2025 Reliance Foundation Development League
The 2024–25 Reliance Foundation Development League was the fourth season of the Reliance Foundation Development League, developmental football league organised by the Reliance Foundation and the AIFF.
The season features 54 teams divided into nine regions, held across multiple regions from 25 November 2024. Punjab FC are the defending champions.
Format
The teams may include up to four players born on or after January 1, 2002, in their matchday squads, with no more than two on the playing XI at a time. Participants in the league must have been born on or after January 1, 2004.This season features the league’s most extensive outreach, divided into four phases: Regional qualifiers, Zonal group stage, National group stage and the National championship. With the introduction of a Zonal stage that will see the top teams from each region play more matches versus higher quality opposition.
Each team will play at least 5 matches in the regional qualifiers. 24 teams will qualify for the Zonal group stage from the regional qualifiers. 12 sides from pan India that top the Zonal stage progress to the National group stage. The National group stage will feature 30 matches across 2 groups with the winners & runners-up from each group booking their spot for the National Championship.
Teams
Teams are divided into 9 zones for the regional qualifiers, each containing 6 teams.| State/Region | Venue | Clubs | |
| East | Kalyani Stadium B, Kalyani Naihati Stadium, Naihati | Diamond Harbour FC | Debut |
| East | Kalyani Stadium B, Kalyani Naihati Stadium, Naihati | East Bengal FC | 3rd |
| East | Kalyani Stadium B, Kalyani Naihati Stadium, Naihati | Mohammedan SC | 3rd |
| East | Kalyani Stadium B, Kalyani Naihati Stadium, Naihati | Mohun Bagan SG | 3rd |
| East | Kalyani Stadium B, Kalyani Naihati Stadium, Naihati | Odisha FC | 3rd |
| East | Kalyani Stadium B, Kalyani Naihati Stadium, Naihati | United SC | 3rd |
| Goa | Duler Stadium, Mapusa | Churchill Brothers FC Goa | 2nd |
| Goa | Duler Stadium, Mapusa | Clube de Salgaocar | 2nd |
| Goa | Duler Stadium, Mapusa | Dempo SC | 3rd |
| Goa | Duler Stadium, Mapusa | FC Goa | 4th |
| Goa | Duler Stadium, Mapusa | SESA FA | 3rd |
| Goa | Duler Stadium, Mapusa | Sporting Clube de Goa | 2nd |
| Kerala | Maharajas College Stadium, Ernakulam | Gokulam Kerala FC | 3rd |
| Kerala | Maharajas College Stadium, Ernakulam | Kerala Blasters FC | 4th |
| Kerala | Maharajas College Stadium, Ernakulam | Kerala United FC | Debut |
| Kerala | Maharajas College Stadium, Ernakulam | Muthoot FA | 3rd |
| Kerala | Maharajas College Stadium, Ernakulam | Parappur FC Kerala | 3rd |
| Kerala | Maharajas College Stadium, Ernakulam | Wayanad United FC | 2nd |
| Meghalaya–Assam | Meghalaya Football Ground, Shillong | 4ForAll FC | 2nd |
| Meghalaya–Assam | Meghalaya Football Ground, Shillong | Little Star Academy | 2nd |
| Meghalaya–Assam | Meghalaya Football Ground, Shillong | NorthEast United FC | 3rd |
| Meghalaya–Assam | Meghalaya Football Ground, Shillong | PRYCC Shillong | Debut |
| Meghalaya–Assam | Meghalaya Football Ground, Shillong | Rangdajied United FC | 2nd |
| Meghalaya–Assam | Meghalaya Football Ground, Shillong | Shillong Lajong FC | 3rd |
| Mizoram | 1st Bn. MAP Ground, Aizawl | Aizawl FC | Debut |
| Mizoram | 1st Bn. MAP Ground, Aizawl | Greenfield FA | Debut |
| Mizoram | 1st Bn. MAP Ground, Aizawl | Kanan SC | Debut |
| Mizoram | 1st Bn. MAP Ground, Aizawl | Kulikawn FC | 2nd |
| Mizoram | 1st Bn. MAP Ground, Aizawl | Mizoram YFF | Debut |
| Mizoram | 1st Bn. MAP Ground, Aizawl | Zemabawk North FC | Debut |
| Mumbai | Neville D'Souza Football Turf, Bandra, Mumbai | Kenkre FC | 3rd |
| Mumbai | Neville D'Souza Football Turf, Bandra, Mumbai | Maharashtra Oranje FC | 2nd |
| Mumbai | Neville D'Souza Football Turf, Bandra, Mumbai | MYJ–GMSC | 2nd |
| Mumbai | Neville D'Souza Football Turf, Bandra, Mumbai | Millat FC | 2nd |
| Mumbai | Neville D'Souza Football Turf, Bandra, Mumbai | Mumbai City FC | 4th |
| Mumbai | Neville D'Souza Football Turf, Bandra, Mumbai | RFYC | 4th |
| North | Sudeva Academy, Civil Lines, Delhi Frontier FC Ground, Chhawla, Delhi | Delhi FC | 2nd |
| North | Sudeva Academy, Civil Lines, Delhi Frontier FC Ground, Chhawla, Delhi | Garhwal Heroes FC | 2nd |
| North | Sudeva Academy, Civil Lines, Delhi Frontier FC Ground, Chhawla, Delhi | Namdhari FC | Debut |
| North | Sudeva Academy, Civil Lines, Delhi Frontier FC Ground, Chhawla, Delhi | Punjab FC | 3rd |
| North | Sudeva Academy, Civil Lines, Delhi Frontier FC Ground, Chhawla, Delhi | Rajasthan United FC | 3rd |
| North | Sudeva Academy, Civil Lines, Delhi Frontier FC Ground, Chhawla, Delhi | Sudeva Delhi FC | 3rd |
| ROI–NorthEast | Meghalaya Football Ground, Shillong | Classic FA | 2nd |
| ROI–NorthEast | Meghalaya Football Ground, Shillong | Football 4 Change Academy | 2nd |
| ROI–NorthEast | Meghalaya Football Ground, Shillong | Jamshedpur FC | 4th |
| ROI–NorthEast | Meghalaya Football Ground, Shillong | SAI-RC | 2nd |
| ROI–NorthEast | Meghalaya Football Ground, Shillong | Senapati FC | Debut |
| ROI–NorthEast | Meghalaya Football Ground, Shillong | Todo United FC | Debut |
| South | Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru HAL SC Stadium, Bengaluru | BIFA | Debut |
| South | Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru HAL SC Stadium, Bengaluru | Bengaluru FC | 4th |
| South | Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru HAL SC Stadium, Bengaluru | Chennaiyin FC | 4th |
| South | Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru HAL SC Stadium, Bengaluru | Kickstart FC | 3rd |
| South | Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru HAL SC Stadium, Bengaluru | Roots FC | 3rd |
| South | Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru HAL SC Stadium, Bengaluru | Sreenidi Deccan FC | 3rd |
Season summary
The fourth season of the Reliance Foundation Development League kicked off in Goa, on 25 November 2024. A total of 12 teams were making their debut appearance in the competition. Sporting Clube de Goa and Dempo SC played the opening game of the Regional qualifiers at the Duler Stadium.After 135 matches, a total of 24 teams qualified to the Zonal group stage from the Regional qualifiers. Shillong Lajong scored the most goals in the stage, netting 23 times, and also recorded the highest number of clean sheets with 4, a feat they shared with Mohun Bagan SG and NorthEast United. Seiminthang Khongsai of Delhi FC emerged as the top scorer of the stage, finding the net eight times.
The National group stage began on 23 March 2025, with two groups comprising six teams each locked horns at the Reliance Corporate Park, Navi Mumbai.
Regional qualifiers
Kerala region
Meghalaya–Assam region
Mizoram region
Mumbai region
ROI–NorthEast region
South region
National Championship
Qualification
- ''Top 3 teams from this stage will qualify for Next Gen Cup. As Classic FA backed out of Next Gen Cup due to scheduling challenges, Jamshedpur replaced them in Next Gen Cup.''