The 2024–25 Santosh Trophy was the 78th edition of the
Santosh Trophy
The National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy, or simply Santosh Trophy, is an inter-state national football competition contested by the state associations and government institutions under the All India Football Federation (AIFF), th ...
, the premier competition in
India
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for senior men's
football
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teams representing their respective
states/union territories and government institutions.
Venues
The
All India Football Federation
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(AIFF) announced in October 2024 that the group stage matches would begin the following month and would be played in six venues. The venues and the corresponding groups that would play there were named. Hosts Telangana and last year's finalists, Services and Goa were exempted from playing the group stage fixtures. Hyderabad is hosting the event for the first time in 57 years.
Draws
38 teams entered the competition; Service and Goa, the finalists of the previous edition, and Telangana, the hosts received direct entry to the final round. The remaining 35 teams were divided into one group of three teams and eight groups of four teams each. It was announced that the winners of each group would make the final round.
The draw for the final round was held on 30 November 2024.
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Final round
Qualified teams
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
Statistics
Awards
The following awards were given out at the end of the tournament: the top scorer, best goalkeeper, player of the tournament and fair play award.
Broadcasting
See also
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2024–25 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy
References
External links
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Tournament results – homeat FootyStats
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2024–25 Santosh Trophy
Santosh Trophy seasons
Santosh Trophy
The National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy, or simply Santosh Trophy, is an inter-state national football competition contested by the state associations and government institutions under the All India Football Federation (AIFF), th ...