Swami Vivekananda U-20 Men's National Football Championship (2024–25)
Football Pyramid Classification: Tier 1 • National Apex
Pyramid Significance: National championship tier providing elite scouting visibility for National Teams and professional clubs.
Organised by: the All India Football Federation (AIFF) | Location: R K Ashram Ground
The Swami Vivekananda U-20 Men's National Football Championship is the AIFF's flagship youth representative competition bridging the teenage ranks with senior professional football. Established with the vision of creating a high-intensity national stage for India's finest under-20 athletes, the tournament is staged at premier facilities such as the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama sports complex in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh, honoring Swami Vivekananda's ideals of physical strength, discipline, and character. As the pinnacle national showcase for state football associations, the championship gathers the most technically accomplished young prospects from every state and union territory in India. The competition has quickly established itself as a vital barometer of state-level football development, with state selectors and technical coaches fielding battle-tested squads comprising top talent from state leagues, institutional academies, and junior state teams. The tournament features an intensive multi-group league format followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final. Competing in a round-robin group phase, teams battle through relentless match schedules where tactical awareness, conditioning, and rotational depth are tested under competitive tournament pressure. The elimination rounds produce exhilarating, high-tempo football showcasing the evolving tactical modernization of Indian youth football. The championship serves as the foremost talent identification pipeline for the Indian U-20 and U-23 Men's National Teams, as well as reserves and developmental squads of Indian Super League and I-League clubs. Performing at this level offers players a direct stepping stone into senior professional contracts. Integrated with ProPlayerPage's scouting passport, player match minutes, tactical metrics, and tournament achievements are verified and visible to accredited scouts nationwide.
Participating Teams & Squad Rosters (34)
Andaman & Nicobar
- A Mohammed Irfan (Goalkeeper)
- Neeraj Kumar (Defender)
- Amen Kumar (Defender)
- George Martin Lakra (Defender)
- M Mohammed Nihal (Defender)
- A Rehan Ali (Forward)
- M Irshad (Midfielder)
- Mrigasya Biswas (Midfielder)
- Joyfull (Midfielder)
- Mohammed Aakif (Forward)
- Anas Khan Pathan (Forward)
- Atul Kumar Sharma (Forward)
- Azeem Tariq (Defender)
- Lyngdoh Vandam (Defender)
- K Siraj (Forward)
- C P Mohammed Murshid (Midfielder)
- Ayush Barla (Goalkeeper)
Andhra Pradesh
- S Gnanadeep (Goalkeeper)
- Golla Sreenivasababu (Defender)
- Kotla Arjun (Defender)
- Peddi Vigneswar Reddy (Defender)
- Moola Sai Srinivasa Narayana (Defender)
- Rajesh Chinthada (Midfielder)
- B Veera Sai Harsha Vardhan (Forward)
- B Bharat Kumar Reddy (Forward)
- Jetty Michel Anand Babu (Midfielder)
- Ragavendra Manjula (Midfielder)
- Kirla Yashwanth (Midfielder)
- Thalari Siddartha (Defender)
- Marappa Gowda Sethu Madhav (Midfielder)
- Palivela Rajesh Kumar (Forward)
- Shaik Sahil Hussain (Forward)
- Syed Khaja Peer (Defender)
- Sandaka Lakshmi Narasimha Swami (Goalkeeper)
- Badri Surendra Babu (Forward)
Assam
- Akash Swargiary (Goalkeeper)
- Bhargab Sonowal (Defender)
- Songja Teron (Midfielder)
- Rituraj Boruah (Defender)
- Bishal Laskar (Midfielder)
- Sudeepta Konwar (Midfielder)
- Ruhit Murah (Midfielder)
- Nilim Gogoi (Defender)
- Bryant Dihingia (Forward)
- Ashish Chetry (Forward)
- Parash Thapa (Midfielder)
- Anupam Das (Defender)
- Fulung Brahma (Defender)
- Emmanuel Swargiary (Midfielder)
- Didwm Basumatari (Defender)
- Nitish Baro (Forward)
- Buhum Uzi Basumatary (Goalkeeper)
- Ruhit Boro (Defender)
Bihar
- Md Shahnawaz (Goalkeeper)
- Jahan Singh (Defender)
- Nikhil Kumar (Defender)
- Akash Kumar Singh (Defender)
- Shitans Prajapati (Defender)
- Harshit Singh (Defender)
- Bijay Hembrom (Forward)
- Vishwajeet Kumar (Midfielder)
- Sujal Kumar (Midfielder)
- Md Nasim Khan (Midfielder)
- Md Sadique Rahman (Forward)
- Sushant Kumar (Defender)
- Rishabh Singh (Defender)
- Vivek Kumar (Defender)
- Kishan Patel (Midfielder)
- Saqib Alam (Forward)
- Roy Kumar (Forward)
- Ahmer Islam (Goalkeeper)
Chandigarh
- Vipul Dubey (Forward)
- Anshu (Midfielder)
- Paras Joon (Forward)
- Atul (Forward)
- Ujjawal (Defender)
- Manveer Singh (Forward)
- Jangminsei (Midfielder)
- Sahil (Forward)
- Thokchom Surjakanta Singh (Forward)
- Ts Yangkhongam Haokip (Midfielder)
- Navjot Singh (Defender)
- Purshotam Ram (Midfielder)
- Gourav Raj Kaushal (Forward)
- Arnav Dutta (Defender)
- Om Sharma (Forward)
- Karanveer Singh (Forward)
- Jaspal Singh (Midfielder)
Chhattisgarh
- Prakash Kumar Ideto (Goalkeeper)
- Shatrughan Das (Defender)
- Umesh Varda (Midfielder)
- Rajesh Kumar Mandavi (Defender)
- Vikash Kumar Singh (Defender)
- Suresh Gota (Defender)
- Tushal Yadav (Forward)
- Sharvan Durge (Midfielder)
- Ashish Ekka (Forward)
- Mukul Kumar Lekham (Forward)
- Aditya Vishwkarma (Midfielder)
- Yashwardhan Singh Pawar (Midfielder)
- Pratyush Nandi (Defender)
- Punit Singh (Defender)
- Niranjan Potai (Midfielder)
- Premlal Potai (Forward)
- Shashikant Kumeti (Midfielder)
- Sachin Tamrakar (Goalkeeper)
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
- Vansh Nilubhai Mahala (Goalkeeper)
- Yash Padyal (Midfielder)
- Yashesh Dilipbhai Patel (Midfielder)
- Sohil Raju Gaikwad (Defender)
- Vivek Dara Singh Pathania (Defender)
- Pratham Dharmesh Rana (Midfielder)
- Satyam Singh (Midfielder)
- Nikhil Nayak (Forward)
- Kunal Patel (Midfielder)
- Krrish Santosh Mishra (Midfielder)
- Rahul Halpati (Midfielder)
- Dinesh Shubhash Rout (Defender)
- Samir Ashok Tare (Forward)
- Nazim Naeem Shaikh (Midfielder)
- Shivam Ramnaresh Chaurasiya (Defender)
- Abhishek Kushwaha (Defender)
- Aman Shaikh (Goalkeeper)
- Markus Chandubhai Bhurkud (Midfielder)
Delhi
- Ngamminlun Alex Pashel (Goalkeeper)
- Aman K.c (Defender)
- Arman Ahmad (Defender)
- Arya Kashyap (Defender)
- Sachin (Defender)
- Laishram Rahul Meitei (Forward)
- Aditya Adhikari (Forward)
- Moirangthem Rajeshwor Singh (Midfielder)
- Kushagra Chaudhary (Forward)
- Sankhil Darpol Tuishang (Midfielder)
- Nishan Lopchan (Midfielder)
- Mohd Aaish (Forward)
- Sumit (Defender)
- Aarav Bajaj (Forward)
- Avi Singh (Midfielder)
- Letginlal Singson (Midfielder)
- Junaid Hamid (Goalkeeper)
- Bhaskar Chhetri (Forward)
Goa
- Reihan Gomes (Goalkeeper)
- Arfan Sayed (Defender)
- Gale D'costa (Defender)
- Anil Bhago Zore (Defender)
- Alexander Gabriel Alemao (Defender)
- Nakul Sanjay Gawas (Midfielder)
- Sereno Noronha (Midfielder)
- Garrison Fernandes (Forward)
- Preston Castano (Forward)
- Kavya Sunil Katkar (Midfielder)
- Mohammed Sahil (Midfielder)
- Roswell Joseph Pereira (Midfielder)
- Reniel Vitorino Dmello (Midfielder)
- Kifern Dias (Midfielder)
- Abdul Azeez Shaikh (Goalkeeper)
- Ashnoy Prince Gomes (Midfielder)
- Frazer Fernandes (Defender)
- Vignesh Vaikunth Naik (Defender)
Gujarat
- Tanveer Ahmed Fahimuddin (Defender)
- Krushna Bharti (Defender)
- Het Patel (Midfielder)
- Prajapati Rudra Minesh (Defender)
- Aryaraj Atodariya (Defender)
- Ashish Rana (Forward)
Haryana
- Hitesh (Goalkeeper)
- Yatin (Defender)
- Shagun (Defender)
- Sanjay (Defender)
- Krish (Midfielder)
- Yaman Sheoran (Forward)
- Prakshit (Midfielder)
- Prince Kumar (Midfielder)
- Sahil (Defender)
- Eklavya (Defender)
- Anni (Midfielder)
- Nikhil Parmar (Midfielder)
- Mukesh (Goalkeeper)
- Karan Chetal (Forward)
- Jatin Rao (Forward)
- Vineet (Midfielder)
- Sahil Singh (Forward)
- Suraj (Defender)
Himachal Pradesh
- Saksham Thakur (Forward)
- Rajveer Rathore (Defender)
- Kartik Thakur (Defender)
- Samridh Sharma (Defender)
- Ritik (Defender)
- Harshvardhan Chauhan (Midfielder)
- Aditya Sindhi (Forward)
- Naman Jaswal (Midfielder)
- Aryan Thakur (Forward)
- Krish Chauhan (Forward)
- Devkant Kumar (Defender)
- Rohit Bhatia (Defender)
- Rohit Kumar (Defender)
- Parvinder Singh (Midfielder)
- Satyarth (Forward)
- Harsh Patial (Forward)
- Pradeep Kumar (Goalkeeper)
- Abhay (Goalkeeper)
Jharkhand
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Karnataka
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Kerala
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Ladakh
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Madhya Pradesh
- Smarnik Thapa (Goalkeeper)
- Shrey Purohit (Defender)
- Devansh Gupta (Defender)
- Leihaorungbam Kishan Singh (Defender)
- Jamson Singnar (Defender)
- Narayan Mahato (Midfielder)
- Lakshya Parihar (Midfielder)
- Roshan Mongjam (Midfielder)
- Pramod Kumar Vate (Midfielder)
- Mohammad Yaseer (Forward)
- Rohit Yadav (Forward)
- Sagar Singh (Forward)
- Manas Nadkar (Midfielder)
- Abhimanyu Turi (Defender)
- Shreshth Kant Upadhyay (Defender)
- Ajit Kumar (Midfielder)
- Sameer Warkade (Defender)
- Rahul Singh (Goalkeeper)
Maharashtra
- Amir Hamza (Goalkeeper)
- Clint Fernandes (Defender)
- Siddhaant Satpute (Defender)
- Abhishek Rawat (Defender)
- Keanan Bhobe (Midfielder)
- Parth Mohite (Defender)
- Kshitij Maral (Midfielder)
- Niranjan Gaikwad (Forward)
- Eashan Sartape (Midfielder)
- Mohammed Faizal Khan (Forward)
- Dhawal Arvind Tandel (Forward)
- Avanish Chandavarkar (Midfielder)
- Sheikh Muneebur Rahman (Midfielder)
- Prem Desai (Midfielder)
- Joy Shelke (Defender)
- Mohammad Kawish Zafri (Defender)
- Arhev Jodhwani (Forward)
- Soham Khamkar (Goalkeeper)
Manipur
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Meghalaya
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Mizoram
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Nagaland
- Mengulhoukho Chalieu (Goalkeeper)
- Vaishnavi Thakur (Defender)
- Pangersunep (Defender)
- Mangkholen (Midfielder)
- Ngukape Zhimo (Defender)
- S Ayenmongba (Forward)
- Ghuqhe Chishi (Midfielder)
- Ngansang K Phom (Forward)
- Vinato Achumi (Forward)
- Noklensunep (Forward)
- Namang Yimjong (Defender)
- K Arap Konyak (Forward)
- B Mantong Jemphang (Midfielder)
- Maisithuibo Abonmai (Midfielder)
- Pulovi (Midfielder)
- Ayushi Shivakant Singh (Goalkeeper)
- Haominlal (Midfielder)
- Solen Yim (Defender)
Odisha
- Prakash Mirdha (Defender)
- Loknath Munda (Defender)
- Nirmal Oram (Defender)
- Ainthu Tudu (Defender)
- Barial Tudu (Midfielder)
- Rocky Majhi (Midfielder)
- Prasant Bari (Midfielder)
- Sainar Jojo (Forward)
- Pintu Santa (Midfielder)
- Rohit Kishan (Midfielder)
- Monoj Santa (Defender)
- Sursing Purty (Defender)
- Jitendra Meher (Forward)
- Pintu Oram (Midfielder)
- Arkit Xaxa (Defender)
- Mohan Guntha (Forward)
- Kuanr Barja (Goalkeeper)
- Laxman Kisan (Goalkeeper)
Pondicherry
- Ranjith Kanagaraj (Goalkeeper)
- Arya R (Goalkeeper)
- Dharshan (Defender)
- Premkumar (Defender)
- Thomas (Defender)
- S N K Rohith (Defender)
- P Sabarish (Defender)
- Sunil Baral (Defender)
- R Karthikeyan (Defender)
- Periyardhasan (Midfielder)
- Krithik Sebatian (Defender)
- Harish (Midfielder)
- K Karthik (Midfielder)
- Madhan (Forward)
- Ganesh Kumar (Forward)
- N Hariharan (Forward)
- Vishva (Forward)
- Harshavaradan (Forward)
Punjab
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Rajasthan
- Yug Sankhala (Goalkeeper)
- Vishal Kaloshiya (Defender)
- Preetam (Defender)
- Garvit Sadhnani (Defender)
- Jitender Kumar (Defender)
- Devender Singh (Defender)
- Afzal Ashraf (Midfielder)
- Manish Meel (Defender)
- Shivam (Midfielder)
- Puran Meena (Forward)
- Aryan Rawat (Midfielder)
- Virendra Jawara (Midfielder)
- Devansh Rajawat (Forward)
- Manish Saini (Midfielder)
- Devank Rao (Forward)
- Tosif (Forward)
- Mujahid Ali Siddiqui (Forward)
- Aryan Chandel (Goalkeeper)
Sikkim
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Sports Authority of India
- K Rahul Kannan (Goalkeeper)
- Kayenpaibam Robinson Singh (Defender)
- Yumnam Utam Singh (Defender)
- Suraj Kujur (Defender)
- Anaj M (Defender)
- Sameer Gurung (Midfielder)
- Oinam Romio Singh (Midfielder)
- Vikram A (Forward)
- Bless Vashum (Midfielder)
- Sachin Dev (Defender)
- Dhanush Ramesh (Defender)
- Rajkumar Lanchenba Singh (Forward)
- Chanambam Mangal Singh (Defender)
- Robert Thokchom (Midfielder)
- Yaikhom Jackson Meitei (Midfielder)
- Raj Gujjar (Goalkeeper)
- Abhinash Boro (Midfielder)
- Ningthoujam Moramba Singh (Midfielder)
Tamil Nadu
- Arun (Goalkeeper)
- Kirthik A (Defender)
- Santhosh S (Defender)
- Ajay Prabhakar A (Defender)
- Shailesh Harimugunthan (Defender)
- Leonardo Christy L (Midfielder)
- Mohamed Safwaan (Forward)
- Dilliraj V (Midfielder)
- Rooney Rose A (Forward)
- Aswanth S (Forward)
- Jershan Fernandez Justin (Forward)
- Adam J L David (Midfielder)
- Nesta J B Colin (Forward)
- Mano R (Midfielder)
- Navalan Ramamoorthy (Midfielder)
- Jeffy Sam Josuah (Defender)
- S Sagar Suriya (Goalkeeper)
- Abin Jose (Defender)
Telangana
- Bairam Giri Prakash (Goalkeeper)
- Krish Bhujel (Defender)
- Mirza Mohammed Baig (Defender)
- Mohd Nadeem (Defender)
- Aryan Rathi (Defender)
- Aaron John (Midfielder)
- Davarla Naveen (Forward)
- Jamson Mutum (Midfielder)
- Shaik Sadaan (Forward)
- Jay Paominlal Singson (Midfielder)
- Mirza Abbas Ali Baig (Forward)
- Stephen Chhandama Chhakchukka (Forward)
- Ronald Murmu (Defender)
- Lamgunlal Kipgen (Forward)
- Bitla Akhil Raj (Midfielder)
- Mohammed Saif Ullah (Forward)
- Donald Murmu (Midfielder)
- Jasti Noni Lakshmi Sricharan (Goalkeeper)
Tripura
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Uttar Pradesh
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Uttarakhand
- Kunal (Goalkeeper)
- Abhishek Kumar (Defender)
- Raj Bisht (Defender)
- Aman Negi (Defender)
- Roshish Singh Bartwal (Defender)
- Piyush Kumar Singh (Defender)
- Nitin Singh Harkotiya (Midfielder)
- Tanishq Bhandari (Midfielder)
- Harsh Chhimwal (Midfielder)
- Mohit Singh Khani (Midfielder)
- Lokesh Joshi (Midfielder)
- Gaurav Singh Martolia (Midfielder)
- Ashish Rawat (Midfielder)
- Priyanshu Chaudhary (Forward)
- Animesh Kumar Yadav (Forward)
- Utsav Verma (Forward)
- Hifzan Khan (Forward)
- Abhay Bhandari (Goalkeeper)
West Bengal
- Jeet Shikari (Defender)
- Prajjal Saha (Defender)
- Romin Goldar (Forward)
- Samir Balmiki (Midfielder)
- Santanu Naskar (Forward)
- Miraj Mullick (Midfielder)
- Subhodeep Ghosh (Defender)
- Debasish Haldar (Forward)
- Mingma Sherpa (Midfielder)
- Lunminlen Haokip (Midfielder)
- Arit Hazra (Goalkeeper)
- Arpit Chettri (Defender)
- Julfikar Gazi (Goalkeeper)
- Barun Murmu (Midfielder)
- Ranadwip Barman (Forward)
- Kaushik Das (Defender)
- Sahajid Gazi (Defender)
- Irfan Sardar (Forward)
Match Schedule & Results
| Date | Round | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-10 16:15:00 | Regular | Chandigarh | 5 - 0 | Pondicherry | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-10 07:30:00 | Regular | Telangana | 0 - 0 | Uttarakhand | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-11 07:30:00 | Regular | Delhi | 14 - 0 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | RKM ASHRAM GROUND |
| 2025-04-12 16:15:00 | Regular | Pondicherry | 0 - 6 | Telangana | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-12 07:30:00 | Regular | Uttarakhand | 0 - 2 | Chandigarh | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-13 07:30:00 | Regular | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 1 - 4 | Andhra Pradesh | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-14 16:15:00 | Regular | Pondicherry | 1 - 5 | Uttarakhand | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-14 07:30:00 | Regular | Telangana | 0 - 1 | Chandigarh | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-15 07:30:00 | Regular | Delhi | 6 - 0 | Andhra Pradesh | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-17 07:30:00 | quarter_final | Chandigarh | 0 - 8 | Delhi | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-18 07:30:00 | Regular | Assam | 0 - 4 | Sports Authority of India | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-18 16:15:00 | Regular | Odisha | 0 - 0 | Goa | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-19 07:30:00 | Regular | West Bengal | 2 - 2 | Haryana | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-19 16:15:00 | Regular | Madhya Pradesh | 2 - 4 | Nagaland | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-20 16:15:00 | Regular | Goa | 2 - 1 | Assam | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-20 07:30:00 | Regular | Sports Authority of India | 3 - 0 | Odisha | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-21 16:15:00 | Regular | Nagaland | 1 - 0 | West Bengal | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-21 07:30:00 | Regular | Haryana | 4 - 1 | Madhya Pradesh | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-22 07:30:00 | Regular | Assam | 2 - 1 | Odisha | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-22 16:15:00 | Regular | Goa | 0 - 0 | Sports Authority of India | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-23 16:15:00 | Regular | Nagaland | 2 - 2 | Haryana | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-23 07:30:00 | Regular | West Bengal | 3 - 0 | Madhya Pradesh | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-25 07:30:00 | quarter_final | Sports Authority of India | 2 - 2 | Nagaland | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-27 07:30:00 | Regular | Rajasthan | 1 - 1 | Bihar | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-28 07:30:00 | Regular | Chhattisgarh | 4 - 0 | Andaman & Nicobar | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-28 16:15:00 | Regular | Tamil Nadu | 1 - 2 | Gujarat | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-29 16:15:00 | Regular | Rajasthan | 0 - 4 | Meghalaya | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-29 07:30:00 | Regular | Bihar | 1 - 8 | Kerala | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-30 16:15:00 | Regular | Tamil Nadu | 4 - 0 | Chhattisgarh | RKM Ashrama Ground |
| 2025-04-30 07:30:00 | Regular | Gujarat | 0 - 2 | Karnataka | RKM Ashrama Ground |