Match Update for the IFA State Youth League (U-13)

News Desk. News Nation 360: Today, May 6, 2026, the IFA State Youth League's Under-13 division continued at Merlin Rise's R10 Football Ground in Kolkata. The Merlin Group's home team, Club Pavilion 1, drew 1-1 with Sonarpur Dynamic in a hotly contested game. Through organised play in the Under-13, Under-15, and Under-17 age groups, this grassroots developmental competition, approved by the Indian Football Association (IFA), aims to find and develop young talent in West Bengal. There are 66 teams competing in the 2025–2026 edition, with 18 teams in the Under-13 division. Club Pavilion uses specialised infrastructure to give young athletes professional-level exposure as they advance to the upper levels of Indian football by holding home games at Merlin Rise, a premier sports-integrated township.

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