Defending champions Mahindra United open their campaign in the National Football League with a tough encounter against Durand Cup winners Dempo Sports Club in Mumbai on January 8.
The 11th edition of the NFL kicks-off in Delhi on January 5, when JCT, Phagwara, take on Mohammedan Sporting, Kolkata.
The league will be interrupted for three weeks, from January 23 to February 15, for the Indian team to prepare and participate in the Olympic qualifiers.
The draw:
ROUND I:
05.01.07 JCT v/s Mohammedan Sporting - Delhi
07.01.07 Air India v/s Kingfisher East Bengal - Mumbai
06.01.07 HAL v/s Mohun Bagan - Bangalore
07.01.07 Churchill Brothers v/s Sporting Clube de Goa - Duler, Goa
08.01.07 Mahindra United v/s Dempo SC - Mumbai
ROUND II:
11.01.07 HAL v/s Kingfisher East Bengal - Bangalore
10.01.07 JCT v/s Mohun Bagan - Ludhiana
12.01.07 Dempo SC v/s Mohammedan Sporting - Duler, Goa
11.01.07 Mahindra United v/s Churchill Brothers - Mumbai
12.01.07 Air India v/s Sporting Clube de Goa - Mumbai Kick-off 3.45 pm.
ROUND III:
14.1.07 Mahindra United v/s Mohun Bagan - Mumbai
16. 01.07 Air India v/s HAL - Mumbai
17. 01.07 JCT v/s Churchill Brothers - Ludhiana
18. 01.07 Dempo SC v/s Sporting Clube de Goa - Duler, Goa
18.01.07 Mohammedan Sporting v/s Kingfisher East Bengal
ROUND IV:
20. 01.07 Mohun Bagan v/s Air India
21. 01.07 Kingfisher East Bengal v/s Churchill Brothers
22. 01.07 JCT v/s Dempo SC - Ludhiana
22. 01.07 Mahindra United v/s Sporting Clube de Goa - Mumbai
22. 01.07 Mohammedan Sporting v/s HAL.
