I-League 3 (2025–26)
Football Pyramid Classification: Tier 1 • National Apex
Pyramid Significance: National championship tier providing elite competitive exposure for National Teams and professional clubs.
Organised by: the All India Football Federation (AIFF) | Location: India
Participating Teams & Squad Rosters (19)
Official team directory, registered squads, and player digital passports in I-League 3 (2025–26).
Ara FC
Squad Size: 24 registered players
- SURYASH JAISWAL (Goalkeeper) #1
- Anirudhsinh Thakor (Defender) #2
- Didwm Hazowary (Defender) #3
- Rajender Singh Bairola (Defender) #4
- Rudrajsinh Jadeja (Defender) #6
- Farhan Fayaz (Midfielder) #8
- Nirmal Singh Bisht (Forward) #9
- Moinuddin (Midfielder) #10
- Rohit Chawla (Forward) #11
- Brajeshkumar Yadav (Defender) #12
- Maneshwar Mushahary (Defender) #13
- Salman Faris K (Forward) #14
- Timothi Narzary (Midfielder) #15
- Kamaldeep (Forward) #16
- Sakti Nath Oraon (Midfielder) #17
- Jay Kanani (Forward) #20
- Dharmesh Parmar (Forward) #21
- Musamiyan Saiyed (Midfielder) #23
- Bebetto (Defender) #24
- Malhar Mohol (Goalkeeper) #31
- Ikhlaq Fayaz (Defender) #45
- Aman Shah (Forward) #7
- Tufel Hingora (Forward) #22
- Utkarsh Kaushik (Forward) #25
Baghpat FC
Squad Size: 22 registered players
- Ayan Bhattacharya (Goalkeeper) #1
- Bunando Singh Khangembam (Forward) #2
- Rakshit (Defender) #3
- Hiti Seb (Defender) #5
- Aditya Thapa (Forward) #6
- S Ayenmongba (Forward) #7
- Subham Chetry (Midfielder) #8
- Hivika Zhimo (Forward) #9
- Ningombam Engson Singh (Forward) #10
- Aimso Chithung (Midfielder) #12
- Talib Nazir (Defender) #13
- Rowan James (Defender) #14
- Aarav Bhuta (Defender) #15
- Hawaibam Surdas Meitei (Midfielder) #17
- Surchandra Chandam Singh (Defender) #22
- Chandan Yadav (Defender) #23
- Furkan Shafi Khan (Midfielder) #24
- Aryan Gupta (Forward) #25
- Jwngbla Brahma (Midfielder) #26
- Raj Boro (Goalkeeper) #31
- Afdal Varikkodan (Forward) #16
- Jobin J B (Forward) #20
BLG - The Diamond Rock FC
Squad Size: 26 registered players
- K Aravind Karthickeyan (Defender) #2
- Rahul Pratap Singh (Defender) #3
- Mohit Gudi (Defender) #4
- DEBATTOM KAR (Defender) #5
- Santosh Bishnoi (Midfielder) #7
- Madan Ghogale (Defender) #9
- Mecievi Khieya (Forward) #11
- Sanjay Oraon (Forward) #12
- Rakesh Halder (Forward) #14
- Jangminthang Haokip (Forward) #15
- Shibin P (Midfielder) #17
- Rajendra Nath Murmu (Goalkeeper) #21
- Rudra Pratap Singh (Defender) #23
- Surajit Halder (Midfielder) #24
- Divyansh Dewari (Midfielder) #25
- Deepak Kumar (Forward) #26
- Kevizayie Khieya (Defender) #27
- Lakshaman Thakur (Midfielder) #28
- Sujit Hansda (Forward) #29
- Abhishak Rajput (Goalkeeper) #30
- Praneet Saiyam (Defender) #6
- Pranshu More (Defender) #8
- Abubakkar Siddique (Midfielder) #18
- Kishan Kumar Panday (Forward) #19
- Aman Kumar Singh (Defender) #22
- Raja Malik (Goalkeeper) #31
Chhaygaon FC
Squad Size: 22 registered players
- Debajit Munda (Defender) #4
- Shanborlang Nonglait (Defender) #5
- Sri Annajit Rabha (Defender) #6
- Pintu Handique (Midfielder) #7
- Tridip Marak (Forward) #8
- Sani Basu (Forward) #9
- Krishna Thoudam (Forward) #10
- Chinmoy Das (Forward) #11
- Aniket Lohara (Defender) #12
- Pratap Kumar Tamnag (Forward) #13
- Diamond Mawlong (Midfielder) #16
- Ningthoujam Arbin Singh (Midfielder) #17
- Stephan Kyrsian (Midfielder) #18
- Midul Doley (Forward) #19
- Nagesh Munda (Forward) #20
- Kayenpaibam Robinson Singh (Defender) #22
- Albion Jose Iswarary (Midfielder) #24
- Rituraj Boruah (Defender) #25
- Bishal Roy (Defender) #27
- Utpal Kalita (Goalkeeper) #31
- Kaji Md Nadish (Goalkeeper) #40
- Ahongshangbam Herojit Singh (Defender) #3
Citadel Godavari Legends FC
Squad Size: 27 registered players
- Kamalesh M (Goalkeeper) #1
- Raja Debnath (Defender) #3
- Nandakrishna O Pradeep (Midfielder) #6
- Jobin Johnson (Midfielder) #8
- Tikkam Dharaneswar Reddy (Forward) #9
- Prudhvi (Forward) #10
- Ganeshpandi (Midfielder) #13
- Imran Ali (Forward) #14
- Vignesh Velmurugan (Midfielder) #15
- Laishram Rameshor Meetei (Forward) #17
- Arshad A (Forward) #19
- M M Krishna Manikar (Forward) #21
- Dinesh G (Defender) #22
- Shahzeb Husain (Forward) #23
- Shaik Abdullaa (Defender) #24
- R Allen (Defender) #25
- Murugan (Goalkeeper) #27
- Yash Nikalje (Midfielder) #30
- Madan Bhattarai (Defender) #32
- Khamchinkhup Hangzo (Midfielder) #66
- Paochinmang Haokip (Defender) #74
- K Jacob Herald Harshith (Defender) #2
- Pitla Saiyashwanth (Defender) #4
- Mahanti Lokesh Kumar (Defender) #12
- Tejavath Sai Kartik (Midfielder) #16
- Prashanth H (Forward) #18
- Mohd Faizuddin Ahmed (Goalkeeper) #20
Clube De Salgaocar
Squad Size: 21 registered players
- Brian Faria (Defender) #2
- Felixson Conny Fernandes (Defender) #4
- Umang Gaikwad (Defender) #5
- Moirangmayum Leoson Meitei (Midfielder) #6
- Denil Rebello (Midfielder) #8
- Isac Zomuanpuia (Forward) #10
- Shridharnath Dnyaneshwar Gawas (Midfielder) #11
- Suraj (Defender) #13
- Reezvon Fernandes (Defender) #14
- Royson Colaco (Forward) #15
- Mevzen Oliveira (Defender) #16
- Selwyn Frazier Miranda (Forward) #18
- Sanij Bugde (Goalkeeper) #21
- Royal Oliveira (Forward) #23
- Tippanna Shantappa Bhavikatti (Defender) #25
- Joshua D'silva (Forward) #29
- Saeesh Madan Halarnkar (Midfielder) #32
- Harry (Goalkeeper) #33
- Salvador Gama (Midfielder) #47
- Thokchom Beckham Singh (Forward) #88
- Wendell Savio Coelho (Midfielder) #99
FC Agniputhra
Squad Size: 20 registered players
- Ngairangbam Jarish Singh (Defender) #2
- Vanlal Zahawma (Midfielder) #6
- Godwin Johnson (Forward) #7
- Gautam Rajesh (Midfielder) #8
- Moirangthem Givson Singh (Midfielder) #10
- Solaimalai R (Midfielder) #12
- Md Mustakim (Goalkeeper) #13
- Satendra Singh Yadav (Forward) #17
- V Surendra Prasad (Midfielder) #21
- Crispin C Cleetus (Forward) #22
- Niketh N (Defender) #23
- Ahmed Faiz Khan (Defender) #25
- Robin Chettri (Defender) #27
- Senthamil S (Forward) #29
- Jithu (Forward) #30
- Muhammad Safique Ahmed (Defender) #37
- Abhinanth Babu (Goalkeeper) #45
- Aby S (Defender) #55
- Yohann Victor Britto (Forward) #99
- Karthik Govind Swamy (Midfielder) #43
FC Raengdai
Squad Size: 26 registered players
- Kamei Pantiga (Goalkeeper) #1
- M Chungmei (Defender) #2
- Wahengbam Rojen Meetei (Defender) #3
- Oinam Keiphaba Meitei (Defender) #4
- Gaisuangmei Kamei (Midfielder) #5
- Thoudam Nani Singh (Midfielder) #6
- Laishram Bikramjit Singh (Midfielder) #7
- Chongtham Kishan Singh (Midfielder) #8
- Basanta Singh Moirangthem (Forward) #9
- Yendrembam Sobha Singh (Midfielder) #10
- Shoraisham Sagar Singh (Forward) #11
- Wahengbam Herojit Singh (Defender) #12
- Yaithengbam Suraj Singh (Goalkeeper) #13
- Giftson Kamei (Midfielder) #16
- Lanchungrei Pamei (Defender) #18
- P M Rakeveiche (Midfielder) #20
- Phairembam Rostam Singh (Midfielder) #21
- Soraisham Surjakanta Singh (Midfielder) #22
- Chuingampou Kamei (Midfielder) #24
- Sapam Kenedy Singh (Defender) #26
- Ayekpam Tomjoseph Singh (Defender) #27
- Thoudam Naresh Singh (Defender) #15
- Tingkaochun Gangmei (Forward) #17
- Gailalung Gonmei (Forward) #19
- Gurumayum Satyajit Sharma (Goalkeeper) #31
- Sorokhaibam Amitkumar Singh (Defender) #33
Keinou Library & Sports Association
Squad Size: 22 registered players
- Salam Sanaton Singh (Goalkeeper) #1
- Meitankeishangbam Clinton Khuman (Defender) #3
- Shahabaaz (Defender) #4
- Ningombam Kabiraj Singh (Defender) #5
- Kharibam Pravananda Meitei (Midfielder) #6
- Hemam Bijio Singh (Midfielder) #7
- Ngariyanbam Jenish Singh (Midfielder) #8
- S Johny Kom (Forward) #9
- Wahengbam Tejkumar Meitei (Midfielder) #11
- Thounaojam Thomas Singh (Defender) #12
- Nongthongbam Japes (Defender) #13
- Kangabam Lanngamba Singh (Midfielder) #14
- Ronik Singh Moirangthem (Forward) #16
- Abash Singh Huidrom (Midfielder) #17
- Mutum Arvind (Midfielder) #18
- Huidrom Torres Singh (Midfielder) #21
- Elin Yanglem (Defender) #22
- Khuyenthem Rajesh Singh (Midfielder) #24
- Nongmaithem Rajkiran Singh (Defender) #39
- Sharangthem Rajdan Singh (Midfielder) #60
- Naorem Kiranjit Singh (Goalkeeper) #99
- Kangjam Suran Singh (Goalkeeper) #31
Mawlai Sports Club
Squad Size: 15 registered players
- Lambhamiki Lamare (Goalkeeper) #1
- Arkibor Makhroh (Defender) #2
- Shariwell Lyngdoh (Defender) #3
- Verjelous Shylla (Midfielder) #5
- Damanbhalang Chyne (Midfielder) #8
- Fairming Suting (Forward) #9
- Robertson Malkovich Khongriah (Midfielder) #11
- Bajiedlang Rangslang (Forward) #13
- Wadshwa Latoo (Midfielder) #15
- Vincent Shyrmang (Midfielder) #18
- Arkini Laloo (Defender) #22
- Basuklang Bina (Forward) #23
- Samlang Rympei (Midfielder) #30
- Mengulhoukho Chalieu (Goalkeeper) #42
- Ricky Chyne (Midfielder) #75
Mumbay FC
Squad Size: 24 registered players
- Pratik Jadhav (Goalkeeper) #1
- Moirangthem Amarjit Singh (Midfielder) #2
- Floyd John Dharmai (Defender) #3
- Mohammed Kaif Khan (Defender) #4
- Al Azhar Delhiwala (Defender) #5
- Manav Mullick (Midfielder) #6
- Mandeep Singh Multani (Forward) #7
- Zangdipou Panmei (Midfielder) #8
- Nandhakumar A (Forward) #9
- Tousif Malik (Forward) #10
- Dhruvmil Pandya (Midfielder) #12
- Parag (Forward) #13
- Shreyas Vatekar (Midfielder) #14
- Abhay Chhetri (Defender) #15
- Rahul K (Defender) #16
- Rahul Rawat (Midfielder) #23
- Bikramjit Singh (Defender) #25
- Hafiz Ur Rehman Khan (Midfielder) #27
- Ningthoujam Pritam Singh (Forward) #41
- Md Fayazuddin (Defender) #93
- Md Abujar (Goalkeeper) #99
- A Regan (Forward) #11
- Subha Ghosh (Forward) #17
- Mohammed Sarif Khan (Defender) #39
NEW FRIENDS CLUB, DANTEWADA
Squad Size: 27 registered players
- Namith P Jain (Midfielder) #2
- Wahengbam Alex Singh (Defender) #3
- Sanjay Vishwakarma (Defender) #4
- Pradeep R (Midfielder) #5
- Uday Kumar Sharma (Forward) #7
- Benhar Hlychho (Midfielder) #8
- Moirangthem Somokanta Singh (Forward) #9
- B Gaurav (Midfielder) #10
- Rosanga Meska (Forward) #11
- Md Rehan (Forward) #13
- Kunjan Tudu (Midfielder) #15
- Abinash Muduli (Defender) #16
- Aryan Adlakha (Defender) #17
- Sanjay S (Forward) #19
- Shuchith N (Midfielder) #20
- Srikant Gadaba (Forward) #27
- Anand Rajbhar (Goalkeeper) #33
- Mohammad Atif (Forward) #47
- Balaram Hantal (Forward) #66
- Akash Thapa (Defender) #77
- Vijay Jagdish Nishad (Midfielder) #99
- Zulqarnain Ahmad (Midfielder) #6
- Shreys Tyaggi (Forward) #12
- Sayan Saha (Midfielder) #44
- Shivam Kumar (Defender) #55
- Sourav Dinda (Forward) #57
- Himayoon Hassan (Forward) #88
Royal Rangers Football Club
Squad Size: 20 registered players
- Yash Kulkarni (Goalkeeper) #1
- Karmanya Bansal (Defender) #2
- Nitesh Chhikara (Defender) #3
- Amanjot Singh (Defender) #5
- Letzamang Haokip (Midfielder) #6
- Gaurav Chadha (Midfielder) #7
- Bijoy Gusai (Midfielder) #8
- Bhaaranyu Bansal (Forward) #9
- Ashutosh Thapliyal (Midfielder) #10
- Himanshu Rai (Midfielder) #12
- Akashdeep Singh (Defender) #14
- Puneetpal Singh (Defender) #16
- Akhilesh Devrani (Defender) #17
- Ashu (Forward) #18
- Ankit (Midfielder) #19
- Hritik Rawat (Defender) #24
- Yaman Singh (Forward) #25
- Harsh Tomar (Forward) #27
- David Motla (Forward) #30
- Mohit Dhayal (Goalkeeper) #33
Samaleswari SC
Squad Size: 23 registered players
- Rahul Oram (Goalkeeper) #1
- Prosenjit Chakroborty (Defender) #2
- Aditya Chahar (Defender) #4
- Sanjoy Mandi (Defender) #5
- Sumit Kumar Oram (Midfielder) #6
- AKSHAT SHAW (Forward) #7
- Sajan Sahani (Midfielder) #8
- Sourav Ram (Midfielder) #10
- Riswan Shoukath (Forward) #11
- Salman K (Midfielder) #12
- Karan Chand Murmu (Defender) #14
- Sayan Dutta (Midfielder) #15
- Sudip Sarma Sarkar (Forward) #16
- Arajit Halder (Forward) #17
- Rashid M (Midfielder) #18
- Sudip Acharjee (Defender) #19
- Nirmal Oram (Defender) #20
- Sujit Sadhu (Defender) #24
- Haridas Yumnam (Midfielder) #26
- Miraj (Goalkeeper) #31
- Riki Gharami (Forward) #44
- Ahongshangbam Samson Singh (Defender) #22
- Prasanta Oram (Forward) #29
Sikkim Brotherhood Football Club
Squad Size: 20 registered players
- Debnath Mondal (Goalkeeper) #1
- Pratik Lama (Defender) #2
- Sidanth Darjee (Defender) #4
- Sandip Patra (Defender) #6
- Rajat Tamang (Midfielder) #7
- Abhishek Gurung (Midfielder) #8
- Diwas Chettri (Forward) #9
- Tendon Lepcha (Forward) #10
- Narendra Chettri (Midfielder) #11
- Dilon Kharka Chettri (Defender) #12
- Anurag Chettri (Defender) #14
- Narayan Chettri (Defender) #15
- Sourav Biswas (Forward) #16
- Sonam Sherpa (Forward) #17
- Rohit Gurung (Forward) #20
- Alias Rai (Goalkeeper) #21
- Sailesh Pradhan (Forward) #22
- Sudip Subba (Midfielder) #30
- Saroj Subba (Goalkeeper) #31
- Saddam Hossain Mondal (Midfielder) #96
Sunrise Club Orissa
Squad Size: 22 registered players
- Lakshay M (Goalkeeper) #1
- R Karthikeyan (Defender) #2
- Abhinand A (Defender) #3
- Dilip Kindo (Midfielder) #4
- Harikrishnan M (Forward) #5
- Arpan Lakra (Midfielder) #6
- Muhammed Thameem T.k (Midfielder) #7
- Unise K (Midfielder) #8
- Sanjit Khora (Forward) #9
- Arbin Lakra (Forward) #10
- Aman Xalxo (Midfielder) #11
- Mohan Majhi (Forward) #12
- Ramajan Munda (Defender) #13
- Gaurav Negi (Midfielder) #15
- Amosh Bhotoda (Midfielder) #18
- Faslurahman Methukayil (Defender) #22
- Arshad P (Defender) #23
- Suraj Kumar (Midfielder) #26
- D Dhanush (Defender) #30
- Sanjay Hembram (Goalkeeper) #31
- Suresh Khadia (Defender) #77
- Arjun E Ullas (Forward) #14
Techtro Swades United FC
Squad Size: 28 registered players
- Aditya Kumar (Defender) #2
- Kevin Bawa (Defender) #3
- Husanpreet Singh (Defender) #4
- Aryan Singh Chauhan (Midfielder) #5
- Divyanshu Verma (Midfielder) #7
- Thangkhanlam Samte (Midfielder) #8
- Avishek (Forward) #9
- Aaryan Amla (Midfielder) #10
- Jasmeet Singh Dhadda (Forward) #11
- Worrinthing Lungleng (Defender) #12
- Abhishek Calvin (Goalkeeper) #13
- Wangkhem Birnivash Singha (Forward) #15
- Franklin Tarun Amalraj (Defender) #20
- Akash Chaudhray (Goalkeeper) #21
- Aditya Singh (Forward) #25
- Kariappa Ck (Defender) #26
- Ashish Rana (Forward) #27
- Kamal Kumar (Forward) #30
- Ashwin Chakravarthy (Forward) #32
- Naorem Niranjoy Singh (Forward) #33
- Mungsuanlun Suantak (Defender) #51
- Lovedeep (Defender) #16
- Abhinav (Defender) #23
- Udhav Gupta (Midfielder) #29
- Thounaojam Ranjan Meitei (Goalkeeper) #99
- Khwairakpam Yoihenba (Goalkeeper) #1
- Mohammed Zahid Khan (Forward) #17
- Khushpinder Singh (Midfielder) #22
TRAU FC
Squad Size: 21 registered players
- Soibam Priyojit Singh (Goalkeeper) #1
- Lairellakpam Dhananjoy Singh (Defender) #3
- Loyangamba Meitei Akoijam (Midfielder) #6
- Moirangthem Diya Singh (Forward) #7
- Alent Colaco (Midfielder) #8
- Afridi Buyamayum (Forward) #9
- Biplob Dey (Forward) #10
- Yumnam Monis Singh (Forward) #11
- Hijam Shital Singh (Forward) #12
- Ahongshangbam Rakesh Singh (Defender) #13
- Shitaljit Atom (Midfielder) #15
- Robinson Usham (Midfielder) #16
- Moirangthem Akash Meetei (Defender) #17
- Ashish Shaw (Forward) #18
- Mohd Sohaib Khan Mk (Defender) #20
- Thiyam Chingkheinganba (Defender) #21
- Sorokhaibam Thoiba Meitei (Defender) #23
- Sapam Nongpoknganba Singh (Goalkeeper) #25
- Moirangthem Nelson Singh (Forward) #27
- Sekhar Tensubam Meetei (Forward) #29
- Khunjamayum Raj Singh (Defender) #33
Zinc Football Academy
Squad Size: 22 registered players
- Axay (Goalkeeper) #1
- Sandeep Marandi (Midfielder) #2
- Vibin M P (Defender) #3
- Karan Beniwal (Forward) #4
- Himanshu (Defender) #5
- Anshid N. A (Forward) #7
- Manish Meel (Defender) #8
- Subhash Damor (Forward) #9
- Biswajit Saren (Midfielder) #12
- Bharat Meena (Defender) #14
- Ashil Shaju (Midfielder) #15
- Alan Babu (Defender) #16
- Abith K B (Forward) #18
- Naro Hari Shrestha (Forward) #20
- Mohammed Siyad (Goalkeeper) #21
- Vishal Kaloshiya (Defender) #22
- SOURAV MANNA (Midfielder) #25
- Akash Oraow (Forward) #26
- Atharva Basavraj Charki (Defender) #28
- Sk Asif Ahmed (Midfielder) #30
- SANJAY ORAON (Defender) #33
- Yash Sahani (Forward) #19