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ASMITA Football League 2025-26 Advances to Zonal Stage After Thriving City Leagues

The ASMITA Football League 2025-26 has successfully concluded its extensive City League phase, involving 392 teams across 49 leagues in the under-13 girls' category. This grassroots initiative saw participation from over 6,500 young footballers in 343 matches organized by 25 state associations. The competition now progresses to the Zonal League stage, where 20 state associations will compete across North, South, East, and West zones in a round-robin format. The champions and runners-up from each zone will then qualify for an eight-team National Round to crown the ultimate winners.

Key Points: ASMITA Women's Football League Progresses to Zonal Stage

  • City Leagues completed in U-13 girls 9v9 format
  • 392 teams from 49 leagues nationwide
  • Over 6,500 young players participated
  • Zonal stage begins Jan 25 across four zones
  • Top two from each zone advance to National Round
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ASMITA Football League 2025-26 progresses to zonal, national stages after completion of city leagues

The ASMITA Football League 2025-26 moves to zonal rounds after city leagues involved 392 teams and 6,500+ young players nationwide.

"The competitions attracted over 6,500 players, providing young footballers with a chance to showcase their talent. - AIFF website"

New Delhi, January 17

The ASMITA Football League 2025-26 marked another milestone in grassroots women's football with the successful completion of the City League phase across the country. The competition will now move into the Zonal and National stages, with 20 state associations participating in four zones.

The City Leagues were conducted in the under-13 girls' category in a 9v9 format, with 49 leagues organised across India by 25 state associations. Each league featured eight teams, totalling 392 teams nationwide, according to the AIFF website.

The City League phase was held in a knockout format, with seven matches per league, totalling 343 games. The competitions attracted over 6,500 players, providing young footballers with a chance to showcase their talent.

With the City League phase concluded, the ASMITA Football League 2025-26 will now proceed to the Zonal League stage, featuring 20 State Associations.

The Zonal Leagues will be conducted across four zones (North, South, East and West), with five teams in each zone, and matches will be played in a single round-robin format.

The West Zone, with Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and hosts Gujarat, will be played from January 28 to February 2 in Bhavnagar. The East Zone, consisting of Tripura, Assam, Mizoram, Sikkim and hosts Nagaland, will take place from February 5 to 10 in Chumoukedima.

Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan and host Punjab will compete in the North Zone, to be held from January 25 to 30 in Mahilpur. Bengaluru will host the South Zone from January 26 to 31, with Andaman & Nicobar, Kerala, Pondicherry, Andhra Pradesh and host Karnataka participating.

At the end of the zonal stage, the champions and runners-up from each zone will qualify for the eight-team National Round to determine the ultimate winners of the ASMITA Football League 2025-26.

- ANI

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Rohit P
Great initiative, but I hope the AIFF ensures equal facilities and support for all zones. Sometimes the North and West get more attention. The girls from the East Zone (Nagaland, Mizoram, etc.) have immense talent that needs proper platforms. Fingers crossed for a fair and well-organized tournament!
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Ananya R
My niece played in the Pune city league! The energy was electric. It's not just about winning; it's about giving these girls confidence and a sense of team spirit. More power to ASMITA. Hope this gets good TV coverage or at least live streams on YouTube.
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Vikram M
Excellent structure - city to zone to national. This is how you build a sporting culture. 49 leagues is a massive logistical effort, credit to the organizers. The future of Indian women's football looks bright. Jai Hind!
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Sarah B
As someone new to following Indian sports, this is incredibly impressive. The scale is huge. I'll be keeping an eye on the South Zone matches in Bengaluru. Wishing all the young athletes the very best!
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Karthik V
A small suggestion for the AIFF: please publish match highlights and player spotlights on social media. These stories can motivate thousands more. The talent is there, we just need to showcase it properly. Go girls!

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