I-League 3

I-League 3
Organising body	AIFF
Founded	13 June 2023
Country	India
Confederation	AFC
Number of clubs	32
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	I-League 2
Relegation to	State leagues (provisionally)
League cup(s)	Durand Cup
Current champions	Diamond Harbour (1st title)
Most championships	Diamond Harbour; Sporting Goa; (1 title each)
Broadcaster(s)	SportsCast India; SportsKPI; SportVot; AIFF (YouTube)
Website	I-League.org
	Current: 2024–25

The I-League 3 is an Indian men's professional football league. It forms the fourth tier of the Indian football league system, below the I-League 2 and above the State leagues.^[1]^[2]

History

For the first time, the AIFF introduced qualifiers for the I-League 2 in the 2022–23 season.^[3] On 13 June 2023, the AIFF league committee announced introducing a new league below the I-League 2, where champions of State leagues and nominated clubs will play. State FAs have to nominate a team before July 31.^[4] The AIFF wants to create a competitive pyramid with a concrete progression pathway, aimed to allow even the smallest of clubs to get promoted to the higher divisions.

Clubs

Mawlai

Agniputhra

MMS Solapur

Barak

Chayygaon

Sikkim

Sikkim teams:
Sikkim Aakraman
Sikkim Brotherhood

Imphal

Imphal teams:
TRAU
YPHU

Muthoot

Locations of 2025–26 I-League 3 group stage clubs

No.	Club	City	State	League	Position
1	TRAU	Imphal	Manipur	2024–25 I-League 2	7th
2	KLASA	Keinou	Manipur	2024–25 I-League 2	8th
3	Sesa FA	Sanquelim	Goa	2024–25 I-League 3 Playoffs	4th
3	Abbas Union	Hyderabad	Telangana		4th
5	Dalbir FA	Patiala	Punjab		5th
6	Downtown Heroes	Srinagar	Jammu and Kashmir		5th
7	Sikkim Brotherhood	Ranipool	Sikkim	2024–25 SFA A Division S-League	2nd
8	Sikkim Aakraman	Gangtok	Sikkim	2024–25 SFA A Division S-League	3rd
9	Godavari	East Godavari	Andhra Pradesh	2025 AP Super Cup	Champions
10	Salgaocar	Vasco	Goa	2024–25 Goa Professional League	3rd
11	Muthoot FA	Kochi	Kerala	2024–25 Kerala Premier League	Champions
12	Garhwal Heroes	New Delhi	Delhi	2024–25 Delhi Premier League	2nd
13	Lakecity	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	Madhya Pradesh Premier League	Champions
14	Mawlai	Mawlai	Meghalaya	2024 Meghalaya State League	Champions
15	Bhawanipore	Bhowanipur	West Bengal	2024–25 Calcutta Premier Division	3rd
16	ARA	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	Gujarat SFA Club Championship	Champions
17	Zinc	Zawar	Rajasthan	2024–25 R-League A Division	Champions
18	Agniputhra	Bengaluru	Karnataka	2024–25 Bangalore Super Division	Champions
19	Barak	Peren	Nagaland	2025 Nagaland Super League	Champions
20	Young Physique's Union	Imphal	Manipur	2025 Manipur State League	Champions
21	MMS Solapur	Solapur	Maharashtra	2024-25 MSSMFL	Champions
22	Chayygaon	Chaygaon	Assam	Assam State Premier League	Champions
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26
27
28
29
30
31
32

^ Participation via an invitation

All-time clubs

	Currently in I-League 3
	Currently in Indian Super League or I-League or I-League 2
	Currently in State leagues
	Defunct clubs

As of 2024

Pos.	Club	City	S	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Appearances
1	Diamond Harbour	Diamond Harbour, West Bengal	2	13	11	1	1	30	8	22	34	2023–24, 2024–25
2	KLASA	Bishnupur, Manipur	2	16	8	4	4	24	17	7	28	2023–24, 2024–25
3	Chanmari	Aizawl, Mizoram	1	9	8	0	1	22	4	18	24	2024–25
4	Kerala United	Malappuram, Kerala	2	12	5	4	3	20	14	6	19	2023–24, 2024–25
5	Sporting Goa	Panaji, Goa	1	8	5	3	1	17	3	14	17	2023–24
6	Sporting Bengaluru	Bengaluru, Karnataka	1	8	5	3	1	19	8	11	17	2023–24
7	Dempo	Panaji, Goa	1	8	5	3	1	11	2	9	17	2023–24
8	Karbi Anglong Morning Star	Diphu, Assam	1	8	5	0	3	27	11	16	15	2024–25
9	Lakecity	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh	2	8	4	3	1	17	10	7	15	2023–24, 2024–25
10	SAT	Tirur, Kerala	1	8	4	2	2	15	12	3	14	2024–25
11	MYJ–GMSC	Mumbai, Maharashtra	1	8	4	1	3	14	8	6	13	2024–25
12	Sesa	Sanquelim, Goa	1	8	3	3	2	11	11	0	12	2024–25
13	Garhwal Heroes	New Delhi, Delhi	2	8	4	0	4	11	14	-3	12	2023–24, 2024–25
14	Sports Odisha	Cuttack, Odisha	2	8	3	2	3	10	10	0	11	2023–24, 2024–25
15	Abbas Union	Hyderabad, Telangana	2	12	3	2	7	12	18	-6	11	2023–24, 2024–25
16	Rangdajied United	Shillong, Meghalaya	1	4	2	2	0	8	2	6	8	2023–24
17	Kickstart	Bengaluru, Karnataka	1	4	2	1	1	15	4	11	7	2023–24
18	HAL	Bengaluru, Karnataka	1	4	2	1	1	9	3	6	7	2024–25
19	Bhawanipore	Kolkata, West Bengal	1	4	2	1	1	8	6	2	7	2023–24
20	Kenkre	Mumbai, Maharashtra	1	4	2	1	1	8	8	0	7	2024–25
21	Downtown Heroes	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir	1	8	2	1	5	13	17	-4	7	2024–25
22	Dalbir	Patiala, Punjab	1	8	2	1	5	5	15	-10	7	2024–25
23	International	Phagwara, Punjab	1	4	2	0	2	5	3	2	6	2023–24
24	Vatika	New Delhi, Delhi	1	4	2	0	2	5	7	-2	6	2023–24
25	Charutar Vidya Mandal	Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat	1	4	2	0	2	5	8	-3	6	2024–25
26	United Chirang Duar	Chirang, Assam	1	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	5	2023–24
27	ARA	Ahemedabad, Gujarat	1	4	1	1	2	7	4	3	4	2023–24
28	KIYC	Imphal, Manipur	1	4	1	1	2	8	7	1	4	2023–24
29	Southern Sporting	Imphal, Manipur	1	4	1	1	2	5	5	0	4	2024–25
30	Baroda	Vadodara, Gujarat	1	4	1	0	3	3	5	-2	3	2023–24
31	Corbett	Rudrapur, Uttarakhand	1	4	1	0	3	3	7	-4	3	2024–25
32	Coramandal	Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh	1	4	1	0	3	4	12	-8	3	2024–25
33	Doaba United	Jalandhar, Punjab	1	4	1	0	3	3	11	-8	3	2023–24
34	JIT	Pondicherry	1	4	1	0	3	2	11	-9	3	2023–24
35	Jaipur Elite	Jaipur, Rajasthan	2	8	0	3	5	5	15	-10	3	2023–24, 2024–25
36	RKM	Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh	2	8	1	0	7	6	25	-19	3	2023–24, 2024–25
37	Maharashtra Oranje	Mumbai, Maharashtra	1	4	0	2	2	8	10	-2	2	2024–25
38	Ghaziabad City	Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh	1	4	0	1	3	3	9	-6	1	2024–25
39	Bhuna	Bhuna, Haryana	1	4	0	1	3	3	20	-17	1	2024–25
40	Millat	Mumbai, Maharashtra	1	4	0	0	4	1	14	-13	0	2023–24
41	New Friends	Bade Bacheli, Chhattisgarh	1	4	0	0	4	2	26	-24	0	2023–24

Clubs relegated to I-League 3

Relegated clubs from I-League 2 to I-League 3
Season	Clubs
2023–24	Kenkre, Maharashtra Oranje
2024–25	TRAU, KLASA

Clubs promoted from I-League 3

Promoted clubs from I-League 3 to I-League 2
Season	Clubs
2023–24	Sporting Goa, Dempo, Sporting Bengaluru
2024–25	Diamond Harbour, Chanmari, SAT, KLASA
2025–26	Karbi Anglong Morning Star, MYJ–GMSC

Results

Source:^[5]

Season	Champions	Runners-up	No. of teams
2023–24	Sporting Goa	Dempo	25
2024–25	Diamond Harbour	Chanmari	25

References

^ "Five teams submit bids for direct Hero I-League entry". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ "Record five bids for I-League; no ISL reserves in 2nd and 3rd divisions". Hindustan Times. 13 June 2023. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
^ Chatterjee, Triyasha (1 May 2023). "I-League: AIFF League Committee inflict 3-TIER BIDDING structure for DIRECT entry into I-League 2023-24- Check Out". Inside Sport India. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^ "AIFF League committee announce I-League direct entry bidders and revamped league structure for IWL". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
^ "I-League 3 2023 — Final Standings (Play-off's)". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

[1] Participation via an invitation

[2] "Five teams submit bids for direct Hero I-League entry". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[3] "Record five bids for I-League; no ISL reserves in 2nd and 3rd divisions". Hindustan Times. 13 June 2023. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

[4] Chatterjee, Triyasha (1 May 2023). "I-League: AIFF League Committee inflict 3-TIER BIDDING structure for DIRECT entry into I-League 2023-24- Check Out". Inside Sport India. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[5] "AIFF League committee announce I-League direct entry bidders and revamped league structure for IWL". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

[6] "I-League 3 2023 — Final Standings (Play-off's)". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

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