2021–22 Santosh Trophy

The 2021–22 Santosh Trophy is the ongoing 75th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the premier competition in India for teams representing their regional and state football associations.[1] The last season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in India.

2021–22 Santosh Trophy
Senior Men's National Football Championship
CountryIndia
Dates
  • Qualifiers: 21 November – 5 December 2021
  • Main: 16 April – 2 May 2022
Championship venueMalappuram, Kerala
Teams
  • Qualifiers: 37
  • Main: 10
Matches played72
Goals scored224 (3.11 per match)
2022–23

The main round of the tournament is to be held in Malappuram, Kerala.[2][3]

Services are the defending champions, having defeated Punjab in the final during the 2018–19 season.

Qualification

The zonal qualifiers were contested by 37 teams representing the states and the union territories of India, including one representing the Indian Armed Forces. The teams were drawn into five zones (North, East, North-East, South and West) of two groups each. Only 2 teams (1 from each group) from each zone could qualify for the final round.

North

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SE CH UP JK HP
1 Services 4 4 0 0 10 0 +10 12 Final Round 2–0 3–0
2 Chandigarh (H) 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 5 0–2 0–0
3 Uttar Pradesh 4 1 2 1 2 3 1 5 1–1 1–0
4 Jammu and Kashmir 4 1 2 1 5 7 2 5 0–3 1–1
5 Himachal Pradesh 4 0 0 4 2 9 7 0 0–2 2–3
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) Host
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PU DE HA UT
1 Punjab 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Final Round 1–0 2–0
2 Delhi (H) 3 2 0 1 15 2 +13 6 11–1
3 Haryana 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3 0–4 6–0
4 Uttarakhand 3 0 0 3 1 28 27 0 0–11
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) Host

East

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OD JH BH
1 Odisha (H) 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 4 Final Round 5–0
2 Jharkhand 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 1–1
3 Bihar 2 0 0 2 0 7 7 0 0–2
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) Host
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WB SK CG
1 West Bengal (H) 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Final Round 0–1
2 Sikkim 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3 2–0
3 Chhattisgarh 2 0 0 2 0 4 4 0 0–2
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) Host

North-East

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ME AP AS
1 Meghalaya (H) 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6 6 Final Round 2–0
2 Arunachal Pradesh 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0–0
3 Assam 2 0 1 1 2 6 4 1 2–6
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) Host
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MA MZ NA TR
1 Manipur (H) 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Final Round 1–0 3–0 0–2
2 Mizoram 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6 1–0 1–0
3 Nagaland 3 1 0 2 6 4 +2 3
4 Tripura 3 1 0 2 2 7 5 3 0–6
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) Host

South

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KA TN TL AP
1 Karnataka (H) 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Final Round 4–0 1–0
2 Tamil Nadu 3 2 0 1 2 4 2 6 1–0
3 Telangana 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 3 0–2 0–1 4–0
4 Andhra Pradesh 3 0 0 3 0 6 6 0
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) Host
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KE PO LK AN
1 Kerala (H) 3 3 0 0 18 1 +17 9 Final Round 4–1 5–0
2 Pondicherry 3 1 1 1 10 5 +5 4 8–0
3 Lakshadweep 3 1 1 1 6 7 1 4 1–1
4 Andaman and Nicobar 3 0 0 3 1 22 21 0 0–9 1–5
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) Host

West

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GJ GO DN DD
1 Gujarat (H) 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Final Round 0–0 2–1
2 Goa 3 2 0 1 7 1 +6 6 0–1 5–0 2–0
3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 3 1 1 1 1 5 4 4
4 Daman and Diu 3 0 0 3 1 5 4 0 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) Host
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RJ MH MP
1 Rajasthan (H) 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Final Round
2 Maharashtra 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3 0–1
3 Madhya Pradesh 2 0 1 1 2 5 3 1 2–2 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) Host

Draw

The official draw for the 75th edition of Santosh Trophy was held on January 6, 2022 at 15:00 IST in New Delhi with former India defender Gouramangi Singh assisting in the process.[4] Ten teams who came through the qualifiers were drawn into two groups of five each for the main event beginning from April 16. On March 31 the host of the event was announced to be Malappuram, Kerala, with the matches being held at Kottappadi Stadium and Payyanad Stadium.[5]

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KL WB PN ME RA
1 Kerala (H) 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 10 Semi-finals 2–0 5–0
2 West Bengal 4 3 0 1 8 5 +3 9 1–0 4–3
3 Punjab 4 2 0 2 6 3 +3 6 1–2 4–0
4 Meghalaya 4 1 1 2 8 9 1 4 2–2 0–1
5 Rajasthan 4 0 0 4 2 15 13 0 0–3 2–3
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) Host

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MN KA OD SE GJ
1 Manipur 4 3 0 1 8 1 +7 9 Semi-finals 0–1 3–0
2 Karnataka 4 2 1 1 8 6 +2 7 0–3 1–0
3 Odisha 4 2 1 1 7 7 0 7 3–3 3–2
4 Services 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 6 2–0 3–1
5 Gujarat 4 0 0 4 3 12 9 0 0–2 0–4
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2022. 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

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 April 2022
 
 
Kerala7
 
2 May 2022
 
Karnataka3
 
Kerala
 
29 April 2022
 
West Bengal
 
West Bengal3
 
 
Manipur0
 

Semi-finals

Kerala7–3Karnataka
  • Jesin 35', 42', 45', 56', 74'
  • Shigil 45+1'
  • Arjun Jayaraj 61'
Report
  • Sudheer Kotikela 25'
  • Kamalesh P 54'
  • Solaimalai N 72'

West Bengal3–0Manipur
  • Sujit Singh 2'
  • Md Fardin Ali Molla 7'
  • Dilip Oran 74'
Report

Final


Statistics

Top goalscorer

As of 24 April 2022
RankPlayerTeamGoal(s)
1 Jesin Tk ThonikkaraKerala9
2 Sudheer KotikelaKarnataka8
3 Md. Fardin Ali MollaWest Bengal6
Amarpreet SinghPunjab
5 Chandra MuduliOdisha5
Source: AIFF

References

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