The 2024–25 I-League 3 was the 2nd season of the I-League 3 since its establishment in 2023, as the fourth tier of the Indian football league system. The top four clubs secured spot in the 2024–25 I-League 2. The winner of the tournament was Diamond Harbour winning 1–0 against Chanmari.
Over view The second season of I-League 3, 25 clubs were participated. Kerala United and KLASA were reinstated from 2023-24 I-League 3 and Maharashtra Oranje and Kenkre Fc were relegated from 2023-24 I-League 2. 21 clubs were promoted or nominated from State Football League 2023-24 season.
Total 25 clubs were participated in 5 group of 5 team. Each group champions and runner's up were promoted to final round group stages.A total of 10 teams that were promoted from the preliminary round were divided into 2 final round groups of 5 teams each. Each group champions and runner's up were promoted to 2024-25 I-League 2. Each group third place team were promoted to 2025-26 I-League 2. The rest of all teams were relegated to their State football league.
Club changes The following clubs have changed division since the 2023–24 season:
To I-League 3 Promoted from State leagues 21 clubs
Reinstated from playoffs Kerala United KLASA Relegated from I-League 2 Maharashtra Oranje Kenkre
From I-League 3 Relegated to State leagues 20 clubs
Clubs
On 10 July 2024, the AIFF announced the list of 20 clubs that will participate in the season. The list consisted of 2 clubs relegated from 2023–24 I-League 2, 2 clubs retained from 2023–24 I-League 3 play-off, and 16 clubs nominated by state FAs. On 27 July, 4 more clubs were approved by the AIFF as a "one-time exception." Later, Southern Sporting Union from Imphal was added to the list, having topped the 2023-24 Manipur Premier League.
No.ClubCityStateLeaguePosition1Kerala United FCMalappuramKerala2023–24 I-League 3 Play-offs4th2KLASA FCBishnupurManipur2023–24 I-League 3 Play-offs5th3Karbi Anglong Morning Star FCDiphuAssam2023–24 Assam State Premier League1st4Garhwal Heroes FCNew DelhiDelhi2023–24 Delhi Premier League1st5Charutar Vidya Mandal FCVallabh VidyanagarGujarat2024 Gujarat SFA Club Championship1st6Sesa FASanquelimGoa2023–24 Goa Professional League2nd7Bhuna FCBhunaHaryana2024 Haryana Men's Football League1st8Diamond Harbour FCDiamond HarbourWest Bengal2023 Calcutta Football League3rd9HAL SCBengaluruKarnataka2023–24 Bangalore Super Division4th10SATTirurKerala2023–24 Kerala Premier LeagueRunners-Up11Lakecity FCBhopalMadhya Pradesh2023–24 Madhya Pradesh Premier League1st12Chanmari FCAizawlMizoram2023–24 Mizoram Premier LeagueRunners-Up13Sports OdishaBhubaneswarOdisha2023 FAO Super CupChampions14Dalbir FAPatialaPunjab2023–24 Punjab State Super League3rd15Jaipur Elite FCJaipurRajasthan2023-24 R–League A Division1st16Ghaziabad City FCGhaziabadUttar Pradesh2024 Ghaziabad District League1st17MYJ–GMSCMumbaiMaharashtra2023–24 Mumbai Premier League1st18RKM FANarainpurChhattisgarh2024 Chhattisgarh Football League1st19Maharashtra Oranje FCMumbaiMaharashtra2023–24 I-League 27th20Kenkre FCMumbaiMaharashtra2023–24 I-League 28th21Abbas Union FCHyderabadTelangana – –22Downtown Heroes FCSrinagarJammu and Kashmir – –23Coramandal FCVishakhapatnamAndhra Pradesh – –24Corbett FCRudrapurUttarakhand – –25Southern SUImphalManipur2023–24 Manipur Premier League1st
Venues GroupCityStadiumCapacityANaihatiNaihati Stadium25,000BOld GoaElla Ground2,000MapusaDuler Stadium10,000CAizawlRajiv Gandhi Stadium20,000DDiphuKASA Stadium9,000ESrinagarTRC Stadium10,000 Playoffs A Naihati Naihati Stadium 25,000 Playoffs B Kalyani Kalyani Stadium 20,000
Group stage Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Playoffs The top two clubs from each group qualified for the playoffs. Matches took place from 25 September to 6 October in Naihati and Kalyani, West Bengal.
Group A
Group B
Final
Statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals Naro Hari ShresthaDiamond Harbour Kevisanyu PeseyieKarbi Anglong Morning Star Himanshu PatilMYJ–GMSC Vincent LalduhawmaChanmari Aimar AdamDiamond Harbour H Robinson KhongsaiKarbi Anglong Morning Star
Attendances
Group Stage
Match No.Group AMatch No.Group BMatch No.Group CFixtureAttendanceFixtureAttendanceFixtureAttendance1Diamond Harbour–Ghaziabad City1001Sesa–Maharashtra Oranje501HAL–RKM1522SAT–Sports Odisha752Dalbir–Kerala United502Chanmari–Coramandal2733Lakecity–SAT753Garhwal Heroes–Dalbir503MYJ–GMSC–HAL1234Sports Odisha–Ghaziabad City754Kerala United–Maharashtra Oranje504RKM–Coramandal2235Sports Odisha–Diamond Harbour1005Kerala United–Sesa505MYJ–GMSC–Coramandal1096Lakecity–Ghaziabad City756Garhwal Heroes–Maharashtra Oranje506RKM–Chanmari1527Ghaziabad City–SAT757Maharashtra Oranje–Dalbir507Coramandal–HAL1088Diamond Harbour–Lakecity1008Sesa–Garhwal Heroes508Chanmari–MYJ–GMSC5329Lakecity–Sports Odisha759Garhwal Heroes–Kerala United409MYJ–GMSC–RKM4210SAT–Diamond Harbour15010Dalbir–Sesa8010HAL–Chanmari852Group A Total900Group B Total520Group C Total2,566Match No.Group DMatch No.Group EFixtureAttendanceFixtureAttendance1Bhuna–Jaipur Elite1,2501Downtown Heroes–Abbas Union502Karbi Anglong–Kenkre9,6002Southern Sporting–CVM203KLASA–Bhuna3503Corbett–Southern Sporting204Jaipur Elite–Kenkre7504CVM–Abbas Union305KLASA–Kenkre1255CVM–Downtown Heroes506Jaipur Elite–Karbi Anglong11,1606Corbett–Abbas Union307Kenkre–Bhuna507Abbas Union–Southern Sporting208Karbi Anglong–KLASA10,6008Downtown Heroes–Corbett1009KLASA–Jaipur Elite1859Corbett–CVM2010Bhuna–Karbi Anglong10,82010Southern Sporting–Downtown Heroes200Group D Total44,890Group E Total540
Playoffs Match No.Group AMatch No.Group BFixtureAttendanceFixtureAttendance1Diamond Harbour–Karbi Anglong 1201Abbas Union–Dalbir 1502Downtown Heroes–Sesa 502MYJ–GMSC–Chanmari 303KLASA–Downtown Heroes 1203SAT–MYJ–GMSC 154Sesa–Karbi Anglong2005Chanmari–Abbas Union705Sesa–Diamond Harbour2504Chanmari–Dalbir 606KLASA–Karbi Anglong506SAT–Dalbir257Karbi Anglong–Downtown Heroes107Dalbir–MYJ–GMSC308Diamond Harbour–KLASA2008Abbas Union–SAT709KLASA–Sesa259SAT–Chanmari1510Downtown Heroes–Diamond Harbour20010MYJ–GMSC–Abbas Union10Group A Total 1,125Group B Total 475 FinalAttendanceDiamond Harbour–Chanmari500
Legend:
Updated to game(s) played on 6 October 2024 Source: I-League
See also Men 2024–25 Indian Super League (Tier I) 2024–25 I-League (Tier II) 2024–25 I-League 2 (Tier III) 2024–25 Indian State Leagues (Tier V) 2025 Super Cup (April) 2024 Durand Cup
Women 2024–25 Indian Women's League 2024–25 Indian Women's League 2
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