Twenty teams are set to participate in maiden Hero National Beach Soccer Championship from January 26 to 31.
The tournament will be held at the Dumas Beach in Surat, Gujarat, in Arena I and Arena II.
Groupings for the Hero National Beach Soccer Championship:
Group A: Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar.
Group B: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Services, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh.
Group C: Mizoram, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Delhi.
Group D: Dadra & Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka.
Following are the Fixtures:
Group A:
26th January: Himachal Pradesh vs Lakshadweep, Bihar vs Jharkhand.
27th January: Andaman & Nicobar vs Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh vs Bihar.
28th January: Lakshadweep vs Bihar, Andaman & Nicobar vs Himachal Pradesh.
29th January: Jharkhand vs Himachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep vs Andaman & Nicobar.
30th January: Bihar vs Andaman & Nicobar, Jharkhand vs Lakshadweep.
Group B:
26th January: Gujarat vs Kerala, Rajasthan vs Services.
27th January: Madhya Pradesh vs Services, Gujarat vs Rajasthan.
28th January: Kerala vs Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh vs Gujarat.
29th January: Services vs Gujarat, Kerala vs Madhya Pradesh.
30th January: Rajasthan vs Madhya Pradesh, Services vs Kerala.
Group C:
26th January: Mizoram vs Manipur, Andhra Pradesh vs Uttarakhand.
27th January: Delhi vs Uttarakhand, Mizoram vs Andhra Pradesh.
28th January: Manipur vs Andhra Pradesh, Delhi vs Mizoram.
29th January: Uttarakhand vs Mizoram, Manipur vs Delhi.
30th January: Andhra Pradesh vs Delhi, Uttarakhand vs Manipur.
Group D:
26th January: DNH & DD vs Goa, Odisha vs Arunachal Pradesh
27th January: Karnataka vs Arunachal Pradesh, DNH & DD vs Odisha,
28th January: Goa vs Odisha, Karnataka vs DNH & DD,
29th January: Arunachal Pradesh vs DNH & DD, Goa vs Karnataka
30th January: Odisha vs Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh vs Goa
Quarter-finals:
January 31: Winner Group A vs Runner-up Group B; Winner Group B vs Runner-up Group A; Winner Group C vs Runner-up Group D; Winner Group D vs Runner-up Group C.
Semifinals:
January 31: Winner QF1 vs Winner QF 3; Winner QF2 vs Winner QF4.
Final: Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2.
