# 2024–25 I-League 3

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.

## Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2023–24 season:

## 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. | Club | City | State | League | Position |
| 1 | Kerala United FC | Malappuram | Kerala | 2023–24 I-League 3 Play-offs | 4th |
| 2 | KLASA FC | Bishnupur | Manipur | 2023–24 I-League 3 Play-offs | 5th |
| 3 | Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC | Diphu | Assam | 2023–24 Assam State Premier League | 1st |
| 4 | Garhwal Heroes FC | New Delhi | Delhi | 2023–24 Delhi Premier League | 1st |
| 5 | Charutar Vidya Mandal FC | Vallabh Vidyanagar | Gujarat | 2024 Gujarat SFA Club Championship | 1st |
| 6 | Sesa FA | Sanquelim | Goa | 2023–24 Goa Professional League | 2nd |
| 7 | Bhuna FC | Bhuna | Haryana | 2024 Haryana Men's Football League | 1st |
| 8 | Diamond Harbour FC | Diamond Harbour | West Bengal | 2023 Calcutta Football League | 3rd |
| 9 | HAL SC | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 2023–24 Bangalore Super Division | 4th |
| 10 | SAT | Tirur | Kerala | 2023–24 Kerala Premier League | Runners-Up |
| 11 | Lakecity FC | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 2023–24 Madhya Pradesh Premier League | 1st |
| 12 | Chanmari FC | Aizawl | Mizoram | 2023–24 Mizoram Premier League | Runners-Up |
| 13 | Sports Odisha | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 2023 FAO Super Cup | Champions |
| 14 | Dalbir FA | Patiala | Punjab | 2023–24 Punjab State Super League | 3rd |
| 15 | Jaipur Elite FC | Jaipur | Rajasthan | 2023-24 R–League A Division | 1st |
| 16 | Ghaziabad City FC | Ghaziabad | Uttar Pradesh | 2024 Ghaziabad District League | 1st |
| 17 | MYJ–GMSC | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 2023–24 Mumbai Premier League | 1st |
| 18 | RKM FA | Narainpur | Chhattisgarh | 2024 Chhattisgarh Football League | 1st |
| 19 | Maharashtra Oranje FC | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 2023–24 I-League 2 | 7th |
| 20 | Kenkre FC | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 2023–24 I-League 2 | 8th |
| 21 | Abbas Union FC | Hyderabad | Telangana | – | – |
| 22 | Downtown Heroes FC | Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | – | – |
| 23 | Coramandal FC | Vishakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | – | – |
| 24 | Corbett FC | Rudrapur | Uttarakhand | – | – |
| 25 | Southern SU | Imphal | Manipur | 2023–24 Manipur Premier League | 1st |

## Venues

| Group | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| A | Naihati | Naihati Stadium | 25,000 |
| B | Old Goa | Ella Ground | 2,000 |
| B | Mapusa | Duler Stadium | 10,000 |
| C | Aizawl | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium | 20,000 |
| D | Diphu | KASA Stadium | 9,000 |
| E | Srinagar | TRC Stadium | 10,000 |
| Playoffs A | Naihati | Naihati Stadium | 25,000 |
| Playoffs B | Kalyani | Kalyani Stadium | 20,000 |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DHB | SAT | LKC | SPO | GHZ |
| 1 | Diamond Harbour (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | Advanced to Play-offs | | | 3–0 | | 3–0 |
| 2 | SAT | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | Advanced to Play-offs | 2–4 | | | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Lakecity | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | Relegated to State leagues | | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| 4 | Sports Odisha | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | Relegated to State leagues | 2–1 | | | | 1–1 |
| 5 | Ghaziabad City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | Relegated to State leagues | | 1–2 | | | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: SAT 1, Lakecity 1. Goal difference: SAT +1, Lakecity +1. Goals scored: SAT 7, Lakecity 7. Goal difference vs Diamond Harbour: SAT -2, Lakecity -3.

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SES | DAL | GAR | KUN | MOJ |
| 1 | Sesa (H) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | Advanced to Play-offs | | | 2–1 | | 2–2 |
| 2 | Dalbir | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | Advanced to Play-offs | 1–2 | | | 0–3 | |
| 3 | Garhwal Heroes | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Relegated to State leagues | | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 4–3 |
| 4 | Kerala United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Relegated to State leagues | 0–0 | | | | 2–2 |
| 5 | Maharashtra Oranje | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 2 | Relegated to State leagues | | 1–2 | | | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Dalbir 3, Garhwal 0.

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CFC | MYJ | HAL | COR | RKM |
| 1 | Chanmari (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 12 | Advanced to Play-offs | | 1–0 | | 3–1 | |
| 2 | MYJ–GMSC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 | Advanced to Play-offs | | | 1–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 |
| 3 | HAL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Relegated to State leagues | 1–2 | | | | 2–0 |
| 4 | Coramandal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | Relegated to State leagues | | | 0–5 | | |
| 5 | RKM | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 | Relegated to State leagues | 0–6 | | | 0–3 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: MYJ 1, HAL 1. Goal difference: MYJ +7, HAL +6.

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KLA | KAM | KEN | JEL | BHU |
| 1 | KLASA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 10 | Advanced to Play-offs | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 8–0 |
| 2 | Karbi Anglong Morning Star (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 9 | Advanced to Play-offs | 1–2 | | 3–1 | | |
| 3 | Kenkre | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | Relegated to State leagues | | | | | 3–2 |
| 4 | Jaipur Elite | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | Relegated to State leagues | | 0–4 | 2–3 | | |
| 5 | Bhuna | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 1 | Relegated to State leagues | | 0–8 | | 1–1 | |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ABU | DTH | CVM | SSU | CFC |
| 1 | Abbas Union | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 9 | Advanced to Play-offs | | | | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Downtown Heroes (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 7 | Advanced to Play-offs | 2–0 | | | | 1–2 |
| 3 | CVM | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | Relegated to State leagues | 0–1 | 1–5 | | | |
| 4 | Southern Sporting | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Relegated to State leagues | | 2–2 | 1–2 | | |
| 5 | Corbett | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | Relegated to State leagues | 0–2 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | |

## Playoffs

The top two teams from each group qualified for the playoffs. Matches took place from 25 September to 6 October in Naihati and Kalyani, West Bengal.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | DHB | KLA | KAM | SES | DTH |
| 1 | Diamond Harbour (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 12 | 24/25 I-League 2 and Final | | 2–0 | 4–1 | | |
| 2 | KLASA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 24/25 I-League 2 | | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Karbi Anglong Morning Star | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 6 | 25/26 I-League 2 | | | | | 6–0 |
| 4 | Sesa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | | 0–3 | | 2–3 | | |
| 5 | Downtown Heroes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 | | 1–2 | | | 1–3 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | CFC | SAT | MYJ | ABU | DAL |
| 1 | Chanmari | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 12 | 24/25 I-League 2 and Final | | | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | SAT | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | 24/25 I-League 2 | 0–3 | | 3–1 | | 3–0 |
| 3 | MYJ–GMSC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | 25/26 I-League 2 | 0–2 | | | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Abbas Union | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | | | 2–2 | | | 1–1 |
| 5 | Dalbir | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 | | | | 0–2 | | |

## Statistics
### Top Scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Naro Hari Shrestha | Diamond Harbour | 8 |
| 1 | Kevisanyu Peseyie | Karbi Anglong Morning Star | 8 |
| 1 | Himanshu Patil | MYJ–GMSC | 8 |
| 4 | Vincent Lalduhawma | Chanmari | 6 |
| 5 | Aimar Adam | Diamond Harbour | 5 |
| 5 | H Robinson Khongsai | Karbi Anglong Morning Star | 5 |

## Attendances
### Group Stage

| Match No. | Group A | Group A | Match No. | Group B | Group B | Match No. | Group C | Group C |
| Match No. | Fixture | Attendance | Match No. | Fixture | Attendance | Match No. | Fixture | Attendance |
| 1 | Diamond Harbour–Ghaziabad City | 100 | 1 | Sesa–Maharashtra Oranje | 50 | 1 | HAL–RKM | 152 |
| 2 | SAT–Sports Odisha | 75 | 2 | Dalbir–Kerala United | 50 | 2 | Chanmari–Coramandal | 273 |
| 3 | Lakecity–SAT | 75 | 3 | Garhwal Heroes–Dalbir | 50 | 3 | MYJ–GMSC–HAL | 123 |
| 4 | Sports Odisha–Ghaziabad City | 75 | 4 | Kerala United–Maharashtra Oranje | 50 | 4 | RKM–Coramandal | 223 |
| 5 | Sports Odisha–Diamond Harbour | 100 | 5 | Kerala United–Sesa | 50 | 5 | MYJ–GMSC–Coramandal | 109 |
| 6 | Lakecity–Ghaziabad City | 75 | 6 | Garhwal Heroes–Maharashtra Oranje | 50 | 6 | RKM–Chanmari | 152 |
| 7 | Ghaziabad City–SAT | 75 | 7 | Maharashtra Oranje–Dalbir | 50 | 7 | Coramandal–HAL | 108 |
| 8 | Diamond Harbour–Lakecity | 100 | 8 | Sesa–Garhwal Heroes | 50 | 8 | Chanmari–MYJ–GMSC | 532 |
| 9 | Lakecity–Sports Odisha | 75 | 9 | Garhwal Heroes–Kerala United | 40 | 9 | MYJ–GMSC–RKM | 42 |
| 10 | SAT–Diamond Harbour | 150 | 10 | Dalbir–Sesa | 80 | 10 | HAL–Chanmari | 852 |
| Group A Total | Group A Total | 900 | Group B Total | Group B Total | 520 | Group C Total | Group C Total | 2,566 |
| Match No. | Group D | Group D | Match No. | Group E | Group E | | | |
| Match No. | Fixture | Attendance | Match No. | Fixture | Attendance | | | |
| 1 | Bhuna–Jaipur Elite | 1,250 | 1 | Downtown Heroes–Abbas Union | 50 | | | |
| 2 | Karbi Anglong–Kenkre | 9,600 | 2 | Southern Sporting–CVM | 20 | | | |
| 3 | KLASA–Bhuna | 350 | 3 | Corbett–Southern Sporting | 20 | | | |
| 4 | Jaipur Elite–Kenkre | 750 | 4 | CVM–Abbas Union | 30 | | | |
| 5 | KLASA–Kenkre | 125 | 5 | CVM–Downtown Heroes | 50 | | | |
| 6 | Jaipur Elite–Karbi Anglong | 11,160 | 6 | Corbett–Abbas Union | 30 | | | |
| 7 | Kenkre–Bhuna | 50 | 7 | Abbas Union–Southern Sporting | 20 | | | |
| 8 | Karbi Anglong–KLASA | 10,600 | 8 | Downtown Heroes–Corbett | 100 | | | |
| 9 | KLASA–Jaipur Elite | 185 | 9 | Corbett–CVM | 20 | | | |
| 10 | Bhuna–Karbi Anglong | 10,820 | 10 | Southern Sporting–Downtown Heroes | 200 | | | |
| Group D Total | Group D Total | 44,890 | Group E Total | Group E Total | 540 | | | |

### Playoffs

| Match No. | Group A | Group A | Match No. | Group B | Group B |
| Match No. | Fixture | Attendance | Match No. | Fixture | Attendance |
| 1 | Diamond Harbour–Karbi Anglong | 120 | 1 | Abbas Union–Dalbir | 150 |
| 2 | Downtown Heroes–Sesa | 50 | 2 | MYJ–GMSC–Chanmari | 30 |
| 3 | KLASA–Downtown Heroes | 120 | 3 | SAT–MYJ–GMSC | 15 |
| 4 | Sesa–Karbi Anglong | 200 | 5 | Chanmari–Abbas Union | 70 |
| 5 | Sesa–Diamond Harbour | 250 | 4 | Chanmari–Dalbir | 60 |
| 6 | KLASA–Karbi Anglong | 50 | 6 | SAT–Dalbir | 25 |
| 7 | Karbi Anglong–Downtown Heroes | 10 | 7 | Dalbir–MYJ–GMSC | 30 |
| 8 | Diamond Harbour–KLASA | 200 | 8 | Abbas Union–SAT | 70 |
| 9 | KLASA–Sesa | 25 | 9 | SAT–Chanmari | 15 |
| 10 | Downtown Heroes–Diamond Harbour | 200 | 10 | MYJ–GMSC–Abbas Union | 10 |
| Group A Total | Group A Total | 1,125 | Group B Total | Group B Total | 475 |
| Final | Attendance |
| Diamond Harbour–Chanmari | 500 |
Legend: Highest  Lowest
Updated to game(s) played on 6 October 2024 Source: I-League