PDFA Youth League: Utkarsh Krida Manch, Youngsteps FC, Ignite FC, Sportsvilla FC, Younglines Football Club teams win

Pune, 13th February 2026: Ignite FC, Utkarsh Krida Manch, Youngsteps FC, Sportsvilla FC and Younglines Football Club teams defeated their respective rivals in the ‘PDFA Youth League’ football competition jointly organized by Pune District Football Association (PDFA), CT FC Pune and Topplay Sports Management.

In the match held at The Sixty Yards Turf Ground in Moshi, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Ignite FC team defeated Adrenaline FC Wakad team 5-3 on the strength of goals scored by Ryan Landge in the Under-7 group. Anuj Kshirsagar scored three goals for Adrenaline FC Wakad. Utkarsh Krida Manch A team easily defeated Conscious Sports team 5-2. Ridhansh Mittal scored 3 goals for Utkarsh Krida team, while Irish Barge and Revansh Patil scored one goal each. The match between Snigmay FC and Maharashtra Mandal Football Club ended in a 3-3 draw. Divit Joshi scored 3 goals for Snigmay team and Kabir Desai, Aryaveer Singh and Avik Shah scored goals for Maharashtra Mandal Football Club.

In the under-9 group match, Youngsteps FC team defeated Game of Goals B team 4-3. Darshil Joshi and Rushank Shah scored 2 goals each. Dhrihan K. scored three goals for Game of Goals B team. Sportsvilla FC easily defeated Stepover FC 3-1. Prayag Kumar scored 2 goals and Rudra Dev scored 1 goal for Sportsvilla FC. Utkarsh Krida Manch easily defeated Stepover FC 4-0 with goals scored by Riyansh Patil, Raghav Joshi and Bishwa C.

In the Under-11 category, the match between Maharashtra Mandal Football Club B team and Crusader Club ended in a 2-2 draw. Nivan Soniga and Soham Shah scored goals for Maharashtra Mandal team, while Soumya Joshi and Zeeshan Patel scored goals for Crusader Club. Younglines Football Club defeated Lokik Football Academy 5-3 with goals scored by Daivik Jas and Manit Singh.

Brief results of the matches: Group stage: Under 7 group:
Ignite FC: 5 (Ryan Landge 5 goals) V.V. Adrenaline FC Wakad: 3 (Anuj Kshirsagar 3 goals);
Utkarsh Krida Manch A: 5 (Ridhansh Mittal 3 goals, Irish Barge, Revansh Patil) V.V. Conscious Sports: 2 (Adhyant Jain 2 goals);
Snigmay FC: 3 (Divit Joshi 3 goals) Draw v. Maharashtra Mandal Football Club: 3 (Kabir Desai, Aryaveer Singh, Avik Shah);

Under 9 group:
Youngsteps FC: 4 (Darshil Joshi 2 goals, Rushank Shah 2 goals) V.V. Game of Goals B: 3 (Dhrihan K. 3 goals);
Sportsvilla FC: 3 (Prayag Kumar 2 goals, Rudra Dev) V.V. Stepover FC: 1 (Ansh Bora);
Utkarsh Krida Manch: 4 (Ryansh Patil 2 goals, Raghav Joshi, Bishwa C.) V.V. Stepover FC: 0;

Under-11 Group:
Maharashtra Mandal Football Club B: 2 (Naveen Sonigra, Soham Shah) Draw v. Crusader Club: 2 (Soumya Joshi, Zeeshan Patel);
Younglines Football Club: 5 (Davik Jas 3 goals, Manit Singh 2 goals) V.V. Lokik Football Academy: 3 (Arnil P., Ronit R. 2 goals);