2023–24 I-League 3

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I-League 3
Season2023–24
Dates-
ChampionsTBD
PromotedTBD

2023–24 I-League 3 is the 1st season of the I-League 3 since its establishment in 2023. It is also the 1st season as the fourth tier of the Indian football league system. The top three teams on the league table will secure a place in the 2024–25 I-League 2 season.[1]

This is the league's first edition.

On 11 August 2023, the League Committee of AIFF announced that for the newly-formed 3rd Division League, nine state FAs fulfilled the criteria for nominating teams - Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra.[2]

List of Nominated Clubs[edit]

On 22 August 2023, the following clubs were nominated for the 3rd Division League by nine state FAs (Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Bangalore, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Mumbai), which complied with the nomination criteria. Meanwhile, nominations from 10 other states will be confirmed after due diligence. The FAs are Manipur, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Kerala, Pondicherry, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Telangana, and West Bengal.[3]

Until the previous season, the AIFF allowed only state champions to feature in the qualifiers, but with the creation of I-League 3 from where teams would move to I-League 2 in the same season, more teams are being added. From Goa, the title winners Dempo SC along with runners-up Sporting Club de Goa are confirmed to feature in the 2023-24 I-League 3[4]

League Nominated Clubs
Chhattisgarh RKM FA
New Friends Dantewada
Delhi Vatika FC
Garhwal
Goa Dempo
Sporting Goa
Gujarat Baroda FA
ARA
Bengaluru SC Bengaluru
Kickstart
Madhya Pradesh Lake City
Punjab International FC Phagwara
Doaba United
Rajasthan Jaipur Elite
Mumbai Millat FC

Stadiums and locations[edit]

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2023–24 I-League 3 is located in India
Millat
Millat
NF Dantewada
NF Dantewada
Doaba United
Doaba United
International FC Phagwara
International FC Phagwara
Jaipur Elite
Jaipur Elite
Sunrise FC
Sunrise FC
Delhi teams Vatika FC Garhwal FC
Delhi teams
Red pog.svg Vatika FC
Red pog.svg Garhwal FC
Bengaluru teams SC Bengaluru Kickstart
Bengaluru teams
Red pog.svg SC Bengaluru
Red pog.svg Kickstart
Locations of I-League 3 clubs

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Club State/UT City Stadium Capacity
ARA FC Gujarat Ahmedabad Shahibaug Police Stadium 20,000
Millat FC Maharashtra Mumbai Cooperage Ground 5,000
Vatika FC Delhi Delhi
Dempo Goa Panjim Dempo Academy Ground 3,000
Garhwal Delhi Delhi
SC Bengaluru Karnataka Bengaluru Bangalore Football Stadium 8,400
Kerala United Kerala Malappuram Payyanad Stadium 30,000
International FC Phagwara Punjab Phagwara
RKM FA Chhattisgarh Narainpur Ramakrishna Mission Sports Complex
Doaba United Punjab Doaba
New Friends Dantewada Chhattisgarh Dantewada
Sporting Goa Goa Panaji Duler Stadium 10,000
Bhawanipore West Bengal Kolkata Kalyani Stadium 20,000
Kickstart Karnataka Bengaluru Bangalore Football Stadium 8,400
Baroda FA Gujarat Vadodara BFA Sports Complex
Lake City Madhya Pradesh Bhopal TT Nagar Sports Complex 20,000
Jaipur Elite Rajasthan Jaipur
Sunrise FC Odisha Cuttack
KLASA Manipur Bishnupur
Sikkim Himalayan Sikkim Gangtok Paljor Stadium 30,000

League table[edit]

Season statistics[edit]

Attendances[edit]

Overall statistical table[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "AIFF League Committee introduces youth quota for I-League". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. "AIFF League Committee decides on I-League 2023-24 format". AIFF. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. "AIFF League Committee introduces youth quota for I-League". AIFF. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. "Sporting Clube is Goa's second pick for Third Division League". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 August 2023.

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