AIFF Media Team

NEW DELHI: The draw for the 2024-25 I-League 3 Group Stage was conducted at the Football House, on Friday, August 2, 2024. The fourth tier of the Indian football league system is set to begin on September 3, 2024.

Twenty-five participating teams were divided into five groups of five teams each. The group stage will be held in a single round-robin format in a centralised location. The five group hosts are - Diamond Harbour FC (Naihati Stadium, Kolkata), Sesa Football Academy (Dempo Academy Ground, Goa), Chanmari FC (Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl), Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC (KASA Stadium, Diphu), and Downtown Heroes FC (TRC Stadium, Srinagar).

No two teams from the same state association could be drawn in the same group.

Group Stage Draw for the 2024-25 I-League 3

GROUP A:
Diamond Harbour FC (hosts)
Sports Odisha
Lake City FC
Ghaziabad City FC
SAT Tirur

Fixtures (all matches at Naihati Stadium, Naihati):

September 3
09:00 - Diamond Harbour vs Ghaziabad City FC
15:00 - SAT Tirur vs Sports Odisha

September 5
09:00 - Lake City vs SAT Tirur
15:00 - Sports Odisha vs Ghaziabad City FC

September 7
09:00 - Sports Odisha vs Diamond Harbour
15:00 - Lake City vs Ghaziabad City FC

September 9
09:00 - Ghaziabad City FC vs SAT Tirur
15:00 - Diamond Harbour vs Lake City

September 11
09:00 - Lake City vs Sports Odisha
15:00 - SAT Tirur vs Diamond Harbour

GROUP B:
Sesa Football Academy (hosts)
Kerala United FC
Garhwal Heroes FC
Maharashtra Oranje FC
Dalbir FA

Fixtures (all matches at Dempo Academy Ground, Goa):

September 3
09:00 - Sesa FA vs Maharashtra Oranje
16:00 - Dalbir FA vs Kerala United

September 5
09:00 - Garhwal Heroes vs Dalbir FA
16:00 - Kerala United vs Maharashtra Oranje

September 7
09:00 - Kerala United vs Sesa FA
16:00 - Garhwal Heroes vs Maharashtra Oranje

September 9
09:00 - Maharashtra Oranje vs Dalbir FA
16:00 - Sesa FA vs Garhwal Heroes

September 11
09:00 - Garhwal Heroes vs Kerala United
16:00 - Dalbir FA vs Sesa FA

GROUP C:
Chanmari FC (hosts)
RKM Football Academy
MYJ-GMSC
Coromandel FC
HAL Sports Club

Fixtures (all matches at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl):

September 3
15:00 - Chanmari vs Coromandel
19:00 - HAL SC vs RKM FA

September 5
15:00 - MYJ-GMSC vs HAL SC
19:00 - RKM FA vs Coromandel

September 7
15:00 - MYJ-GMSC vs Coromandel
19:00 - RKM FA vs Chanmari

September 9
15:00 - Coromandel vs HAL SC
19:00 - Chanmari vs MYJ-GMSC

September 11
15:00 - MYJ-GMSC vs RKM FA
19:00 - HAL SC vs Chanmari

GROUP D:
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC (hosts)
Jaipur Elite FC
KLASA FC
Mumbai Kenkre FC
Bhuna FC

Fixtures (all matches at KASA Stadium, Diphu):

September 3
15:00 - Karbi Anglong Morning Star vs Mumbai Kenkre
19:00 - Bhuna vs Jaipur Elite

September 5
15:00 - KLASA vs Bhuna
19:00 - Jaipur Elite vs Mumbai Kenkre

September 7
15:00 - KLASA vs Mumbai Kenkre
19:00 - Jaipur Elite vs Karbi Anglong Morning Star

September 9
15:00 - Mumbai Kenkre vs Bhuna
19:00 - Karbi Anglong Morning Star vs KLASA

September 3
15:00 - KLASA vs Jaipur Elite
19:00 - Bhuna vs Karbi Anglong Morning Star

GROUP E:
Downtown Heroes FC (hosts)
CVM FC
Corbett FC
Abbas Union FC
Southern Sporting Union

Fixtures (all matches at TRC Stadium, Srinagar):

September 3
09:00 - Downtown Heroes vs Abbas Union
15:00 - Southern Sporting Union vs CVM

September 5
09:00 - Corbett vs Southern Sporting Union
15:00 - CVM vs Abbas Union

September 7
09:00 - CVM vs Downtown Heroes
15:00 - Corbett vs Abbas Union

September 9
09:00 - Abbas Union vs Southern Sporting Union
15:00 - Downtown Heroes vs Corbett

September 11
09:00 - Corbett vs CVM
15:00 - Southern Sporting Union vs Downtown Heroes