2017–18 Youth League U18

Youth League U18
Season	2017–18
Champions	Shillong Lajong
Matches played	235
Goals scored	797 (3.39 per match)
Top goalscorer	Manvir Singh (14 goals)
Biggest home win	Pune City 16–0 Kenkre
Biggest away win	Raman Vijayan Football School 2–16 Bengaluru
Highest scoring	Chennaiyin 15–4 Raman Vijayan Football School
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

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.

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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	—

Source: I league.org

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	—

Source: soccerway

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	—

Source: soccerway

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	—

Source: soccerway

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	—

Source: soccerway

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	—

Source: soccerway

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	—

Source: soccerway

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	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		—	—	—	—	—	—

Source: soccerway

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	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		—	—	—	—	—

Source: soccerway

Group C

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

Source: soccerway

Group D

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		—	—	—	—	—

Source: soccerway

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		—	—	2–1	3–0
3	Minerva Punjab	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2		—	—	—	1–1
4	SAG Football Academy	3	0	1	2	2	10	−8	1		—	—	—	—

Source: Soccerway

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		—	—	1–0	0–0
3	Ozone	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	3		—	—	—	1–0
4	Youngsters Club	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1		—	—	—	—

Source: soccerway

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^[a]	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		—	—	—	—

Source: Soccerway
Notes:

^ 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

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		—	—	—	—

Source: Soccerway

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		—	—	—	—

Source: Soccerway

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		—	—	—	—

Source: Soccerway

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-Finals		Final

Kerala Blasters	2

SAI (Kolkata)	1
		Kerala Blasters	0

		Shillong Lajong	2
East Bengal	0

Shillong Lajong	2	Third Place

Semi-finals

24 May 2018

15:00 IST

Kerala Blasters	2–1	SAI (Kolkata)
Abdullah K S 39', 50'	Report	Injaman Molla 41'

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong

Attendance: 100

Referee: Aditya Purkayastha

24 May 2018

19:00 IST

East Bengal	0–2	Shillong Lajong
	Report	Phrangki Buam 76', 86'

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong

Attendance: 1,750

Referee: Mrutyunjay Amatya

Final

26 May 2018

13:30 IST

Kerala Blasters	0–2	Shillong Lajong
	Report	Lins P Poulose 4' (o.g.) Khongsit 90+1'

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Harish Kundu

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
	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

^ "206 Teams To Participate In Youth Leagues". 23 October 2017.
^ "Sudeva U18 vs. SAI-Kolkata U18". Retrieved 24 May 2018.
^ "Tense semifinals await in AIFF U-18 Youth League". 23 May 2018.

External links

I-League U18 on the AIFF website.

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2017–18 in Indian football

National teams

Men	Senior (2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification) U23 (U-23 Championship qualification) U20 (2017 SAFF U-18 Championship and U-19 Championship qualification) U17 (World Cup and U-16 Championship qualification)
Women	Senior (2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification) U19

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First division	I-League Indian Super League Playoffs Final
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State leagues	Assam Goa Karnataka (Bengaluru) Kerala Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Maharashtra (Mumbai) Odisha Punjab Uttarakhand West Bengal (Kolkata)
Women	Indian Women's League Preliminary round Final round
Youth	Youth League U18

Cup competitions

Men	Super Cup Final Santosh Trophy (State) Qualifiers Final
Women	Women's Championship (State)

Club seasons
I-League	Aizawl East Bengal Indian Arrows Minerva Punjab Mohun Bagan
Indian Super League	ATK Bengaluru FC Chennaiyin Delhi Dynamos Goa Jamshedpur FC Kerala Blasters Mumbai City NorthEast United Pune City

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Qualifiers

Kolkata zone

Zonal round

Delhi zone

Kolkata zone

Maharashtra zone

Chennai–Karnataka zone

Shillong–Guwahati zone

Goa zone

Rest of India zone

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Playoffs

Group A

Group B

Final round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

Final

Top scorers

References

External links