2024–25 Santosh Trophy
Football tournament season
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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]
| Senior Men's National Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | India |
| Venues | 10 (in 9 host cities) |
| Dates | 15 November – 31 December 2024[1] |
| Teams | 38 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | West Bengal (33rd title) |
| Runners-up | Kerala |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 88 |
| Goals scored | 316 (3.59 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | Robi Hansda (12 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Robi Hansda (West Bengal) |
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 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
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
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:
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:
- Head-to-head points: Uttar Pradesh 3; Jharkhand 0.
Group D
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
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
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:
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:
- 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
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
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 |
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
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
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
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
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
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 | ||||||||
| 26 December – Hyderabad (DA) | ||||||||||
| West Bengal | 3 | |||||||||
| 29 December – Hyderabad (GBAS) | ||||||||||
| Odisha | 1 | |||||||||
| West Bengal | 4 | |||||||||
| 27 December – Hyderabad (DA) | ||||||||||
| Services | 2 | |||||||||
| Meghalaya | 1 | |||||||||
| 31 December – Hyderabad (GBAS) | ||||||||||
| Services | 2 | |||||||||
| West Bengal | 1 | |||||||||
| 27 December – Hyderabad (DA) | ||||||||||
| Kerala | 0 | |||||||||
| Kerala | 1 | |||||||||
| 29 December – Hyderabad (GBAS) | ||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir | 0 | |||||||||
| Kerala | 5 | |||||||||
| 26 December – Hyderabad (DA) | ||||||||||
| Manipur | 1 | |||||||||
| Manipur (a.e.t.) | 5 | |||||||||
| Delhi | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Attendance: 150
Referee: Bagavath Sundhar Jee S
Man of the Match: Naro Hari Shrestha (West Bengal)
Man of the Match: Naro Hari Shrestha (West Bengal)
Attendance: 300
Referee: Rohan Das Gupta
Man of the Match: Shunjanthan Ragui (Manipur)
Man of the Match: Shunjanthan Ragui (Manipur)
| Kerala | 1–0 | Jammu and Kashmir |
|---|---|---|
Naseeb  73' |
Report |
Attendance: 100
Referee: Bimalendu Mondal
Man of the Match: Navjot Singh (Services)
Man of the Match: Navjot Singh (Services)
Semi-finals
Attendance: 250
Referee: Akashkumar Kamleshkumar Mehta
Man of the Match: Robi Hansda (West Bengal)
Man of the Match: Robi Hansda (West Bengal)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jarvish Macwan
Man of the Match: Muhammed Roshal (Kerala)
Man of the Match: Muhammed Roshal (Kerala)
Final
| West Bengal | 1–0 | Kerala |
|---|---|---|
| Robi 90+4' |
Report |
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Akashkumar Kamleshkumar Mehta
Man of the Match: Robi Hansda (West Bengal)
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.[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
| Round | Broadcaster(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Group stage | YouTube | [3] |
| ssen |
[4] | |
| Final round, knockouts |
