# 2017–18 Youth League U18

The 2017–18 Youth League U18 (formerly known as I-League U18) was the tenth season of the Indian Youth League U18 and the third season of the competition as an under-18 one. AIFF announced that the zonal rounds for the league that started from 20 November 2017 in Chennai, Maharashtra, Kolkata and Delhi. AIFF Elite Academy were three-time defending champions, but did not participate in the tournament. Shillong Lajong won their first title by defeating Kerala Blasters 2–0 in the final on 26 May 2018.

## Qualifiers
### Kolkata zone

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAI | USC | BFA |
| 1 | SAI (East Zone) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 8 | Advanced to zonal round | — | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Advanced to zonal round | 1–2 | — | 2–0 |
| 3 | Bengal Football Academy | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |

## Zonal round

* 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

### Delhi zone

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SDV | BBFS | DDFC | IYSA | DU | HIN |
| 1 | Sudeva Moonlight | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 26 | Advance to final round | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Bhaichung Bhutia FS | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 24 | Advance to final round | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Delhi Dynamos | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 14 | | 1–5 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| 4 | India Youth Soccer Association | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 9 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| 5 | Delhi United | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 7 | | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–5 |
| 6 | Hindustan | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 4 | | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — |

### Kolkata zone

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KEB | SAI | MB | USC | MSC | ATK |
| 1 | East Bengal | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 23 | Advance to final round | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | SAI (East Zone) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 21 | Advance to final round | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Mohun Bagan | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 21 | | 0–0 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 4 | United | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 9 | | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| 5 | Mohammedan | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 8 | | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | — | 2–1 |
| 6 | ATK | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 3 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 2–5 | 2–1 | — |

### Maharashtra zone

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DSK | FCPC | FSI | PIFA | KEN | SF |
| 1 | DSK Shivajians | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 3 | +41 | 28 | Advance to final round | — | 1–1 | 8–0 | 7–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Pune City | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 7 | +39 | 25 | Advance to final round | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | 3–2 | 16–0 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Football School of India | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 14 | | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 7–0 | 4–0 | 6–1 |
| 4 | PIFA | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 35 | −20 | 11 | | 0–5 | 1–8 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| 5 | Kenkre | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 41 | −34 | 5 | | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–4 | — | 2–1 |
| 6 | Steadfast – Mumbai Rush | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 32 | −25 | 2 | | 1–6 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — |

### Chennai–Karnataka zone

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BFC | OFC | CFC | RVSS | CCFC |
| 1 | Bengaluru | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 7 | +47 | 20 | Advance to final round | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 9–1 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Ozone | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 17 | Advance to playoffs | 0–7 | — | 1–1 | 9–0 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Chennaiyin | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 14 | | 2–2 | 0–3 | — | 14–5 | 5–0 |
| 4 | Raman Vijayan Soccer School | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 60 | −43 | 6 | | 2–16 | 0–6 | 0–2 | — | 6–4 |
| 5 | Chennai City | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 42 | −36 | 0 | | 0–12 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — |

### Shillong–Guwahati zone

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SLFC | RUFC | NEUFC | SAIG |
| 1 | Shillong Lajong | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 16 | Advance to final round | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Rangdajied United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 7 | | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | NorthEast United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 |
| 4 | SAI (Guwahati) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 6 | | 0–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | — |

### Goa zone

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FCG | SCG | SFC | DSC | SESA | CBSC |
| 1 | Goa | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 17 | Advance to final round | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Sporting Goa | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 17 | Advance to final round | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Salgaocar | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 16 | | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 4 | Dempo | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 14 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| 5 | SESA | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 12 | | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 |
| 6 | Churchill Brothers | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 6 | | 0–5 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 0–4 | 2–2 | — |

### Playoff Qualifiers
#### Group A - Rest Of India Zone

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AIZ | TFA | NER | SHO | FH | ASA |
| 1 | Aizawl | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 15 | Advance to playoffs | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 8–0 |
| 2 | Tata Football Academy | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 | Advance to playoffs | — | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 |
| 3 | NEROCA | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 | | — | — | — | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Sports Hostel Odisha | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 | | — | — | — | — | 3–3 | 4–0 |
| 5 | Fateh Hyderabad | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 4 | | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 |
| 6 | Ananthapur Sports Academy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 | | — | — | — | — | — | — |

#### Group B - Punjab/Kashmir/Ladakh Zone

All matches played at Minerva Training Ground, Ludhiana.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MP | YNG | JK | RK | UP |
| 1 | Minerva Punjab | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 12 | Advance to playoffs | — | 1–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Youngsters Club | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Advance to playoffs | — | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | J&K State FA | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 4 | | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Real Kashmir | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 | | — | — | — | — | 1–1 |
| 5 | United Punjab FA | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | | — | — | — | — | — |

#### Group C - Gujarat Zone

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAG | KAH | BFA |
| 1 | SAG Football Academy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to playoffs | — | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Kahaani FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | | — | — | 3–1 |
| 3 | Baroda Football Academy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | | — | — | — |

#### Group D - Kerala Zone

All matches played at Panampally Ground, Kochi.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAI | KB | MSP | GK | FCK |
| 1 | SAI (Thiruvananthapuram) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Advance to playoffs | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Kerala Blasters | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | Advance to playoffs | — | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 7–2 |
| 3 | MSP Football Academy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 7 | | — | – | — | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Gokulam Kerala | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | | — | — | — | — | 7–0 |
| 5 | Kerala | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 0 | | — | — | — | — | — |

## Playoffs
### Group A

All matches played at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AFC | KB | MP | SAG |
| 1 | Aizawl | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | Advance to final round | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 |
| 2 | Kerala Blasters | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance to final round | — | — | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Minerva Punjab | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | Advance to final round | — | — | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | SAG Football Academy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 | | — | — | — | — |

### Group B

All matches played at MFA Turf, Shillong.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAIT | TFA | OFC | YC |
| 1 | SAI (Thiruvananthapuram) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Advance to final round | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Tata Football Academy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | Advance to final round | — | — | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Ozone | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | Advance to final round | — | — | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Youngsters Club | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | | — | — | — | — |

## Final round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAIK | TFA | SFC | SCG |
| 1 | SAI (Kolkata) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Tata Football Academy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | | — | — | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| 3 | Sudeva Moonlight | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | | — | — | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Sporting Goa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | | — | — | — | — |
* ↑ SAI (Kolkata) were awarded 3–0 win against Sudeva Moonlight as a result of Sudeva Moonlight fielding the ineligible player Mohit Singh. The match initially ended in a 0–0 draw.

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KEB | SAIT | FCP | MP |
| 1 | East Bengal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | SAI (Thiruvananthapuram) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | | — | — | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Pune City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | | — | — | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Minerva Punjab | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | | — | — | — | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KBFC | BFC | DSK | BBF |
| 1 | Kerala Blasters | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Bengaluru | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | | — | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | DSK Shivajians | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | | — | — | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Bhaichung Bhutia FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 | | — | — | — | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SLFC | FCG | AFC | OFC |
| 1 | Shillong Lajong | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Goa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | | — | — | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Aizawl | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | | — | — | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Ozone | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | | — | — | — | — |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Kerala Blasters | Kerala Blasters | 2 | | | |
| SAI (Kolkata) | SAI (Kolkata) | 1 | | | |
| SAI (Kolkata) | SAI (Kolkata) | 1 | Kerala Blasters | Kerala Blasters | 0 |
| | | | Shillong Lajong | Shillong Lajong | 2 |
| East Bengal | East Bengal | 0 | Shillong Lajong | Shillong Lajong | 2 |
| Shillong Lajong | Shillong Lajong | 2 | Third Place | Third Place | Third Place |

### Final
## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Manvir Singh | Ozone | 14 |
| 2 | Joe Massey | Bhaichung Bhutia FS | 11 |
| 2 | Rohit Tigga | SAI (Kolkata) | 11 |
| 4 | Bishnu Bordoloi | DSK Shivajians | 9 |
| 4 | Ishan V Dey | Pune City | 9 |
| 4 | B Rohmingthanga | Chennaiyin | 9 |
| 7 | Rohan Harish Shukla | Football School of India | 8 |
| 7 | Dingku Sharma | DSK Shivajians | 8 |
| 7 | Syed Suhail Pasha | Chennaiyin | 8 |
| 7 | Jhantu Prasad | East Bengal | 8 |
| 7 | Adarsh AS | Kerala Blasters | 8 |
| 12 | Supratip Barui | United | 7 |
| 12 | B Lalnuntluanga | Bengaluru | 7 |
| 12 | Omega Vanlalhruaitluanga | Pune City | 7 |
| 12 | Ragav Gupta | Bengaluru | 7 |
| 12 | Umair Saiyyad | DSK Shivajians | 7 |
| 12 | Yash Sanjay Angre | Bhaichung Bhutia FS | 7 |
| 12 | Shijin T | SAI (Thiruvananthapuram) | 7 |
| 12 | Paul Ramfangzauva | Aizawl | 7 |
| 12 | Phrangki Buam | Shillong Lajong | 7 |