Jamshedpur, March 15: Jamshedpur FC will take on Mumbai City FC on April 4, 2023 in Manjeri or Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala, in a one-off playoff match to decide which of the two teams will be India’s representatives at the AFC Champions League 2023-24 Group Stage.
Jamshedpur FC were crowned League Shield Winners during the 2021-22 Hero Indian Super League campaign, while Mumbai City FC similarly reigned supreme in the 2022-23 season.
As per the AFC slot system, a playoff has been scheduled between the League Shield winners of the aforementioned seasons to ascertain the team that will head to the group stages of the highest level of club competition in Asia.
The match has been scheduled for April 4, which falls between the Hero Super Cup tournament to be held in Kerala, and will hence be played either at Manjeri or in Kozhikode (Calicut).