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Maharashtra will face Chandigarh, Andhra Pradesh & Bihar in the Group B of the Junior National Football Championship 2017-18 for B.C Roy Trophy – Tier II.
After long periods of trials, training and practice matches to knit a strong unit together and challenge for the title, the squad as finally been released.
The team is as follows:
| Sr. No. | Name | District | Position |
| 1 | Abel Fernandes | Mumbai | Left Back |
| 2 | Keith Dsouza | Mumbai | Centre Back |
| 3 | Yash Mardhekar | Satara | Centre Back |
| 4 | Kevin Dsouza | Mumbai | Centre Mid |
| 5 | Bhuvan Jerpoth | Nagpur | Centre Mid |
| 6 | Johnson Mathews | Mumbai | Striker |
| 7 | Raunak Nagul | Pune | Centre Mid |
| 8 | Vinay Kondamuri | Pune | Right Back |
| 9 | Shantanu Ningurkar | Pune | Right Wing |
| 10 | Abhishek Suryawanshai | Pune | Centre Mid |
| 11 | Talha Ahmed | Nagpur | Centre Mid |
| 12 | Aman Gaikwad | Mumbai | Left Wing |
| 13 | Kamran Ansari | Nagpur | Goalkeeper |
| 14 | Yashwardhan More | Satara | Centre Mid |
| 15 | Aayush | Raigad | Left Wing |
| 16 | Aniket Gunjal | Raigad | Centre Back |
| 17 | Paramjeet Singh Bhagel | Gondia | Goalkeeper |
| 18 | Aryan Banerjee | Aurangabad | Centre Mid |
| 19 | Sandesh Kasar | Kolhapur | Striker |
| 20 | Ashutosh Shukla | Jalgaon | Centre Back |
The Head Coach of the team is AFC A License holder Mr. Mohan Dass accompanied by Asst. Coach Ashfaque Ansari, Manager Mir Adnan Ali & Physiotherapist Kunal Bargal.
The Junior National Football Championship 2017-18 for B.C Roy Trophy – Tier II will be held at Una, Himachal Pradesh from 28th January to 6th February 2018.
Matches will be played on a single leg league basis in the group and the top team from each group will qualify for the Semi – Finals of the Tier II Championship.
Match Schedule:
| Date | Team A | Team B | Venue | |
| 29-01-2018 | Maharashtra | Vs | Andhra Pradesh | Una, Himachal Pradesh |
| 31-01-2018 | Bihar | Vs | Maharashtra | Una, Himachal Pradesh |
| 02-02-2018 | Maharashtra | Vs | Chandigarh | Una, Himachal Pradesh |
