New Delhi: The 52nd edition of Subroto Cup 2011, annual football tournament conducted by the Indian Air Force is scheduled to be held from November 4 to November 25, 2011 at New Delhi. Over 59 school teams, including those from overseas, would vie for honours at the Subroto Cup Football Tournament this year. A total of 31 teams are participating in the juniors (U-17) and 28 teams in the Sub-Juniors (U-14).
This year, the Subroto Cup would also witness the participation of Girls Team, as Subroto Society is conducting Girls Football Tournament on a trial basis in the U-17 age category. Since the participation is not limited to India only, a school girls team from Afghanistan would also be joining to participate in the event.
Preliminary rounds of the first ever Subroto Cup Girls Football Tournament kicked off at Dr. Ambedkar Stadium on 10th October 2011. A total number of 11 teams from various schools such as - Ryan International School,Mayur Vihar and Rohini, St. Marks Girls SSS, Meera Bagh, Modern School, Carmel Convent School, Tagore International School, Cambridge School, Mayur Public School, Amity International School, Bal Bharti Public School, Army Public School, are participating in this tournament to qualify for the main round of the Girls tournament scheduled to be held at Dr. Ambedkar Stadium from 07th November 2011.
The final match of the Girls U-17 will be held on 22nd November 2011 at Dr. Ambedkar Stadium.