# 2024 Meghalaya State League

The 2024 Meghalaya State League was the 4th edition of the Meghalaya State League (MSL), the top state-level football league in the Indian state of Meghalaya, managed by the Meghalaya Football Association (MFA). Rangdajied United are the current champions by virtue of winning the third edition.

## Changes from last season

* This season introduces a new format with an increase in the number of groups to six, featuring four teams in each group. An extra round of action has also been added with the introduction of quarterfinals. The top team from each group, along with the two best second-placed teams overall, will qualify for the knockout stage.

## Teams
### Group A

| Team | Previous best |
| Chipakkore FC | Group stage (2023) |
| Atong Matgrik FC | Group stage (2023) |
| Pinggera Do’gisik FC | — |
| Lumsohkhlur S&SC | — |

### Group B

| Team | Previous best |
| Mawten SC | Group stage (2023) |
| Khlieh Mawlieh YC | Runners-up (2023) |
| Riangdo YSCA | Group stage (2023) |
| Sutnga SS&CC | Semi-final (2019) |

### Group C

| Team | Previous best |
| Mawlum Tyrsad SC | — |
| Seven United SS&CC | Group stage (2023) |
| Ladthadlaboh SC | Group stage (2023) |
| Lumdiengngan SC | Group stage (2023) |

### Group D

| Team | Previous best |
| FC Raliang | Group stage (2019) |
| Mulait United FC | Group stage (2023) |
| Rangdajied United FC | Champions (2023) |
| Rymbai SC | — |

### Group E

| Team | Previous best |
| 7 Wasa United | Group stage (2019, 2023) |
| Shillong Lajong | Champions (2019) |
| Seinbhalang FC | — |
| Mawtari Myrdon SC | — |

### Group F

| Team | Previous best |
| Mawlai SC | Semi-final (2019) |
| Seng Samla Mawmluh | — |
| Pynursla United YC | — |
| Patharkhmah SC | — |

## Groups

In each group, teams will play each other once.
* Tiebreakers
* 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 are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings
* Points in matches among tied teams;
* Goal difference in matches among tied teams;
* Goals scored in matches among tied teams;
* If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
* Goal difference in all group matches;
* Goals scored in all group matches;
* Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
* 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);
* Drawing of lots.

### Group A

* All matches held in Tura
* Times listed are IST
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chipakkore FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | quaterfinals |
| 2 | Lumsohkhlur S&SC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Possible quaterfinals |
| 3 | Pinggera Do’gisik FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Atong Matgrik FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | |
* ↑ The two best runners-up across all groups qualify for the quaterfinals.

### Group B

* All matches held in Mawkyrwat
* Times listed are IST
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sutnga SS&CC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | quaterfinals |
| 2 | Khliehm Mawlieh YC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Possible quaterfinals |
| 3 | Mawten SC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Riangdo YSCA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 | |
* ↑ The two best runners-up across all groups qualify for the quaterfinals.

### Group C

* All matches will be held in Tyrsad
* Times listed are IST
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ladthadlaboh SC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | quaterfinals |
| 2 | Seven United SS&CC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | Possible quaterfinals |
| 3 | Lumdiengngan SC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Mawlum Tyrsad SC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |
* ↑ The two best runners-up across all groups qualify for the quaterfinals.

### Group D

* All matches held in Khliehriat
* Times listed are IST
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Rangdajied United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 7 | quaterfinals |
| 2 | Rymbai SC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 7 | Possible quaterfinals |
| 3 | Mulait United FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | |
| 4 | FC Raliang | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 1 | |
* ↑ The two best runners-up across all groups qualify for the quaterfinals.

### Group E

* All matches held in Wahiajer
* Times listed are IST
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Shillong Lajong | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 9 | quaterfinals |
| 2 | Mawtari Myrdon SC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Possible quaterfinals |
| 3 | 7 Wasa United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 | |
| 4 | Seinbhalang FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 | |
* ↑ The two best runners-up across all groups qualify for the quaterfinals.

### Group F

* All matches held in Shillong
* Times listed are IST
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mawlai SC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | +37 | 9 | quaterfinals |
| 2 | Pynursla United YC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 4 | Possible quaterfinals |
| 3 | Seng Samla Mawmluh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 4 | |
| 4 | Patharkhmah SC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 0 | |
* ↑ The two best runners-up across all groups qualify for the quaterfinals.