State leagues in India
Season2022–23

The 2022–23 Indian State leagues season represented the fifth tier of the Indian football league system, a series of state-level football tournaments played as qualifiers to determine teams for the 2023–24 I-League 3.

Overview

Zone State League Total teams Champions Runners-up Third-division eligibility
North Delhi Delhi Premier League 10 Vatika[1] Delhi
Punjab Punjab State Super Football League 11 RoundGlass Punjab[2] Punjab Police
  • International FC
  • Doaba United
Rajasthan Rajasthan State Men's League[3] 9 Jaipur Elite[4] Jaipur United
  • Jaipur Elite
  • Jaipur United
North-East
Manipur Manipur State League 17 KLASA[5] Rising Athletic Union
  • KLASA
  • Rising Athletic Union
Meghalaya Meghalaya State League 25 Rangdajied[6] Khliehmawlieh YC
Mizoram Mizoram Premier League 8 Chawnpui FC[7] FC Venghnuai
Sikkim Sikkim Premier Division League[8][9] 8 Sikkim Police FC[10] Sikkim Himalayan
Tripura Chandra Memorial League N/A Forward Club Agartala N/A
East
Jharkhand (Jamshedpur) JSA League Premier Division[11] 11 Jamshedpur B[12] Tata Steel
  • Babulal Soren FA
  • TBA
Odisha FAO League[13] 8 Sunrise Club Radha Raman Club
  • Sunrise Club
  • Radha Raman Club
West Bengal (Kolkata) Calcutta Premier Division 14 Mohammedan[14] Bhawanipore
Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh State Men's Football League 9 RKM FA[15] New Friends Dantewada
West Goa Goa Professional League 11 Dempo[16] Sporting Goa
Gujarat Gujarat SFA Club Championship 17 Baroda FA[17] ARA
Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Premier League[18] 8 Lake City[19] Diamond Rock FA
Maharashtra (Mumbai) MFA Elite Division 16 Ambernath United Atlanta[20] Karnatak SA
  • Karnatak SA
  • Millat
South Karnataka (Bengaluru) Bangalore Super Division 20 SC Bengaluru[21] FC Bengaluru United
Kerala Kerala Premier League 22 Kerala United[22] Gokulam Kerala B

State leagues and standings

Chhattisgarh

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 RKM Football Academy 16 13 3 0 63 4 +59 42 Champions and eligible for 2023-24 I-League 3
2 New Friends Dantewada 16 10 3 3 30 14 +16 33 Possible qualification for 2023-24 I-League 3
3 Youth Boys 16 9 4 3 28 13 +15 31
4 Rajhara Mines 16 8 4 4 32 16 +16 28
5 North East Institute 16 7 5 4 22 16 +6 26
6 Brahmavid FA 16 3 4 9 7 29 22 13
7 Shera FA 16 3 3 10 12 32 20 12
8 Mahamaya 16 3 2 11 12 52 40 11
9 ATK Champion 16 1 2 13 11 41 30 5
Source: The Away End
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Delhi

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vatika FC 20 14 2 4 39 16 +23 44 Champions and qualification for 2023–24 I-League 3
2 Delhi 20 12 3 5 47 28 +19 39 Qualification for 2023–24 I-League 3
3 Garhwal 21 11 6 4 42 25 +17 39
4 Sudeva Delhi 20 11 4 5 40 24 +16 37
5 Royal Rangers FC 20 9 5 6 51 33 +18 32
6 Indian Air Force FC 21 10 1 10 34 34 0 31
7 Rangers SC 20 7 5 8 39 45 6 26
8 Friends United FC 20 6 5 9 42 37 +5 23
9 Tarun Sangha 20 5 4 11 30 49 19 19
10 Hindustan 20 3 5 12 21 41 20 14
11 Uttarakhand FC 20 3 0 17 18 71 53 9
Source: The Away End[23]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots

    Goa

    GFA Super League

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Dempo 15 9 3 3 25 15 +10 30 Champions and qualification for 2023–24 I-League 3
    2 Sporting Goa 15 9 2 4 26 15 +11 29 Qualification for 2023–24 I-League 3
    3 Salgaocar 15 8 4 3 23 14 +9 28
    4 FC Goa B 15 4 10 1 17 11 +6 22
    5 Churchill Brothers 15 5 6 4 23 17 +6 21
    6 Calangute Association 15 5 5 5 18 14 +4 20
    Source: Goa Pro League - The Away End
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

    Gujarat

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Baroda FA (C) 13 12 0 1 46 8 +38 36 Champions and possible qualification for 2023–24 I-League 2
    2 ARA 12 6 2 4 34 10 +24 20 Possible qualification for 2023–24 I-League 2
    3 Suryavanshi FC 13 6 2 5 20 28 8 20
    4 RBI 12 5 3 4 43 19 +24 18
    5 CVM FC 12 5 2 5 21 19 +2 17
    6 SAG FA 12 4 2 6 23 33 10 14
    7 Parul FC 9 4 1 4 14 15 1 13
    8 Rangers FA 9 2 3 4 7 11 4 9
    9 Income Tax SRC 7 1 1 5 10 24 14 4 Relegation to GSFA 2nd Division
    10 Vapi FC 9 1 0 8 10 50 40 3
    Source: GSFA
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
    (C) Champions

    Karnataka (Bengaluru)

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 SC Bengaluru (C, P) 18 15 1 2 53 11 +42 46 Champions and Qualification to 2023-24 I-League 3
    2 Bengaluru United 18 14 3 1 66 12 +54 45
    3 Kickstart (P) 18 13 3 2 54 17 +37 42 Qualification to 2023-24 I-League 3
    4 Rebels 18 11 3 4 41 17 +24 36
    5 Bengaluru B 18 10 3 5 52 16 +36 33
    6 Students Union 18 9 4 5 33 24 +9 31
    7 Deccan 18 8 5 5 31 19 +12 29
    8 Bangalore Independents 18 9 1 8 35 29 +6 28
    9 MEG 18 8 4 6 25 20 +5 28
    10 ASC 18 5 7 6 33 29 +4 22
    11 Friends United 18 5 7 6 28 36 8 22
    12 Bangalore Dream United 18 6 4 8 24 41 17 22
    13 Agniputhra 18 6 3 9 29 35 6 21
    14 Kodagu 18 5 5 8 23 20 +3 20
    15 Roots 18 5 5 8 18 23 5 20
    16 Bangalore United FC 18 4 3 11 18 47 29 15
    17 Young Challengers 18 4 1 13 13 56 43 13
    18 Bangalore Eagles (R) 18 1 4 13 11 50 39 7 Relegation to 2023-24 Bangalore A Division
    19 ADE (R) 18 0 0 18 7 92 85 0
    20 Jawahar Union (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
    Source:
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (W) ?

    Kerala

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Wayanad United FC 5 3 2 0 8 3 +5 11 Advanced to Semi Finals
    2 Kerala Police (A) 5 3 1 1 10 7 +3 10
    3 Gokulam Kerala B 5 2 1 2 10 6 +4 7 Advanced to Semi Finals
    4 Kerala United (C) 5 2 1 2 8 7 +1 7
    5 Kovalam 5 1 1 3 4 10 6 4
    6 Kerala Blasters B 5 0 2 3 2 8 6 2
    Updated to match(es) played on 10-03-2023. Source: KFA
    (A) Withdrew due to participation in the all-India Police Tournament; (C) Champions and Qualification to 2023–24 I-League 3

    Final

    19 March 2023 Kerala United 1–0 Gokulam Kerala B Kalpetta
    19:30 IST
    • Akhil J. Chandran OG 78'
    Stadium: M. K. Jinachandran Memorial District Stadium

    Maharashtra (Mumbai)

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Ambernath United Atlanta 15 14 1 0 68 8 +60 43 Champions
    2 Karnataka Sports Association 15 12 2 1 66 12 +54 38 Harwood Champions League[n 1]
    3 Millat FC 15 12 1 2 51 14 +37 37 2023–24 I-League 3 and Harwood Champions League
    4 Maharashtra Oranje 15 10 2 3 44 15 +29 32 2023–24 I-League 2 and Harwood Champions League[n 2]
    5 DK Pharma 15 10 2 3 46 21 +25 32
    6 JMJ Sports 15 8 5 2 27 11 +16 29
    7 GMSC 15 7 1 7 25 26 1 22
    8 PIFA 15 6 3 6 23 32 9 21
    9 Mumbai Kenkre 15 5 4 6 23 29 6 19
    10 Sellebrity 15 5 3 7 13 28 15 18
    11 Protrack 15 4 2 9 19 52 33 14
    12 Iron Born CFCI 15 4 1 10 12 25 13 13
    13 Bombay Muslims 15 3 1 11 12 32 20 10
    14 Rudra 15 3 1 11 19 66 47 10
    15 Mumbai Strikers 15 1 1 13 6 36 30 4 Relegation to MFA Super Premier League
    16 India Rush 15 1 0 14 13 60 47 3
    Source: MFA Elite Premier League
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    1. Since the club represents Karnataka, it is not eligible for 2023–24 I-League 3
    2. In September 2023, Oranje FC took over current champions Ambernath United Atlanta FC.[24] Hence, they will compete as Maharashtra Oranje FC in 2023–24 I-League 2 and Harwood Champions League[25]

    Odisha

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Sunrise Club (C) 7 5 1 1 11 5 +6 16 Champions, Qualification to 2022 FAO Super Cup, and Possible Qualification to 2023–24 I-League 3
    2 Radha Raman Club (C) 7 5 1 1 19 4 +15 16
    3 Young Utkal Club 7 4 1 2 14 7 +7 13 Qualification to 2022 FAO Super Cup
    4 Sports Hostel 7 4 1 2 12 8 +4 13
    5 Rising Student Club 7 2 2 3 12 15 3 8
    6 Rovers Athletic Club 7 2 2 3 10 15 5 8
    7 Odisha Police 7 1 2 4 4 10 6 5
    8 East Coast Railway 7 0 0 7 3 21 18 0 Relegation to 2023 FAO Gold League
    Updated to match(es) played on 28 August 2022. Source: Orisports
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

    Rajasthan

    Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Jaipur Elite 8 6 2 0 20 8 12 20 Champions and

    nominated to I-League 2nd Division

    2 Jaipur United 8 6 0 2 34 5 29 18
    3 Royal FC Jaipur 8 5 2 1 19 8 11 17
    4 Rajasthan United 8 5 1 2 23 11 12 16
    5 Neerja Modi FA 8 3 0 5 18 24 -6 9
    6 Brothers United 8 2 2 4 6 12 -6 8
    7 Delisha 8 2 1 5 13 25 -12 7
    8 Sunrise 8 2 1 5 14 29 -15 7
    9 City Wolves 8 0 1 7 5 30 -25 1

    West Bengal (Kolkata)

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Mohammedan (C) 4 3 1 0 10 1 +9 10 Champions
    2 Bhawanipore 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7 Eligible for I-League 2[lower-alpha 1]
    3 Aryan 4 1 2 1 4 6 2 5
    4 East Bengal 4 0 3 1 2 4 2 3
    5 Kidderpore 4 0 1 3 2 9 7 1
    6 Mohun Bagan SG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
    Updated to match(es) played on 1 November. Source: Soccerway
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
    (C) Champions
    1. If the top teams are already playing in national leagues, then the next highest ranked team(s) would be eligible for I-League 2.

    See also

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