Jamshedpur: A total of 15 teams including the defending champions Pune FC and Shillong Lajong will vie for top honours in the U-20 Tournament for I-League teams, which will kick-off here from March 5.
S Zuber Alam, a technical committee member of the Organisiing committee said that the teams have been divided into three groups and each group will have five teams.
The top three teams from each group will qualify for the final round, which will begin on March 16, he said.
Stating that the matches will be played at two venues – JRD Tata Sports Complex and Gopal Stadium – he said the final shape to the fixtures will be given in a day or two.
The Groups are as follows:
Group A: Pune FC, Prayag United Sports, Sporting Clube de Goa, United Sikkim FC, Salgaocar FC
Group B: Mumbai FC, Dempo SC, Kingfisher East Bengal, ONGC FC, Tata Football Academy
Group C: Shillong Lajong FC, Churchill Brothers SC, Air India FC, McDowell Mohun Bagan AC, SESA Football Academy. (PTI)
