Football
Three groups, venues decided for Santosh Trophy National championship
Group I, II, and V have been decided, the matches of which will be played in Delhi, Kozhikode, and Bhubaneshwar respectively.
(Source: AIFF)
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)
December 25:
Ladakh vs Delhi (Delhi)
December 27:
Delhi vs Gujarat (Delhi)
December 29:
Delhi vs Uttarakhand (Delhi)
December 31:
Karnataka vs Delhi (Delhi)
Group II: Kerala, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir.
Fixtures:
December 26:
Bihar vs Jammu & Kashmir (Kerala, Kozhikode)
December 27:
Andhra Pradesh vs Mizoram (Kerala, Kozhikode)
December 29:
Bihar vs Kerala (Kerala, Kozhikode)
December 30:
Rajasthan vs Andhra Pradesh (Kerala, Kozhikode)
January 1:
Bihar vs Mizoram (Kerala, Kozhikode)
Kerala vs Andhra Pradesh (Kerala, Kozhikode)
January 2:
Jammu & Kashmir vs Rajasthan (Kerala, Kozhikode)
January 4:
Bihar vs Andhra Pradesh (Kerala, Kozhikode)
Mizoram vs Rajasthan (Kerala, Kozhikode)
January 5:
Kerala vs Jammu & Kashmir (Kerala, Kozhikode)
January 7:
Bihar vs Rajasthan (Kerala, Kozhikode)
Andhra Pradesh vs Jammu & Kashmir (Kerala, Kozhikode)
January 8:
Mizoram vs Kerala (Kerala, Kozhikode)
Group V: Meghalaya, Odisha, Sikkim, Telangana, Pondicherry, Andaman & Nicobar.
Fixtures:
December 24:
Odisha vs Andaman & Nicobar (Bhubaneswar)
December 26:
Andaman & Nicobar vs Sikkim (Bhubaneswar)
December 28:
Telangana vs Odisha (Bhubaneswar)
December 30:
Pondicherry vs Meghalaya (Bhubaneswar)
January 1:
Sikkim vs Telangana (Bhubaneswar)
Meghalaya vs Odisha (Bhubaneswar)
