PANAJI
Clube de Salgaocar will begin their I-League 3 campaign on November 1 when Group D action gets underway at Duler Stadium, Mapusa, in the 2026-27 season of the fourth tier of Indian men’s football.
Nineteen clubs will compete in the tournament, with the group stage being played across four venues — Imphal, Rudrapur, Shillong and Mapusa. All matches will be streamed live on the Indian Football YouTube channel.
Clube de Salgaocar have been placed in Group D alongside Kickstart FC, RT Boys FC, GOG FCC and Zinc Football Academy. The five teams will play a single round-robin league, with the group stage scheduled to conclude on November 9.
Group B and Group C matches begin on Thursday in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, and Shillong, Meghalaya, respectively, while Group A action starts on October 26 at Khuman Lampak Stadium in Imphal.
The four group winners and the two best second-placed teams will advance to the six-team play-off stage. The top two teams in the play-offs will earn promotion to I-League 2 for the 2027-28 season.
In the previous season, Baghpat FC and runners-up FC Raengdai secured promotion to I-League 2 for the 2026-27 campaign.
