2023–24 I-League 3


The 2023–24 I-League 3 was the 1st season of the I-League 3, and the national fourth tier of the Indian football league system. The top three clubs qualified for 2023–24 I-League 2.

Clubs

On 22 August 2023, 15 clubs were nominated for the I-League 3rd Division by nine state FAs. Nominations from 10 other states were assessed after due diligence.
No.ClubCityStateLeaguePosition
1RKMNarayanpurChhattisgarh2023 Chhattisgarh State Men's Football League Championship1st
2New FriendsBade BacheliChhattisgarh2023 Chhattisgarh State Men's Football League Championship2nd
3VatikaNew DelhiDelhi2022–23 Delhi Premier League1st
4GarhwalNew DelhiDelhi2022–23 Delhi Premier League3rd
5DempoPanajiGoa2022–23 Goa Professional League1st
6Sporting GoaPanajiGoa2022–23 Goa Professional League2nd
7BarodaVadodaraGujarat2022–23 Gujarat SFA Club Championship1st
8ARAAhemedabadGujarat2022–23 Gujarat SFA Club Championship2nd
9Sporting BengaluruBengaluruKarnataka2022–23 Bangalore Super Division1st
10KickstartBengaluruKarnataka2022–23 Bangalore Super Division3rd
11Lake CityBhopalMadhya Pradesh2022–23 Madhya Pradesh Premier League1st
12InternationalPhagwaraPunjab2022 Punjab State Super Football League3rd
13Doaba UnitedJalandharPunjab2022 Punjab State Super Football League4th
14Jaipur EliteJaipurRajasthan2022 R-League A Division1st
15MillatMumbaiMaharashtra2022–23 MFA Elite Division3rd
16BhawaniporeKolkataWest Bengal2022 Calcutta Premier Division2nd
17Diamond HarbourDiamond HarbourWest Bengal2022 Calcutta First Division3rd
18Kerala UnitedMalappuramKeralaKerala Premier LeagueChampions
19Rangdajied UnitedShillongMeghalaya2022-23 Meghalaya State League1st
20KLASABishnupurManipur2022 Manipur State LeagueChampions
21KIYCImphalManipur2022 Manipur State LeagueSemifinalist
22United Chirang DuarChirangAssam2023 ATPA ShieldChampions
23Sports OdishaCuttackOdisha2023 FAO Super CupChampions
24Abbas UnionHyderabadTelanganaRahim League “A” Division-
25Jeppiaar Institute of TechnologyPondicherryPondicherryPondicherry Men's League Championship-

Changes from last season

Until the previous season, the AIFF allowed only state champions to feature in the qualifiers, but with the removal of the ISL reserve teams and the creation of the I-League 3 from where teams would move to I-League 2 in the same season, state FAs were allowed to nominate a second team.

Group stage

25 teams are divided into five groups of five each. Each team will play the teams in the same group in single-legged fixtures.

Broadcast

Matches are broadcast by AIFF, SportsKPI and SportsCast India on their official YouTube channels.

Statistics

Top scorers

Bold indicates the player is currently active in the tournament.

Discipline

Player

  • Most yellow cards: 4
  • * Dhiraj Chouhan
  • Most red cards: 1
  • *''6 players''

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 18
  • *Sporting Bengaluru
  • Most red cards: 2
  • *Kerala United

Attendances

Playoffs

Source: I-League