EAST BENGAL FC LAUNCH THEIR OWN GOLDEN BABY LEAGUE

In a bid to nurture and promote young footballing talent in Bengal, East Bengal FC have launched their own Golden Baby League.

Beginning on May 21, the tournament will be held at the East Bengal Club Ground in conjunction with the All India Football Federation (AIFF).

Besides the club’s two academy teams (EBFC Excellence A and EBFC Excellence B), as many as six other teams (Roynagar Unnayan Samity, South Club Chinsurah, Tarun Dal Football Academy, Kalikapur Youth Football League, Subhasnagar Colony Athletic Club and Halisahar Duttapara Athletic Club) will compete in the tournament across three age groups – U-7, U-9 and U-12.

Here are the fixtures for Matchday 1:

U-7 Round 1
Roynagar Unnayan Samity vs South Club Chinsurah – 3.40 PM
Tarun Dal Football Academy vs Kalikapur Youth Football League – 3.40 PM
Subhasnagar Colony Athletic Club vs Halisahar Duttapara Athletic Club – 3.40 PM
EBFC Excellence B vs EBFC Excellence A – 3.40 PM

U-7 Round 2
Roynagar Unnayan Samity vs Tarun Dal Football Academy – 5.10 PM
South Club Chinsurah vs Kalikapur Youth Football League – 5.10 PM
EBFC Excellence B vs Subhasnagar Colony Athletic Club – 5.10 PM
EBFC Excellence A vs Halisahar Duttapara Athletic Club – 5.10 PM

U-9 Round 1
Roynagar Unnayan Samity vs Kalikapur Youth Football League – 3 PM
Tarun Dal Football Academy vs South Club Chinsurah – 3 PM
EBFC Excellence A vs Halisahar Duttapara Athletic Club – 3 PM
Subhasnagar Colony Athletic Club vs EBFC Excellence B – 3 PM

U-9 Round 2
Subhasnagar Colony Athletic Club vs Kalikapur Youth Football League – 4.30 PM
Roynagar Unnayan Samity vs Halisahar Duttapara Athletic Club – 4.30 PM
EBFC Excellence A vs South Club Chinsurah – 4.30 PM
Tarun Dal Football Academy vs EBFC Excellence B – 4.30 PM

U-12 Round 1
Halisahar Duttapara Athletic Club vs Roynagar Unnayan Samity – 8 AM
EBFC Excellence A vs Kalikapur Youth Football League – 9 AM
Subhasnagar Colony Athletic Club vs South Club Chinsurah – 10 AM
EBFC Excellence B vs Tarun Dal Football Academy – 11 AM

U-12 Round 2
Subhasnagar Colony Athletic Club vs EBFC Excellence A – 12 PM
Kalikapur Youth Football League vs Roynagar Unnayan Samity – 12 PM
South Club Chinsurah vs Tarun Dal Football Academy – 1 PM
Halisahar Duttapara Athletic Club vs EBFC Excellence B – 1 PM