2024–25 Santosh Trophy
Senior Men's National Football Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | India |
Venue(s) | 10 (in 9 host cities) |
Dates | 15 November – 31 December[1] |
Teams | 38 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 81 |
Goals scored | 288 (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
[edit]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 |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JK | PB | LD | HP | |
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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 |
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 | |
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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 |
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 | |
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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 |
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:
Group D
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MN | TR | MZ | SK | |
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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 |
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 | |
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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 |
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:
Group F
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OD | CG | MP | |
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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 |
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 | |
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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 |
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 | |
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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 |
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 | |
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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 |
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
[edit]Qualified teams
[edit]Direct entrants (3) | |
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Hosts | Telangana |
Defending champions | Services |
Previous runners-up | Goa |
Group | Group winners (9) |
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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 | |
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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 |
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 | |
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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 |
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
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Winner QF1 | v | Winner QF4 |
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Report |
Winner QF3 | v | Winner QF2 |
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Report |
Final
[edit]Winner SF1 | v | Winner SF2 |
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Report |
Statistics
[edit]Rank | Player | Team | Goal(s) |
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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
[edit]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 |
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Top Scorer | ||
Best Goalkeeper | ||
Player of the Tournament | ||
Fair Play Award | — |
Broadcasting
[edit]Round | Broadcaster(s) | Ref. |
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Group stage | YouTube | [3] |
ssen |
[4] | |
Final round, Knockouts |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "Hyderabad to host Santosh Trophy in December". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Santosh Trophy 2024-25 Live Streaming: Schedule, Fixtures, Results, Venues, Telecast Details - All You Need to Know". Outlook India. 19 November 2024.
- ^ "I-League club owners accuse AIFF of 'tender process mismanagement', threaten to move to FIFA". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Tournament results – home at FootyStats