2025 Reliance Foundation Development League

Reliance Foundation Development League
Season2024–25
Dates25 November 2024 – 14 April 2025
ChampionsMohun Bagan SG
1st RFDL title
Next Gen CupMohun Bagan SG
Goa
Jamshedpur
Matches played278
Goals scored959 (3.45 per match)
Best PlayerMd Arbash
(Classic FA)
Top goalscorerLawmsangzuala
(16 goals)
Best goalkeeperPriyansh Dubey
(10 clean sheets)
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The 2024–25 Reliance Foundation Development League is the fourth season of the Reliance Foundation Development League, developmental football league organised by the Reliance Foundation and the AIFF.[1][2]

The season features 54 teams divided into nine regions, held across multiple regions from 25 November 2024. Punjab FC are the defending champions.

Format

The teams may include up to four players born on or after January 1, 2002, in their matchday squads, with no more than two on the playing XI at a time. Participants in the league must have been born on or after January 1, 2004.

This season features the league’s most extensive outreach, divided into four phases: Regional qualifiers, Zonal group stage, National group stage and the National championship. With the introduction of a Zonal stage that will see the top teams from each region play more matches versus higher quality opposition.

Each team will play at least 5 matches in the regional qualifiers. 24 teams will qualify for the Zonal group stage from the regional qualifiers. 12 sides from pan India that top the Zonal stage progress to the National group stage. The National group stage will feature 30 matches across 2 groups with the winners & runners-up from each group booking their spot for the National Championship.[2]

Teams

Teams are divided into 9 zones for the regional qualifiers, each containing 6 teams.

State/Region Venue Clubs App (last)
East Kalyani Stadium B, Kalyani
Naihati Stadium, Naihati 		Diamond Harbour FC Debut
East Bengal FC 3rd (2024)
Mohammedan SC 3rd (2024)
Mohun Bagan SG 3rd (2024)
Odisha FC 3rd (2024)
United SC 3rd (2024)
Goa Duler Stadium, Mapusa Churchill Brothers FC Goa 2nd (2023)
Clube de Salgaocar 2nd (2023)[3]
Dempo SC 3rd (2024)
FC Goa 4th (2024)
SESA FA 3rd (2024)
Sporting Clube de Goa 2nd (2024)
Kerala Maharajas College Stadium, Ernakulam Gokulam Kerala FC 3rd (2024)
Kerala Blasters FC 4th (2024)
Kerala United FC Debut
Muthoot FA 3rd (2024)
Parappur FC Kerala 3rd (2024)
Wayanad United FC 2nd (2024)
Meghalaya–Assam Meghalaya Football Ground, Shillong 4ForAll FC 2nd (2024)
Little Star Academy 2nd (2024)
NorthEast United FC 3rd (2024)
PRYCC Shillong Debut
Rangdajied United FC 2nd (2023)
Shillong Lajong FC 3rd (2024)
Mizoram 1st Bn. MAP Ground, Aizawl Aizawl FC Debut
Greenfield FA Debut
Kanan SC Debut
Kulikawn FC 2nd (2024)
Mizoram YFF Debut
Zemabawk North FC Debut
Mumbai Neville D'Souza Football Turf, Bandra, Mumbai Kenkre FC 3rd (2024)
Maharashtra Oranje FC 2nd (2024)
MYJ–GMSC 2nd (2024)
Millat FC 2nd (2024)
Mumbai City FC 4th (2024)
RFYC 4th (2024)
North Sudeva Academy, Civil Lines, Delhi
Frontier FC Ground, Chhawla, Delhi 		Delhi FC 2nd (2024)
Garhwal Heroes FC 2nd (2023)
Namdhari FC Debut
Punjab FC 3rd (2024)
Rajasthan United FC 3rd (2024)
Sudeva Delhi FC 3rd (2024)
ROI–NorthEast Meghalaya Football Ground, Shillong Classic FA 2nd (2023)
Football 4 Change Academy 2nd (2023)
Jamshedpur FC 4th (2024)
SAI-RC 2nd (2023)
Senapati FC Debut
Todo United FC Debut
South Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru
HAL SC Stadium, Bengaluru 		BIFA Debut
Bengaluru FC 4th (2024)
Chennaiyin FC 4th (2024)
Kickstart FC 3rd (2024)
Roots FC 3rd (2024)
Sreenidi Deccan FC 3rd (2024)

Season summary

The fourth season of the Reliance Foundation Development League kicked off in Goa, on 25 November 2024. A total of 12 teams were making their debut appearance in the competition. Sporting Clube de Goa and Dempo SC played the opening game of the Regional qualifiers at the Duler Stadium.

After 135 matches, a total of 24 teams qualified to the Zonal group stage from the Regional qualifiers. Shillong Lajong scored the most goals in the stage, netting 23 times, and also recorded the highest number of clean sheets with 4, a feat they shared with Mohun Bagan SG and NorthEast United. Seiminthang Khongsai of Delhi FC emerged as the top scorer of the stage, finding the net eight times.

The National group stage began on 23 March 2025, with two groups comprising six teams each locked horns at the Reliance Corporate Park, Navi Mumbai.[4]

Regional qualifiers

East region

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mohun Bagan SG 5 3 2 0 8 1 +7 11 Advance to Zonal group stage
2 East Bengal 5 2 2 1 6 5 +1 8
3 Diamond Harbour 5 2 2 1 11 6 +5 8
4 Odisha 5 2 2 1 8 7 +1 8
5 Mohammedan 5 2 0 3 6 8 −2 6
6 United SC 5 0 0 5 2 14 −12 0
Source: RFDL

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Kartik Hantal Odisha 5
2 Benjamin Lalnunpula Diamond Harbour 3
Bamiya Samad Mohammedan SC
Serto Worneilen Kom Mohun Bagan SG
5 Andrews A East Bengal 2

Goa region

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Dempo SC 5 3 2 0 13 3 +10 11 Advance to Zonal group stage
2 FC Goa 5 3 0 2 13 6 +7 9
3 SESA FA 5 2 2 1 9 6 +3 8
4 Clube de Salgaocar 5 1 2 2 8 7 +1 5
5 SC de Goa 5 1 2 2 9 14 −5 5
6 Churchill Brothers 5 1 0 4 6 22 −16 3
Source: RFDL

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Francisco Fernandes SC de Goa 6
2 Mevan Shawn Dias Dempo 5
3 Isac Zomuanpuia Clube de Salgaocar 4
4 Lalthangliana FC Goa 3
Sankalp Sandeep Kankonkar SESA FA
Likson Rebelo FC Goa

Kerala region

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Muthoot FA 5 4 1 0 15 4 +11 13 Advance to Zonal group stage
2 Gokulam Kerala 5 4 0 1 10 5 +5 12
3 Kerala Blasters 5 3 0 2 10 8 +2 9
4 Parappur FC Kerala 5 1 1 3 6 8 −2 4
5 Kerala United 5 1 0 4 6 10 −4 3
6 Wayanad United 5 1 0 4 6 18 −12 3
Source: RFDL

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Sujin S Kerala Blasters 5
2 Abith KB Muthoot FA 4
Harshal Rahman Muthoot FA
4 Ebindas Yesudas Kerala Blasters 3
Muhammed Sanad P Gokulam Kerala
Chabungbam Linky Meitei Kerala United

Meghalaya–Assam region

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 NorthEast United 5 5 0 0 18 1 +17 15 Advance to Zonal group stage
2 Shillong Lajong 5 4 0 1 23 2 +21 12
3 Rangdajied United 5 3 0 2 7 10 −3 9
4 4ForAll FC 5 2 0 3 11 11 0 6
5 Little Star Academy 5 1 0 4 5 10 −5 3
6 PRYCC Shillong 5 0 0 5 1 31 −30 0
Source: RFDL

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Gunleiba Wangkheirakpam NorthEast United 5
Samborlang Langte 4ForAll FC
Babysunday Marngar Shillong Lajong
Emanbha Marbaniang Shillong Lajong
5 Yohaan Benjamin Shillong Lajong 4
Freddy Banteilang Jyrwa Rangdajied United

Mizoram region

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mizoram YFF 5 4 0 1 17 8 +9 12 Advance to Zonal group stage
2 Aizawl 5 4 0 1 17 7 +10 12
3 Kanan SC 5 3 0 2 15 10 +5 9
4 Greenfield FA 5 2 0 3 11 15 −4 6
5 Zemabawk North FC 5 1 0 4 8 19 −11 3
6 Kulikawn FC 5 1 0 4 6 15 −9 3
Source: RFDL

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Lalrinhlua Aizawl 5
2 Elisa Lalchamliana Aizawl 4
Simon Lalnilien Zote Kanan SC
Lalbiaktluanga Mizoram YFF
Emanuel Lalhruaizela Mizoram YFF

Mumbai region

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Maharashtra Oranje 5 4 1 0 13 4 +9 13 Advance to Zonal group stage
2 RFYC 5 3 1 1 9 6 +3 10
3 Millat FC 5 3 1 1 7 6 +1 10
4 MYJ–GMSC 5 1 2 2 7 8 −1 5
5 Mumbai City 5 1 1 3 8 8 0 4 Advance to Zonal group stage
6 Kenkre FC 5 0 0 5 1 13 −12 0
Source: RFDL

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Pratham Ghatnur Maharashtra Oranje 3
Gyamar Nikum Mumbai City
F Vanlalchhanchhuaha RFYC
Mohammed Khatib Maharashtra Oranje
Ansh Tembulkar RFYC
6 Aditya Gopireddy MYJ-GMSC 2

North region

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Delhi FC 5 4 1 0 22 5 +17 13 Advance to Zonal group stage
2 Garhwal Heroes 5 3 1 1 13 6 +7 10
3 Sudeva Delhi 5 3 0 2 14 4 +10 9
4 Punjab 5 2 1 2 8 8 0 7
5 Namdhari 5 1 1 3 4 13 −9 4
6 Rajasthan United 5 0 0 5 2 26 −24 0
Source: RFDL

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Seiminthang Khongsai Delhi 8
2 Omang Dodum Punjab 4
Jajo Prashan Sudeva Delhi
Gwgwmsar Gayary Delhi
5 Iashanbok Buhphang Garhwal Heroes 3

ROI–NorthEast region

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Jamshedpur 5 4 1 0 20 2 +18 13 Advance to Zonal group stage
2 Classic FA 5 4 1 0 12 2 +10 13
3 SAI-RC 5 3 0 2 9 8 +1 9
4 Football 4 Change Academy 5 2 0 3 9 10 −1 6
5 Todo United 5 1 0 4 5 23 −18 3
6 Senapati FC 5 0 0 5 2 12 −10 0
Source: RFDL

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Lalhriatpuia Chawngthu Jamshedpur 6
2 Lawmsangzuala Jamshedpur 5
3 Kishor Tiwari Football 4 Change Academy 4
4 Ningthoujam Remson Singh Jamshedpur 3
Yendrembam Rohit Singh Classic FA
Punit Thangjam Classic FA

South region

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sreenidi Deccan 5 3 1 1 15 4 +11 10 Advance to Zonal group stage
2 Kickstart FC 5 2 3 0 5 2 +3 9
3 Roots FC 5 2 2 1 5 4 +1 8
4 Chennaiyin 5 2 1 2 6 4 +2 7
5 Bengaluru 5 1 3 1 12 5 +7 6
6 BIFA 5 0 0 5 0 24 −24 0
Source: RFDL

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 R Lalbiakliana Sreenidi Deccan 4
Lalfamkima Sreenidi Deccan
3 Soham Varshneya Bengaluru 3
Taorem Kelvin Singh Bengaluru
5 Rashid CK Bengaluru 2
Deepak DP Sreenidi Deccan

Zonal group stage

Qualified teams

No. Club Qualified as
1 Mohun Bagan SG East region champions
2 East Bengal East region runners-up
3 Diamond Harbour East region 3rd
4 Dempo SC Goa region champions
5 FC Goa Goa region runners-up
6 SESA FA Goa region 3rd
7 Muthoot FA Kerala region champions
8 Gokulam Kerala Kerala region runners-up
9 Kerala Blasters Kerala region 3rd
10 NorthEast United Meghalaya–Assam region champions
11 Shillong Lajong Meghalaya–Assam region runners-up
12 Mizoram YFF Mizoram region champions
13 Aizawl Mizoram region runners-up
14 Maharashtra Oranje Mumbai region champions
15 RFYC Mumbai region runners-up
16 Mumbai City Mumbai region 3rd
17 Delhi FC North region champions
18 Garhwal Heroes North region runners-up
19 Sudeva Delhi North region 3rd
20 Jamshedpur ROI–NorthEast region champions
21 Classic FA ROI–NorthEast region runners-up
22 Sreenidi Deccan South region champions
23 Kickstart FC South region runners-up
24 Roots FC South region 3rd

Goa–Mumbai region

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Dempo SC 10 7 2 1 20 3 +17 23 Advance to National group stage
2 FC Goa 10 6 4 0 20 5 +15 22
3 Mumbai City 10 3 2 5 24 27 −3 11
4 RFYC 10 2 4 4 19 23 −4 10
5 Maharashtra Oranje 10 2 2 6 13 27 −14 8
6 SESA FA 10 1 4 5 8 19 −11 7
Source: RFDL

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Lalthangliana FC Goa 6
Jovial Dias FC Goa
Mohammed Kaif Mumbai City
4 Ayush Chhikara Mumbai City 5
5 Shreyash Gajanan Naik Dempo 4

Kerala–South region

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Muthoot FA 10 5 4 1 21 7 +14 19 Advance to National group stage
2 Kickstart FC 10 4 4 2 19 12 +7 16
3 Sreenidi Deccan 10 3 5 2 10 14 −4 14
4 Kerala Blasters 10 3 4 3 17 13 +4 13
5 Roots FC 10 3 2 5 7 12 −5 11
6 Gokulam Kerala 10 1 3 6 6 22 −16 6
Source: RFDL

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Abith KB Muthoot FA 10
2 Sreekuttan MS Kerala Blasters 6
3 Lalfamkima Sreenidi Deccan 4
Yohann Victor Britto Roots FC
Crispin C Cleetus Kickstart

NorthEast region

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 NorthEast United 10 7 2 1 32 9 +23 23 Advance to National group stage
2 Classic FA 10 7 1 2 33 11 +22 22
3 Jamshedpur 10 5 1 4 23 15 +8 16
4 Aizawl 10 3 3 4 12 17 −5 12
5 Mizoram YFF 10 2 1 7 14 35 −21 7
6 Shillong Lajong 10 2 0 8 12 39 −27 6
Source: RFDL

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Laishram Danny Meitei NorthEast United 10
2 Aditya Kalloli NorthEast United 7
Ningthoujam Remson Singh Jamshedpur
Md Arbash Classic FA
5 Lawmsangzuala Jamshedpur 6

Kolkata–North region

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 East Bengal 8 6 1 1 19 8 +11 19 Advance to National group stage
2 Mohun Bagan 8 4 2 2 12 8 +4 14
3 Diamond Harbour 8 3 1 4 13 16 −3 10
4 Sudeva Delhi 8 2 2 4 10 14 −4 8
5 Garhwal Heroes 8 1 2 5 11 19 −8 5
Source: RFDL

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Benjamin Lalnunpuia Diamond Harbour 5
2 Akash Hemram Diamond Harbour 4
3 Vian Vinay Murgod Mohun Bagan SG 3
4 Thumsol Tongsin Mohun Bagan SG 2
Surajit Dutta East Bengal
Iashanbok Buhphang Garwhal Heroes
Pasang Dorjee Tamang Mohun Bagan SG

National group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JAM GOA KIC NEU DHB EAB
1 Jamshedpur 5 3 1 1 13 7 +6 10 Advance to National Championship — — — 5–2 1–1 3–0
2 FC Goa 5 3 0 2 7 4 +3 9 4–0 — 2–0 0–1 0–3 1–0
3 Kickstart FC 5 3 0 2 5 6 −1 9 0–4 — — 1–0 3–0 —
4 NorthEast United 5 2 1 2 5 6 −1 7 — — — — — —
5 Diamond Harbour 5 1 2 2 4 6 −2 5 — — — 0–0 — 0–2
6 East Bengal 5 1 0 4 2 7 −5 3 — — 0–1 0–2 — —
Source: RFDL

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Bivan Jyoti Laskar Jamshedpur 5
2 Likson Rebelo FC Goa 3
3 Laishram Danny Meitei NorthEast United 2
Akash Hemram Diamond Harbour
Vellington Fernandes FC Goa

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CFA MBG MFA DEM SDE MCI
1 Classic FA 5 3 1 1 6 3 +3 10 Advance to National Championship — 0–0 0–1 2–0 — —
2 Mohun Bagan SG 5 3 1 1 6 4 +2 10 — — 2–1 0–2 — —
3 Muthoot FA 5 3 0 2 9 4 +5 9 — — — 3–1 0–1 —
4 Dempo SC 5 2 1 2 7 6 +1 7 — — — — — —
5 Sreenidi Deccan 5 1 2 2 6 8 −2 5 2–3 0–2 — 1–1 — —
6 Mumbai City 5 0 1 4 3 12 −9 1 0–1 1–2 0–4 0–3 2–2 —
Source: RFDL

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Febil K Muthoot FA 3
Bharat Lairenjam Classic FA
3 Salgeo Dias Dempo 2
Leimapokpam Sibajit Singh Mohun Bagan SG
Levis Zangminlun Sreenidi Deccan

National Championship

Qualification

Club Qualified as
Jamshedpur Group A champions
Classic FA Group B champions
FC Goa Group A runners-up
Mohun Bagan SG Group B runners-up
  • Top 3 teams from this stage will qualify for Next Gen Cup. As Classic FA backed out of Next Gen Cup due to scheduling challenges, Jamshedpur replaced them in Next Gen Cup.

Bracket

All matches to be played at Reliance Corporate Park, Navi Mumbai.

Semifinals Final
      
A1 Jamshedpur 1
B2 Mohun Bagan SG 5
SF1 Mohun Bagan SG 3
SF2 Classic FA 0
B1 Classic FA 3
A2 Goa 0 Third place
SF1 Jamshedpur 0
SF2 Goa 1

Semi-finals

Semi Final 1
Jamshedpur1–5Mohun Bagan SG
  • Laskar 13'
 Report
  • Sahil 18'
  • Taison 23'
  • Serto 45', 72'
  • Munda 78'
Reliance Corporate Park, Navi Mumbai, India
Attendance: 225
Semi Final 2
Classic FA3–0Goa
  • Thangjam 30'
  • Arbash 38'
  • Rishi 78'
 Report
Reliance Corporate Park, Navi Mumbai, India
Attendance: 300

3rd place match

3rd Place
Jamshedpur0–1Goa
Report Gaunkar 15'
Reliance Corporate Park, Navi Mumbai, India
Attendance: 200

Final

Final
Mohun Bagan SG3–0Classic FA
Tamang 8', 23', 52' Report
Reliance Corporate Park, Navi Mumbai, India
Attendance: 130

See also

References

  1. ^ "RFDL Season 2024-25: Excitement levels rise as the action begins in multiple Regions". RF Youth Sports. 2024-12-12. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  2. ^ a b "RFDL 2024-25: Reliance Foundation Development League Season 4 kicks off in Goa". The Away End. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  3. ^ Previously played as Salgaocar FC
  4. ^ "National Group Stage of the Reliance Foundation Development League (RFDL) 2024-25 will begin on March 23". The Away End. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
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