
NEW DELHI, January 31: North Zone champions Chandigarh will meet holders Indian Railways in their opening match of the Under-21 Zonal National Football Championship for the M Dutta Roy Trophy which begins at Nimbahera in Rajasthan on February 20, according to reports reaching here today.
According to the groupings released by the All India Football Federation, last year8217;s winners Railways have been placed in group A8217; along with North Zone winners Chandigarh, South Zone winners Karnataka and East Zone winners.
Last year8217;s holders Bengal are in group B8217; along with North East Zone and West Zone winners and hosts Rajasthan. The semi-finals will be played on February 26 and final on February 28. The semi-final and final matches will be played in Udaipur city.
The following are the fixtures q-finals:
Feb 20: Railways vs Chandigarh A, Karnatakaa vs East Zone winners A, NE winners vs Rajasthan B. Feb 21: Chandigarh vs East Zone winners A, Railways vs Karnataka A, Bengal vs West Zone winners B.
Feb 22: Rest day. Feb 23: NE winners vs West Zone winners B, Railways vs East Zone winners A, Bengal vs Rajasthan B. Feb 24: Chandigarh vs Karnataka A, Rajasthan vs West Zone winners B, Bengal vs NE Zone winners B. All quarter-final matches at Nimbahera Chittorgarh. Feb 26 semi-finals: Winners of Group A8217; vs runners-up of Group B8217; and Winners of Group B8217; vs runners-up of Group A8217;. Feb 28: Final.Delhi Run
Central Industrial Security Force CISF women dominated the Delhi international 10 and five km run at the Nehru Stadium here. While K P Suma, Sudha and Mukti Roy all CRPF grabbed the top three spots in the five km race, Pushpa National Stadium, Rigzin Angmo CRPF and Mini Sebastian CRPF took the honours in the 10 km run.