The dates and venues of three of the six groups for the 76th Hero Senior Men’s National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy have been finalised.
While the Group I will be played in Delhi (December 23, 2022 – December 31, 2022), the Group II and V will be played in Kozhikode, Kerala (December 26, 2022 – January 8, 2023) and Bhubaneswar, Odisha (December 24, 2022 – January 1, 2023), respectively. The dates and venues of other groups will be released soon.
The Senior National Football Championships will be played in a new format that will see the 36 states fight it out across six groups for a chance to make it to the Final Round. The six group toppers, along with three best second-placed teams will qualify for the Final Rounds. Railways and Services will get direct entry along with the hosts.
Group I: Karnataka, Delhi, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Tripura, Ladakh.
Fixtures:
December 23:
Tripura vs Delhi, Delhi
Ladakh vs Uttarakhand, Delhi
Gujarat vs Karnataka, Delhi
December 25:
Ladakh vs Delhi, Delhi
Uttarakhand vs Karnataka, Delhi
Tripura vs Gujarat, Delhi
December 27:
Delhi vs Gujarat, Delhi
Ladakh vs Karnataka, Delhi
Uttarakhand vs Tripura, Delhi
December 29:
Delhi vs Uttarakhand, Delhi
Karnataka vs Tripura, Delhi
Ladakh vs Gujarat, Delhi
December 31:
Karnataka vs Delhi, Delhi
Ladakh vs Tripura, Delhi
Gujarat vs Uttarakhand, Delhi
Group II: Kerala, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir.
Fixtures:
December 26:
Bihar vs Jammu & Kashmir, Kozhikode
Rajasthan vs Kerala, Kozhikode
December 27:
Andhra Pradesh vs Mizoram, Kozhikode
December 29:
Bihar vs Kerala, Kozhikode
Jammu & Kashmir & Mizoram, Kozhikode
December 30:
Rajasthan vs Andhra Pradesh, Kozhikode
January 1:
Bihar vs Mizoram, Kozhikode
Kerala vs Andhra Pradesh, Kozhikode
January 2:
Jammu & Kashmir vs Rajasthan, Kozhikode
January 4:
Bihar vs Andhra Pradesh, Kozhikode
Mizoram vs Rajasthan, Kozhikode
January 5:
Kerala vs Jammu & Kashmir, Kozhikode
January 7:
Bihar vs Rajasthan, Kozhikode
Andhra Pradesh vs Jammu & Kashmir, Kozhikode
January 8:
Mizoram vs Kerala, Kozhikode
Group V: Meghalaya, Odisha, Sikkim, Telangana, Pondicherry, Andaman & Nicobar.
Fixtures:
December 24:
Odisha vs Andaman & Nicobar, Bhubaneswar
Meghalaya vs Sikkim, Bhubaneswar
Telangana vs Pondicherry, Bhubaneswar
December 26:
Andaman & Nicobar vs Sikkim, Bhubaneswar
Odisha vs Pondicherry, Bhubaneswar
Meghalaya vs Telangana, Bhubaneswar
December 28:
Telangana vs Odisha, Bhubaneswar
Sikkim vs Pondicherry, Bhubaneswar
Andaman & Nicobar vs Meghalaya, Bhubaneswar
December 30:
Pondicherry vs Meghalaya, Bhubaneswar
Andaman & Nicobar vs Telangana, Bhubaneswar
Odisha vs Sikkim, Bhubaneswar
January 1:
Sikkim vs Telangana, Bhubaneswar
Pondicherry vs Andaman & Nicobar, Bhubaneswar
Meghalaya vs Odisha, Bhubaneswar
Source: AIFF
