The 2023-24 I-League 3 playoffs stage has commenced to decide the three teams earning promotion to I-league 2, the third division of the men’s football league in the country. Five group winners - Dempo Sports Club, KLASA FC, Kerala United FC, Sporting Club Bengaluru and Sporting Clube de Goa battle against each other in a single round-robin format for the spots.
This is the first time a fourth division of the men’s football league is conducted by AIFF. The federation allowed only state champions to feature in the qualifiers but with the removal of ISL reserve teams. The top-placed team after 10 matches in the playoff round will be crowned I-League 3 champions alongside gaining promotion to I-League 2.
Check out here I-League 3 2023-24 Playoffs Full Schedule
Here is the squad list of all participating teams in the I-League 3 2023-24 playoffs:
Dempo Sports Club
Goalkeepers: Antonio Dylan, Wellyster Mendes, Myrick Hilario
Defenders: Brian Faria, Vieri Colaco, Saesh Bagkar, Darell Masceranhas, Mohamed Ali
Midfielders: Pruthvesh Pednekar, Ariston Costa, Desmon Pereira, Vasim Inamdar, Chinkhosiam Dimngel, Vinay Vijay, Sanwil Dcosta, Tongminsei Kipgen, Meuton Fernandes, Seigoumang Doungle, Nestor Dias, Necio Fernandes, Sheldon Fernandes, Laximanrao Rane
Forwards: Stephen Satarkar, Sheldon Pereira, Shubam Rawat, Aron Barretto
Head Coach: Samir Subash Naik
KLASA FC
Goalkeepers: Priyojit Singh, Herojit Singh, Golmei Rongmei
Defenders: Dinesh Meitei, Rajkumar Robin, Backham Moirangcha, Rakesh Singh, Johnson Singh, Kishan Singh
Midfielders: Anandkumar Singh, Basanta Singh, Momocha Singh, Monish Singh, Milan Singh, Rajdan Singh, Dhanachandra Singh, Hemba Singh, Kishan Singh, Torres Singh, Ronald Singh, Tejkumar Meitei, Gobindash Singh, Kenedy Singh
Forwards: Amarjit Singh, Nongpoknganba Meitei,
Head Coach: Shiva Kumar Varadaraj
Kerala United FC
Goalkeepers: Mohammed Sinan, Sidharth Rajeevan Nair, Bappa Mondal, Shubham Roy
Defenders: Manabir Basumatary, Shibin Saad, Rudrarajsinh Jadeja, Umar Mukthar, Muhammed Noufal, Aditya Chahar, Lalsawmpuia, Ali Safwan, Nithin Madhu
Midfielders: Craig Mangkhanlian, Muheeb, Lenin Mithran, Sreejith Kallingal, Lalramzauva Khiangte, Thufail K, Abdul Basil
Forwards: Lalsiem chongoloi, Aswin PK, Vanlalmalsawma, Rizwan Shoukath, Riswanali Edakkavil, Abdhu Raheem, Sangeeth Satheesh, Chabungbam Linky Meitei, Mohamed Musharaf
Head Coach: Saheed Ramon
Sporting Club Bengaluru
Goalkeepers: Satyajit Bordoloi, Christurajan T, Ahamad Asafar
Defenders: Arjun Gouda, Praful Kumar, Gautam Virwani, Manoj Kannan, Shravan Shetty, D. Mark Anthony, Oinam Sanatomba Singh, Shanid Valan
Midfielders: Appu Swami, Arjun Jayaraj, Souvik Das, Johnson Joseph Mathews, Vignesh V, Ishaan Raghunanda, Asif O M, Prabin Tigga, Ajith Arasu, R Neil Joseph, Jibin Devassy
Forwards: Roshan Gigi, Thomyo Shimray, Shaiborlang Kharpan, Mustafa Shaikh, Umair Saiyyad, Muhammed Unais, Shaik Muzeeb, Arif Shaikh
Head Coach: Chandrashekar Rao Chinta
Sporting Clube de Goa
Goalkeepers: Abhimanyu Singh, Bhaskar Jalmi, Vipin Sharma
Defenders: Kunal Keshav, Myron Fernandes, Alton Vaz, Joel Colaco, Adil Khan, Dhiraj Chouhan, Chandan Gawas , Joyner Monte Lourenco, Joyson Pelagius Coutinho, Liston Cardozo
Midfielders: Sidharth Kundaikar, Joyson Regan, Samuel Gregorio Costa, Rohan Rodrigues, Dattaraj Gaonkar, Vidipt Dua, Ivon Costa, Flagan Rodrigues
Forwards: Lloyd Mascarenhas, Lloyd Cardozo, Marcus Mascarenhas, Doyal Alves,
Head Coach: Armando Agnelo Colaco
