AIFF Media Team
NEW DELHI: The Hero Junior Boys’ National Football Championship for Dr BC Roy Trophy 2023-24 and the Hero Junior Girls’ National Football Championship 2023-24 will be held in the month of September in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Both competitions will see 16 teams equally divided into four groups, with the group winners progressing to the semi-finals. The BC Roy Trophy will be held from September 5 to 15, while the Hero Junior Girls’ NFC will kick off on September 20, and the final will take place on September 30.
The 2023-24 edition will mark the return of the BC Roy Trophy for the first time since the pre-COVID 2019-20 tournament, which saw Mizoram clinch their second successive title after a 5-4 penalty shoot-out victory over Punjab in Shillong. Dadra and Nagar Haveli emerged champions of the previous edition of the Hero Junior Girls’ NFC in 2022-23, edging Bihar 1-0 in the final in Guwahati.
Hero Junior Boys’ National Football Championship for Dr BC Roy Trophy 2023-24 Draw and Fixtures
GROUP A:
Mizoram, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Maharashtra
September 5: Mizoram vs Jharkhand, Karnataka vs Maharashtra
September 7: Jharkhand vs Karnataka, Maharashtra vs Mizoram
September 9: Mizoram vs Karnataka, Jharkhand vs Maharashtra
GROUP B:
Meghalaya, Kerala, West Bengal, Jammu & Kashmir
September 6: Meghalaya vs West Bengal, Kerala vs Jammu & Kashmir
September 8: West Bengal vs Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir vs Meghalaya
September 10: Meghalaya vs Kerala, West Bengal vs Jammu & Kashmir
GROUP C:
Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Odisha
September 5: Uttar Pradesh vs Chhattisgarh, Haryana vs Odisha
September 7: Chhattisgarh vs Haryana, Odisha vs Uttar Pradesh
September 9: Uttar Pradesh vs Haryana, Chhattisgarh vs Odisha
GROUP D:
Punjab, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Sports Authority of India
September 6: Punjab vs Tamil Nadu, Goa vs SAI
September 8: Tamil Nadu vs Goa, SAI vs Punjab
September 10: Punjab vs Goa, Tamil Nadu vs SAI
SEMI-FINALS
September 13: Winner Group A vs Winner Group C
September 13: Winner Group B vs Winner Group D
FINAL
September 15: Winner SF 1 vs Winner SF 2
Hero Junior Girls’ National Football Championship 2023-24 Draw and Fixtures:
GROUP A:
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh
September 20: DNH&DD vs Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh vs Himachal Pradesh
September 22: Tamil Nadu vs Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh vs DNH&DD
September 24: DNH&DD vs Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu vs Himachal Pradesh
GROUP B:
Haryana, Manipur, Delhi, Maharashtra
September 21: Haryana vs Delhi, Manipur vs Maharashtra
September 23: Delhi vs Manipur, Maharashtra vs Haryana
September 25: Haryana vs Manipur, Delhi vs Maharashtra
GROUP C:
Bihar, West Bengal, Mizoram, Jharkhand
September 20: Bihar vs Mizoram, West Bengal vs Jharkhand
September 22: Mizoram vs West Bengal, Jharkhand vs Bihar
September 24: Bihar vs West Bengal, Mizoram vs Jharkhand
GROUP D:
Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, Odisha
September 21: Arunachal Pradesh vs Gujarat, Kerala vs Odisha
September 23: Gujarat vs Kerala, Odisha vs Arunachal Pradesh
September 25: Arunachal Pradesh vs Kerala, Gujarat vs Odisha
SEMI-FINALS
September 28: Winner Group A vs Winner Group C
September 28: Winner Group B vs Winner Group D
FINAL
September 30: Winner SF 1 vs Winner SF 2
