First Goal Football Club, in collaboration with India Khelo Football (IKF), conducted multiple city-level trials across the season, each witnessing participation only between 70–100 players. These trials provided young footballers with a structured platform to compete and showcase their abilities at the grassroots level. Following the evaluation process, In season 5 only 6 players were selected to progress to the Zonal level, highlighting both the competitive standard of the trials and the effectiveness of the IKF–First Goal FC partnership in identifying quality talent.