2026 Reliance Foundation Development League

Reliance Foundation Development League
Season2025–26
Dates15 December 2025 – TBD
ChampionsTBD
Next Gen CupTBD
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 Reliance Foundation Development League is the fifth season of the Reliance Foundation Development League, developmental football league organised by the Reliance Foundation.[1][2]

The season features 54 teams divided into nine regions, held across multiple regions from 15 December 2025. Mohun Bagan SG are the defending champions.[3]

Format

The whole competition was divided into 4 phases: Regional Qualifiers, Zonal Group Stage, National Group Stage, National Championship Stage.

54 teams were divided into 9 regions for the regional qualifiers, each containing 6 teams. Top 3 teams from each group qualified (except Meghalaya-Assam, ROI-1 and ROI-2, where 2 teams qualified) for Zonal group stage.

The qualified 24 teams were divided into 4 groups of 6 zones, from which top 3 teams from each group qualified for National group stage.[4]

Phase Name Groups Teams
I Regional Qualifiers 9 54
II Zonal Group Stage 4 24
III National Group Stage 2 12
IV National Championship Stage N/a 4

Teams

Teams are divided into 9 zones for the regional qualifiers, each containing 6 teams.

State/Region Venue Clubs App (last)
Goa Duler Football Stadium, Mapusa
Guirim Football Ground, Guirim 		Churchill Brothers FC Goa 3rd (2024–25)
Clube de Salgaocar 3rd (2024–25)
Dempo SC 4th (2024–25)
FC Goa 5th (2024–25)
SESA FA 4th (2024–25)
Sporting Clube de Goa 3rd (2024–25)
Kerala TMK Arena, Vadakkencherry Kerala Blasters FC 5th (2024–25)
Kerala United FC 2nd (2024–25)
Kovalam FC 3rd (2024)
Parappur FC Kerala 4th (2024–25)
Real Malabar FC Debut
SAI Kollam 2nd (2024)
Kolkata Kalyani Stadium A, Kalyani
Barrackpore Stadium, Barrackpore 		Bengal Future Champs Debut
Diamond Harbour FC 2nd (2024–25)
East Bengal FC 4th (2024–25)
Mohun Bagan SG 4th (2024–25)
United SC 4th (2024–25)
Victoria SC Debut
Meghalaya–Mizoram MFA Ground, Shillong, Meghalaya 4ForAll FC 3rd (2024–25)
Greenfield FA 2nd (2024–25)
Langsning FC Debut
NorthEast United FC 4th (2024–25)
Rangdajied United FC 3rd (2024–25)
Shillong Lajong FC 4th (2024–25)
Mumbai Reliance Corporate Park, Navi Mumbai CFCI 2nd (2024)
Iron Born FC 3rd (2024)
Maharashtra Oranje FC 3rd (2024–25)
MYJ–GMSC 3rd (2024–25)
Millat FC 3rd (2024–25)
RFYC 5th (2024–25)
North Frontier FC Ground, Chhawla, Delhi
Sudeva FC Ground, Civil Lines, Delhi 		Downtown Heroes FC Debut
Inter Kashi FC Debut
Punjab FC 4th (2024–25)
Rajasthan United FC 4th (2024–25)
Sporting Club Delhi 2nd (2022)[5]
Sudeva Delhi FC 4th (2024–25)
ROI–1 SAI Ground, Imphal, Manipur ASUFII FA Debut
Chhaygaon FC Debut
Classic FA 3rd (2024–25)
Imphal Youth FC Debut
SAI-RC 3rd (2024–25)
Subansiri United FC Debut
ROI–2 JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
Flatlets Ground, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand 		Bidhannagar Municipal SA Debut
Chhattisgarh United FC Debut
Football 4 Change Academy 3rd (2024–25)
Jamshedpur FC 5th (2024–25)
Sports Odisha Debut
Zinc FA 2nd (2024)
South HAL SC Ground, Bengaluru, Karnataka Alchemy IFA Debut
Bengaluru FC 5th (2024–25)
Kickstart FC 4th (2024–25)
Roots FC 4th (2024–25)
South United FC Debut
Sreenidi Deccan FC 4th (2024–25)

Season summary

Regional qualifiers

Goa Region

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DEM SESA FCG SFC SCG CBFC
1 Dempo 5 5 0 0 14 0 +14 15 Advance to Zonal group stage 1–0 2–0
2 SESA 5 3 1 1 12 4 +8 10 1–0
3 Goa 5 3 1 1 9 5 +4 10 0–2 2–2 3–1 3–0 1–0
4 Salgaocar 5 2 0 3 8 9 −1 6
5 Sporting Goa 5 1 0 4 5 14 −9 3 0–4 1–3 2–3
6 Churchill Brothers 5 0 0 5 2 18 −16 0 0–5 0–6 1–4 1–2
Source: RFDL

North Region

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PFC SUD RUFC SCD DWN IKFC
1 Punjab 5 4 0 1 18 4 +14 12 Advance to Zonal group stage 5–0 4–0 5–0
2 Sudeva Delhi 5 3 1 1 14 7 +7 10 3–2 1–3 5–1
3 Rajasthan United 5 2 2 1 11 12 −1 8 3–1 2–2 3–3
4 SC Delhi 5 2 1 2 8 6 +2 7 1–2 1–1
5 Downtown Heroes 5 1 1 3 5 13 −8 4 0–2 2–0
6 Inter Kashi 5 0 1 4 3 17 −14 1 0–4 0–3
Source: RFDL

South Region

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BFC SUFC SRE KIC ALC ROOT
1 Bengaluru 5 5 0 0 16 0 +16 15 Advance to Zonal group stage 3–0 3–0
2 South United 5 4 0 1 18 6 +12 12 0–4 3–2
3 Sreenidi Deccan 5 3 0 2 10 5 +5 9 0–1 2–0
4 Kickstart 5 1 1 3 4 18 −14 4 0–5 0–8
5 Alchemy IFA 5 1 0 4 5 11 −6 3 0–2 1–4 1–2
6 Roots 5 0 1 4 2 15 −13 1 0–5 0–2 2–2 0–3
Source: RFDL

Kerala Region

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PFC MFC KBFC KUFC SAI KOV
1 PFC Kerala 5 5 0 0 9 2 +7 15 Advance to Zonal group stage 1–0
2 Real Malabar 5 3 1 1 5 4 +1 10 0–2 1–0 2–1
3 Kerala Blasters 5 3 0 2 13 6 +7 9 1–2 4–1 5–0
4 Kerala United 5 2 0 3 11 7 +4 6 1–2 2–3 2–0 5–0
5 SAI Kollam 5 1 1 3 4 10 −6 4 0–2 1–1
6 Kovalam 5 0 0 5 1 14 −13 0 0–1 1–2
Source: RFDL

Rest Of India 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ASU CFA SUB CHH SAI IUFC
1 Asufii FA 5 3 1 1 15 8 +7 10 Advance to Zonal group stage 1–1 6–3
2 Classic FA 5 2 3 0 7 4 +3 9 1–1 2–0
3 Subansiri United FC 5 2 2 1 6 5 +1 8 3–2 1–0 0–1 1–1
4 Chhayagaon FC 5 2 0 3 6 9 −3 6[a] 1–4 2–0 3–2
5 SAI RC 5 2 0 3 9 11 −2 6[a] 1–2 4–1
6 Imphal Youth FC 5 0 2 3 5 11 −6 2 0–2 1–1
Source: RFDL
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Chhayagaon FC 3, SAI RC 0

Rest Of India 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JFC BSA ZNF SOD F4C CHU
1 Jamshedpur FC 5 4 0 1 38 3 +35 12 Withdrew from Zonal group stage 0–1 2–0 9–0 7–2 20–0
2 Bidhannagar Municipal SA 5 3 2 0 15 5 +10 11 Advance to Zonal group stage 1–1 7–0
3 ZINC FA 5 2 2 1 10 5 +5 8 6–0
4 Sports Odisha 5 2 0 3 10 16 −6 6 1–3 0–1 6–1
5 Football 4 Change 5 1 2 2 20 18 +2 5 3–3 2–2 2–3 11–3
6 Chhattisgarh United 5 0 0 5 4 50 −46 0
Source: RFDL

Kolkata Region

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EAB MBSG DHB USC VIC IFA
1 East Bengal 5 4 0 1 14 2 +12 12[a] Advance to Zonal group stage 0–1 3–1 8–0
2 Mohun Bagan 5 4 0 1 17 2 +15 12[a] 0–2 2–0 1–0
3 Diamond Harbour 5 3 0 2 9 3 +6 9 0–1 1–0 5–0
4 United SC 5 2 1 2 5 11 −6 7 0–8
5 Victoria Sporting Club 5 1 0 4 3 16 −13 3 0–6 0–2
6 IFA Bengal Future Champs 5 0 1 4 2 16 −14 1 0–3 2–2 0–2
Source: RFDL
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: East Bengal 3, Mohun Bagan 0

Mumbai Region

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RFYC ORA CFCI MYJ MIL IBF
1 RF Young Champs 5 4 1 0 9 1 +8 13 Advance to Zonal group stage 1–0 1–0 5–0
2 Maharashtra Oranje FC 5 3 1 1 11 3 +8 10 1–1 3–1
3 Community FC India 5 3 0 2 7 8 −1 9 0–1 0–4 3–1
4 MYJ-GSM 5 1 1 3 7 8 −1 4[a] 1–2
5 Millat FC 5 1 1 3 7 11 −4 4[a] 0–3 1–2 2–2
6 Iron Born FC 5 1 0 4 5 15 −10 3 1–0 0–3 3–4
Source: RFDL , AIFF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: MYJ-GSM 1, Millat FC 1

Meghalaya Mizoram Region

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NEUTD RFC LFC SLFC GFA 4FA
1 North East United 5 3 2 0 22 3 +19 11[a] Advance to Zonal group stage
2 Rangdajied United 5 3 2 0 11 5 +6 11[a] 0–0 2–2 2–0 4–1
3 Langsning FC 5 3 1 1 15 8 +7 10 2–4 6–0
4 Shillong Lajong 5 2 0 3 13 9 +4 6 1–2 2–3 1–3 3–0 6–1
5 Greenfield FA 5 1 1 3 7 8 −1 4 0–0 1–2
6 4 For All FA 5 0 0 5 3 38 −35 0 0–16 1–6
Source: RFDL , AIFF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: NEUTD 1, Rangdajied 1

Zonal group stage

A total of 24 teams progressed to the Zonal group stage.[6][7]

Qualified teams

No. Club Qualified as
1 East Bengal East region champions
2 Mohun Bagan East region runners-up
3 Diamond Harbour East region 3rd
4 Dempo SC Goa region champions
5 SESA FA Goa region runners-up
6 FC Goa Goa region 3rd
7 Parappur FC Kerala Kerala region champions
8 Real Malabar FC Kerala region runners-up
9 Kerala Blasters Kerala region 3rd
10 NorthEast United Meghalaya–Assam region champions
11 Rangdajied United Meghalaya–Mizoram region runners-up
12 RFYC Mumbai region champions
13 Maharashtra Oranje Mumbai region runners-up
14 CFCI Mumbai region 3rd
15 Punjab FC North region champions
16 Sudeva Delhi North region runners-up
17 Rajasthan United North region 3rd
18 Asufii FA Rest Of India 1 region champions
19 Classic FA Rest Of India 1 runners-up
20 Jamshedpur
United SC 		Rest Of India 2 region champions
East region 4th
21 Bidhannagar Municipal SA Rest Of India 2 runners-up
22 Bengaluru FC South region champions
23 South United South region runners-up
24 Sreenidi Deccan South region 3rd

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SRE KBFC BFC SUFC PFC MFC
1 Sreenidi Deccan 5 3 2 0 12 4 +8 11 Advance to National group stage 3–0
2 Kerala Blasters 5 3 1 1 12 5 +7 10 1–1 1–3 4–0 3–0
3 Bengaluru 5 3 0 2 12 9 +3 9 1–2 5–1
4 South United 5 2 1 2 12 15 −3 7 3–3 5–4
5 PFC Kerala 5 1 1 3 5 11 −6 4 0–3 2–3 3–2
6 Real Malabar FC 5 0 1 4 6 15 −9 1 0–2 1–3 0–0
Source: RFDL , AIFF

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SESA FCG DEM RFYC ORA CFCI
1 SESA 5 4 1 0 9 1 +8 13 Advance to National group stage 2–1
2 FC Goa 5 3 1 1 7 4 +3 10 2–1
3 Dempo 5 2 1 2 11 4 +7 7 0–1
4 RF Young Champs 5 1 3 1 5 4 +1 6 0–0 1–3 1–1 3–0
5 Maharashtra Oranje 5 1 1 3 3 6 −3 4 0–2 0–1 0–3 0–0
6 Community FC India 5 0 1 4 0 16 −16 1 0–4 0–0 0–6 0–3
Source: RFDL , AIFF

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PFC SUD NEUTD CFA RUFC ASU
1 Punjab 5 4 1 0 13 2 +11 13 Advance to National group stage
2 Sudeva Delhi 5 3 1 1 11 7 +4 10[a] 1–3 2–1 1–1
3 North East United 5 3 1 1 14 5 +9 10[a] 0–0 3–0
4 Classic FA 5 2 0 3 3 9 −6 6 1–2 0–3 0–4 1–0
5 Rangdajied United 5 1 1 3 6 9 −3 4 0–1 3–6 0–1 2–0
6 Asufii FA 5 0 0 5 2 17 −15 0 0–7 2–4
Source: RFDL , AIFF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Delhi 3, NEUTD 0

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DHB EAB MBSG BMSA RUFC USC
1 Diamond Harbour 5 4 1 0 10 2 +8 13 Advance to National group stage 1–0 3–0 3–1 2–0
2 East Bengal 5 4 0 1 11 3 +8 12 1–0 6–2
3 Mohun Bagan 5 2 2 1 8 5 +3 8 1–1 0–1 2–2
4 Bidhannagar MSA 5 2 0 3 3 9 −6 6 0–3 0–2 2–1
5 Rajasthan United 5 1 0 4 6 9 −3 3 1–3 3–0
6 United SC 5 0 1 4 4 14 −10 1 0–1
Source: RFDL

National group stage

A total of twelve teams progressed to the National group stage from zonal stage.[8][9]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BFC FCG SUD SRE MBG DHB
1 Bengaluru 9 4 4 1 15 8 +7 16 Advance to National Championship 1–1 0–2 6–2 0–0 1–1
2 Goa 9 4 2 3 10 9 +1 14 1–0 1–3 1–0 1–3
3 Sudeva Delhi 9 4 2 3 13 14 −1 14 0–3 0–0 1–3 3–2 1–1
4 Sreenidi Deccan 9 3 2 4 18 20 −2 11 2–2 0–2 2–3 0–3 4–0
5 Mohun Bagan (E) 9 2 4 3 8 7 +1 10 0–1 1–0 2–2 0–0
6 Diamond Harbour (E) 9 1 4 4 8 14 −6 7 0–1 1–3 2–3 0–0
Source: RFDL
(E) Eliminated

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PFC KBFC DSC SESA NEUTD EBFC
1 Punjab (Q) 9 7 2 0 21 7 +14 23 Advance to National Championship 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 4–2
2 Kerala Blasters (Q) 9 6 2 1 16 8 +8 20 3–2 2–0 3–2 1–1
3 Dempo (E) 9 3 3 3 9 12 −3 12 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–1
4 SESA (E) 9 2 3 4 9 13 −4 9 1–1 1–2 0–0 3–2 1–1
5 North East United (E) 9 2 2 5 12 18 −6 8 1–4 3–0 1–1 2–1
6 East Bengal (E) 9 0 2 7 8 17 −9 2 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–2
Source: RFDL
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

National Championship

Qualification

Club Qualified as
TBD Group A Champions
Punjab FC Group B Champions
TBD Group A Runners-up
Kerala Blasters FC Group B Runners-up

Bracket

All matches to be played at Reliance Corporate Park, Navi Mumbai.

Semifinals Final
      
A1 TBD
B2 Kerala Blasters
SF1W TBD
SF2W TBD
B1 Punjab
A2 TBD Third place
SF1L TBD
SF2L TBD

See also

References

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  5. ^ Previously played as Hyderabad FC
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