IFL 2026-27: Updated points table, most goals after Gokulam Kerala vs Samaleswari SC
Shillong Lajong and Gokulam Kerala clinch late winner to move atop points table.
The opening Matchweek fixtures of the Indian Football League 2026-27 season had their first double header tonight in Kolkata, where Mohammedan took on Shillong Lajong and Gokulam Kerala locked horns with Samaleswari.
In the opening game in Kalyani Stadium, the match was heading for a goalless draw, but Nelson Rymbai snatched all three points for the Meghalaya outfit after scoring a late winner.
In the game that happened later in the evening in Kerala, Gokulam locked horns with Samaleswari.
The hosts were 2-0 up, but the debutants scored two goals to make it 2-2. However, Crislan scored the winner for the Malabarians in the dying seconds of the game to win it 3-2.
Let’s take a closer look at how the IFL points table has changed after this game.
A brief look at the IFL 2026-27 points table
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After three games so far, three teams are tied atop with three points each. Only the goal difference separates the teams atop.
Gokulam Kerala and Samaleswari won the games by a solitary goal margin, and Nagaland United, who won the game 1-3, find themselves atop with a +2 goal difference.
Real Kashmir is at the bottom with a -2 goal difference, whereas Samaleswari and Mohammedan are also in the lower echelon of the points table.
Players with the most goals after Matchday 1 of IFL 2025-26
K Hriata (Nagaland United) – 2 goals
Crislan (Gokulam Kerala) – 2 goals
JH Remlala (Nagaland United) – 1 goal
Lalremtluanga (Gokulam) – 1 goal
Nelson Rymbai (Shillong Lajong) – 1 goal
What to expect from other games of Matchweek 1
The final two games of the opening Matchweek take place tomorrow. The first match takes us to the Pink City, where Rajasthan United take on Sreenidi Deccan.
Dempo FC will lock horns with Bengaluru United in the final match of the opening Matchweek. In just three games, we have seen ten goals being scored, and we can expect the upcoming games to be nail-biting and fiery.
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