PANAJI
The much-anticipated 4th edition of the Vedanta U-16 Youth Cup commenced on 21st October’25, bringing together top youth football talent from across the state & the country for an intense series of matches in Goa.
This year’s tournament features eight premier teams: All India Football Federation (AIFF) Talent Academy, Cortalim Villagers, Bengaluru FC, Dempo SC, Muthoot FA, Sesa Football Academy, FC Goa, Belgaum United Football Academy.
The competition is being held at three premier venues, SFA’s Sirsaim Campus, Vagator Ground, FC Goa Guirim Ground providing an excellent platform for budding footballers to showcase their skills.
The Tournament is being played in a ‘pool’ format, with the 8 teams split into two ‘pools’ of four each. The top two teams from each ‘pool’ will contest the semi-finals and vie for a place in the Finals. The semi-finals and the summit clash are scheduled on 27th October’25 & 29th October’25 at SFA, Sirsaim & Duler Ground, respectively. Defending Champions Muthoot Football Academy are back to defend their title & will present a formidable challenge to the other contenders.
The first set of Matches took place on October 21, with AIFF Talent Academy emerging winners with a thumping 4-1 win over Dempo SC. In another match Bengaluru FC beat Cortalim Villagers 9-0 to mark a perfect start to the campaign. The Match between Sesa FA and Belgaum United ended in a score of 2-1 in favour of Sesa FA.
