2022–23 Santosh Trophy

2022–23 Santosh Trophy
Senior Men's National Football Championship
Tournament details
Country	India
Venue(s)	India (Group stage & Final round) ; Saudi Arabia (Knockouts)
Dates	Group stage: 23 December 2022 – 31 January 2023; Final round: 10 – 20 February 2023;
Teams	36
Tournament statistics
Matches played	65
Goals scored	227 (3.49 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Naro Hari Shrestha (West Bengal); Nijo Gilbert (Kerala); (6 goals each)
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Santosh Trophy is the 76th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the premier competition in India for senior men's teams representing their respective states/union territories and government institutions.

Contrary to the recent seasons, this edition onwards, the AIFF adopted a new format for the tournament that saw the removal of the qualification stage, thereby allowing all the state teams to participate in the group stage.^[1] This was move taken in a way for promoting the sport in every region of the country. On 6 October 2022, the AIFF signed a MoU with the SAFF, which included an agreement to host the semi-finals, the 3rd place decider & the final, at select cities in Saudi Arabia.^[2]

Group stage

The group stage was contested by 36 teams representing the states and the union territories of India, wherein the teams were drawn into six groups.^[3]^[4] The six group winners, along with three best runner-up teams qualified for the final round along with Railways, Services and the host of the round.^[5]

Group I

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	DL	KA	GJ	UT	TR	LA
1	Delhi (H)	5	4	1	0	14	1	+13	13	Final round	—	—	4–0	2–1	—	—
2	Karnataka	5	4	0	1	21	5	+16	12	Final round	0–1	—	—	—	10–0	—
3	Gujarat	5	3	0	2	12	10	+2	9		—	1–5	—	3–1	—	—
4	Uttarakhand	5	1	1	3	6	10	−4	4		—	1–3	—	—	1–0	—
5	Tripura	5	1	1	3	2	18	−16	4		0–0	—	0–6	—	—	—
6	Ladakh	5	0	1	4	5	16	−11	1		0–7	2–3	0–2	2–2	1–2	—

Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Group II

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	KL	MZ	JK	BR	RJ	AP
1	Kerala (H)	5	5	0	0	24	2	+22	15	Final round	—	—	3–0	—	—	5–0
2	Mizoram	5	4	0	1	14	8	+6	12		1–5	—	—	—	4–0	—
3	Jammu and Kashmir	5	2	1	2	8	8	0	7		—	2–3	—	—	0–0	—
4	Bihar	5	1	1	3	6	10	−4	4		1–4	1–3	0–2	—	3–0	1–1
5	Rajasthan	5	1	1	3	1	14	−13	4		0–7	—	—	—	—	1–0
6	Andhra Pradesh	5	0	1	4	3	14	−11	1		—	0–3	2–4	—	—	—

Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Group III

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	GA	NL	AS	UP	AR	TN
1	Goa	5	3	2	0	8	3	+5	11	Final round	—	0–0	—	—	2–1	—
2	Nagaland	5	3	2	0	6	2	+4	11		—	—	3–1	—	—	1–0
3	Assam (H)	5	3	0	2	12	6	+6	9		0–1	—	—	—	4–1	—
4	Uttar Pradesh	5	2	1	2	6	6	0	7		2–2	0–1	0–2	—	2–0	2–1
5	Arunachal Pradesh	5	1	1	3	5	10	−5	4		—	1–1	—	—	—	2–1
6	Tamil Nadu	5	0	0	5	3	13	−10	0		0–3	—	1–5	—	—	—

Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Group IV

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	WB	MH	HR	CT	MP	DH
1	West Bengal	5	5	0	0	17	1	+16	15	Final round	—	—	—	2–0	5–0	—
2	Maharashtra (H)	5	4	0	1	13	3	+10	12	Final round	1–2	—	3–1	—	—	—
3	Haryana	5	3	0	2	9	8	+1	9		0–3	—	—	—	2–1	—
4	Chhattisgarh	5	1	1	3	5	7	−2	4		—	0–1	1–2	—	—	—
5	Madhya Pradesh	5	1	1	3	5	13	−8	4		—	0–4	—	2–2	—	—
6	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	5	0	0	5	0	17	−17	0		0–5	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	—

Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Group V

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ML	OD	SK	TG	PY	AN
1	Meghalaya	5	3	2	0	17	2	+15	11	Final round	—	2–2	0–0	1–0	—	—
2	Odisha (H)	5	3	1	1	17	3	+14	10	Final round	—	—	3–0	—	5–0	7–0
3	Sikkim	5	3	1	1	8	5	+3	10		—	—	—	3–0	2–1	—
4	Telangana	5	3	0	2	11	5	+6	9		—	1–0	—	—	5–1	—
5	Pondicherry	5	0	1	4	3	18	−15	1		0–5	—	—	—	—	1–1
6	Andaman and Nicobar	5	0	1	4	2	25	−23	1		0–9	—	1–3	0–5	—	—

Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Group VI

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PB	MN	CH	JH	LD	HP
1	Punjab	5	4	1	0	11	1	+10	13	Final round	—	—	1–1	—	—	5–0
2	Manipur (H)	5	4	0	1	16	6	+10	12	Final round	0–1	—	—	5–1	—	—
3	Chandigarh	5	2	1	2	10	6	+4	7		—	1–3	—	—	—	5–0
4	Jharkhand	5	2	0	3	6	11	−5	6		0–1	—	1–0	—	—	—
5	Lakshadweep	5	1	0	4	7	13	−6	3		0–3	1–3	1–3	4–2	—	1–2
6	Himachal Pradesh	5	1	0	4	5	18	−13	3		—	2–5	—	2–1	—	—

Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Ranking of runner-up teams

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	I	Karnataka	5	4	0	1	21	5	+16	12	Final round
2	VI	Manipur	5	4	0	1	16	6	+10	12
3	IV	Maharashtra	5	4	0	1	13	3	+10	12
4	II	Mizoram	5	4	0	1	14	8	+6	12
5	III	Nagaland	5	3	2	0	6	2	+4	11
6	V	Odisha^[a]	5	3	1	1	17	3	+14	10	Final round

Source: AIFF
Notes:

^ Odisha directly qualified for the Final round after being declared as the host of the round.

Draw

The official draw for the 76th edition of Santosh Trophy was held on 19 January 2023 at the AIFF headquarters- the Football House, in New Delhi with AIFF Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran assisting in the process.^[6] Nine teams who came through the qualifiers along with Services, Railways and the host of the final round - Odisha, were drawn into two groups of six each for the round beginning from 10 February.^[7] The host venue of the event was announced to be Bhubaneswar.

Final round

Group A

Pos	Team	Qualification	GO	KA	KL	MH	OR	VI
1	Goa	Semi-finals	—	—				—
2	Karnataka	Semi-finals		—	—	—		—
3	Kerala		—		—
4	Maharashtra					—
5	Odisha (H)			—		—	—
6	Group VI winner							—

Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Group B

Pos	Team	Qualification	DL	ML	RL	SV	WB	II/IV
1	Delhi	Semi-finals	—
2	Meghalaya	Semi-finals		—
3	Railways				—
4	Services					—
5	West Bengal						—
6	Group II/IV runners up							—

Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

References

^ "Santosh Trophy". 21 October 2022.
^ "AIFF, Saudi Arabia Football Federation sign historic MoU". AIFF. 24 September 2022.
^ "76th Hero Sr Men's NFC for Santosh Trophy, Hero Sr Women's NFC to be conducted in new formats". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^ "Three venues for 76th National Football Championship for Hero Santosh Trophy 2022-23 group stage decided". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
^ "Assam finalised for Group III matches (group stage) for Hero Santosh Trophy 2022-23". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
^ "Defending champions Kerala and hosts Odisha in the same group for final rounds of Hero Santosh Trophy". All India Football Federation. 19 January 2023.
^ "Santosh Trophy: Kerala share group with hosts Odisha for final rounds". Khel Now. Retrieved 19 January 2023.

External links

[table_note_GrV0.77351053374517-6] Odisha directly qualified for the Final round after being declared as the host of the round.

[1] "Santosh Trophy". 21 October 2022.

[2] "AIFF, Saudi Arabia Football Federation sign historic MoU". AIFF. 24 September 2022.

[3] "76th Hero Sr Men's NFC for Santosh Trophy, Hero Sr Women's NFC to be conducted in new formats". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

[4] "Three venues for 76th National Football Championship for Hero Santosh Trophy 2022-23 group stage decided". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

[5] "Assam finalised for Group III matches (group stage) for Hero Santosh Trophy 2022-23". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

[7] "Defending champions Kerala and hosts Odisha in the same group for final rounds of Hero Santosh Trophy". All India Football Federation. 19 January 2023.

[8] "Santosh Trophy: Kerala share group with hosts Odisha for final rounds". Khel Now. Retrieved 19 January 2023.

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