I-League 3rd Division 2023-24 : Fixtures, Format, Results and more

The I-League 3rd Division has started from the 9th of November.

The 2023-24 I-League 3rd Division season, will be the inaugural edition of competition since it’s establishment this year. It is also the league’s first season as the national fourth tier of the Indian football league system. 

A total of 25 teams will be playing in the opening season of the I-League 3rd Division. Initially, 15 clubs were nominated for the I-League 3rd Division by nine state FAs (Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Bengaluru, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Mumbai) which complied with the nomination criteria. Nominations from 10 other states (Manipur, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Kerala, Pondicherry, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Telangana, and West Bengal) were assessed after due diligence.

With the inaugural season of the new competition this November, we have compiled a list of all the things that you need to know about the league.

Teams

Group A

International Football Club

Sporting Clube de Goa

Lakecity FC

ARA FC

New Friends Club, Dantewada

Group B

Baroda Football Academy

Jaipur Elite Football Club

Keinou Library & Sports Association

Sports Odisha

UNITED CHIRANG DUAR FC

Group C

Dempo Sports Club

Jeppiaar Institute of Technology FC

Kickstart FC Karnataka

MUM – Millat FC

Rangdajied United Football Club

Group D (Yet to be confirmed)

Vatika FC

Diamond Harbour

Abbas Union FC

Doaba United FC

SC Bengaluru

Group E

RKM Football Academy

Kerala United FC

Bhawanipore FC

Garhwal FC

Kiyc Kshetri

Format

All teams have been divided into five groups consisting of five teams each. The team that finishes top of the table, qualifies directly for the final round. The top three teams on the league table of the final round will qualify for the I-League 2nd Division.

The teams will be ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria will be applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:

1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
5. Goal difference in all group matches;
6. Goals scored in all group matches;
7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they are playing each other in the last round of the group;
8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = −1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = −3 points, direct red card = −3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = −4 points);
9. Drawing of lots.

Fixtures

date	stage	home	result	away	venue
November 9 2023	group A	Lake City FC	0-0	Sporting Clube de Goa	Jagran Lake City University
November 9 2023	group A	ARA FC	0-1	International FC	Jagran Lake City University
November 11 2023	group A	New Friends Club	0-6	ARA FC	Jagran Lake City University
November 11 2023	group A	International FC	0-1	Sporting Clube de Goa	Jagran Lake City University
November 11 2023	group B	Baroda FA	9:00 AM	KLASA FC	VMC Sports Complex
November 11 2023	group B	United Chirang Duar FC	4:00 PM	Jaipur Elite FC	VMC Sports Complex
November 13 2023	group A	International FC	9:00 AM	Lake City FC	Jagran Lake City University
November 13 2023	group A	New Friends Club	4:00 PM	Sporting Clube de Goa	Jagran Lake City University
November 13 2023	group B	Sports Odisha	9:00 AM	United Chirang Duar FC	VMC Sports Complex
November 13 2023	group B	Jaipur Elite FC	4:00 PM	KLASA FC	VMC Sports Complex
November 13 2023	group C	Dempo SC	9:00 AM	Jeppiaar Institute of Technology	Dempo Academy Ground
November 13 2023	group C	Rangdajied United FC	4:00 PM	Millat FC	Dempo Academy Ground
November 15 2023	group A	Sporting Clube de Goa	9:00 AM	ARA FC	Jagran Lake City University
November 15 2023	group A	Lake City FC	4:00 PM	New Friends Club	Jagran Lake City University
November 15 2023	group B	Jaipur Elite FC	9:00 AM	Baroda FA	VMC Sports Complex
November 15 2023	group B	Sports Odisha	4:00 PM	KLASA FC	VMC Sports Complex
November 15 2023	group C	Kickstart FC	9:00 AM	Rangdajied United FC	Dempo Academy Ground
November 15 2023	group C	Millat FC	4:00 PM	Jeppiaar Institute of Technology	Dempo Academy Ground
November 17 2023	group A	New Friends Club	9:00 AM	International FC	Jagran Lake City University
November 17 2023	group A	ARA FC	4:00 PM	Lake City FC	Jagran Lake City University

November 17 2023	group B	KLASA FC	9:00 AM	United Chirang Duar FC	VMC Sports Complex
November 17 2023	group B	Baroda FA	4:00 PM	Sports Odisha	VMC Sports Complex
November 17 2023	group C	Millat FC	9:00 AM	Dempo SC	Dempo Academy Ground
November 17 2023	group C	Kickstart FC	4:00 PM	Jeppiaar Institute of Technology	Dempo Academy Ground
November 19 2023	group B	Sports Odisha	9:00 AM	Jaipur Elite FC	VMC Sports Complex
November 19 2023	group B	United Chirang Duar FC	4:00 PM	Baroda FA	VMC Sports Complex
November 19 2023	group C	Jeppiaar Institute of Technology	9:00 AM	Rangdajied United FC	Dempo Academy Ground
November 19 2023	group C	Dempo SC	4:00 PM	Kickstart FC	Dempo Academy Ground
November 21 2023	group C	Kickstart FC	9:00 AM	Millat FC	Dempo Academy Ground
November 21 2023	group C	Rangdajied United FC	4:00 PM	Dempo SC	Dempo Academy Ground

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