The 75th edition of the Hero Santosh Trophy National Football Championship is just around the corner, as the states from across various parts of the country prepare for their respective zonal groups.
The teams from across India have been divided into groups across five zones – North Zone, West Zone, South Zone, East Zone, and the North-East Zone. The teams finishing at the top of their respective groups will then progress to the Final Round of the Hero Santosh Trophy, which is set to take place in Kerala, later this year.
East Zone
Group A: Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar
Fixtures:
December 1: Odisha vs Bihar, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
December 3: Bihar vs Jharkhand, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
December 5: Jharkhand vs Odisha, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Group B: West Bengal, Sikkim, Chhattisgarh
Fixtures:
November 21: Chhattisgarh vs West Bengal, Kalyani Municipal Stadium, Kalyani
November 23: Sikkim vs Chhattisgarh, Kalyani Municipal Stadium, Kalyani
November 25: West Bengal vs Sikkim, Kalyani Municipal Stadium, Kalyani
North-East Zone
Group A: Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
Fixtures:
November 28: Assam vs Meghalaya, JLN Stadium, Shillong.
November 30: Arunachal Pradesh vs Assam, JLN Stadium, Shillong.
December 2: Meghalaya vs Arunachal Pradesh, JLN Stadium, Shillong.
Group B: Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland.
Fixtures:
November 28: Manipur vs Nagaland, Khuman Lampak Stadium, Imphal
November 28: Mizoram vs Tripura, Khuman Lampak Stadium, Imphal
November 30: Tripura vs Manipur, Khuman Lampak Stadium, Imphal
November 30: Nagaland vs Mizoram, Khuman Lampak Stadium, Imphal
December 2: Tripura vs Nagaland, Khuman Lampak Stadium, Imphal
December 2: Manipur vs Mizoram, Khuman Lampak Stadium, Imphal
North Zone
Group A: Chandigarh, Services, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
Fixtures:
November 21: Services vs Himachal Pradesh, Sports Complex, Sector 7, Chandigarh
November 21: J&K vs Chandigarh, Sports Complex, Sector 7, Chandigarh
November 23: Chandigarh vs UP, Sports Complex, Sector 7, Chandigarh
November 23: J&K vs Services, Sports Complex, Sector 7, Chandigarh
November 25: UP vs J&K, Sports Complex, Sector 7, Chandigarh
November 25: Himachal Pradesh vs Chandigarh, Sports Complex, Sector 7, Chandigarh
November 27: Himachal Pradesh vs J&K, Sports Complex, Sector 7, Chandigarh
November 27: Services vs UP, Sports Complex, Sector 7, Chandigarh
November 29: UP vs Himachal Pradesh, Sports Complex, Sector 7, Chandigarh
November 29: Chandigarh vs Services, Sports Complex, Sector 7, Chandigarh
Group B: Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand
Fixtures:
December 1: Delhii vs Uttarakhand, JLN Stadium, New Delhi
December 1: Punjab vs Haryana, JLN Stadium, New Delhi
December 3: Haryana vs Delhi, JLN Stadium, New Delhi
December 3: Uttarakhand vs Punjab, JLN Stadium, New Delhi
December 5: Haryana vs Uttarakhand, JLN Stadium, New Delhi
December 5: Delhi vs Punjab, JLN Stadium, New Delhi
West Zone
Group A: Gujarat, Goa, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Fixtures:
November 24: Gujarat vs D&N, MK Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar
November 24: Goa vs D&D, MK Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar
November 26: D&D vs Gujarat, MK Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar
November 26: D&N vs Goa, MK Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar
November 28: D&D vs D&N, MK Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar
November 28: Gujarat vs Goa, MK Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar
Group B: Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
December 1: MP vs Rajasthan, Poornima University, Jaipur
December 3: Maharashtra vs MP, Poornima University, Jaipur
December 3: Rajasthan vs Maharashtra, Poornima University, Jaipur
South Zone
Group A: Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Fixtures:
November 23: Karnataka vs Tamil Nadu, BFS, Bengaluru
November 23: Telangana vs Andhra Pradesh, BFS, Bengaluru
November 25: Andhra Pradesh vs Karnataka, BFS, Bengaluru
November 25: Tamil Nadu vs Telangana, BFS, Bengaluru
November 27: Andhra Pradesh vs Tamil Nadu, BFS, Bengaluru
November 27: Karnataka vs Telangana, BFS, Bengaluru
(AIFF Media)
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