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Football league season
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 .
[1]
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
—
Rest of India zone
Group A
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
—
—
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
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
—
—
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
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
All matches played at Panampally Ground, Kochi.
Playoffs
Group A
All matches played at
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong) .
Group B
All matches played at MFA Turf, Shillong.
Final round
Group A
^ 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.
[2]
[3]
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Top scorers
Rank
Player
Club
Goals
1
Manvir Singh
Ozone
14
2
Joe Massey
Bhaichung Bhutia FS
11
Rohit Tigga
SAI (Kolkata)
4
Bishnu Bordoloi
DSK Shivajians
9
Ishan V Dey
Pune City
B Rohmingthanga
Chennaiyin
7
Rohan Harish Shukla
Football School of India
8
Dingku Sharma
DSK Shivajians
Syed Suhail Pasha
Chennaiyin
Jhantu Prasad
East Bengal
Adarsh AS
Kerala Blasters
12
Supratip Barui
United
7
B Lalnuntluanga
Bengaluru
Omega Vanlalhruaitluanga
Pune City
Ragav Gupta
Bengaluru
Umair Saiyyad
DSK Shivajians
Yash Sanjay Angre
Bhaichung Bhutia FS
Shijin T
SAI (Thiruvananthapuram)
Paul Ramfangzauva
Aizawl
Phrangki Buam
Shillong Lajong
References
External links
Fourth tier league seasons (2023–present)
I-League 3
National teams
League competitions
First division Second division State leagues Women Youth
Cup competitions