The official draw for the seventy fifth version of the Santosh Trophy was held in New Delhi on Thursday, the place the ten groups that got here by qualifiers for the principle occasion to be held in Kerala from February 20, 2022, had been divided into two teams of 5 every. was drawn. ,
Former India defender Gouramangi Singh stated, “I am very happy to know that the Hero Santosh Trophy will be held in Kerala as it is a football state.”
“It is a great initiative by the AIFF and the Kerala government and I wish the players all the best,” he stated.
Group A can simply be labeled because the ‘Group of Death’, with West Bengal, Kerala and Punjab going head-to-head with Meghalaya and Surprise Package Rajasthan.
The defending champion Services in Group B have been clubbed with Manipur, Karnataka, Odisha and Gujarat qualifying on the expense of powerhouse Goa.
The Platinum Jubilee version of the Santosh Trophy might be inaugurated by the 2 most profitable sides of the competitors – West Bengal (32-time winners) and Punjab (8). Hosts Kerala began their marketing campaign towards Rajasthan, who beat Maharashtra by one level within the West Zone qualifiers.
Services started their title protection for Manipur which knocked out Mizoram in qualifying. Karnataka, who got here in with an ideal document, could be hoping to construct extra momentum of their opening recreation towards Odisha.
The high two groups from every group will qualify for the semi-finals.
Group A: Meghalaya, Punjab, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Kerala
Group B: Gujarat, Karnataka, Odisha, Services, Manipur
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
