The 2024–25 Reliance Foundation Development League was the fourth season of the Reliance Foundation Development League, developmental football league organised by the Reliance Foundation and the AIFF.
The season features 54 teams divided into nine regions, held across multiple regions from 25 November 2024. Punjab FC are the defending champions.
Format The teams may include up to four players born on or after January 1, 2002, in their matchday squads, with no more than two on the playing XI at a time. Participants in the league must have been born on or after January 1, 2004.
This season features the league's most extensive outreach, divided into four phases: Regional qualifiers, Zonal group stage, National group stage and the National championship. With the introduction of a Zonal stage that will see the top teams from each region play more matches versus higher quality opposition.
Each team will play at least 5 matches in the regional qualifiers. 24 teams will qualify for the Zonal group stage from the regional qualifiers. 12 sides from pan India that top the Zonal stage progress to the National group stage. The National group stage will feature 30 matches across 2 groups with the winners & runners-up from each group booking their spot for the National Championship.
Teams Teams are divided into 9 zones for the regional qualifiers, each containing 6 teams.
State/RegionVenueClubs (last)EastKalyani Stadium B, Kalyani Naihati Stadium, NaihatiDiamond Harbour FCDebutEast Bengal FC3rd (2024)Mohammedan SC3rd (2024)Mohun Bagan SG3rd (2024)Odisha FC3rd (2024)United SC3rd (2024)Goa Duler Stadium, MapusaChurchill Brothers FC Goa2nd (2023)Clube de Salgaocar2nd (2023)Dempo SC3rd (2024)FC Goa4th (2024)SESA FA3rd (2024)Sporting Clube de Goa2nd (2024)Kerala Maharajas College Stadium, ErnakulamGokulam Kerala FC3rd (2024)Kerala Blasters FC4th (2024)Kerala United FCDebutMuthoot FA3rd (2024)Parappur FC Kerala3rd (2024)Wayanad United FC2nd (2024)Meghalaya–AssamMeghalaya Football Ground, Shillong4ForAll FC2nd (2024)Little Star Academy2nd (2024)NorthEast United FC3rd (2024)PRYCC ShillongDebutRangdajied United FC2nd (2023)Shillong Lajong FC3rd (2024)Mizoram1st Bn. MAP Ground, AizawlAizawl FCDebutGreenfield FADebutKanan SCDebutKulikawn FC2nd (2024)Mizoram YFFDebutZemabawk North FCDebutMumbaiNeville D'Souza Football Turf, Bandra, MumbaiKenkre FC3rd (2024)Maharashtra Oranje FC2nd (2024)MYJ–GMSC2nd (2024)Millat FC2nd (2024)Mumbai City FC4th (2024)RFYC4th (2024)NorthSudeva Academy, Civil Lines, Delhi Frontier FC Ground, Chhawla, DelhiDelhi FC2nd (2024)Garhwal Heroes FC2nd (2023)Namdhari FCDebutPunjab FC3rd (2024)Rajasthan United FC3rd (2024)Sudeva Delhi FC3rd (2024)ROI–NorthEastMeghalaya Football Ground, ShillongClassic FA2nd (2023)Football 4 Change Academy2nd (2023)Jamshedpur FC4th (2024)SAI-RC2nd (2023)Senapati FCDebutTodo United FCDebutSouthBangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru HAL SC Stadium, BengaluruBIFADebutBengaluru FC4th (2024)Chennaiyin FC4th (2024)Kickstart FC3rd (2024)Roots FC3rd (2024)Sreenidi Deccan FC3rd (2024)
Season summary The fourth season of the Reliance Foundation Development League kicked off in Goa, on 25 November 2024. A total of 12 teams were making their debut appearance in the competition. Sporting Clube de Goa and Dempo SC played the opening game of the Regional qualifiers at the Duler Stadium.
After 135 matches, a total of 24 teams qualified to the Zonal group stage from the Regional qualifiers. Shillong Lajong scored the most goals in the stage, netting 23 times, and also recorded the highest number of clean sheets with 4, a feat they shared with Mohun Bagan SG and NorthEast United. Seiminthang Khongsai of Delhi FC emerged as the top scorer of the stage, finding the net eight times.
The National group stage began on 23 March 2025, with two groups comprising six teams each locked horns at the Reliance Corporate Park, Navi Mumbai.
Regional qualifiers East region
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Kartik Hantal Odisha 5 2 Benjamin Lalnunpula Diamond Harbour 3 Bamiya Samad Mohammedan SC Serto Worneilen Kom Mohun Bagan SG5 Andrews A East Bengal2
Goa region
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Francisco Fernandes SC de Goa62 Mevan Shawn Dias Dempo53 Isac Zomuanpuia Clube de Salgaocar4 4 Lalthangliana FC Goa 3 Sankalp Sandeep Kankonkar SESA FA Likson Rebelo FC Goa
Kerala region
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Sujin S Kerala Blasters5 2 Abith KB Muthoot FA 4 Harshal Rahman Muthoot FA 4 Ebindas Yesudas Kerala Blasters 3 Muhammed Sanad P Gokulam Kerala Chabungbam Linky Meitei Kerala United
Meghalaya–Assam region
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Gunleiba Wangkheirakpam NorthEast United 5 Samborlang Langte 4ForAll FC Babysunday Marngar Shillong Lajong Emanbha Marbaniang Shillong Lajong 5 Yohaan Benjamin Shillong Lajong 4 Freddy Banteilang Jyrwa Rangdajied United
Mizoram region
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Lalrinhlua Aizawl5 2 Elisa Lalchamliana Aizawl 4 Simon Lalnilien Zote Kanan SC Lalbiaktluanga Mizoram YFF Emanuel Lalhruaizela Mizoram YFF
Mumbai region
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Pratham Ghatnur Maharashtra Oranje 3 Gyamar Nikum Mumbai City F Vanlalchhanchhuaha RFYC Mohammed Khatib Maharashtra Oranje Ansh Tembulkar RFYC6 Aditya Gopireddy MYJ-GMSC2
North region
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Seiminthang Khongsai Delhi8 2 Omang Dodum Punjab 4 Jajo Prashan Sudeva Delhi Gwgwmsar Gayary Delhi5 Iashanbok Buhphang Garhwal Heroes3
ROI–NorthEast region </onlyinclude>
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Lalhriatpuia Chawngthu Jamshedpur62 Lawmsangzuala Jamshedpur53 Kishor Tiwari Football 4 Change Academy4 4 Ningthoujam Remson Singh Jamshedpur 3 Yendrembam Rohit Singh Classic FA Punit Thangjam Classic FA
South region </onlyinclude>
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 R Lalbiakliana Sreenidi Deccan 4 Lalfamkima Sreenidi Deccan 3 Soham Varshneya Bengaluru 3 Taorem Kelvin Singh Bengaluru 5 Rashid CK Bengaluru 2 Deepak DP Sreenidi Deccan
Zonal group stage Qualified teams No. Club Qualified as1 Mohun Bagan SG East region champions2 East Bengal East region runners-up3 Diamond Harbour East region 3rd4 Dempo SC Goa region champions5 FC Goa Goa region runners-up6 SESA FA Goa region 3rd7 Muthoot FA Kerala region champions8 Gokulam Kerala Kerala region runners-up9 Kerala Blasters Kerala region 3rd10 NorthEast United Meghalaya–Assam region champions11 Shillong Lajong Meghalaya–Assam region runners-up12 Mizoram YFF Mizoram region champions13 Aizawl Mizoram region runners-up14 Maharashtra Oranje Mumbai region champions15 RFYC Mumbai region runners-up16 Mumbai City Mumbai region 3rd17 Delhi FC North region champions18 Garhwal Heroes North region runners-up19 Sudeva Delhi North region 3rd20 Jamshedpur ROI–NorthEast region champions21 Classic FA ROI–NorthEast region runners-up22 Sreenidi Deccan South region champions23 Kickstart FC South region runners-up24 Roots FC South region 3rd
Goa–Mumbai region
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Lalthangliana FC Goa 6 Jovial Dias FC Goa Mohammed Kaif Mumbai City4 Ayush Chhikara Mumbai City55 Shreyash Gajanan Naik Dempo4
Kerala–South region
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Abith KB Muthoot FA102 Sreekuttan MS Kerala Blasters6 3 Lalfamkima Sreenidi Deccan 4 Yohann Victor Britto Roots FC Crispin C Cleetus Kickstart
NorthEast region
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Laishram Danny Meitei NorthEast United10 2 Aditya Kalloli NorthEast United 7 Ningthoujam Remson Singh Jamshedpur Md Arbash Classic FA5 Lawmsangzuala Jamshedpur6
Kolkata–North region
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Benjamin Lalnunpuia Diamond Harbour52 Akash Hemram Diamond Harbour43 Vian Vinay Murgod Mohun Bagan SG 3 4 Thumsol Tongsin Mohun Bagan SG 2 Surajit Dutta East Bengal Iashanbok Buhphang Garwhal Heroes Pasang Dorjee Tamang Mohun Bagan SG
National group stage Group A
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Bivan Jyoti Laskar Jamshedpur52 Likson Rebelo FC Goa3 3 Laishram Danny Meitei NorthEast United 2 Akash Hemram Diamond Harbour Vellington Fernandes FC Goa
Group B
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Febil K Muthoot FA 3 Bharat Lairenjam Classic FA 3 Salgeo Dias Dempo 2 Leimapokpam Sibajit Singh Mohun Bagan SG Levis Zangminlun Sreenidi Deccan
National Championship Qualification Club Qualified as Jamshedpur Group A champions Classic FA Group B champions FC Goa Group A runners-up Mohun Bagan SG Group B runners-up Top 3 teams from this stage will qualify for Next Gen Cup. As Classic FA backed out of Next Gen Cup due to scheduling challenges, Jamshedpur replaced them in Next Gen Cup.
Bracket All matches to be played at Reliance Corporate Park, Navi Mumbai.
Semi-finals
3rd place match
Final
See also 2024–25 Indian Youth League
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