2025 IFA Shield

2025 IFA Shield

Tournament details
Country	India
Dates	8–18 October
Teams	6
←  2021

The 2025 IFA Shield will be the 125th edition of the IFA Shield hosted by the Indian Football Association. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The tournament will feature domestic teams including the Indian Super League and international invitees.

Teams

Here is the list of confirmed teams:

Club	Location
Indian Super League teams
East Bengal	Kolkata, West Bengal
Mohun Bagan
Mohammedan
I-League teams
Diamond Harbour	Diamond Harbour, West Bengal
Gokulam Kerala	Kozhikode, Kerala
TBD	TBD

Format

6 teams will be divided into two groups of 3 teams. After a group stage consisting of single round-robin matches, top two teams from each group will qualify for semi-finals. Subsequently, winners of semi-finals to play in final to determine the shield winner.

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to the Semi-finals
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: IFA

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to the Semi-finals
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: IFA

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final

See also

• 2025 CFL Premier Division

References

1. Paro FC. "𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 We are proud to announce our official confirmation to participate in the prestigious 𝑰𝑭𝑨 𝑺𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅, taking place from 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 12 𝒕𝒐 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 25, 2025". Facebook .
2. "Kanchenjunga Stadium uncertain for the IFA Shield; Bhutan's Paro FC confirms participation". Parallel Sports Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
3. "আইএফএ শিল্ডে অংশ নিচ্ছে ভুটান লিগ চ্যাম্পিয়ন, অনিশ্চিত বাংলাদেশী ক্লাব" (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-02-17.