2022–23 Santosh Trophy

Football tournament season
  • Group stage: 23 December 2022 – 31 January 2023
  • Final round: 10 – 20 February 2023
  • Knockouts: 1 – 4 March 2023
Teams36Final positionsChampionsKarnataka (5th title)Runner-upMeghalayaTournament statisticsMatches played120Goals scored416 (3.47 per match)Top goal scorer(s)Naro Hari Shrestha (West Bengal)
Nijo Joseph (Kerala) (9 goals)Best playerRobin Yadav (Karnataka)Best goalkeeperRajat Paul Lyngdoh (Meghalaya)All statistics correct as of 19 February 2023.
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The 2022–23 Santosh Trophy was the 76th 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.

Contrary to the recent seasons, this edition onwards the AIFF adopted a new format for the tournament that saw the removal of the qualification stage, thereby allowing all the state teams to participate in the group stage.[1] This move taken in a way for promoting the sport in every region of the country. On 6 October 2022, the AIFF signed a MoU with the SAFF, which included an agreement to host the semi-finals, the 3rd place decider & the final in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[2]

Group stage

The group stage was contested by 36 teams representing the states and the union territories of India, wherein the teams were drawn into six groups.[3][4] The six group winners, along with three best runner-up teams qualified for the final round along with Railways, Services and the host of the round.[5]

Group I

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DL KA GJ UT TR LA
1 Delhi (H) 5 4 1 0 14 1 +13 13 Final round — — 4–0 2–1 — —
2 Karnataka 5 4 0 1 21 5 +16 12 0–1 — — — 10–0 —
3 Gujarat 5 3 0 2 12 10 +2 9 — 1–5 — 3–1 — —
4 Uttarakhand 5 1 1 3 6 10 −4 4 — 1–3 — — 1–0 —
5 Tripura 5 1 1 3 2 18 −16 4 0–0 — 0–6 — — —
6 Ladakh 5 0 1 4 5 16 −11 1 0–7 2–3 0–2 2–2 1–2 —
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) Hosts

Group II

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KL MZ JK BR RJ AP
1 Kerala (H) 5 5 0 0 24 2 +22 15 Final round — — 3–0 — — 5–0
2 Mizoram 5 4 0 1 14 8 +6 12 1–5 — — — 4–0 —
3 Jammu and Kashmir 5 2 1 2 8 8 0 7 — 2–3 — — 0–0 —
4 Bihar 5 1 1 3 6 10 −4 4 1–4 1–3 0–2 — 3–0 1–1
5 Rajasthan 5 1 1 3 1 14 −13 4 0–7 — — — — 1–0
6 Andhra Pradesh 5 0 1 4 3 14 −11 1 — 0–3 2–4 — — —
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

Group III

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GA NL AS UP AR TN
1 Goa 5 3 2 0 8 3 +5 11 Final round — 0–0 — — 2–1 —
2 Nagaland 5 3 2 0 6 2 +4 11 — — 3–1 — — 1–0
3 Assam (H) 5 3 0 2 12 6 +6 9 0–1 — — — 4–1 —
4 Uttar Pradesh 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 7 2–2 0–1 0–2 — 2–0 2–1
5 Arunachal Pradesh 5 1 1 3 5 10 −5 4 — 1–1 — — — 2–1
6 Tamil Nadu 5 0 0 5 3 13 −10 0 0–3 — 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) Hosts

Group IV

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WB MH HR CT MP DH
1 West Bengal 5 5 0 0 17 1 +16 15 Final round — — — 2–0 5–0 —
2 Maharashtra (H) 5 4 0 1 13 3 +10 12 1–2 — 3–1 — — —
3 Haryana 5 3 0 2 9 8 +1 9 0–3 — — — 2–1 —
4 Chhattisgarh 5 1 1 3 5 7 −2 4 — 0–1 1–2 — — —
5 Madhya Pradesh 5 1 1 3 5 13 −8 4 — 0–4 — 2–2 — —
6 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 5 0 0 5 0 17 −17 0 0–5 0–4 0–4 0–2 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) Hosts

Group V

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ML OD SK TG PY AN
1 Meghalaya 5 3 2 0 17 2 +15 11 Final round — 2–2 0–0 1–0 — —
2 Odisha (H) 5 3 1 1 17 3 +14 10 — — 3–0 — 5–0 7–0
3 Sikkim 5 3 1 1 8 5 +3 10 — — — 3–0 2–1 —
4 Telangana 5 3 0 2 11 5 +6 9 — 1–0 — — 5–1 —
5 Pondicherry 5 0 1 4 3 18 −15 1 0–5 — — — — 1–1
6 Andaman and Nicobar 5 0 1 4 2 25 −23 1 0–9 — 1–3 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 VI

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PB MN CH JH LD HP
1 Punjab 5 4 1 0 11 1 +10 13 Final round — — 1–1 — — 5–0
2 Manipur (H) 5 4 0 1 16 6 +10 12 0–1 — — 5–1 — —
3 Chandigarh 5 2 1 2 10 6 +4 7 — 1–3 — — — 5–0
4 Jharkhand 5 2 0 3 6 11 −5 6 0–1 — 1–0 — — —
5 Lakshadweep 5 1 0 4 7 13 −6 3 0–3 1–3 1–3 4–2 — 1–2
6 Himachal Pradesh 5 1 0 4 5 18 −13 3 — 2–5 — 2–1 — —
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

Ranking of runner-up teams

Pos Grp Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 I Karnataka 5 4 0 1 21 5 +16 12 Final round
2 VI Manipur 5 4 0 1 16 6 +10 12
3 IV Maharashtra 5 4 0 1 13 3 +10 12
4 II Mizoram 5 4 0 1 14 8 +6 12
5 III Nagaland 5 3 2 0 6 2 +4 11
6 V Odisha[a] 5 3 1 1 17 3 +14 10 Final round
Source: AIFF
Notes:
  1. ^ Odisha directly qualified for the Final round after being declared as the host of the round.

Draw

The official draw for the 76th edition of Santosh Trophy was held on 19 January 2023 at the AIFF headquarters- the Football House, in New Delhi with AIFF Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran assisting in the process.[6] Nine teams who came through the qualifiers along with Services, Railways and the host of the final round - Odisha, were drawn into two groups of six each for the round beginning from 10 February.[7][8] The host venue of the event was announced to be Bhubaneswar.

Final round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PB KA KL MH OD GA
1 Punjab 5 3 2 0 12 8 +4 11 Semi-finals — — — 4–3 — 3–1
2 Karnataka 5 2 3 0 10 7 +3 9 2–2 — — — 2–2 2–0
3 Kerala 5 2 2 1 9 8 +1 8 1–1 0–1 — 4–4 — —
4 Maharashtra 5 1 3 1 13 12 +1 6 — 3–3 — — 1–1 —
5 Odisha (H) 5 1 2 2 8 7 +1 5 1–2 — 0–1 — — —
6 Goa 5 0 0 5 4 14 −10 0 — — 2–3 0–2 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
(H) Hosts
Goa2–3Kerala
  • Mahammed Faheez 60', 73'
 Report
  • Nijo Gilbert 27'
  • Riswanali Edakkavil 57'
  • Asif O M 90+1'
Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar
Maharashtra1–1Odisha
Armash Nasir Ansari 57' Report Chandra Muduli 83'
Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar
Punjab2–2Karnataka
  • Kamaldeep 65'
  • Bipul Kala 69'
 Report
  • Kamalesh P 82'
  • Robin Yadav 90+3'
OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar
Kerala0–1Karnataka
Report Abhishekh Shankar Powar 20'
OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar
Punjab4–3Maharashtra
  • Kamaldeep 21'
  • Jaginder Singh 53'
  • Rohit Sheikh 71'
  • Parmjit Singh 90+1'
 Report
  • Armash Nasir Ansari 39'
  • Himanshu Patil 65'
  • Pavan Vijay Mali 69'
OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar
Goa1–4Odisha
Mahammed Faheez 45+1' (pen.) Report
  • Bikash Kumar Sahoo 11'
  • Chandra Mohan Murmu 28'
  • Rahul Mukhi 79'
  • Anand Oram 90+6'
Karnataka2–0Goa
  • Jacob John Kattookaren 33'
  • Abhishekh Shankar Powar 50'
 Report
Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar
Odisha1–2Punjab
Anand Oram 90+3' Report
  • Jang Bahadur Singh 75'
  • Kamaldeep 82'
Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar
Kerala4–4Maharashtra
  • Vishak Mohanan 38'
  • Nijo Gilbert 66'
  • Arjun V 70'
  • John Paul Jose 77'
 Report
  • Sufiyan Shaikh 17'
  • Himanshu Patil 20'
  • Sumit Rajendrasingh Bhandari 34'
  • Tejas Raut 42'
Maharashtra3–3Karnataka
  • Johnson Joseph Mathews 14'
  • Armash Nasir Ansari 55', 60'
 Report
  • Robin Yadav 45+4'
  • Ankith P 61'
  • Shajan Franklin 90+11'
OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar
Odisha0–1Kerala
Report Nijo Gilbert 16'
Punjab3–1Goa
  • Nickson Castanha 20' (o.g.)
  • Rohit Sheikh 74', 80'
 Report Clencio Pinto 88'
OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar
Goa0–2Maharashtra
Report Himanshu Patil 5', 89'
Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar
Karnataka2–2Odisha
  • M Sunil Kumar 17'
  • Shajan Franklin 50'
 Report
  • Prabin Tigga 21'
  • Chandra Muduli 35'
Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar
Kerala1–1Punjab
Vishak Mohanan 24' Report Rohit Sheikh 34'
OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SV ML RL MN DL WB
1 Services 5 4 1 0 12 2 +10 13 Semi-finals — — 4–0 — 1–1 —
2 Meghalaya 5 3 1 1 8 4 +4 10 0–2 — — 1–0 5–1 —
3 Railways 5 2 1 2 3 8 −5 7 — 0–0 — — — 1–0
4 Manipur 5 2 0 3 8 8 0 6 0–3 — 4–1 — — —
5 Delhi 5 1 2 2 6 9 −3 5 — — 0–1 2–0 — 2–2
6 West Bengal 5 0 1 4 5 11 −6 1 1–2 1–2 — 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
Delhi2–2West Bengal
  • Neeraj Bhandari 8'
  • Gaurav Rawat 72'
 Report Naro Hari Shrestha 50', 61'
OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar
Manipur4–1Railways
  • Ngangbam Naocha Singh 56', 69', 73'
  • Yami Longvah 90+2'
 Report Ramakrishnan R 72'
OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar
Meghalaya0–2Services
Report
  • Sunil B 28'
  • Moirangthem Ronaldo Singh 45+1'
Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar
West Bengal1–2Services
Naro Hari Shrestha 14' Report
  • P Christopher Kamei 41'
  • Bikash Thapa 82'
Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar
Meghalaya1–0Manipur
Brolington Warlarpih 62' Report
Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar
Delhi0–1Railways
Report Nuruddin 45+3'
Services1–1Delhi
P Christopher Kamei 21' Report Shafeel PP 90+3' (o.g.)
OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar
Railways0–0Meghalaya
Report
OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar
West Bengal1–4Manipur
Souvik Kar 54' Report
Manipur0–3Services
Report
  • Liton Shil 5'
  • Sunil B 14'
  • Bikash Thapa 16'
OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar
Railways1–0West Bengal
Biswajit Hembrom 85' (o.g.) Report
OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar
Meghalaya5–1Delhi
  • Donlad Diengdoh 17', 57'
  • Ronaldkydon Lyngdoh Nonglait 39', 90+7'
  • Everbrightson Sana Mylliempdah 90+4'
 Report Ajay Singh 90'
Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar
Services4–0Railways
  • Oinam Gautam Singh 32', 49'
  • Adersh Mattummal 34', 65'
 Report
Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar
Delhi2–0Manipur
Ajay Singh 18', 45+1' Report
Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar
West Bengal1–2Meghalaya
Sougata Hansda 36' Report
  • Allen Camper Lyngdoh Nongbri 44'
  • Nikelson Bina 45+3'
OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 1 March 2023 - Riyadh
 
 
Punjab1
 
 4 March 2023 - Riyadh
 
Meghalaya2
 
Meghalaya2
 
 1 March 2023 - Riyadh
 
Karnataka3
 
Karnataka 3
 
 
Services1
 
Third place
 
 
 4 March 2023 - Riyadh
 
 
Punjab0
 
 
Services2

Semi-finals

Punjab1–2Meghalaya
Parmjit Singh 16' Report
  • Figo Syndai 37'
  • Sheen Stevenson Sohktung 90+1'
Services1–3Karnataka
Bikash Thapa 40' Report
  • Robin Yadav 43'
  • Ankith P 45'
  • M Sunil Kumar 77'

Third place

Punjab0–2Services
Report
  • Shafeel Pp 7'
  • P Christopher Kamei 60'

Final

Meghalaya2–3Karnataka
  • Brolington Warlarpih 9' (p)
  • Sheen Stevenson Sohktung 60'
 Report
  • M Sunil Kumar 2'
  • Bekey Oram 19'
  • Robin Yadav 44'

Statistics

Rank Player Team Goal(s)
1 Naro Hari Shrestha West Bengal 9
Nijo Gilbert Kerala
3 Robin Yadav Karnataka 6
Arif Shaikh Maharashtra
Ajay Singh Delhi
Source: AIFF

Awards

Award Player Team
Top Scorer of the Championship Naro Hari Shrestha West Bengal
Nijo Gilbert Kerala
Best Goalkeeper of the Championship Rajat Paul Lyngdoh Meghalaya
Hero of the Championship Robin Yadav Karnataka

See also

References

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  2. ^ "AIFF, Saudi Arabia Football Federation sign historic MoU". AIFF. 24 September 2022. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. ^ "76th Hero Sr Men's NFC for Santosh Trophy, Hero Sr Women's NFC to be conducted in new formats". AIFF. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Three venues for 76th National Football Championship for Hero Santosh Trophy 2022-23 group stage decided". AIFF. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Assam finalised for Group III matches (group stage) for Hero Santosh Trophy 2022-23". AIFF. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Defending champions Kerala and hosts Odisha in the same group for final rounds of Hero Santosh Trophy". AIFF. 19 January 2023. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Santosh Trophy: Kerala share group with hosts Odisha for final rounds". Khel Now. 19 January 2023. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Traditional powerhouses, unlikely upstarts and generous hosts set to clash in 76th Hero Santosh Trophy". AIFF. 2 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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