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Draw for Hero Santosh Trophy Final Round conducted at Football House

Hero Santosh Trophy Final Round draw at Football House. (Photo courtesy: AIFF Media)
Hero Santosh Trophy Final Round draw at Football House. Photo courtesy: AIFF Media

Delhi will take on Winner Group A (South Zone Qualifiers) on the opening day of the 74th edition of the Hero Santosh Trophy which kicks-off in Aizawl, Mizoram on January 10, 2020. The final is slated for January 23, 2020.

The draw was conducted at AIFF Headquarters, Football House, Dwarka, New Delhi today (Friday, October 25, 2019), wherein AIFF General Secretary Mr. Kushal Das, Senior Vice-President Mr. Subrata Dutta, members of the League Committee including Mr. Anil Kumar, Souter Vaz, Mr. Chirag Tanna were present on the occasion.

Mr. Sunando Dhar, CEO I-League, and Mr. Isac Doru, Technical Director, AIFF were also in attendance. The draw was conducted by Mr. Anil Kamat, Director Competitions, AGS, AIFF.

Eight teams have already qualified for the final phase and they will be joined by two more teams from the South Zone qualifiers (from the two groups) which kick-off on November 5.

Defending champions Services have been clubbed with Delhi, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, and winner Group A (South Zone qualifiers); while 32-time champions West Bengal are in Group B along with Punjab, Goa, hosts Mizoram, and Winner Group B (South Zone qualifiers).

Hero Santosh Trophy 2019 – Final Round – Groups

Group A
Delhi, Services, Jharkhand, Winner Group A (South Zone qualifiers), Meghalaya

Group B
West Bengal, Punjab, Winner Group B (South Zone qualifiers), Goa, Mizoram

Hero Santosh Trophy 2019 – Final Round – Fixtures

January 10, 2020
Delhi vs Winner Group A (South Zone Qualifiers)
Services vs Jharkhand

January 11, 2020
West Bengal vs Goa
Punjab vs Winner Group B (South Zone Qualifiers)

January 12, 2020
Meghalaya vs Jharkhand
Delhi vs Services

January 13, 2020
Mizoram vs Winner Group B (South Zone Qualifiers)
West Bengal vs Punjab

January 14, 2020
Group A (South Zone Qualifiers) vs Services
Meghalaya vs Delhi

January 15, 2020
Goa vs Punjab
Mizoram vs West Bengal

January 16, 2020
Jharkhand vs Delhi
Group A (South Zone Qualifiers) vs Meghalaya

January 17, 2020
Winner Group B (South Zone Qualifiers) vs West Bengal
Goa vs Mizoram

January 18, 2020
Services vs Meghalaya
Jharkhand vs Group A (South Zone Qualifiers)

June 19, 2020
Punjab vs Mizoram
Winner Group B (South Zone Qualifiers) vs Goa

January 21, 2020 – Semi-finals
Winner of Group A vs Runners-up Group B
Winner of Group B vs Runners-up Group A

January 23, 2020
FINAL

(AIFF Media)