Football league season
The 2018–19 Elite League , also known as 2018–19 Hero Elite League for sponsorship reasons and formerly known as Youth League U18 was the eleventh season of the Indian Elite League and the fourth season of the competition as an under-18 one. Shillong Lajong were the defending champions, but could not advance to knock out stage.[2] [3]
Qualifiers [ edit ] Kolkata zone [ edit ] The qualifiers for Kolkata Zone were divided in two groups with five teams in each group, with SAI (East Zone) , United S.C. , and Rainbow AC advanced to the zonal round.[4]
Group A [ edit ]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAI USC BMSA BFA BSC 1 SAI (East Zone) 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 9 Advanced to zonal round — 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 2 United 4 3 0 1 13 4 +9 9 – — 2–1 2–1 8–0 3 Bidhannagar Municipal SA 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7 – – — 1–1 2–0 4 Bengal Football Academy 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4 – – – — 1–0 5 Baranagar Sporting Club 4 0 0 4 1 13 −12 0 – – – – —
Group B [ edit ]
Maharashtra zone [ edit ]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RFYC IB FSI SMR FCM 1 RF Young Champs 4 4 0 0 13 0 +13 12 Advanced to zonal round — 2–0 3–0 6–0 2–0 2 Iron Born FC 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 7 – — 1–1 3–2 1–0 3 Football School of India 4 1 2 1 5 6 −1 5 – – — 2–2 2–0 4 Steadfast – Mumbai Rush 4 1 1 2 7 11 −4 4 – – – — 3–0 5 FC Mumbaikars 4 0 0 4 0 8 −8 0 – – – – —
Zonal round [ edit ] Tiebreakers The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied in the order given to determine the rankings: Greater number of points obtained in the matches between the Teams concerned Goal difference resulting from the matches between the Teams concerned Greater number of goals scored in the matches between the Teams concerned Goal difference in all the matches Greater number of goals scored in all the matches Drawing of lots
Delhi zone [ edit ]
Karnataka–Andhra zone [ edit ] The matches of Karnataka–Andhra zone kicked off on 8 October 2018 with Ananthpur Sports Academy defeating Boca Juniors 2–0 in the opening game.[5]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BFC FCM OFC ASA BJFS 1 Bengaluru 8 7 0 1 39 8 +31 21 Advanced to final round — 4–2 3–1 12–1 6–1 2 FC Mangalore 8 5 1 2 23 9 +14 16 Advanced to playoffs 2–1 — 2–1 2–0 8–0 3 Ozone 8 5 0 3 25 10 +15 15 0–3 1–0 — 7–0 7–0 4 Ananthapur Sports Academy 8 2 0 6 7 36 −29 6 0–4 0–5 1–5 — 3–1 5 Boca Juniors FS 8 0 1 7 6 37 −31 1 1–6 2–2 1–3 0–2 —
Chennai zone [ edit ]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CFC RVSS CCFC FPP MFC 1 Chennaiyin 8 6 2 0 37 9 +28 20 Advanced to final round — 2–2 4–2 6–2 1–1 2 Raman Vijayan Soccer School 8 3 3 2 27 21 +6 12 Advanced to playoffs 0–7 — 2–2 7–0 6–4 3 Chennai City 8 3 3 2 18 12 +6 12 2–3 1–1 — 1–0 1–1 4 Football Plus PSA 8 2 0 6 8 24 −16 6 0–5 2–1 0–1 — 3–1 5 FC Madras 8 1 2 5 13 37 −24 5 0–9 3–8 1–8 2–1 —
Kolkata zone [ edit ]
Maharashtra zone [ edit ]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FCPC RFYC IB MCFC SMR FSI 1 Pune City 10 9 0 1 29 5 +24 27 Advanced to final round — 2–0 3–1 1–0 4–0 2–0 2 RF Young Champs 10 6 2 2 18 9 +9 20 1–3 — 3–0 1–1 1–0 4–0 3 Iron Born FC 10 5 1 4 15 14 +1 16 2–1 2–3 — 0–1 1–0 4 Mumbai City 10 3 3 4 12 12 0 12 1–4 1–1 1–2 — 3–0 0–0 5 Steadfast – Mumbai Rush 10 2 1 7 2 16 −14 7 0–3 0–1 0–3 1–0 — 0–0 6 Football School of India 10 0 3 7 4 24 −20 3 0–6 0–3 1–3 2–4 0–1 —
Shillong–Guwahati zone [ edit ]
Goa zone [ edit ]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SFC FCG SCG DSC SESA CBSC 1 Salgaocar 10 8 0 2 25 8 +17 24 Advance to final round — 0–2 2–1 3–1 3–0 5–1 2 Goa 10 6 3 1 18 4 +14 21 1–0 — 0–2 2–0 0–0 4–0 3 Sporting Goa 10 5 2 3 18 10 +8 17 0–1 0–3 — 2–2 1–0 7–0 4 Dempo 10 3 4 3 15 11 +4 13 1–2 1–1 1–1 — 0–0 7–0 5 SESA 10 2 3 5 13 12 +1 9 0–3 0–0 1–2 — 5–2 6 Churchill Brothers 10 0 0 10 5 50 −45 0 1–6 1–5 0–2 0–2 0–7 —
Jharkhand–Odisha zone [ edit ]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JAM FAO SHO SAIL 1 Jamshedpur 6 4 2 0 13 3 +10 14 Advanced to playoffs — 4–0 1–0 1–0 2 FAO Academy 6 3 0 3 8 15 −7 9 1–5 — 1–0 3–2 3 Sports Hostel Odisha 6 2 1 3 9 10 −1 7 2–2 3–1 — 1–3 4 SAIL Bokaro 6 1 1 4 8 10 −2 4 0–0 1–2 2–3 —
Punjab zone [ edit ]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MIN YFC RGS UPJ 1 Minerva Punjab 6 5 1 0 8 1 +7 16 Advanced to playoffs — 1–0 1–0 3–1 2 Youth FC 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10 0–1 — 1–0 1–0 3 Round Glass Sports 6 2 2 2 8 4 +4 8 0–0 2–2 — 1–0 4 United Punjab FC 6 0 0 6 2 14 −12 0 0–2 1–2 0–5 —
Rest Of India zone [ edit ] Group A [ edit ] All matches were played at Panampally Ground, Kochi .
Group B [ edit ] All matches were played at Khuman Lampak Turf Ground, Imphal .
Group C [ edit ] All matches will be played at TRC Turf Ground , Srinagar .
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RK LK JKS 1 Real Kashmir 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 6 Advanced to playoffs — 9–0 1–0 2 Lonestar Kashmir 2 1 0 1 1 9 −8 3 – — 1–0 3 J&K State FA 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0 – – —
Group D [ edit ] All matches were played at Kahaani Sports Academy Ground, Ahmedabad .
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAH ARA FLA FAH 1 Kaahani FC 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advanced to playoffs — 2–1 2–1 0–0 2 ARA FC 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4 – — 4–1 0–0 3 Football Leaders Academy 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3 – – — 2–0 4 Fateh Hyderabad 3 0 2 1 0 2 −2 2 – – – —
Playoffs [ edit ] Ten teams entered this round, out of which five will progress to the final round.[6]
Group A [ edit ] All matches played at Navelim Ground, Margao .
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MSP MP RK FCM KAH 1 MSP Academy 4 3 0 1 10 3 +7 9 Advance to final round — 0–3 2–0 5–0 3–0 2 Minerva Punjab 4 2 2 0 13 5 +8 8 — — 0–0 5–5 5–0 3 Real Kashmir 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 7 — — — 1–0 5–0 4 FC Mangalore 4 1 1 2 7 11 −4 4 — — — — 2–0 5 Kahaani FC 4 0 0 4 0 15 −15 0 — — — — —
Group B [ edit ] All matches played at Navelim Ground, Margao .
Final round [ edit ] Group A [ edit ] All matches played at Nagoa Ground, Nagoa .
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FCG FCP MSP SFC 1 Goa 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Advance to Knockout stage — 1–0 0–0 2–1 2 Pune City 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 — — 2–1 3–1 3 MSP FA 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2 — – — 2–2 4 Sudeva 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1 — — — —
Group B [ edit ] Matches played at Don Bosco Ground, Borda and Nagoa Ground, Nagoa .
Group C [ edit ] All matches played at Utorda Ground, Utorda.
Group D [ edit ] All matches played at Utorda Ground, Utorda.
Knockout stage [ edit ] Bracket [ edit ] Quarter-finals [ edit ] Semi-finals [ edit ] Statistics [ edit ] Top scorers [ edit ] As of 8 February 2019 Rank Player Club Goals 1 Sivasakthi Narayanan Raman Vijayan SS 22 2 Murshid KP FC Mangalore 14 3 Akashdeep Singh Bengaluru 13 4 Ashley Alban Koli IRON BORN 10 Muhammed Nemil Valiyattil RF Young Champs 6 Seiminmang Manchong Delhi Dynamos 9 Thoi Singh RF Young Champs Aaron Bareto Salgaocar Surag Chhetri Kerala Blasters Nongthombam Joysana Singh Chennaiyin Prathap E MSP FA R Zothanmawia Aizawl
Clean Sheets [ edit ] As of 8 February 2019 Rank Player Club Clean sheets 1 Manav Baraskar FC Goa 9 2 Devansh Dabas Minerva 8 3 Christurajan T MSP FA 7 Van Nunmawia Aizawl 5 Rewang Dorjee Lepcha Pune City 6 6 Kalyan Hasda SAI (East) 5 Khoirom Jackson Singh Reliance Foundation YC 8 Birendra Rabha Singh Reliance Foundation YC 4 Avishak Shaw United Paramveer Singh Bhaichung Bhutia FS Raj Kumar Mahato Jamshedpur Akshat Hadkonkar Sporting Goa Sapam Nongpoknganba Singh SESA Wellyster Mendes Dempo C Vanlalhriata Shillong Lajong Ayon Roy East Bengal
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