Kingfisher’s East Bengal (KEB) will take on debutant Chirag United in the inaugural match in the second edition of the I-League football tournament at the Barasat Stadium in Kolkata on September 26.
On the opening day, Vasco will meet Sporting Clube de Goa (SCG) in Panaji, Goa, in another encounter, according to the draw released by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Monday.
So far, nine rounds of matches have been released and dates of the next two rounds will be decided after finalising an opponent for a friendly match for the national team.
The draw:
Round I: Sept 26: KEB vs Chirag (Barasat, Kolkata); Vasco vs SCG (Panaji, Goa), Sept 27: Mohun Bagan vs Mumbai FC (Barasat); Churchill Bros vs Mahindra Utd (Panaji), Sept 28: Mohd Sporting vs Air India (Barasat); Dempo vs JCT (Panaji).
Round II: Sept 30: KEB vs MFC (Barasat); Oct 2: Vasco vs JCT (Panaji); Oct 3: MB vs AI (Barasat); Oct 4: SCG vs MS (Panaji); MU vs Chirag (Mum); Oct 5: CB vs Dempo (Panaji)
Round III: Oct 11: JCT vs MS (Ludhiana); MU vs MFC (Mum); SCG vs MB (Panaji, Goa); Oct 12: Chirag vs CB (Barasat, Kol); AI vs KEB; Dempo vs Vasco (Panaji)
Round IV: Oct 18: JCT vs MU (Ludhiana); AI vs Chirag; KEB vs Vasco (Yuva Bharati Krirangana, Kolkata); MFC vs Dempo; Oct 19: MS vs MB (YBK); CB vs SCG (Panaji)
Round V: Oct 23: JCT vs Chirag (Ludhiana); Oct 24: MS vs MU (YBK); MFC vs SCG; Oct 25: MB vs KEB (YBK); Vasco vs CB (Panaji); Oct 26 : Dempo vs AI (Panaji)
Round VI: Oct 31: Dempo vs MB (Panaji); Nov 1: Chirag vs SCG (YBK); AI vs MFC; Vasco vs MU (Panaji); Nov 2: CB vs JCT (Panaji), MS vs KEB (YBK).
Round VII: Nov 7: KEB vs MU (YBK); Nov 8: MFC vs Vasco; Dempo vs SCG (Panaji); Chirag vs MS (YBK); Nov 9: MB vs CB (YBK); AI vs JCT
Round VIII: Nov 14: MS vs Vasco (YBK); MU vs AI; Nov 15: KEB vs SCG (YBK); CB vs MFC (Panaji); Nov 16: MB vs JCT (YBK); Dempo vs Chirag (Panaji)
Round IX: Nov 18: CB vs AI (Panaji); Nov 19: MU vs SCG; Nov 22: JCT vs KEB (Ludhiana); Nov 20: MS vs Dempo (YBK); Vasco vs MB (Panaji); Nov 21: Chirag vs MFC (YBK).
