The I League 2022-23 is all set to commence on November 12. The 16th edition of India’s second-tier football tournament will continue till March 2023.
Following the COVID-19 restrictions in place for the previous two seasons, the I League will return to its traditional home and away format for the upcoming campaign.
The 12 participating teams in this season are Aizawl FC, Churchill Brothers FC Goa, Gokulam Kerala FC, Kenkre FC, Mohammedan SC, NEROCA FC, Rajasthan United FC, Real Kashmir FC, RoundGlass Punjab FC, Sreenidi Deccan FC, Sudeva Delhi FC and Tiddim Road Athletic Union (TRAU).
Two-time defending champions Gokulam Kerala FC will face last season’s runners-up Mohammedan SC in the tournament’s opener.
A total of 132 matches will be played at 13 venues across 10 cities in India in a double round-robin format.
The team that tops the league will be deemed champions of the I League 2022-23 and will get promoted to the Indian Super League 2023-24 season, which is the top tier of the Indian football pyramid. The two bottom-placed teams will be relegated to the I League second division for the next campaign.
However, Kenkre FC, who were relegated in the previous campaign, will be allowed to compete in I League 2022-23 following the disbandment of the Indian Arrows earlier this year.
Mohammedan SC attacker Marcus Joseph headed the scoring charts last season with 15 goals to help his club finish as runners-up.
I League 2022-23 schedule and match times
All timings are in Indian Standard Time (IST).
| Day and date | Match | Time |
| Saturday, November 12 | Gokulam Kerala vs Mohammedan SC | 4:30 PM |
| Sunday, November 13 | NEROCA FC vs Real Kashmir | 4:30 PM |
| Monday, November 14 | Sudeva Delhi vs Kenkre FC | 4:30 PM |
| Monday, November 14 | RoundGlass Punjab vs Sreenidi Deccan | 7:00 PM |
| Tuesday, November 15 | Aizawl FC vs TRAU FC | 4:30 PM |
| Tuesday, November 15 | Churchill Brothers vs Rajasthan United | 7:00 PM |
| Friday, November 18 | Aizawl FC vs Gokulam Kerala | 2:00 PM |
| Friday, November 18 | NEROCA FC vs Sudeva Delhi | 4:30 PM |
| Saturday, November 19 | Real Kashmir vs Rajasthan United | 2:00 PM |
| Sunday, November 20 | Churchill Brothers vs Sreenidi Deccan | 2:00 PM |
| Sunday, November 20 | RoundGlass Punjab vs Mohammedan SC | 4:30 PM |
| Monday, November 21 | TRAU FC vs Kenkre FC | 7:00 PM |
| Monday, November 21 | Aizawl FC vs Sudeva Delhi | 4:30 PM |
| Tuesday, November 22 | Real Kashmir vs Gokulam Kerala | 4:30 PM |
| Wednesday, November 23 | RoundGlass Punjab vs Rajasthan United | 4:30 PM |
| Wednesday, November 23 | Mohammedan SC vs NEROCA FC | 7:00 PM |
| Thursday, November 24 | Sreenidi Deccan vs TRAU FC | 2:00 PM |
| Thursday, November 24 | Kenkre FC vs Churchill Brothers | 4:30 PM |
| Saturday, November 26 | Sudeva Delhi vs Rajasthan United | 2:00 PM |
| Sunday, November 27 | Sreenidi Deccan vs Gokulam Kerala | 2:00 PM |
| Sunday, November 27 | Mohammedan SC vs TRAU FC | 4:30 PM |
| Monday, November 28 | Real Kashmir vs Churchill Brothers | 4:30 PM |
| Monday, November 28 | RoundGlass Punjab vs Aizawl FC | 4:30 PM |
| Tuesday, November 29 | Kenkre FC vs NEROCA FC | 7:00 PM |
| Thursday, December 1 | Sreenidi Deccan vs Mohammedan SC | 2:00 PM |
| Thursday, December 1 | Real Kashmir vs TRAU FC | 4:30 PM |
| Friday, December 2 | Churchill Brothers vs Aizawl FC | 4:30 PM |
| Saturday, December 3 | Rajasthan United vs NEROCA FC | 2:00 PM |
| Sunday, December 4 | Sudeva Delhi vs RoundGlass Punjab | 2:00 PM |
| Sunday, December 4 | Kenkre FC vs Gokulam Kerala | 4:30 PM |
| Tuesday, December 6 | Real Kashmir vs Sreenidi Deccan | 4:30 PM |
| Tuesday, December 6 | Churchill Brothers vs Mohammedan SC | 7:00 PM |
| Wednesday, December 7 | Rajasthan United vs Sreenidi Deccan | 4:30 PM |
| Wednesday, December 7 | Gokulam Kerala vs Sudeva Delhi | 7:00 PM |
| Thursday, December 8 | Aizawl FC vs NEROCA FC | 2:00 PM |
| Thursday, December 8 | TRAU FC vs RoundGlass Punjab | 4:30 PM |
| Saturday, December 10 | Sudeva Delhi vs Churchill Brothers | 2:00 PM |
| Sunday, December 11 | Sreenidi Deccan vs Aizawl FC | 2:00 PM |
| Sunday, December 11 | TRAU FC vs NEROCA FC | 4:30 PM |
| Monday, December 12 | Real Kashmir vs RoundGlass Punjab | 4:30 PM |
| Monday, December 12 | Gokulam Kerala vs Rajasthan United | 7:00 PM |
| Tuesday, December 13 | Mohammedan SC vs Kenkre FC | 7:00 PM |
| Wednesday, December 14 | Sudeva Delhi vs Sreenidi Deccan | 7:00 PM |
| Thursday, December 15 | TRAU FC vs Rajasthan United | 2:00 PM |
| Thursday, December 15 | Gokulam Kerala vs NEROCA FC | 4:30 PM |
| Friday, December 16 | Churchill Brothers vs RoundGlass Punjab | 2:00 PM |
| Friday, December 16 | Mohammedan SC vs Real Kashmir | 4:30 PM |
| Saturday, December 17 | Aizawl FC vs Kenkre FC | 2:00 PM |
| Tuesday, December 20 | Churchill Brothers vs TRAU FC | 4:30 PM |
| Tuesday, December 20 | Rajasthan United vs Aizawl FC | 7:00 PM |
| Wednesday, December 21 | NEROCA FC vs Sreenidi Deccan | 4:30 PM |
| Wednesday, December 21 | RoundGlass Punjab vs Gokulam Kerala | 7:00 PM |
| Thursday, December 22 | Sudeva Delhi vs Mohammedan SC | 2:00 PM |
| Thursday, December 22 | Kenkre FC vs Real Kashmir | 4:30 PM |
| Thursday, January 5 | TRAU FC vs Sudeva Delhi | 4:30 PM |
| Friday, January 6 | Rajasthan United vs Mohammedan SC | 4:30 PM |
| Saturday, January 7 | Sreenidi Deccan vs Kenkre FC | 2:00 PM |
| Sunday, January 8 | RoundGlass Punjab vs NEROCA FC | 2:00 PM |
| Sunday, January 8 | Gokulam Kerala vs Churchill Brothers | 4:30 PM |
| Monday, January 9 | Aizawl FC vs Real Kashmir | 4:30 PM |
| Wednesday, January 11 | Rajasthan United vs Sreenidi Deccan | 7:00 PM |
| Thursday, January 12 | Sudeva Delhi vs Real Kashmir | 2:00 PM |
| Thursday, January 12 | Churchill Brothers vs NEROCA FC | 4:30 PM |
| Friday, January 13 | Mohammedan SC vs Aizawl FC | 4:30 PM |
| Saturday, January 14 | RoundGlass Punjab vs Kenkre FC | 4:30 PM |
| Sunday, January 15 | Gokulam Kerala vs TRAU FC | 4:30 PM |
| Monday, January 16 | Sudeva Delhi vs Aizawl FC | 4:30 PM |
| Tuesday, January 17 | Sreenidi Deccan vs RoundGlass Punjab | 2:00 PM |
| Tuesday, January 17 | Rajasthan United vs Churchill Brothers | 7:00 PM |
| Wednesday, January 18 | NEROCA FC vs TRAU FC | 4:30 PM |
| Thursday, January 19 | Kenkre vs Mohammedan SC | 4:30 PM |
| Friday, January 20 | Gokulam Kerala vs Real Kashmir | 4:30 PM |
| Saturday, January 21 | NEROCA FC vs Aizawl FC | 4:30 PM |
| Sunday, January 22 | Mohammedan SC vs RoundGlass Punjab | 4:30 PM |
| Monday, January 23 | Sudeva Delhi vs TRAU FC | 4:30 PM |
| Monday, January 23 | Kenkre FC vs Sreenidi Deccan | 7:00 PM |
| Tuesday, January 24 | Churchill Brothers vs Real Kashmir | 4:30 PM |
| Tuesday, January 24 | Rajasthan United vs Gokulam Kerala | 7:00 PM |
| Thursday, January 26 | Aizawl FC vs Mohammedan SC | 4:30 PM |
| Friday, January 27 | RoundGlass Punjab vs Real Kashmir | 4:30 PM |
| Saturday, January 28 | Rajasthan United vs TRAU FC | 2:00 PM |
| Sunday, January 29 | Sreenidi Deccan vs NEROCA FC | 2:00 PM |
| Sunday, January 29 | Gokulam Kerala vs Kenkre FC | 4:30 PM |
| Monday, January 30 | Churchill Brothers vs Sudeva Delhi | 7:00 PM |
| Wednesday, February 1 | Real Kashmir vs Aizawl FC | 4:30 PM |
| Wednesday, February 1 | Kenkre FC vs RoundGlass Punjab | 7:00 PM |
| Thursday, February 2 | Rajasthan United vs Sudeva Delhi | 4:30 PM |
| Friday, February 3 | TRAU FC vs Mohammedan SC | 4:30 PM |
| Saturday, February 4 | Sreenidi Deccan vs Churchill Brothers | 2:00 PM |
| Sunday, February 5 | NEROCA FC vs Gokulam Kerala | 4:30 PM |
| Tuesday, February 7 | TRAU FC vs Sreenidi Deccan | 2:00 PM |
| Tuesday, February 7 | Mohammedan SC vs Churchill Brothers | 4:30 PM |
| Wednesday, February 8 | NEROCA FC vs Kenkre FC | 2:00 PM |
| Wednesday, February 8 | Real Kashmir vs Sudeva Delhi | 4:30 PM |
| Thursday, February 9 | Aizawl FC vs Rajasthan United | 2:00 PM |
| Thursday, February 9 | Gokulam Kerala vs RoundGlass Punjab | 4:30 PM |
| Friday, February 10 | TRAU FC vs Churchill Brothers | 4:30 PM |
| Saturday, February 11 | Real Kashmir vs NEROCA FC | 2:00 PM |
| Sunday, February 12 | Sreenidi Deccan vs Rajasthan United | 2:00 PM |
| Sunday, February 12 | Mohammedan SC vs Gokulam Kerala | 4:30 PM |
| Monday, February 13 | Aizawl FC vs RoundGlass Punjab FC | 4:30 PM |
| Monday, February 13 | Kenkre FC vs Sudeva Delhi | 7:00 PM |
| Thursday, February 16 | Kenkre FC vs Rajasthan United | 4:30 PM |
| Friday, February 17 | TRAU FC vs Aizawl FC | 4:30 PM |
| Saturday, February 18 | Real Kashmir vs Mohammedan SC | 2:00 PM |
| Sunday, February 19 | Sreenidi Deccan vs Sudeva Delhi | 2:00 PM |
| Sunday, February 19 | Churchill Brothers vs Gokulam Kerala | 4:30 PM |
| Monday, February 20 | NEROCA FC vs RoundGlass Punjab | 7:00 PM |
| Wednesday, February 22 | Churchill Brothers vs Kenkre FC | 4:30 PM |
| Thursday, February 23 | NEROCA FC vs Rajasthan United | 4:30 PM |
| Friday, February 24 | Mohammedan SC vs Sreenidi Deccan | 4:30 PM |
| Saturday, February 25 | Gokulam Kerala vs Aizawl FC | 4:30 PM |
| Sunday, February 26 | TRAU FC vs Real Kashmir | 2:00 PM |
| Sunday, February 26 | RoundGlass Punjab vs Sudeva Delhi | 4:30 PM |
| Tuesday, February 28 | Aizawl FC vs Sreenidi Deccan | 4:30 PM |
| Tuesday, February 28 | Mohammedan SC vs Rajasthan United | 7:00 PM |
| Wednesday, March 1 | Sudeva Delhi vs NEROCA FC | 4:30 PM |
| Wednesday, March 1 | RoundGlass Punjab vs Churchll Brothers | 7:00 PM |
| Thursday, March 2 | Real Kashmir vs Kenkre FC | 4:30 PM |
| Thursday, March 2 | TRAU FC vs Gokulam Kerala | 7:00 PM |
| TBA | Sudeva Delhi vs Gokulam Kerala | TBA |
| TBA | Aizawl FC vs Churchill Brothers | TBA |
| TBA | Rajasthan United vs RoundGlass Punjab | TBA |
| TBA | NEROCA FC vs Mohammedan SC | TBA |
| TBA | Sreenidi Deccan vs Real Kashmir | TBA |
| TBA | Kenkre FC vs TRAU FC | TBA |
| TBA | Mohammedan SC vs Sudeva Delhi | TBA |
| TBA | RoundGlass Punjab vs TRAU FC | TBA |
| TBA | Gokulam Kerala vs Sreenidi Deccan | TBA |
| TBA | NEROCA FC vs Churchill Brothers | TBA |
| TBA | Rajasthan United vs Real Kashmir | TBA |
| TBA | Kenkre FC vs Aizawl FC | TBA |
Where to watch I League 2022-23 live in India?
The I League 2022-23 will be telecast live on Eurosport and Doordarshan Sports (DD Sports) TV channels in India.
Live streaming of the I League 2022-23 will be available on the Discovery+ app and website.
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