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and

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Kolhapur. The final round was played in Guwahati, Assam. The top four teams in the

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qualified for the

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(2008–09), while the rest will be remain to I League Division 2 in the next season.

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were the champions of the inaugural I-League 2nd Division. The AIFF had selected Pune and Kolhapur as preliminary round venues to take the game to different cities.

Standings

Group A

''Last updated:'' 29 February 2008 Advanced to next round

Group B

''Last updated:'' 29 February 2008 All the match of this Group will be play in Kolhapur Advanced to next round

Results

Group A

''Last updated:'' 13 April 2008 ''The home team is listed in the left-hand column.''

Group B

''Last updated:'' 29 February 2008 ''The home team is listed in the left-hand column.''

Final round

References

External links

I-League 2nd Division (Regular Season) A – Soccerway

I-League 2nd Division (Regular Season) B – Soccerway

I-League 2nd Division (Final Group) – Soccerway
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