2022–23 U-17 Youth Cup

The 2022–23 Youth League, also known as 2022–23 Hero U-17 Youth Cup (for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp), was the thirteenth season of the Indian Youth League and the first season of the competition as an under-17 category.^[3][4][5][6]

Youth League

Season	2022–23
Dates	22 December 2022 – 31 January 2023[1]
Champions	Classic FA (1st title)[2]
Matches played	111
Goals scored	402 (3.62 per match)
Top goalscorer	Lemet Tangvah (Chandigarh FA) (10 goals)
Highest scoring	Chandigarh FA 13–0 Ladakh Football School and Academy
Total attendance	925 (knockout stage)
Average attendance	62 (knockout stage)
← 2019–20 2023–24 → All statistics correct as of 31 January 2023. For detailed group stage matches click here.

The 2019–20 season was abandoned midway and the league was not held since then due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Changes in format

The new season saw reduction in number of games with a short format spanning over a month.

• The tournament would take place across ten venues, with single round-robin format in the group and knockout stage.
• The 49 teams from 29 states and union territories were divided in ten groups. Ten group winners and six best group runners-up qualified for the knockout stage.
• Round of 16 has been introduced for the first time ever.

Teams

A total of 49 teams from 29 states and union territories participate in the tournament. States and union territories without any teams include: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.

Club	State/Region	Group	Venue
Alchemy International FA	Karnataka	A	Dravid Padukone Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Parappur FC	Kerala
Lakshadweep Football Academy	Lakshadweep
Garhwal FC	Delhi
Mumbai Kenkre FC	Maharashtra
Mohun Bagan SG	West Bengal	B	Barrackpore Stadium, Kolkata, West Bengal
Sanju Football Academy	Sikkim
FAO Academy	Odisha
Minerva Academy FC	Punjab
Football 4 Change Academy	Manipur
Alpha Sports Academy	Bihar	C	Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna, Bihar
Hyderabad FC	Telangana
Odisha FC	Odisha
Techtro Swades United FC	Himachal Pradesh
Young Heroes	Uttar Pradesh
Classic Football Academy	Manipur	D	SAI Ground, Imphal, Manipur
Gauhati Town Club	Assam
Shillong Lajong FC	Meghalya
East Bengal Club	West Bengal
Jamshedpur FC	Jharkhand
Sreenidi Deccan FC	Telangana	E	Deccan Arena, Hyderabad, Telangana
Mumbai City	Maharashtra
Gandhinagar FC	Gujarat
Silvassa United FC	Daman and Diu
Jeppiaar Institute of Technology FC	Puducherry
Punjab State FA U-17	Punjab	F	Sri Harigobind Stadium, Phagwara, Punjab
Kumaon Heroes	Uttar Pradesh
Real Lona FC	Ladakh
Real Kashmir FC	Jammu & Kashmir
Himalayan FC Kinnaur	Himachal Pradesh
SAIL Football Academy	Jharkhand	G	MKM Stadium, Bokaro, Jharkhand
KR Football Leaders	Uttarakhand
Rajasthan United FC	Rajasthan
Madan Maharaj FC	Madhya Pradesh
Adani Sarguja Football Academy	Chhattisgarh
Corbett FC	Uttarakhand	H	Amenity Sports Academy, Rudrapur, Uttarakhand
Ladakh Football Schools and Academy	Ladakh
Chandigarh Football Academy	Chandigarh
Sudeva Delhi FC	Delhi
RKM Football Academy	Chhattisgarh	I	Pant Stadium, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
Premier Sporting Football Academy	Bihar
Muthoot Football Academy	Kerala
Chennaiyin FC	Tamil Nadu
The Diamond Rock FA	Madhya Pradesh
FC Goa	Goa	J	Benaulim Football Ground, Benaulim, Goa
Bengaluru FC	Karnataka
ARA FC	Gujarat
Zinc Football Academy	Rajasthan
Churchill Brothers FC Goa	Goa

Group stage

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied in the order given to determine the rankings: Greater number of points obtained in the matches between the Teams concerned Goal difference resulting from the matches between the Teams concerned Greater number of goals scored in the matches between the Teams concerned Goal difference in all the matches Greater number of goals scored in all the matches Drawing of lots

As of 29 December 2022

Group A

All matches will be held in Bengaluru.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		GR	ALC	LFA	PAR	KEN
1	Garhwal FC	4	4	0	0	17	1	+16	12	Advanced to Knockout stage		—	—	6–0	—	—
2	Alchemy International FA	4	2	1	1	7	7	0	7			0–3	—	2–1	—	3–1
3	Lakshadweep FA	4	2	0	2	6	8	−2	6			—	—	—	3–0	2–0
4	Parappur FC	4	1	1	2	7	10	−3	4			1–4	2–2	—	—	—
5	Mumbai Kenkre	4	0	0	4	2	13	−11	0			—	—	—	1–4	—

Source: AIFF

Group B

All matches will be held in Kolkata.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MIN	FFCA	ATKMB	FAO	SFA
1	Minerva Academy	4	4	0	0	12	1	+11	12	Advanced to Knockout stage		—	3–1	—	3–0	—
2	Football 4 Change Academy	4	2	1	1	13	3	+10	7			—	—	—	7–0	5–0
3	Mohun Bagan SG	4	1	2	1	3	3	0	5			0–2	0–0	—	1–1	—
4	FAO Academy	4	1	1	2	2	11	−9	4			—	—	—	—	1–0
5	Sanju FA	4	0	0	4	0	12	−12	0			0–4	—	0–2	—	—

Source: AIFF

Group C

All matches will be held in Patna.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		TSUFC	OFC	HFC	ASA	YH
1	Techtro Swades United	4	3	0	1	13	2	+11	9	Advanced to Knockout stage		—	—	1–3	0–1	—
2	Odisha	4	3	0	1	6	6	0	9			0–5	—	1–0	2–1	—
3	Hyderabad	4	2	0	2	7	6	+1	6			—	—	—	2–1	4–1
4	Alpha Sports Academy	4	2	0	2	4	4	0	6			—	—	—	—	1–0
5	Young Heroes	4	0	0	4	1	13	−12	0			0–5	0–3	—	—	—

Source: AIFF

Group D

All matches will be held in Imphal.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CFA	EB	SHI	JAM	GTC
1	Classic FA	4	3	1	0	5	1	+4	10	Advanced to Knockout stage		—	1–0	—	1–0	3–1
2	East Bengal	4	2	1	1	4	2	+2	7			—	—	0–0	2–0	—
3	Shillong Lajong	4	1	3	0	4	1	+3	6			0–0	—	—	—	1–1
4	Jamshedpur	4	1	0	3	2	6	−4	3			—	—	0–3	—	—
5	Gauhati Town Club	4	0	1	3	3	8	−5	1			—	1–2	—	0–2	—

Source: AIFF

Group E

All matches will be held in Hyderabad.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SRI	GAN	MUM	JIT	SIL
1	Sreenidi Deccan	4	3	1	0	11	2	+9	10	Advanced to Knockout stage		—	—	1–1	—	4–0
2	Gandhinagar	4	3	0	1	10	7	+3	9			1–3	—	3–2	—	—
3	Mumbai City	4	2	1	1	12	6	+6	7			—	—	—	—	5–0
4	Jeppiaar Institute of Technology	4	0	1	3	6	9	−3	1			0–3	1–3	2–4	—	—
5	Silvassa United	4	1	1	2	4	11	−7	4			—	1–3	—	1–1	—

Source: AIFF

Group F

All matches will be held in Phagwara.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PUN	HIM	RKFC	KUM	RL
1	Punjab State FA	4	3	1	0	20	3	+17	10	Advanced to Knockout stage		—	3–3	1–0	10–0	—
2	Himalayan Kinnaur	4	2	2	0	13	3	+10	8			—	—	0–0	8–0	—
3	Real Kashmir	4	2	1	1	8	1	+7	7			—	—	—	1–0	7–0
4	Kumaon Heroes	4	1	0	3	1	19	−18	3			—	—	—	—	1–0
5	Real Lona FC	4	0	0	4	0	16	−16	0			0–6	0–2	—	—	—

Source: AIFF

Group G

All matches will be held in Bokaro.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		RAJ	KRFL	ADA Sarguja FA	SAIL Football Academy	MAD
1	Rajasthan United	4	3	0	1	13	4	+9	9[a]	Advanced to Knockout stage		—	—	—	1–2	—
2	KR Football Leaders	4	3	0	1	13	4	+9	9[a]			1–3	—	4–1	—	7–0
3	Adani Sarguja FA	4	1	1	2	10	16	−6	4			0–7	—	—	—	4–4
4	SAIL Football Academy	4	2	0	2	4	7	−3	6			—	2–1	1–5	—	—
5	Madan Maharaj	4	0	1	3	5	14	−9	1			1–2	—	—	0–1	—

Source: AIFF
Notes:

1. Head to head: KRFL 1–3 Rajasthan United

Group H

All matches will be held in Rudrapur.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SUD	COR	CFA	LFSA
1	Sudeva Delhi	3	2	1	0	16	2	+14	7	Advanced to Knockout stage		—	1–1	—	—
2	Corbett	3	1	2	0	12	2	+10	5			—	—	1–1	—
3	Chandigarh FA	3	1	1	1	15	6	+9	4			1–5	—	—	13–0
4	Ladakh FS and A	3	0	0	3	0	33	−33	0			0–10	0–10	—	—

Source: AIFF

Group I

All matches will be held in Bhilai.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MFA	CHE	PSFA	DRFA	RKM
1	Muthoot FA	4	3	1	0	8	2	+6	10	Advanced to Knockout stage		—	—	2–1	—
2	Chennaiyin	4	3	0	1	13	5	+8	9			0–1	—	6–1	—	5–2
3	Premier Sporting FA	4	2	0	2	5	10	−5	6			—	—	—	2–1	2–1
4	The Diamond Rock FA	4	1	1	2	6	6	0	4			2–2	1–2	—	—	—
5	RKM FA	4	0	0	4	3	12	−9	0			—	—	—	0–2	—

Source: AIFF

Group J

All matches will be held in Goa.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ZIN	BEN	ARA	GOA	CB
1	Zinc FA	4	4	0	0	12	0	+12	12	Advanced to Knockout stage		—	—	—	4–0	3–0
2	Bengaluru	4	2	0	2	10	5	+5	6			0–2	—	—	2–0	7–1
3	ARA	4	1	1	2	5	8	−3	4			0–3	2–1	—	—	—
4	Goa	4	1	1	2	6	9	−3	4			—	—	3–3	—	3–0
5	Churchill Brothers	4	1	0	3	2	13	−11	3			—	—	1–0	—	—

Source: AIFF

Ranking of second-placed teams

Due to Group H having lesser number of teams, the results against the fifth-placed teams in five-team groups are not considered for this ranking.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	I	Chennaiyin	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	6	Advanced to Knockout stage
2	G	KR Football Leaders	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6
3	E	Gandhinagar FC	3	2	0	1	7	6	+1	6
4	C	Odisha	3	2	0	1	3	6	−3	6
5	H	Corbett FC	3	1	2	0	12	2	+10	5
6	F	Himalayan Kinnaur	3	1	2	0	11	3	+8	5
7	B	Football 4 Change Academy	3	1	1	1	8	3	+5	4
8	D	East Bengal	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	4
9	A	Alchemy International FA	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	4
10	J	Bengaluru	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3

First match(es) will be played: December 2022. Source: AIFF

Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

23 January – Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Gandhinagar FC

1

25 January – Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Techtro Swades United

0

Gandhinagar FC

1 (4)

23 January – Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Himalayan Kinnaur

1 (5)

Himalayan Kinnaur

2

27 January – Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Rajasthan United

1

Himalayan Kinnaur

1

23 January – Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Classic FA

3

KR Football Leaders

2

25 January – Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Punjab FA

3

Punjab FA

0

23 January – Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Classic FA

7

Classic FA

1

31 January – Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Minerva Academy FC

0

Classic FA

2

24 January – Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Sudeva Delhi

0

Sreenidi Deccan

0

26 January – Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Sudeva Delhi

2

Sudeva Delhi

2

24 January – Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Zinc FA

1

Corbett

0

28 January – Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Zinc FA

2

Sudeva Delhi

2 (8)

24 January – Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Chennaiyin FC

2 (7)

Chennaiyin

2 (9)

26 January – Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Garhwal FC

2 (8)

Chennaiyin FC

3

24 January – Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Muthoot FA

0

Odisha

1 (5)

Muthoot FA

1 (6)

Round of 16

Gandhinagar FC	1–0	Techtro Swades United
Wahengbam Mangal Singh 90+2' Thounaojam Meiraba Singh  88'	Report	Lalfakzuala  47'

23 January 2023

10:15 IST

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 25

Referee: Arvind Sekhar A

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Himalayan Kinnaur	2–1	Rajasthan United
Mate Lamginmon Vaiphei 61', 71' J Lalhmangaihzuala  71'	Report	Roman MRA  23' Kenminthang Misao 79'

23 January 2023

15:15 IST

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 60

Referee: S Samsonraj

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KR Football Leaders	2–3	Punjab FA
Mahendra Bediya 21' Uzair Khan 84'	Report	Gulraj Singh Buttar 30' Karandeep Singh 52', 90+4'

23 January 2023

10:00 IST

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 60

Referee: Syed Khaleel

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Classic FA	1–0	Minerva Academy FC
Ningthoukhongjam Rishi Singh 60'	Report	Ngasham Bitan Singh  55'

23 January 2023

15:00 IST

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 50

Referee: Nyayakappu Kurumaiah

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Sreenidi Deccan	0–2	Sudeva Delhi
	Report	Arman Ahmed  61' Jajo Prashant 76' Haodamliam Vaiphei 88'

24 January 2023

10:15 IST

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 55

Referee: Avind Sekhar A

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Corbett	0–2	Zinc FA
	Report	Sanjay 34' Shubhash Damor 88'

24 January 2023

10:00 IST

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 50

Referee: Darshan M S

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Chennaiyin	2–2	Garhwal
Makakmayum Daniyal 10' Lalremruata 23' Preyarhanjan RS  83' Abitto A  90'	Report	Richie Kharbani 78' Siddharth Khichi 88'
Penalties
	9–8

24 January 2023

15:15 IST

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 50

Referee: Syed Khaleel

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Odisha	1–1	Muthoot FA
Chintu Nag 35'	Report	Mohammed Samir 45+2'
Penalties
	5–6

24 January 2023

15:00 IST

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 80

Referee: Nyayakappu Kurumaiah

Quarter-finals

Gandhinagar FC	1–1	Himalayan Kinnaur
Aaditya Pandya 47' Yashir Khan  43'  48' Rudra Patel  51' Nelson Laishram  89'	Report	Christian Lalthuazala 11'
Penalties
	4–5

25 January 2023

10:00 IST

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 50

Referee: S Samsonraj

Punjab FA	0–7	Classic FA
Harmanpreet Singh  32' Mangal Singh  85' Gulraj Buttar Singh  86'	Report	Gogocha Chungkham 8', 35', 52' Mutum Anish Singh 16', 27' Kullakpam Zahir Khan 40' Punit Thangjam 72'

25 January 2023

15:00 IST

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 55

Referee: M Sai Kumar

Sudeva Delhi	2–1	Zinc FA
Laltinlen Haokip 14' Soibam Roshan Singh  57' Ramesh Chhetri 82' Farhan Fayaz  90+5'	Report	Ashish  56' Mohammad Kaif 61' Manish Meel  85'

26 January 2023

10:00 IST

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 50

Referee: Arvind Sekhar A

Chennaiyin	3–0	Muthoot FA
Makakmayum Daniyal 41+1'  90+5' Prakakdeswaran S 65'  89' Lalthapuia 90+1'	Report

26 January 2023

15:00 IST

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 80

Referee: Syed Khaleel

Semi-finals

Himalayan Kinnaur	1–3	Classic FA
Bhaskar Chhetri  25' Christian Lalthazuala 51'	Report	Kullakpam Zahir Khan 40' Gogocha Chungkham 47' Mohmmad Arbash 48'

27 January 2023

10:00 IST

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 50

Referee: S Samsonraj

Sudeva Delhi	2–2	Chennaiyin
Ramesh Chhetri 47', 73'	Report	Makakmayum Daniyal 39' Srinith K 77'
Penalties
	8–7

28 January 2023

15:00 IST

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 50

Referee: Syed Khaleel

Final

Classic FA	2–0[7]	Sudeva Delhi
Khulakpam Zahir Khan 14'  58' Gogocha Chungkham 27' Aheibam Suraj Singh  90+4'	Report	Sursing Purty  45+2'

31 January 2023

TBD IST

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 150

Referee: Arvind Sekhar A

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 27 January 2023

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Lemet Tangvah	Chandigarh FA	10
2	Christian Lalthazuala	Himalayan Kinnaur	8
	Karandeep Singh	Punjab FA
3	Kishor Tiwari	Football 4 Change Academy	6
	Subhash Damor	Zinc FA
	Iashanbok Buhphang	Garhwal FC
5	Akash Tirkey	Minerva Academy	5
	Takhellambam Likson Singh	Adani Sarguja FA
	Pruthviraj Gosavi	Gandhinagar FC
	Mate Lamginmon Vaiphei	Himalayan Kinnaur
	Ramesh Chhetri	Sudeva
	Mohammad Samir	Muthoot FA
	Gogocha Chungkham	Classic FA
8	Tumto Komgo	Rajasthan United	4
	Roshan Mongjam	Madan Maharaj
	Likson Rebelo	Goa
	Gerrard Dakerlang Sun	Alchemy International FA
	Akash Kumar Munda	KR Football Leaders

Clean sheets

As of 6 January 2023

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Sahil Zulfikar	Zinc FA	4
	Anubhav	Punjab FA
2	Junaid Hamid	Real Kashmir FC	3
	Irom Devananada Meitei	Himalayan Kinnaur
	Aheibam Suraj Singh	Classic FA

Hat-tricks

As of 6 January 2023

Rank	Player	Club	Hat-tricks
1	Iashanbok Buhphang	Garhwal FC	1 (vs Lakshadweep FA)
	Gerrard Dakerlang Sun	Alchemy International FA	1 (vs Kenkre FC)
	Karandeep Singh	Punjab FA	1 (vs Kumaon Heroes)
	Pruthviraj Gosavi	Gandhinagar FC	1 (vs Mumbai City FC)
	Kishor Tiwari	Football 4 Change Academy	1 (vs FAO Academy)
	Omkar Talkar	Mumbai City FC	1 (vs Silvassa United FC)
	Christian Lalthazuala	Himalayan FC	1 (vs Kumayou Heroes)
	Takhellambam Likson Singh	Adani Sarguja FA	1 (vs Madan Maharaj FC)
	Roshan Mongjam	Madan Maharaj FC	1 (vs Adani Sarguja FA)
	Harsh Chhimwal	Corbett	1 (vs Ladakh Football School & Academy)
	Nikhil Chand	Corbett	1 (vs Ladakh Football School & Academy)
	Lemmet Tangvah	Chandigarh FA	1 (vs Ladakh Football School & Academy)
	Likson Rebelo	FC Goa	1 (vs Churchill Brothers)
	Subhash Damor	Zinc FA	1 (vs FC Goa)

See also

• 2022–23 Indian Super League
• 2022–23 I-League
• 2022–23 I-League 2
• 2022–23 Indian State Leagues