2022–23 U-17 Youth Cup

Youth League
Season	2022–23
Dates	22 December 2022 – 31 January 2023
Champions	Classic FA (1st title)
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)
	← 2019–20 2023–24 → 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 | edit source]

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.

Teams[edit | edit source]

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 | edit source]

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 | edit source]

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Group B[edit | edit source]

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Group C[edit | edit source]

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Group D[edit | edit source]

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Group E[edit | edit source]

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Group F[edit | edit source]

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Group G[edit | edit source]

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Group H[edit | edit source]

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Group I[edit | edit source]

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Group J[edit | edit source]

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Ranking of second-placed teams[edit | edit source]

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 on December 2022. Source: AIFF

Knockout stage[edit | edit source]

Bracket[edit | edit source]

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 | edit source]

23 January 2023

10:15 IST

Gandhinagar FC	1–0	Techtro Swades United
Wahengbam Mangal Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 90+2' Thounaojam Meiraba Singh 88'	Report	Lalfakzuala 47'

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 25

Referee: Arvind Sekhar A

23 January 2023

15:15 IST

Himalayan Kinnaur	2–1	Rajasthan United
Mate Lamginmon Vaiphei Error creating thumbnail: File missing 61', 71' J Lalhmangaihzuala 71'	Report	Roman MRA 23' Kenminthang Misao Error creating thumbnail: File missing 79'

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 60

Referee: S Samsonraj

23 January 2023

10:00 IST

KR Football Leaders	2–3	Punjab FA
Mahendra Bediya Error creating thumbnail: File missing 21' Uzair Khan Error creating thumbnail: File missing 84'	Report	Gulraj Singh Buttar Error creating thumbnail: File missing 30' Karandeep Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 52', 90+4'

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 60

Referee: Syed Khaleel

23 January 2023

15:00 IST

Classic FA	1–0	Minerva Academy FC
Ningthoukhongjam Rishi Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 60'	Report	Ngasham Bitan Singh 55'

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 50

Referee: Nyayakappu Kurumaiah

24 January 2023

10:15 IST

Sreenidi Deccan	0–2	Sudeva Delhi
	Report	Arman Ahmed 61' Jajo Prashant Error creating thumbnail: File missing 76' Haodamliam Vaiphei Error creating thumbnail: File missing 88'

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 55

Referee: Avind Sekhar A

24 January 2023

10:00 IST

Corbett	0–2	Zinc FA
	Report	Sanjay Error creating thumbnail: File missing 34' Shubhash Damor Error creating thumbnail: File missing 88'

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 50

Referee: Darshan M S

24 January 2023

15:15 IST

Chennaiyin	2–2	Garhwal
Makakmayum Daniyal Error creating thumbnail: File missing 10' Lalremruata Error creating thumbnail: File missing 23' Preyarhanjan RS 83' Abitto A 90'	Report	Richie Kharbani Error creating thumbnail: File missing 78' Siddharth Khichi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 88'
Penalties
	9–8

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 50

Referee: Syed Khaleel

24 January 2023

15:00 IST

Odisha	1–1	Muthoot FA
Chintu Nag Error creating thumbnail: File missing 35'	Report	Mohammed Samir Error creating thumbnail: File missing 45+2'
Penalties
	5–6

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 80

Referee: Nyayakappu Kurumaiah

Quarter-finals[edit | edit source]

25 January 2023

10:00 IST

Gandhinagar FC	1–1	Himalayan Kinnaur
Aaditya Pandya Error creating thumbnail: File missing 47' Yashir Khan 43' 48' Rudra Patel 51' Nelson Laishram 89'	Report	Christian Lalthuazala Error creating thumbnail: File missing 11'
Penalties
	4–5

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 50

Referee: S Samsonraj

25 January 2023

15:00 IST

Punjab FA	0–7	Classic FA
Harmanpreet Singh 32' Mangal Singh 85' Gulraj Buttar Singh 86'	Report	Gogocha Chungkham Error creating thumbnail: File missing 8', 35', 52' Mutum Anish Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 16', 27' Kullakpam Zahir Khan Error creating thumbnail: File missing 40' Punit Thangjam Error creating thumbnail: File missing 72'

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 55

Referee: M Sai Kumar

26 January 2023

10:00 IST

Sudeva Delhi	2–1	Zinc FA
Laltinlen Haokip Error creating thumbnail: File missing 14' Soibam Roshan Singh 57' Ramesh Chhetri Error creating thumbnail: File missing 82' Farhan Fayaz 90+5'	Report	Ashish 56' Mohammad Kaif Error creating thumbnail: File missing 61' Manish Meel 85'

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 50

Referee: Arvind Sekhar A

26 January 2023

15:00 IST

Chennaiyin	3–0	Muthoot FA
Makakmayum Daniyal Error creating thumbnail: File missing 41+1' 90+5' Prakakdeswaran S Error creating thumbnail: File missing 65' 89' Lalthapuia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 90+1'	Report

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 80

Referee: Syed Khaleel

Semi-finals[edit | edit source]

27 January 2023

10:00 IST

Himalayan Kinnaur	1–3	Classic FA
Bhaskar Chhetri 25' Christian Lalthazuala Error creating thumbnail: File missing 51'	Report	Kullakpam Zahir Khan Error creating thumbnail: File missing 40' Gogocha Chungkham Error creating thumbnail: File missing 47' Mohmmad Arbash Error creating thumbnail: File missing 48'

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 50

Referee: S Samsonraj

28 January 2023

15:00 IST

Sudeva Delhi	2–2	Chennaiyin
Ramesh Chhetri Error creating thumbnail: File missing 47', 73'	Report	Makakmayum Daniyal Error creating thumbnail: File missing 39' Srinith K Error creating thumbnail: File missing 77'
Penalties
	8–7

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 50

Referee: Syed Khaleel

Final[edit | edit source]

31 January 2023

TBD IST

Classic FA	2–0^[7]	Sudeva Delhi
Khulakpam Zahir Khan Error creating thumbnail: File missing 14' 58' Gogocha Chungkham Error creating thumbnail: File missing 27' Aheibam Suraj Singh 90+4'	Report	Sursing Purty 45+2'

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 150

Referee: Arvind Sekhar A

Statistics[edit | edit source]

Top scorers[edit | edit source]

As of 27 January 2023

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Lemet Tangvah	Chandigarh FA	10
2	Christian Lalthazuala	Himalayan Kinnaur	8
2	Karandeep Singh	Punjab FA	8
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 | edit source]

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As of 6 January 2023

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Sahil Zulfikar	Zinc FA	4
1	Anubhav	Punjab FA	4
2	Junaid Hamid	Real Kashmir FC	3
	Irom Devananada Meitei	Himalayan Kinnaur
	Aheibam Suraj Singh	Classic FA

Hat-tricks[edit | edit source]

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)

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "49 teams to participate in AIFF Elite Youth League 2022–23". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
↑ "Classic Football Academy wins Hero U-17 Youth Cup title". thebridge.in. The Bridge. All India Football Federation. 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
↑ Raghunandan, Vaibhav (18 January 2023). "Quick starts, watertight defences and perfect records: A look ahead to the Hero U-17 Youth Cup final round". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
↑ "Sudeva Delhi, Chennaiyin complete U-17 Youth Cup semi-finals line-up". newsroomodisha.com. Bhubaneswar: Newsroom Odisha Network. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
↑ "Himalayan FC Kinnaur, Classic FA enter Hero U-17 Youth Cup Semi-finals". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
↑ "Sudeva Delhi win penalty shootout, enter Hero U-17 Youth Cup Final". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
↑ "U-17 Youth Cup: Classic Football Academy clinches title after defeating Sudeva Delhi 2–0". aninews.com. Asian News International. 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.

External links[edit | edit source]

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[1] "49 teams to participate in AIFF Elite Youth League 2022–23". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[2] "Classic Football Academy wins Hero U-17 Youth Cup title". thebridge.in. The Bridge. All India Football Federation. 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

[3] Raghunandan, Vaibhav (18 January 2023). "Quick starts, watertight defences and perfect records: A look ahead to the Hero U-17 Youth Cup final round". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[4] "Sudeva Delhi, Chennaiyin complete U-17 Youth Cup semi-finals line-up". newsroomodisha.com. Bhubaneswar: Newsroom Odisha Network. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[5] "Himalayan FC Kinnaur, Classic FA enter Hero U-17 Youth Cup Semi-finals". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.

[6] "Sudeva Delhi win penalty shootout, enter Hero U-17 Youth Cup Final". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[7] "U-17 Youth Cup: Classic Football Academy clinches title after defeating Sudeva Delhi 2–0". aninews.com. Asian News International. 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.

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v t e Elite League
Seasons	2011 2012 2013 2014 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
Youth teams	AIFF Elite Academy Bengaluru FC Academy Chennaiyin FC Reserves and Academy East Bengal FC Academy FC Pune City Academy Northeast United FC Reserves and Academy Odisha FC Reserves SESA Football Academy Tata Football Academy

2022–23 U-17 Youth Cup

Contents

Changes in format[edit | edit source]

Teams[edit | edit source]

Group stage[edit | edit source]

Group A[edit | edit source]

Group B[edit | edit source]

Group C[edit | edit source]

Group D[edit | edit source]

Group E[edit | edit source]

Group F[edit | edit source]

Group G[edit | edit source]

Group H[edit | edit source]

Group I[edit | edit source]

Group J[edit | edit source]

Ranking of second-placed teams[edit | edit source]

Knockout stage[edit | edit source]

Bracket[edit | edit source]

Round of 16[edit | edit source]

Quarter-finals[edit | edit source]

Semi-finals[edit | edit source]

Final[edit | edit source]

Statistics[edit | edit source]

Top scorers[edit | edit source]

Clean sheets[edit | edit source]

Hat-tricks[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]