Date:26/02/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/02/26/stories/2008022660451800.htm

Sport - Football

Second division league from March 26

NEW DELHI: The ONGC second division football league will be played at two venues in Maharashtra — Pune and Kolhapur — with four of the 12 teams making it to the I-League for the next season.

The 12 teams were divided into two groups of six teams each with Group A playing its matches in Pune and Group B in Kolhapur. The final round will be played at Guwahati.

The groupings: Group A: HAL Bangalore, ONGC, SBT Trivandrum, Vasco SC, Chirag United FC, Pune FC. Group B: Mohammedan Sporting Club, Mumbai FC, New Delhi Heroes, Oil India, Indian Bank, Amity United FC Haryana.

The schedule: Group A (at Pune): Round I: HAL v Pune FC (Mar 26), ONGC v Chirag United (Mar 27), SBT v Vasco SC (Mar 28). Round II: HAL v Chirag (Mar 30), Pune FC v Vasco (Mar 31), ONGC v SBT (Apr 1). Round III: HAL v Vasco (Apr 3), Chirag v SBT (Apr 4), Pune FC v ONGC (Mar 5). Round IV: HAL v SBT (Apr 7), Vasco v ONGC (Apr 8), CHirag v Pune FC (Apr 9). Round V: HAL v ONGC (Apr 11), SBT v Pune FC (Apr 12), Vasco v Chirag (Apr 13).

Group B (at Kolhapur): Round I: Mohammedan Sporting v Amity United (Mar 25), Mumbai FC v Indian Bank (Mar 26), New Delhi Heroes v Oil India (Mar 27). Round II: Mohammedan v Indian Bank (Mar 29), Amity v Oil India (Mar 30), Mumbai FC v New Delhi Heroes (Mar 31). Round III: Mohammedan v Oil India (Apr 2), Indian Bank v New Delhi Heroes (Apr 3), Amity v Mumbai FC (Apr 4). Round IV: Mohammedan v New Delhi Heroes (Apr 6), Oil India v Mumbai FC (Apr 7), Indian Bank v Amity (Apr 8). Round V: Mohammedan v Mumbai FC (Apr 10), New Delhi Heroes v Amity (Apr 11), Oil India v Indian Bank (Apr 12).