Ludhiana, April 23 -- Rajasthan United FC will face Sreenidi Deccan FC in the opening fixture of the Championship phase of Indian Football League (IFL) 2025-26 at the Namdhari Football Stadium in Sri Bhaini Sahib on Friday,

The kick-off is scheduled for 18:30 IST. With the group stage concluded, the Championship phase will see the top six teams compete in a decisive round-robin format. Each side will play against each other once, with the team finishing with the highest points tally crowned champions, as per a press release from IFL.

Rajasthan and Sreenidi enter this stage in third and fourth place, respectively, both aiming to reduce the deficit to table-toppers Diamond Harbour FC. With little margin for error, this fixture presents an...