The Santosh Trophy 2024-25 began on Friday, November 15 as Manipur thrashed Sikkim 6-1 while Tamil Nadu hammered Andaman and Nicobar 7-0.
Organised by the All India Football Federation(AIFF), as many as 38 teams will compete in the Santosh Trophy 2024-25.
Last edition’s finalists Services and Goa, along with hosts Telangana have received direct entry to the Santosh Trophy 2024-25 final round. The remaining 35 teams have been divided into nine groups in the 78th edition of the Santosh Trophy. Eight groups feature four teams each while one group has three teams.
Group A has Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab while Group B comprises Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi.
The likes of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Bihar are clubbed in Group C. Tripura, Manipur, Sikkim, Mizoram are placed in Group D.
Group E includes Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland while Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha are in Group F.
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Andaman and Nicobar are placed in Group G while Kerala, Pondicherry, Lakshadweep, Railways are in Group H.
Group I has Maharashtra, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Rajasthan.
As per the Santosh Trophy 2024-25 format, each team will play the other sides in their group once. Each group winner will advance to the final round.
A total of 12 teams will be divided into two groups - Group A and B in the Santosh Trophy 2024-25 final round.
The top four teams from each group will qualify for the knockout stage comprising quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final.
Santosh Trophy 2024-25 group stage matches will be staged across eight venues in the country while the final round will be hosted by Telangana.
The semi-finals will take place on December 20 while the Santosh Trophy 2024-25 final is scheduled to be played on December 22.
Services are the defending champions of the Santosh Trophy after beating Goa 1-0 in the 2023-24 final. Meanwhile, West Bengal are the most successful team in the tournament’s history with 32 titles.
Get Santosh Trophy 2024-25 scores, results, points table and standings.
Santosh Trophy 2024-25 points table and standings
Santosh Trophy 2024-25 Group A points table and standings
|
Pos |
Team |
Matches |
Won |
Draw |
Lost |
GD |
Points |
|
1 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|
2 |
Ladakh |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
3 |
Punjab |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
|
4 |
Himachal Pradesh |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-4 |
0 |
Santosh Trophy 2024-25 Group B points table and standings
|
Pos |
Team |
Matches |
Won |
Draw |
Lost |
GD |
Points |
|
1 |
Chandigarh |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
Delhi |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
Haryana |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
Uttarakhand |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Santosh Trophy 2024-25 Group C points table and standings
|
Pos |
Team |
Matches |
Won |
Draw |
Lost |
GD |
Points |
|
1 |
West Bengal |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
7 |
|
2 |
Bihar |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
4 |
|
3 |
Jharkhand |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-3 |
3 |
|
4 |
Uttar Pradesh |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-7 |
3 |
Santosh Trophy 2024-25 Group D points table and standings
|
Pos |
Team |
Matches |
Won |
Draw |
Lost |
GD |
Points |
|
1 |
Manipur |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
9 |
|
2 |
Tripura |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
3 |
Mizoram |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
4 |
Sikkim |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
-12 |
1 |
Santosh Trophy 2024-25 Group E points table and standings
|
Pos |
Team |
Matches |
Won |
Draw |
Lost |
GD |
Points |
|
1 |
Meghalaya |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|
2 |
Assam |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
3 |
Nagaland |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
3 |
|
4 |
Arunachal |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-5 |
0 |
Santosh Trophy 2024-25 Group F points table and standings
|
Pos |
Team |
Matches |
Won |
Draw |
Lost |
GD |
Points |
|
1 |
Odisha |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
|
2 |
Chhattisgarh |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
|
3 |
Madhya Pradesh |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-5 |
0 |
Santosh Trophy 2024-25 Group G points table and standings
|
Pos |
Team |
Matches |
Won |
Draw |
Lost |
GD |
Points |
|
1 |
Tamil Nadu |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
9 |
|
2 |
Karnataka |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
6 |
|
3 |
Andaman and Nicobar |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-17 |
3 |
|
4 |
Andhra Pradesh |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-14 |
0 |
Santosh Trophy 2024-25 Group H points table and standings
|
Pos |
Team |
Matches |
Won |
Draw |
Lost |
GD |
Points |
|
1 |
Kerala |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
6 |
|
2 |
Railways |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
|
3 |
Pondicherry |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-8 |
3 |
|
4 |
Lakshadweep |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-11 |
0 |
Santosh Trophy 2024-25 Group I points table and standings
|
Pos |
Team |
Matches |
Won |
Draw |
Lost |
GD |
Points |
|
1 |
Rajasthan FC |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
|
2 |
Gujarat |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
|
3 |
Maharashtra |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
4 |
DNHDD |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
-10 |
0 |
Santosh Trophy 2024-25 scores and results
|
Day and Date |
Match |
Time |
Scores/Results |
|
Friday, November 15 |
Manipur vs Sikkim |
9:00 AM |
Manipur 6-1 Sikkim |
|
Friday, November 15 |
Tamil Nadu vs Andaman & Nicobar |
9:00 AM |
Tamil Nadu 7-0 Andaman & Nicobar |
|
Friday, November 15 |
Andhra Pradesh vs Karnataka |
3:00 PM |
Andhra Pradesh 0-5 Karnataka |
|
Friday, November 15 |
Tripura vs Mizoram |
4:00 PM |
Tripura 4-1 Mizoram |
|
Saturday, November 16 |
Maharashtra vs Rajasthan FC |
9:00 AM |
Maharashtra 1-2 Rajasthan FC |
|
Saturday, November 16 |
Uttar Pradesh vs Bihar |
9:00 AM |
Uttar Pradesh 1-2 Bihar |
|
Saturday, November 16 |
Jharkhand vs West Bengal |
2:00 PM |
Jharkhand 4-0 West Bengal |
|
Saturday, November 16 |
Gujarat vs DNHDD |
3:00 PM |
Gujarat 3-0 DNHDD |
|
Sunday, November 17 |
Andaman & Nicobar vs Andhra Pradesh |
9:00 AM |
Andaman & Nicobar 1-0 Andhra Pradesh |
|
Sunday, November 17 |
Mizoram vs Manipur |
9:00 AM |
Mizoram 1-2 Manipur |
|
Sunday, November 17 |
Karnataka vs Tamil Nadu |
3:00 PM |
Karnataka 1-2 Tamil Nadu |
|
Sunday, November 17 |
Sikkim vs Tripura |
4:00 PM |
Sikkim 0-0 Tripura |
|
Monday, November 18 |
Bihar vs Jharkhand |
9:00 AM |
Bihar 3-5 Jharkhand |
|
Monday, November 18 |
Rajasthan FC vs Gujarat |
9:00 AM |
Rajasthan FC 0-0 Gujarat |
|
Monday, November 18 |
West Bengal vs Uttar Pradesh |
2:00 PM |
West Bengal 7-0 Uttar Pradesh |
|
Monday, November 18 |
DNHDD vs Maharashtra |
3:00 PM |
DNHDD 0-3 Maharashtra |
|
Tuesday, November 19 |
Sikkim vs Mizoram |
9:00 AM |
Sikkim 0-7 Mizoram |
|
Tuesday, November 19 |
Tamil Nadu vs Andhra Pradesh |
9:00 AM |
Tamil Nadu 8-0 Andhra Pradesh |
|
Tuesday, November 19 |
Karnataka vs Andaman & Nicobar |
3:00 PM |
Karnataka 11-0 Andaman & Nicobar |
|
Tuesday, November 19 |
Tripura vs Manipur |
4:00 PM |
Tripura 0-2 Manipur |
|
Wednesday, November 20 |
Maharashtra vs Gujarat |
9:00 AM |
Maharashtra 0-0 Gujarat |
|
Wednesday, November 20 |
Uttar Pradesh vs Jharkhand |
9:00 AM |
Uttar Pradesh 2-1 Jharkhand |
|
Wednesday, November 20 |
West Bengal vs Bihar |
2:00 PM |
West Bengal 0-0 Bihar |
|
Wednesday, November 20 |
DNHDD vs Rajasthan FC |
3:00 PM |
DNHDD 0-4 Rajasthan FC |
|
Wednesday, November 20 |
Assam vs Nagaland |
7:30 PM |
Assam 1-2 Nagaland |
|
Wednesday, November 20 |
Jammu & Kashmir vs Punjab |
7:30 PM |
Jammu & Kashmir 1-0 Punjab |
|
Wednesday, November 20 |
Kerala vs Railways |
3:30 PM |
Kerala 1-0 Railways |
|
Wednesday, November 20 |
Ladakh vs Himachal Pradesh |
7:30 PM |
Ladakh 2-1 Himachal Pradesh |
|
Wednesday, November 20 |
Meghalaya vs Arunachal Pradesh |
7:30 PM |
Meghalaya 4-3 Arunachal Pradesh |
|
Wednesday, November 20 |
Pondicherry vs Lakshadweep |
7:30 PM |
Pondicherry 3-2 Lakshadweep |
|
Thursday, November 21 |
Odisha vs Madhya Pradesh |
7:30 PM |
Odisha 6-1 Madhya Pradesh |
|
Friday, November 22 |
Arunachal Pradesh vs Assam |
7:30 PM |
Arunachal Pradesh 0-4 Assam |
|
Friday, November 22 |
Himachal Pradesh vs Jammu & Kashmir |
7:30 PM |
Himachal Pradesh 1-4 Jammu & Kashmir |
|
Friday, November 22 |
Lakshadweep vs Kerala |
7:30 PM |
Lakshadweep 0-10 Kerala |
|
Friday, November 22 |
Nagaland vs Meghalaya |
7:30 PM |
Nagaland 0-3 Meghalaya |
|
Friday, November 22 |
Punjab vs Ladakh |
7:30 PM |
Punjab 1-1 Ladakh |
|
Friday, November 22 |
Railways vs Pondicherry |
7:30 PM |
Railways 10-1 Pondicherry |
|
Saturday, November 23 |
Chhattisgarh vs Odisha |
7:30 PM |
Chhattisgarh 1-4 Odisha |
|
Sunday, November 24 |
Arunachal Pradesh vs Nagaland |
7:30 PM |
|
|
Sunday, November 24 |
Assam vs Meghalaya |
7:30 PM |
|
|
Sunday, November 24 |
Himachal Pradesh vs Punjab |
7:30 PM |
|
|
Sunday, November 24 |
Jammu & Kashmir vs Ladakh |
7:30 PM |
|
|
Sunday, November 24 |
Kerala vs Pondicherry |
7:30 PM |
|
|
Sunday, November 24 |
Lakshadweep vs Railways |
7:30 PM |
|
|
Monday, November 25 |
Madhya Pradesh vs Chhattisgarh |
7:30 PM |
|
|
Tuesday, November 26 |
Chandigarh vs Delhi |
7:30 PM |
|
|
Tuesday, November 26 |
Uttarakhand vs Haryana |
7:30 PM |
|
|
Thursday, November 28 |
Delhi vs Uttarakhand |
7:30 PM |
|
|
Thursday, November 28 |
Haryana vs Chandigarh |
7:30 PM |
|
|
Saturday, November 30 |
Chandigarh vs Uttarakhand |
7:30 PM |
|
|
Saturday, November 30 |
Haryana vs Delhi |
7:30 PM |
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