FC, Lonestar Kashmir FC, Delhi United FC<\/p>\n<p>Group B: Hindustan FC, Southern Samity, Neroca FC, Mohammedan Sporting<\/p>\n<p>Group C: Ozone FC Bengaluru, Pride Sports, Fateh Hyderabad FC, Kenkre Sports<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-30682\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/football-icon11.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"334\" alt=\"football icon11\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px; margin-right: 8px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/football-icon11.jpg 520w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/football-icon11-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/football-icon11-150x96.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>New Delhi: Twelve teams will contest in the 2016-17 second division league, organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).<\/p>\n<p>In the first match of the tournament, hosts Fateh Hyderabad AFC take on debutants Pride Sports at the Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[973,20734,466,20736,20735],"class_list":["post-32388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football-football","tag-all-india-football-federation","tag-hyderabad-afc","tag-indian-sports-news","tag-ootball-news","tag-ozone-fc-bengaluru"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>12 teams to participate in second division football league - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=32388\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"12 teams to participate in second division football league - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New Delhi: Twelve teams will contest in the 2016-17 second division league, organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). 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