The 77th edition of the Senior Men’s National Football Championship or the Santosh Trophy kicked off on Sunday, 8 October 2023 and will run until the 20th of this month. The 2023/24 season will see participation from 38 teams with champions Karnataka and runners-up Meghalaya getting the bye to the final round. Hence, 36 sides will begin in the group stages of the first round divided into six groups of six. The six federations selected for hosting the games are Goa Football Association, Punjab Football Association, Uttar Pradesh Football Sangh, Assam Football Association, Services Sports Control Board, and Western India Football Association.
Group A
Kerala
Goalkeepers: Muhammed Azhar, Sidharth Rajeevan Nair, Muhammed Nishad
Defenders: Belgin Bolster, G. Sanju, R. Shinu, Mohammed Salim, Nithin Madhu, R. Sujith, K.P. Sarath
Midfielders: Nijo Gilbert, V. Arjun, G. Jithin, Akbar Sidhique, M. Rashid, Rizwan Ali, Bijesh Balan, Abdhu Raheem
Forwards: E. Sajeesh, S. Muhammed Ashiq, B. Naresh, K. Junain
Head Coach: Satheevan Balan
Goa
Goalkeepers: Antonio Dylan Da Silva, Sanij Bugde, Ozen Silva
Defenders: Saiesh Bagkar, Joel Colaco, Joywin Carneiro, Joseph Clemente, Clive Miranda, Deeshank Kunkalikar, Umang Gaikwad
Midfielders: Vinay Harji, Vellington Fernandes, Dattaraj Goankar, Bryson Pereira, Necio Fernandes, Jobern Cardozo, Selwyn Miranda, Chaitan Komarpant, Leewan Castanha
Forwards: Lloyd Cardozo, Clencio Pinto, Trijoy Dias
Head Coach: Derrick Pereira
Chhattisgarh
Squad: Naveen Nayak, Shaswat Dixit, Suryaditya Sathe, Chintamani Singh, Ramesh Kumar Nureti, Mehatar Korrm, Abhay Kumar Yadav, MD Ayaan, Lokesh Kumar Nishad, B Gaurav, Amit Nag, Surshing Nureti, Pranav Mandavi, Praveen Kumar Netam, Deshant Nagendra, Tikeshwar Dhruv, Suman Gupta, Suresh Kumar Dhruw, Pankaj Gawade, Robby Satyaraju, Pawan Kumar Magraj, Jayram Wadde
Head Coach: Santanu Ghosh
Gujarat
Squad: Shubham Chauhan, Anirudhsinh Thakor, Brajeshkumar Yadav, Stenis Touthang, Rudrarajsinh Jadeja, Chunsaba Bariam, Tongminsei Kipgen, Harshvardan Purohit, Chinkhosiam Dimngel, Karmrajsing Gohil, Dharmesh Parmar, Salangwati Imchen, Harshil Parekh, Harsh Parmar, Rudra Chhetri, Seigoumang Doungle, Tathagat Priyadarshi, Swikar Harishbai Chaudhary, Tufel Hingora, Avikumar Joshi, Jignesh Parmar, Krupal Lakhotra
Head Coach: Marcelino Aleixo Pereira
Jammu & Kashmir
Goalkeepers: Umaid Hussain, Safiz Riyaz
Defenders: Urfan Hamid Bhat, Faisal Thakur, Farhan Ganaie, Dimple Bhagat, Arun Nagyal, Zubair Ankhoon
Midfielders: Talib Sheikh, Mehran Hilal, Adnan Ayoub, Shahmeer Tariq
Forwards: Raja Musharaf, Moomin Bashir Bhat, Kamran Hameed, Abdul Waris Dar, Aakif Reshi
Others: Rajveer Singh, Syed Ali, Aniket Singh, Dushant Sharma, Moomin Bhat
Head Coach: Zahid Shafi Mir
Group B
Punjab
Goalkeepers: Harpreet Singh, Satbir Singh Dhaliwal
Defenders: Akashdeep Singh, Rajat Kumar, Harmanjit Singh, Deepak Kumar, Sangamdeep Singh, Gurmeet Chand, Honey, Karamjeet Singh
Midfielders: Jaginder Singh, Abhishek Rattu, Parmjit Singh, Mohammed Asif Khan, Sanamdeep, Sukhmanpreet Singh, Akashmaan Chaudhary
Forwards: Rohit Sheikh, Bipul Kala, Kamaldeep, Kishori, Ishwar
Head Coach: Hardeep Singh
Haryana
Squad: Dinesh, Vikarmaditya, Vijay Kumar, Dheeraj, Rohit, Ajay, Sushil, Mukesh Kumar, Ankit, Sahil Mahlawat, Hitesh Kadian, Harsh Bisla, Suraj Vijay, Sonu, Deepak, Mayank Deshwal, Sumit, Lalit Kumar, Onkar, Vishal Singh, Ravi Kumar, Naman Juyal
Head Coach: Shakti Singh
Odisha
Squad: Rabi Deulapadia, Raisen Tudu, Pintu Samal, Sanjay Hembram, Sidhant Pradhan, Anand Oram, Rakesh Oram, Arbin Lakra, Harjindar Singh, D Srinath, Fagu Hembram, Dinabandhu Das, Bikash Kumar Sahoo, Gorachand Marndi, Mohan Majhi, Arpan Lakra, Chandra Muduli, Kartik Hantal, Bisal Tigga, Chandrakant Das, B. Siba, Raja Harijan.m
Head Coach: Akshay Das
Delhi
Goalkeepers: Ashish Sibi, Vansh Verma, Jagdish Tokas
Defenders: Neeraj Bhandari, Abhishek Rawat, Shehzad Khan, Bhola Singh, Milind Negi, Sahil Kumar, Akhilesh Devrani
Midfielders: Mohit Mittal, Rishabh Dobriyal, Sinam Maichael Singh, Gaurav Chadha, Dishant Negi
Forwards: Jaideep Singh, Gaurav Negi, Ashu, Arjun Bisht, Piyush Bhandari, Jatinder Kumar
Head Coach: Vikrant Sharma
Ladakh
Squad: Tsewang Norbu, Stanzin Wangdan, Jigmet Namgyal, Skarma Lotus Tarako, Stanzin Tsepak, Delex Namgyal, Jigmet Stanzin, Stanzin Jigmet, Arip Hussain, Tsering Dorjey, Stanzin Nyantak, Nazir Hussain, Tsering Namgial, Tsewang Rahula, Stanzin Tsetan, Tsewang Sangdup, Abid Ali, Jigmet Tsetan, Suhail Ali, Stanzin Sonam, Lobsang Rinchen, Tsewang Gyatso
Head Coach: Harpreet Bedi
West Bengal
Goalkeepers: Sankar Ray, Raunak Ghosal, Debnath Mondal
Defenders: Arijit Bagui, Ruhul Kuddus Purkait, Bikram Pradhan, Raj Basfore, Rana Gharami, Dippendu Biswas, Alamgir Hossain
Midfielders/ Wingers: Chaku Mandi, Billu Teli, Dip Saha, Koustav Dutta, Bijay Murmu, Sayan Banerjee, Ujjal Howladar, Sahil Harijan
Forwards: Jiten Murmu, Narohari Shrestha, Subha Ghosh, Sumay Shome
Head Coach: Ranjan Chaudhari
Group C
Manipur
Goalkeepers: AB Waraibou, Sh Thomas, Salman Khurshid
Defenders: Deny Singh, Md. Rohit, W. Arunkumar, Th. Chingkheinganba, Santa Singh, Tom Joseph, Abhinash Singh, Shunjathan Ragui
Midfielders: Sanathoi Meetei, Jenish Singh, Pacha Singh, Lucky Singh, Somishon Shirak, Sangkar Singh, Loyangamba Meitei, Bishal Singh.
Forwards: Samson, P Renedy Singh, W Sadananda
Head Coach: Thangjam Saran Singh
Jharkhand
Goalkeepers: Luckystar Lawai, Sudarshan Kumar Mahato
Defenders: Ghanshyam murmur, Kishan Sardar, Rosangzuala, Ranglal Murmu, Padma Doley, Lengoumang Khongsai, Ajay Kisku, Debajit Munda, Ashish Choudey
Midfielders: Lalhriatpuia Chawngthu, Rohan Kachhap, Thakur Das Kisku, Ruhit Phukan, Narendra Karmali
Forwards: Rohit Tigga, Sadhu Marndi, Shankar Oran, Vikas Nayak, Sadhu Charan Haiburu
Others: Premchand Toppo
Head Coach: Kundan Chandra
Tamil Nadu
Goalkeepers: Mohanraj, Murugan, Vishnuprasath
Defenders: Pradison Mariyadasan, K Dhanushraj, S Venkatesh, Jagadeesh G
Midfielders: Pandiyan Sinivasan, Deepak Baktan, Solaimalai N, A Ajay, Saravanakumar G, Solaimalai R, Umasankar M
Forwards: Pravitto Raju, A Regan, Prakadeswaran S, Vineeth Kumar Velmurugan, Ganesan, Kamalesh P
Others: Pragadeesh
Head Coach: Rajan Mani
Nagaland
Goalkeepers: Homuka Y Yeptho, Dziesengulie Kire
Defenders: Lironthung Lotha, Sanyem Konyak, Toka Achumi, Liang T. Khiamniungan, Ito Aye, Menoneikho Nakhro, Orlando Yimchunger, Puloka Assumi
Midfielders: Kevisanyü Peseyie, Kuvezo Vero, Senenlo Kath, Limakumzuk Lkr, Kakhevi Assumi, Alapou Kawlilakbou, Ratobe Poireng
Forwards: Haileuyibe Irangau, Yhoto Lohe, Mughapu Chishi
Head Coach: Roko Angami
Uttar Pradesh
Goalkeepers: Anuj Yadav, Ankit Choudhary
Defenders: Abhishek Rawat, Mukesh Gupta, Himanshu Rai, Vivek Teotia, Krishan Kumar, Pankaj Kumar Gupta, Prabhakar Mishra, Aditya Yadav, Mohd Wakar
Midfielders: Ashish Verma, Aakash Kumar, Asif Ali, Yashraj Thapa, Adityaraj Singh, Mohammad Tarique, Akash Tiwari
Forwards: Rainshakti Yadav, Radharaman Yadav, Anand Pal
Others: Md. Nayeem
Head Coach: Ankit Katoch
Madhya Pradesh
Goalkeepers: Aditya Sharma, Salamuddin Khan
Defenders: Mayank Rathore, Mohammad Rahbar, Akash Rai, Rishabh Raikar, Irshad Alam,
Midfielders: Dupesh Koshal, Pallab Jyoti Das, Yash Lal, Sushant Parmar, Huidrom Sanathoi Singh, Lakshman Thakur, Aniket Kanojiya, Kanhaiya Lal Sonkar
Forwards: Aniket Karode, Abhijith E M, Tushar Singh, Rishabh Kumar Rajak, Aditya Mishra, Rupnath
Head Coach: Chandan Balbir Rathod
Group D
Railways
Goalkeepers: Jayanta Pal, Raja Barman, Owais Khan
Defenders: Nitesh Chhikara, Acharya Kishore Bharat, Siju S, Chetan Kumar, Sumit Orao, Akash Babu, Nirmal Munda, Nitesh Kumar Yadav
Midfielders: Goutam Kujur, Dipak Kumar Rajak, Bibakananda Banerjee, Sujit Singh, Nuruddin, Shuvojit Hazra, Sumesh Nair
Forwards: Mervin Stephen, Sibra Narzary, Shabaz Pathan, Subrata Murmu
Head Coach: Nilanjan Kumar Guha
Bihar
Goalkeepers: Md Faimey,
Defenders: Md Tauhid, Ankit Kumar Ray, Nikhil Kumar, Abhijeet Hembram, Ejaj Quraishi, Ajeet Kumar, Dharmendra Kumar
Midfielders: Suraj Toppo, Ankit Kumar, Raphael Soren, Shashikant Chauhan, Manoj Kisku, Yuvraj Kumar, Sohail Alam, Saharsh Kumar
Forwards: Saryu Kumar, Prince Kumar, Arif Khan, Arif Siddiki
Others: Santosh Kumar, Ishwar Kumar Yadav
Head Coach: Arun Saha
Chandigarh
Goalkeepers: Manvir Singh
Defenders: Rohit Rawat, Bir Amitoz Singh Bains, Jatin Yadav, Aditya Kumar, Ashray Bhardwaj, Mohan Dutt,
Midfielders: Gaurav Negi, Kunal Singh, Shivam Pandey, Divij Singh, Raman Singh
Forwards: Sunny Dahiya, Gurtegbir Singh, Sandeep, Rahul Vishwakarma, Arunava Kumar Singh, Kavit Singh
Others: Ravi Singh, Manish, Jashan Sood
Head Coach: Sanjeev Kumar Maria
Rajasthan
Squad: Rahul Ojha, Dinesh Kumar, Gaurav Parmar, Sanjay Lamba , Aman Khan, Sujal Saini, Milan Poonia, Ishan Rozario, Rohit Kaushik, Anant Kumar Solanki, Gautam Ojha, Oma Ram, Akshay Raj Singh Rathore, Mayank Khandelwal, Sachin Katara, Ajendra Singh Shekhawat, Pankaj Kumar Lamba, Suryansh Jhala, Jagdihs Bunkar, Chaitnya Purohit, Jatin Bachal
Head Coach: Pawan Kumar Munda
Assam
Goalkeepers: Birkhang Daimary, Bishal Sahu, Abinash Mech
Defenders: Danswrang Basumentary, Biswonath Karmakar, Didwn Hazowary, Nabin Rabha, Tupu Brahma, Sudem Wary, Urjay Brahma, Manabir Basumentary, Chiranjeet Gogoi
Midfielders: Situ Basumatary, Rahul Das, Denish Bodo, Arjun Mardi, Milan Basumentary, Sangson Saikia
Forwards: Aman Chetri, Joydeep Gogoi, Akrang Narzary, Dipu Mirdha
Head Coach: Subam Rabha
Himachal Pradesh
Squad: Rahat Wadhawon, Rupesh Thakur, Chetan Choudhary, Sahil, Shivam Thakur, Rajat, Hemant Thakur, Sarthak Thakur, David Motla, Mohit Sharma, Dheeraj Datta, Mohd Tanveer, Parmodh Kumar, Abhishek Pathania, Vishal Dogra, Manas, Manas Thakur, Ayush, Deepak Bhardwaj, Abhinav, Nikhil Kumar, Lakhbir Singh
Head Coach: Tushar Soodan
Group E
Services
Goalkeepers: Sayad Bin, Robinson R
Defenders: Jijo Jerone, Vivekananda Sagayaraj, Pardeep Kumar, Zothanpuia, Boinao Singh, Shafeel PP
Midfielders: Jijo F, Usham Robinson Singh, Christopher Kamei, Thingnam Bidyasagar Singh, Lethaolen Khongsai, Rahul Ramakrishnan, Chanambam Samananda Singh
Forwards: Somesh Kothari, Samir Murmu, Vijay J
Others: Roluahpuia
Head Coach: Mileswamy Govindaraju Ramachandran
Uttarakhand
Abhay Bista, Amit Bista, Shashank Rana, Ajay Bisht, Anuj Chauhan, Akshay Thapa, Rajveer Pawar, Adarsh Ganesh Fadhte, Akshay Dharmashakatu, Anuj Rawat, Hitik Waliya, Mukul Singh Son, Yash Bista, Kavindra Singh, Abhishek Rawat, Satyam Singh Bista, Divyansh Bear, Harsh Bhartruwal, Ankit Rawat, Ayush Bista, Satyendra Singh Negi, Naseem Ahmed
Uttarakhand Head Coach: Jatin Singh Bisht
Mizoram
Goalkeepers: Lalmuanawma, Lallawmzuala
Defender: Ephraim, Lalrinchhana, Khiangte, Laltluangliana, Lalmawizuala, Lalhmunmawia, FC Lalhmunmawia, Vanlalremruata
Midfielders: Lalbiakthanga Hmar, Johny Lalremruata, Vanlalthanga, Laltlanzova, Zonunmawia, Lalawmsanga, Lalthangliana, Malsawmtlunga, Crespo
Forwards: PC Lallawmkima, Lalkhawpuimawia, Suanngaihmuana
Head Coach: Lalsangzuala Hmar
Pondicherry
Squad: Kishore, Siva Subramaniyam, Sooriyaprakash, John Paul J, Venkatesh, Samson, Krithin Asik, Santhosh, V Balakrishnan, Kathir, P. Elavarasan, Naveen, Ashokkumar, Mahesh Kumar, Vineeth, M Sivakrishna, Nandhudileep, Rajesh, Shareef, Mohan Kumar
Head Coach: M Narayanamurthy
Sikkim
Goalkeepers: Pranub Limboo, Abhijit Subba, Wilson Sherpa
Defenders: Sameer Pradhan, Karan Gurung, Akash Lama, Prakash Darjee, Prakash Rai, Jasman Gurung
Midfielders: Aman Rasaily, Rajat Tamang, Pravin Rai, Pranit Tamang, Richard Gurung, Basil Limboo, Nima Lepcha, Lakpa Sherpa
Forwards: King Lepcha, Tshering Lepcha, Karma Bhutia, Ongda Lepcha, Senchung Bhutia
Head Coach: Vivek Pratap Singh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu
Shivam Kumar, Ashwin John, Abdul Nizar Thilakandikam, Lishin P, Gaurang Mistry, Sagar Shekhar Powar, Jay Nitesh Halpati, Dennis A Passah, Laishram Prosananda Singh, Don Remedios, Yasin Shakil Nadaf, Pradip Trimbak Thalkar, Rahul Laxman Kharpadiya, Savindhar Rameshkumar Pillai, Jitu Prabhu Gavit, Dilip Ramkumar Verma, Sagar Vangad, Divyesh Dhangada, Avinash Prabhu Vangad, Suraj Soni, Gnana Prakash S, Yuvraj Dhadga
Group F
Maharashtra
Goalkeepers: Paramjeet Singh Baghal, Kamran Ansari, Malhar Mohal
Defenders: Durvesh Nijap, Abid Sheikh, Umesh Perambra, Pavan Mali, Yash Shukla, Deepak Patil, Arbaz Pendhari, Vinay Kondamuri, Shivkumar Shetty
Midfielders: Shanon Pereira, Mohd. Rizwan, Armash Ansari, Sanket Salokhe, Advait Shinde, Johnson Mathews, Satish Hawaldar, Nikhil Kadam
Forwards: Arfat Ansari, Himanshu Patil
Head Coach: Paresh Shivalkar
Telangana
Goalkeepers: Adhil Faizal, Ishan Sarkar
Defenders: Bathala Sunil, Imran Ali, Aditya Tomar, Shaik Umair, Sahil Tamang, Yumnam Arnold Singh
Midfielders: Khamchinkhup Hangzo, Syed Kehan Hussain, Kukkamudi Madan, Pauminthang Munsong, Saif Hussain Ansari
Forwards: Rayyan Bin Sohel, Tikkam Dharaneswar Reddy, Shashank Kanoujia
Others: Thalelma Karthik, Shaik Saleem, Mohd Aizuddin Ahmed, Mohammad Zayd Khan, Mohammed Amaan, S Ajay Kumar
Head Coach: Shabbir Ali
Andaman & Nicobar
Squad: Abdul Aziz, Jayant Barla, Farhan Ahmed, Ayan Ekka, Nikhileon Francis, Anshif M, Joy Phil, Steward Barnabas, Nickson, Githin Raj, Abdul Anwar, Mohammed Muneer, Alpadus, Philip Marandi, A Vishwanathan, Mohammed Fayaaz, Lava, Mohammed Zakir, Sathya Raj, Naveen
Head Coach: Mohammed Sadique
Andhra Pradesh
Squad: Surya Teja, Kalaparthy Kumar, Tharun Reddy, Vadamodula Kanakaraju, Jacob Herald, Tatipudi Kiran Kumar, Satti Akshay Kumar Reddy, Kakolu Rajesh, Bade Siva Shankar, Nivas Kumar, Guhanath Selvaraj, Mohammed Saleem, Prakash T, Deepak Chandu, Prudhvi, Anugulabandari Hrudaya Raj, B Ramakrishna, Pitani Sai, Syed Mukthiyar
Head Coach: Shyam Ellimishetty
Lakshadweep
Squad: Saheer Khan Sm, Mohammed Irfan, Sahil, Sabih Kunniyammakkada, Mohammed Thasim, Mohammed Thafruque SM, Mohammed Aseel, Noorudheen HM, Abdul Ameer Khan, Abul Hassan, Lukmanul Hakeem, Mohammed Najih N, Muhammed Khubaiab, Mohammed Aboobakar KCP, Mohammed Akram, Akhtaruddin MK, Mohammed Suhail, Mohammed Shameer Shaik, Mohammed Riyazudden P, Mohammed Firos Khan, Abdulla, Navas B
Head Coach: Rajeev Ponnanthari
Tripura
Squad: Suraj Singh, Manish Debbarma, Bishal Jamatia, Raj Chandra, Joykishan Ghashi, Suraj Meitei, Bhakti Pada, Moinuddin, Sanjib Shil, Chukthar Jamatia, Lalvenga Darlong, Pohar Debbarma, Rajani Kanta, Bikan Chakma, Samarjit Debbarma, Imran Hossen, Rajib Singha, Alak Jamatia, Biru Debbarma ,Hayung Jamatia, Bilash Debbarma
Head Coach: Dinesh Kumar Pradhan
