New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) The AIFF Futsal Club Championship will be held from August 3 to 18 at the Shri Manoj Sarkar Stadium in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand.

Seventeen clubs will compete for the trophy in the fourth edition of the tournament.

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The teams have been drawn into four groups — three with four teams and one with five. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the quarter-finals.

Uttarakhand side Corbett FC are the defending champions, having defeated Golazo FC 3-2 in the 2023-24 final in Vadodara.

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They will aim to retain the title on home soil and become the first club to win the tournament more than once.

Delhi FC won the inaugural edition in 2021-22, followed by Minerva Academy FC in 2022-23.

Draw:

Group A: Aphuyemi FC, Reallona FC, Triumph FC, Juggernaut FC, Minerva Academy FC

Group B: Bhawanipore FC, Thlangtiang Futsal Club, Corbett FC, Golazo FC

Group C: Hazrat Nizamuddin Club, Pondicherry United Football Academy, K3 Futsal Club, Goal Hunterz FC

Group D: TOFA, Ambelim Sports Club, Real Malabar FC Kondotty, OGP Club.

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