The 2025-26 Indian Football League (IFL) season will kick off with Namdhari FC taking on Aizawl FC, before Chanmari FC playing host to Gokulam Kerala FC on February 27.
IFL debutant Diamond Harbour FC will open its campaign with a match against Sreenidi Deccan on February 28.
As per the proposal by the clubs, the IFL 2025-26 season will feature a two-stage format. Stage 1 will see the 10 participating clubs compete in a single-leg home-and-away round-robin format.
In Stage 2, the teams will be divided into two groups. Those that finished in the top half in Stage 1 will advance to a home-and-away championship round, while the bottom half will compete in a centralised relegation round.
All points from the initial stage will carry forward to preserve the competitive context of the league. The league topper at the end of Stage 2 will be crowned the Indian Football League champion and will be promoted to the Indian Super League 2026-27.
Indian Football Leagu 2025-26 schedule
27 Feb – Namdhari FC vs Aizawl FC
27 Feb – Chanmari FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC
28 Feb – Diamond Harbour FC vs Sreenidi Deccan FC
1 Mar – Shillong Lajong FC vs Rajasthan United FC
1 Mar – Dempo SC vs Real Kashmir FC
6 Mar – Aizawl FC vs Rajasthan United FC
7 Mar – Gokulam Kerala FC vs Namdhari FC
7 Mar – Chanmari FC vs Sreenidi Deccan FC
8 Mar – Shillong Lajong FC vs Real Kashmir FC
8 Mar – Diamond Harbour FC vs Dempo SC
12 Mar – Chanmari FC vs Dempo SC
13 Mar – Rajasthan United FC vs Namdhari FC
13 Mar – Aizawl FC vs Real Kashmir FC
14 Mar – Gokulam Kerala FC vs Sreenidi Deccan FC
14 Mar – Shillong Lajong FC vs Diamond Harbour FC
17 Mar – Rajasthan United FC vs Real Kashmir FC
19 Mar – Chanmari FC vs Shillong Lajong FC
19 Mar – Aizawl FC vs Namdhari FC
20 Mar – Sreenidi Deccan FC vs Diamond Harbour FC
20 Mar – Gokulam Kerala FC vs Dempo SC
24 Mar – Aizawl FC vs Chanmari FC
25 Mar – Sreenidi Deccan FC vs Dempo SC
25 Mar – Real Kashmir FC vs Namdhari FC
26 Mar – Gokulam Kerala FC vs Shillong Lajong FC
26 Mar – Rajasthan United FC vs Diamond Harbour FC
31 Mar – Gokulam Kerala FC vs Aizawl FC
1 Apr – Rajasthan United FC vs Chanmari FC
1 Apr – Sreenidi Deccan FC vs Shillong Lajong FC
2 Apr – Dempo SC vs Namdhari FC
2 Apr – Real Kashmir FC vs Diamond Harbour FC
5 Apr – Sreenidi Deccan FC vs Aizawl FC
6 Apr – Real Kashmir FC vs Chanmari FC
6 Apr – Namdhari FC vs Diamond Harbour FC
7 Apr – Dempo SC vs Shillong Lajong FC
7 Apr – Rajasthan United FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC
10 Apr – Namdhari FC vs Shillong Lajong FC
11 Apr – Diamond Harbour FC vs Chanmari FC
11 Apr – Dempo SC vs Aizawl FC
12 Apr – Real Kashmir FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC
12 Apr – Sreenidi Deccan FC vs Rajasthan United FC
17 Apr – Namdhari FC vs Chanmari FC
18 Apr – Shillong Lajong FC vs Aizawl FC
18 Apr – Diamond Harbour FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC
19 Apr – Dempo SC vs Rajasthan United FC
19 Apr – Real Kashmir FC vs Sreenidi Deccan FC
Published on Feb 15, 2026
