2025–26 Indian State Leagues
2025–26 season in the state football leagues of India
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The 2025–26 Indian State leagues season represents the fifth tier of the Indian football league system, a series of state-level football leagues played as qualifiers to determine teams for the 2026–27 I-League 3.
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 June 2025 – 30 June 2026 |
| Promoted | I-League 3 |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
Overview
Northeastern leagues
Arunachal Pradesh
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capital Complex | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 11 | +23 | 24 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Siang Warriors | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 19 | |
| 3 | Xiga United | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 16 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | Subansiri United | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 16 | |
| 5 | Monyul | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 14 | |
| 6 | Namsai | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 14 | |
| 7 | Patkai United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 10 | |
| 8 | United Kurung | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 9 | |
| 9 | Kameng United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 7 | |
| 10 | Dibang United | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 1 |
Source: Arunachal League
| Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 2 November 2025 | 8 November 2025 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Capital Complex | 2 | 1 | Capital Complex | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | Siang Warriors | 1 | 5 November 2025 | 4 | Subansiri United | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Siang Warriors | 3 (5) | |||||||||||
| Eliminator | 4 | Subansiri United (p) | 3 (6) | ||||||||||
| 3 November 2025 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Xiga United | 1 (1) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Subansiri United (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||||
Assam
Mizoram
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aizawl | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 11 | +29 | 38 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Chanmari | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 30 | |
| 3 | MLS | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 21 | |
| 4 | Dinthar | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 20 | |
| 5 | Saikhamakawn | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 18 | |
| 6 | Mizoram Police | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 13 | |
| 7 | Kanan | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 13 | MPL Playoff |
| 8 | SYS | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 35 | −29 | 1 | Relegation to the Mizoram First Division |
Source: Away End
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference
| Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||
| 1 | Aizawl | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Dinthar FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Aizawl | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | Chanmari | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Chanmari | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
| 3 | MLS FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Nagaland
Northern and Central leagues
Delhi
Punjab
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjab FC (C) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 39 | Champions |
| 2 | Sher-e-Punjab SC (Q) | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 34 | Qualification for I-League 3[a] |
| 3 | RCF FC | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 29 | |
| 4 | BSF FC | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 29 | |
| 5 | Dalbir FA | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 26 | |
| 6 | Namdhari FC | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 25 | |
| 7 | International FC | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 24 | |
| 8 | Punjab Police | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 23 | |
| 9 | Olympian Jarnail FA | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 15 | |
| 10 | Young FC (R) | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 41 | −29 | 7 | Relegation to Punjab State 2nd Division |
Source: The Away End
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;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated;
(R) Relegated
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;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated;
(R) Relegated
- If the top teams are already playing in national leagues, then the next highest ranked team(s) would be eligible for I-League 3.
Rajasthan
Source: The Away End
Eastern leagues
Odisha
West Bengal
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bengal(ISL) (C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Champions |
| 2 | United SC(IL2) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Suruchi Sangha (Q) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | Eligible for I-League 3[a] |
| 4 | Diamond Harbour(IL) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | United Kolkata (Q) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | Eligible for I-League 3[b] |
| 6 | Calcutta Customs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 |
Source: The Away End
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
(C) Champions;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
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
(C) Champions;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
- If the top teams are already playing in national leagues, then the next highest ranked team(s) would be eligible for I-League 3.
- If the top teams are already playing in national leagues, then the next highest ranked team(s) would be eligible for I-League 3.
Western leagues
Goa
Super League (Phase 2)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting GoaIL2 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 13 | +31 | 47 | Champions |
| 2 | DempoIFL | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 44 | |
| 3 | SalgaocarIL3 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 22 | +19 | 43 | Eligible for I-League 3 |
| 4 | FC Goa BISL | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 39 | |
| 5 | Geno SC | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 34 | |
| 6 | Calangute | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 32 | |
| 7 | SESA | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 27 | |
| 8 | Chapora YS | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 19 |
Source: Goa Professional League Official The Away End - Goa Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Gujarat
Qualification Round
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Source: GSFA — Facebook |
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| Promotion play-off match[21] Savvy Swaraaj FC 0–3 Master FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League stage
| Pos. | Team | P | W | D | L | Pts. | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charutar Vidya Mandal | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 53 | 16 | +37 | Champions & Promoted to IL3 |
| 2 | RBI | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 38 | 18 | +20 | Promoted to IL3 |
| 3 | Income Tax SRC | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 24 | –3 | |
| 4 | ARA FC | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 23 | +13 | |
| 5 | Karnavati FC | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 29 | –3 | |
| 6 | Dwivedi Brothers | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 36 | –3 | |
| 7 | Suryavanshi FC | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 31 | –5 | |
| 8 | Godhra FC | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 32 | –10 | |
| 9 | Gujarat Police | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 32 | –11 | |
| 10 | Master FC | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 47 | –35 | Relegated to GSFA Championship Qualifiers |
Source: The Away End
Maharashtra
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Game Of Goals | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 10 | +29 | 35 | Champions and 2026–27 I-League 3 |
| 2 | India On Track | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 10 | +40 | 33 | |
| 3 | Hope United | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 9 | +32 | 27 | |
| 4 | Snigmay Pune | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 20 | |
| 5 | AIYFA Skyhawks | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 19 | |
| 6 | Kalyan East | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 16 | |
| 7 | Nashik United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 10 | |
| 8 | Firodia Shivajians | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 28 | −18 | 8 | |
| 9 | Mumbay FCIL3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 49 | −45 | 3 | |
| 10 | Magic Made Soccer | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 38 | −36 | 0 |
Source: The Away End Instagram Football Counter WIFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Mumbai
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maharashtra Oranje | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | ICL Mumbai | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Mumbai Ultras | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | India On TrackMSL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Source: MFA official The Away End Football Counter
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reliance FYC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | MYJ-GMSCIL2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Mumbay FCIL3/MSL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Hope UnitedMSL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 |
Source: MFA official The Away End Football Counter
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Southern leagues
Andhra Pradesh
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Godavari FC (C) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 16 | Champions and eligible for I-League 3 |
| 2 | Coramandal FC | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 15 | |
| 3 | Kolleru FC | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 14 | |
| 4 | Penna FC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 10 | |
| 5 | Nallamala FC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 10 | |
| 6 | Visakha FC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 9 | |
| 7 | Vamsadhara FC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 6 | |
| 8 | Tungabhadra FC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 23 | −18 | 0 |
Source: The Away End – Andhra Pradesh A Division League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Bengaluru
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kickstart (C) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 8 | +35 | 48 | Champions and promotion to 2026–27 I-League 3 |
| 2 | FC Bengaluru UnitedIL2 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 3 | +37 | 42 | |
| 3 | Kodagu FC | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 16 | +36 | 39 | |
| 4 | Bengaluru BISL | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 16 | +29 | 38 | |
| 5 | South United | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 34 | |
| 6 | SC BengaluruIL2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 34 | |
| 7 | FC AgniputhraIL3 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 25 | |
| 8 | United Stars | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 25 | |
| 9 | MEG & C FC | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 24 | |
| 10 | Parikrma FC | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 23 | |
| 11 | FC Real Bengaluru | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 22 | |
| 12 | Rebels FC | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 22 | |
| 13 | Bangalore City | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 21 | |
| 14 | ASC & C FC | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 21 | |
| 15 | Roots FC | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 20 | |
| 16 | HAL SC | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 15 | |
| 17 | Bangalore Dream United | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 47 | −25 | 14 | |
| 18 | Students Union (R) | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 58 | −37 | 10 | Relegation to 2026–27 BDFA A Division |
| 19 | Bharat Bengaluru (R) | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 60 | −50 | 3 |
Source: The Away End
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Kerala
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KSEB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Qualification For Semifinals |
| 2 | Calicut FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Gokulam Kerala B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Inter Kerala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Kerala Police | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Real Malabar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Golden Threads | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |
| 8 | EMEA College | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 06 May 2026.
Source: The Away End
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Source: The Away End
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored