2023 Gujarat SFA Club Championship

Gujarat SFA Club Championship

Season	2022–23
Dates	3 September 2022 – TBD 2023
Champions	Baroda FA (1st title)
Matches played	216
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2023 Gujarat SFA Club Championship is the second season of the top tier football league of Gujarat. The season started on 3 September 2022, and will end in 2023. ^{[1] [2]}

Changes in format

The following changes were made in the league. ^[1]

• Twelve teams played qualifier round where the three group toppers and two best group runners-up qualified for the league stage. ^[3]
• The five teams from the qualifying round were joined by previous season's top five teams. ^[3]
• The final round will see ten teams playing in a double round robin league format where the top team will be champion and nominated for the 2023–24 season of I-League 2. ^[3]
• The bottom two teams in the final round will be relegated to the inaugural second division in the upcoming season. ^[3]

Teams

Participating in qualifiers.

Group	Club	Location
A	Suryavanshi FC
	Sharpshooter FC	Ahmedabad
	Bhavnagar FC	Bhavnagar
	Income Tax SRC	Ahmedabad
B	Juggernaut FC
	Kutch FCA	Kutch
	Progressive SA	Ahmedabad
	SAG Academy	Gandhinagar
C	CVM FC	Anand
	USI FC Surat	Surat
	Parul FC	Vadodara
	Godhra FC	Godhra

Participating in league stage.

Club	Location
Rangers FA	Vadodara
Baroda FA	Vadodara
ARA FC	Ahmedabad
Vapi FC	Vapi
Income Tax SRC	Ahmedabad
CVM FC	Anand
RBI	Ahmedabad
Suryavanshi FC
SAG Academy	Gandhinagar
Parul FC	Vadodara

Qualifiers

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		IT	SS	SUR	BHA
1	Income Tax SRC	4	3	1	0	8	2	+6	10	Advanced to League stage		—	2–0	1–1	3–1
2	Sharpshooters FC	4	2	0	2	5	8	−3	6	Possible league stage		—	—	2–1
3	Suryavanshi FC	4	1	1	2	7	4	+3	4				5–0	—	—
4	Bhavnagar FC	4	1	0	3	2	8	−6	3			0–2	0–3	1–0	—

Source: GSFA

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		JUG	SAG	PSA	KFCA
1	Juggernaut FC	4	3	1	0	23	3	+20	10	Advanced to League stage		—	1–1	2–0	9–0
2	SAG FA	4	3	1	0	21	1	+20	10	Possible league stage			—	6–0	—
3	Progressive FC	4	0	1	3	1	12	−11	1			—	0–3	—
4	Kutch FCA	4	0	1	3	3	32	−29	1			2–11	0–11	1–1	—

Source: GSFA

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CVM	PAR	USI	GOD
1	CVM FC	3	3	0	0	19	2	+17	9	Advanced to League stage		—	2–0	6–2	11–1
2	Parul FC	4	2	1	1	6	4	+2	7	Possible league stage		—	—		1–0
3	USI Surat FC	3	1	0	2	4	10	−6	3			1–0	0–3	—	3–1
4	Godhra FC	4	0	1	3	4	17	−13	1				2–2	—	—

Source: GSFA

League stage

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Baroda FA (C)	13	12	0	1	46	8	+38	36	Champions and possible qualification for 2023–24 I-League 2
2	ARA	12	6	2	4	34	10	+24	20	Possible qualification for 2023–24 I-League 2
3	Suryavanshi FC	13	6	2	5	20	28	−8	20
4	RBI	12	5	3	4	43	19	+24	18
5	CVM FC	12	5	2	5	21	19	+2	17
6	SAG FA	12	4	2	6	23	33	−10	14
7	Parul FC	9	4	1	4	14	15	−1	13
8	Rangers FA	9	2	3	4	7	11	−4	9
9	Income Tax SRC	7	1	1	5	10	24	−14	4	Relegation to GSFA 2nd Division
10	Vapi FC	9	1	0	8	10	50	−40	3

Source: GSFA
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
(C) Champion

References

1. "GSFA Club Championship PDF" (PDF). GSFA.
2. "Registration open for all the clubs affiliated with GSFA". Gujarat State Football Association. 16 June 2022.
3. "Gujarat SFA Club Championship format". GSFA. 2 September 2022.

External links

• GSFA