2025–26 AIFF Elite Youth League

Youth League
Season	2025–26
Dates	1 October 2025 – 28 April 2026
Champions	Punjab FC (2nd title)
Matches	530
Goals	2,153 (4.06 per match)
Top goalscorer	Md Mahmad Sami(Sudeva Delhi); (34 goals)
Biggest home win	Minerva Academy 13–0 Himalayan FC (31 January 2026)
Biggest away win	Himachal FC 0–13 Punjab FC (28 November 2025)
Highest scoring	Thadam FC 11–2 Sirukalathur Galatipet Football Club (14 October 2025); Minerva Academy 13–0 Himalayan FC (31 January 2026); Himachal FC 0–13 Punjab FC (28 November 2025)
	← 2024–25 2026–27 →

The 2025–26 AIFF Elite Youth League, also known as the 2025–26 AIFF U-18 Elite League, is the sixteenth season of the Indian Youth League and marks a return to the under-18 category.^[4]

Changes in format

Number of participating teams increased to 121.
Qualifier and pre-qualification rounds were added
The zonal group stage was divided into 10 groups.
- Groups B,E,G, and H had 8 teams each.
- Group J had 6 teams.
- The rest of the groups had 7 teams each.
The tournament took place in home and away round-robin format.

Teams

A total of 75 teams participated in the zonal group stage.

Club^[5]	State/Region	Home
Group A
Corbett FC	Uttarakhand	Amenity Sports Complex, Rudrapur
Himachal FC	Himachal Pradesh	Minerva Academy, Mohali
Himalayan FC	Himachal Pradesh	Sri Dashmesh Martial SA, Anandpur Sahib
Minerva Academy	Punjab	Minerva Academy, Mohali
Punjab FC		Roundglass Sports Academy, Mohali
Sri Dashmesh Martial Sports Academy		Sri Dashmesh Martial SA, Anandpur Sahib
Real Kashmir	Jammu and Kashmir	TRC, Srinagar
Group B
Delhi FC	Delhi	Minerva Academy, Mohali
Juba Sangha FC		Juba Sangh, Noida
Sudeva Delhi		Sudeva Football Academy, Delhi
Lucknow Falcons Football Club^[a]	Uttar Pradesh	Ekana Sportz City Stadium, Lucknow
Techtro Lucknow FC	Uttar Pradesh	Techtro Football Arena, Lucknow
Lakecity FC	Madhya Pradesh	Delhi Public School, Bhopal
Rajasthan United	Rajasthan	Vidhyadhar Nagar Stadium, Jaipur
Zinc Football Academy	Rajasthan	Zawar Mine Stadium, Zawar
Group C
ARA FC	Gujarat	Adani Shantigram Ground, Ahmedabad
SGVP Football Club, Junagadh	Gujarat	SGVP Ground, Ahmedabad
MUM-Dsouza Football Academy	Maharashtra	Reliance Corporate park, Mumbai
Pune-UKM Kothrud FC		Ganga Legend, Bavdhan, Pune
Reliance Foundation Young Champs		Reliance Corporate park, Mumbai
Sports Mania		Sports Mania Ground, Pimpri-Chinchwad
SSE BFC Soccer Schools, Mumbai		Cooperage Ground, Mumbai
Group D
Churchill Brothers	Goa	Utorda Sports Complex, Utorda
Dempo SC		Dempo Academy, Gandaulim
FC Goa		Monte de Guirim Ground, Guirim
Guardian Angel SC		Nagoa Football Ground, Nagoa
Sesa Football Academy		SFA, Sircaim
South Goa United Club of Sports & Culture		Don Bosco Ground, Fatorda
Football Club Mangalore	Karnataka	Yenepoya University, Mangalore
Group E
AC Milan Academy Kerala	Kerela	BBM Spotland 11-a-side Turf, Kozhikode
Gokulam Kerala		Kottappadi Football Stadium, Malappuram
Kerala Blasters		TMK Arena, Wadakkancherry
Muthoot Football Academy		Muthoot FA, Malappuram
Alchemy International FA	Karnataka	Padukone Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, Bengaluru
Bengaluru FC		Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru
Kickstart FC		Kickstart Kannuru Ground, Bengaluru
South United FC		SUFC Ground, Bengaluru
Group F
FC Madras	Tamil Nadu	FC Madras Academy, Mahabalipuram
FC Marina Academy, Chennai		FC Marina Centre for Excellence, Chennai
FC Tamilions		Home Game Sports Arena, Chennai
Murugappa Youth Football Academy		Murugappa Sports Centre, Chennai
Thadam FC		Vinayaka Mission Research Foundation Ground, Chennai
LFP Football Academie	Pondicherry	Home Game Sports Arena, Chennai
Sreenidi Deccan	Telangana	Deccan Arena, Hyderabad
Group G
AIFF Bhubaneswar Academy^[b]	Odisha	Odisha Football Academy, Bhubaneshwar
FAO Academy		7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar
YAFC,Choudwar		Capital Ground, Bhubaneswar
Alpha Sports Academy^[c]	Bihar	Alpha Sports Academy, Patna
Inter Kashi	Uttar Pradesh	BLW Inter College Football Ground, Varanasi
Jamshedpur FC	Jharkhand	Flatlets, Jameshpur FC, Jamshedpur
SAIL Football Academy, Bokaro	Jharkhand	Mohan Kumar Mangalam Stadium, Bokaro
RKM Football Academy	Chhattisgarh	RKM Football Academy, Narayanpur
Group H
AIFF FIFA Talent Academy^[d]	Odisha	Odisha Football Academy, Bhubaneshwar
Diamond Harbour	West Bengal	Bidhannagar Municipality Sports Complex, Kolkata
East Bengal FC		East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
Keshab-Uma Charitable Trust FA^[e]		Gangadharpur College Ground, Howrah
Mohammedan		Mohammedan Sporting Ground, Kolkata
Mohun Bagan		Mohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata
SKM Sports Foundation		Aghornath Park Stadium, Kalna
United SC		Kalyani B Stadium, Kalyani
Group I
ASUFII FA	Manipur	ASUFII FAI FA Ground, Senapati
Football 4 Change Academy		Senapati Multi Purpose Ground, Senapati
Lamka FA		Senapati Multi Purpose Ground, Senapati
Pehlum Lamhil Lawm		ASUFII FAI FA Ground, Senapati
KASA Football Coaching Center	Assam	Karbi Anglong Stadium, Karbi Anglong
NorthEast United	Assam	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
Shillong Lajong	Meghalaya	SSA Stadium, Shillong
Group J
Classic Football Academy	Manipur	Loitang Football Arena, Imphal
Elite FA		St. Anthony School Ground, Imphal
Regular Football Coaching Center		DSA Ground, Bishnupur
Sang-Gai Heroes		Angtha WPC Ground, Imphal
TYDA		TYDA Football Ground, Toubul
Numaligarh Refinery Limited Football Academy	Assam	NRL Township Ground, Numaligarh

↑ The club withdrew from the competition during the zonal group stage.
↑ The club withdrew from the competition during the zonal group stage.
↑ The club withdrew from the competition during the zonal group stage.
↑ The club withdrew from the competition during the zonal group stage.
↑ The club withdrew from the competition during the zonal group stage.

Qualifier Round

Qualifier Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	TLFC	LFFC	NUFC
1	Techtro Lucknow FC	2	1	1	0	5	0	+5	4	Zonal Group Stage		0–0
2	Lucknow Falcons Football Club	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	Zonal Group Stage			0–0
3	Northern United Football Club	2	0	1	1	0	5	−5	1		0–5

Source: AIFF

Qualifier Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ZFA	BBFSD
1	Zinc Football Academy	2	2	0	8	0	+8	6	Zonal Group Stage		2–0
2	Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools- Delhi	2	1	1	7	3	+4	3
3	Conscient Football	2	0	2	1	13	−12	0		0–6	1–7

Source: AIFF

Qualifier Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SBSS	MSSA	HHSC	KENFC
1	SSE BFC Soccer Schools, Mumbai	3	2	1	0	20	2	+18	7	Pre-qualification Round				7–0
2	MUM-Somaiya Sports Academy	3	2	1	0	12	2	+10	7		2–2
3	Hungry Hearts Soccer School	3	1	0	2	3	18	−15	3		0–11	0–6
4	Kenkre FC	3	0	0	3	1	14	−13	0			0–4	1–3

Source: AIFF

Qualifier Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MOFC	SSFCA	TCFC
1	Maharashtra Oranje	2	2	0	9	2	+7	6	Pre-qualification Round		2–1
2	Savvy Swaraaj FC, Ahmedabad	2	1	1	7	3	+4	3				6–1
3	Thane City FC	2	0	2	2	13	−11	0		1–7

Source: AIFF

Qualifier Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	BSA	CFCI	TSA
1	Brothers Sports Association	2	2	0	5	1	+4	6	Pre-qualification Round			2–0
2	Community Football Club India	2	1	1	11	4	+7	3		1–3
3	The Soccer Academy	2	0	2	1	12	−11	0			1–10

Source: AIFF

Qualifier Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MSP	BRAF	IRSC	CONM
1	Mumbai Soccer Prodigies	3	1	2	0	8	6	+2	5	Pre-qualification Round		1–1	4–2
2	Bravo Football	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	5					2–0
3	India Rush Soccer Club	3	0	2	1	4	6	−2	2			2–2		0–0
4	Conscient Football Mumbai	3	0	2	1	3	5	−2	2		3–3

Source: AIFF

Qualifier Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SPFC	ADRS	PPFC
1	Snigmay Pune Football Club	2	2	0	11	1	+10	6	Pre-qualification Round			7–0
2	Adrenaline Sports	2	1	1	9	7	+2	3		1–4
3	Pune Pioneers FC	2	0	2	3	15	−12	0			3–8

Source: AIFF

Qualifier Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PUKFC	SFA	RPFC
1	Pune-UKM Kothrud FC	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	4	Pre-qualification Round			4–1
2	Sportiqo Football Academy	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2		0–0
3	Rising Pune FC	2	0	1	1	2	5	−3	1			1–1

Source: AIFF

Qualifier Group K

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PFCK	ACMK	KFTC	NFCK
1	PFC Kerala	3	3	0	9	1	+8	9	Pre-qualification Round				2–1
2	AC Milan Academy Kerala	3	2	1	12	4	+8	6	Pre-qualification Round	0–4			11–0
3	KFTC Football Academy Kozhikode	3	1	2	7	4	+3	3		0–3	0–1
4	New Football Club Kerala	3	0	3	1	20	−19	0				0–7

Source: AIFF

Qualifier Group L

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	DBV	SSC	AIFA
1	Don Bosco Vaduthala	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	6	Pre-qualification Round		2–1
2	Sportto Soccer Club	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1				1–1
3	Altius International Football Academy	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1		1–2

Source: AIFF

Qualifier Group N

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	RFC	TSS	SNIP
1	Roots Football Club	2	1	1	6	3	+3	3	Pre-qualification Round		5–1
2	The Sports School	2	1	1	4	5	−1	3				3–0
3	Snipers Football Club	2	1	1	2	4	−2	3		2–1

Source: AIFF

Qualifier Group O

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	BCFC	SUFC	RSA
1	Bangalore City FC	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4	Pre-qualification Round			1–1
2	South United FC	2	1	0	1	9	2	+7	3	Pre-qualification Round	1–2
3	Raman Sports Academy	2	0	1	1	1	9	−8	1			0–8

Source: AIFF

Qualifier Group Q

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	THDFC	SGFC	FPPSA
1	Thadam FC	2	2	0	12	0	+12	6	Pre-qualification Round		5–0
2	Sirukalathur Galatipet Football Club	2	1	1	6	6	0	3	Pre-qualification Round			6–1
3	Football Plus Professional Soccer Academy	2	0	2	1	13	−12	0		0–7

Source: AIFF

Qualifier Group R

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	VFC	SPFA	PFCA
1	Vels Football Club	2	2	0	7	0	+7	6	Pre-qualification Round			6–0
2	SP FOOTBALL ACADEMY	2	1	1	3	3	0	3		0–1
3	Puzhal Football Coaching Association	2	0	2	2	9	−7	0			2–3

Source: AIFF

Qualifier Group T

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MYFA	RVSS	ANSS
1	Murugappa Youth Football Academy	2	2	0	0	10	0	+10	6	Pre-qualification Round			6–0
2	Raman Vijayan Soccer School	2	0	1	1	2	6	−4	1		0–4
3	A & N Soccer School	2	0	1	1	2	8	−6	1			2–2

Source: AIFF

Qualifier Group U

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	DBSSI	RFC	FKSSA
1	Dream Big Soccer School India, Karur	2	1	1	6	3	+3	3	Pre-qualification Round			4–0
2	Reeds FC	2	1	1	4	4	0	3	Pre-qualification Round	3–2
3	First Kick School of Soccer Academy	2	1	1	2	5	−3	3			2–1

Source: AIFF

Qualifier Group X

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SKM	BMSA	BFA	IFSA
1	SKM Sports Foundation, Kalna	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	5	Zonal Group Stage		2–2	2–2
2	Bidhannagar Municipal Sports Academy	3	1	2	0	6	5	+1	5					2–2
3	Bengal Football Academy	3	1	1	1	8	5	+3	4			1–2
4	Infocus Sports Academy	3	0	1	2	3	10	−7	1		0–3		1–5

Source: AIFF

Qualifier Group Y

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	F4C	PLL	BBFS-S	4FA
1	Football 4 Change Academy	3	2	1	0	9	4	+5	7	Zonal Group Stage		1–1		5–1
2	Pehlum Lamhil Lawm	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Zonal Group Stage			3–1
3	BBFS Shillong	3	1	0	2	7	7	0	3		2–3
4	4 For All Football Academy	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0			0–1	1–4

Source: AIFF

Qualifier Group Z

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ASU	LAM	MUVA	SHFA	CHIK
1	ASUFII FA	4	4	0	0	22	4	+18	12	Zonal Group Stage			8–2		8–0
2	Lamka FA	4	3	0	1	18	6	+12	9	Zonal Group Stage	1–3		3–1
3	Muvanlai Athletics	4	1	1	2	6	13	−7	4						2–2
4	Sadar Hills FA	4	1	0	3	8	10	−2	3		1–3	2–6	0–1
5	Chikim FA	4	0	1	3	2	23	−21	1			0–8		0–5

Source: AIFF

Pre-qualification Round

Pre-qualification Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PUKFC	BSA	MSP
1	Maharashtra Oranje	1	1	0	4	2	+2	3	Pre-qualification Group J		4–2
2	Pune-UKM Kothrud FC	1	1	0	3	1	+2	3
3	SSE BFC Soccer Schools, Mumbai	1	1	0	2	0	+2	3				2–0
4	Brothers Sports Association	1	0	1	2	4	−2	0
5	Snigmay Pune Football Club	1	0	1	1	3	−2	0		1–3
6	Mumbai Soccer Prodigies	1	0	1	0	2	−2	0

Source: AIFF

Pre-qualification Group J

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PUKFC	SBSS	MOFC
1	Pune-UKM Kothrud FC	2	1	1	4	3	+1	3	Zonal Group Stage			4–1
2	SSE BFC Soccer Schools, Mumbai	2	1	1	4	4	0	3	Zonal Group Stage	2–0
3	Maharashtra Oranje	2	1	1	5	6	−1	3			4–2

Source: AIFF

Pre-qualification Group M

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ACMK	PFCK	DBV
1	AC Milan Academy Kerala	2	2	0	5	2	+3	6	Zonal Group Stage			3–1
2	PFC Kerala	2	1	1	3	3	0	3		1–2
3	Don Bosco Vaduthala	2	0	2	2	5	−3	0			1–2

Source: AIFF

Pre-qualification Group P

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	BCFC	SUFC	RFC
1	Bangalore City FC	2	2	0	0	7	3	+4	6	Disqualified			3–1
2	South United FC	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2	1	Zonal Group Stage	2–4
3	Roots Football Club	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	1			1–1

Source: AIFF

Pre-qualification Group S

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	THDFC	VFC	SGFC
1	Thadam FC	2	2	0	14	3	+11	6	Zonal Group Stage			11–2
2	Vels Football Club	2	1	1	2	3	−1	3		1–3
3	Sirukalathur Galatipet Football Club	2	0	2	2	12	−10	0			0–1

Source: AIFF

Pre-qualification Group V

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MYFA	DBSSI	RFC
1	Murugappa Youth Football Academy	2	2	0	10	0	+10	6	Zonal Group Stage			6–0
2	Dream Big Soccer School India, Karur	2	1	1	4	4	0	3		0–4
3	Reeds FC	2	0	2	0	10	−10	0			0–4

Source: AIFF

Zonal Group Stage

Zonal Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PFC	MAFC	CORB	REK	SDMSA	HLYN	HIFC
1	Punjab FC	12	10	1	1	58	9	+49	31	Final round		3–2	7–1	4–0	1–0	7–0	10–0
2	Minerva Academy	12	7	4	1	43	10	+33	25		2–2		3–1	1–1	0–0	13–0	5–0
3	Corbett FC	12	7	1	4	26	19	+7	22	Final round playoff	2–0	1–2		0–0	0–2	5–0	4–1
4	Real Kashmir	12	3	6	3	17	18	−1	15		1–3	1–1	1–3		1–1	2–2	4–0
5	Sri Dashmesh Martial Sports Academy	12	4	2	6	11	14	−3	14		0–4	1–2	0–1	1–3		2–1	2–0
6	Himalayan FC	12	2	3	7	12	40	−28	9		1–4	0–2	1–2	2–2	1–0		3–0
7	Himachal FC	12	0	1	11	4	61	−57	1		0–13	0–10	2–6	0–1	0–2	1–1

Source: AIFF

Zonal Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SUD	ZFA	JSFC	RUFC	LCFC	TLFC	DEL	LFFC
1	Sudeva Delhi	12	10	1	1	41	7	+34	31	Final round		1–0	1–0	1–0	8–0	9–1	2–0	12–0
2	Zinc Football Academy	12	9	2	1	51	4	+47	29	Final round	5–0		3–0	2–0	7–0	6–0	11–0	-
3	Juba Sangha FC	12	7	3	2	32	13	+19	24		0–0	2–2		0–0	2–0	6–4	5–0	8–1
4	Rajasthan United	12	5	2	5	20	23	−3	17		1–5	0–7	2–3		2–1	3–0	3–1	-
5	Lakecity FC	12	4	0	8	18	43	−25	12		0–5	0–3	1–6	0–3		4–3	5–2	3–2
6	Techtro Lucknow FC	12	2	2	8	20	40	−20	8		0–3	0–0	0–1	3–3	2–4		4–0	-
7	Delhi FC	12	0	0	12	5	57	−52	0		0–6	1–5	0–7	0–3	0–3	1–3		1–5
8	Lucknow Falcons Football Club	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew	1–5	0–5	0–5	1–7	0–1	1–1	5–1

Source: AIFF

Zonal Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	RFYC	ARA	MDSA	SGVP	SPM	PUKFC	SBSS
1	Reliance Foundation Young Champs	12	12	0	0	45	9	+36	36	Final round		3–1	8–0	2–0	4–2	2–0	2–1
2	ARA FC	12	7	1	4	28	15	+13	22	Final round playoff	2–3		3–2	1–2	2–0	1–0	2–2
3	MUM-Dsouza Football Academy	12	7	0	5	25	38	−13	21		0–9	0–4		2–1	1–0	1–0	4–3
4	SGVP Football Club, Junagadh	12	4	2	6	14	17	−3	14		0–3	1–0	1–4		0–1	2–0	0–0
5	Sports Mania	11	4	0	7	19	23	−4	12		0–2	0–3	7–2	2–1		2–4
6	Pune-UKM Kothrud FC	12	3	1	8	12	21	−9	10		2–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3		2–1
7	SSE BFC Soccer Schools, Mumbai	11	1	2	8	17	37	−20	5		1–4	2–7	2–7	1–5	3–2	1–2

Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: AIFF

Zonal Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	FCG	FCM	DEM	SGUC	SESA	GASC	CHB
1	FC Goa	12	8	3	1	28	11	+17	27	Final round		1–5	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–0	6–0
2	Football Club Mangalore	12	7	3	2	24	9	+15	24	Final round playoff	1–1		1–0	1–0	4–0	1–1	6–1
3	Dempo SC	12	6	4	2	17	9	+8	22		1–2	2–1		2–0	1–1	1–0	1–0
4	South Goa United Club of Sports & Culture	12	4	3	5	17	14	+3	15		1–2	2–0	0–2		1–1	1–1	4–0
5	Sesa Football Academy	12	3	4	5	13	15	−2	13		0–1	0–0	2–2	1–3		3–0	1–0
6	Guardian Angel SC	12	3	3	6	13	23	−10	12		1–5	1–2	0–3	3–1	1–0		0–0
7	Churchill Brothers FC	12	0	2	10	4	35	−31	2		0–2	0–2	1–1	0–3	0–4	2–5

Source: AIFF

Zonal Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	BFC	GOK	KSFC	AIA	MFA	KBFC	SUFC	ACMK
1	Bengaluru FC	14	12	1	1	50	9	+41	37	Final round		3–0	0–2	3–2	2–1	3–0	6–0	11–0
2	Gokulam Kerala	14	9	1	4	46	18	+28	28	Final round	0–3		1–2	6–0	2–1	2–0	7–1	8–0
3	Kickstart FC	14	8	2	4	32	13	+19	26		1–1	2–1		1–3	1–2	2–0	11–0	5–2
4	Alchemy International FA	14	7	3	4	30	23	+7	24		1–4	1–1	0–0		3–1	2–0	2–1	4–0
5	Muthoot Football Academy	14	7	1	6	27	23	+4	22		0–2	2–3	2–1	3–1		2–1	4–3	5–0
6	Kerala Blasters	14	5	1	8	27	28	−1	16		2–3	1–7	1–0	2–2	1–0		5–0	5–2
7	South United FC	14	1	2	11	16	62	−46	5		0–6	2–4	0–3	1–6	3–3	2–1		2–2
8	AC Milan Academy Kerala	14	1	1	12	9	61	−52	4		0–3	0–4	0–1	0–3	0–1	1–8	2–1

Source: AIFF

Zonal Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	FCM	SRD	FCMA	MYFA	THDFC	LFP	FCT
1	FC Madras	12	12	0	0	78	2	+76	36	Final round		2–0	6–0	11–0	7–0	11–0	8–0
2	Sreenidi Deccan	11	8	1	2	34	9	+25	25	Final round playoff	0–1		7–1	2–0	5–0		4–0
3	FC Marina Academy, Chennai	12	5	3	4	23	26	−3	18		1–3	1–2		3–0	3–3	1–0	2–0
4	Murugappa Youth Football Academy	12	5	2	5	25	25	0	17		0–2	0–2	1–1		2–0	3–2	8–0
5	Thadam FC	12	4	3	5	26	43	−17	15		1–11	2–4	2–2	2–2		4–3	5–1
6	LFP Football Academie	11	1	1	9	14	49	−35	4		0–9	2–2	2–6	0–7	2–3		1–0
7	FC Tamilions	12	1	0	11	5	51	−46	3		0–7	0–6	0–2	0–2	1–4	3–2

Updated to match(es) played on 22 Feb 2026. Source: AIFF

Zonal Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	JAM	FAO	IKA	RKM	SAIL	YAFC	ABA	ALPH
1	Jamshedpur FC	10	8	2	0	42	3	+39	26	Final round		3–0	4–0	1–1	5–0	9–0	2–0	-
2	FAO Academy	10	6	0	4	22	12	+10	18^[a]	Final round	0–2		1–2	0–1	3–0	3–0	1–8	2–2
3	Inter Kashi	10	5	3	2	26	15	+11	18^[a]		2–2	1–3		6–0	3–2	5–0	2–2	4–1
4	RKM Football Academy	10	3	4	3	14	19	−5	13		0–4	2–3	2–2		3–2	4–0	-	-
5	SAIL Football Academy, Bokaro	10	2	2	6	11	31	−20	8		0–6	0–7	1–1	1–1		2–0	0–1	-
6	YAFC,Choudwar	10	0	1	9	3	38	−35	1		0–6	1–2	0–4	0–0	2–3		0–5	3–1
7	AIFF Bhubaneswar Academy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew	1–1	0–3	4–2	4–2	5–1	4–0		9–0
8	Alpha Sports Academy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew	0–3	-	-	0–1	1–1	4–1	-

Source: AIFF
Notes:

1 2 Head-to-head: FAO Academy 4–3 Inter Kashi

Zonal Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	EBFC	MBSG	USC	DHB	SKM	MSC	AFTA	KUCT
1	East Bengal FC	10	8	1	1	24	5	+19	25	Final round		2–0	3–1	3–0	4–0	4–1	-	5–0
2	Mohun Bagan	10	6	2	2	32	10	+22	20	Final round	1–1		2–3	0–0	4–2	7–1	2–0	-
3	United SC	10	6	2	2	13	7	+6	20		2–0	0–1		2–0	1–1	1–0	4–2	-
4	Diamond Harbour	10	2	4	4	8	16	−8	10		0–2	0–5	0–0		1–1	3–1	1–1	0–0
5	SKM Sports Foundation	10	1	3	6	9	21	−12	6		0–2	0–3	0–1	1–3		1–1	3–0	1–0
6	Mohammedan	10	0	2	8	7	34	−27	2		0–3	1–9	0–2	1–1	1–3		0–3	-
7	AIFF FIFA Talent Academy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew	1–0	1–2	1–0	1–1	2–2	4–1		4–0
8	Keshab-Uma Charitable Trust FA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew	1–2	0–6	1–3	-	1–1	-	2–1

Source: AIFF

Zonal Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	F4C	ASU	NEU	PLL	LAM	SHI	KASA
1	Football 4 Change Academy	12	9	1	2	38	15	+23	28	Final round		3–1	3–2	2–3	5–1	3–1	1–1
2	ASUFII FA	12	7	2	3	26	18	+8	23	Final round playoff	2–0		1–1	1–1	2–0	1–2	4–2
3	NorthEast United	12	5	2	5	32	30	+2	17		2–4	1–2		4–4	4–0	5–0	3–0
4	Pehlum Lamhil Lawm	12	4	3	5	27	28	−1	15		1–3	5–4	0–2		2–3	3–2	3–0
5	Lamka FA	12	5	0	7	20	37	−17	15		1–8	1–4	5–3	2–1		1–3	2–0
6	Shillong Lajong	12	4	1	7	24	32	−8	13		0–3	1–2	2–5	4–3	3–4		5–1
7	KASA Football Coaching Center	12	2	3	7	18	25	−7	9		0–3	1–2	9–0	1–1	2–0	1–1

Source: AIFF

Zonal Group J

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CLA	TYDA	SGH	RFCC	NRL	ELIT
1	Classic Football Academy	10	9	1	0	33	4	+29	28	Final round		1–1	3–0	4–2	7–0	2–0
2	TYDA	10	7	2	1	19	6	+13	23	Final round playoff	0–1		3–1	1–0	3–1	2–0
3	Sang-Gai Heroes	10	3	2	5	16	21	−5	11		0–3	2–2		1–4	4–1	3–0
4	Regular Football Coaching Center	10	3	1	6	18	16	+2	10		0–2	0–1	1–2		1–2	3–1
5	Numaligarh Refinery Limited Football Academy	10	2	2	6	9	25	−16	8		1–4	0–2	1–1	2–2		1–0
6	Elite FA	10	2	0	8	5	28	−23	6		0–6	0–4	3–2	0–5	1–0

Source: AIFF

Final Round Playoff

Playoff Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	TYDA	ARA	FCM
1	TYDA	2	2	0	12	3	+9	6	Final round			8–2
2	ARA FC	2	1	1	3	5	−2	3		1–4
3	Football Club Mangalore	2	0	2	3	10	−7	0			1–2

Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2026. Source: AIFF

Playoff Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ASU	SRD	CORB
1	ASUFII FA	2	2	0	6	3	+3	6	Final round			4–2
2	Sreenidi Deccan	2	1	1	3	3	0	3		1–2
3	Corbett FC	2	0	2	3	6	−3	0			1–2

Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2026. Source: AIFF

Final Round

Qualification

Club	Qualified as
Punjab FC	Zonal Group A Champions
Sudeva Delhi	Zonal Group B Champions
Zinc Academy	Zonal Group B Runners-up
Reliance Young Champs	Zonal Group C Champions
FC Goa	Zonal Group D Champions
Bengaluru FC	Zonal Group E Champions
Gokulam Kerala	Zonal Group E Runners-up
FC Madras	Zonal Group F Champions
Jamshedpur FC	Zonal Group G Champions
FAO Academy	Zonal Group G Runners-up
East Bengal	Zonal Group H Champions
Mohun Bagan	Zonal Group H Runners-up
Football 4 Change	Zonal Group I Champions
Classic FA	Zonal Group J Champions
TYDA	Final Round Playoff Group A Champions
ASUII FA	Final Round Playoff Group B Champions

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	F4C	BEN	SUD	GOA
1	Football 4 Change	3	2	1	8	3	+5	6	Knockout-stage		2–3
2	Bengaluru FC	3	2	1	8	5	+3	6	Knockout-stage			2–3	3–0
3	Sudeva Delhi	3	2	1	5	8	−3	6		0–5			2–1
4	FC Goa	3	0	3	1	6	−5	0		0–1

Source: AIFF

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	JAM	CFA	MBSG
1	Jamshedpur FC	3	1	2	0	6	5	+1	5	Knockout-stage
2	Classic FA	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5	Knockout-stage	2–2		1–1
3	Mohun Bagan SG	3	0	3	0	4	4	0	3		2–2
4	Gokualm Kerala	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1		1–2	1–0	1–1

Source: AIFF

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	RFYC	ZFA	ASU	EB
1	Reliance Young Champs	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7	Knockout-stage			2–1	1–0
2	Zinc FA	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5	Knockout-stage	0–0		4–3
3	ASUFII FA	3	1	0	2	8	8	0	3					3–1
4	East Bengal	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1			0–0

Source: AIFF

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	TYDA	PUN	FCM	FAO
1	TYDA	3	2	1	0	9	4	+5	7	Knockout-stage		3–3	3–0
2	Punjab FC	3	2	1	0	7	5	+2	7	Knockout-stage				3–2
3	FC Madras	3	1	0	2	6	5	+1	3			0–1		6–1
4	FAO Academy	3	0	0	3	4	12	−8	0		1–3

Source: AIFF

Knockouts

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

A1

Football 4 Change

2 (4)

B2

Classic FA

2 (3)

QF1

Football 4 Change

1

QF2

Punjab FC

2

C1

Young Champs

1

D2

Punjab FC

6

SF1

Punjab FC

3

SF2

Zinc FA

0

B1

Jamshedpur FC

2 (1)

A2

Bengaluru FC

2 (4)

QF3

Bengaluru FC

0

QF4

Zinc FA

4

D1

TYDA

0

C2

Zinc FA

3

Quarterfinals

23 April 2026

07:30 IST

QF 1

Football 4 Change	2–2	Classic FA
Vaiphei 45' T. Touthang 88'	Report	43' Kasar 22' K. Singh
Penalties
Khongsai O. Touthang T. Touthang Lalchhuaha Tiwari	4–3	Kasar Thiumai Katwal M. Singh V. Singh

Ramsar Sahib Sports Stadium, Garhshankar, Punjab, India

23 April 2026

16:30 IST

QF 3

Jamshedpur	2–2	Bengaluru
Khyriem 45' Das 87'	Report	16' Chingakham 64' Arbash
Penalties
Lawmsangzuala Rayan A. Meitei	1–4	Samson Ningthoujam Subba R. Singh

Ramsar Sahib Sports Stadium, Garhshankar, Punjab, India

24 April 2026

16:30 IST

QF 2

Young Champs	1–6	Punjab FC
Faris 66'	Report	1', 59' Sameer 11', 12' Yadav 20' S. Singh 84' Y. Singh

Ramsar Sahib Sports Stadium, Garhshankar, Punjab, India

24 April 2026

16:30 IST

QF 4

TYDA	0–3	Zinc FA
	Report	17' Chetry 62' Gope 82' Ansari

Ramsar Sahib Sports Stadium, Garhshankar, Punjab, India

Semifinals

26 April 2026

7:30 IST

SF 1

Football 4 Change	1–2	Punjab FC
Touthang 38' Kipgen 53' 80' Bishwakarma	Report	22' Sameer 50' Yadav 53' S. Singh 55' T. Singh

Ramsar Sahib Sports Stadium, Garhshankar, Punjab, India

26 April 2026

16:30 IST

SF 2

Bengaluru FC	0–4	Zinc FA
27' Takhellambam Bobbish 76' Khuraijam Thomas Meitei 88' Asem Nerjit Singh	Report	13' Yash 17' Bryant Dihingia 34' Ashish Chetry 34' Himanshu 72' Himesh Meena

Ramsar Sahib Sports Stadium, Garhshankar, Punjab, India

Final

28 April 2026

16:30 IST

Final

Punjab FC	3–0	Zinc FA
69' Karish Soram 70' Vishal Yadav 80' Thongram Rishikanta Singh	Report	68' Yash

Ramsar Sahib Sports Stadium, Garhshankar, Punjab, India

Statistics

As of 28 April 2026

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals^[6]^[7]
1	Md Mahmad Sami	Sudeva Delhi	34
2	Ashish Chetry	Zinc FA	25
3	Rohit	Thadam FC	23
4	Wangkheirakpam John Singh	ASUFII FA	22
5	Hemneichung Lunkim	Minerva Academy	19
6	Yaman Sheoran	Inter Kashi	18
6	Vishal Yadav	Punjab	18
8	Daksh Agarwal	ARA FC	17
9	Lamminthang Kipgen	ASUFII FA	16
9	Lawmsangzuala	Jamshedpur	16

References

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[7] The club withdrew from the competition during the zonal group stage.

[8] The club withdrew from the competition during the zonal group stage.

[9] The club withdrew from the competition during the zonal group stage.

[10] The club withdrew from the competition during the zonal group stage.

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[2] "Punjab FC defends AIFF Elite Youth League title". The Hindu. 30 April 2026. Archived from the original on 3 May 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.

[3] "Punjab FC defends AIFF Elite Youth League title". The Print. 28 April 2026. Archived from the original on 29 April 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.

[4] "AIFF U-18 Elite League: Fixtures, format and more". The AIFF. Retrieved 17 February 2026.

[5] "U-17 Youth League". I-League. Retrieved 19 February 2026.

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Changes in format

Teams

Qualifier Round

Qualifier Group A

Qualifier Group B

Qualifier Group C

Qualifier Group D

Qualifier Group E

Qualifier Group F

Qualifier Group G

Qualifier Group H

Qualifier Group K

Qualifier Group L

Qualifier Group N

Qualifier Group O

Qualifier Group Q

Qualifier Group R

Qualifier Group T

Qualifier Group U

Qualifier Group X

Qualifier Group Y

Qualifier Group Z

Pre-qualification Round

Pre-qualification Group I

Pre-qualification Group J

Pre-qualification Group M

Pre-qualification Group P

Pre-qualification Group S

Pre-qualification Group V

Zonal Group Stage

Zonal Group A

Zonal Group B

Zonal Group C

Zonal Group D

Zonal Group E

Zonal Group F

Zonal Group G

Zonal Group H

Zonal Group I

Zonal Group J

Final Round Playoff

Playoff Group A

Playoff Group B

Final Round

Qualification

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockouts

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Statistics

Top scorers

See also

References