The eighth National Football League will kick-off on November 28 with Mohammedan Sporting taking on former champions Mohun Bagan in the inaugural match at the Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata.
The itinerary for the first phase of the tournament.
The fixtures:
Round I:
Nov 28 - Mohammedan Sporting vs Mohun Bagan (Salt Lake stadium, Kolkata)
Nov 29 - Vasco vs Haywards Sporting Clube (Nehru stadium, Goa)
Nov 30 - Salgaocar vs East Bengal (Goa), Mahindra United vs Dempo (The Cooperage, Mumbai)
Dec 1 - Indian Bank vs JCT (Nehru Stadium, Chennai), Churchill Brothers vs Tollygunge Agragami (Goa).
Round II:
Dec 4 - Vasco vs East Bengal (Goa), Mahindra United vs Mohun Bagan (Mumbai)
Dec 5 - Haywards Sporting vs JCT (Goa)
Dec 6 - Indian Bank vs Churchill (Chennai), Dempo vs Tollygunge Agragami (Goa)
Dec 7 - Salgaocar vs Mohammedan Sporting (Goa).
Round III:
Dec 9 - JCT vs East Bengal (Guru Nanak stadium, Ludhiana)
Dec 10 - Salgaocar vs Vasco (Goa), Tollygunge Agragami vs Mohun Bagan (Kolkata)
Dec 11 - Mahindra vs Mohmmedan Sporting (Mumbai), Dempo vs Indian Bank (Goa)
Dec 12 - Churchill vs Haywards Sporting (Goa).
Round IV:
Dec 14 - Mohammedan Sporting vs Vasco (Kolkata), JCT vs Salgaocar (Ludhiana)
Dec 15 - Mohun Bagan vs Indian Bank (Kolkata)
Dec 16 - Dempo vs Haywards Sporting (Goa), East Bengal vs Churchill (Kolkata)
Dec 17 - Tollygunge Agragami vs Mahindra (Kolkata).
Round V:
Dec 18 - Mohun Bagan vs Vasco (Kolkata)
Dec 19 - Mohammedan Sporting vs Churchill (Kolkata)
Dec 20 - JCT vs Dempo (Ludhiana), Indian Bank vs Haywards Sporting (Chennai)
Dec 21 - East Bengal vs Tollygunge Agragami (Kolkata), Mahindra vs Salgaocar (Mumbai).
Round VI:
Dec 23 - JCT vs Vasco (Ludhiana)
Dec 24 - Tollygunge Agragami vs Mohammedan Sporting (Kolkata)
Dec 27 - Indian Bank vs Mahindra (Chennai), Dempo vs E. Bengal (Goa)
Dec 28 - Haywards Sporting vs Mohun Bagan (Goa)
Dec 29 - Salgaocar vs Churchill (Goa).
Round VII:
Dec 31 - Mahindra vs East Bengal (Mumbai), Indian Bank vs Mohammedan Sporting (Chennai)
Jan 2 - Salgaocar vs Mohun Bagan (Goa)
Jan 3 - Churchill vs JCT (Goa)
Jan 4 - Haywards Sporting vs Tollygunge Agragami (Goa)
Jan 5 - Vasco vs Dempo (Goa).
Round VIII:
Jan 6 - Churchill vs Mohun Bagan (Goa)
Jan 7 - Mahindra vs JCT (Mumbai), Salgaocar vs Indian Bank (Goa)
Jan 8 - East Bengal vs Haywards Sporting (Kolkata), Vasco vs Tolygunge Agragami (Goa)
Jan 9 Mohammedan Sporting vs Dempo (Kolkata).
Round IX:
Jan 11 - Mohun Bagan vs JCT (Kolkata), Salgaocar vs Tolygunge Agragami (Goa)
Jan 12 - Mohammedan Sporting vs Haywards Sporting (Kolkata), Indian Bank vs East Bengal (Chennai), Mahindra vs Vasco (Mumbai)
Jan 23 - Churchill vs Dempo (Goa).
Round X:
Jan 14 - Mohun Bagan vs Dempo (Kolkata)
Jan 15 - Tolygunge Agragami vs JCT (Kolkata)
Jan 16 - Salgaocar vs Haywards Sporting (Goa), East Bengal vs Mohammedan Sporting (Kolkata), Indian Bank vs Vasco (Chennai)
Jan 17 - Churchill vs Mahindra (Goa).
Round XI:
Jan 19: - Mohammedan Sporting vs JCT (Kolkata), Salgaocar vs Dempo (Goa)
Jan 20 - Vasco vs Churchill (Goa), Tolygunge Agragami vs Indian Bank (Kolkata)
Jan. 21 - Haywards Sporting vs Mahindra (Goa)
Jan 22 - East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan (Kolkata).