The 2026-27 seasons of the Junior Boys’ National Football Championship for Dr BC Roy Trophy, Tiers 1 and 2, will be held from August 25 to September 9, 2026. Tier 1 will be hosted at the Bangalore Football Stadium in Bengaluru, while Tier 2 will take place at the RK Ashram Ground in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh.
West Bengal is placed in Group B along with Punjab, Karnataka, Chandigarh. In last edition, West Bengal finished Runners-up losing to Manipur by 0-3 in Amritsar.
Overall, West Bengal have won 18 times while finished runners-up 10 times.
Both tiers will see 16 teams divided into four groups of four, with the group winners qualifying for the semi-finals. Continuing with the promotion-relegation system implemented three seasons ago, the two finalists from 2025-26 — Uttar Pradesh and Assam — have been promoted to Tier 1 for 2026-27. They replace Tier 1’s bottom two sides from last season — Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, who will compete in Tier 2 this season.
Group Stage Draw of Junior Boys’ National Football Championship for Dr BC Roy Trophy 2026-27 Tier 1
Group A: Manipur, Kerala, Telangana, Assam
Group B: West Bengal, Punjab, Karnataka, Chandigarh
Group C: Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra
Group D: Delhi, Goa, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh
Group Stage Draw of Junior Boys’ National Football Championship for Dr BC Roy Trophy 2026-27 Tier 2
Group A: Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh
Group B: Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Group C: Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan
Group D: Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Sports Authority of India
West Bengal’s Fixture:
Venue – Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru
August 25: West Bengal vs Punjab
August 27: West Bengal vs Chandigarh
August 29: Karnataka vs West Bengal
Picture Courtesy: AIFF Media
