2023–24 Indian Youth League

The 2023–24 Youth League, also known as the 2023–24 U-17 Youth League, was the fourteenth season of the Indian Youth League and the second season of the under-17 category.^[2][3][4]

Youth League

Season	2023–24
Dates	13 December 2023 – 25 May 2024[1]
Champions	Classic FA (2nd title)
Matches played	192
Goals scored	768 (4 per match)
Top goalscorer	Md Mahmad Sami (Sudeva Delhi) (11 goals)
Biggest home win	Zinc Football Academy 11–0 SAG Football Academy (23 December) Rajasthan United 11–0 SAG Football Academy (18 January)
Biggest away win	Kenkre 0-13 Mumbai City (24 January)
Highest scoring	Kenkre 0-13 Mumbai City (24 January)
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Changes in format

• 54 teams were divided into eleven groups based on the zones.
  • Groups A, C, D, E, F, and H had 5 teams.
  • Groups B and G had 6 teams.
  • Groups I, J, and K had 4 teams.
• The tournament would take place in home and away round-robin format (except in centralized I and J groups) in the group stage.
• After group stage,group winners from A-H groups and runners-up from B and G groups directly advance to the final round.
• Group winners from I-K groups and runners-up from A,C,D,E,F, and H groups advance to Playoff round split into three single round-robin groups of three clubs each.
• After playoff-round, three Playoff group winners and runners-up; advance to final round which is further split into four single round-robin groups of 4 clubs each.
• After Final round, the group winners and runners-up advance to knockout round.

Teams

Club	State/Region	Group	Home
Brothers Sports Association	Maharashtra	A	Barnes school and Junior College, Nashik, Maharashtra
Kenkre FC			CPOE, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai
Reliance Foundation Young Champs			Reliance Corporate Park, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai
Mumbai City			Cooperage Ground, Churchgate, Mumbai
Oranje FC
Mohun Bagan SG	West Bengal	B	Mohun Bagan Ground, Maidan, Kolkata
United SC			Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani, West Bengal
East Bengal Club			Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Stadium, Barrackpur Cantonment, West Bengal
Mohammedan SC			Mohammedan Sporting Ground, Kolkata, West Bengal
Odisha FC	Odisha		OSAP 7th Battalion, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Sports Odisha			Capital Ground, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Football 4 Change Academy	Manipur	C	MFA Ground, Shillong, Meghalaya
NorthEast United	Assam		Polo Ground, Shillong, Meghalaya
Harisinga Town Club			Kokrajhar DSA Stadium, Kokrajhar, Assam
Shillong Lajong	Meghalya		SSA Stadium, Shillong, Meghalaya
Aizawl FC	Mizoram		MFA Ground, Shillong, Meghalaya
FC Goa	Goa	D	Monte de Guirim Football Ground, Guirim, Goa
Churchill Brothers FC			Benaulim Football ground, Benaulim, Goa
Dempo SC			Dempo Sports Ground, Goa
Belagavi United Football Academy	Karnataka		Sporting planet sports complex, Belagavi, Karnataka
Football Club Mangalore			Yenepoya University ground, Mangalore, Karnataka
Muthoot Football Academy	Kerala	E	Muthoot Football Academy, Mongam, Malappuram, Kerala
Parappur FC			Thrissur Corporation Stadium, Thrissur, Kerala
Gokulam Kerala			EMS Corporation stadium, Kozhikode, Kerala
Kerala Blasters			Panampilly Nagar Ground, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi
Snipers Football Club	Karnataka		HAL, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Alchemy International FA		F	Padukone Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, Bettahalasur, Bengaluru
Bengaluru FC			Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Kickstart FC
Chennaiyin FC	Tamil Nadu		Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
FC Madras			FC Madras Academy, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu
Sudeva Delhi FC	Delhi	G	Sudeva Football Academy, Civil Lines, Delhi
Delhi FC			Minerva Academy, Mohali, Punjab
Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools			Vedas International School, Sohna, Haryana
Namdhari Sports Academy	Punjab		Sri Bhaini Sahib Ground, Ludhiana, Punjab
Punjab FC			SUS Football Ground, Tangori, Punjab
Bunkerhill	Haryana		Bunkerhill MSC Soccer Schools, Darbaripur, Haryana
Baroda Football Academy	Gujarat	H	VMC Sports Complex, Manjalpur, Gujarat
SAG Football Academy			SRPF Group II Football Ground, Naroda, Gujarat
ARA FC
Rajasthan United	Rajasthan		Poornima University, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Zinc Football Academy			MKM Stadium, Zawar, Rajasthan
Corbett FC	Uttarakhand	I	Amenity Sport Academy Ground, Rudrapur, Uttarakhand
K.R Football Leaders Club
Madan Maharaj	Madhya Pradesh
Himalayan FC	Himachal Pradesh
Subroto XI	Delhi	J	Kishore Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, West Bengal
Sreenidi Deccan	Telangana
Jamshedpur	Jharkhand
Bengal Football Academy	West Bengal
Classic Football Academy	Manipur	K	Loitang Football Arena, Imphal, Manipur
NEROCA			Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, Imphal, Manipur
TRAU
TYDA			Toubul Mamang Playground, Toubul, Manipur

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		RFYC	MCI	BRO	KFC	TOFC
1	Reliance Foundation Young Champs	8	7	1	0	35	1	+34	22	Final round		—	0–0	2–0	9–1	9–0
2	Mumbai City	8	6	1	1	24	5	+19	19	Playoff round		0–2	—	2–1	3–1	3–1
3	Brothers Sports Association	8	4	0	4	15	8	+7	12			0–2	0–1	—	6–0	4–0
4	Kenkre FC	8	1	1	6	12	43	−31	4			0–9	0–13	1–2	—	8–0
5	Oranje FC	8	0	1	7	2	31	−29	1			0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2024. Source: AIFF

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		EBFC	MBSG	USC	OFC	MSC	SOD
1	East Bengal Club	10	8	1	1	27	9	+18	25	Disqualified[a]		—	0–0	3–2	3–2	3–2	6–0
2	Mohun Bagan SG	10	7	1	2	13	6	+7	22	Final round		0–4	—	1–0	3–0	1–0	2–0
3	United SC	10	6	2	2	18	9	+9	20			2–1	2–0	—	2–2	3–0	1–1
4	Odisha FC	10	4	1	5	16	18	−2	13			0–3	0–2	1–2	—	2–1	5–2
5	Mohammedan SC	10	2	0	8	8	19	−11	6			0–2	0–1	0–3	0–2	—	3–1
6	Sports Odisha	10	0	1	9	6	27	−21	1			1–2	0–3	0–1	0–2	1–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2024. Source: AIFF
Notes:

1. Disqualified from league on grounds of age fraud.^[5]

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		F4C	SHI	NEU	AIZ	HTC
1	Football 4 Change Academy	8	5	1	2	25	9	+16	16	Final round		—	1–0	3–1	2–3	4–0
2	Shillong Lajong	8	4	2	2	21	11	+10	14	Playoff round		3–3	—	5–2	1–0	6–1
3	NorthEast United	8	3	3	2	14	13	+1	12			2–1	2–2	—	1–1	2–1
4	Aizawl FC	8	3	2	3	13	14	−1	11			0–4	1–4	0–0	—	4–2
5	Harisinga Town Club	8	1	0	7	5	31	−26	3			0–7	1–0	0–4	0–4	—

Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2024. Source: AIFF

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		DSC	GOA	FCM	BUFA	CBFC
1	Dempo SC	8	6	2	0	17	3	+14	20	Final round		—	2–1	5–1	2–0	4–0
2	FC Goa	8	4	1	3	16	8	+8	13	Playoff round		0–1	—	4–1	4–1	4–1
3	Football Club Mangalore	8	3	3	2	9	12	−3	12			0–0	1–0	—	2–2	0–0
4	Belgaum United Football Academy	8	1	2	5	9	16	−7	5			0–2	1–1	0–2	—	4–1
5	Churchill Brothers FC	8	1	2	5	6	18	−12	5			1–1	0–2	1–2	2–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 25 January 2024. Source: AIFF

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MUT	KER	SNI	GOK	PAR
1	Muthoot Football Academy	8	6	1	1	30	10	+20	19	Disqualified[a]		—	2–3	3–1	5–0	10–0
2	Kerala Blasters FC	8	5	1	2	23	12	+11	16	Final round		3–4	—	2–0	4–1	6–0
3	Snipers Football Club	8	2	2	4	11	13	−2	8	Playoff round		1–2	2–2	—	0–0	5–1
4	Gokulam Kerala	8	2	2	4	11	18	−7	8			2–2	2–3	1–2	—	2–1
5	Parappur FC	8	2	0	6	6	28	−22	6			0–2	1–0	2–0	1–3	—

Updated to match(es) played on 11 January 2024. Source: AIFF
Notes:

1. Disqualified from league on grounds of age fraud.^[6]

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BEN	CHE	MAD	ALC	KIC
1	Bengaluru FC	8	6	1	1	21	6	+15	19	Final round		—	2–1	3–0	0–0	1–0
2	Chennaiyin FC	8	5	2	1	17	9	+8	17	Playoff round		2–1	—	1–1	3–2	5–0
3	FC Madras	8	3	2	3	14	18	−4	11			0–4	0–1	—	4–3	3–2
4	Alchemy International FA	8	2	2	4	14	18	−4	8			1–5	1–1	1–3	—	2–1
5	Kickstart FC	8	0	1	7	11	26	−15	1			2–5	2–3	3–3	1–4	—

Updated to match(es) played on 11 January 2024. Source: AIFF

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PUN	SUD	DEL	BHA	BHK	NAM
1	Punjab FC	10	8	1	1	33	8	+25	25	Final round		—	1–4	3–1	3–0	5–0	9–0
2	Sudeva Delhi FC	10	6	2	2	33	10	+23	20			9–0	—	1–0	1–1	8–2	1–0
3	Delhi FC	10	6	0	4	30	11	+19	18			0–2	6–1	—	3–0	4–0	2–2
4	Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools	10	5	1	4	28	18	+10	16			4–2	2–3	4–2	—	6–3	1–0
5	Bunkerhill	10	2	0	8	11	46	−35	6			0–2	0–8	0–6	0–4	—	3–2
6	Namdhari Sports Academy	10	1	0	9	7	49	−42	3			0–5	0–6	2–1	2–1	1–3	—

Updated to match(es) played on 25 January 2024. Source: AIFF

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ZIN	RAJ	BAR	ARA	SAG
1	Zinc Football Academy	8	6	2	0	41	1	+40	20	Final round		—	0–0	4–0	10–0	11–0
2	Rajasthan United	8	6	2	0	31	3	+28	20	Playoff round		0–0	—	4–3	0–8	11–0
3	Baroda Football Academy	8	4	0	4	16	16	0	12			1–4	0–2	—	4–0	2–0
4	ARA FC	8	2	0	6	5	29	−24	6			0–4	0–6	2–3	—	2–1
5	SAG Football Academy	8	0	0	8	1	45	−44	0			1–0	0–7	3–0	0–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 11 January 2024. Source: AIFF

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CFC	HFC	KRFL	MMA
1	Corbett FC	6	6	0	0	31	1	+30	18	Playoff round		—	5–1	6–0	4–0
2	Himalayan FC	6	2	1	3	9	12	−3	7			0–2	—	0–0	0–4
3	K.R Football Leaders Club	6	0	2	4	1	19	−18	2			0–5	0–4	—	1–1
4	Madan Maharaj	6	2	1	3	9	18	−9	7			0–9	1–4	3–0	—

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2024. Source: AIFF

Group J

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SRD	JFC	BFA	SXI
1	Sreenidi Deccan	6	4	2	0	11	5	+6	14	Playoff round		—	1–0	2–1	1–1
2	Jamshedpur	6	2	3	1	9	6	+3	9			2–2	—	1–1	1–0
3	Bengal Football Academy	6	0	4	2	8	12	−4	4			0–3	2–2	—	3–3
4	Subroto XI	6	0	3	3	6	11	−5	3			1–2	0–3	1–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2024. Source: AIFF

Group K

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CFA	TYDA	TRAU	NER
1	Classic Football Academy	6	4	1	1	16	4	+12	13	Playoff round		—	2–2	3–1	7–0
2	TYDA	6	3	1	2	23	10	+13	10			0–3	—	5–1	6–0
3	TRAU	6	3	0	3	11	13	−2	9			0–1	4–3	—	2–1
4	NEROCA	6	1	0	5	2	25	−23	3			1–0	0–7	0–3	—

Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 2024. Source: AIFF

Playoff round

All matches to be played at Tilak Maidan, Vasco da Gama and Utorda Ground, Mormugoa.

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CHE	CFC	FCG
1	Chennaiyin FC	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6	Next round		—	3–0	—
2	Corbett FC	2	1	0	1	1	3	−2	3			—	—	1–0
3	FC Goa	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	0			1–2	—	—

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2024. Source: AIFF

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SNI	SHL	MCI
1	Snipers Football Club	2	2	0	0	7	3	+4	6	Next round		—	—	3–1
2	Shillong Lajong	2	1	0	1	4	5	−1	3			2–4	—	—
3	Mumbai City	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0			—	1–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2024. Source: AIFF

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CFA	RAJ	SRD
1	Classic Football Academy	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	6	Next round		—	—	2–0
2	Rajasthan United	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3			0–1	—	—
3	Sreenidi Deccan	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0			—	2–3	—

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2024. Source: AIFF

Final round

Final Group A

All matches to be played at Tilak Maidan, Vasco da Gama.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SUD	PUN	MBSG	RAJ
1	Sudeva Delhi FC	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9	Next round		—	1–0	—	—
2	Punjab FC	3	1	1	1	6	3	+3	4			—	—	2–2	4–0
3	Mohun Bagan SG	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	2			0–2	—	—	—
4	Rajasthan United	3	0	1	2	4	9	−5	1			1–2	—	3–3	—

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2024. Source: AIFF

Final Group B

All matches to be played at Utorda Ground, Mormugoa.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		KER	CFC	RFYC	USC
1	Kerala Blasters FC	3	2	0	1	4	1	+3	6	Next round		—	—	3–0	—
2	Corbett FC	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4			0–1	—	3–3	—
3	Reliance Foundation Young Champs	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	4			—	—	—	0–2
4	United SC	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3			0–1	1–2	—	—

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2024. Source: AIFF

Final Group C

All matches to be played at Utorda Ground, Mormugoa.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ZIN	F4C	SNI	BEN
1	Zinc Football Academy	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9	9	Next round		—	3–0	—	—
2	Football 4 Change Academy	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6			—	—	3–1	2–0
3	Snipers Football Club	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3			0–2	—	—	3–2
4	Bengaluru FC	3	0	0	3	3	10	−7	0			1–5	—	—	—

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2024. Source: AIFF

Final Group D

All matches to be played at Tilak Maidan, Vasco da Gama.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CFA	CHE	SHL	DSC
1	Classic Football Academy	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	9	Next round		—	3–1	—	1–0
2	Chennaiyin FC	3	2	0	1	11	7	+4	6			—	—	4–3	—
3	Shillong Lajong	3	1	0	2	5	9	−4	3			0–4	—	—	2–1
4	Dempo SC	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7	0			—	1–6	—	—

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2024. Source: AIFF

Knockouts

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

A1

Sudeva Delhi FC

3

D2

Chennayin FC

1

A1

Sudeva Delhi FC

4

B2

Corbett FC

0

C1

Zinc Football Academy

1

B2

Corbett FC

2

A1

Sudeva Delhi FC

1

D1

Classic Football Academy

2

B1

Kerala Blasters FC

0

C2

Football 4 Change Academy

2

C2

Football 4 Change Academy

0

D1

Classic Football Academy

2

D2

Classic Football Academy

1

A1

Punjab FC

0

Quarterfinals

Sudeva Delhi FC	3–1	Chennaiyin FC
Ginminhao 7' Md Sami 46' Bhanja 74' (pen.)	Report	Daniyal 9'

21 May 2024 (2024-05-21)

07:30 IST

QF1

Tilak Maidan, Vasco, Goa

Attendance: 100

Referee: Ritesh Rajaram Parsekar

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Zinc Football Academy	1–2	Corbett FC
Ashish 6'	Report	Animesh 62' Rodu 90+2'

21 May 2024 (2024-05-21)

16:00 IST

QF2

Tilak Maidan, Vasco, Goa

Attendance: 75

Referee: Nisar K

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Kerala Blasters	0–2	Football 4 Change Academy
	Report	Seiboilal 41' Janggunhao 77'

21 May 2024 (2024-05-21)

07:30 IST

QF3

Utorda Ground, Mormugao, Goa

Attendance: 20

Referee: C Suman Kumar

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Classic Football Academy	1–0	Punjab FC
Sumit 69'	Report

21 May 2024 (2024-05-21)

16:00 IST

QF4

Utorda Ground, Mormugao, Goa

Attendance: 40

Referee: Diwakar Kumar

Semi-finals

Sudeva Delhi FC	4–0	Corbett FC
Md Sami 23' (pen.) Animesh 35' (o.g.) Bhanja 78' Zidane 89'	Report

23 May 2024 (2024-05-23)

07:30 IST

SF1

Nagoa Panchayat Ground, Nagoa, Goa

Attendance: 75

Referee: Tobias Mervin A

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Football 4 Change Academy	0–2	Classic Football Academy
	Report	Bharat 17' Yaipharemba 37'

23 May 2024 (2024-05-23)

16:00 IST

SF2

Nagoa Panchayat Ground, Nagoa, Goa

Attendance: 80

Referee: Diwakar Kumar

Final

Sudeva Delhi FC	1-2	Classic Football Academy
Gaurav 60'	Report	Samson 56' Rishi Singh 49'

25 May 2024 (2024-05-25)

16:00 IST

Final

Nagoa Panchayat Ground, Nagoa, Goa

Attendance: 150

Referee: Ritesh Rajaram Parsekar

Statistics

As of 28 December 2023

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[7]
1	Md Mahmad Sami	Sudeva Delhi FC	16
	Prem Hansdak	Zinc Football Academy
3	Omang Dodum	Punjab FC	12
	Iashanbok Buhphang	Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools
6	Sujin S	Kerala Blasters	11

See also

• 2024 Reliance Foundation Development League