2025–26 I-League
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = I-League
| season = 2025–26
| dates = 19 October 2025 - TBD
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| prevseason = 2024–25
| nextseason = 2026–27
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The 2025–26 I-League will be the 19th season of the I-League and the fourth season as the second tier of the Indian football league system. Churchill Brothers FC Goa were the reigning champions, having won the 2024–25 I-League.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season:{{col-begin|width=auto}}
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=== To I-League ===
Promoted from I-League 2
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=== From I-League ===
Promoted to ISL
Relegated to I-League 2
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Teams
{{Location map+
|India3
|float=right
|width=400
|caption=Locations of the I-League teams
|places=
{{Location map~ |India |lat=22.1191009 |long=88.190474 |label=
{{Location map~ |India |lat=25.318889 |long=83.012778 |label=
{{Location map~ |India |lat=30.88 |long=76.06 |label=
{{Location map~ |India |lat=25.58 |long=91.89 |label=
Lajong}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=26.90 |long=75.80 |label=
United}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=11.25 |long=75.77 |label=
Kerala}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=34.07 |long=74.82 |label=
{{Location map~ |India |lat=17.38 |long=78.49 |label=
{{Location map~ |India |lat=15.52 |long=73.92 |label=
{{Location map~ |India3 |lat=23.714696029314187 |long=92.73558066836574 |label=
{{Location map~ |India3 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=13.00 |long=87.00 |label=
|position=right}}}}
| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: left; font-size" |
| Team
!State/UT !City !Stadium !Capacity |
|---|
| Aizawl
|rowspan="2"|Mizoram |rowspan="2"|Aizawl |rowspan="2"|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium |rowspan="2"|20,000 |
| Chanmari |
| Dempo
|Goa |5,000 |
| Diamond Harbour
|25,000 |
| Gokulam Kerala
|50,000 |
| Inter Kashi
|2,000 |
| Namdhari
|1,000 |
| Rajasthan United
|3,000 |
| Real Kashmir
|10,000 |
| Shillong Lajong
|5,000 |
| Sreenidi Deccan
|1,500 |
{{Notelist}}
Personnel and sponsorship
= Managerial changes =
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| scope=col|Team
! scope=col|Outgoing manager ! scope=col|Manner of departure ! scope=col|Date of vacancy ! scope=col|Position in the table ! scope="col"|Incoming manager ! scope=col|Date of appointment |
|---|
Foreign players
Bold denotes the player was signed mid-season.
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| scope=col style="width:160px;"| Team
!scope=col style="width:180px;"| Player 1 !scope=col style="width:180px;"| Player 2 !scope=col style="width:180px;"| Player 3 !scope=col style="width:180px;"| Player 4 !scope=col style="width:180px;"| Player 5 !scope=col style="width:180px;"| Player 6 !scope=col style="width:180px;"|Former player(s) |
|---|
| scope=row style="text-align: left;|Aizawl
| | | | | | | |
| scope=row style="text-align: left;|Chanmari
| | | | | | | |
| scope=row style="text-align: left;|Diamond Harbour
| | | | | | | |
| scope=row style="text-align: left;|Dempo
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Damián Perez Roa | {{flagicon|SYR}} Shaher Shaheen | {{flagicon|TRI}} Marcus Joseph | | | | |
| scope=row style="text-align: left;|Gokulam Kerala
| {{flagicon|Lesotho}} Thabiso Brown | {{flagicon|URU}} Martín Cháves | | | | | |
| scope=row style="text-align: left;|Inter Kashi
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Joni Kauko | {{flagicon|MAR}} Domi Berlanga | {{flagicon|SRB}} Matija Babović | {{flagicon|SRB}} Nikola Stojanović | {{flagicon|ESP}} David Humanes | {{flagicon|ESP}} Mario Barco | |
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Namdhari
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Dé |{{flagicon|GHA}} Lamine Moro |{{flagicon|GHA}} David Mills | | | | |
| scope=row style="text-align: left;|Rajasthan United
| {{flagicon|ECU}} Ronaldo Johnson | {{flagicon|ESP}} Alain Oyarzun | {{flagicon|URU}} Maicol Cabrera | | | | |
| scope=row style="text-align: left;|Real Kashmir
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Paulo Cézar | | | | | | |
| scope=row style="text-align: left;|Shillong Lajong
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Renan Paulino | | | | | | |
| scope=row style="text-align: left;|Sreenidi Deccan
| {{flagicon|COL}} David Castañeda | {{flagicon|PAN}} Ángel Orelien | | | | | |
League table
Sources:
|section=League table
|update=
|source= [https://i-league.org/points-table/i-league/ I-League]
|show_groups=no
|team_order= AIZ, CHN, DEM , DHB , GOK ,IKA, NAM , RAJ, REK , SHL, SRD
|win_AIZ= |draw_AIZ= |loss_AIZ= |gf_AIZ= |ga_AIZ=
|win_CHN= |draw_CHN= |loss_CHN= |gf_CHN= |ga_CHN=
|win_DHB= |draw_DHB= |loss_DHB= |gf_DHB= |ga_DHB=
|win_DEM= |draw_DEM= |loss_DEM= |gf_DEM= |ga_DEM=
|win_GOK= |draw_GOK= |loss_GOK= |gf_GOK= |ga_GOK=
|win_IKA= |draw_IKA= |loss_IKA= |gf_IKA= |ga_IKA=
|win_NAM= |draw_NAM= |loss_NAM= |gf_NAM= |ga_NAM=
|win_RAJ= |draw_RAJ= |loss_RAJ= |gf_RAJ= |ga_RAJ=
|win_REK= |draw_REK= |loss_REK= |gf_REK= |ga_REK=
|win_SRD= |draw_SRD= |loss_SRD= |gf_SRD= |ga_SRD=
|win_SHL= |draw_SHL= |loss_SHL= |gf_SHL= |ga_SHL=
|result1=ISL|result10=R|result11=R
|name_AIZ=Aizawl
|name_CHN=Chanmari
|name_DHB=Diamond Harbour
|name_DEM=Dempo
|name_GOK=Gokulam Kerala
|name_IKA=Inter Kashi
|name_NAM=Namdhari
|name_RAJ=Rajasthan United
|name_REK=Real Kashmir
|name_SHL=Shillong Lajong
|name_SRD=Sreenidi Deccan
|show_limit=5
|class_rules=
1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)
|res_col_header=PR
|col_ISL=green1 |text_ISL={{nowrap|Promotion to ISL}}
|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation to I-League 2
}}
Results
= Fixtures and results =
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|source = [https://i-league.org/fixtures-page/i-league/ I-League]
|update =
|matches_style = FBR
|team1=AIZ |team2=CHN |team3=DHB |team4=DEM |team5=GOK |team6=IKA |team7=NAM |team8=RAJ |team9=REK |team10=SHL |team11=SRD
|name_AIZ=Aizawl
|name_CHN=Chanmari
|name_DHB=Diamond Harbour
|name_DEM=Dempo
|name_GOK=Gokulam Kerala
|name_IKA=Inter Kashi
|name_NAM=Namdhari
|name_RAJ=Rajasthan United
|name_REK=Real Kashmir
|name_SHL=Shillong Lajong
|name_SRD=Sreenidi Deccan
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}}
{{notelist}}
= Results by games =
= Positions by round =
Season statistics
= Top scorers =
= Hat-tricks =
= Top assists =
= Clean sheets =
Attendance
= Overall =
== Attendances by home matches ==
Awards
See also
- 2025–26 Indian Super League (Tier I)
- 2025–26 I-League 2 (Tier III)
- 2025–26 I-League 3 (Tier IV)
- 2025–26 Indian State Leagues (Tier V)
References
{{Reflist}}
{{I-League}}
{{Indian football league seasons}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2025-26 I-League}}