The 2017–18 Youth League U18 (formerly known as I-League U18) was the tenth season of the Indian Youth League U18 and the third season of the competition as an under-18 one. AIFF announced that the zonal rounds for the league that started from 20 November 2017 in Chennai, Maharashtra, Kolkata and Delhi. AIFF Elite Academy were three-time defending champions, but did not participate in the tournament. Shillong Lajong won their first title by defeating Kerala Blasters 2–0 in the final on 26 May 2018.
Qualifiers
Kolkata zone
Zonal round TiebreakersThe 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
Kolkata zone
Maharashtra zone
Chennai–Karnataka zone
Shillong–Guwahati zone
Goa zone
Playoff Qualifiers
Group A - Rest Of India Zone
Group B - Punjab/Kashmir/Ladakh Zone All matches played at Minerva Training Ground, Ludhiana.
Group C - Gujarat Zone
Group D - Kerala Zone All matches played at Panampally Ground, Kochi.
Playoffs
Group A All matches played at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong).
Group B All matches played at MFA Turf, Shillong.
Final round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Manvir Singh Ozone142 Joe MasseyBhaichung Bhutia FS11 Rohit TiggaSAI (Kolkata)4 Bishnu BordoloiDSK Shivajians9 Ishan V DeyPune City B RohmingthangaChennaiyin7Rohan Harish ShuklaFootball School of India8 Dingku SharmaDSK Shivajians Syed Suhail PashaChennaiyin Jhantu PrasadEast Bengal Adarsh ASKerala Blasters12 Supratip BaruiUnited7B LalnuntluangaBengaluru Omega VanlalhruaitluangaPune CityRagav GuptaBengaluru Umair SaiyyadDSK Shivajians Yash Sanjay AngreBhaichung Bhutia FS Shijin TSAI (Thiruvananthapuram) Paul RamfangzauvaAizawl Phrangki BuamShillong Lajong
References
External links I-League U18 on the AIFF website.