AIFF Media Team

NEW DELHI: The draw of the Tier 1 and Tier 2 of the Junior Boys' National Football Championship for Dr BC Roy Trophy 2024-25, along with Tier 1 and Tier 2 of the Junior Girls' National Football Championship 2024-25 were conducted at the Football House, on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. 

The Tier 1 of the Dr. BC Roy Trophy will be played in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh, from July 27 to August 12. The Tier 2 will be played in Nagaon, Assam July 28 to August 11.

The Tier 1 of the Junior Girls' National Football Championship will be played in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, from August 3 to 20. Tier 2 is at Belgaum, Karnataka from July 27 to August 9.      

AIFF Acting Secretary General Mr. M Satyanarayan said before the draw, “This is perhaps the first time a draw ceremony is being conducted in the Football House without late Anil Kamat. Anil sir, who passed away early this month, played an integral role in shaping the Competition Department. It is with a heavy heart that we progress without him.” Late Anil Kamat was the Assistant General Secretary and Director of Competitions for many years before he passed away on June 4, 2024. 

“We, at the AIFF, have worked extensively to establish a calendar for Indian football. While it is difficult to follow the calendar very strictly with so many variables, I am pleased to say that we have been able to follow it closely with regards to the junior NFCs,” said the AIFF Acting Secretary General.

The BC Roy Trophy Tier 1 will see 16 teams divided into four groups with the group winners progressing to the semi-finals. The BC Roy Trophy Tier 2 will have 19 teams divided into four groups - three groups with five and one group with four - with the group winners progressing to the semi-finals.

The Junior Girls’ NFC Tier 1 will have 16 teams equally divided into four groups and the four group winners will move to the semi-finals. The Junior Girls’ NFC Tier 2 will have 18 teams divided into four groups - two groups with five teams and two with four - and the four group winners will move to the semi-finals. 

The 2023-24 edition of the BC Roy Trophy Tier 1 saw Uttar Pradesh being champions in Bhubaneswar and Delhi winning the Tier 2 title in Jabalpur.

Manipur were crowned champions of the Junior Girls' NFC Tier 1 in Bhubaneswar, and Goa being the winners of Tier 2 in Jaipur. 

The groupings for the Junior Boy’s National Football Championship, Tier 1 (Narainpur, Chhattisgarh)

Group A – Uttar Pradesh, Mizoram, SAI, Odisha

Group B - Jharkhand, Goa, Maharashtra, Delhi

Group C - Punjab, Chandigarh, Meghalaya, Karnataka

Group D - West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu

Fixtures:

Group A:

July 27: Uttar Pradesh vs Odisha; Mizoram vs SAI

July 29: Odisha vs Mizoram; SAI vs Uttar Pradesh

July 31: Uttar Pradesh vs Mizoram; SAI vs Odisha

Group B:

August 3: Jharkhand vs Delhi; Goa vs Maharashtra

August 5: Delhi vs Goa; Maharashtra vs Jharkhand

August 7: Jharkhand vs Goa; Maharashtra vs Delhi

Group C:

July 28: Punjab vs Karnataka; Chandigarh vs Meghalaya

July 30: Karnataka vs Chandigarh; Meghalaya vs Punjab

August 1: Punjab vs Chandigarh; Meghalaya vs Karnataka

Group D:

August 4: West Bengal vs Tamil Nadu; Chhattisgarh vs Kerala

August 6: Tamil Nadu vs Chhattisgarh; Kerala vs West Bengal

August 8: West Bengal vs Chhattisgarh; Kerala vs Tamil Nadu

Semi-finals:

August 3: Winners Group A vs Winners Group C

August 10: Winners Group B vs Winners Group D

Final: August 12

The groupings for the Junior Boy’s National Football Championship, Tier 2 (Nagaon, Assam)

Group A – Nagaland, Andaman & Nicobar, Manipur, Lakshadweep, Haryana

Group B – Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Jammu & Kashmir, Gujarat

Group C – Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Assam

Group D - Rajasthan, Pondicherry, Bihar, Telangana

Fixtures:

Group A:

July 28: Manipur vs Andaman & Nicobar; Haryana vs Lakshadweep

July 30: Lakshadweep vs Nagaland; Haryana vs Manipur

August 1: Nagaland vs Haryana; Andaman & Nicobar vs Lakshadweep

August 3: Andaman & Nicobar vs Haryana; Manipur vs Nagaland

August 5: Lakshadweep vs Manipur; Nagaland vs Andaman & Nicobar

Group B:

July 29: Tripura vs Madhya Pradesh; Gujarat vs Jammu & Kashmir

July 31: Jammu & Kashmir vs Uttarakhand; Gujarat vs Tripura

August 2: Uttarakhand vs Gujarat; Madhya Pradesh vs Jammu & Kashmir

August 4: Madhya Pradesh vs Gujarat; Tripura vs Uttarakhand

August 6: Jammu & Kashmir vs Tripura; Uttarakhand vs Madhya Pradesh

Group C:

July 28: Himachal Pradesh vs Arunachal Pradesh; Assam vs Andhra Pradesh

July 30: Andhra Pradesh vs Sikkim; Assam vs Himachal Pradesh

August 1: Sikkim vs Assam; Arunachal Pradesh vs Andhra Pradesh

August 3: Arunachal Pradesh vs Assam; Himachal Pradesh vs Sikkim

August 5: Andhra Pradesh vs Himachal Pradesh; Sikkim vs Arunachal Pradesh

Group D:

August 2: Rajasthan vs Telangana; Pondicherry vs Bihar

August 4: Telangana vs Pondicherry; Bihar vs Rajasthan

August 6: Rajasthan vs Pondicherry; Bihar vs Telangana

Semi-finals:

August 9: Winners Group A vs Winners Group C; Winners Group B vs Winners Group D

Final: August 11 

The groupings for the Junior Girls’ National Football Championship, Tier 1 (Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh)

Group A – Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar

Group B - Manipur, Goa, West Bengal, Haryana

Group C - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat

Group D – Odisha, Mizoram, Delhi, Chhattisgarh

Fixtures:

Group A:

August 3: Jharkhand vs Bihar; Andhra Pradesh vs Himachal Pradesh

August 5: Bihar vs Andhra Pradesh; Himachal Pradesh vs Jharkhand

August 7: Jharkhand vs Andhra Pradesh; Himachal Pradesh vs Bihar

Group B:

August 11: Manipur vs Haryana; Goa vs West Bengal

August 13: Haryana vs Goa; West Bengal vs Manipur

August 15: Manipur vs Goa; West Bengal vs Haryana   

Group C:

August 4: Tamil Nadu vs Gujarat; Kerala vs Arunachal Pradesh

August 6: Gujarat vs Kerala; Arunachal Pradesh vs Tamil Nadu

August 8: Tamil Nadu vs Kerala; Arunachal Pradesh vs Gujarat

Group D:

August 12: Odisha vs Chhattisgarh; Mizoram vs Delhi

August 14: Chhattisgarh vs Mizoram; Delhi vs Odisha

August 16: Odisha vs Mizoram; Delhi vs Chhattisgarh

Semi-finals:

August 10: Winners Group A vs Winners Group C

August 18: Winners Group B vs Winners Group D

Final: August 20

The groupings for the Junior Girls’ National Football Championship, Tier 2 (Belgaum, Karnataka)

Group A- Chandigarh, Andaman & Nicobar, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir

Group B - Rajasthan, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Tripura, Pondicherry

Group C – Assam, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Telangana

Group D – Sikkim, SAI, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh

Fixtures:

Group A:

July 27: Uttar Pradesh vs Andaman & Nicobar; Jammu & Kashmir vs Karnataka

July 29: Karnataka vs Chandigarh; Jammu and Kashmir vs Uttar Pradesh

July 31: Chandigarh vs Jammu and Kashmir; Andaman & Nicobar vs Karnataka

August 2: Andaman & Nicobar vs Jammu and Kashmir; Uttar Pradesh vs Chandigarh

August 4: Karnataka vs Uttar Pradesh; Chandigarh vs Andaman & Nicobar

Group B:

July 27: Maharashtra vs Lakshadweep; Pondicherry vs Tripura

July 29: Tripura vs Rajasthan; Pondicherry vs Maharashtra

July 31: Rajasthan vs Pondicherry; Lakshadweep vs Tripura

August 2: Lakshadweep vs Pondicherry; Maharashtra vs Rajasthan

August 4: Tripura vs Maharashtra; Rajasthan vs Lakshadweep

Group C:

August 1: Assam vs Telangana; Uttarakhand vs Punjab

August 3: Telangana vs Uttarakhand; Punjab vs Assam

August 5: Assam vs Uttarakhand; Punjab vs Telangana

Group D:

August 1: Sikkim vs Madhya Pradesh; SAI vs Meghalaya

August 3: Madhya Pradesh vs SAI; Meghalaya vs Sikkim

August 5: Sikkim vs SAI; Meghalaya vs Madhya Pradesh

Semi-finals:

August 7: Winners Group A vs Winners Group C; Winners Group B vs Winners Group D

Final: August 9