Wikipedia

2023–24 Santosh Trophy

The 2023–24 Santosh Trophy was the 77th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the premier competition in India for senior men's football teams representing their respective states/union territories and government institutions.

2023–24 Santosh Trophy
Senior Men's
National Football Championship
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Venue(s)10 (in 8 host cities)
Dates8 October 2023 – 9 March 2024
Teams38
Final positions
ChampionsServices (7th title)
Runner-upGoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played122
Top goal scorer(s)Phijam Sanathoi Meitei (Manipur; 9 goals)
Best playerSamir Murmu (Services)
Best goalkeeperSayad bin Abdul Kadir (Services)

This edition onwards the tournament was to be held under the name of FIFA Santosh Trophy,[1] but FIFA pulled out due to the choice of venue and thus likely to associate from the next season.[2]

Venues

edit

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced in September 2023 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 Arunachal Pradesh were exempted from playing the group stage fixtures.[3] For the final round, Arunachal Pradesh was named the host, the first time that a Northeast Indian State would host in the tournament's history.[4]

Group City Stadium Capacity
Group A Benaulim SAG Benaulim Football Ground –
Group B Banga PT Mehnga Singh Stadium 1,500
Group C Noida Vijay Singh Pathik Stadium 8,000
Bennett University Ground –
Group D Kokrajhar SAI STC 10,000
KDSA Ground –
Group E Phagwara Sri Hargobind Stadium 2,000
Amritsar GNDU Sports Complex –
Group F Kolhapur Chhatrapati Shahu Stadium 18,000
Final round Yupia Golden Jubilee Stadium 15,000
Knockouts

Draws

edit

The draw for the group stage fixtures was held at the Football House in New Delhi on 26 July 2023. 38 teams entered the competition; Karnataka and Meghalaya, the finalists of the previous edition, received direct entry to the final round. Hosts Arunachal Pradesh were placed in Group A of the final round.[5]The remaining 35 teams were divided into one group of five teams and five groups of six teams each. It was announced that the winners of each group and four best second-placed teams, along with finalists from the previous edition would make the final round.[6]

The draw for the final round was held on 30 November 2023.[7]

Group stage

edit

Group A

edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GA KL GU JK CH
1 Goa (H) 4 3 1 0 5 2 +3 10 Final round 1–1 2–1
2 Kerala 4 3 0 1 12 2 +10 9 0–1 6–1
3 Gujarat 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7 0–3 4–0
4 Jammu and Kashmir 4 1 0 3 4 10 −6 3 1–2 1–0
5 Chhattisgarh 4 0 0 4 0 9 −9 0 0–1 0–3
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Group B

edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DL PB OD WB LD HR
1 Delhi 5 4 1 0 6 1 +5 13 Final round 0–0 3–1
2 Punjab (H) 5 3 0 2 9 2 +7 9 0–1 4–0 2–0
3 Odisha 5 3 0 2 8 3 +5 9 0–1 1–0 0–2
4 West Bengal 5 2 2 1 7 3 +4 8 0–3 0–0
5 Ladakh 5 1 0 4 2 17 −15 3 0–5 0–5
6 Haryana 5 0 1 4 0 6 −6 1 0–1 0–2 0–1
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Group C

edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MN UP TN NL MP JH
1 Manipur 5 5 0 0 21 4 +17 15 Final round 6–2 6–2 3–0
2 Uttar Pradesh (H) 5 4 0 1 12 9 +3 12 2–0 4–1
3 Tamil Nadu 5 2 1 2 13 5 +8 7 0–1 1–1 4–0
4 Nagaland 5 2 1 2 13 9 +4 7 3–0 1–2
5 Madhya Pradesh 5 0 1 4 1 16 −15 1 0–5 0–0
6 Jharkhand 5 0 1 4 2 19 −17 1 1–2 1–8 0–6
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Group D

edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AS RW CH HP RJ BR
1 Assam (H) 5 5 0 0 20 0 +20 15 Final round 2–0 7–0
2 Railways 5 4 0 1 13 2 +11 12 0–1 2–0 6–0 1–0
3 Chandigarh 5 3 0 2 6 5 +1 9 0–2 2–1 2–0
4 Himachal Pradesh 5 1 1 3 6 16 −10 4 1–4 1–0
5 Rajasthan 5 1 1 3 6 17 −11 4 0–5 3–3
6 Bihar 5 0 0 5 1 12 −11 0 0–5 0–2 1–3
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Group E

edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SE MZ UT PY SK DD
1 Services 5 5 0 0 21 3 +18 15 Final round 4–1 6–0 3–0
2 Mizoram 5 4 0 1 14 2 +12 12 1–2 6–0 5–0
3 Uttarakhand 5 3 0 2 11 6 +5 9 0–1 7–1 1–0
4 Pondicherry 5 1 1 3 4 21 −17 4 2–1 2–1 1–1
5 Sikkim 5 1 0 4 3 8 −5 3 0–1 2–1
6 DNHDD 5 0 1 4 3 16 −13 1 1–6 0–2
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Group F

edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MA TG LK TR AN AP
1 Maharashtra (H) 5 5 0 0 24 1 +23 15 Final round 3–0 4–0 6–0
2 Telangana 5 2 2 1 8 3 +5 8 0–0 7–0 0–0
3 Lakshadweep 5 2 2 1 7 6 +1 8 2–2 1–0
4 Tripura 5 1 2 2 4 6 −2 5 1–3 0–1
5 Andaman and Nicobar 5 1 1 3 3 16 −13 4 0–8 0–0 3–0
6 Andhra Pradesh 5 0 1 4 0 14 −14 1 0–4 0–1
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Ranking of second-placed teams

edit

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D Railways 4 3 0 1 12 2 +10 9 Final round
2 A Kerala 4 3 0 1 12 2 +10 9
3 E Mizoram 4 3 0 1 9 2 +7 9
4 C Uttar Pradesh 4 3 0 1 10 8 +2 9
5 F Telangana 4 2 1 1 8 3 +5 7
6 B Punjab 4 2 0 2 7 2 +5 6
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Flashscore

Final round

edit
All times are local, IST (UTC+05:30).
  • Karnataka directly qualified for final round as defending champions.
  • Meghalaya directly qualified for final round as runners up of previous edition.
  • Arunachal Pradesh directly qualified for final round as hosts.

Group A

edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SE GA KL AS MG AP
1 Services 5 3 1 1 9 3 +6 10 Advanced to knockout stage 1–2
2 Goa 5 2 3 0 10 7 +3 9 2–0 3–3 0–0 3–3
3 Kerala 5 2 2 1 7 5 +2 8 1–1 1–1
4 Assam 5 2 1 2 8 9 −1 7 0–2 1–3
5 Meghalaya 5 0 3 2 4 6 −2 3 0–1 1–2
6 Arunachal Pradesh (H) 5 0 2 3 5 13 −8 2 0–4 0–2 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 2nd March 2024. Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts
Meghalaya0–1Services
Report Shafeel PP   90+5'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Assam1–3Kerala
Dipu Mirdha   77' Report
  • Abdu Raheem K   19'
  • Sajeesh E   67'
  • Nijo Gilbert   90+5'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Goa3–3Arunachal Pradesh
  • Necio Maristo Fernandes   20'
  • Mahammed Faheez   73'
  • Joshua D'silva   76'
 Report
  • Rahul Goju Singpho   25', 90+6'
  • Tame Agung   62'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Arunachal Pradesh0–4Services
Report
  • Samir Murmu   11'
  • Vijay J   23'
  • Bikash Thapa   52', 56'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Meghalaya1–2Assam
Sheen Stevenson Sohktung   32' Report
  • Milan Basumatary   8'
  • Joydeep Gogoi   45'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Goa2–0Kerala
Necio Maristo Fernandes   45', 59' Report
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Services1–2Goa
P Christopher Kamei   90+1' Report
  • Lloyd Cardozo   70'
  • Joshua D'silva   89'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Kerala1–1Meghalaya
Naresh Bhagyanathan   4' Report Sheen Stevenson Sohktung   78'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Arunachal Pradesh0–2Assam
Report
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Assam0–2Services
Report
  • T Bidhyasagar Singh   45'
  • P Christopher Kamei   50'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Kerala2–0Arunachal Pradesh
  • M Ashiq Shoukathali   35'
  • Arjun V   52'
 Report
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Meghalaya0–0Goa
Report
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Services1–1Kerala
Samir Murmu   45+4' Report Sajeesh E   22'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Goa3–3Assam
  • Lloyd Cardozo   3'
  • Delton Colaco   12'
  • Joshua D'silva   89'
 Report
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Arunachal Pradesh2–2Meghalaya
  • Tarh Dolu   22'
  • Rahul Goju Singpho   56'
 Report
  • Lyngdoh   8'
  • Sheen Sohktung   83'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia

Group B

edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MN MZ DL RW MA KA
1 Manipur 5 4 1 0 10 4 +6 13 Advanced to knockout stage 4–1 1–1
2 Mizoram 5 2 1 2 13 10 +3 7 5–1 4–0
3 Delhi 5 2 1 2 10 10 0 7 1–2 4–0 1–1
4 Railways 5 2 1 2 4 10 −6 7 2–1 1–0
5 Maharashtra 5 2 0 3 10 9 +1 6 1–2 3–1 2–3
6 Karnataka 5 0 2 3 4 8 −4 2 0–1 2–2 1–3
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
Delhi1–1Karnataka
Prabin Tigga (og)   26' Report Appu Arogya Swamy P   23'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Manipur1–1Railways
Phijam Sanathoi Meetei   56' Report Akash Babu   90+5'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Maharashtra3–1Mizoram
  • Advait Shinde   26'
  • Lalhmunmawia (og)   77'
  • Dipak Patil   90+6'
 Report
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Karnataka2–2Mizoram
  • Prabin Tigga   67'
  • Vishal R   69'
 Report
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Maharashtra1–2Manipur
Azfar Noorani   14' Report
  • Rojen Meetei Wahengbam   40'
  • Ningombam Kabiraj Singh   88'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Delhi4–0Railways
  • Vivek Kumar   44'
  • Jaideep Singh   50', 76'
  • Milind Negi   68'
 Report
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Mizoram5–1Delhi
  • Malsawmzuala   26', 38'
  • Malsawmzuala Tlangte   29', 32'
  • MS Dawngliana   67'
 Report Mohit Mittal   90+2'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Railways2–1Maharashtra
  • Subrata Murmu   11'
  • Rajesh S   73'
 Report Nikhil Kadam   43'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Karnataka0–1Manipur
Report Ngangbam Pacha Singh   50'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Manipur4–1Mizoram
  • Leimajam Sangkar Singh   8'
  • Phijam Sanathoi Meetei   35', 90'
  • Pebam Renedy Singh   56'
 Report Malsawmzuala Tlangte   84'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Railways1–0Karnataka
Subrata Murmu   53' Report
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Maharashtra2–3Delhi
Mohammed Arfat Ansari   2', 65' Report
  • Bhaaranyu Bansal   7'
  • Milind Negi   43'
  • Sridarth Nongmeikapam   90+7'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Karnataka1–3Maharashtra
Rashid CK   68' Report Mohammed Arfat Ansari   20', 43', 82'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Delhi1–2Manipur
Rishabh Dobriyal   41' Report
  • Phijam Sanathoi Meetei   7'
  • Leimajam Sangkar Singh   66'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Mizoram4–0Railways
  • Lalthankima   17'
  • Vanlalbiaa Chhangte   81'
  • Abhishek Aich (og)   81'
  • Malsawmfela   90+3'
 Report
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia

Knockout stage

edit
All times are local, IST (UTC+05:30).

Bracket

edit
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
March 4 - Yupia
 
 
Services2
 
March 7 - Yupia
 
Railways 0
 
Services2
 
March 5 - Yupia
 
Mizoram 1
 
Mizoram0(7)
 
March 9 - Yupia
 
Kerala0(6)
 
Services1
 
March 5 - Yupia
 
Goa0
 
Manipur7
 
March 7 - Yupia
 
Assam1
 
Manipur1
 
March 4 - Yupia
 
Goa2
 
Goa2
 
 
Delhi1
 

Quarter-finals

edit
Services2–0Railways
  • Shafeel PP   9' (pen.)
  • Samir Murmu   45+1'
 Report
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Goa2–1Delhi
  • Jobern Cardozo   20'
  • Lloyd Cardozo   2'
 Report Sahil Kumar   8'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Manipur7–1Assam
  • Phijam Sanathoi Meetei   4'
  • W. Sadananda Singh   11', 16', 70'
  • Ngangbam Pacha Singh   19' (pen.)
  • Maibam Deny Singh   82'
  • Imarson Meitei   88'
 Report Joydeep Gogoi   64'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Mizoram0–0Kerala
Report
Penalties
  • MC Malsawmzuala  
  • Malsawmfela  
  • FC Lalhmunmawia  
  • Ephraim Lalremtluanga  
  • Lalrinchhana Tochhawng  
  • Lalremruata HP  
  • Lalbiakthanga Hmar  
 7–6
  •   Sanju G.
  •   Arjun V.
  •   Mohamed Salim
  •   Riswanali E.
  •   Sarath Prasanth
  •   Jithin G.
  •   Sujith VR
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia

Semi-finals

edit

Rahul Ramakrishnan and substitute Bikash Thapa scored one goal each in either half for the dominant Services, while Malsawmfela reduced the lead in injury time for Mizoram through a direct free kick goal. Services made the final of the competition for the 12th time. In the second semifinal, Ngangbam Pacha Singh scored for Manipur from 30 yards, with substitute Necio Fernandes equalising in the injury time with a bicycle kick off Joshua D’Silva. Fernandes scored again, the winner, in extra time, taking his team to the final,[8] for their 14th time.[9]

Services2–1Mizoram
  • Rahul Ramakrishnan   21'
  • Bikash Thapa   83'
 Report Malsawmfela   90+3'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Manipur1–2 (a.e.t.)Goa
Ngangbam Pacha Singh   18' Report Necio Fernandes   90+6', 116'
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Referee: Jehrul Islam

Final

edit
Services1–0Goa
Shafeel PP   68' Report
Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia
Attendance: 15,000 (est.)

Statistics

edit
Rank Player Team Goal(s)
1 Phijam Sanathoi Meetei Manipur 11
2 Samir Murmu Services 10
3 Dipu Mirdha Assam 9
4 Lalkhawpuimawia Mizoram 8
Wangkheimayum Sadananda Singh Manipur
Source: AIFF

Awards

edit

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.[10]

Award Player Team
Top Scorer Phijam Sanathoi Meitei Manipur
Best Goalkeeper Sayad bin Abdul Kadir Services
Player of the Tournament Samir Murmu Services
Fair Play Award — Jharkhand

Broadcasting

edit
Territory Broadcaster(s) Ref.
  India YouTube [1]
FIFA+ [11]
  Global

References

edit
  1. ^ "AIFF Executive Committee meeting: FIFA President to attend Santosh Trophy final". AIFF. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Arunachal jitters delink Fifa from Santosh Trophy, decision puts AIFF in a spot of bother". The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Santosh Trophy group stage to be played from October 8". the-aiff.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Arunachal to host final round of Santosh Trophy | The Arunachal Times". 23 August 2023. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Draw revealed for 77th Santosh Trophy Final Round in Arunachal Pradesh". AIFF. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Santosh Trophy, Senior Women's NFC 2023-24 Group Stage Draws conducted". the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Draw revealed for 77th Santosh Trophy Final Round in Arunachal Pradesh". AIFF. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  8. ^ Sharma, Amitabha Das (7 March 2024). "Santosh Trophy | Services gets the better of Mizoram, to meet Goa in final". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  9. ^ Sharma, Amitabha Das (8 March 2024). "Santosh Trophy final | Goa looks to lean on local support to get the better of a strong Services". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Shafeel's thunder strike helps Services lift Santosh Trophy the seventh time". the-aiff.com. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Santosh Trophy to be streamed live globally on FIFA+ for free". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2023–24_Santosh_Trophy&oldid=1255386295"