The 2025–26 I-League 2 was the 4th season of I-League 2, the third tier of the Indian football league system. Diamond Harbour were the defending champions, having won the 2024–25 I-League 2.
The season started with Morning Star taking on Sudeva Delhi on 27th March 2026 at KASA Stadium, Diphu, Assam. On 15 May 2026, the final last matchday of the league, Delhi were crowned as champions while Bengaluru United finished as runners-up, with both earning promotion to the 2026–27 Indian Football League. SA Tirur and NEROCA were relegated to the 2026–27 I-League 3.
Developments On 6 January 2026, the AIFF announced that due to shortened season, the 7 I-League 2 clubs and 26 2024–25 I-League 3 clubs would be merged, along with additional 7 clubs to form a 40-member league for this season. However, on 20 February, the federation did a u-turn, declaring that the 2026 Indian Football League 2 would possibly be a 10-club single-leg tournament.
Nine clubs will participate in I-League 2, which will be played in a home-and-away single-leg format, with each team playing all opponents once, four at home and four away. Sporting are expected to choose Atal Stadium, Bambolim.
SA Tirur withdrew from the tournament citing a lack of funds for travel expenses.
Club changes The following clubs changed since last season. # Club Path Entered I-League 2 1 Sporting Bengaluru Relegation from I-League 2 Delhi 3 Morning Star Promotion from I-League 3 4 MYJ–GMSC 5 Sudeva Delhi Administratively admitted Exited I-League 2 1 Diamond Harbour Promotion to IFL 2 Chanmari 3 TRAU Relegation to I-League 3 4 KLASA
Clubs
ClubLocationStadiumCapacityBengaluru UnitedBengaluru, KarnatakaPadukone–Dravid CSE Arena 1250MYJ–GMSCMumbai, MaharashtraCooperage Ground 5,000Morning StarDiphu, AssamKASA Stadium9,000NEROCAImphal, ManipurKhuman Lampak Stadium35,285Sporting GoaPanaji, GoaBambolim Stadium3,000Sudeva DelhiNew Delhi, DelhiSudeva Residential AcademyTBCUnitedKalyani, West BengalKalyani Stadium20,000Sporting BengaluruBengaluru, KarnatakaHAL StadiumTBCDelhiNew Delhi, DelhiMinerva Academy GroundTBC
Personnel and sponsorship ClubHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorBengaluru United Nallappan Mohanraj Faiz KhanHyveNimidiaNEROCA Gift Raikhan Waikhom Rohit MeiteiVamosSporting Goa Armando Colaco Joel ColacoSix5SixModelsMYJ–GMSC Vijith Shetty Kamlesh NadarUnited Lal Kamal Bhowmick Tarak HembramTrak-OnlyAahar CatererSporting Bengaluru Alex Praveen Manoj KannanDelhi Lobzang Dorji Himanshu JangraMorning Star Khogen Singh Wangkhem Komalson RongpharSudeva Delhi Zahid Shafi Mir Seiminmang Manchong
League table
Fixtures and results
Results by games
Statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Himanshu JangraDelhi132 Phijam Sanathoi MeiteiNEROCA FC63 Akshunna TyagiBengaluru United4 Devadath SSporting Bengaluru5 Kevisanyu PeseyieMorning Star3 Rahul Paswan Akash TirkeyDelhi Lijo KBengaluru United Karthick ThirumalaiSporting Bengaluru10 Aravindraj RajanMYJ–GMSC2 Shravan Shetty Alocious MuthayyanNEROCA FC Lalsiem ChongloiMorning Star Asif O MSporting Bengaluru Alister AnthonySporting Goa Joyson Regan Gauncar Singte George KomUnited Sumay Shome Wungshung LunglengDelhi Md Ejaj AhamadSudeva Delhi
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ref Phijam Sanathoi Meetei NEROCA Sporting Bengaluru 5–3 (A) Himanshu Jangra Delhi MYJ-GMSC 6–1 (H) Himanshu Jangra Delhi Sporting Bengaluru 5–1 (H)
Discipline
Club discipline
Overall attendances
Attendance by home matches Team \ Match played1 2 3 4 5 Total 293100175130200898 37517070100715 9,3002,7004,3003,20019,500 8235821,1502002,755 1,5391,6796877504,655 5003003213001,421 45210065colspan="2" 617 2000250150600 4007003001,2002,600
Legend:
Updated to game(s) played on 15 May 2026 Source: I-League
See also Men 2025–26 Indian Super League (Tier I) 2025–26 Indian Football League (Tier II) 2025–26 I-League 3 (Tier IV) 2025–26 Indian State Leagues (Tier V) 2025–26 AIFF Super Cup 2025 Durand Cup 2026 Reliance Foundation Development League Women 2025–26 Indian Women's League (Tier I) 2025–26 Indian Women's League 2 (Tier II)
References