The 2025–26 I-League 3 was the 3rd season of the I-League 3 since its establishment in 2023 as the fourth tier of the Indian football league system.
Club changes The following clubs have changed division since the 2024–25 season: # Club Path Entered I-League 3 1 TRAU Relegation from I-League 2 2 KLASA 3–20 18 clubs Nomination from State leagues Exited I-League 3 1 Morning Star Promotion to I-League 2 2 MYJ–GMSC 3 Kupuraj Withdrew 4–21 19 clubs Returned to State leagues
Clubs
No.ClubCityStateLeaguePosition1TRAUImphalManipur2024–25 I-League 28th2KLASABishnupurManipur9th3Royal RangersDelhiDelhi2024–25 Delhi Premier League3rd4BLG – The Diamond RockBalaghatMadhya Pradesh2024–25 Madhya Pradesh Premier League2nd5KuppurajPondicherryPondicherry2024 Pondicherry Men's League1st (withdrew)6ARAAhmedabadGujarat2024 Gujarat SFA Club Championship1st7SunriseCuttackOdisha2024 FAO League1st8New FriendsDantewadaChhattisgarh2024 Chhattisgarh State Men's Football League Championship2nd9Zinc FAUdaipurRajasthan2024–25 R-League A Division1st10Techtro Swades UnitedUnaHimachal Pradesh2025 Himachal Football League1st11MawlaiShillongMeghalaya2024 Meghalaya State League1st12AgniputhraBengaluruKarnataka2024–25 BDFA Super Division1st13SamaleswariSambalpurOdisha2025 FAO League1st14Sikkim BrotherhoodGangtokSikkim2024 Sikkim Football League2nd15RaengdaiNoneyManipur2024–25 Manipur Premier League1st16Citadel Godavari LegendsRajahmundryAndhra Pradesh2025 AP Super Cup1st17CD SalgaocarVascoGoa2024–25 Goa Professional League3rd18MumbayMumbaiMaharashtra2024–25 Maharashtra State Senior Men's Football League1st19ChhaygaonChhaygaonAssam2024–25 Assam State Premier League1st20Banaras BaghpatBaghpatUttar Pradesh2025 Uttar Pradesh Football Sangh League1st
Venues StageGroupCityStadiumCapacityGroup stageAImphal38,285BSAI Turf GroundTBCCBalaghatMulna Stadium15,000DBengaluruPadukone–Dravid CSE Arena 1250Final round—Imphal38,285SAI Turf GroundTBC
Personnel ClubHead coachCaptainAgniputhra Rajan Mani Ahmed Faiz KhanARA Salim Pathan MoinuddinBanaras Baghpat Vivek Kumar Subham ChetryChhaygaon Akash Basu Stephan KyrsianCD Salgaocar Keenan Almeida Denil RebelloDiamond Rock Raghu N. B. Mohit GudiGodavari Legends Shabbir Ali Tikkam Dharaneswar ReddyKLASA Kamei Joy Rongmei Sanaton Singh SalamMawlai Herring Shangpliang Damanbhalang ChyneMumbay Georgi Kostadinov Raev Bikramjit SinghNew Friends Abhishek Malik Sanjay VishwakarmaRaengdai Birbal Singh Kshetrimayum Kamei PantigaRoyal Rangers Paritosh Sharma Karmanya BansalSamaleswari Saheed Ramon Salman KalliyathSikkim Brotherhood Gyaltshen Dorjee Moktan Narayan ChettriSunrise Niyaz Rehman Pullat Unise K.Techtro Swades Akshay Sawant Abhishek CalvinTRAU Saran Singh Thangjam Chingkheinganba ThiyamZinc FA Kiran Gopalakrishnan Naro Hari Shrestha
Group stage Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Ranking of second-placed clubs
Final round The top clubs from each group, and the two best second-placed, progress to the final round, conducted in a centralised single round-robin format. The top two clubs at the end of the final round earn promotion to the 2026–27 I-League 2.
Attendances Group stage Match No.Group AMatch No.Group BFixtureAttendanceFixtureAttendance1Raengdai–ARA FC7501TRAU–Mumbay2502Mawlai–Sikkim Brotherhood1502Samaleswari–Zinc FA1003Sunrise–Mawlai1003CD Salgaocar–Samaleswari1004Sikkim Brotherhood–ARA FC2004Zinc FA–Mumbay805Sikkim Brotherhood–Raengdai8005Zinc FA–TRAU2506Sunrise–ARA FC2006CD Salgaocar–Mumbay407ARA FC–Mawlai1507Mumbay–Samaleswari508Raengdai–Sunrise4,2508TRAU–CD Salgaocar3009Sunrise–Sikkim Brotherhood1509CD Salgaocar–Zinc FA4010Mawlai–Raengdai2,15010Samaleswari–TRAU400Group A Total8,900Group B Total1,610Match No.Group CMatch No.Group DFixtureAttendanceFixtureAttendance1Diamond Rock–Godavari Legends1501Agniputhra–Techtro Swades3002Chhaygaon–KLASA1502Royal Rangers–Banaras Baghpat3503KLASA–Diamond Rock1503New Friends–Royal Rangers2754Chhaygaon–Godavari Legends1504Banaras Baghpat–Techtro Swades1505KLASA–Godavari Legends1505Banaras Baghpat–Agniputhra2756Diamond Rock–Chhaygaon1506New Friends–Techtro Swades2757Techtro Swades–Royal Rangers1008Agniputhra–New Friends2,7539New Friends–Banaras Baghpat12510Royal Rangers–Agniputhra150Group C Total900Group D Total4,753
Playoffs Match No.Final RoundFixtureAttendance1KLASA–Banaras Baghpat2502Sunrise–TRAU2503Raengdai–Chhaygaon3,4624Chhaygaon–KLASA2855Sunrise–Raengdai1,5486TRAU–Banaras Baghpat2507Chhaygaon–Sunrise2508Banaras Baghpat–Raengdai8959KLASA–TRAU1,03410Sunrise–KLASA1,00011Raengdai–TRAU2,76812Banaras Baghpat–Chhaygaon12013TRAU–Chhaygaon12614KLASA–Raengdai2,38715Sunrise–Banaras Baghpat450Final Round Total15,069
Legend:
Updated to game(s) played on 24 May 2026 Source:
See also Men 2025–26 Indian Super League (Tier I) 2025–26 Indian Football League (Tier II) 2025–26 I-League 2 (Tier III) 2025–26 Indian State Leagues (Tier V) 2025–26 AIFF Super Cup 2025 Durand Cup
Women 2025–26 Indian Women's League (Tier I) 2025–26 Indian Women's League 2 (Tier II)
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