# Reliance Foundation Development League

The Reliance Foundation Development League (RFDL) is India's Youth Football league organised by the Reliance Foundation in technical support with the AIFF. A total of 60+ teams participates in the tournament. The league was founded to offer opportunities to the young players across the country.

## Background

In June 2021 it was proposed after a meeting of the AIFF and CEOs of all the ISL clubs that a new developmental competition called Reliance Foundation Development League would be introduced in 2022. This new league would consist of the youth and reserve teams of all the ISL clubs, with aim to develop young players as there has been limited number of competitions and leagues outside the ISL since the pandemic. The teams would predominantly feature U-21 players with few overage players allowed as well. The inaugural season of the proposed two-month league will be held in Goa inside a bio-secure bubble between January and March, following the same medical and safety procedures for 2021–22 ISL season, but got postponed to April 15.

## Player eligibility

* should be under-21
* should be at least 15 at the time of registration
* permission to include five players aged 21-23, no more than three players are allowed in the playing XI
* maximum of 24 players
* no foreign nationals

## Seasons

| Season | Zones | Clubs |
| 2022 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 9 | 59 |
| 2024 | 8 | 57 |
| 2025 | | |

## Teams
### 2022 season

A total of eight teams competed in a single round basis. A total of 28 matches were played.
Clubs :
| Bengaluru FC | Kerala Blasters FC |
| Chennaiyin FC | Mumbai City FC |
| FC Goa | Hyderabad FC |
| Jamshedpur FC | Reliance Foundation Young Champs |

### 2023 season

59 Teams were divided into 9 zones for the regional qualifiers, each containing 4–8 teams.
Clubs :
| Assam-Meghalaya Zone |||
| Malki SC | Mawlai SC | NorthEast United FC |
| Rangdajied United FC | Ryntih FC | Shillong Lajong FC |
| East Zone |||
| Mohun Bagan SG | East Bengal FC | Jamshedpur FC |
| Mohammedan SC | New Alipore Suruchi Sangha | Odisha FC |
| United SC | | |
| Goa Zone |||
| Churchill Brothers FC Goa | Dempo SC | FC Goa |
| Salgaocar FC | SESA FA | Velsao SCC |
| Kerala Zone |||
| FC Areekode | Gokulam Kerala FC | FC Kerala |
| Kerala Blasters FC | Kovalam FC | LIFFA |
| Muthoot FA | Parappur FC | |
| Manipur Zone |||
| Classic FA | Football 4 Change Academy | North Eastern Sporting Union |
| Pehlum Lamhil Lawm | Poloi FC | SAI-RC |
| Social Development Club | Wangoi FA | |
| Mizoram Zone |||
| 1st Bn MAP Football Academy | Chanmari FC | Chanmari West FC |
| Chawnpui FC | Ramthar Veng FC | SYS Football Club |
| Mumbai Zone |||
| India Rush Soccer Club | Iron Born FC | Kenkre FC |
| Mumbai City FC | PIFA Sports FC | Reliance Foundation Young Champs |
| North Zone |||
| Garhwal FC | Rajasthan United FC | RoundGlass Punjab FC |
| Sudeva Delhi FC | | |
| South Zone |||
| Bengaluru FC | FC Bengaluru United | Chennaiyin FC |
| Kickstart FC | FC Mangalore | Mohammden Sporting FC |
| Roots FC | Sreenidi Deccan | |

### 2024 season

57 Teams were divided into 8 zones for the regional qualifiers, each containing 5–9 teams.
Clubs :
| East Zone |||
| Adamas United SA | East Bengal FC | Jamshedpur FC |
| Kalighat Milan Sangha | Mohammedan SC | Mohun Bagan SG |
| Odisha FC | United SC | |
| Goa Zone |||
| Dempo SC | FC Goa | FC Mardol |
| Geno FC | Pax of Nagoa SC | SESA FA |
| Siddheshwar SCC | Sporting Goa | |
| Kerala Zone |||
| Gokulam Kerala | Kerala Blasters | Kovalam FC |
| LiFFA | Muthoot FA | Parappur FC |
| SAI Kollam | Wayanad United FC | |
| Meghalaya-Assam Zone |||
| 4 for all FA | Little Stars Academy | Mawlai SC |
| NorthEast United FC | Pay for right FA | Shillong Lajong FC |
| Mizoram Zone |||
| 1st Bn MAP Football Academy | Home Missions FC | Inkhel FC |
| Kulikawn FC | Muthi FC | |
| Mumbai Zone |||
| Community Football Club India | Glorious Mothers FC | India Rush Soccer Club |
| Iron Born FC | Kenkre FC | Millat |
| Mumbai City | Oranje | RFYC |
| North Zone |||
| AIPL FC | Delhi FC | Punjab FC |
| Rajasthan United FC | Sudeva Delhi FC | ZINC FA |
| South Zone |||
| Bengaluru FC | Chennaiyin FC | Kickstart FC |
| Rebels FC | Roots FC | Snipers FC |
| Sreenidi Deccan | | |

## Winners

| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Winning seasons | Runners-up seasons | Third place seasons |
| Bengaluru | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2022, 2023 | | |
| Punjab | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2024 | | |
| Kerala Blasters | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 2022 | |
| Sudeva Delhi | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 2023 | |
| East Bengal | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 2024 | |
| Hyderabad | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | 2022 |
| Mohun Bagan | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | 2023 |
| Muthoot FA | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | 2024 |