The final round of the 75th edition of the Santosh Trophy is set to begin on April 16th 2022. The draw for the tournament was held back in January of this year with ten qualified states divided into two groups. All the matches will be played at two venues in Malappuram, Kerala at the Manjeri Payyanad Football Stadium (MPFS) and the Kottappadi Football Stadium (KFS).
32 times champions West Bengal will open up proceedings against second most trophy holders with eight, Punjab of the Group A clash in the curtain-raiser. Other interesting matches involve holders Services taking on Karnataka. The final of the competition will be played in May 2nd 2022. The full fixture list is given below.
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
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
Final
May 2, 8 PM: Winner Match 21 vs Winner Match 22
