The Youth Challenge tournament will see Steadfast F.C., Indian F.A., Dadar XI, Sellebrity F.C., Bombay F.C., Mumbai F.C., Vision Rescue., Our Lady of Fatima, Kenkre F.C., Athens XI, Hedgewar F.C., F.C. Mumbaikars, PIFA, Mumbai Strikers, Sagar F.C., Charotaroki F.C., Nau Nihal, Milan F.A., R.C.F., Mangesh Sports Academy, Bharat F.C., Mandanpura S.C. and Phoenix Sports participate.

There are three venues where the tournament will be played: Dadar XI and M.S.S.A. Ground, Azad Maidan. The normal regulatory time for the matches will be 30 minutes. The four-day long tournament will host its final on 31^st December 2016 at Lions Club, Santacruz. The quarter-final and semi-final stage will be played on the 29^th of December; as the knockout stage of the tournament featuring 24 teams will be played on 27 & 28 December.

Recently, the two parties MDFA and Mumbai City F.C. along with Sporting Lions successfully concluded the under-14 edition of the tournament; which also happened to be for the first time. MSSA got their hands on the title as they defeated Mumbai F.C. narrowly by 1-0 in an intense final.

Also, read about the MDFA U-14 Youth League’s title winner!

The growing need for competitive tournaments at the grassroots has brought Mumbai with a couple of high-quality events such as the under-14 league and now under-16 Youth Challenge tournament. This, as a result, will help not only the players but the game at large to blossom to its potential in terms of popularity.

You can find below the complete list of fixtures for the tournament:

MDFA Under – 16 fixtures for Dadar Venue.

MDFA Under – 16 fixtures for MSSA (Azad Maidan) Venue.

MDFA Under – 16 fixtures for Quarters, Semis, Third place and Finals

Follow Footballcounter for any further updates regarding the MDFA Under-16 Youth Challenge tournament.

The post MDFA & Mumbai City FC Join Hands to Organize Inaugural MDFA Under – 16 League appeared first on Football Counter.

Mumbai District Football Association announces the launch of the MDFA Under-16 Youth Challenge 2016, along with SportingLions and Mumbai City FC. This is a knockout tournament starting on the 27th of December 2016.

Teams interested in participating need to collect Team Registration and Player Registration Forms from the MDFA office in Parel at the earliest. This tournament is restricted to the first 24 teams that register. Only teams registered with the MDFA can participate in this tournament.

Players born between 1st January 2000 and 31st December 2002 are eligible to play in this tournament. Following documents of each player are necessary to be submitted

• 1 Birth Certificate (Original and 1 Photocopy)
• 1 Photo-ID Proof (Original and 1 Photocopy)
• 2 Passport-sized photos

As a Photo-ID Proof, only Passport, School ID Card or MSSA ID Card will be accepted.
Aadhaar Card will not be accepted as a Photo-ID Proof.

The deadline to register the team and submit these documents is 24th December 2016.

The post MDFA Under-16 Youth Challenge appeared first on Football Counter.