# Santosh Trophy 2022: Everything you need to know as the tournament starts on 16th April

URL: https://technosports.co.in/santosh-trophy-2022-everything-know/  
Published: 2022-04-16  
Updated: 2022-04-16  
Author: Rahul Roy

The [Santosh Trophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santosh_Trophy), also known as the Senior National Football Championship, is a knockout tournament in which the regional state associations and government institutions, under the All India Football Federation (AIFF), take part.

The Santosh Trophy was considered the top domestic honour in India before the start of the first national club league, the National Football League in 1996. The tournament is held every year with 37 teams, who are divided into five zones. The teams must play the qualifying rounds to progress to the main tournament.

West Bengal are the most successful team having won a record number of 32 titles. The current champions are Services, who won their sixth title during the last Santosh trophy tournament in the 2018–2019 season.

## Santosh Trophy 2022: **Venues**

The Santosh Trophy 2022 tournament is the 75th edition of this prestigious tournament and will start on 16th April. This year it will be held at two venues in Malappuram, Kerala – the Manjeri Payyanaad Stadium, and the Kottappadi Stadium. The final will take place on 2nd May at the Manjeri Payyanaad.

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10 teams will be participating in the main Santosh Trophy tournament this year. The 10 teams have been divided into two groups of five teams each. The top two teams from each group will progress to the semi-finals.

## Santosh Trophy 2022: **Groups & Fixtures**

**Group A:** Meghalaya, Punjab, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Kerala

**April 16, 9.30 AM:** West Bengal vs Punjab, Kottappadi Football Stadium (KFS)  
**April 16, 8 PM:** Kerala vs Rajasthan, Manjeri Payyanad Football Stadium (MPFS)  
**April 18, 4 PM:** Rajasthan vs Meghalaya, KFS  
**April 18, 8 PM:** Kerala vs West Bengal, MPFS  
**April 20, 4 PM:** Punjab vs Rajasthan, KFS  
**April 20, 8 PM:** Meghalaya vs Kerala, MPFS  
**April 22, 4 PM:** West Bengal vs Meghalaya, KFS  
**April 22, 8 PM:** Punjab vs Kerala, MPFS  
**April 24, 4 PM:** Rajasthan vs West Bengal, KFS  
**April 24, 8 PM:** Meghalaya vs Punjab, MPFS

**Group B:** Gujarat, Karnataka, Odisha, Services, Manipur

**April 17, 4 PM:** Odisha vs Karnataka, KFS  
**April 17, 8 PM:** Manipur vs Services, MPFS  
**April 19, 4 PM:** Services vs Gujarat, KFS  
**April 19, 8 PM:** Manipur vs Odisha, MPFS  
**April 21, 4 PM:** Gujarat vs Manipur, KFS  
**April 21, 8 PM:** Karnataka vs Services, MPFS  
**April 23, 4 PM:** Karnataka vs Manipur, KFS  
**April 23, 8 PM:** Odisha vs Gujarat, MPFS  
**April 25, 4 PM:** Services vs Odisha, KFS  
**April 25, 8 PM:** Gujarat vs Karnataka, MPFS

## Santosh Trophy 2022: **Semi-Finals**

**April 28, 8 PM:** Winner Group A vs Runners-up Group B, MPFS  
**April 29, 8 PM:** Winner Group B vs Runners-up Group A, MPFS

## Santosh Trophy 2022: **Final**

**May 2, 8 PM: **Winner Match 21 vs Winner Match 22

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