2023–24 I-League 3

2023–24 I-League 3 was the 1st season of the I-League 3 since its establishment in 2023. It was also the 1st season as the national fourth tier of the Indian football league system. The top three teams on the league table qualified for 2023–24 I-League 2.

Clubs
On 22 August 2023, 15 clubs were nominated for the I-League 3rd Division by nine state FAs (Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Bengaluru, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Mumbai). Nominations from 10 other states (Manipur, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Kerala, Pondicherry, Sikkim, Assam, Odisha, Telangana, and West Bengal) were assessed after due diligence.

Changes from last season
Until the previous season, the AIFF allowed only state champions to feature in the qualifiers, but with the removal of the ISL reserve teams and the creation of the I-League 3 from where teams would move to I-League 2 in the same season, state FAs were allowed to nominate a second team.

Group stage
25 teams are divided into five groups of five each. Each team will play the teams in the same group in single-legged fixtures.

Broadcast
Matches are broadcast by AIFF, SportsKPI SportsCast India on their official YouTube channels.

Statistics

 * 30 December 2023

Top scorers
Bold indicates the player is currently active in the tournament.

Player

 * Most yellow cards: 4
 * 🇮🇳 Dhiraj Chouhan
 * Most red cards: 1
 * 6 players

Club

 * Most yellow cards: 18
 * Sporting Bengaluru
 * Most red cards: 2
 * Kerala United

Playoffs
Source: I-League