# 2023–24 in Indian football

The 2023–24 season was the 136th competitive association football season in India. The domestic season begins in August 2023, while the national team season commences in July 2023.

## National teams
### Indian national football team

Results and fixtures

#### 2023 AFC Asian Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Syria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | |

### Indian national futsal team
#### Friendlies
#### 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification
## International Competitions
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STB | WHAM | ATKMB | BEN |
| 1 | Stellenbosch FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to final | — | 3–3 | — | — |
| 2 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5 | Advance to third-place playoff | — | — | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Mohun Bagan SG | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | Advance to fifth-place playoff | 0–2 | — | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Bengaluru | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | Advance to seventh-place playoff | 0–1 | — | — | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WOL | EVE | RFYC | SUD |
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Advance to final | — | — | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Everton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | Advance to third-place playoff | 0–4 | — | 2–1 | — |
| 3 | RFYC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | Advance to fifth-place playoff | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Sudeva Delhi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | Advance to seventh-place playoff | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | — |

### Placement matches

7th place play-off :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
5th place play-off :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |

## AFC competitions
### AFC Champions League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HIL | NAV | NAS | MUM |
| 1 | Al-Hilal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 16 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 |
| 2 | Navbahor | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | | 0–3 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Mumbai City | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |

### AFC Cup
#### Group Stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Odisha | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 12 | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals |
| 2 | Bashundhara Kings | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | |
| 3 | Mohun Bagan SG | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | Maziya | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 6 | |

#### Knockout stage
### AFC Women's Club Championship
#### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 9 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Gokulam Kerala FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 | |
| 3 | Bangkok FC (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Hualien | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 | |

## League Competitions (Men's)

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| Indian Super League | Punjab | |
| I-League | Delhi FC Shillong Lajong | Mumbai Kenkre Sudeva Delhi |
| I-League 2 | Sporting Goa Dempo Sporting Bengaluru | |
| I-League 3 | 25 clubs | |

### Indian Super League
#### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mohun Bagan SG (C) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 48 | Qualification for the Champions League Two group stage and semi-finals |
| 2 | Mumbai City (W) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 47 | Qualification for the semi-finals |
| 3 | Goa | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 45 | Qualification for the kockouts |
| 4 | Odisha | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 39 | Qualification for the kockouts |
| 5 | Kerala Blasters | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 33 | Qualification for the kockouts |
| 6 | Chennaiyin | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 27 | Qualification for the kockouts |
| 7 | NorthEast United | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 26 | |
| 8 | Punjab | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 24 | |
| 9 | East Bengal | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 24 | Qualification for the Champions League Two preliminary stage |
| 10 | Bengaluru | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 22 | |
| 11 | Jamshedpur | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 21 | |
| 12 | Hyderabad | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 43 | −33 | 8 | |
* ↑ Closed door friendly
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Punjab 4, East Bengal 1.
* ↑ East Bengal qualified for the AFC Champions League Two preliminary stage by winning the 2024 Super Cup.

#### Playoffs

| Knockout | Knockout | Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | 1 | Mohun Bagan SG | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Odisha (a.e.t.) | 2 | 4 | Odisha | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Kerala | 1 | | | | | | 1 | Mohun Bagan SG | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Mumbai City FC | 3 |
| | | | 2 | Mumbai City FC | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | |
| 3 | Goa | 2 | 3 | Goa | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Chennaiyin | 1 | | | | | | | | |

#### Final
### I-League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mohammedan (C, P) | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 52 | Promotion to Indian Super League |
| 2 | Sreenidi Deccan | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 48 | |
| 3 | Gokulam Kerala | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 42 | |
| 4 | Inter Kashi | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 41 | |
| 5 | Real Kashmir | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 40 | |
| 6 | Delhi | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 35 | |
| 7 | Churchill Brothers | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 33 | |
| 8 | Shillong Lajong | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 31 | |
| 9 | Namdhari | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 27 | |
| 10 | Aizawl | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 25 | |
| 11 | Rajasthan United | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 25 | |
| 12 | NEROCA (R) | 23 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 26 | 61 | −35 | 14 | Relegation to I-League 2 |
| 13 | TRAU (R) | 23 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 26 | 64 | −38 | 13 | Relegation to I-League 2 |

### I-League 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sporting Bengaluru (C) | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 33 | Promotion to I-League |
| 2 | Dempo | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 27 | Promotion to I-League |
| 3 | Sudeva Delhi | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 23 | |
| 4 | Bengaluru United | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 20 | |
| 5 | Sporting Goa | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 19 | |
| 6 | United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 15 | |
| 7 | Maharashtra Oranje | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 15 | Relegation to I-League 3 |
| 8 | Kenkre | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 9 | Relegation to I-League 3 |

### I-League 3
#### Play-offs

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | SPG | DEM | SCB | KUN | KLA |
| 1 | Sporting Goa (C, H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | Promoted to I-League 2 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | | |
| 2 | Dempo (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Promoted to I-League 2 | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Sporting Bengaluru | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | Promoted to I-League 2 | | | | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Kerala United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | | 2–1 | | | | 2–1 |
| 5 | KLASA | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 1 | | 1–1 | | 2–3 | | |

### State football leagues

| Zone | State | League | Teams | League dates | Duration (months) | Champions | Runners-up | I-League 3 eligibility |
| North | Delhi | Delhi Premier League | 11 | 16 Nov 2023–19 Feb 2024 | 3 | Garhwal Heroes | Royal Rangers | Garhwal Heroes Royal Rangers |
| North | Punjab | Punjab State Super Football League | 15 | 14 Aug–10 Dec 2023 | 4 | Namdhari FC | Young FC | Young FC Dalbir FA |
| North | Haryana | Haryana Men’s Football League | 8 | 10 May–5 June 2024 | 1 | Bhuna | Heroes United | Bhuna Heroes United |
| North-East |
| North-East | Manipur | Manipur Premier League | 9 | 13 Dec 2023–29 Jan 2024 | 1 | Southern Sporting Union | | |
| North-East | Manipur | Manipur Premier League | 9 | 13 Dec 2023–29 Jan 2024 | 1 | Asufii FA | | |
| North-East | Manipur | Manipur State League | 15 | 7 Apr–22 May 2024 | 1.5 | NISA | Liwachangning YCC | NISA Liwachangning YCC |
| North-East | Mizoram | Mizoram Premier League | 8 | 25 Aug–22 Dec 2023 | 4 | Mizoram Police | Chanmari | Chanmari Chhinga Veng |
| North-East | Sikkim | Sikkim Premier Division League | 8 | 3 Feb–4 Mar 2024 | 1 | Singling SC | Thunderbolt North United | Singling Thunderbolt North |
| North-East | Assam | Assam State Premier League | 8 | 01 Nov 2023–8 Jan 2024 | 2 | Karbi Anglong Morning Star | United Chirang Duar | Karbi Anglong Morning Star United Chirang Duar |
| East |
| East | Odisha | 2023 FAO League | 8 | 5 July–30 Aug 2023 | 2 | Sunrise Club | Sports Odisha | Sports Odisha Sunrise Club |
| East | West Bengal (Kolkata) | 2023 Calcutta Premier Division | 26 | 25 June–30 Nov 2023 | 5 | Mohammedan | East Bengal B | Diamond Harbour Bhawanipore |
| East | Chhattisgarh | 2024 Chhattisgarh Football League | 7 | 18 April–6 June 2024 | 2 | RKM | Brahmavid FA | RKM Brahmavid |
| West | Goa | 2023–24 Goa Professional League | 13 | 27 Aug 2023–1 May 2024 | 8 | Sporting Clube de Goa | SESA | SESA Pax of Nagoa |
| West | Gujarat | Gujarat SFA Club Championship | 9 | 19 Nov 2023–31 Mar 2024 | 4 | Charutar Vidya Mandal | Baroda FA | Charutar Vidya Mandal Baroda FA |
| West | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh Premier League | 6 | 10 Dec 2023–17 Jan 2024 | 1 | Lake City | The Diamond Rock | Lake City The Diamond Rock |
| West | Maharashtra (Mumbai) | 2023–24 Mumbai Premier League | 16 | 30 Oct 2023–7 May 2024 | 6 | MYJ–GMSC | Maharashtra Oranje | MYJ–GMSC Maharashtra Oranje |
| West | Rajasthan | 2023-24 R-League A Division | 9 | 8 Mar 2024–28 May 2024 | 2 | Jaipur Elite | Brothers United | Jaipur Elite Brothers United |
| South | Karnataka (Bengaluru) | 2023–24 Bangalore Super Division | 19 | 15 Aug–22 Nov 2023 | 3 | Bengaluru B | Sporting Bengaluru | Roots South United |
| South | Kerala | 2023–24 Kerala Premier League | 20 | 25 Nov 2023–11 Feb 2024 | 2.5 | Kerala United | SA Tirur | Kerala United |

### Charity Football Match for Cyclone Victims

The Mizoram Football Association in collaboration with Mizo Professional Footballers Association held a charity football match on June 21, 202. This match featured ISL vs I-League players from Mizoram to raise funds for Cyclone Remal victims.

## Cup competitions (Men's)
### Super Cup

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | East Bengal | 2 | | | |
| B1 | Jamshedpur | 0 | | | |
| B1 | Jamshedpur | 0 | SFW1 | East Bengal (a.e.t.) | 3 |
| | | | SFW2 | Odisha | 2 |
| C1 | Mumbai City | 0 | SFW2 | Odisha | 2 |
| D1 | Odisha | 1 | | | |

#### Final
### Durand Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 24 August – IGAS | 24 August – IGAS | | | |
| Indian Army | 0 | | | |
| Indian Army | 0 | 29 August – VYBK | 29 August – VYBK | | |
| NorthEast United | 1 | 29 August – VYBK | 29 August – VYBK | |
| NorthEast United | 1 | NorthEast United | 2(3) | |
| 25 August – VYBK | 25 August – VYBK | | NorthEast United | 2(3) | |
| 25 August – VYBK | 25 August – VYBK | East Bengal | 2(5) | |
| East Bengal | 2 | East Bengal | 2(5) | |
| East Bengal | 2 | | | | 3 September – VYBK | 3 September – VYBK |
| Gokulam Kerala | 1 | | | | 3 September – VYBK | 3 September – VYBK |
| Gokulam Kerala | 1 | | | | East Bengal | 0 |
| 26 August – IGAS | 26 August – IGAS | | | | | East Bengal | 0 |
| 26 August – IGAS | 26 August – IGAS | | | | Mohun Bagan | 1 |
| Goa | 4 | | | | Mohun Bagan | 1 |
| Goa | 4 | 31 August – VYBK | 31 August – VYBK | | | |
| Chennaiyin | 1 | 31 August – VYBK | 31 August – VYBK | | | |
| Chennaiyin | 1 | Goa | 1 | | | |
| 27 August – VYBK | 27 August – VYBK | | Goa | 1 | | | |
| 27 August – VYBK | 27 August – VYBK | Mohun Bagan | 2 | |
| Mumbai City | 1 | Mohun Bagan | 2 | |
| Mohun Bagan | 3 | | | |

#### Final
## League Competitions (Women's)
### Indian Women's League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Odisha (C) | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 4 | +27 | 31 | Qualification for the Champions League preliminary stage |
| 2 | Gokulam Kerala | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 5 | +28 | 29 | |
| 3 | Kickstart | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 21 | |
| 4 | Sethu | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 17 | |
| 5 | HOPS | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 16 | |
| 6 | East Bengal | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 31 | −23 | 4 | |
| 7 | Sports Odisha | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 2 | |

### Indian Women's League 2
#### Final round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sreebhumi | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 10 | Promotion to Indian Women's League |
| 2 | Nita FA | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 10 | Promotion to Indian Women's League |
| 3 | Garhwal United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 9 | |
| 4 | Pudhuvai Unicorns | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | |
| 5 | Tuem (H) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 6 | SAG FA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 30 | −28 | 0 | |

## Youth football
### Elite League

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A1 | Sudeva Delhi FC | 3 | | | | | | |
| D2 | Chennayin FC | 1 | | | | | | |
| D2 | Chennayin FC | 1 | A1 | Sudeva Delhi FC | 4 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Corbett FC | 0 | | | |
| C1 | Zinc Football Academy | 1 | B2 | Corbett FC | 0 | | | |
| B2 | Corbett FC | 2 | | | | | | |
| B2 | Corbett FC | 2 | | | | A1 | Sudeva Delhi FC | 1 |
| | | | | | | D1 | Classic Football Academy | 2 |
| B1 | Kerala Blasters FC | 0 | | | | | | | D1 | Classic Football Academy | 2 |
| C2 | Football 4 Change Academy | 2 | | | | | | |
| C2 | Football 4 Change Academy | 2 | C2 | Football 4 Change Academy | 0 | | | |
| | | | D1 | Classic Football Academy | 2 | | | |
| D2 | Classic Football Academy | 1 | D1 | Classic Football Academy | 2 | | | |
| A1 | Punjab FC | 0 | | | | | | |

#### Final
### Reliance Foundation Development League

All matches to be played at Reliance Corporate Park Football Ground, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Bengaluru | 0 (2) | | | |
| D1 | Punjab (p) | 0 (4) | | | |
| D1 | Punjab (p) | 0 (4) | C1 | East Bengal | 2 |
| | | | D1 | Punjab | 3 |
| C1 | East Bengal (p) | 3 (4) | D1 | Punjab | 3 |
| B1 | Muthoot FA | 3 (3) | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | A1 | Bengaluru | 2 (4) |
| | | | B1 | Muthoot FA (p) | 2 (5) |