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2021–22 Santosh Trophy

The 2021–22 Santosh Trophy was the 75th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the premier competition in India for teams representing their regional and state football associations.[1] The last season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in India.

2021–22 Santosh Trophy
Senior Men's National Football Championship
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Venue(s)Manjeri, Malappuram, Kerala
Dates
  • Qualifiers: 21 November – 5 December 2021
  • Main: 16 April – 2 May 2022
Teams
  • Qualifiers: 37
  • Main: 10
Final positions
ChampionsKerala (7th title)
Runner-upWest Bengal
Tournament statistics
Matches played73
Goals scored226 (3.1 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Jesin TK (Kerala) (9 goals)
Best playerJijo Joseph (Kerala)
Best goalkeeperPriyant Singh (West Bengal)

The main round of the tournament was held in Manjeri, and was contested by 10 teams divided into two groups.[2][3] Kerala and West Bengal from Group A and Manipur and Karnataka from Group B reached the semi-finals, and eventually Kerala and West Bengal faced in the final. Kerala won their seventh title after defeating West Bengal in the penalties.

Qualification

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Main article: 2021–22 Santosh Trophy qualification

The zonal qualifiers were contested by 37 teams representing the states and the union territories of India, including one representing the Indian Armed Forces. The teams were drawn into five zones (North, East, North-East, South and West) of two groups each. Only 2 teams (1 from each group) from each zone could qualify for the final round.

North

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SE CH UP JK HP
1 Services 4 4 0 0 10 0 +10 12 Final Round — — 2–0 — 3–0
2 Chandigarh (H) 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 5 0–2 — 0–0 — —
3 Uttar Pradesh 4 1 2 1 2 3 −1 5 — — — 1–1 1–0
4 Jammu and Kashmir 4 1 2 1 5 7 −2 5 0–3 1–1 — — —
5 Himachal Pradesh 4 0 0 4 2 9 −7 0 — 0–2 — 2–3 —
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

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PU DE HA UT
1 Punjab 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Final Round — 1–0 2–0 —
2 Delhi (H) 3 2 0 1 15 2 +13 6 — — — 11–1
3 Haryana 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3 — 0–4 — 6–0
4 Uttarakhand 3 0 0 3 1 28 −27 0 0–11 — — —
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
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East

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OD JH BH
1 Odisha (H) 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 4 Final Round — — 5–0
2 Jharkhand 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 1–1 — —
3 Bihar 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0 — 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

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WB SK CG
1 West Bengal (H) 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Final Round — 0–1 —
2 Sikkim 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3 — — 2–0
3 Chhattisgarh 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0 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
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North-East

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ME AP AS
1 Meghalaya (H) 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6 6 Final Round — 2–0 —
2 Arunachal Pradesh 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1 — — 0–0
3 Assam 2 0 1 1 2 6 −4 1 2–6 — —
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

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MA MZ NA TR
1 Manipur (H) 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Final Round — 1–0 3–0 0–2
2 Mizoram 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6 — — 1–0 1–0
3 Nagaland 3 1 0 2 6 4 +2 3 — — — —
4 Tripura 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3 — — 0–6 —
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
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South

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KA TN TL AP
1 Karnataka (H) 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Final Round — 4–0 — 1–0
2 Tamil Nadu 3 2 0 1 2 4 −2 6 — — — 1–0
3 Telangana 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 3 0–2 0–1 — 4–0
4 Andhra Pradesh 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0 — — — —
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

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KE PO LK AN
1 Kerala (H) 3 3 0 0 18 1 +17 9 Final Round — 4–1 5–0 —
2 Pondicherry 3 1 1 1 10 5 +5 4 — — — 8–0
3 Lakshadweep 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 4 — 1–1 — —
4 Andaman and Nicobar 3 0 0 3 1 22 −21 0 0–9 — 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
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West

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GJ GO DN DD
1 Gujarat (H) 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Final Round — — 0–0 2–1
2 Goa 3 2 0 1 7 1 +6 6 0–1 — 5–0 2–0
3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 3 1 1 1 1 5 −4 4 — — — —
4 Daman and Diu 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0 — — 0–1 —
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

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RJ MH MP
1 Rajasthan (H) 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Final Round — — —
2 Maharashtra 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3 0–1 — —
3 Madhya Pradesh 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1 2–2 0–3 —
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
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Draw

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The official draw for the 75th edition of Santosh Trophy was held on 6 January 2022 at 15:00 IST in New Delhi with former India defender Gouramangi Singh assisting in the process.[4] Ten teams who came through the qualifiers were drawn into two groups of five each for the main event beginning from 16 April. On 31 March the host of the event was announced to be Malappuram, Kerala, with the matches being held at Kottappadi Stadium and Payyanad Stadium.[5]

Group stage

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Main article: 2021–22 Santosh Trophy group stage

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KL WB PN ME RA
1 Kerala (H) 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 10 Semi-finals — 2–0 — — 5–0
2 West Bengal 4 3 0 1 8 5 +3 9 — — 1–0 4–3 —
3 Punjab 4 2 0 2 6 3 +3 6 1–2 — — — 4–0
4 Meghalaya 4 1 1 2 8 9 −1 4 2–2 — 0–1 — —
5 Rajasthan 4 0 0 4 2 15 −13 0 — 0–3 — 2–3 —
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
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Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MN KA OD SE GJ
1 Manipur 4 3 0 1 8 1 +7 9 Semi-finals — — 0–1 3–0 —
2 Karnataka 4 2 1 1 8 6 +2 7 0–3 — — 1–0 —
3 Odisha 4 2 1 1 7 7 0 7 — 3–3 — — 3–2
4 Services 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 6 — — 2–0 — 3–1
5 Gujarat 4 0 0 4 3 12 −9 0 0–2 0–4 — — —
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

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 28 April 2022
 
 
Kerala7
 
 2 May 2022
 
Karnataka3
 
Kerala (p)1 (5)
 
 29 April 2022
 
West Bengal 1 (4)
 
West Bengal3
 
 
Manipur0
 

Semi-finals

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Kerala7–3Karnataka
  • Jesin TK   35', 42', 45', 56', 74'
  • Shigil   45+1'
  • Arjun Jayaraj   61'
 Report
  • Sudheer Kotikela   25'
  • Kamalesh P   54'
  • Solaimalai N   72'
West Bengal3–0Manipur
  • Sujit Singh   2'
  • Md Fardin Ali Molla   7'
  • Dilip Oran   74'
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Final

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Kerala1–1 (a.e.t.)West Bengal
Safnad   116' Report Dilip Orawn   97'
Penalties
 5–4
  • Dilip Orawn  
  • Sajal Bag  
  • Bablu Oran  
  • Tanmoy Ghosh  
  • Priyant Singh  
Referee: Umesh Bora (India)

Statistics

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Top goalscorer

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Rank Player Team Goal(s)
1 Jesin TK Kerala 9
2 Sudheer Kotikela Karnataka 8
3 Md. Fardin Ali Molla West Bengal 6
Amarpreet Singh Punjab
5 Chandra Muduli Odisha 5
Source: AIFF

Prize money

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Title Amount
Hero of the tournament ₹25,000
Top scorer ₹25,000
Top goalkeeper ₹25,000
Champion ₹5,00,000
Runner-up ₹3,00,000

Awards

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Award Player Team
Top Scorer of the Championship Jesin TK Kerala
Best Goalkeeper of the Championship Priyant Singh West Bengal
Hero of the Championship Jijo Joseph Kerala

References

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  1. ^ "Santosh Trophy: AIFF Announces Fixture for Santosh Trophy NFC Zonals". The Bridge. 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Santosh Trophy: Platinum Jubilee Edition to be Held in Kerala From February 20". news18. 24 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Santosh Trophy: Kerala to hold Final Round". The Bridge. 24 December 2021.
  4. ^ "West Bengal, Kerala & Punjab drawn together in tantalizing group in 75th edition of Hero Santosh Trophy". All India Football Federation. 6 January 2022.
  5. ^ "75th Santosh Trophy in Malappuram from April 16". The Times of India. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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