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2024–25 Santosh Trophy

The 2024–25 Santosh Trophy was 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]

2024–25 Santosh Trophy
Senior Men's National
Football Championship
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Venues10 (in 9 host cities)
Dates15 November – 31 December 2024[1]
Teams38
Final positions
ChampionsWest Bengal (33rd title)
Runners-upKerala
Tournament statistics
Matches played88
Goals scored316 (3.59 per match)
Top goal scorerRobi Hansda (12 goals)
Awards
Best playerRobi Hansda (West Bengal)

Venues

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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

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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

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Group A

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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
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

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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

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

Group D

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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

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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[a] 0–4 4–3
4 Nagaland 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3[a] 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
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Arunachal Pradesh 3; Nagaland 0.

Group F

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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

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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

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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
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

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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

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Qualified teams

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WB MN SE JK RJ TG
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
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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KL ML DL OD GA TN
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
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

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Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
26 December – Hyderabad (DA)
 
 
West Bengal3
 
29 December – Hyderabad (GBAS)
 
Odisha1
 
West Bengal4
 
27 December – Hyderabad (DA)
 
Services 2
 
Meghalaya1
 
31 December – Hyderabad (GBAS)
 
Services2
 
West Bengal1
 
27 December – Hyderabad (DA)
 
Kerala0
 
Kerala1
 
29 December – Hyderabad (GBAS)
 
Jammu and Kashmir0
 
Kerala5
 
26 December – Hyderabad (DA)
 
Manipur1
 
Manipur (a.e.t.)5
 
 
Delhi2
 

Quarter-finals

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West Bengal3–1Odisha
 Report Rakesh 25'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Bagavath Sundhar Jee S
Man of the Match: Naro Hari Shrestha (West Bengal)
Manipur5–2 (a.e.t.)Delhi
  • LT Lowly 48'
  • S. Sagar Singh 50'
  • S. Ragui 97', 105+4' (pen.)
  • K. Zahir Khan 107'
 Report Jaideep Singh 9', 65' (pen.)
Attendance: 300
Referee: Rohan Das Gupta
Man of the Match: Shunjanthan Ragui (Manipur)
Kerala1–0Jammu and Kashmir
Naseeb 73' Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Vishal
Man of the Match: Naseeb Rahman (Kerala)
Meghalaya1–2Services
O.L. Mawnai 86' Report
  • T. Bidhyasagar 33'
  • R. Ramakrishnan 46'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Bimalendu Mondal
Man of the Match: Navjot Singh (Services)

Semi-finals

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West Bengal4–2Services
 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Akashkumar Kamleshkumar Mehta
Man of the Match: Robi Hansda (West Bengal)
Kerala5–1Manipur
  • Naseeb 22'
  • Ajsal 45+1'
  • Roshal 73', 88', 90+5'
 Report S. Ragui 30'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jarvish Macwan
Man of the Match: Muhammed Roshal (Kerala)

Final

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West Bengal1–0Kerala
Robi 90+4' Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Akashkumar Kamleshkumar Mehta
Man of the Match: Robi Hansda (West Bengal)

Statistics

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Rank Player Team Goals
1 Robi Hansda West Bengal 12
2 Naseeb Rahman Kerala 8
3 Muhammad Ajsal Kerala 8
4 Naro Hari Shrestha West Bengal 7
5 Lijo K Tamil Nadu 7
6 Aakif Javaid Jammu and Kashmir 6
7 Nikhil Raj Karnataka 5
8 Sajeesh E Kerala 5
9 Kartik Hantal Odisha 5
Source: AIFF

Awards

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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.[citation needed]

Award Player Team
Top scorer Robi Hansda West Bengal
Tulsidas Balaram player of the final match Robi Hansda West Bengal
Peter Thangaraj player of the championship Robi Hansda West Bengal

Broadcasting

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

See also

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References

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