The All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced the schedule for the 75th edition of Santosh Trophy 2021-2022 on Monday, October 25. The Santosh Trophy will start on November 21 with teams divided into Group A and Group B across five zones - North Zone, West Zone, South Zone, East Zone and North-East Zone.
Chandigarh and New Delhi will host all the North Zone matches, while West Zone will play their matches at Bhavnagar and Jaipur. Meanwhile, East Zone games will be held at Kalyani and Bhubaneswar while North-East Zone will play their matches in Imphal and Shillong. Bengaluru will host the South Zone matches of the Santosh Trophy.
The top team from each group will progress to the Final Round of Santosh Trophy 2021 which is expected to be played in Kerala later this year.
Jharkhand are the defending champions after winning the 2018-19 edition of the tournament. West Bengal are the most successful team in the Santosh Trophy having won the title 32 times.
Santosh Trophy fixtures, schedule, teams and match times
All timings are in Indian Standard Time (IST)
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Day and Date |
Match |
Zone |
Time |
Venue |
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Sunday, November 21 |
Services vs Himachal Pradesh (Group A) |
North |
9:30 AM |
Chandigarh |
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Chhattisgarh vs West Bengal (Group B) |
East |
2:30 PM |
Kalyani |
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J & K vs Chandigarh (Group A) |
North |
3:00 PM |
Chandigarh |
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Tuesday, November 23 |
Chandigarh vs UP (Group A) |
North |
9:30 AM |
Chandigarh |
|
Sikkim vs Chhattisgarh (Group B) |
East |
2:30 PM |
Kalyani |
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J & K vs Services (Group A) |
North |
3:00 PM |
Chandigarh |
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Wednesday, November 24 |
Gujarat vs Dadra & Nagar Haveli (Group A) |
West |
9:30 AM |
Bhavnagar |
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Goa vs Daman & Diu (Group A) |
West |
3:00 PM |
Bhavnagar |
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Thursday, November 25 |
Andhra Pradesh vs Karnataka (Group A) |
South |
9:30 AM |
Bengaluru |
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UP vs J&K (Group A) |
North |
9:30 AM |
Chandigarh |
|
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West Bengal vs Sikkim (Group B) |
East |
2:30 PM |
Kalyani |
|
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Himachal Pradesh vs Chandigarh (Group A) |
North |
3:00 PM |
Chandigarh |
|
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Tamil Nadu vs Telangana (Group A) |
South |
3:00 PM |
Bengaluru |
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Friday, November 26 |
Daman & Diu vs Gujarat (Group A) |
West |
9:30 AM |
Bhavnagar |
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli vs Goa (Group A) |
West |
3:00 PM |
Bhavnagar |
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Saturday, November 27 |
Himachal Pradesh vs J&K (Group A) |
North |
9:30 AM |
Chandigarh |
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Andhra Pradesh vs Tamil Nadu (Group A) |
South |
9:30 AM |
Bengaluru |
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Services vs UP (Group A) |
North |
3:00 PM |
Chandigarh |
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Karnataka vs Telangana (Group A) |
South |
3:00 PM |
Bengaluru |
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Sunday, November 28 |
Manipur vs Nagaland (Group B) |
North-East |
9:30 AM |
Imphal |
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Daman & Diu vs Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
West |
9:30 AM |
Bhavnagar |
|
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Assam vs Meghalaya (Group A) |
North-East |
2:30 PM |
Shillong |
|
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Mizoram vs Tripura (Group B) |
North-East |
2:30 PM |
Imphal |
|
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Gujarat vs Goa (Group A) |
West |
3:00 PM |
Bhavnagar |
|
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Monday, November 29 |
UP vs Himachal Pradesh (Group A) |
North |
9:30 AM |
Chandigarh |
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Chandigarh vs Services (Group A) |
North |
3:00 PM |
Chandigarh |
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Tuesday, November 30 |
Tripura vs Manipur (Group B) |
North-East |
9:30 AM |
Imphal |
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Arunachal Pradesh vs Assam (Group A) |
North-East |
2:30 PM |
Shillong |
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Nagaland vs Mizoram (Group B) |
North-East |
2:30 PM |
Imphal |
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Wednesday, December 1 |
Delhi vs Uttarakhand (Group B) |
North |
9:30 AM |
New Delhi |
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Odisha vs Bihar (Group A) |
East |
2:30 PM |
Bhubaneshwar |
|
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Punjab vs Haryana (Group B) |
North |
3:00 PM |
New Delhi |
|
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Madhya Pradesh vs Rajasthan (Group B) |
West |
3:00 PM |
Jaipur |
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Thursday, December 2 |
Tripura vs Nagaland (Group B) |
North-East |
9:30 AM |
Imphal |
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Meghalaya vs Arunachal Pradesh (Group A) |
North-East |
2:30 PM |
Shillong |
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Manipur vs Mizoram (Group B) |
North-East |
2:30 PM |
Imphal |
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Friday, December 3 |
Haryana vs Delhi (Group B) |
North |
9:30 AM |
New Delhi |
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Bihar vs Jharkhand |
East |
2:30 PM |
Bhubaneshwar |
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Uttarakhand vs Punjab |
North |
3:00 PM |
New Delhi |
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Maharashtra vs Madhya Pradesh |
West |
3:00 PM |
Jaipur |
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Rajasthan vs Maharashtra |
West |
3:00 PM |
Jaipur |
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Sunday, December 5 |
Haryana vs Uttarakhand |
North |
9:30 AM |
New Delhi |
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Jharkhand vs Odisha |
East |
2:30 PM |
Bhubaneshwar |
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Delhi vs Punjab |
North |
3:00 PM |
New Delhi |
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