Official player information
Approved football background, position, city and player profile details.
WHY INDIA PLAY FOOTBALL
Talent is everywhere.
Opportunity should be, too.
India Play Football connects the people who play the game with the people who help it grow. Through competition, player identity and a connected football community, we’re creating more ways to take part and move forward.
CURRENT FLAGSHIP · MUMBAI REGION
IPF SEASON 01
Earn your place.
Let your football do the talking.
18–21AGE GROUP
~200PLAYERS
10TEAMS
48MATCHES
11WEEKS
₹10LPRIZE POOL
Season 1 kickoff5 December 2026Competition windowThrough 14 February 2027VenueMumbai / Navi Mumbai · To be confirmedApplication fee₹0Read Core Rules
IPF SEASON 1 · TEAM IDENTITIES
10 teams.
One IPF.
Ten regional identities. One national player pool. Through the player auction, selected players can join any team irrespective of home state or region.
Meet the 10 teams
MaharashtraMaharashtrache Mavale
Uttar PradeshUP Ke Veer
West BengalBanglar Baagh
KeralaKeralathinte Veeranmaar
PunjabPunjab De Sher
KarnatakaKarnatakada Veeraru
Tamil NaduTamizhaga Veerargal
Delhi NCRDilli Ke Diler
Northeast IndiaNortheast Bravehearts
GoaGoenche VeerIPF principle: regional identity does not mean regional player eligibility. Selection remains merit-based across one common Season 1 player pool.
SEASON 1 PLAYERS
Meet the players.
Follow the football.
Selected Season 1 players will be introduced through official IPF profiles, team information and competition updates as they are published.
Squads and identities
Selected players connect to their official Season 1 teams after team formation.
Football that builds a record
Official appearances, performances, awards and stories as published by IPF.
THE COMPETITION JOURNEY
From your first move.
To the final whistle.
01
Application
Put your name in the game.
Share your football background and apply through the Season 1 route.
PREPARATION MEETS POSSIBILITY
THE MATCH
IS THE PROOF.
Bring your game. Make it count.
YOUR GAME. YOUR IDENTITY.
More than
a name on
a team sheet.
Your football journey belongs to you. Join a player network designed to connect your background, your participation and your next opportunity.
Discover the Player Network
IPF PLAYER IDENTITYHow your journey develops
01 Registered02 Verified03 Competition player
Your identity. Across seasons.
THE LONG-TERM AMBITION
Today, IPF searches for players.
Tomorrow, players should search for IPF.
Season 1 starts with one selected generation. Future seasons can welcome new eligible players while the teams, records, stories and history of IPF continue to grow.
A serious stage to compete and let football do the talking.
Real matches, real teams and a stronger football community around emerging talent.
Each season adds another chapter to India Play Football.
IPF creates the stage. Football does the talking.
THE FOOTBALL ECOSYSTEM
A bigger game.
With all of us in it.
Players need a football ecosystem.
Football needs people like you.
01
Your game has a next chapter.
Build your football identity and discover opportunities relevant to your age, level and ambition.
Find your placeSEASON 1 · THE JOURNEY
From selection.
To the final.
Season 1 moves from applications and assessment into team formation, league football and the championship final.
Applications & selection
Eligibility, assessments and official player selection under the Season 1 process.
Kickoff
Season 1 begins its 11-week weekend competition window.
Competition concludes
The final closes the on-field Season 1 competition.
Official updates
Competition, player and content updates will be published by IPF as they are confirmed.
BUILT FOR SERIOUS EXECUTION
Founder-led.
Specialist-executed.
India Play Football is created and led by Harshit Mhatre, with specialist leadership and delivery teams appointed across the functions required to execute Season 1.
Meet the leadership & execution structure01Football & Technical
02Competition Operations
03Production & Content
04Media & PR
05Marketing & Audience Growth
06Commercial & Partnerships
GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL · BEYOND ONE COMPETITION
More ways
into the game.
IPF is a grassroots football platform. Season 1 is the current flagship competition, while IPF Programs create additional ways for institutions, communities and players to discover, play and connect with football.
Explore Programs0102 03
Institutional Football
Structured football experiences for schools and junior colleges, built around participation, skills and discovery.
Explore programme →Grassroots & Community
Future IPF participation initiatives can live here without changing the master platform.
Future programmePlayer Network
A persistent football identity and enquiry route beyond one season, one team or one competition.
Explore players →BEYOND THE TOUCHLINE
The world of football.
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JOIN INDIA PLAY FOOTBALL
There’s a place
for you here.
Tell us where you fit.
Let’s take the next step.
PARTNER WITH THE GAME
Build something that belongs on the pitch.
Explore partnershipsYOUR NEXT CHAPTER STARTS HERE