| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Minerva Punjab (1st title)[1] |
| Matches played | 310 |
| Goals scored | 1,024 (3.3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Siva Sakthi (22 goals) |
| Highest scoring | Kerala Blasters 12-2 Raman Vijayan SS |
| Highest attendance | 1,500 East Bengal 2-0 Mohun Bagan |
← 2017–18 2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of complete. | |
The 2018–19 Elite League, also known as 2018–19 Hero Elite League for sponsorship reasons and formerly known as Youth League U18 was the eleventh season of the Indian Elite League and the fourth season of the competition as an under-18 one. Shillong Lajong were the defending champions, but could not advance to knock out stage.[2][3]
Qualifiers[edit | edit source]
Kolkata zone[edit | edit source]
The qualifiers for Kolkata Zone were divided in two groups with five teams in each group, with SAI (East Zone), United S.C., and Rainbow AC advanced to the zonal round.[4]
Group A[edit | edit source]
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Group B[edit | edit source]
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Maharashtra zone[edit | edit source]
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Zonal round[edit | edit source]
| Tiebreakers |
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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:
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Delhi zone[edit | edit source]
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Karnataka–Andhra zone[edit | edit source]
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Chennai zone[edit | edit source]
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Kolkata zone[edit | edit source]
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Maharashtra zone[edit | edit source]
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Shillong–Guwahati zone[edit | edit source]
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Goa zone[edit | edit source]
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Jharkhand–Odisha zone[edit | edit source]
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Punjab zone[edit | edit source]
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Rest Of India zone[edit | edit source]
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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Playoffs[edit | edit source]
Ten teams entered this round, out of which five will progress to the final round.[6]
Group A[edit | edit source]
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Group B[edit | edit source]
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Final round[edit | edit source]
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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Knockout stage[edit | edit source]
Bracket[edit | edit source]
| Quarter Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Goa | 3 | |||||||||||||
| SAI Guwahati | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Goa | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Minerva Punjab | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Minerva Punjab Template:Pso | 1 (6) | |||||||||||||
| Mohun Bagan | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
| Minerva Punjab | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Pune City | 0 | |||||||||||||
| East Bengal | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Pune City | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Pune City | 2 | Third Place | ||||||||||||
| Aizawl | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Aizawl | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Chennaiyin | 0 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals[edit | edit source]
| Goa | 3–1 | SAI Guwahati |
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Doyal Alves  13', 78' Jovito Joao Dias 88' |
87' Shano Tariang |
| East Bengal | 1–2 | Pune City |
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| Srikumar Karjee 37' |
11', 33' Laldawngkima |
| Minerva Punjab | 1–1 | Mohun Bagan |
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| Makan Chote 75' |
7' Anirban Das |
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| Penalties | ||
| 6–5 | ||
| Aizawl | 1–0 | Chennaiyin |
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| R Lalthanmawia 16' |
Semi-finals[edit | edit source]
| Goa | 0–1 | Minerva Punjab |
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| 17' Makan Chote |
Final[edit | edit source]
| Minerva Punjab | 2–0 | Pune City |
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| Makan Chote 59' Thoiba Singh 67' |
Statistics[edit | edit source]
Top scorers[edit | edit source]
- As of 8 February 2019
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Sivasakthi Narayanan | Raman Vijayan SS | 22 |
| 2 | Murshid KP | FC Mangalore | 14 |
| 3 | Akashdeep Singh | Bengaluru | 13 |
| 4 | Ashley Alban Koli | IRON BORN | 10 |
| Muhammed Nemil Valiyattil | RF Young Champs | ||
| 6 | Seiminmang Manchong | Delhi Dynamos | 9 |
| Thoi Singh | RF Young Champs | ||
| Aaron Bareto | Salgaocar | ||
| Surag Chhetri | Kerala Blasters | ||
| Nongthombam Joysana Singh | Chennaiyin | ||
| Prathap E | MSP FA | ||
| R Zothanmawia | Aizawl |
Clean Sheets[edit | edit source]
- As of 8 February 2019
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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| 1 | Manav Baraskar | FC Goa | 9 |
| 2 | Devansh Dabas | Minerva | 8 |
| 3 | Christurajan T | MSP FA | 7 |
| Van Nunmawia | Aizawl | ||
| 5 | Rewang Dorjee Lepcha | Pune City | 6 |
| 6 | Kalyan Hasda | SAI (East) | 5 |
| Khoirom Jackson Singh | Reliance Foundation YC | ||
| 8 | Birendra Rabha Singh | Reliance Foundation YC | 4 |
| Avishak Shaw | United | ||
| Paramveer Singh | Bhaichung Bhutia FS | ||
| Raj Kumar Mahato | Jamshedpur | ||
| Akshat Hadkonkar | Sporting Goa | ||
| Sapam Nongpoknganba Singh | SESA | ||
| Wellyster Mendes | Dempo | ||
| C Vanlalhriata | Shillong Lajong | ||
| Ayon Roy | East Bengal |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Parasar, Swapnaneel (8 February 2019). "Elite League 2018–19: Minerva Punjab beat Pune City to win title". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ↑ "U-18 Youth League: Shillong Lajong beat Kerala Blasters to win title". 26 May 2018. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ↑ "Lajong Brush Aside Blasters To Clinch Maiden U-18 Youth League Glory". 26 May 2018. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ↑ "Fixtures: Hero U-18 YL". Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ↑ "Our U18 Football team started off their season in style as they won their maiden match by 2-0 against Bocajuniors Football School India in Youth I-League". Facebook. 9 October 2018.
- ↑ "4 teams secure progress to next rounds of Hero U-18 Youth League". I–League. 3 December 2018. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.