2024–25 Santosh Trophy

2024–25 Santosh Trophy
Senior Men's; National Football Championship
Tournament details
Country	India
Venue(s)	10 (in 9 host cities) Group stage: Various; Finals: Hyderabad, Telangana;
Dates	15 November – 31 December
Teams	38
Final positions
Champions	West Bengal (33rd title)
Runner-up	Kerala
Tournament statistics
Matches played	88
Goals scored	316 (3.59 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Robi Hansda (12 goals)
Best player	Robi Hansda (West Bengal)
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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]

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	Hyderabad	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 was 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

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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	DL	UK	HR	CH
1	Delhi	3	3	0	12	1	+11	9	Final round		4–1
2	Uttarakhand	3	2	1	9	5	+4	6				4–1
3	Haryana	3	1	2	2	6	−4	3		0–2			1–0
4	Chandigarh	3	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^[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:

^ ^a ^b 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^[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:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Arunachal Pradesh 3; Nagaland 0.

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	OD	CG	MP
1	Odisha	2	2	0	10	2	+8	6	Final round			6–1
2	Chhattisgarh	2	1	1	5	4	+1	3		1–4
3	Madhya Pradesh	2	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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	TN	KA	AN	AP
1	Tamil Nadu	3	3	0	17	1	+16	9	Final round			7–0	8–0
2	Karnataka	3	2	1	17	2	+15	6		1–2		11–0
3	Andaman and Nicobar	3	1	2	1	18	−17	3					1–0
4	Andhra Pradesh (H)	3	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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	KL	RL	PY	LD
1	Kerala (H)	3	3	0	18	0	+18	9	Final round		1–0	7–0
2	Railways	3	2	1	11	2	+9	6				10–1
3	Pondicherry	3	1	2	4	19	−15	3					3–2
4	Lakshadweep	3	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

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	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

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

Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

December 26 – Hyderabad (DA)

West Bengal	3
		December 29 – Hyderabad (GBAS)
Odisha	1
		West Bengal	4
December 27 – Hyderabad (DA)
		Services	2
Meghalaya	1
				December 31 – Hyderabad (GBAS)
Services	2
				West Bengal	1
December 27 – Hyderabad (DA)
				Kerala	0
Kerala	1
		December 29 – Hyderabad (GBAS)
Jammu and Kashmir	0
		Kerala	5
December 26 – Hyderabad (DA)
		Manipur	1
Manipur (a.e.t.)	5

Delhi	2

Quarter-finals

26 December 2024

14:30

West Bengal	3–1	Odisha
Naro Hari 45+2' Robi 77' Manotos 90+2'	Report	Rakesh 25'

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 150

Referee: Bagavath Sundhar Jee S
Man of the Match: Naro Hari Shrestha (West Bengal)

26 December 2024

19:30

Manipur	5–2 (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.)

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 300

Referee: Rohan Das Gupta
Man of the Match: Shunjanthan Ragui (Manipur)

27 December 2024

14:30

Kerala	1–0	Jammu and Kashmir
Naseeb 73'	Report

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 100

Referee: Vishal
Man of the Match: Naseeb Rahman (Kerala)

27 December 2024

19:30

Meghalaya	1–2	Services
O.L. Mawnai 86'	Report	T. Bidhyasagar 33' R. Ramakrishnan 46'

Deccan Arena, Hyderabad

Attendance: 100

Referee: Bimalendu Mondal
Man of the Match: Navjot Singh (Services)

Semi-finals

29 December 2024

14:30

West Bengal	4–2	Services
Manotos 17' Robi 45+2', 90+6' Naro Hari 45+4'	Report	B. Thapa 53' Juwel 74' (o.g.)

GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad

Attendance: 250

Referee: Akashkumar Kamleshkumar Mehta
Man of the Match: Robi Hansda (West Bengal)

29 December 2024

19:30

Kerala	5–1	Manipur
Naseeb 22' Ajsal 45+1' Roshal 73', 88', 90+5'	Report	S. Ragui 30'

GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Jarvish Macwan
Man of the Match: Muhammed Roshal (Kerala)

Final

31 December 2024

19:30

West Bengal	1–0	Kerala
Robi 90+4'	Report

GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Akashkumar Kamleshkumar Mehta
Man of the Match: Robi Hansda (West Bengal)

Statistics

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

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	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

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

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Hyderabad to host Santosh Trophy in December". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
^ "Santosh Trophy 2024-25 Live Streaming: Schedule, Fixtures, Results, Venues, Telecast Details - All You Need to Know". Outlook India. 19 November 2024.
^ "I-League club owners accuse AIFF of 'tender process mismanagement', threaten to move to FIFA". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

External links

Official website
Tournament results – home at FootyStats

[table_hth_JH0.86757991130817-3] Head-to-head points: Uttar Pradesh 3; Jharkhand 0.

[table_hth_NL0.61531879455564-4] Head-to-head points: Arunachal Pradesh 3; Nagaland 0.

[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.

[:0-2] "Hyderabad to host Santosh Trophy in December". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

[5] "Santosh Trophy 2024-25 Live Streaming: Schedule, Fixtures, Results, Venues, Telecast Details - All You Need to Know". Outlook India. 19 November 2024.

[6] "I-League club owners accuse AIFF of 'tender process mismanagement', threaten to move to FIFA". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

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