The 2017–18 Youth League U18 (formerly known as I-League U18) was the tenth season of the Indian
Youth League U18
The Youth League, also known as Hero Youth League for sponsorship reasons, is a system of youth football leagues that are managed, organised and controlled by the All India Football Federation. It consists of 3 age groups competitions: U17 (E ...
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
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
,
Maharashtra,
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
and
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders ...
.
AIFF Elite Academy
The AIFF Elite Academy is the elite academy of the overall AIFF Academies. Started on 1 February 2013, the Elite Academy was started under a youth development project that was started between the AIFF and FIFA. The Elite Academy is the final fro ...
were three-time defending champions, but did not participate in the tournament.
Shillong Lajong won their first title by defeating
Kerala Blasters
Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to as The Blasters, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of football in India. The club was established i ...
2–0 in the final on 26 May 2018.
Qualifiers
Kolkata zone
Zonal round
Delhi zone
Kolkata zone
Maharashtra zone
Chennai–Karnataka zone
Shillong–Guwahati zone
Goa zone
Rest of India zone
Group A
Group B
''All matches played at Minerva Training Ground, Ludhiana.''
Group C
Group D
''All matches played at Panampally Ground, Kochi.''
Playoffs
Group A
''All matches played at
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong).''
Group B
''All matches played at MFA Turf, Shillong.''
Final round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Top scorers
References
External links
I-League U18 on the AIFF website
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Youth League U18
2017–18 in Indian football