Raghunathpali MLA Durga Charan Tanty, Rourkela MLA Sarada Nayak, State Sports Director (DSYS), Joint Secretary Bijayananda Nayak, Sundargarh Collector Manoj Satyban Mahajan, Rourkela SP Nitish Wadawani and FAO joint-secretary Avijit Paul were also present on the occasion.

Organized by the Sports & Youth Services Department, Government of Odisha, with the support of the Football Association of Odisha and all the District Athletic Associations, the tournament featured a total of 500 matches.

The tournament started with Inter-Club District Level Championship across all 31 districts. The 31 inter-club district champion teams then contested in the inter-district tournament in four zones. The zonal matches were played at Keonjhar, Sambalpur, Berhampur and Bhubaneswar from 28 May 2025. Zonal champions and runners-up received cash prizes of Rs 50,000 and Rs 30,000 respectively. The four zonal winners qualifed for the semifinals.

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL PERFORMERS: Best Goalkeeper: Kumar Soren (Jajpur). Best Defender: Siba Munda (Bargarh). Best Midfielder: Asish Kumar (Bhubaneswar). Best Striker: Pradeep Tudu (Bargarh). Player of the Final: Soumya Ranjan Debata (Bargarh, Goalkeeper). Player of the Tournament: Srijal Kisku (Bhubaneswar).

RESULTS:

Bhubaneswar Zone:
28 May 2025 (Match 1): Bhubaneswar beat Kendrapara 12-0. PoM: Manish Pradhan.
28 May 2025 (Match 2): Kandhamal beat Jagatsinghpur 4-0. PoM: Sribanta Mallick.
29 May 2025 (Match 3): Cuttack beat Khordha 9-0. PoM: Thakur Das Murmu.
29 May 2025 (Match 4): Puri beat Nayagarh 3-2. PoM: Suraj Sonen.
30 May 2025 (Match 5): Bhubaneswar beat Kandhamal 9-0. PoM: Prasanjit Bada.
30 May 2025 (Match 6): Kendrapara beat Jagatsinghpur 6-0. PoM: Rahul Sethy.
31 May 2025 (Match 7): Cuttack beat Nayagarh 2-0. PoM: Arshak Khan.
31 May 2025 (Match 8): Puri beat Khordha 6-1. PoM: Subham Behera.
1 June 2025 (Match 9): Bhubaneswar beat Jagatsinghpur 28-0. PoM: Aditya Mahanta.
1 June 2025 (Match 10): Kandhamal beat Kendrapara 1-0. PoM: Dinesh Kanhar.
2 June 2025 (Match 11): Cuttack beat Puri 6-3. PoM: Sloka Nayak.
2 June 2025 (Match 12): Khordha beat Nayagarh 3-1. PoM: Md Huzefa.
4 June 2025 (Match 13: QF): Bhubaneswar beat Cuttack 9-1. PoM: Sreejal Kisku.

Sambalpur Zone:
28 May 2025 (Match 1): Sambalpur beat Nuapada 5-0. PoM: Sagar Munda.
28 May 2025 (Match 2): Jharsuguda beat Balangir 9-0. PoM: Rajat Mukhi.
29 May 2025 (Match 3): Sundargarh beat Boudh 14-0. PoM: Raju Hansda.
29 May 2025 (Match 4): Bargarh drew with Subarnapur 1-1. PoM: Asutosh Behera (Subarnapur).
30 May 2025 (Match 5): Sambalpur beat Jharsuguda 2-1. PoM: Sumit Munda.
31 May 2025 (Match 6): Balangir beat Nuapada 6-0. PoM: ?
31 May 2025 (Match 7): Bargarh beat Sundargarh 3-1. PoM: Sourav Kumar Bhoi.
31 May 2025 (Match 8): Subarnapur beat Boudh 5-1. PoM: Anshuman Behera.
1 June 2025 (Match 9): Balangir drew with Sambalpur 0-0. PoM: Shiba Seth (Balangir).
1 June 2025 (Match 10): Jharsuguda beat Nuapada 11-1. PoM: Sraban Kumar Behera.
2 June 2025 (Match 11): Subarnapur beat Sundargarh 3-0. PoM: Sankar Jagadal.
2 June 2025 (Match 12): Bargarh beat Boudh 10-0. PoM: Pradeep Tidu.
3 June 2025 (Match 13: QF): Bargarh beat Sambalpur 4-2. PoM: Md Farhan (Sambalpur).

Keonjhar Zone:
28 May 2025 (Match 1): Keonjhar beat Dhenkanal 7-0. PoM: Anubhab Naik.
28 May 2025 (Match 2): Jajpur drew with Bhadrak 1-1. PoM: Lachhu Hansda (Bhadrak).
29 May 2025 (Match 3): Mayurbhanj drew with Deogarh 1-1. PoM: Raju Hansda (Mayurbhanj).
29 May 2025 (Match 4): Angul beat Balasore 3-0. PoM: Bijay Murmu.
30 May 2025 (Match 5): Jajpur beat Keonjhar 3-2. PoM: Rashika Pingua.
30 May 2025 (Match 6): Dhenkanal drew with Bhadrak 1-1. PoM: Sahid Khan (Dhenkanal).
31 May 2025 (Match 7): Mayurbhanj beat Balasore 2-1. PoM: Jairam Hembram.
31 May 2025 (Match 8): Angul beat Deogarh 2-0. PoM: Aman Singh.
1 June 2025 (Match 9): Keonjhar beat Bhadrak 7-0. PoM: Anubhab Naik.
1 June 2025 (Match 10): Jajpur beat Dhenkanal 1-0. PoM: Laxman Munda.
2 June 2025 (Match 11): Angul drew with Mayurbhanj 0-0. PoM: Bideshi Digi (Angul).
2 June 2025 (Match 12): Deogarh drew with Balasore 0-0. PoM: Goutam Majhi (Balasore).
3 June 2025 (Match 13: QF): Jajpur beat Angul 2-1. PoM: Kuna Majhi (Jajpur).

Berhampur Zone:
28 May 2025 (Match 1): Kalahandi beat Malkangiri 4-2. PoM: Gyana Ranjan Suna.
28 May 2025 (Match 2): Rayagada beat Gajapati 11-0. PoM: Sashikanta Himirika.
29 May 2025 (Match 3): Koraput beat Ganjam 5-4. PoM: Arvind Majhi.
30 May 2025 (Match 4): Malkangiri beat Gajapati 18-0. PoM: Indrjit Mandal.
30 May 2025 (Match 5): Kalahandi beat Rayagada 10-0. PoM: Mantu Majhi.
31 May 2025 (Match 6): Nabarangpur beat Koraput 1-0. PoM: Rituraj Majhi.
1 June 2025 (Match 7): Kalahandi beat Gajapati 14-0. PoM: Ravi Teja Sabar.
1 June 2025 (Match 8): Malkangiri beat Rayagada 8-1. PoM: Pitaro Nial.
2 June 2025 (Match 9): Nabarangpur beat Ganjam 2-1. PoM: Aditya Harijan.
3 June 2025 (Match 11: QF): Nabarangpur beat Kalahandi 1-1 (3-2). PoM: Anju Payel (Nabarangpur).

SEMIFINALS:
5 June 2025 (At Bhubaneswar): Bhubaneswar beat Nabarangpur 16-0. PoM: Ashis Kumar.
5 June 2025 (At Jharsuguda): Bargarh beat Jajpur 2-1. PoM: Siba Munda.

FINAL:
8 June 2025 (At Rourkela): Bargarh beat Bhubaneswar 3-2. PoM: Soumya Ranjan Debata (Bargarh).
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TOP: Players of Bargarh team celebrate after emerging champions at the U-15 Inter-District Football Championship for Chief Ministers (CM) Trophy in Rourkela on 8 June 2025.
RIGHT: Players of Bhubaneswar team pose with runners-up prize at the U-15 Inter-District Football Championship for Chief Ministers (CM) Trophy in Rourkela on 8 June 2025.