Subroto Cup 2023 Junior Boys (U-17): Fixtures, Telecast & more

The Subroto Cup 2023 Junior Boys (U-17) tournament starts from the 14th of October.

The 2023 Subroto Cup is all set to enter into it’s final stage of the competition, as it is now time for the Junior Boys (U-17) to compete for national pride and glory.

The Subroto Cup comprises a total of three categories, which include the Junior Boys (U-17) and Sub Junior Boys (U-14), as well as the Junior Girls (U-17).

CISCE and St. Patrick’s Gumla, Jharkhand have already been crowned champions of the Sub Junior Boys (U-14) and  the Junior Girls (U-17) respectively, and now it's time for the U-17 boys to ply their trade. 

With that said, let us dive into some of the key details of this year’s Subroto Cup 2023 Junior Boys (U-17) category.

Groups

POOL - A

CHANDIGARH

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

BIHAR

LAKSHADWEEP

POOL - B

KERALA

BKSP

GUJARAT

IPSC

POOL - C

MANIPUR

CHHATTISGARH

ISSO

NCC

NEPAL

POOL - D

MEGHALAYA

DD & DNH

TAMIL NADU

MAHARASHTRA

NAVY SCHOOL

POOL -E

MIZORAM

DELHI

J & K

MADHYA PRADESH

AFBBS

POOL - F

JHARKHAND

UTTRAKHAND

CISCE

SIKKM

NVS

POOL - G

TRIPURA

HARYANA

ASSAM

GOA

SAINIK SCHOOL

POOL - H

NAGALAND

WEST BENGAL

KVS

CBSE

UTTAR PRADESH

Format

Competition format

The teams have been divided into eight different pools, from whereon they play against every other group opponent in a round robin format. Once all group games are over, the top two teams in each group advance to the knockout stages.

In the knockout stages, the teams will compete in one off games. The winner of the round of 16 games will make it to the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final match.

The teams will be ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria will be applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:

1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
5. Goal difference in all group matches;
6. Goals scored in all group matches;
7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they are playing each other in the last round of the group;
8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = −1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = −3 points, direct red card = −3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = −4 points);
9. Drawing of lots.

Game format

Each game will be of a total time of 70 minutes, with 35 minutes stipulated for either halves. A 10-minute break will also be given at the end of the first half. 

In the knockout games, if the scores are level at the end of normal time, then a 14-minute extra-time, consisting of two halves of seven minutes each, will be played. If no verdict prevails at the end of extra-time, the game will be decided on penalties. 

Also, a maximum of five substitutions are allowed to be made. 

Telecast

Matches will be telecasted on the SportsCast YouTube channel.

Fixtures

MATCH NO	DATE	POOL	MATCH	TIME	VENUE
14 OCT 23 (DAY 1)
1	14 OCT 23	A	CHANDIGARH VS LAKSHADWEEP	0700 HR	GDG
2		A	ARUNACHAL PRADESH VS BIHAR	0900 HR	GDG
3		B	KERALA VS GUJARAT	1330 HR	GDG
4		B	BKSP VS IPSC	1530 HR	GDG
5		C	MANIPUR VS CHHATTISGARH	0700 HR	SPFG
6		C	ISSO VS NCC	0900 HR	SPFG
7		D	MEGHALAYA VS DD & DNH	1330 HR	SPFG
8		D	NAVY SCHOOL VS MAHARASHTRA	1530 HR	SPFG
9		E	MIZORAM VS J&K	0700 HR	AMB
10		E	DELHI VS AFBBS	0900 HR	AMB
11		F	JHARKHAND VS SIKKIM	1330 HR	AMB
12		F	CISCE VS NVS	1530 HR	AMB
13		G	TRIPURA VS SAINIK SCHOOL	0700 HR	TFG
14		G	ASSAM VS GOA	0900 HR	TFG
15		H	NAGALAND VS WEST BENGAL	1330 HR	TFG
16		H	KVS VS CBSE	1530 HR	TFG
	15 OCT 23 (DAY2)
17	15 OCT 23	A	CHANDIGARH VS BIHAR	0700 HR	GDG
18		A	ARUNACHAL PRADESH VS LAKSHADWEEP	0900 HR	GDG
19		B	KERALA VS IPSC	1330 HR	GDG
20		B	BKSP VS GUJARAT	1530 HR	GDG
21		C	MANIPUR VS ISSO	0700 HR	SPFG
22		C	CHHATTISGARH VS NEPAL	0900 HR	SPFG
23		D	MEGHALAYA VS NAVY SCHOOL	1330 HR	SPFG
24		D	DD & DNH VS TAMIL NADU	1530 HR	SPFG
25		E	MIZORAM VS MADHYA PRADESH	0700 HR	AMB
26		E	DELHI VS J&K	0900 HR	AMB
27		F	UTTRAKHAND VS NVS	1330 HR	AMB
28		F	JHARKHAND VS CISCE	1530 HR	AMB
29		G	TRIPURA VS GOA	0700 HR	TFG
30		G	HARYANA VS SAINK SCHOOL	0900 HR	TFG

31		H	NAGALAND VS KVS	1330 HR	TFG
32		H	CBSE VS UTTAR PRADESH	1530 HR	TFG
16 OCT 23 (DAY 3)
33	16 OCT 23	A	CHANDIGARH VS ARUNACHAL PRADESH	0700 HR	GDG
34		A	LAKSHADWEEP VS BIHAR	0900 HR	GDG
35		B	KERALA VS BKSP	1330 HR	GDG
36		B	GUJARAT VS IPSC	1530 HR	GDG
37		C	MANIPUR VS NCC	0700 HR	SPFG
38		C	NEPAL VS ISSO	0900 HR	SPFG
39		D	DD & DNH VS NAVY SCHOOL	1330 HR	SPFG
40		D	TAMIL NADU VS MAHARASHTRA	1530 HR	SPFG
41		E	MIZORAM VS AFBBS	0700 HR	AMB
42		E	J&K VS MADHYA PRADESH	0900 HR	AMB
43		F	JHARKHAND VS UTTRAKHAND	1330 HR	AMB
44		F	SIKKIM VS CISCE	1530 HR	AMB
45		G	TRIPURA VS ASSAM	0700 HR	TFG
46		G	HARYANA VS GOA	0900 HR	TFG
47		H	NAGALAND VS UTTAR PRADESH	1330 HR	TFG
48		H	KVS VS WEST BENGAL	1530 HR	TFG
17 OCT 23 (DAY4)
49	17 OCT 23	E	MIZORAM VS DELHI	0700 HR	AMB
50		E	AFBBS VS MADHYA PRADESH	0900 HR	AMB
51		F	JHARKHAND VS NVS	1330 HR	AMB
52		F	SIKKIM VS UTTRAKHAND	1530 HR	AMB
53		G	TRIPURA VS HARYANA	0700 HR	TFG
54		G	SAINIK SCHOOL VS ASSAM	0900 HR	TFG
55		H	NAGALAND VS CBSE	1330 HR	TFG
56		H	UTTAR PRADESH VS WEST BENGAL	1530 HR	TFG
57		C	MANIPUR VS NEPAL	0700 HR	SPFG
58		C	CHHATTISGARH VS NCC	0900 HR	SPFG
59		D	MEGHALAYA VS TAMIL NADU	1330 HR	SPFG
60		D	DD &DNH VS MAHARASHTRA	1530 HR	SPFG
18 OCT 23 (DAY5)
61	18 OCT 23	E	DELHI VS MADHYA PRADESH	0700 HR	AMB
62		E	J&K VS AFBBS	0900 HR	AMB
63		F	UTTRAKHAND VS CISCE	1330 HR	AMB
64		F	NVS VS SIKKIM	1530 HR	AMB
65		G	HARYANA VS ASSAM	0700 HR	TFG
66		G	SAINIK SCHOOL VS GOA	0900 HR	TFG
67		H	WEST BENGAL VS CBSE	1330 HR	TFG
68		H	KVS VS UTTAR PRADESH	1530 HR	TFG
69		C	CHHATTISGARH VS ISSO	0700 HR	SPFG
70		C	NCC VS NEPAL	0900 HR	SPFG
71		D	TAMIL NADU VS NAVY SCHOOL	1330 HR	SPFG
72		D	MEGHALAYA VS MAHARASHTRA	1530 HR	SPFG
	19 OCT 23 REST
73	20 OCT 23	QF-1	WINNER POOL A VS WINNER POOL B	0800 HR	AMB
74		QF-2	WINNER POOL C VS WINNER POOL D	1000 HR	AMB
75		QF-3	WINNERB POOL E VS WINNER POOL F	1330 HR	AMB
76		QF-4	WINNER POOL G VS WINNER POOL H	1530 HR	AMB
77	21 OCT 23	SF-1	WINNER QF -1 VS WINNER QF – 2	1330 HR	AMB
78		SF-2	WINNER QF - 3 VS WINNER QF – 4	1530 HR	AMB

22 OCT 23 (REST DAY)
79	23 OCT 23	FINAL	WINNER SF-1 VS WINNER SF-2	1600 HR	AMB