I-League 3

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 Indian Football League 2 and above the State leagues,https://indiasportshub.com/i-league-2-3-merger-for-2025-26-a-necessary-reset-for-indian-footballs-fragile-middle-tier/https://indianfootballleague.in/i-league-2-2025-26-to-begin-on-march-27/ which teams get promoted from through a nomination from the state board.

History National Football League NFL3 The National Football League Third Division (NFL 3rd Division) was the men's third-tier of the Indian football league system from 2006 to 2007. Founded by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in 2006, the NFL was the first third division football league in India to be organized on a national scale. The league was played from 25 November up to 18 December 2006 as a promotional tournament for Indian National Football League Second Division. Five teams were promoted to the second division. AIFF folded the league in 2007 after the first edition.

I-League 3

For the first time, the AIFF introduced qualifiers for the I-League 2 in the 2022–23 season. 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. 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.

All-time clubs Currently in I-League 3 Currently in Indian Super League, Indian Football League or I-League 2 Currently in State leagues Defunct clubs

Pos.ClubCityAppearances 1 KLASA Bishnupur, Manipur 3 24 12 7 5 33 21 12 43 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26 2 Diamond Harbour Diamond Harbour, West Bengal 2 13 11 1 1 30 8 22 34 2023–24, 2024–25 3 Chanmari Aizawl, Mizoram 1 9 8 0 1 22 4 18 24 2024–25 4 Banaras Baghpat Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh 1 9 6 2 1 23 7 16 20 2025–26 5 Kerala United Malappuram, Kerala 2 12 5 4 3 20 14 6 19 2023–24, 2024–25 6 Sunrise Club Cuttack, Odisha 1 9 5 3 1 19 7 12 18 2025–26 7 Sporting Goa Panaji, Goa 1 8 5 3 1 17 3 14 17 2023–24 8 Sporting Bengaluru Bengaluru, Karnataka 1 8 5 3 1 19 8 11 17 2023–24 9 Dempo Panaji, Goa 1 8 5 3 1 11 2 9 17 2023–24 10 Raengdai Noney, Manipur 1 9 5 2 2 15 9 6 17 2025–26 11 Karbi Anglong Morning Star Diphu, Assam 1 8 5 0 3 27 11 16 15 2024–25 12 Lakecity Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 2 8 4 3 1 17 10 7 15 2023–24, 2024–25 13 SAT Tirur, Kerala 1 8 4 2 2 15 12 3 14 2024–25 14 MYJ–GMSC Mumbai, Maharashtra 1 8 4 1 3 14 8 6 13 2024–25 15 TRAU Imphal, Manipur 1 9 3 4 2 10 9 1 13 2025–26 16 Sesa Sanquelim, Goa 1 8 3 3 2 11 11 0 12 2024–25 17 Garhwal Heroes New Delhi, Delhi 2 8 4 0 4 11 14 -3 12 2023–24, 2024–25 18 Sports Odisha Cuttack, Odisha 2 8 3 2 3 10 10 0 11 2023–24, 2024–25 19 Abbas Union Hyderabad, Telangana 2 12 3 2 7 12 18 -6 11 2023–24, 2024–25 20 Rangdajied United Shillong, Meghalaya 1 4 2 2 0 8 2 6 8 2023–24 21 ARA Ahemedabad, Gujarat 2 8 2 2 4 13 13 0 8 2023–24, 2025–26 22 Kickstart Bengaluru, Karnataka 1 4 2 1 1 15 4 11 7 2023–24 23 HAL Bengaluru, Karnataka 1 4 2 1 1 9 3 6 7 2024–25 24 Agniputhra Bengaluru, Karnataka 1 4 2 1 1 5 2 3 7 2025–26 25 Bhawanipore Kolkata, West Bengal 1 4 2 1 1 8 6 2 7 2023–24 26 Kenkre Mumbai, Maharashtra 1 4 2 1 1 8 8 0 7 2024–25 27 Downtown Heroes Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 1 8 2 1 5 13 17 -4 7 2024–25 28 Chhaygaon Chaygaon, Assam 1 8 2 1 5 14 21 -7 7 2025–26 29 Dalbir Patiala, Punjab 1 8 2 1 5 5 15 -10 7 2024–25 30 International Phagwara, Punjab 1 4 2 0 2 5 3 2 6 2023–24 31 Samaleswari Sambalpur, Odisha 1 4 2 0 2 6 5 1 6 2025–26 32 Royal Rangers Delhi 1 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6 2025–26 33 Vatika Gurgaon, Haryana 1 4 2 0 2 5 7 -2 6 2023–24 34 Charutar Vidya Mandal Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat 1 4 2 0 2 5 8 -3 6 2024–25 35 BLG – The Diamond Rock Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh 1 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 6 2025–26 36 New Friends Bade Bacheli, Chhattisgarh 2 8 2 0 6 7 38 -31 6 2023–24, 2025–26 37 Zinc FA Udaipur, Rajasthan 1 4 1 2 1 7 6 1 5 2025–26 38 Mawlai Shillong, Meghalaya 1 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 5 2025–26 39 United Chirang Duar Chirang, Assam 1 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5 2023–24 40 KIYC Imphal, Manipur 1 4 1 1 2 8 7 1 4 2023–24 41 Southern Sporting Imphal, Manipur 1 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 4 2024–25 42 CD Salgaocar Vasco, Goa 1 4 1 1 2 2 4 -2 4 2025–26 43 Baroda Vadodara, Gujarat 1 4 1 0 3 3 5 -2 3 2023–24 44 Corbett Rudrapur, Uttarakhand 1 4 1 0 3 3 7 -4 3 2024–25 45 Sikkim Brotherhood Gangtok, Sikkim 1 4 1 0 3 6 11 -5 3 2025–26 46 Coramandal Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 1 4 1 0 3 4 12 -8 3 2024–25 47 Doaba United Jalandhar, Punjab 1 4 1 0 3 3 11 -8 3 2023–24 48 JIT Pondicherry 1 4 1 0 3 2 11 -9 3 2023–24 49 Jaipur Elite Jaipur, Rajasthan 2 8 0 3 5 5 15 -10 3 2023–24, 2024–25 50 RKM Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh 2 8 1 0 7 6 25 -19 3 2023–24, 2024–25 51 Maharashtra Oranje Mumbai, Maharashtra 1 4 0 2 2 8 10 -2 2 2024–25 52 Mumbay Mumbai, Maharashtra 1 4 0 2 2 5 9 -4 2 2025–26 53 Ghaziabad City Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 1 4 0 1 3 3 9 -6 1 2024–25 54 Bhuna FC Bhuna, Haryana 1 4 0 1 3 3 20 -17 1 2024–25 55 Citadel Godavari Legends Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh 1 3 0 0 3 0 6 -6 0 2025–26 56 Techtro Swades Una, Himachal Pradesh 1 4 0 0 4 2 10 -8 0 2025–26 57 Millat Mumbai, Maharashtra 1 4 0 0 4 1 14 -13 0 2023–24

Relegated to I-League 3 +Relegated clubs from I-League 2 to I-League 3SeasonClubs2023–24Kenkre, Maharashtra Oranje2024–25TRAU, KLASA

Clubs promoted from I-League 3 +Promoted clubs from I-League 3 to I-League 2SeasonClubs2023–24Sporting Goa, Dempo, Sporting Bengaluru2024–25Diamond Harbour, Chanmari, SAT, KLASA2025–26Karbi Anglong Morning Star, MYJ–GMSC

Results Source: Season Champions Runners-up No. of clubs2023–24Sporting GoaDempo252024–25Diamond HarbourChanmari252025–26Banaras BaghpatRaengdai19

Media coverage PeriodTV telecastOnline streaming2023–presentYouTube

I-League 3

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