The I-League U19 is the top level of youth football in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is contested between the Academy sides of The I-League

I-League

The I-League is an Indian football league for association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation of two teams each year with the I-League 2nd Division...

 and two I-League 2nd Division

I-League 2nd Division

The I-League 2nd Division is the second highest division of football in India after the I-League....

 clubs.

History

The league was founded as the I-League Under-19 in 2011. Clubs fielded Under-19 teams. 15 teams were split into three groups of four teams each. Teams played others within their own conference once. At the end of the season the top two teams were paired into rounds of play-offs played over two legs in a knockout system. This format has remained to the present day.

Current participants

The participants for the 2011 season in the Under-19 League are:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Dempo SC Churchill Brothers SC Sporting Clube de Goa Sporting Clube de Goa Sporting Clube de Goa is a association football club based in the Indian state of Goa who currently participate in the I-League which is India's number one league competition in the country... Salgaocar SC	East Bengal Club Chirag United SC Mohun Bagan AC Shillong Lajong FC	ONGC FC ONGC FC ONGC Football Club also known as ONGC F.C. is an Indian Football club from Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. The ONGC stands for "Oil and Natural Gas Corporation". The club, established by the public sector undertaking ONGC Ltd, currently plays in the I-League 2nd Division.-The Club:ONGC FC is promoted... FC Air India Air India (football club) Air India FC, is an Indian professional football club founded in 1952, based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. They are sponsored by Air India under the management of T.K. Singh and have enjoyed some success in the Maharashtrian Football and the NFL India. They play in the I-League and Mumbai Super Division... Mumbai FC Mumbai FC Mumbai Football Club is an Indian football club based in Mumbai. The Club has many firsts to its credit and promises made have been duly fulfilled... Pune FC Pune FC Pune Football Club is an Indian football club based in Pune. The club was established in 2007, and gained promotion to the I-League in the 2009-10 season. Pune F.C. one of the most professional football club in India is also known as one of the first football club to not follow the Institutional...	JCT FC Viva Kerala FC HAL SC

Current Structure

All teams played the other teams in their group once and the group winners (4 group winners) play 3 final fixtures against each other, producing 6 games a season for the group winners and just 3 games for the other teams that did not make the final stage.

Past Winners

	I-League U19		References
2011 2011 I-League U19 The 2011 I-League U19 is the first edition of the I-League U19.All teams played the other teams in their group once and the group winners play 3 final fixtures against each other, producing 6 games a season for the group winners and just 3 games for the other teams that did not make the final...	JCT FC Academy

List of Winners

Team	U19 titles
JCT FC Academy	1