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 played51
Goals scored220 (4.31 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Lijo K (7 goals)

All statistics correct as of 30 November 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

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

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 will be held on 30 November 2024.

Group stage

Group A

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
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2024. 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

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

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[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 2–1
4 Jharkhand 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 3[lower-alpha 1] 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. 1.0 1.1 Head-to-head points: Uttar Pradesh 3; Jharkhand 0.

Group D

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

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[lower-alpha 1] 0–4 4–3
4 Nagaland 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3[lower-alpha 1] 0–3
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2024. 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. 1.0 1.1 Head-to-head points: Arunachal Pradesh 3; Nagaland 0.

Group F

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

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

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
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2024. 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

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

Qualified teams

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SE WB MN TG JK RJ
1 Services 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to quarter-finals 23 Dec 18 Dec 16 Dec
2 West Bengal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Dec 16 Dec 14 Dec
3 Manipur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Dec 23 Dec 16 Dec
4 Telangana (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Dec 14 Dec
5 Jammu and Kashmir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Dec 23 Dec
6 Rajasthan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Dec 18 Dec
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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GA DL KL TN OD ML
1 Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to quarter-finals 24 Dec 19 Dec 17 Dec
2 Delhi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Dec 17 Dec 15 Dec
3 Kerala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Dec 24 Dec 17 Dec
4 Tamil Nadu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Dec 15 Dec
5 Odisha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Dec 24 Dec
6 Meghalaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Dec 19 Dec
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

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
December 26 - Hyderabad (DA)
 
 
A1
 
December 29 - Hyderabad (GBAS)
 
B4
 
Winner QF1
 
December 27 - Hyderabad (DA)
 
Winner QF4
 
B2
 
December 31 - Hyderabad (GBAS)
 
A3
 
Winner SF1
 
December 27 - Hyderabad (DA)
 
Winner SF2
 
B1
 
December 29 - Hyderabad (GBAS)
 
A4
 
Winner QF3
 
December 26 - Hyderabad (DA)
 
Winner QF2
 
A2
 
 
B3
 

Quarter-finals

A1vB4

A2vB3

B1vA4

B2vA3

Semi-finals

Winner QF1vWinner QF4

Winner QF3vWinner QF2

Final

Winner SF1vWinner SF2

Statistics

Rank Player Team Goal(s)
1 Lijo K Tamil Nadu 7
2 Robi Hansda West Bengal 6
3 Nikhil Raj Karnataka 5
4 Sajeesh E Kerala 5
5 Manotos Maji West Bengal 4
Source: AIFF

Awards

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

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

References

  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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "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.