63rd Subroto Cup to kick-off on 5th August

New Delhi, July 31, 2024: The prestigious Subroto Cup International Football Tournament will kick off its 63^rd Edition with 111 teams vying for top honours across three categories, Junior Boys, Junior Girls and Sub-Junior Boys. The tournament, scheduled to be hosted across New Delhi NCR and Bengaluru from 5^th August to 11^th September, will witness it’s highest-ever participation till date.

An official announcement to this effect was made at a press-event at the Akash Officer’s Mess in the national capital, in the presence of Air Marshal RK Anand VSM, Air Officer-in-Charge Administration & Vice Chairman, Subroto Mukerjee Sports Education Society (SMSES), who graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Paralympic legend and Padma Shri and Khel Ratna awardee Dr. Deepa Malik also graced the occasion as the Guest of Honour.  

Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Air Marshal R.K. Anand VSM, Air Officer-in-Charge Administration & Vice Chairman SMSES, said, “The 63^rd Subroto Cup will indeed be historic given that the most number of teams in the long history of the tournament will be participating in this edition. The Indian Air Force and SMSES are committed to make the tournament bigger and better every year, providing a platform for young kids to take the next step in their careers. I congratulate all the teams who have qualified for the tournament and wish them all the very best. May they play the game in the true spirit of sportsmanship.”

Besides the hallowed Ambedkar Stadium and the Tejas Football Ground in New Delhi, G.D. Goenka Global School and KIIT World School in Gurugram will be the venues in the Delhi/NCR region. In Bengaluru, the matches will be played at the ASC Centre, the Air Force School, Jalahalli, the Air Force School, Yehalanka, and the HQ Training Command Football Ground.

THE SCHEDULE:

Junior Girls (U-17)                    : August 5^th – 14^th

Sub-Junior Boys (U-15)             : August 19^th – 28^th

Junior Boys (U-17)                   : September 2^nd – 11^th

CEREMONIES

Opening Ceremony                                                                   – 5^th August 2024

Final Junior Girls (U-17)                                                           – 14^th August 2024

Final Sub-Junior Boys (U-15)                                                    – 28^th August 2024

Closing Ceremony & Final Junior Boys (U-17)                          – 11^th September 2024