The AIFF Elite Youth League 2022-23 will start on December 22, with the tournament set to be played across two phases. While the group stages will be played from December 22, 2022, to January 5, 2023, the final rounds, the venue for which will be blazoned latterly, will take place from January 20 to January 31, 2023.
AIFF Elite Youth League 2022-23
There will be an aggregate of 111 matches across 11 locales( Group Stages Final Rounds) during the course of the event. The Final Round will be played in a knock- eschewal format starting from the round of 16 stages.
An aggregate of 49 brigades from 29 State/ Union homes has been divided into 10 groups, which will be played across 10 locales in the country in a single- leg round- robin format in the group stage. The 10 group winners and 6 stylish alternate-placed brigades will qualify for the Final Rounds.
AIFF Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabakharan said, “ We’re coming up with the EliteU-17 League involving different seminaries and clubs from further than 30 countries, which will see participation from further than 50 brigades. This would surely help us find gift for our IndiaU-17 platoon, which is formerly in medication for sharing in the final rounds of AFCU-17 Asian Cup in May 2023. As we see it, the players, especially the youth players did not have the occasion to play in any competition during the epidemic, which is why we’ve created this league, which would surely inspire the youth. ”
“ We plan to have a robust youth and Elite League structure going forward. This will be blazoned when we come out with the roadmap for our long term vision that could set our youth and elite development structure. This is just the morning, and I am sure the sharing brigades and clubs will be inspired with this occasion, we will find exceptional gift that could come unborn stars for India going forward. ”, he added.
