U17 football league in India
Football league season
Youth League Season 2022–23 Dates 22 December 2022 – 31 January 2023[1] Champions Classic FA[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)
All statistics correct as of 31 January 2023.
For detailed group stage matches click here .
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]
The 2019–20 season was abandoned midway and the league was not held since then due to the coronavirus pandemic .
Changes in format [ edit ] 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. 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 —
Group B [ edit ] 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 — —
Group C [ edit ] 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 — — —
Group D [ edit ] All matches will be held in Imphal .
Group E [ edit ] All matches will be held in Hyderabad .
Group F [ edit ] 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 — — —
Group G [ edit ] 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 — 0–1 1–5 — — 5 Madan Maharaj 4 0 1 3 5 14 −9 1 1–2 — — 0–1 —
Group H [ edit ] 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 — —
Group I [ edit ] 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 —
Group J [ edit ] 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 — —
Ranking of second-placed teams [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Bracket [ edit ]
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 [ edit ] Quarter-finals [ edit ] Semi-finals [ edit ] Statistics [ edit ] Top scorers [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] This section needs to be updated . Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (January 2023 )
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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
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