2023–24 Indian Youth League

Youth League
Season	2023–24
Dates	13 December 2023 – 2024
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 → All statistics correct as of 28 December 2023.

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

Changes in format

54 teams were divided into eleven groups based on the zones.
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 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; group winners from A-H groups and runners-up from B and H groups 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			Cooperage Ground, Churchgate, Mumbai
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	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	Assam		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	Karnataka		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			Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Chennaiyin FC	Tamil Nadu		Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
FC Madras	Tamil Nadu		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	Punjab		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			SRPF Group II Football Ground, Naroda, Gujarat
Rajasthan United	Rajasthan		Poornima University, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Zinc Football Academy	Rajasthan		MKM Stadium, Zawar, Rajasthan
Corbett FC	Uttarakhand	I	Amenity Sport Academy Ground, Rudrapur, Uttarakhand
K.R Football Leaders Club	Uttarakhand
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			Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, Imphal, Manipur
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	Next round	—	0–0	2–0	9–1	9–0
2	Mumbai City	8	6	1	1	24	5	+19	19	Next 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	Next round	0–4	—	1–0	3–0	1–0	2–0
3	United SC	10	6	2	2	18	9	+9	20	Next round	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:

^ 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	Next round	—	1–0	3–1	2–3	4–0
2	Shillong Lajong	8	4	2	2	21	11	+10	14	Next 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	Next round	—	2–1	5–1	2–0	4–0
2	FC Goa	8	4	1	3	16	8	+8	13	Next 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	Next round	3–4	—	2–0	4–1	6–0
3	Snipers Football Club	8	2	2	4	11	13	−2	8	Next 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:

^ 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	Next round	—	2–1	3–0	0–0	1–0
2	Chennaiyin FC	8	5	2	1	17	9	+8	17	Next 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	Next round	—	1–4	3–1	3–0	5–0	9–0
2	Sudeva Delhi FC	10	6	2	2	33	10	+23	20	Next round	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	Next round	—	0–0	4–0	10–0	11–0
2	Rajasthan United	8	6	2	0	31	3	+28	20	Next 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	Next 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	Next 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	Next 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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CHE	CFC	FCG
1	Chennaiyin FC	2	2	0	5	1	+4	6	Next round	—	3–0	—
2	Corbett FC	2	1	1	1	3	−2	3	Next round	—	—	1–0
3	FC Goa	2	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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SNI	SHL	MCI
1	Snipers Football Club	2	2	0	7	3	+4	6	Next round	—	—	3–1
2	Shillong Lajong	2	1	1	4	5	−1	3	Next round	2–4	—	—
3	Mumbai City	2	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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CFA	RAJ	SRD
1	Classic Football Academy	2	2	0	3	0	+3	6	Next round	—	—	2–0
2	Rajasthan United	2	1	1	3	3	0	3	Next round	0–1	—	—
3	Sreenidi Deccan	2	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	Next round	—	—	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	Next round	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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ZIN	F4C	SNI	BEN
1	Zinc Football Academy	3	3	0	10	1	+9	9	Next round	—	3–0	—	—
2	Football 4 Change Academy	3	2	1	5	4	+1	6	Next round	—	—	3–1	2–0
3	Snipers Football Club	3	1	2	4	7	−3	3		0–2	—	—	3–2
4	Bengaluru FC	3	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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CFA	CHE	SHL	DSC
1	Classic Football Academy	3	3	0	8	1	+7	9	Next round	—	3–1	—	1–0
2	Chennaiyin FC	3	2	1	11	7	+4	6	Next round	—	—	4–3	—
3	Shillong Lajong	3	1	2	5	9	−4	3		0–4	—	—	2–1
4	Dempo SC	3	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

D1

Classic Football Academy

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

Final

25 May 2024

16:00 IST

Sudeva Delhi FC	1-2	Classic Football Academy

Duler Football Stadium, Mapusa, Goa

Statistics

As of 28 December 2023

Top scorers

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

References

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[table_note_res_DQ0.61630939162164-6] Disqualified from league on grounds of age fraud.^[5]

[table_note_res_DQ0.87354528478978-8] Disqualified from league on grounds of age fraud.^[6]

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[2] "U-17 AIFF Youth League: Fixtures, format and more". Khel Now. Retrieved 2023-12-14.

[3] "AIFF Youth Leagues set to start next month, over 50 teams to participate". Sportstar. 2023-11-24. Retrieved 2023-12-14.

[4] "List of AIFF accredited 'Elite Category' academies for 2023-24 season". Khel Now. Retrieved 2023-12-14.

[5] "East Bengal FC suspended from the AIFF U17 Youth League for Age Fraud". thebridge.in. 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-01.

[7] "East Bengal FC suspended from the AIFF U17 Youth League for Age Fraud". thebridge.in. 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-01.

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