The groupings of 24 participating teams were decided in the club secretaries meeting held recently. The teams have been divided in three preliminary groups consisting of eight teams each.
The top teams of each group will qualify for super-six league. The winners and runners-up team of super-six league will get promotion to 'A ' division from next year.
No team will be allowed to participate in the league who fails to get their players registered under the Centralised Registration Scheme (CRS) system for local and international players made mandatory by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) from this year.