J&K Sports Council begins football trials for junior national championship
Blazing Tales News Service
SRINAGAR, JULY 31: The Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council on Friday commenced open selection trials for the Junior Boys Football Team for the 2026-27 Dr. B.C. Roy Trophy National Football Championship, with 375 players from across the Union Territory registering to compete for a place in the squad.
The championship is being organised under the aegis of the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
Simultaneous divisional trials began in Srinagar and Jammu, with selected players advancing to the Union Territory-level selection camp scheduled to be held in Srinagar next week.
According to officials, 248 players from the Kashmir division and 127 from the Jammu division have registered for the trials.
The first day’s selection process was conducted at the Synthetic Turf Football Stadium, TRC, Srinagar, for Kashmir division players and at the Mini Stadium Synthetic Turf, Parade Ground, Jammu, for players from the Jammu division.
The divisional trials will continue on August 1 at the respective venues.
Players shortlisted during the divisional stage will participate in the UT-level selection trials at the Synthetic Turf Football Stadium, TRC, Srinagar, on August 3 and 4.
The trials are open to boys born between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2012, who are residents of Jammu and Kashmir.
Participants reported in full playing kit and produced original birth certificates issued by the Municipal Corporation or other competent authority, Aadhaar cards carrying recent photographs and passport-size photographs for the verification process.
The players selected at the UT-level trials will undergo a coaching camp in Srinagar before the final squad is announced for the national championship.
Officials said that, in accordance with AIFF guidelines, selected players may also be required to undergo Bone Age Verification Tests before final selection.
