Dr Talimeren Ao Junior Girls’ NFC 2026-27 dates announced
The Dr Talimeren Ao Junior Girls’ National Football Championship 2026-27 will be held from September 10 to October 7. Anantapur will host Tier 1, while Tier 2 will take place in Narainpur, with 33 teams participating across both tiers
Hyderabad: 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