The 66th edition of the Santosh Trophy will kick-off in Orissa on Friday. The National Football Championship will be played from May 11 to 28 across Orissa in Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur and Baragarh. A total of 34 teams will take part in the inter-state tournament.

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Twenty-five teams have been divided into seven Preliminary Round clusters, while last year’s quarter-finalists West Bengal, Punjab, Manipur, Goa, Services, Chhattisgarh, Railways and Tamil Nadu plus hosts Orissa have been placed directly in the Quarterfinal League Group Stage.

The 2011 Santosh Trophy was won by West Bengal in a close final against Manipur. West Bengal won the final at the Nehru Stadium, Guwahati 2-1.

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GROUPINGS & FIXTURES

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Preliminary Round – Cluster Stage

Cluster I
Jharkhand, Delhi, Andaman&Nicobar Island, Gujarat

11-May-2012: Jharkhand – Andaman&Nicobar Island
11-May-2012: Delhi – Gujarat
13-May-2012: Andaman&Nicobar Island – Delhi
13-May-2012: Gujarat – Jharkhand
15-May-2012: Andaman&Nicobar Island – Gujarat
15-May-2012: Jharkhand – Delhi

Cluster II
Kerala, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh

11-May-2012: Kerala – Tripura
13-May-2012: Tripura – Himachal Pradesh
15-May-2012: Himachal Pradesh – Kerala

Cluster III
Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Pondicherry

11-May-2012: Chandigarh – Madhya Pradesh
11-May-2012: Meghalaya – Pondicherry
13-May-2012: Madhya Pradesh – Meghalaya
13-May-2012: Pondicherry – Chandigarh
15-May-2012: Madhya Pradesh – Pondicherry
15-May-2012: Meghalaya – Chandigarh

Cluster IV
Jammu&Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra

11-May-2012: Maharashtra – Arunachal Pradesh
13-May-2012: Arunachal Pradesh – Jammu&Kashmir
15-May-2012: Jammu&Kashmir – Maharashtra

Cluster V
Karnataka, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland

11-May-2012: Karnataka – Nagaland
11-May-2012: Bihar – Uttar Pradesh
13-May-2012: Nagaland – Bihar
13-May-2012: Uttar Pradesh – Karnataka
15-May-2012: Nagaland – Uttar Pradesh
15-May-2012: Karnataka – Bihar

Cluster VI
Uttarakhand, Mizoram, Rajasthan

12-May-2012: Uttarakhand – Rajasthan
14-May-2012: Rajasthan – Mizoram
16-May-2012: Mizoram – Uttarakhand

Cluster VII
Haryana, Sikkim, Assam, Daman&Diu

11-May-2012: Haryana – Daman&Diu
11-May-2012: Assam – Sikkim
13-May-2012: Daman&Diu – Assam
13-May-2012: Sikkim – Haryana
15-May-2012: Daman&Diu – Sikkim
15-May-2012: Haryana – Assam

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Quarterfinal League – Group Stage:

Group A
West Bengal, Punjab, Cluster II winner, Cluster IV winner

18-May-2012: West Bengal – Cluster IV winner
18-May-2012: Punjab – Cluster II winner
20-May-2012: Cluster II winner – West Bengal
20-May-2012: Cluster IV winner – Punjab
22-May-2012: Cluster IV winner – Cluster II winner
22-May-2012: West Bengal – Punjab

Group B
Manipur, Goa, Cluster III winner, Cluster V winner

18-May-2012: Manipur – Cluster III winner
18-May-2012: Goa – Cluster V winner
20-May-2012: Cluster III winner – Goa
20-May-2012: Cluster V winner – Manipur
22-May-2012: Cluster III winner – Cluster V winner
22-May-2012: Manipur – Goa

Group C
Services, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Cluster VII winner

19-May-2012: Services – Cluster VII winner
19-May-2012: Orissa – Chhattisgarh
21-May-2012: Cluster VII winner – Orissa
21-May-2012: Chhattisgarh – Services
23-May-2012: Cluster VII winner – Chhattisgarh
23-May-2012: Orissa – Services

Group D
Railways, Tamil Nadu, Cluster I winner, Cluster VI winner

19-May-2012: Railways – Cluster VI winner
19-May-2012: Tamil Nadu – Cluster I winner
21-May-2012: Cluster I winner – Railways
21-May-2012: Cluster VI winner -Tamil Nadu
23-May-2012: Cluster VI winner – Cluster I winner
23-May-2012: Railways – Tamil Nadu

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Semifinals
25-May-2012: Winner Group A – Winner Group C
25-May-2012: Winner Group B – Winner Group D

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Final
27-May-2012: Winner SF 1 – Winner SF 2

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