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2024–25 Santosh Trophy

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2024–25 Santosh Trophy
Senior Men's
National Football Championship
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Venue(s)10 (in 9 host cities)
Dates15 November – 31 December[1]
Teams38
Tournament statistics
Matches played81
Goals scored288 (3.56 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Robi Hansda (8 goals)

All statistics correct as of 24 December 2024.

The 2024–25 Santosh Trophy will be the 78th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the premier competition in India for senior men's football teams representing their respective states/union territories and government institutions.[2]

Venues

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The All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced in October 2024 that the group stage matches would begin the following month and would be played in six venues. The venues and the corresponding groups that would play there were named. Hosts Telangana and last year's finalists, Services and Goa were exempted from playing the group stage fixtures. Hyderabad is hosting the event for the first time in 57 years.[2]

Group City Stadium Capacity
A Amritsar GNDU Sports Complex
B Phagwara Bibi Ratni Sports Stadium
C Kalyani Kalyani Stadium 20,000
D Agartala Umakanta Mini Stadium 5,000
E Nalbari Deshbhakta Maidan
F Amritsar GNDU Sports Complex
G Anantapur RDT Stadium 5,000
H Kozhikode EMS Corporation Stadium 50,000
I Jaipur Royal FC Stadium
Final round, QFs Hyderabad Deccan Arena 1,500
SFs, Final GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium 18,000

Draws

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38 teams entered the competition; Service and Goa, the finalists of the previous edition, and Telangana, the hosts received direct entry to the final round. The remaining 35 teams were divided into one group of three teams and eight groups of four teams each. It was announced that the winners of each group would make the final round.[2]

The draw for the final round was held on 30 November 2024.

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JK PB LD HP
1 Jammu and Kashmir 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Final round 1–0 5–0
2 Punjab (H) 3 1 1 1 8 2 +6 4 1–1
3 Ladakh 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4 2–1
4 Himachal Pradesh 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0 1–4 0–7
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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DL UK HR CH
1 Delhi 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9 Final round 4–1
2 Uttarakhand 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6 4–1
3 Haryana 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3 0–2 1–0
4 Chandigarh 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0 0–6 0–4
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

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WB BR UP JH
1 West Bengal (H) 3 2 1 0 11 0 +11 7 Final round 0–0 7–0
2 Bihar 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4 3–5
3 Uttar Pradesh 3 1 0 2 3 10 −7 3[a] 1–2 2–1
4 Jharkhand 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 3[a] 0–4
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Uttar Pradesh 3; Jharkhand 0.


Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MN TR MZ SK
1 Manipur 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Final round 6–1
2 Tripura (H) 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4 0–2 4–1
3 Mizoram 3 1 0 2 9 6 +3 3 1–2
4 Sikkim 3 0 1 2 1 13 −12 1 0–0 0–7
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 E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ML AS AR NL
1 Meghalaya 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7 Final round 4–3
2 Assam (H) 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4 1–1 1–2
3 Arunachal Pradesh 3 1 0 2 7 11 −4 3[a] 0–4 4–3
4 Nagaland 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3[a] 0–3
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Arunachal Pradesh 3; Nagaland 0.

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OD CG MP
1 Odisha 2 2 0 0 10 2 +8 6 Final round 6–1
2 Chhattisgarh 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3 1–4
3 Madhya Pradesh 2 0 0 2 1 10 −9 0 1–4
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

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TN KA AN AP
1 Tamil Nadu 3 3 0 0 17 1 +16 9 Final round 7–0 8–0
2 Karnataka 3 2 0 1 17 2 +15 6 1–2 11–0
3 Andaman and Nicobar 3 1 0 2 1 18 −17 3 1–0
4 Andhra Pradesh (H) 3 0 0 3 0 14 −14 0 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 H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KL RL PY LD
1 Kerala (H) 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9 Final round 1–0 7–0
2 Railways 3 2 0 1 11 2 +9 6 10–1
3 Pondicherry 3 1 0 2 4 19 −15 3 3–2
4 Lakshadweep 3 0 0 3 2 14 −12 0 0–10 0–1
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


Group I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RJ GJ MH DD
1 Rajasthan (H) 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Final round 0–0
2 Gujarat 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 5 3–0
3 Maharashtra 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4 1–2 0–0
4 DNHDD 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0 0–4 0–3
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

Final round

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Qualified teams

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Direct entrants (3)
Hosts Telangana
Defending champions Services
Previous runners-up Goa
Group Group winners (9)
A Jammu and Kashmir
B Delhi
C West Bengal
D Manipur
E Meghalaya
F Odisha
G Tamil Nadu
H Kerala
I Rajasthan

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WB MN SE JK RJ TG
1 West Bengal 5 4 1 0 9 1 +8 13 Advance to quarter-finals 0–0 3–1 3–0
2 Manipur 5 3 2 0 7 3 +4 11 1–0 2–1
3 Services 5 3 0 2 9 3 +6 9 0–1 4–0 3–1
4 Jammu and Kashmir 5 2 1 2 6 8 −2 7 1–1 1–0
5 Rajasthan 5 0 1 4 2 8 −6 1 0–2 0–2
6 Telangana (H) 5 0 1 4 3 13 −10 1 1–3 0–3 1–1
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


Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KL ML DL OD GA TN
1 Kerala 5 4 1 0 11 4 +7 13 Advance to quarter-finals 1–0 4–3 1–1
2 Meghalaya 5 2 2 1 5 3 +2 8 2–0 1–0
3 Delhi 5 2 1 2 4 5 −1 7 0–3 2–0 2–0
4 Odisha 5 1 2 2 3 5 −2 5 0–2 0–0
5 Goa 5 1 1 3 4 7 −3 4 0–0 0–2 1–0
6 Tamil Nadu 5 0 3 2 4 7 −3 3 2–2 1–1
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


Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
December 26 – Hyderabad (DA)
 
 
West Bengal
 
December 29 – Hyderabad (GBAS)
 
Odisha
 
Winner QF1
 
December 27 – Hyderabad (DA)
 
Winner QF4
 
Meghalaya
 
December 31 – Hyderabad (GBAS)
 
Services
 
Winner SF1
 
December 27 – Hyderabad (DA)
 
Winner SF2
 
Kerala
 
December 29 – Hyderabad (GBAS)
 
Jammu and Kashmir
 
Winner QF3
 
December 26 – Hyderabad (DA)
 
Winner QF2
 
Manipur
 
 
Delhi
 

Quarter-finals

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ManipurvDelhi
Report


Semi-finals

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Winner QF1vWinner QF4
Report

Winner QF3vWinner QF2
Report

Final

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Winner SF1vWinner SF2
Report

Statistics

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Rank Player Team Goal(s)
1 Robi Hansda West Bengal 8
2 Lijo K Tamil Nadu 7
3 Muhammad Ajsal Kerala 6
4 Aakif Javaid Jammu and Kashmir 6
5 Naseeb Rahman Kerala 6
6 Nikhil Raj Karnataka 5
7 Sajeesh E Kerala 5
8 Kartik Hantal Odisha 5
9 Naro Hari Shrestha West Bengal 5
Source: AIFF

Awards

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The following awards were given out at the end of the tournament: the top scorer, Best Goalkeeper, Player of the Tournament and Fair Play Award.

Award Player Team
Top Scorer
Best Goalkeeper
Player of the Tournament
Fair Play Award

Broadcasting

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Round Broadcaster(s) Ref.
Group stage YouTube [3]
ssen.co [4]
Final round, Knockouts

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Final Round of 78th NFC for Santosh Trophy to begin on December 14 in Hyderabad". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 2 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Hyderabad to host Santosh Trophy in December". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Santosh Trophy 2024-25 Live Streaming: Schedule, Fixtures, Results, Venues, Telecast Details - All You Need to Know". Outlook India. 19 November 2024.
  4. ^ "I-League club owners accuse AIFF of 'tender process mismanagement', threaten to move to FIFA". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
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