AIFF Media Team

NEW DELHI: The Tier 1 of the Hero Junior Boys' National Football Championship for Dr BC Roy Trophy 2023-24 and the Hero Junior Girls' National Football Championship 2023-24 will be held in the month of September in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Both competitions will see 16 teams equally divided into four groups in Tier 1, with the group winners progressing to the semi-finals. The BC Roy Trophy will be held from September 5 to 15, while the Hero Junior Girls' NFC will kick off on September 20, and the final will take place on September 30.

The 2023-24 edition will mark the return of the BC Roy Trophy for the first time since the pre-COVID 2019-20 tournament, which saw Mizoram clinch their second successive title after a 5-4 penalty shoot-out victory over Punjab in Shillong. Dadra and Nagar Haveli emerged champions of the previous edition of the Hero Junior Girls' NFC in 2022-23, edging Bihar 1-0 in the final in Guwahati.

Hero Junior Boys' National Football Championship for Dr BC Roy Trophy 2023-24 Tier 1 Draw and Fixtures

GROUP A:
Mizoram, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Maharashtra

September 5: Mizoram vs Jharkhand, Karnataka vs Maharashtra
September 7: Jharkhand vs Karnataka, Maharashtra vs Mizoram
September 9: Mizoram vs Karnataka, Jharkhand vs Maharashtra

GROUP B:
Meghalaya, Kerala, West Bengal, Jammu & Kashmir

September 6: Meghalaya vs West Bengal, Kerala vs Jammu & Kashmir
September 8: West Bengal vs Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir vs Meghalaya
September 10: Meghalaya vs Kerala, West Bengal vs Jammu & Kashmir

GROUP C:
Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Odisha

September 5: Uttar Pradesh vs Chhattisgarh, Haryana vs Odisha
September 7: Chhattisgarh vs Haryana, Odisha vs Uttar Pradesh
September 9: Uttar Pradesh vs Haryana, Chhattisgarh vs Odisha

GROUP D:
Punjab, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Sports Authority of India

September 6: Punjab vs Tamil Nadu, Goa vs SAI
September 8: Tamil Nadu vs Goa, SAI vs Punjab
September 10: Punjab vs Goa, Tamil Nadu vs SAI

SEMI-FINALS
September 13: Winner Group A vs Winner Group C
September 13: Winner Group B vs Winner Group D

FINAL
September 15: Winner SF 1 vs Winner SF 2

Hero Junior Girls' National Football Championship 2023-24 Tier 1 Draw and Fixtures:

GROUP A:
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh

September 20: DNH&DD vs Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh vs Himachal Pradesh
September 22: Tamil Nadu vs Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh vs DNH&DD
September 24: DNH&DD vs Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu vs Himachal Pradesh

GROUP B:
Haryana, Manipur, Delhi, Maharashtra

September 21: Haryana vs Delhi, Manipur vs Maharashtra
September 23: Delhi vs Manipur, Maharashtra vs Haryana
September 25: Haryana vs Manipur, Delhi vs Maharashtra

GROUP C:
Bihar, West Bengal, Mizoram, Jharkhand

September 20: Bihar vs Mizoram, West Bengal vs Jharkhand
September 22: Mizoram vs West Bengal, Jharkhand vs Bihar
September 24: Bihar vs West Bengal, Mizoram vs Jharkhand

GROUP D:
Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, Odisha

September 21: Arunachal Pradesh vs Gujarat, Kerala vs Odisha
September 23: Gujarat vs Kerala, Odisha vs Arunachal Pradesh
September 25: Arunachal Pradesh vs Kerala, Gujarat vs Odisha

SEMI-FINALS
September 28: Winner Group A vs Winner Group C
September 28: Winner Group B vs Winner Group D

FINAL
September 30: Winner SF 1 vs Winner SF 2