2025–26 in Indian football

Football in India
Season2025–26
Men's football
Indian Super LeagueShield: TBD
Cup: TBD
I-LeagueTBD
I-League 2TBD
I-League 3TBD
2025–26 Super Cup QualifiersTBD
Super CupTBD
Durand CupTBD
Women's football
Indian Women's LeagueTBD
Indian Women's League 2TBD

The 2025–26 season will be the 138th competitive association football season in India. The domestic season will begins in June 2025.[1]

Men's national football team

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void or postponed   Fixtures

Senior team

Main articles: India national football team, India national football team results, and India national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the 2025–26 season, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled in the season.

2025

Further information: 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round
Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Singapore 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 2027 AFC Asian Cup 0–0 31 Mar 14 Oct
2  Hong Kong 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 18 Nov 14 Oct 1–0
3  Bangladesh 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 1–2 9 Oct 18 Nov
4  India 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1 9 Oct 31 Mar 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 10 June 2025. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Matches
9 October 2025 2027 ACQ – 3R Singapore  v  India Kallang, Singapore
20:30 UTC+8 Stadium: National Stadium
14 October 2025 2027 ACQ – 3R India  v  Singapore India
Stadium: TBD
18 November 2025 2027 ACQ – 3R Bangladesh  v  India Sylhet, Bangladesh
Stadium: Sylhet District Stadium

Under-23

Main article: India national under-23 football team

2025

Further information: 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Brunei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 September 2025. Source:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Matches
3 September 2025 (2025-09-03) 2026 AFC U23 Q Bahrain  v  India Doha, Qatar
20:45 IST
6 September 2025 (2025-09-06) 2026 AFC U23 Q Qatar  v  India Doha, Qatar
22:30 IST
9 September 2025 (2025-09-09) 2026 AFC U23 Q India  v  Brunei Doha, Qatar
20:45 IST

Under-20

Main article: India national under-20 football team

Under-17

Main article: India national under-17 football team

Women's national football team

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void or postponed   Fixtures

Senior team

Main articles: India women's national football team, India women's national football team results, and India women's national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the 2024–25 season, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled in the season.

2025

Further information: 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 India 4 4 0 0 24 1 +23 12 Final tournament
2 Thailand (H) 4 3 0 1 23 2 +21 9
3 Timor-Leste 4 1 1 2 3 9 −6 4
4 Iraq 4 1 1 2 5 14 −9 4
5 Mongolia 4 0 0 4 3 32 −29 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Matches
23 June 2026 AFC ACQ Mongolia  0–13 India Chiang Mai, Thailand
16:00 Report
Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium
Referee: Jon Sol-mi (North Korea)
29 June 2026 AFC ACQ India  4–0 Timor-Leste Chiang Mai, Thailand
16:00
Report Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium
Referee: Doumouh Albakkar (Lebanon)
2 July 2026 AFC ACQ India  5–0 Iraq Chiang Mai, Thailand
16:00
Report Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium
Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)
5 July 2026 AFC ACQ Thailand  1–2 India Chiang Mai, Thailand
19:30
Report
Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

2026

Further information: 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup
March 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup TBD v India  Australia
March 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup India  v TBD Australia
March 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup TBD v India  Australia

Under-20

Main article: India women's national under-20 football team

2025

13 July 2025 (2025-07-13) Friendly Uzbekistan  v  India Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:30 UTC+5:30
16 July 2025 (2025-07-16) Friendly Uzbekistan  v  India Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:30 UTC+5:30
Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Myanmar (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 6 August 2025. Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Matches
6 August 2025 (2025-08-06) 2026 AFC U-20 WACQ India  v  Indonesia Yangon, Myanmar
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
8 August 2025 (2025-08-08) 2026 AFC U-20 WACQ Turkmenistan  v  India Yangon, Myanmar
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
10 August 2025 (2025-08-10) 2026 AFC U-20 WACQ Myanmar  v  India Yangon, Myanmar
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Under-17

Main article: India women's national under-17 football team

2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship

Main article: 2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship
Standing

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1  Bangladesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Champion
2  Bhutan (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4    Nepal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 20 August 2025. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored;
(H) Hosts

Men's national futsal team

Senior team

Main article: India national futsal team

2025

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kuwait (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible final tournament
3  Mongolia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Matches
20 September 2025 (2025-09-20) 2026 AFC Futsal AC Qual Kuwait  v  India Kuwait
22 September 2025 (2025-09-22) 2026 AFC Futsal AC Qual India  v  Mongolia Kuwait
24 September 2025 (2025-09-24) 2026 AFC Futsal AC Qual Australia  v  India Kuwait

Women's national futsal team

Senior team

The following is a list of match results in the 2024–25 season, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled in the season.

Main article: India women's national futsal team

AFC club competitions (men's)

AFC Champions League Two

Main article: 2025-26 AFC Champions League Two

Qualifying play-offs

13 August 2025 Goa – Al-Seeb Goa
--:-- UTC+5:30 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Group stage

2025 (2025) Group stage Mohun Bagan SG v TBD
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2025 (2025) Group stage TBD v Mohun Bagan SG
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AFC club competitions (women's)

AFC Women's Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League

Preliminary Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 East Bengal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to group stage
2 Kitchee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Phnom Penh Crown (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
25 August 2025 (2025-08-25) Phnom Penh Crown v East Bengal Phnom Penh, Cambodia
31 August 2025 (2025-08-31) East Bengal v Kitchee Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Men's club football

Indian Super League

Main article: 2025–26 Indian Super League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengaluru 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Semifinals and AFC Champions League Two group stage
2 Chennaiyin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Semifinals
3 Churchill Brothers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Knockout
4 East Bengal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hyderabad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Jamshedpur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Kerala Blasters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Mohammedan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Mohun Bagan SG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Mumbai City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 NorthEast United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Odisha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Punjab 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2025. Source: Indian Super League
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) head-to-head goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).

I-League

Main article: 2025–26 I-League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Aizawl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to ISL
2 Chanmari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Delhi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Dempo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Diamond Harbour 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Gokulam Kerala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Inter Kashi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Namdhari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Rajasthan United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Real Kashmir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sporting Bengaluru 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Shillong Lajong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to I-League 2
13 Sreenidi Deccan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: I-League
Rules for classification: 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)

I-League 2

Main article: 2025–26 I-League 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bengaluru United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to I-League
2 Karbi Anglong Morning Star 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 MYJ–GMSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 NEROCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 SAT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Sporting Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 I-League 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 I-League 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 I-League 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 I-League 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: I-League 2 AIFF
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

I-League 3

Main article: 2025–26 I-League 3

State football leagues

Main article: 2025–26 Indian State Leagues

Cup competitions (Men's)

Durand Cup

Main article: 2025 Durand Cup
Group stage
Main article: 2025 Durand Cup group stage
Group A

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 East Bengal (H) 0 0
2 Namdhari 0 0
3 South United 0 0
4 Indian Air Force 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 23 July 2025 (2025-07-23). Source: DFTS
(H) Hosts
Group B

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Mohun Bagan (H) 0 0
2 Mohammedan (H) 0 0
3 Diamond Harbour 0 0
4 Border Security Force 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 28 July 2025 (2025-07-28). Source: DFTS
(H) Hosts
Group C

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Jamshedpur (H) 0 0
2 Indian Army 0 0
3 1 Ladakh 0 0
4 Tribhuvan Army 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 24 July 2025 (2025-07-24). Source: DFTS
(H) Hosts
Group D

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Bodoland (H) 0 0
2 Punjab 0 0
3 Karbi Anglong Morning Star 0 0
4 Indo-Tibetan Border Police 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 27 July 2025 (2025-07-27). Source: DFTS
(H) Hosts
Group E

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Shillong Lajong (H) 0 0
2 NorthEast United 0 0
3 Rangdajied United (H) 0 0
4 Armed Forces 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 26 July 2025 (2025-07-26). Source: DFTS
(H) Hosts
Group F

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 TRAU (H) 0 0
2 NEROCA (H) 0 0
3 Indian Navy 0 0
4 Real Kashmir 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 30 July 2025 (2025-07-30). Source: DFTS
(H) Hosts
Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Bodoland 0 0
2 Diamond Harbour 0 0
3 Indian Air Force 0 0
4 Indian Army 0 0
5 NEROCA 0 0
6 NorthEast United 0 0
Source: DFTS
Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
16 Aug – Kokrajhar
 
 
TBD
 
19 Aug – Shillong
 
TBD
 
Winner QF1
 
16 Aug – Shillong
 
Winner QF2
 
TBD
 
23 Aug – Kolkata
 
TBD
 
Winner SF1
 
17 Aug – Jamshedpur
 
Winner SF2
 
TBD
 
20 Aug – Kolkata
 
TBD
 
Winner QF3
 
17 Aug – Kolkata
 
Winner QF4
 
TBD
 
 
TBD
 
Final
Main article: 2025 Durand Cup final
Winner SF1Match 43Winner SF2

Super Cup

Federation Cup

Men's club futsal

Futsal Club Championship

Women's club football

Indian Women's League

Main article: 2025–26 Indian Women's League

Indian Women's League 2

Main article: 2025–26 Indian Women's League 2

Youth football

Elite League

Reliance Foundation Development League

Main article: 2026 Reliance Foundation Development League

Nationals

Santosh Trophy

Main article: 2025–26 Santosh Trophy

Rajmata Jijabai Trophy

Main article: 2025–26 Senior Women's National Football Championship

See also

References

  1. ^ "AIFF confirm 2025-26 season dates, registration periods for Indian clubs". www.khelnow.com. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
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