AIFF Media Team
NEW DELHI: The 2026-27 season of the Dr Talimeren Ao Junior Girls’ National Football Championship will be held from September 10 to October 7, 2026. Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, will host Tier 1 for the third straight season from September 10 to 25, while Tier 2 will be held at the RK Ashram Ground in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh, from September 15 to October 7.
Tier 1 will feature 15 teams divided into three groups of four and one group of three. Tier 2 consists of 18 teams split into two groups of five and two groups of four. The group winners will progress to the semi-finals. Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, promoted from Tier 2 at the end of last season, will compete in Tier 1 in 2026-27, replacing Goa and Arunachal Pradesh, who were relegated and will compete in Tier 2 this season.
Manipur are the defending champions, having defeated West Bengal 9-0 in last year's final in Anantapur.
Group Stage Draw of Dr Talimeren Ao Junior Girls' NFC 2026-27 Tier 1
Group A: Manipur, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala
Group B: West Bengal, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan
Group C: Delhi, Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand
Group D: Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
Group Stage Draw of Dr Talimeren Ao Junior Girls' NFC 2026-27 Tier 2
Group A: Chandigarh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Tripura, Sports Authority of India
Group B: Telangana, Goa, Andaman & Nicobar, Pondicherry, Arunachal Pradesh
Group C: Meghalaya, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Nagaland
Group D: Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh
Fixtures of Dr Talimeren Ao Junior Girls' NFC 2026-27 Tier 1 (Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh):
September 10: Manipur vs Chhattisgarh (Group A) – 09:00
September 10: Uttar Pradesh vs Kerala (Group A) – 15:00
September 11: Delhi vs Gujarat (Group C) – 09:00
September 11: Bihar vs Jharkhand (Group C) – 15:00
September 12: Uttar Pradesh vs Manipur (Group A) – 09:00
September 12: Kerala vs Chhattisgarh (Group A) – 15:00
September 13: Bihar vs Delhi (Group C) – 09:00
September 13: Jharkhand vs Gujarat (Group C) – 15:00
September 14: Chhattisgarh vs Uttar Pradesh (Group A) – 09:00
September 14: Manipur vs Kerala (Group A) – 15:00
September 15: Delhi vs Jharkhand (Group C) – 09:00
September 15: Gujarat vs Bihar (Group C) – 15:00
September 16: West Bengal vs Maharashtra (Group B) – 09:00
September 16: Odisha vs Rajasthan (Group B) – 15:00
September 17: Tamil Nadu vs Andhra Pradesh (Group D) – 09:00
September 17: Winner of Group A vs Winner of Group C (Semi-final 1) – 15:00
September 18: West Bengal vs Odisha (Group B) – 09:00
September 18: Maharashtra vs Rajasthan (Group B) – 15:00
September 19: Andhra Pradesh vs Karnataka (Group D) – 15:00
September 20: Rajasthan vs West Bengal (Group B) – 09:00
September 20: Maharashtra vs Odisha (Group B) – 15:00
September 21: Karnataka vs Tamil Nadu (Group D) – 15:00
September 23: Winner of Group B vs Winner of Group D (Semi-final 2) – Time TBD
September 25: Winner of SF1 vs Winner of SF2 (Final) – Time TBD
Fixtures of Dr Talimeren Ao Junior Girls' NFC 2026-27 Tier 2 (Narainpur, Chhattisgarh)
September 15: Chandigarh vs Sikkim (Group A) – 08:30
September 15: Uttarakhand vs Tripura (Group A) – 15:00
September 17: Sikkim vs Uttarakhand (Group A) – 08:30
September 17: SAI vs Chandigarh (Group A) – 15:00
September 18: Meghalaya vs Jammu & Kashmir (Group C) – 08:30
September 18: Punjab vs Nagaland (Group C) – 15:00
September 19: Tripura vs Chandigarh (Group A) – 08:30
September 19: SAI vs Sikkim (Group A) – 15:00
September 20: Meghalaya vs Punjab (Group C) – 08:30
September 20: Jammu & Kashmir vs Nagaland (Group C) – 15:00
September 21: Tripura vs SAI (Group A) – 08:30
September 21: Chandigarh vs Uttarakhand (Group A) – 15:00
September 22: Meghalaya vs Nagaland (Group C) – 08:30
September 22: Jammu & Kashmir vs Punjab (Group C) – 15:00
September 23: Sikkim vs Tripura (Group A) – 08:30
September 23: Uttarakhand vs SAI (Group A) – 15:00
September 25: Winner of Group A vs Winner of Group C (Semi-final 1) – 08:30
September 25: Telangana vs Goa (Group B) – 12:00
September 25: Andaman & Nicobar vs Pondicherry (Group B) – 15:00
September 27: Goa vs Arunachal Pradesh (Group B) – 08:30
September 27: Telangana vs Andaman & Nicobar (Group B) – 15:00
September 28: Mizoram vs Madhya Pradesh (Group D) – 08:30
September 28: Assam vs Himachal Pradesh (Group D) – 15:00
September 29: Arunachal Pradesh vs Pondicherry (Group B) – 08:30
September 29: Goa vs Andaman & Nicobar (Group B) – 15:00
September 30: Mizoram vs Assam (Group D) – 08:30
September 30: Madhya Pradesh vs Himachal Pradesh (Group D) – 15:00
October 1: Arunachal Pradesh vs Telangana (Group B) – 08:30
October 1: Pondicherry vs Goa (Group B) – 15:00
October 2: Himachal Pradesh vs Mizoram (Group D) – 08:30
October 2: Assam vs Madhya Pradesh (Group D) – 15:00
October 3: Andaman & Nicobar vs Arunachal Pradesh (Group B) – 08:30
October 3: Pondicherry vs Telangana (Group B) – 15:00
October 5: Winner of Group B vs Winner of Group D (Semi-final 2) – Time TBD
October 7: Winner of SF1 vs Winner of SF2 (Final) – Time TBD
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