2024–25 Indian Youth League

Youth League
Season2024–25
Dates4 January 2025 – 14 May 2025[1]
ChampionsPunjab FC (1st title)[2][3]
Matches played368
Goals scored1,515 (4.12 per match)
Top goalscorerMohammed Shamil VPP (FC Madras)
(21 goals)
Biggest home winRaman Sports Academy 15–0 Artz N India Football Club (10 January 2025)
Biggest away winDelhi FC 0-17 Minerva Academy (16 January 2025)
Highest scoringDelhi FC 0-17 Minerva Academy (16 January 2025)
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Youth League, also known as the 2024–25 U-17 Youth League, is the fifteenth season of the Indian Youth League and the third season of the under-17 category.[4]

Changes in format

  • Number of participating teams increased to 71.
  • The teams were divided into 12 groups.
    • All except group J had 6 teams.
  • The tournament took place in home and away round-robin format (except in centralized groups J and L) in the group stage.

Teams

Club[5] State/Region Home
Group A
Adamas United Sports Academy West Bengal Barakpore Stadium, Kolkata
Bengal Football Academy Vivekanand Stadium, Khardaha
Bidhannagar Municipal Sports Academy Bidhannagar Municipal Sports Academy Ground, Kolkata
East Bengal FC East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
Mohammedan SC Mohammedan Sporting Ground, Kolkata
Mohun Bagan SG Mohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata
Group B
Mumbai City FC Maharashtra Cooperage Ground, Churchgate, Mumbai
Reliance Foundation Young Champs Reliance Corporate Park, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai
Community Football Club Neville D'Souza Ground, Bandra
SSE BFC Soccer Schools Yashwantrao Ground, Nerul
Brothers Sports Association Barnes School and Junior College, Nashik
Thane City FC All Saints Ground, Bhiwandi
Group C
Altius International Football Academy Kerala Altius International Football Academy, Koppam, Pattambi
MSP Football Academy Kottappadi Football Stadium, Malappuram
Parappur FC Thrissur Cooperation Stadium, Thrissur
Don Bosco Vaduthala Maharaja's College Ground, Kochi
Gokulam Kerala FC EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
Kerala Blasters Football Club Panampilly Sports Ground, Panampilly
Group D
Artz N India Football Club Tamil Nadu SDAT Ground, Dindigul
Chennaiyin FC Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Porur, Chennai
FC Madras FC Madras Academy, Mahabalipuram
First Kick School of Soccer Academy First Kick School of Soccer, Coimbatore
BBFS, Bengaluru Karnataka Maharishi Vidya Mandir School, Hosur, Tamil Nadu
Raman Sports Academy Padukone Dravid Center of Excellence, Bengaluru
Group E
Alchemy International FA Karnataka Padukone Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, Bengaluru
Bengaluru FC
Kickstart FC Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru
Roots Football Club HAL Sports Club, Bengaluru
Sporting Club Bengaluru Padukone Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, Bengaluru
Muthoot Football Academy Kerela Muthoot FA, Malappuram
Group F
Minerva Academy Punjab Minerva Academy, Mohali
Punjab FC SUS Tangori Football Ground, Mohali
Sri Dashmesh Martial Sports Academy Sri Dashmesh Martial SA, Anandpur Sahib
BBFS, Delhi Delhi Vedas International School, Sohna, Haryana
Delhi FC Minerva Academy, Mohali
Sudeva Delhi FC Sudeva Football Academy, Delhi
Group G
NorthEast United Assam MFA turf, Shillong, Meghalaya
Numaligarh Refinery Limited Football Academy NRL Township Ground, Numaligarh
ASUFII FA Manipur KASA Stadium, Diphu, Assam
Football 4 Change Academy Assam Rifles Ground, Laitkor, Shillong, Meghalaya
BBFS, Shillong Meghalaya
Shillong Lajong MFA turf, Shillong
Group H
Rajasthan United Rajasthan LIET, Alwar
Zinc Football Academy Debari, Udaipur
ARA FC Gujarat Adani Shantigram Football Ground, Ahmedabad
Charutar Vidya Mandal FC CVM FC Ground, Anand
Oranje FC Maharashtra CIDCO, Kharghar
Sports Mania Sports Mania, Pimpri-Chinchwad
Group I
Churchill Brothers FC Goa Holy Trinity Ground, Benaulim
Dempo SC Ella Ground, Old Goa
FC Goa Monte de Guirim Football Ground, Guirim
Sesa Football Academy SFA, Sircaim
Belgaum United Football Academy Karnataka Sporting Planet Sports Complex, Belgaum
Football Club Mangalore FC Mangalore ground, Mangaluru
Group J
Classic Football Academy Manipur Ramakrishna Mission Sports Complex, Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh
TYDA
Aizawl FC Mizoram
RKM FA Chhattisgarh
Premier Sporting Football Academy Bihar
Group K
AIFF FIFA Talent Academy Odisha OSAP 7th Battalion, Bhubaneswar
Odisha FC SAI International Residential School, Nuagan, Cuttack
SKM Sports Foundation West Bengal Aghornath Park Stadium, Kalna
United SC Naihati Stadium, Kolkata
Inter Kashi Uttar Pradesh BLW Football Ground, Varanasi
Jamshedpur Jharkhand JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur
Group L
Corbett FC Uttarakhand Deccan Arena, Hyderabad, Telangana
Juba Sangha FC Delhi
Madan Maharaj Madhya Pradesh
MUM - Dsouza Football Academy Maharashtra
Real Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir
Sreenidi Deccan Telangana

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MBSG BFA EBFC AUSA MSC BMSA
1 Mohun Bagan SG 10 9 1 0 24 3 +21 28 Final round 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–2
2 Bengal Football Academy 10 8 0 2 27 7 +20 24 Playoff round 0–1 5–0 5–1 3–0 2–0
3 East Bengal FC 10 4 2 4 15 16 −1 14 0–0 1–5 1–2 3–2 2–0
4 Adamas United Sports Academy 10 2 3 5 7 16 −9 9 0–1 2–3 0–4 0–0 1–0
5 Mohammedan SC 10 2 2 6 8 19 −11 8 0–5 0–1 0–3 1–1 2–1
6 Bidhannagar Municipal Sports Academy 10 0 2 8 5 25 −20 2 0–9 1–3 1–1 0–0 0–2
Source: AIFF

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RFYC MCFC BSA SBSS CFCI TCFC
1 Reliance Foundation Young Champs 10 9 0 1 48 5 +43 27 Final round 2–0 6–0 8–0 3–0 10–0
2 Mumbai City FC 10 8 1 1 32 4 +28 25 Playoff round 3–0 3–0 5–0 2–0 7–0
3 Brothers Sports Association 10 4 2 4 19 19 0 14 0–1 2–2 2–2 4–0 4–1
4 SSE BFC Soccer Schools 10 3 2 5 9 29 −20 11 0–6 0–5 3–1 0–1 1–0
5 Community Football Club 10 3 1 6 11 23 −12 10 1–7 0–1 1–4 0–0 2–1
6 Thane City FC 10 0 0 10 5 44 −39 0 1–5 0–4 0–2 1–3 1–6
Source: AIFF

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KBFC GOK MSP AIFA PFCK DBV
1 Kerala Blasters 10 9 1 0 45 7 +38 28 Final round 1–0 7–2 3–0 2–0 8–1
2 Gokulam Kerala 10 7 1 2 38 7 +31 22 Playoff round 2–3 1–1 7–1 6–0 8–0
3 MSP Football Academy 10 6 2 2 38 23 +15 20 2–2 1–7 4–1 3–2 3–1
4 Altius International Football Academy 10 3 0 7 14 42 −28 9 0–6 0–4 2–8 2–0 2–1
5 Parappur FC 10 2 1 7 15 26 −11 7 0–4 0–1 0–4 6–2 7–2
6 Don Bosco Vaduthala 10 0 1 9 8 53 −45 1 0–9 0–2 0–10 3–4 0–0
Source: AIFF

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FCM CFC RSA FKSSA BBFS-B AIFC
1 FC Madras 10 9 1 0 64 3 +61 28 Final round 1–0 9–0 4–0 15–1 10–0
2 Chennaiyin FC 10 8 1 1 51 5 +46 25 Playoff round 1–1 5–0 5–0 11–0 9–0
3 Raman Sports Academy 10 6 0 4 43 28 +15 18 1–7 3–4 6–0 2–0 15–0
4 First Kick School of Soccer Academy 10 3 1 6 14 27 −13 10 0–3 0–4 2–3 2–1 6–0
5 BBFS Bengaluru 10 2 1 7 10 46 −36 7 0–4 0–3 0–3 1–1 3–2
6 Artz N India Football Club 10 0 0 10 6 79 −73 0 0–10 0–9 1–10 0–3 3–4
Source: AIFF

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MFA AIA BFC KFK RFC SCB
1 Muthoot Football Academy 10 8 1 1 36 8 +28 25 Final round 1–1 2–1 4–2 13–0 4–0
2 Alchemy International FA 10 6 3 1 17 9 +8 21 Playoff round 1–0 1–5 1–0 4–1 2–0
3 Bengaluru FC 10 6 1 3 32 12 +20 19 2–3 0–0 0–1 6–3 6–0
4 Kickstart FC 10 5 1 4 16 12 +4 16 1–2 1–1 1–4 3–0 2–0
5 Roots Football Club 10 2 0 8 10 40 −30 6 0–4 0–2 1–5 0–3 3–0
6 Sporting Club Bengaluru 10 0 0 10 1 31 −30 0 0–3 1–4 0–3 0–2 0–2
Source: AIFF

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PFC SUD MAFC SDMSA BBFS-D DFC
1 Punjab FC 10 7 2 1 40 4 +36 23 Final round 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 9–0
2 Sudeva Delhi FC 10 7 1 2 30 5 +25 22 Playoff round 0–2 1–2 3–0 4–0 12–0
3 Minerva Academy 10 6 2 2 40 12 +28 20 0–4 0–0 1–0 5–0 8–0
4 Sri Dashmesh Martial Sports Academy 10 5 1 4 17 15 +2 16 0–3 0–2 4–3 3–0 4–1
5 BBFS, Delhi 10 2 0 8 10 29 −19 6 1–9 1–2 2–3 1–2 4–0
6 Delhi FC 10 0 0 10 1 73 −72 0 0–10 0–5 0–17 0–3 0–1
Source: AIFF

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NEU F4C ASU SHI BBFS-S NRL
1 NorthEast United 10 7 2 1 19 5 +14 23 Final round 3–1 4–2 0–1 2–0 6–0
2 Football 4 Change Academy 10 6 1 3 24 10 +14 19 Playoff round 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 5–0
3 ASUFII FA 10 6 1 3 21 15 +6 19 0–1 1–2 4–4 2–0 5–1
4 Shillong Lajong 10 4 2 4 16 15 +1 14 0–1 0–2 1–2 3–1 1–0
5 BBFS, Shillong 10 2 2 6 12 18 −6 8 0–1 0–3 1–2 3–3 4–0
6 Numaligarh Refinery Limited Football Academy 10 0 2 8 2 31 −29 2 0–0 0–6 0–1 0–2 1–1
Source: AIFF

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZFA SM RUFC ARA MOFC CVM
1 Zinc Football Academy 10 10 0 0 29 4 +25 30 Final round 3–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 7–1
2 Sports Mania 10 6 1 3 11 12 −1 19 Playoff round 1–4 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–2
3 Rajasthan United 10 5 2 3 17 6 +11 17 0–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 3–0
4 ARA FC 10 3 0 7 8 16 −8 9 0–2 1–2 0–3 1–0 1–0
5 Oranje FC 10 2 1 7 9 18 −9 7 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–5
6 Charutar Vidya Mandal FC 10 2 0 8 12 30 −18 6 0–3 0–1 0–5 1–4 3–5
Source: AIFF

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FCG FCM DEM SESA BUFA CHB
1 FC Goa 10 5 4 1 30 14 +16 19 Final round 4–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 9–1
2 Football Club Mangalore 10 5 3 2 20 10 +10 18 Playoff round 3–1 2–1 2–3 2–1 6–0
3 Dempo SC 10 3 6 1 16 11 +5 15 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–2 2–1
4 Sesa Football Academy 10 4 3 3 16 12 +4 15 1–3 0–0 0–1 0–2 4–1
5 Belgaum United Football Academy 10 3 4 3 24 12 +12 13 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 7–0
6 Churchill Brothers FC 10 0 0 10 5 52 −47 0 0–3 0–5 1–5 0–4 1–7
Source: AIFF

Group J

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CLA RKM TYDA AIZ PSFA
1 Classic Football Academy 4 4 0 0 13 1 +12 12 Final round 2–0 6–1
2 RKM FA 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7 Playoff round 1–0
3 TYDA 4 2 0 2 10 5 +5 6 0–2 4–1 6–1
4 Aizawl FC 4 1 0 3 11 12 −1 3 1–2 8–0
5 Premier Sporting Football Academy 4 0 1 3 2 18 −16 1 0–3 1–1
Source: AIFF

Group K

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AFTA JAM USC OFC SKM IKA
1 AIFF FIFA Talent Academy 10 8 1 1 42 8 +34 25 Final round 7–0 6–0 7–1 6–1 5–1
2 Jamshedpur 10 8 0 2 37 12 +25 24 Playoff round 2–1 0–2 10–0 9–1 4–0
3 United SC 10 6 1 3 20 14 +6 19 1–2 0–5 4–0 5–0 2–1
4 Odisha FC 10 2 2 6 15 43 −28 8 2–6 0–2 0–5 3–3 5–3
5 SKM Sports Foundation 10 1 2 7 10 34 −24 5 0–2 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–5
6 Inter Kashi 10 1 2 7 13 26 −13 5 0–0 1–3 0–1 2–2 0–3
Source: AIFF

Group L

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification COR SRD JSFC REK MDFA MMFC
1 Corbett FC 5 3 2 0 21 2 +19 11 Final round 1–1 0–0 4–0
2 Sreenidi Deccan 5 3 1 1 10 7 +3 10 Playoff round 2–1 0–2 5–2
3 Juba Sangha FC 5 3 1 1 12 2 +10 10 5–0 2–0
4 Real Kashmir 5 2 0 3 7 14 −7 6 1–7 1–2
5 MUM - Dsouza Football Academy 5 1 0 4 3 11 −8 3 0–3 1–2
6 Madan Maharaj 5 1 0 4 4 21 −17 3 0–9 0–4 0–2
Source: AIFF

Playoff round

All matches will be played at centralized venues.

Playoff Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SUD RKM GOK
1 Sudeva Delhi FC 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Final round 3–1 3–0
2 RKM FA 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
3 Gokulam Kerala 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2025. Source: AIFF

Playoff Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BFA SRD AIA
1 Bengal Football Academy 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 4 Final round 3–2
2 Sreenidi Deccan 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1 3 4–2
3 Alchemy International FA 2 0 1 1 4 6 −2 1 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2025. Source: AIFF

Playoff Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FCM CFC SM
1 Football Club Mangalore 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 4 Final round 5–0
2 Chennaiyin FC 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 4 1–1
3 Sports Mania 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0 0–4
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2025. Source: AIFF

Playoff Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JAM F4C MCFC
1 Jamshedpur 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 4 Final round 2–2
2 Football 4 Change Academy 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4 3–1
3 Mumbai City FC 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0 4–0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2025. Source: AIFF

Final round

Final Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AIFF PUN SUD FCG
1 AIFF FIFA Talent Academy 3 2 1 0 11 9 +2 7 Knockout round 5–4 2–2
2 Punjab FC 3 2 0 1 15 5 +10 6 5–0
3 Sudeva Delhi FC 3 1 0 2 6 11 −5 3 3–4
4 FC Goa 3 0 1 2 4 11 −7 1 0–6 2–3
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2025. Source: AIFF

Final Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BFA MBSG RFYC KBFC
1 Bengal Football Academy 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Knockout round 5–1
2 Mohun Bagan SG 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6 0–2 4–0
3 RF Young Champs 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3 1–3
4 Kerala Blasters FC 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0 0–1 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2025. Source: AIFF

Final Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NEU FCM ZIN FKM
1 Northeast United 3 2 1 0 16 5 +11 7 Knockout round 2–2 9–1
2 FC Madras 3 2 0 1 14 6 +8 6 2–5 3–0
3 Zinc Football Academy 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4 2–0
4 Football Club Mangalore 3 0 0 3 2 20 −18 0 1–9
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2025. Source: AIFF

Final Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MFA JFC CFC CFA
1 Muthoot Football Academy 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Knockout round 1–0
2 Jamshedpur 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 0–1 1–0
3 Corbett FC 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 1–1 1–0
4 Classic Football Academy 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2025. Source: AIFF

Knockouts

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A1 AIFF FIFA Talent Academy 5
B2 Mohun Bagan SG 0
QF1 AIFF FIFA Talent Academy 0
QF2 Jamshedpur 5
C1 Northeast United 1
D2 Jamshedpur 2
SF1 Jamshedpur 1
SF2 Punjab 4
B1 Bengal Football Academy 2
A2 Punjab 6
QF3 Punjab 3
QF4 FC Madras 2
D1 Muthoot Football Academy 0
C2 FC Madras 5

Quarterfinals

QF 1
AIFF FIFA Talent Academy5–0 Mohun Bagan
Tongbram Luxmikanta Singh 21', 56'
Thokchom Diamond Singh 82', 85'
Rahan Ahmed 87'
Malsawmtluanga  87'
Report
Summary
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, Assam, India
Referee: Mechievilie Yashu

QF 2
Bengal Football Academy2–6Punjab
Tanbir Dey 10'
Karish Soram 57' (OG)
Subhodeep Halder  80'
Subhodip Sardar  90+5'
Report
Summary
Vishal Yadav 9', 23'
Sameer 30', 70', 87'
Usham Thoungamba Singh 55'
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, Assam, India
Referee: Bagavath Sundhar Jee S

QF 3
North East United1–2Jamshedpur
Dallalmuon Gangte 35'
Ngamgouhou Mate  48'
Report
Summary
Lawmsangzuala 47', 68'
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, Assam, India
Referee: Mayank Pandey

QF 4
Muthoot Football Academy0–5FC Madras
Report
Summary
Mugilan Krishnan 22'
Mohammed Hafeezun 32', 36'
Rajesh Raju 68'
Lalthlamuanpuia H 73' Mohammed Iqbal Shaikh  90+3'
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, Assam, India
Referee: Debabrata Naskar

Semifinals

SF 1
AIFF FIFA Talent Academy0–5Jamshedpur
Report
Summary
Gopal Munda 24'
Thingbaijam Sachin Singh 41'
R Vanlaltanpuia 46' (o.g.)
Lawmsangzuala  54'
Mars Ningthoujam 77'
Heerangamba Seram 82'  51'
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, Assam, India
Referee: Mechievilie Yashu

SF 2
Punjab3–2FC Madras
Ashish Lohar 11'
Vishal Yadav 47'
Thongram Rishikanta Singh 77'
Usham Thoungamba Singh  83'
Report
Summary
Mugilan Krishnan  15'
Mohammed Shamil Vpp 34', 45+2'
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, Assam, India
Referee: Mayank Pandey

Finals

Final
Jamshedpur1–4Punjab
Heerangamba Seram 84' Report
Summary
Karish Soram 28'
Ashish Lohar 34'
Vikash Kisku 37'
Usham Thoungamba Singh 39'
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, Assam, India
Referee: Bagavath Sundhar Jee S

Statistics

As of 14 May 2025

Top scorers

Rank Player Team Goals[6][7]
1 Mohammed Shamil VPP FC Madras 21
2 Rakshit P Anil Raman Sports Academy 19
Potshangbam Abinash Singh Chennaiyin FC
Tanbir Dey Bengal Football Academy
5 Vishal Yadav Punjab FC 17
6 Hemneichung Lunkim Minerva Academy 15
Rahan Ahmed AIFF FIFA Talent Academy
Thokchom Diamond Singh AIFF FIFA Talent Academy
Mohammed Hafeezun FC Madras
10 Mohammed Nafin MSP Football Academy 14

See also

References

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