19 clubs to compete in I-League 3

Panaji: (Oct 22) Nineteen clubs will compete in the 2026-27 season of I-League 3, the fourth tier of Indian men’s football, with the group stage beginning on Thursday across four venues.

The clubs have been divided into four groups and will play a single round-robin league, with matches scheduled in Imphal, Rudrapur, Shillong and Mapusa. All matches will be streamed live on the Indian Football YouTube channel.

Group B and Group C will kick off their campaigns on Thursday, with matches at the Amenity Football Academy in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, and the SSA Stadium in Shillong, Meghalaya, respectively.