AIFF Media Team

NEW DELHI: The 2026-27 seasons of the Junior Boys' National Football Championship for Dr BC Roy Trophy, Tiers 1 and 2, will be held from August 25 to September 9, 2026. Tier 1 will be hosted at the Bangalore Football Stadium in Bengaluru, while Tier 2 will take place at the RK Ashram Ground in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh.

Both tiers will see 16 teams divided into four groups of four, with the group winners qualifying for the semi-finals. Continuing with the promotion-relegation system implemented three seasons ago, the two finalists from 2025-26 — Uttar Pradesh and Assam — have been promoted to Tier 1 for 2026-27. They replace Tier 1's bottom two sides from last season — Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, who will compete in Tier 2 this season.

Manipur are the defending champions, having defeated West Bengal 3-0 in last year's final in Amritsar.

Group Stage Draw of Junior Boys' National Football Championship for Dr BC Roy Trophy 2026-27 Tier 1

Group A: Manipur, Kerala, Telangana, Assam
Group B: West Bengal, Punjab, Karnataka, Chandigarh
Group C: Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra
Group D: Delhi, Goa, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh

Group Stage Draw of Junior Boys' National Football Championship for Dr BC Roy Trophy 2026-27 Tier 2

Group A: Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh
Group B: Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Group C: Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan
Group D: Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Sports Authority of India

Fixtures of Junior Boys' National Football Championship for Dr. BC Roy Trophy Tier 1 2026-27 (Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru):

August 25: West Bengal vs Punjab (Group B) – 08:30
August 25: Karnataka vs Chandigarh (Group B) – 11:00
August 26: Delhi vs Uttar Pradesh (Group D) – 08:30
August 26: Goa vs Odisha (Group D) – 11:00
August 27: West Bengal vs Chandigarh (Group B) – 08:30
August 27: Punjab vs Karnataka (Group B) – 11:00
August 28: Delhi vs Odisha (Group D) – 08:30
August 28: Uttar Pradesh vs Goa (Group D) – 11:00
August 29: Karnataka vs West Bengal (Group B) – 08:30
August 29: Chandigarh vs Punjab (Group B) – 11:00
August 30: Delhi vs Goa (Group D) – 08:30
August 30: Odisha vs Uttar Pradesh (Group D) – 11:00
August 31: Manipur vs Assam (Group A) – 08:30
August 31: Kerala vs Telangana (Group A) – 11:00
September 1: Mizoram vs Maharashtra (Group C) – 08:30
September 1: Meghalaya vs Tamil Nadu (Group C) – 11:00
September 1: Winner of Group B vs Winner of Group D (Semi-final 1) – 14:30
September 2: Manipur vs Kerala (Group A) – 08:30
September 2: Telangana vs Assam (Group A) – 11:00
September 3: Mizoram vs Tamil Nadu (Group C) – 08:30
September 3: Maharashtra vs Meghalaya (Group C) – 11:00
September 4: Manipur vs Telangana (Group A) – 08:30
September 4: Assam vs Kerala (Group A) – 11:00
September 5: Mizoram vs Meghalaya (Group C) – 08:30
September 5: Tamil Nadu vs Maharashtra (Group C) – 11:00
September 7: Winner of Group A vs Winner of Group C (Semi-final 2) – Time TBD
September 9: Winner of SF1 vs Winner of SF2 (Final) – Time TBD

Fixtures of Junior Boys' National Football Championship for Dr. BC Roy Trophy Tier 2 2026-27 (RK Ashram Ground, Narainpur):

August 25: Tripura vs Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Group B) – 08:30
August 25: Andaman & Nicobar vs Chhattisgarh (Group B) – 15:00
August 26: Gujarat vs Sports Authority of India (Group D) – 08:30
August 26: Jammu & Kashmir vs Madhya Pradesh (Group D) – 15:00
August 27: Tripura vs Andaman & Nicobar (Group B) – 08:30
August 27: Chhattisgarh vs Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Group B) – 15:00
August 28: Gujarat vs Jammu & Kashmir (Group D) – 08:30
August 28: Madhya Pradesh vs Sports Authority of India (Group D) – 15:00
August 29: Tripura vs Chhattisgarh (Group B) – 08:30
August 29: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu vs Andaman & Nicobar (Group B) – 15:00
August 30: Gujarat vs Madhya Pradesh (Group D) – 08:30
August 30: Jammu & Kashmir vs Sports Authority of India (Group D) – 15:00
August 31: Andhra Pradesh vs Himachal Pradesh (Group A) – 08:30
August 31: Pondicherry vs Arunachal Pradesh (Group A) – 15:00
September 1: Bihar vs Rajasthan (Group C) – 07:30
September 1: Jharkhand vs Uttarakhand (Group C) – 11:30
September 1: Winner of Group B vs Winner of Group D (Semi-final 1) – 15:30
September 2: Andhra Pradesh vs Pondicherry (Group A) – 08:30
September 2: Arunachal Pradesh vs Himachal Pradesh (Group A) – 15:00
September 3: Bihar vs Uttarakhand (Group C) – 08:30
September 3: Rajasthan vs Jharkhand (Group C) – 15:00
September 4: Andhra Pradesh vs Arunachal Pradesh (Group A) – 08:30
September 4: Himachal Pradesh vs Pondicherry (Group A) – 15:00
September 5: Bihar vs Jharkhand (Group C) – 08:30
September 5: Uttarakhand vs Rajasthan (Group C) – 15:00
September 7: Winner of Group A vs Winner of Group C (Semi-final 2) – Time TBD
September 9: Winner of SF1 vs Winner of SF2 (Final) – Time TBD