Reliance Foundation Young Champs, a residential football scholarship academy at Navi Mumbai, was adjudged the Number 1 grassroots academy in India by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
The Academy Accreditation process carried out by AIFF for 2017/18 awarded the highest rating of '4 Star' to Reliance Foundation Young Champs.
Reliance Foundation Young Champs is the first football academy in the country to receive the highest rating order of '4 Star' since the commencement of Academy Accreditation process by AIFF in 2015.
The highest citation by AIFF has come just 48 hours after Reliance Foundation were conferred the prestigious Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2017 for Sports For Development initiatives at grassroots level across India.
A total of 48 talents (11 to 14 years) scouted through Indian Super League Clubs' grassroots program are presently being trained at its Navi Mumbai base.
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