2022–23 Indian State Leagues

State leagues in India
Season	2022–23
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The 2022–23 Indian State leagues season represented the fifth tier of the Indian football league system, a series of state-level football tournaments played as qualifiers to determine teams for the 2023–24 I-League 3.

Overview

Zone	State	League	Total teams	Champions	Runners-up	Third-division eligibility
North	Delhi	Delhi Premier League	10	Vatika^[1]	Delhi	Vatika FC Garhwal
	Punjab	Punjab State Super Football League	11	RoundGlass Punjab^[2]	Punjab Police	International FC Doaba United
	Rajasthan	Rajasthan State Men's League^[3]	9	Jaipur Elite^[4]	Jaipur United	Jaipur Elite Jaipur United
North-East
	Manipur	Manipur State League	17	KLASA^[5]	Rising Athletic Union	KLASA Rising Athletic Union
	Meghalaya	Meghalaya State League	25	Rangdajied^[6]	Khliehmawlieh YC	Rangdajied Khliehmawlieh YC
	Mizoram	Mizoram Premier League	8	Chawnpui FC^[7]	FC Venghnuai	Chawnpui FC FC Venghnuai
	Sikkim	Sikkim Premier Division League^[8]^[9]	8	Sikkim Police FC^[10]	Sikkim Himalayan	Sikkim Himalayan Sikkim Aakraman (SPL Winners*)
	Tripura	Chandra Memorial League	N/A	Forward Club Agartala	N/A	Forward Club Agartala
East
	Jharkhand (Jamshedpur)	JSA League Premier Division^[11]	11	Jamshedpur B^[12]	Tata Steel
	Odisha	FAO League^[13]	8	Sunrise Club	Radha Raman Club	Sunrise Club Radha Raman Club
	West Bengal (Kolkata)	Calcutta Premier Division	14	Mohammedan^[14]	Bhawanipore	Bhawanipore Aryan
	Chhattisgarh	Chhattisgarh State Men's Football League	9	RKM FA^[15]	New Friends Dantewada	RKM FA New Friends Dantewada
West	Goa	Goa Professional League	11	Dempo^[16]	Sporting Goa	Dempo Sporting Goa
	Gujarat	Gujarat SFA Club Championship	17	Baroda FA^[17]	ARA	Baroda FA ARA
	Madhya Pradesh	Madhya Pradesh Premier League^[18]	8	Lake City^[19]	Diamond Rock FA	Lake City Diamond Rock FA
	Maharashtra (Mumbai)	MFA Elite Division	16	Ambernath United Atlanta^[20]	Karnatak SA	Karnatak SA Millat
South	Karnataka (Bengaluru)	Bangalore Super Division	20	SC Bengaluru^[21]	FC Bengaluru United	SC Bengaluru Kickstart
South	Kerala	Kerala Premier League	22	Kerala United^[22]	Gokulam Kerala B	Kerala United Wayanad United

State leagues and standings

Chhattisgarh

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	RKM Football Academy	16	13	3	0	63	4	+59	42	Champions and eligible for 2023-24 I-League 3
2	New Friends Dantewada	16	10	3	3	30	14	+16	33	Possible qualification for 2023-24 I-League 3
3	Youth Boys	16	9	4	3	28	13	+15	31
4	Rajhara Mines	16	8	4	4	32	16	+16	28
5	North East Institute	16	7	5	4	22	16	+6	26
6	Brahmavid FA	16	3	4	9	7	29	−22	13
7	Shera FA	16	3	3	10	12	32	−20	12
8	Mahamaya	16	3	2	11	12	52	−40	11
9	ATK Champion	16	1	2	13	11	41	−30	5

Source: The Away End
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Delhi

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vatika FC	20	14	2	4	39	16	+23	44	Champions and qualification for 2023–24 I-League 3
2	Delhi	20	12	3	5	47	26	+21	39	Qualification for 2023–24 I-League 3
3	Sudeva Delhi	20	11	4	5	38	24	+14	37
4	Garhwal	20	10	6	4	39	23	+16	36
5	Royal Rangers FC	20	9	5	6	50	32	+18	32
6	Indian Air Force FC	20	10	1	9	32	31	+1	31
7	Rangers SC	20	7	5	8	40	46	−6	26
8	Friends United FC	20	6	5	9	44	39	+5	23
9	Tarun Sangha	20	5	4	11	30	49	−19	19
10	Hindustan	20	3	5	12	21	41	−20	14
11	Uttarakhand FC	20	3	0	17	18	71	−53	9

Source: The Away End^[23]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots

Goa

GFA Super League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dempo	15	9	3	3	25	15	+10	30	Champions and qualification for 2023–24 I-League 3
2	Sporting Goa	15	9	2	4	26	15	+11	29	Qualification for 2023–24 I-League 3
3	Salgaocar	15	8	4	3	23	14	+9	28
4	FC Goa B	15	4	10	1	17	11	+6	22
5	Churchill Brothers	15	5	6	4	23	17	+6	21
6	Calangute Association	15	5	5	5	18	14	+4	20

Source: Goa Pro League - The Away End
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Gujarat

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Baroda FA (C)	13	12	0	1	46	8	+38	36	Champions and possible qualification for 2023–24 I-League 2
2	ARA	12	6	2	4	34	10	+24	20	Possible qualification for 2023–24 I-League 2
3	Suryavanshi FC	13	6	2	5	20	28	−8	20
4	RBI	12	5	3	4	43	19	+24	18
5	CVM FC	12	5	2	5	21	19	+2	17
6	SAG FA	12	4	2	6	23	33	−10	14
7	Parul FC	9	4	1	4	14	15	−1	13
8	Rangers FA	9	2	3	4	7	11	−4	9
9	Income Tax SRC	7	1	1	5	10	24	−14	4	Relegation to GSFA 2nd Division
10	Vapi FC	9	1	0	8	10	50	−40	3	Relegation to GSFA 2nd Division

Source: GSFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
(C) Champions

Karnataka (Bengaluru)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	SC Bengaluru (C, P)	18	15	1	2	53	11	+42	46	Champions and Qualification to 2023-24 I-League 3
2	Bengaluru United	18	14	3	1	66	12	+54	45
3	Kickstart (P)	18	13	3	2	54	17	+37	42	Qualification to 2023-24 I-League 3
4	Rebels	18	11	3	4	41	17	+24	36
5	Bengaluru B	18	10	3	5	52	16	+36	33
6	Students Union	18	9	4	5	33	24	+9	31
7	Deccan	18	8	5	5	31	19	+12	29
8	Bangalore Independents	18	9	1	8	35	29	+6	28
9	MEG	18	8	4	6	25	20	+5	28
10	ASC	18	5	7	6	33	29	+4	22
11	Friends United	18	5	7	6	28	36	−8	22
12	Bangalore Dream United	18	6	4	8	24	41	−17	22
13	Agniputhra	18	6	3	9	29	35	−6	21
14	Kodagu	18	5	5	8	23	20	+3	20
15	Roots	18	5	5	8	18	23	−5	20
16	Bangalore United FC	18	4	3	11	18	47	−29	15
17	Young Challengers	18	4	1	13	13	56	−43	13
18	Bangalore Eagles (R)	18	1	4	13	11	50	−39	7	Relegation to 2023-24 BDFA A Division
19	ADE (R)	18	0	0	18	7	92	−85	0	Relegation to 2023-24 BDFA A Division
20	Jawahar Union (W)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (W) ?

Kerala

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Wayanad United FC	5	3	2	0	8	3	+5	11	Advanced to Semi Finals
2	Kerala Police (A)	5	3	1	1	10	7	+3	10
3	Gokulam Kerala B	5	2	1	2	10	6	+4	7	Advanced to Semi Finals
4	Kerala United (C)	5	2	1	2	8	7	+1	7
5	Kovalam	5	1	1	3	4	10	−6	4
6	Kerala Blasters B	5	0	2	3	2	8	−6	2

Updated to match(es) played on 10-03-2023. Source: KFA
(A) Withdrew due to participation in the all-India Police Tournament; (C) Champions and Qualification to 2023–24 I-League 3

Final

19 March 2023	Kerala United	1–0	Gokulam Kerala B	Kalpetta
19:30 IST	Akhil J. Chandran OG 78'			Stadium: M. K. Jinachandran Memorial District Stadium

Maharashtra (Mumbai)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ambernath United Atlanta	15	14	1	0	68	8	+60	43	Champions
2	Karnataka Sports Association	15	12	2	1	66	12	+54	38	Harwood Champions League^{[n 1]}
3	Millat FC	15	12	1	2	51	14	+37	37	2023–24 I-League 3 and Harwood Champions League
4	Maharashtra Oranje	15	10	2	3	44	15	+29	32	2023–24 I-League 2 and Harwood Champions League^{[n 2]}
5	DK Pharma	15	10	2	3	46	21	+25	32
6	JMJ Sports	15	8	5	2	27	11	+16	29
7	GMSC	15	7	1	7	25	26	−1	22
8	PIFA	15	6	3	6	23	32	−9	21
9	Mumbai Kenkre	15	5	4	6	23	29	−6	19
10	Sellebrity	15	5	3	7	13	28	−15	18
11	Protrack	15	4	2	9	19	52	−33	14
12	Iron Born CFCI	15	4	1	10	12	25	−13	13
13	Bombay Muslims	15	3	1	11	12	32	−20	10
14	Rudra	15	3	1	11	19	66	−47	10
15	Mumbai Strikers	15	1	1	13	6	36	−30	4	Relegation to MFA Super Premier League
16	India Rush	15	1	0	14	13	60	−47	3	Relegation to MFA Super Premier League

Source: MFA Elite Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

^ Since the club represents Karnataka, it is not eligible for 2023–24 I-League 3
^ In September 2023, Oranje FC took over current champions Ambernath United Atlanta FC.^[24] Hence, they will compete as Maharashtra Oranje FC in 2023–24 I-League 2 and Harwood Champions League^[25]

Odisha

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sunrise Club (C)	7	5	1	1	11	5	+6	16	Champions, Qualification to 2022 FAO Super Cup, and Possible Qualification to 2023–24 I-League 3
2	Radha Raman Club (C)	7	5	1	1	19	4	+15	16
3	Young Utkal Club	7	4	1	2	14	7	+7	13	Qualification to 2022 FAO Super Cup
4	Sports Hostel	7	4	1	2	12	8	+4	13	Qualification to 2022 FAO Super Cup
5	Rising Student Club	7	2	2	3	12	15	−3	8
6	Rovers Athletic Club	7	2	2	3	10	15	−5	8
7	Odisha Police	7	1	2	4	4	10	−6	5
8	East Coast Railway	7	0	0	7	3	21	−18	0	Relegation to 2023 FAO Gold League

Source: Orisports
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Rajasthan

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Jaipur Elite	8	6	2	0	20	8	12	20	Champions and nominated to I-League 3rd Division
2	Jaipur United	8	6	0	2	34	5	29	18
3	Royal FC Jaipur	8	5	2	1	19	8	11	17
4	Rajasthan United	8	5	1	2	23	11	12	16
5	Neerja Modi FA	8	3	0	5	18	24	-6	9
6	Brothers United	8	2	2	4	6	12	-6	8
7	Delisha	8	2	1	5	13	25	-12	7
8	Sunrise	8	2	1	5	14	29	-15	7
9	City Wolves	8	0	1	7	5	30	-25	1

West Bengal (Kolkata)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mohammedan (C)	4	3	1	0	10	1	+9	10	Champions
2	Bhawanipore	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	7	Eligible for I-League 2^[a]
3	Aryan	4	1	2	1	4	6	−2	5	Eligible for I-League 2^[a]
4	East Bengal	4	0	3	1	2	4	−2	3
5	Kidderpore	4	0	1	3	2	9	−7	1
6	ATK Mohun Bagan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Updated to match(es) played on 1 November. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
(C) Champions

^ If the top teams are already playing in national leagues, then the next highest ranked team(s) would be eligible for I-League 2.

References

^ "The Vatika FC Brand New winners of Delhi Premier League". sportstrumpet.com. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ "RoundGlass Punjab FC Lifts Punjab State Super League 2022 Trophy". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ "Rajasthan League A Division". The Away End. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ "JEFC WON R-League". Jaipur Elite FC. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
^ "MSL champions KLASA FC snubbed for I-League 2 nomination, club questions decision". Khel Now. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ "Rangdajied United FC lifts Meghalaya State League trophy". www.syllad.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ "Chawnpui crowned Mizoram Premier League champions". news9live.com. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ "Aakraman SC to meet Singling FC in Sikkim Premier League final". www.sikkimexpress.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ "Sikkim Premier Division League to kick-off from June 21 at Paljor Stadium". www.sikkimexpress.com. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
^ "Sikkim Police lifts Sikkim Premier Division League 2023". www.sikkimexpress.com. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
^ "JSA League Premier Division". The Away End. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ "Congratulations to Jamshedpur FC Reserves for becoming the new champions of the JSA League Premier Division". @JSAJamshedpur. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^ "FAO League". The Away End. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ "Mohammedan Sporting wins consecutive Calcutta Football League titles". thebridge.in. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ "RKM have retained the title!". Twitter. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^ "Dempo retain Pro League crown". The Goan Everyday. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ "GSFA Club Championship Senior Mens Champions @BarodaAcademy. Runnerup @ARA_FC_OFFICIAL". Twitter. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ "Madhya Pradesh Premier League". The Away End. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ "Lakecity Football Club wins Bhopal League". www.dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
^ "MFA League: Atlanta FC comfortably retain Elite Premier League crown". The Free Press Journal. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ "Sporting Club Bengaluru: A data-driven club on a quest to reach the pinnacle of Indian Football". The Bridge. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ "Kerala Premier League: Kerala United crowned champions". Onmanorama. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ "Delhi Premier League". The Away End. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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^ Shetty, Chittu (15 September 2023). "Maharashtra Oranje FC all set to shine in I-League 2nd Division". Football Counter. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

[24] Since the club represents Karnataka, it is not eligible for 2023–24 I-League 3

[27] In September 2023, Oranje FC took over current champions Ambernath United Atlanta FC.^[24] Hence, they will compete as Maharashtra Oranje FC in 2023–24 I-League 2 and Harwood Champions League^[25]

[28] If the top teams are already playing in national leagues, then the next highest ranked team(s) would be eligible for I-League 2.

[1] "The Vatika FC Brand New winners of Delhi Premier League". sportstrumpet.com. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[2] "RoundGlass Punjab FC Lifts Punjab State Super League 2022 Trophy". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[3] "Rajasthan League A Division". The Away End. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

[4] "JEFC WON R-League". Jaipur Elite FC. Retrieved 19 August 2023.

[5] "MSL champions KLASA FC snubbed for I-League 2 nomination, club questions decision". Khel Now. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[6] "Rangdajied United FC lifts Meghalaya State League trophy". www.syllad.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[7] "Chawnpui crowned Mizoram Premier League champions". news9live.com. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[8] "Aakraman SC to meet Singling FC in Sikkim Premier League final". www.sikkimexpress.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[9] "Sikkim Premier Division League to kick-off from June 21 at Paljor Stadium". www.sikkimexpress.com. Retrieved 20 June 2012.

[10] "Sikkim Police lifts Sikkim Premier Division League 2023". www.sikkimexpress.com. Retrieved 19 August 2023.

[11] "JSA League Premier Division". The Away End. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[12] "Congratulations to Jamshedpur FC Reserves for becoming the new champions of the JSA League Premier Division". @JSAJamshedpur. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

[13] "FAO League". The Away End. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

[14] "Mohammedan Sporting wins consecutive Calcutta Football League titles". thebridge.in. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[15] "RKM have retained the title!". Twitter. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

[16] "Dempo retain Pro League crown". The Goan Everyday. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[17] "GSFA Club Championship Senior Mens Champions @BarodaAcademy. Runnerup @ARA_FC_OFFICIAL". Twitter. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

[18] "Madhya Pradesh Premier League". The Away End. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

[19] "Lakecity Football Club wins Bhopal League". www.dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 19 August 2023.

[20] "MFA League: Atlanta FC comfortably retain Elite Premier League crown". The Free Press Journal. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[21] "Sporting Club Bengaluru: A data-driven club on a quest to reach the pinnacle of Indian Football". The Bridge. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[22] "Kerala Premier League: Kerala United crowned champions". Onmanorama. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[table-23] "Delhi Premier League". The Away End. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[25] "We are now Maharashtra Oranje FC". Linkedin. Retrieved 13 September 2023.

[26] Shetty, Chittu (15 September 2023). "Maharashtra Oranje FC all set to shine in I-League 2nd Division". Football Counter. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

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