Groupings Revealed for Swami Vivekananda U20 Men's NFC 2025
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Synopsis
The group draw for the Swami Vivekananda U20 Men’s National Football Championship 2025 has been conducted in New Delhi. The tournament will take place in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh. Specific dates for the event will be announced in due course.
Key Takeaways
- Group draw held for U20 Men's NFC 2025.
- 36 teams divided into eight groups.
- Defending champions: Delhi.
- Quarter-finalists from 2024 in Pot 1.
- Winners of groups to progress to quarter-finals.
New Delhi, Feb 7 (NationPress) The group draw for the Swami Vivekananda U20 Men’s National Football Championship 2025 took place at the AIFF Football House on Friday. This exciting tournament is set to occur in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh, with the specific dates yet to be confirmed.
A total of 36 teams have been categorized into eight groups, consisting of four groups with five teams each and four groups with four teams each. The defending champions, Delhi, triumphed in the inaugural edition held in May 2024 in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh.
All the quarter-finalists from the 2024 tournament—Delhi, Karnataka, Manipur, Mizoram, West Bengal, Telangana, Kerala, and Assam—were placed in Pot 1, while the other 28 teams were assigned to Pot 2 before the draw.
The eight group winners will advance to the quarter-finals.
Swami Vivekananda U20 Men’s National Football Championship 2025 Draw Results:
Group A - Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Bihar, Rajasthan
Group B - Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu
Group C - Manipur, Sikkim, Ladakh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh
Group D - Mizoram, Jharkhand, Tripura, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh
Group E - Telangana, Chandigarh, Pondicherry, Uttarakhand
Group F - Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, DNH & DD
Group G - Assam, Odisha, Goa, SAI
Group H - West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Haryana
