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2017–18 Youth League U18

The 2017–18 Youth League U18 (formerly known as I-League U18) was the eighth 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, Kolkataand 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.

Group A

Pos	Team [ v t e]	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			—	—	—	—

Source: Soccerway

Notes:

1. Jump up^ 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 [ v t e]	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 [ v t e]	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 [ v t e]	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					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.) Kynsailang Khongsit 90+1'

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Harish Kundu

Champions

Youth I-League U-18 2018 Winners
Shillong Lajong first

Nike Premier Cup

Nike Premier Cup is an association football youth competition organized by All India Football Federation for under 15 football teams in India. 2018 Nike Premier Cup is third season of the competition. Minerva Punjab U15 are the defending champions of the tournamentby defeating Ozone F.C. 3-0 at Cooperage Stadium in Mumbai on February 10 2017 having won all the tournaments from 2015 to 2018.

Teams

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Bengaluru FC	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7	Advance to the semifinals
2	MSP Football Academy	6	3	2	1	4	1	+3	11
3	SAI (Guwahati)	3	0	1	2	0	2	−2	1
4	FC Goa	3	0	1	2	0	6	−6	1

Source: [1]

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Aizawl F.C. (A)	3	2	1	0	10	3	+7	7	Advance to the semifinals
2	Reliance Foundation Young Champs	3	2	1	0	12	7	+5	7
3	Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools	3	0	1	2	4	10	−6	1
4	Real Kashmir	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	1

Source: [2]
(A) Advance to a further round

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Minerva Punjab (A)	3	3	0	0	14	0	+14	9	Advance to the semifinals
2	Churchill Brothers	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
3	Football Club of Mumbaikars	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	4
4	Chennaiyin FC	3	0	0	3	0	12	−12	0

Source: [3]
(A) Advance to a further round

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	DSK Shivajians (A)	3	3	0	0	23	1	+22	9	Advance to the semifinals
2	East Bengal FC	3	2	0	1	20	3	+17	6
3	Raman Vijayan Soccer School	3	1	0	2	7	27	−20	3
4	SAG Football Academy	3	0	0	3	4	23	−19	0

Source: [4]
(A) Advance to a further round

Semi Finals

6 February 2018

9:00 IST

Bengaluru FC	0-0 (a.e.t.)	Tata Football Academy
Penalties
	5-6

Nagoa Ground

February 2018

15:45IST

Minerva Punjab	0-0 (a.e.t.)	Aizawl F.C.
Penalties
	4–3

Nagoa Ground

Final

8 February 2018

15:30

Minerva Punjab	4-0	DSK Shivajians

Bambolim Athletic Stadium, Goa

Champions

2018 Nike Premier Cup Winners
Minerva Punjab Third

I-League U-13

The 2017-18 I-League U-13 was the inaugural edition of the tournament which was contested by 64 participants in which Minerva Punjab became the first winners of the tournament by defeating Mohammedan FC IN THE FINAL 3-0.

2017-18 I-League U-13 Winners
Minerva Punjab First