# 2024–25 Indian Youth League

The 2024–25 Youth League, also known as the 2024–25 U-17 Youth League, is the fifteenth season of the Indian Youth League and the third season of the under-17 category.

## Changes in format

* Number of participating teams increased to 71.
* The teams were divided into 12 groups.
** All except group J had 6 teams.
* The tournament took place in home and away round-robin format (except in centralized groups J and L) in the group stage.

## Teams

| Club | State/Region | Home |
| Group A |||
| Adamas United Sports Academy | West Bengal | Barakpore Stadium, Kolkata |
| Bengal Football Academy | West Bengal | Vivekanand Stadium, Khardaha |
| Bidhannagar Municipal Sports Academy | West Bengal | Bidhannagar Municipal Sports Academy Ground, Kolkata |
| East Bengal FC | West Bengal | East Bengal Ground, Kolkata |
| Mohammedan SC | West Bengal | Mohammedan Sporting Ground, Kolkata |
| Mohun Bagan SG | West Bengal | Mohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata |
| Group B |||
| Mumbai City FC | Maharashtra | Cooperage Ground, Churchgate, Mumbai |
| Reliance Foundation Young Champs | Maharashtra | Reliance Corporate Park, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai |
| Community Football Club | Maharashtra | Neville D'Souza Ground, Bandra |
| SSE BFC Soccer Schools | Maharashtra | Yashwantrao Ground, Nerul |
| Brothers Sports Association | Maharashtra | Barnes School and Junior College, Nashik |
| Thane City FC | Maharashtra | All Saints Ground, Bhiwandi |
| Group C |||
| Altius International Football Academy | Kerala | Altius International Football Academy, Koppam, Pattambi |
| MSP Football Academy | Kerala | Kottappadi Football Stadium, Malappuram |
| Parappur FC | Kerala | Thrissur Cooperation Stadium, Thrissur |
| Don Bosco Vaduthala | Kerala | Maharaja's College Ground, Kochi |
| Gokulam Kerala FC | Kerala | EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode |
| Kerala Blasters Football Club | Kerala | Panampilly Sports Ground, Panampilly |
| Group D |||
| Artz N India Football Club | Tamil Nadu | SDAT Ground, Dindigul |
| Chennaiyin FC | Tamil Nadu | Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Porur, Chennai |
| FC Madras | Tamil Nadu | FC Madras Academy, Mahabalipuram |
| First Kick School of Soccer Academy | Tamil Nadu | First Kick School of Soccer, Coimbatore |
| BBFS, Bengaluru | Karnataka | Maharishi Vidya Mandir School, Hosur, Tamil Nadu |
| Raman Sports Academy | Karnataka | Padukone Dravid Center of Excellence, Bengaluru |
| Group E |||
| Alchemy International FA | Karnataka | Padukone Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, Bengaluru |
| Bengaluru FC | Karnataka | Padukone Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, Bengaluru |
| Kickstart FC | Karnataka | Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Roots Football Club | Karnataka | HAL Sports Club, Bengaluru |
| Sporting Club Bengaluru | Karnataka | Padukone Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, Bengaluru |
| Muthoot Football Academy | Kerela | Muthoot FA, Malappuram |
| Group F |||
| Minerva Academy | Punjab | Minerva Academy, Mohali |
| Punjab FC | Punjab | SUS Tangori Football Ground, Mohali |
| Sri Dashmesh Martial Sports Academy | Punjab | Sri Dashmesh Martial SA, Anandpur Sahib |
| BBFS, Delhi | Delhi | Vedas International School, Sohna, Haryana |
| Delhi FC | Delhi | Minerva Academy, Mohali |
| Sudeva Delhi FC | Delhi | Sudeva Football Academy, Delhi |
| Group G |||
| NorthEast United | Assam | MFA turf, Shillong, Meghalaya |
| Numaligarh Refinery Limited Football Academy | Assam | NRL Township Ground, Numaligarh |
| ASUFII FA | Manipur | KASA Stadium, Diphu, Assam |
| Football 4 Change Academy | Manipur | Assam Rifles Ground, Laitkor, Shillong, Meghalaya |
| BBFS, Shillong | Meghalaya | Assam Rifles Ground, Laitkor, Shillong, Meghalaya |
| Shillong Lajong | Meghalaya | MFA turf, Shillong |
| Group H |||
| Rajasthan United | Rajasthan | LIET, Alwar |
| Zinc Football Academy | Rajasthan | Debari, Udaipur |
| ARA FC | Gujarat | Adani Shantigram Football Ground, Ahmedabad |
| Charutar Vidya Mandal FC | Gujarat | CVM FC Ground, Anand |
| Oranje FC | Maharashtra | CIDCO, Kharghar |
| Sports Mania | Maharashtra | Sports Mania, Pimpri-Chinchwad |
| Group I |||
| Churchill Brothers FC | Goa | Holy Trinity Ground, Benaulim |
| Dempo SC | Goa | Ella Ground, Old Goa |
| FC Goa | Goa | Monte de Guirim Football Ground, Guirim |
| Sesa Football Academy | Goa | SFA, Sircaim |
| Belgaum United Football Academy | Karnataka | Sporting Planet Sports Complex, Belgaum |
| Football Club Mangalore | Karnataka | FC Mangalore ground, Mangaluru |
| Group J |||
| Classic Football Academy | Manipur | Ramakrishna Mission Sports Complex, Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh |
| TYDA | Manipur | Ramakrishna Mission Sports Complex, Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh |
| Aizawl FC | Mizoram | Ramakrishna Mission Sports Complex, Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh |
| RKM FA | Chhattisgarh | Ramakrishna Mission Sports Complex, Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh |
| Premier Sporting Football Academy | Bihar | Ramakrishna Mission Sports Complex, Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh |
| Group K |||
| AIFF FIFA Talent Academy | Odisha | OSAP 7th Battalion, Bhubaneswar |
| Odisha FC | Odisha | SAI International Residential School, Nuagan, Cuttack |
| SKM Sports Foundation | West Bengal | Aghornath Park Stadium, Kalna |
| United SC | West Bengal | Naihati Stadium, Kolkata |
| Inter Kashi | Uttar Pradesh | BLW Football Ground, Varanasi |
| Jamshedpur | Jharkhand | JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur |
| Group L |||
| Corbett FC | Uttarakhand | Deccan Arena, Hyderabad, Telangana |
| Juba Sangha FC | Delhi | Deccan Arena, Hyderabad, Telangana |
| Madan Maharaj | Madhya Pradesh | Deccan Arena, Hyderabad, Telangana |
| MUM - Dsouza Football Academy | Maharashtra | Deccan Arena, Hyderabad, Telangana |
| Real Kashmir | Jammu and Kashmir | Deccan Arena, Hyderabad, Telangana |
| Sreenidi Deccan | Telangana | Deccan Arena, Hyderabad, Telangana |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MBSG | BFA | EBFC | AUSA | MSC | BMSA |
| 1 | Mohun Bagan SG | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 28 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Bengal Football Academy | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 7 | +20 | 24 | 0–1 | — | 5–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | East Bengal FC | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 14 | 0–0 | 1–5 | — | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Adamas United Sports Academy | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 9 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| 5 | Mohammedan SC | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 8 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 6 | Bidhannagar Municipal Sports Academy | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 25 | −20 | 2 | 0–9 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | RFYC | MCFC | BSA | SBSS | CFCI | TCFC |
| 1 | Reliance Foundation Young Champs | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 5 | +43 | 27 | — | 2–0 | 6–0 | 8–0 | 3–0 | 10–0 |
| 2 | Mumbai City FC | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 4 | +28 | 25 | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 |
| 3 | Brothers Sports Association | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 |
| 4 | SSE BFC Soccer Schools | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 29 | −20 | 11 | 0–6 | 0–5 | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| 5 | Community Football Club | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 10 | 1–7 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 |
| 6 | Thane City FC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 44 | −39 | 0 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–6 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KBFC | GOK | MSP | AIFA | PFCK | DBV |
| 1 | Kerala Blasters | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 7 | +38 | 28 | — | 1–0 | 7–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 8–1 |
| 2 | Gokulam Kerala | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 7 | +31 | 22 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | 7–1 | 6–0 | 8–0 |
| 3 | MSP Football Academy | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 20 | 2–2 | 1–7 | — | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| 4 | Altius International Football Academy | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 42 | −28 | 9 | 0–6 | 0–4 | 2–8 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| 5 | Parappur FC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 7 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 6–2 | — | 7–2 |
| 6 | Don Bosco Vaduthala | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 53 | −45 | 1 | 0–9 | 0–2 | 0–10 | 3–4 | 0–0 | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FCM | CFC | RSA | FKSSA | BBFS-B | AIFC |
| 1 | FC Madras | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 3 | +61 | 28 | — | 1–0 | 9–0 | 4–0 | 15–1 | 10–0 |
| 2 | Chennaiyin FC | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 5 | +46 | 25 | 1–1 | — | 5–0 | 5–0 | 11–0 | 9–0 |
| 3 | Raman Sports Academy | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 18 | 1–7 | 3–4 | — | 6–0 | 2–0 | 15–0 |
| 4 | First Kick School of Soccer Academy | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 10 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | 6–0 |
| 5 | BBFS Bengaluru | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 46 | −36 | 7 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 |
| 6 | Artz N India Football Club | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 79 | −73 | 0 | 0–10 | 0–9 | 1–10 | 0–3 | 3–4 | — |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MFA | AIA | BFC | KFK | RFC | SCB |
| 1 | Muthoot Football Academy | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 8 | +28 | 25 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 13–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Alchemy International FA | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 21 | 1–0 | — | 1–5 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Bengaluru FC | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 19 | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 6–3 | 6–0 |
| 4 | Kickstart FC | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 16 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| 5 | Roots Football Club | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 40 | −30 | 6 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 |
| 6 | Sporting Club Bengaluru | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 31 | −30 | 0 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PFC | SUD | MAFC | SDMSA | BBFS-D | DFC |
| 1 | Punjab FC | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 4 | +36 | 23 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 9–0 |
| 2 | Sudeva Delhi FC | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 5 | +25 | 22 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 12–0 |
| 3 | Minerva Academy | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 12 | +28 | 20 | 0–4 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | 8–0 |
| 4 | Sri Dashmesh Martial Sports Academy | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 16 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 4–3 | — | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| 5 | BBFS, Delhi | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 6 | 1–9 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 |
| 6 | Delhi FC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 73 | −72 | 0 | 0–10 | 0–5 | 0–17 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — |

### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | NEU | ASU | F4C | SHI | BBFS-S | NRL |
| 1 | NorthEast United | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 23 | — | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 |
| 2 | ASUFII FA | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 19 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Football 4 Change Academy | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 19 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 |
| 4 | Shillong Lajong | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 14 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| 5 | BBFS, Shillong | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 8 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–3 | — | 4–0 |
| 6 | Numaligarh Refinery Limited Football Academy | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 31 | −29 | 2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ZFA | SM | RUFC | ARA | MOFC | CVM |
| 1 | Zinc Football Academy | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | +25 | 30 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 7–1 |
| 2 | Sports Mania | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 19 | 1–4 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| 3 | Rajasthan United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 17 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| 4 | ARA FC | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 9 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 5 | Oranje FC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 7 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–5 |
| 6 | Charutar Vidya Mandal FC | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 30 | −18 | 6 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 3–5 | — |

### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FCG | FCM | DEM | SESA | BUFA | CHB |
| 1 | FC Goa | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 19 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 9–1 |
| 2 | Football Club Mangalore | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 18 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 6–0 |
| 3 | Dempo SC | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 15 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Sesa Football Academy | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 15 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | 4–1 |
| 5 | Belgaum United Football Academy | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 13 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 7–0 |
| 6 | Churchill Brothers FC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 52 | −47 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 1–7 | — |

### Group J

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CLA | RKM | TYDA | AIZ | PSFA |
| 1 | Classic Football Academy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 12 | — | 2–0 | | 6–1 | |
| 2 | RKM FA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | | — | 1–0 | | |
| 3 | TYDA | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | 0–2 | | — | 4–1 | 6–1 |
| 4 | Aizawl FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 3 | | 1–2 | | — | 8–0 |
| 5 | Premier Sporting Football Academy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | | | — |

### Group K

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | AFTA | JAM | USC | OFC | SKM | IKA |
| 1 | AIFF FIFA Talent Academy | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 8 | +34 | 25 | — | 7–0 | 6–0 | 7–1 | 6–1 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Jamshedpur | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 11 | +23 | 21 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 10–0 | 9–1 | 4–0 |
| 3 | United SC | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 16 | 1–2 | 0–5 | — | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
| 4 | Odisha FC | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 43 | −28 | 8 | 2–6 | 0–2 | 0–5 | — | 3–3 | 5–3 |
| 5 | SKM Sports Foundation | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 34 | −24 | 5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–5 |
| 6 | Inter Kashi | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 5 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | — |

### Group L

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | COR | SRD | JSFC | REK | MDFA | MMFC |
| 1 | Corbett FC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 11 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Sreenidi Deccan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | | — | 2–1 | | 0–2 | 5–2 |
| 3 | Juba Sangha FC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 10 | | | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Real Kashmir | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 6 | 1–7 | 1–2 | | — | | |
| 5 | MUM - Dsouza Football Academy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | | | | 0–3 | — | 1–2 |
| 6 | Madan Maharaj | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 3 | 0–9 | | 0–4 | 0–2 | | — |

## Statistics

    As of 12 February 2025

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Rakshit P Anil | Raman Sports Academy | 19 |
| 2 | Potshangbam Abinash Singh | Chennaiyin FC | 18 |
| 3 | Mohammed Shamil VPP | FC Madras | 15 |
| 3 | Hemneichung Lunkim | Minerva Academy | 15 |
| 5 | Mohammed Nafin | MSP Football Academy | 14 |
| 6 | Nethan Vaz | Mumbai City | 13 |
| 7 | Tanbir Dey | Bengal Football Academy | 12 |
| 7 | Takhellambam Bobbish | Corbett FC | 12 |
| 7 | Vishal Yadav | Punjab FC | 12 |
| 10 | Himesh Meena | Zinc Football Academy | 11 |
| 10 | Shekhar Sardar | East Bengal FC | 11 |