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| competition = [[I-League 3]]
| season = [[2023–24 in Indian football|2023–24]]
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| promoted = TBD
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| nextseason = ''[[2024–25 I-League 3|2024–25]]''
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'''2023–24 I-League 3''' is the 1st season of the [[I-League 3]] since its establishment in 2023. It is also the 1st season as the fourth tier of the [[Indian football league system]]. The top three teams on the league table will secure a place in the 2024–25 I-League 2 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AIFF League Committee introduces youth quota for I-League |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-league-committee-introduces-youth-quota-for-i-league |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref>

This is the league's first edition.

On 11 August 2023, the League Committee of AIFF announced that for the newly-formed 3rd Division League, nine state FAs fulfilled the criteria for nominating teams - '''Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra.'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=AIFF League Committee decides on I-League 2023-24 format |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-league-committee-introduces-youth-quota-for-i-league|access-date=22 Aug 2023 |website=AIFF}}</ref>

== List of Nominated Clubs ==
{{main|2022–23 Indian State Leagues}}
On 22 August 2023, the following clubs were nominated for the 3rd Division League by nine state FAs ([[2023 Chhattisgarh State Men's Football League Championship|Chhattisgarh]], [[2022–23 Delhi Premier League|Delhi]], [[2022–23 Goa Professional League|Goa]], [[2022–23 Gujarat SFA Club Championship|Gujarat]], [[2022–23 Bangalore Super Division|Bangalore]], [[Madhya Pradesh Premier League|Madhya Pradesh]], [[Punjab State Super Football League|Punjab]], [[2022 R-League A Division|Rajasthan]], and [[2022–23 MFA Elite Division|Mumbai]]), which complied with the nomination criteria. Meanwhile, nominations from 10 other states will be confirmed after due diligence. The FAs are [[Manipur State League|Manipur]], [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Football Association|Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]], [[2022–23 Kerala Premier League|Kerala]], [[Pondicherry Football Association|Pondicherry]], [[2023 Sikkim Premier Division League|Sikkim]], [[Lucknow Super Division|Uttar Pradesh]], [[Assam Football Association|Assam]], [[2022 FAO League|Odisha]], [[Telangana Football Association|Telangana]], and [[2022 Calcutta Premier Division|West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=AIFF League Committee introduces youth quota for I-League |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-league-committee-introduces-youth-quota-for-i-league|access-date=12 Aug 2023|website=AIFF}}</ref>

Until the previous season, the [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] allowed only state champions to feature in the qualifiers, but with the creation of [[I-League 3]] from where teams would move to [[I-League 2]] in the same season, more teams are being added. From Goa, the title winners [[Dempo SC]] along with runners-up [[Sporting Club de Goa]] are confirmed to feature in the 2023-24 I-League 3<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sporting Clube is Goa’s second pick for Third Division League |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/sporting-clube-is-goas-second-pick-for-third-division-league/articleshow/102955813.cms?from=mdr|access-date=23 Aug 2023|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!League
!Nominated Clubs
|-
|[[2023 Chhattisgarh State Men's Football League Championship|Chhattisgarh]]
|[[RKM Football Academy|RKM FA]]<br>New Friends Dantewada
|-
|[[2022–23 Delhi Premier League|Delhi]]
|Vatika FC<br>[[Garhwal FC|Garhwal]]
|-
|[[2022–23 Goa Professional League|Goa]]
|[[Dempo SC|Dempo]]<br>[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|-
|[[2022–23 Gujarat SFA Club Championship|Gujarat]]
|[[Baroda FA]]<br>[[ARA FC|ARA]]
|-
|[[2022–23 Bangalore Super Division|Bengaluru]]
|[[Sporting Club Bengaluru|SC Bengaluru]]<br>[[Kickstart FC|Kickstart]]
|-
|[[Madhya Pradesh Premier League|Madhya Pradesh]]
|[[Lake City FC|Lake City]]
|-
|[[Punjab State Super Football League|Punjab]]
|International FC Phagwara<br>Doaba United
|-
|[[2022 R-League A Division|Rajasthan]]
|Jaipur Elite
|-
|[[2022–23 MFA Elite Division|Mumbai]]
|Millat FC
|}

=== Stadiums and locations ===
<section begin="map" />
{{location map+
|India2
|width=385
|float=right
|caption=Locations of I-League 3 clubs
|places=


{{location map~ |India2 |lat=23.03 |long=72.58 |label= <div style="font-size:90%">{{nowrap|[[ARA FC]]}}</div>|position=right}}


{{location map~ |India2 |lat=22.323204944819125 |long=73.1365381369166 |label= <div style="font-size:90%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nowrap|[[Baroda FA]]}}</div>|position=left}}


{{location map~ |India2 |lat=18.92458639302114 |long=72.82863972925712 |label= <div style="font-size:90%">{{nowrap|Millat}}</div>|position=left}}


{{location map~ |India2 |lat=11.10076274101849 |long=76.15476642756148 |label= <div style="font-size:90%">{{nowrap|[[Kerala United FC|Kerala United]]}}</div>|position=left}}


{{location map~ |India2 |lat=19.7167 |long=81.25 |label= <div style="font-size:90%">{{nowrap|[[RKM Football Academy|RKM]]}}</div>|position=right}}


{{location map~ |India2 |lat=18.898128420591952 |long=81.3438977487268 |label= <div style="font-size:90%">{{nowrap|NF Dantewada}}</div>|position=left}}


{{location map~ |India2 |lat=21.8 |long=80.18 |label= <div style="font-size:90%">{{nowrap|[[Lake City FC|Lake City]]}}</div>|position=left}}


{{location map~ |India2 |lat=22.975 |long=88.434 |label= <div style="font-size:90%;position:relative;top:1px;">{{nowrap|[[Bhawanipore FC|Bhawanipore]]}}</div>|position=left}}


{{location map~ |India2 |lat=32.13870857544746 |long=75.5021860678632 |label= <div style="font-size:90%">{{nowrap|Doaba United}}</div>|position=right}}


{{location map~ |India2 |lat=31.220220365124888 |long=75.77351360635937 |label= <div style="font-size:90%">{{nowrap|International FC Phagwara}}</div>|position=right}}


{{location map~ |India2 |lat=26.843746389573067 |long=75.71879941678843 |label= <div style="font-size:90%">{{nowrap|Jaipur Elite}}</div>|position=left}}


{{location map~ |India2 |lat=20.462348282990305 |long=85.89470472467198 |label= <div style="font-size:90%">{{nowrap|Sunrise FC}}</div>|position=right}}


{{location map~ |India2 |lat=24.633333|long=93.766667 |label= <div style="font-size:90%;position:relative;top:-4px;>{{nowrap|[[KLASA FC|KLASA]]}}</div>|position=right}}


{{location map~ |India2 |lat=27.33435030215223 |long=88.61195987515572 |label= <div style="font-size:90%;position:relative;top:-4px;>{{nowrap|[[Gangtok Himalayan SC|Sikkim Himalayan]]}}</div>|position=right}}



{{location map~ |India2 |lat=28.613895 |long=77.209006 |mark=Black pog.svg |label= <div style="font-size:90%">{{nowrap|'''[[Delhi]]'''}}</div>|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |India2 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=18 |long=88 |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">'''Delhi teams'''<br />{{nowrap|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] Vatika FC}}<br />
{{nowrap|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] [[Garhwal FC]]}}<br />
</div>
|position=right}}



{{location map~ |India2 |lat=12.968 |long=77.611 |mark=Black pog.svg |label= <div style="font-size:90%">{{nowrap|'''[[Bengaluru]]'''}}</div>|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |India2 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=10 |long=88 |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{nowrap|'''Bengaluru teams'''}}<br />{{nowrap|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] [[Sporting Club Bengaluru|SC Bengaluru]]}}<br />
{{nowrap|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] [[Kickstart FC|Kickstart]]}}<br />
</div>
|position=right}}



{{location map~ |India2 |lat=15.467 |long=73.862 |mark=Black pog.svg |label= <div style="font-size:90%">{{nowrap|'''[[Goa]]'''}}</div>|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |India2 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=14 |long=88 |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">'''Goa teams'''<br />{{nowrap|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] [[Dempo SC|Dempo]]}}<br />
{{nowrap|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]}}<br />
</div>
|position=right}}
}} <section end="map" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Club
!State/UT
!City
!Stadium
!Capacity
|-
|[[ARA FC]]
|[[Gujarat]]
|[[Ahmedabad]]
|Shahibaug Police Stadium
|20,000
|-
|Millat FC
|[[Maharashtra]]
|[[Mumbai]]
|[[Cooperage Ground]]
|5,000
|-
|Vatika FC
|[[Delhi]]
|[[Delhi]]
|
|
|-
|[[Dempo SC|Dempo]]
|[[Goa]]
|[[Panjim]]
|Dempo Academy Ground
|3,000
|-
|[[Garhwal FC|Garhwal]]
|[[Delhi]]
|[[Delhi]]
|
|
|-
|[[Sporting Club Bengaluru|SC Bengaluru]]
|[[Karnataka]]
|[[Bengaluru]]
|[[Bangalore Football Stadium]]
|8,400
|-
|[[Kerala United FC|Kerala United]]
|[[Kerala]]
|[[Malappuram district|Malappuram]]
|[[Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium|Payyanad Stadium]]
|30,000
|-
|International FC Phagwara
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|[[Phagwara]]
|
|
|-
|[[RKM Football Academy|RKM FA]]
|[[Chhattisgarh]]
|[[Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh|Narainpur]]
|Ramakrishna Mission Sports Complex
|
|-
|Doaba United
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|[[Doaba]]
|
|
|-
|New Friends Dantewada
|[[Chhattisgarh]]
|[[Dantewada]]
|
|
|-
|[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|[[Goa]]
|[[Panaji]]
|[[Duler Stadium]]
|10,000
|-
|[[Bhawanipore FC|Bhawanipore]]
|[[West Bengal]]
|[[Kolkata]]
|[[Kalyani Stadium]]
|20,000
|-
|[[Kickstart FC|Kickstart]]
|[[Karnataka]]
|[[Bengaluru]]
|[[Bangalore Football Stadium]]
|8,400
|-
|[[Baroda FA]]
|[[Gujarat]]
|[[Vadodara]]
|BFA Sports Complex
|
|-
|[[Lake City FC|Lake City]]
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|[[Bhopal]]
|[[TT Nagar Sports Complex]]
|20,000
|-
|Jaipur Elite
|[[Rajasthan]]
|[[Jaipur]]
|
|
|-
|Sunrise FC
|[[Odisha]]
|[[Cuttack]]
|
|
|-
|[[KLASA FC|KLASA]]
|[[Manipur]]
|[[Bishnupur district|Bishnupur]]
|
|
|-
|[[Gangtok Himalayan SC|Sikkim Himalayan]]
|[[Sikkim]]
|[[Gangtok]]
|[[Paljor Stadium]]
|30,000
|}

==League table==

== Season statistics ==

== Attendances ==
=== Overall statistical table ===

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Indian football league seasons}}
{{2023–24 in Indian football}}

[[Category:2023–24 in Indian football leagues]]

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Ajay Kumar at 18:52, 23 August 2023