The All India Football Federation confirms Manipur as the venue for the Group VI matches for the upcoming 76th Men’s National Football Championship for the Hero Santosh Trophy. The matches will be played from January 18, 2023 – January 26, 2023.
Earlier, five other venues were finalised. While Group I will be played in Delhi (December 23, 2022 – December 31, 2022), the Group II, III, IV and V will be played in Kozhikode, Kerala (December 26, 2022 – January 8, 2023), Kokrajhar, Assam (December 28, 2022 – January 5, 2023), Kolhapur, Maharashtra (January 7, 2023 – January 15, 2023), and Bhubaneswar, Odisha (December 24, 2022 – January 1, 2023), respectively.
The Senior National Football Championships will be played in a new format that will see the 36 states fight it out across six groups for a chance to make it to the Final Round. The six group toppers, along with three best second-placed teams will qualify for the Final Rounds. Railways and Services will get direct entry along with the hosts.
Group 1: Karnataka, Delhi, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Tripura, Ladakh.
December 23:
Tripura vs Delhi, Delhi
Ladakh vs Uttarakhand, Delhi
Gujarat vs Karnataka, Delhi
December 25:
Ladakh vs Delhi, Delhi
Uttarakhand vs Karnataka, Delhi
Tripura vs Gujarat, Delhi
December 27:
Delhi vs Gujarat, Delhi
Ladakh vs Karnataka, Delhi
Uttarakhand vs Tripura, Delhi
December 29:
Delhi vs Uttarakhand, Delhi
Karnataka vs Tripura, Delhi
Ladakh vs Gujarat, Delhi
December 31:
Karnataka vs Delhi, Delhi
Ladakh vs Tripura, Delhi
Gujarat vs Uttarakhand, Delhi
Group 2: Kerala, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir.
December 26:
Bihar vs Jammu & Kashmir, Kozhikode
Rajasthan vs Kerala, Kozhikode
December 27:
Andhra Pradesh vs Mizoram, Kozhikode
December 29:
Bihar vs Kerala, Kozhikode
Jammu & Kashmir vs Mizoram, Kozhikode
December 30:
Rajasthan vs Andhra Pradesh, Kozhikode
January 1:
Bihar vs Mizoram, Kozhikode
Kerala vs Andhra Pradesh, Kozhikode
January 2:
Jammu & Kashmir vs Rajasthan, Kozhikode
January 4:
Bihar vs Andhra Pradesh, Kozhikode
Mizoram vs Rajasthan, Kozhikode
January 5:
Kerala vs Jammu & Kashmir, Kozhikode
January 7:
Bihar vs Rajasthan, Kozhikode
Andhra Pradesh vs Jammu & Kashmir, Kozhikode
January 8:
Mizoram vs Kerala, Kozhikode
Group 3: Goa, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland.
December 28:
Arunachal Pradesh vs Tamil Nadu, Kokrajha
Uttar Pradesh vs Nagaland, Kokrajhar
Assam vs Goa, Kokrajhar
December 30:
Uttar Pradesh vs Goa, Kokrajhar
Nagaland vs Tamil Nadu, Kokrajhar
Assam vs Arunachal Pradesh, Kokrajhar
January 1:
Uttar Pradesh vs Tamil Nadu, Kokrajhar
Goa vs Arunachal Pradesh, Kokrajhar
Nagaland vs Assam, Kokrajhar
January 3:
Uttar Pradesh vs Arunachal Pradesh, Kokrajhar
Tamil Nadu vs Assam, Kokrajhar
Goa vs Nagaland, Kokrajhar
January 5:
Uttar Pradesh vs Assam, Kokrajhar
Arunachal Pradesh vs Nagaland, Kokrajhar
Tamil Nadu vs Goa, Kokrajhar
Group 4: West Bengal, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Daman & Dadra, Haryana.
January 7:
Daman and Dadra vs Chhattisgarh, Kolhapur
Haryana vs Bengal, Kolhapur
Madhya Pradesh vs Maharashtra, Kolhapur
January 9:
Daman and Dadra vs Bengal, Kolhapur
Chhattisgarh vs Maharashtra, Kolhapur
Haryana vs Madhya Pradesh, Kolhapur
January 11:
Daman and Dadra vs Maharashtra, Kolhapur
Bengal vs Madhya Pradesh, Kolhapur
Chhattisgarh vs Haryana, Kolhapur
January 13:
Daman and Dadra vs Madhya Pradesh, Kolhapur
Maharashtra vs Haryana, Kolhapur
Bengal vs Chhattisgarh, Kolhapur
January 15:
Daman and Dadra vs Haryana, Kolhapur
Madhya Pradesh vs Chhattisgarh, Kolhapur
Maharashtra vs Bengal, Kolhapur
Group 5: Meghalaya, Odisha, Sikkim, Telangana, Pondicherry, Andaman & Nicobar.
December 24:
Odisha vs Andaman & Nicobar, Bhubaneswar
Meghalaya vs Sikkim, Bhubaneswar
Telangana vs Pondicherry, Bhubaneswar
December 26:
Andaman & Nicobar vs Sikkim, Bhubaneswar
Odisha vs Pondicherry, Bhubaneswar
Meghalaya vs Telangana, Bhubaneswar
December 28:
Telangana vs Odisha, Bhubaneswar
Sikkim vs Pondicherry, Bhubaneswar
Andaman & Nicobar vs Meghalaya, Bhubaneswar
December 30:
Pondicherry vs Meghalaya, Bhubaneswar
Andaman & Nicobar vs Telangana, Bhubaneswar
Odisha vs Sikkim, Bhubaneswar
January 1:
Sikkim vs Telangana, Bhubaneswar
Pondicherry vs Andaman & Nicobar, Bhubaneswar
Meghalaya vs Odisha, Bhubaneswar
Group 6: Chandigarh, Manipur, Jharkhand, Punjab, Lakshadweep and Himachal Pradesh.
January 18:
Chandigarh vs Manipur, Imphal
Jharkhand vs Punjab, Imphal
Lakshadweep vs Himachal Pradesh, Imphal
January 20:
Lakshadweep vs Punjab, Imphal
Himachal Pradesh vs Manipur, Imphal
Jharkhand vs Chandigarh, Imphal
January 22:
Lakshadweep vs Manipur, Imphal
Punjab vs Chandigarh, Imphal
Himachal Pradesh vs Jharkhand, Imphal
January 24:
Lakshadweep vs Chandigarh, Imphal
Manipur vs Jharkhand, Imphal
Punjab vs Himachal Pradesh, Imphal
January 26:
Manipur vs Punjab, Imphal
Chandigarh vs Himachal Pradesh, Imphal
Lakshadweep vs Jharkhand, Imphal
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