The season will commence on March 27, 2026, with two matches scheduled on the opening day, and conclude on May 15, 2026. Click here to view the full list of fixtures.
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC will take on Sudeva Delhi FC at the KASA Stadium in Diphu, while GMSC will face Sporting Club Bengaluru at the Cooperage Stadium in Mumbai on the first day of action.
Nine clubs will participate in I-League 2 2025-26, which will be played in a home-and-away, single-round-robin format, with each team playing once against all opponents, four at home and four away.
The champions and runners-up will be promoted to the Indian Football League 2026-27. The ninth-placed club, along with Sports Academy Tirur (who have withdrawn from I-League 2 2025-26 prior to the commencement of the league), will be relegated to I-League 3 2026-27.
The nine participating teams include the two relegated clubs from I-League 2024-25 – Delhi FC and Sporting Club Bengaluru, two promoted clubs from I-League 3 2024-25 – GMSC and Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC, four existing clubs from I-League 2 2024-25 – United SC, NEROCA FC, Sporting Clube de Goa and FC Bengaluru United – and Sudeva Delhi FC, who were reinstated to I-League 2 as per the decision of the AIFF Executive Committee.
TRAU FC and KLASA FC were relegated from I-League 2 2024-25 after finishing eighth and ninth, respectively.