The draw ceremony for the final rounds of the National Football Championship for the 76th Hero Santosh Trophy took place at the Federation’s headquarters, the Football House, on Thursday, January 19, 2023. The final rounds will be played in Odisha from February 10-20, 2023 while the semi-finals, third-place playoff and the final of the tournament will be played in Saudi Arabia.
The final round has been divided into two groups of six. Defending champions Kerala are in Group A along with the hosts Odisha, Maharashtra, Karnataka and the winners of Group VI from the first round. Group B consists of record holders and previous edition runners-up West Bengal with Delhi and Meghalaya as well as the two direct entrants, Services and Railways. The runners-up of Group II or Group IV from the first round, depending on a better record as per regulations, will make up the final spot in this group.
Group A
Kerala
Goa
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Odisha
Punjab
Fixtures
February 10
Goa vs Kerala - 9:00 (Capital Football Arena)
Punjab vs Karnataka - 15:00 (Capital Football Arena)
Maharashtra vs Odisha -15:00 (OFA 7th Battalion)
February 12
Kerala vs Karnataka - 9:00 (OFA 7th Battalion)
Punjab vs Maharashtra - 15:00 (OFA 7th Battalion)
Goa vs Odisha - 15:00 (Kalinga Stadium)
February 14
Karnataka vs Goa - 9:00 (Capital Football Arena)
Odisha vs Punjab - 15:00 (Capital Football Arena)
Kerala vs Maharashtra - 19:30 (Kalinga Stadium)
February 17
Maharashtra vs Karnataka - 9:00 (OFA 7th Battalion)
Odisha vs Kerala - 15:00 (Kalinga Stadium)
Punjab vs Goa - 15:00 (OFA 7th Battalion)
February 19
Karnataka vs Odisha - (TBD)
Goa vs Maharashtra - (TBD)
Kerala vs Punjab - (TBD)
Group B
West Bengal
Meghalaya
Delhi
Services
Railways
Manipur
Fixtures
February 11
Delhi vs West Bengal - 9:00 (OFA 7th Battalion)
Manipur vs Railways - 15:00 (OFA 7th Battalion)
Meghalaya vs Services - 15:00 (Capital Football Arena)
February 13
West Bengal vs Services - 9:00 (Capital Football Arena)
Meghalaya vs Manipur - 15:00 (Capital Football Arena)
Delhi vs Railways - 15:00 (Kalinga Stadium)
February 15
Services vs Delhi - 9:00 (OFA 7th Battalion)
Railways vs Meghalaya - 15:00 (OFA 7th Battalion)
West Bengal vs Manipur - 19:30 (Kalinga Stadium)
February 18
Manipur vs Services - 9:00 (OFA 7th Battalion)
Railways vs West Bengal - 15:00 (OFA 7th Battalion)
Meghalaya vs Delhi - 15:00 (Capital Football Arena)
February 20
Services vs Railways - (TBD)
Delhi vs Manipur - (TBD)
West Bengal vs Meghalaya - (TBD)
All timings are in Indian Standard Time or IST
