Fifteen teams will vie for top honours in the U-20 I-League tournament, which kicks-off on March 5 in Jamshedpur.
The teams have been divided into three groups of five with the three top teams from each group heading into the Final Round which begins on March 16. The colts of Pune FC stay the defending champions.
The matches would be played in two venues – the Tata Sports Complex and Gopal Stadium.
The Groups are as follows:
Group A
1. Pune FC
2. Prayag Utd. Sports
3. Sporting Clube De Goa
4. United Sikkim FC
5. Salgaocar FC
Group B
1. Mumbai FC
2. Dempo SC
3. Kingfisher East Bengal
4. ONGC FC
5. Tata Football Academy
Group C
1. Shillong Lajong FC
2. Churchill Brothers SC
3. Air India FC
4. McDowell Mohun Bagan AC
5. SESA Football Academy
(Edited AIFF Press Release)