The 2012

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was the fifth season of the then second tier of

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, using

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with the

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Stadiums

The 2012 I-League 2nd Division was played in 4 stadiums. Three of the stadiums were used for the Group Stage and one for the Final Stage. The stadiums used in the group stage were the

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(Orissa),

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(New Delhi) and the Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium (Assam).

Team overview

Teams and locations

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial Changes

Group stage

Group A

Group A will take place at the

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Group B

Group B will take place at the

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Group C

Group C will take place at the Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium in

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Final round

The final round of the 2012 I-League 2nd Division will take place between six teams from the group stage and the team relegated from I-League

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in a single table format in which each team plays each other once at home and once away from home.

Statistics

''Updated: 20 February 2012''

Top goalscorers

Hat-tricks

* ⁷ Player scored 7 goals

Scoring

* First goal of the season:

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for Mohammedan against KGF Academy (1 February 2012) * Fastest goal of the season: 15 minutes – Isa Ali for Vasco against PIFA (1 February 2012) * Most goals in a game: 9 goals **

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7–2

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(5 February 2012) **

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0–9

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(17 February 2012) * Most goals scored in a game by one team: 9 goals –

9–0

(17 February 2012)

References

{{2011–12 in Indian football I-League 2 seasons 2

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