2024–25 Indian Youth League U17 football league in India
Football league season
Youth League Season 2024–25 Dates 4 January 2025 – March 2025[ 1] Matches played 131 Top goalscorer Hemneichung Lunkim (Minerva Academy) (12 goals)
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.[ 2]
Number of participating teams increased to 71.
The teams were divided into 12 groups.
Teams
Club[ 3]
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
MBSG
BFA
EBFC
AUSA
MSC
BMSA
1
Mohun Bagan SG
10
9
1
0
24
3
+21
28
—
1–0
1–0
1–0
2–1
3–2
2
Bengal Football Academy
10
8
0
2
27
7
+20
24
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
—
Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2025. Source:
AIFF
Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
RFYC
MCFC
BSA
SBSS
CFCI
TCFC
1
Reliance Foundation Young Champs
10
9
0
1
48
5
+43
27
—
2–0
6–0
8–0
3–0
10–0
2
Mumbai City FC
10
8
1
1
32
4
+28
25
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
—
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2025. Source:
AIFF
Group C
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
AIFA
MSP
PFC
DBV
GOK
KBFC
1
Altius International Football Academy
2
2
0
0
6
3
+3
6
—
2–0
2
MSP Football Academy
1
1
0
0
3
1
+2
3
—
3–1
3
Parappur FC
1
0
0
1
0
2
−2
0
—
4
Don Bosco Vaduthala
2
0
0
2
4
7
−3
0
3–4
—
5
Gokulam Kerala
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
6
Kerala Blasters
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
Updated to match(es) played on 10 January 2025. Source:
AIFF
Group D
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
FCM
CFC
RSA
FKSSA
BBFS-B
AIFC
1
FC Madras
10
9
1
0
64
3
+61
28
—
1–0
9–0
4–0
15–1
10–0
2
Chennaiyin FC
10
8
1
1
51
5
+46
25
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
—
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2025. Source:
AIFF
Group E
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
MFA
AIA
BFC
KFK
RFC
SCB
1
Muthoot Football Academy
10
8
1
1
36
8
+28
25
—
1–1
2–1
4–2
13–0
4–0
2
Alchemy International FA
10
6
3
1
17
9
+8
21
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
—
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2025. Source:
AIFF
Group F
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
MAFC
PFC
SUD
SDMSA
BBFS-D
DFC
1
Minerva Academy
8
6
2
0
37
4
+33
20
—
0–0
1–0
5–0
8–0
2
Punjab FC
8
6
2
0
36
3
+33
20
1–1
—
1–1
1–0
9–0
3
Sudeva Delhi FC
9
6
1
2
29
5
+24
19
1–2
0–2
—
3–0
4–0
12–0
4
Sri Dashmesh Martial Sports Academy
9
4
1
4
13
12
+1
13
0–3
0–2
—
3–0
4–1
5
BBFS, Delhi
9
1
0
8
9
29
−20
3
2–3
1–9
1–2
1–2
—
4–0
6
Delhi FC
9
0
0
9
1
72
−71
0
0–17
0–10
0–5
0–3
—
Updated to match(es) played on 28 January 2025. Source:
AIFF
Group G
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
NEU
ASU
F4C
SHI
BBFS-S
NRL
1
NorthEast United
10
7
2
1
19
5
+14
23
—
4–2
3–1
0–1
2–0
6–0
2
ASUFII FA
10
6
1
3
21
15
+6
19
0–1
—
1–2
4–4
2–0
5–1
3
Football 4 Change Academy
10
6
1
3
24
10
+14
19
1–1
1–2
—
2–1
1–2
5–0
4
Shillong Lajong
10
4
2
4
16
15
+1
14
0–1
1–2
0–2
—
3–1
1–0
5
BBFS, Shillong
10
2
2
6
12
18
−6
8
0–1
1–2
0–3
3–3
—
4–0
6
Numaligarh Refinery Limited Football Academy
10
0
2
8
2
31
−29
2
0–0
0–1
0–6
0–2
1–1
—
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2025. Source:
AIFF
Group H
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
ZFA
SM
RUFC
ARA
MOFC
CVM
1
Zinc Football Academy
10
10
0
0
29
4
+25
30
—
3–0
3–1
2–0
2–0
7–1
2
Sports Mania
10
6
1
3
11
12
−1
19
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
—
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2025. Source:
AIFF
Group I
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
FCG
DEM
FCM
BUFA
SESA
CHB
1
FC Goa
5
4
1
0
14
4
+10
13
—
1–1
4–0
3–2
-
-
2
Dempo SC
5
2
3
0
9
4
+5
9
-
—
0–0
2–2
-
-
3
Football Club Mangalore
5
2
2
1
8
5
+3
8
-
-
—
2–1
-
6–0
4
Belgaum United Football Academy
5
2
1
2
14
8
+6
7
-
-
-
—
-
-
5
Sesa Football Academy
5
1
1
3
5
6
−1
4
1–3
0–1
0–0
0–2
—
-
6
Churchill Brothers FC
5
0
0
5
2
25
−23
0
0–3
1–5
-
1–7
0–4
—
Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2025. Source:
AIFF
Group J
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
CLA
RKM
TYDA
AIZ
PSFA
1
Classic Football Academy
4
4
0
0
13
1
+12
12
—
2–0
6–1
2
RKM FA
4
2
1
1
4
4
0
7
—
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
—
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2025. Source:
AIFF
Group K
Updated to match(es) played on 21 January 2025. Source:
AIFF
Group L
Updated to match(es) played on 28 January 2025. Source:
AIFF
Final round
Knockouts
Bracket
Statistics
As of 2 February 2025
Top scorers
Rank
Player
Team
Goals[ 4] [ 5]
1
Rakshit P Anil
Raman Sports Academy
19
2
Potshangbam Abinash Singh
Chennaiyin FC
18
3
Mohammed Shamil VPP
FC Madras
15
Hemneichung Lunkim
Minerva Academy
5
Mohammed Nafin
MSP Football Academy
13
Nethan Vaz
Mumbai City
7
Tanbir Dey
Bengal Football Academy
12
8
Himesh Meena
Zinc Football Academy
11
Shekhar Sardar
East Bengal FC
10
Khwairakpam Nibash Singh
Brothers Sports Association
10
See also
References
Fourth tier league seasons (2023–present)
I-League 3
League competitions
First division Second division Third division Fourth division State leagues Youth
Cup competitions
Information related to 2024–25 Indian Youth League