U13 Asmita football leagues begin July 27 in Bengaluru

The 2025–26 U13 asmita football leagues begin July 27 in Bengaluru, featuring 344 teams across 43 venues. The initiative aims to empower young girls through grassroots-level football competitions nationwide

Hyderabad: The 2025–26 season of the under-13 asmita football leagues is all set to kick off on July 27, with Bengaluru hosting the inaugural tournament.

ASMITA (Achieving Sports Milestone by Inspiring Women Through Action) is the flagship initiative for promotion of the ‘sports for women’ component of the Khelo India scheme, and has emerged as a pioneering platform for empowering women in sports through grassroots engagement and structured competitive exposure.

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The U13 ASMITA football leagues 2025–26 will see participation from around 8,000 players across 43 tournaments at as many venues, where 344 teams will compete. The 43 tournaments will be played across 26 states and union territories.

From 2023 to 2025, 155 ASMITA women’s football leagues were conducted across the country at the U13, U15, and U17 levels. The 2023–24 edition saw participation from 6,305 junior players, a number that rose to 8,658 in 2024–25.