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Football league season
Elite League
Season2018–19
ChampionsMinerva Punjab (1st title)
Matches played310
Goals scored1,024 (3.3 per match)
Top goalscorerSiva Sakthi (22 goals)
Highest scoringKerala Blasters 12-2 Raman Vijayan SS
Highest attendance1,500
East Bengal 2-0 Mohun Bagan
← 2017–18 2019–20 → All statistics correct as of complete.

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.

Qualifiers

Kolkata zone

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.

Group A

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 – – – – —
Source: Soccerway

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NBR MDSC HDSA BWP SS
1 NBP Rainbow AC 4 2 2 0 13 5 +8 8 Advanced to zonal round — 2–2 2–2 2–0 7–1
2 Mohammedan 4 2 2 0 10 3 +7 8 – — 1–1 4–0 3–0
3 The Hooghly District SA 4 2 2 0 9 5 +4 8 – – — 3–0 3–2
4 Bhawanipore 4 1 0 3 2 9 −7 3 – – – — 2–0
5 Southern Samity 4 0 0 4 3 15 −12 0 – – – – —
Source: Soccerway

Maharashtra zone

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 – – – – —
Source: Soccerway

Zonal round

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:
  1. Greater number of points obtained in the matches between the Teams concerned
  2. Goal difference resulting from the matches between the Teams concerned
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the matches between the Teams concerned
  4. Goal difference in all the matches
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the matches
  6. Drawing of lots

Delhi zone

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DDFC SDV BBFS RSA HIN DU
1 Delhi Dynamos 10 7 2 1 38 8 +30 23 Advanced to final round — 2–2 0–1 8–1 6–0 8–0
2 Sudeva Moonlight 10 7 2 1 36 7 +29 23 2–2 — 0–1 8–0 4–0 6–1
3 Bhaichung Bhutia FS 10 6 1 3 26 9 +17 19 1–3 0–1 — 0–1 4–0 3–0
4 Real Sports Academy 10 3 1 6 9 29 −20 10 1–3 0–2 1–3 — 1–1 1–0
5 Hindustan 10 1 4 5 10 25 −15 7 0–3 1–3 2–2 4–0 — 1–1
6 Delhi United 10 0 2 8 4 45 −41 2 0–3 0–8 1–11 0–3 1–1 —
Source: Soccerway

Karnataka–Andhra zone

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.

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 —
Source: Soccerway

Chennai zone

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 —
Source: Soccerway

Kolkata zone

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MB EB ATK USC SAI NBR
1 Mohun Bagan 10 6 3 1 16 6 +10 21 Advance to final round — 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–1
2 East Bengal 10 5 3 2 16 7 +9 18 0–1 — 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–1
3 ATK 10 4 4 2 22 9 +13 16 1–1 2–2 — 0–0 4–1 6–1
4 United 10 3 4 3 16 13 +3 13 1–1 0–0 1–6 — 2–2 4–0
5 SAI (East Zone) 10 2 3 5 8 15 −7 9 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–3 — 2–0
6 NBP Rainbow AC 10 1 1 8 3 31 −28 4 0–5 0–5 0–2 0–4 0–0 —
Source: Soccerway

Maharashtra zone

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 —
Source: Soccerway

Shillong–Guwahati zone

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAIG SLFC LFC GTC NEUFC
1 SAI (Guwahati) 8 7 0 1 17 6 +11 21 Advanced to final round — 2–1 4–1 4–2 2–0
2 Shillong Lajong 8 6 0 2 21 6 +15 18 Advanced to playoffs 1–0 — 0–1 2–1 8–0
3 Langsning 8 5 0 3 15 10 +5 15 0–1 1–4 — 5–0 2–0
4 Gauhati Town 8 2 0 6 9 19 −10 6 1–2 1–3 0–3 — 2–0
5 NorthEast United 8 0 0 8 1 22 −21 0 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 —
Source: Soccerway

Goa zone

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 —
Source: Soccerway

Jharkhand–Odisha zone

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 —
Source: Soccerway

Punjab zone

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 —
Source: Soccerway

Rest Of India zone

Group A

All matches were played at Panampally Ground, Kochi.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KB MSP GK SAI FCK
1 Kerala Blasters 4 2 2 0 12 3 +9 8 Advanced to playoffs — 0–0 2–0 2–2 8–1
2 MSP Football Academy 4 2 2 0 7 1 +6 8 – — 1–1 1–0 5–0
3 Gokulam Kerala 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7 – – — 1–0 4–2
4 SAI (Thiruvananthapuram) 4 1 1 2 4 4 0 4 – – – — 2–0
5 FC Kerala 4 0 0 4 3 19 −16 0 – – – – —
Source: soccerway

Group B

All matches were played at Khuman Lampak Turf Ground, Imphal.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AIZ TRA NER GAH
1 Aizawl 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9 Advanced to playoffs — 3–0 4–0 8–0
2 TRAU 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6 – — 4–2 2–1
3 NEROCA 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 3 – – — 2–1
4 Gangtok Himalayan 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0 – – – —
Source: Soccerway

Group C

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 – – —
Source: Soccerway

Group D

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 – – – —
Source: Soccerway

Playoffs

Ten teams entered this round, out of which five will progress to the final round.

Group A

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 — — — — —
Source: Soccerway

Group B

All matches played at Navelim Ground, Margao.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SLFC AFC KB JFC RVSS
1 Shillong Lajong 4 2 2 0 7 1 +6 8 Advance to final round — 1–1 0–0 2–0 4–0
2 Aizawl 4 2 2 0 5 2 +3 8 — — 1–1 2–0 1–0
3 Kerala Blasters 4 1 3 0 13 3 +10 6 — — — 0–0 12–2
4 Jamshedpur 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4 — — — — 4–1
5 Raman Vijayan SS 4 0 0 4 3 21 −18 0 — — — — —
Source: Soccerway

Final round

Group A

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 — — — —
Source: Soccerway

Group B

Matches played at Don Bosco Ground, Borda and Nagoa Ground, Nagoa.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MP CFC RFYC SLFC
1 Minerva Punjab 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Advance to Knockout stage — 2–0 3–0 0–0
2 Chennaiyin 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 – — 4–1 1–0
3 RF Young Champs 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3 — – — 2–1
4 Shillong Lajong 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1 — — — —
Source: Soccerway

Group C

All matches played at Utorda Ground, Utorda.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EB SAIG BFC DDFC
1 East Bengal 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5 Advance to Knockout stage — 1–1 1–1 1–0
2 SAI (Guwahati) 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4 – — 2–1 0–2
3 Bengaluru 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4 – – — 4–0
4 Delhi Dynamos 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3 — — — —
Source: Soccerway

Group D

All matches played at Utorda Ground, Utorda.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AFC MB RK SAL
1 Aizawl 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6 Advance to Knockout stage — 3–4 2–1 4–0
2 Mohun Bagan 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6 – — 0–1 3–0
3 Real Kashmir 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 — — — 2–1
4 Salgaocar 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0 — — — —
Source: Soccerway

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Goa 3
SAI Guwahati 1
Goa 0
Minerva Punjab 1
Minerva Punjab (p) 1 (6)
Mohun Bagan 1 (5)
Minerva Punjab 2
Pune City 0
East Bengal 1
Pune City 2
Pune City 2 Third Place
Aizawl 0
Aizawl 1  
Chennaiyin 0  

Quarter-finals

Goa3–1SAI Guwahati
Doyal Alves 13', 78'
Jovito Joao Dias 88'		 87' Shano Tariang
Don Bosco Ground, FatordaAttendance: 100Referee: Ankush Chakraborty
East Bengal1–2Pune City
Srikumar Karjee 37' 11', 33' Laldawngkima
Don Bosco Ground, FatordaAttendance: 50Referee: Vishal
Minerva Punjab1–1Mohun Bagan
Makan Chote 75' 7' Anirban Das
Penalties
6–5
Don Bosco Ground, FatordaAttendance: 25Referee: Ashwin
Aizawl1–0Chennaiyin
R Lalthanmawia 16'
Don Bosco Ground, FatordaAttendance: 25Referee: Jatinder Singh

Semi-finals

Goa0–1Minerva Punjab
17' Makan Chote
Nagoa Ground, MargaoAttendance: 150Referee: Ashwin
Pune City 2–0Aizawl
Nikhil Prabhu 22'
Akhil Rawat 90+4'
Nagoa Ground, MargaoAttendance: 100Referee: Ankush Chakraborty

Final

Minerva Punjab2–0Pune City
Makan Chote 59'
Thoiba Singh 67'
Don Bosco Ground, Borda, MargaoAttendance: 110Referee: Ashwin

Statistics

Top scorers

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

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

References

  1. Parasar, Swapnaneel (8 February 2019). "Elite League 2018–19: Minerva Punjab beat Pune City to win title". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  2. "U-18 Youth League: Shillong Lajong beat Kerala Blasters to win title". 26 May 2018. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  3. "Lajong Brush Aside Blasters To Clinch Maiden U-18 Youth League Glory". 26 May 2018. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  4. "Fixtures: Hero U-18 YL". Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  5. "Our U18 Football team started off their season in style as they won their maiden match by 2-0 against Bocajuniors Football School India in Youth I-League". Facebook. 9 October 2018.
  6. "4 teams secure progress to next rounds of Hero U-18 Youth League". I–League. 3 December 2018. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.

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