The All India Football Federation confirms Kolhapur, Maharashtra, as the venue for the Group IV matches for the upcoming 76th Men’s National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy. The matches will be played from January 7, 2023 – January 15, 2023.
Earlier, four venues were finalised. While Group I will be played in Delhi (December 23, 2022 – December 31, 2022), the Group II, III and V will be played in Kozhikode, Kerala (December 26, 2022 – January 8, 2023), Kokrajhar, Assam (December 28, 2022 – January 5, 2023) and Bhubaneswar, Odisha (December 24, 2022 – January 1, 2023), respectively.
The dates and venues of Group VI will be released soon.
The Senior National Football Championships will be played in a new format that will see the 36 states fight it out across six groups for a chance to make it to the Final Round. The six group toppers, along with three best second-placed teams will qualify for the Final Rounds. Railways and Services will get direct entry along with the hosts.
Group IV: West Bengal, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Daman & Dadra, Haryana
Fixtures
January 7
Daman and Dadra vs Chhattisgarh
Haryana vs Bengal
Madhya Pradesh vs Maharashtra
January 9
Daman and Dadra vs Bengal
Chhattisgarh vs Maharashtra
Haryana vs Madhya Pradesh
January 11
Daman and Dadra vs Maharashtra
Bengal vs Madhya Pradesh
Chhattisgarh vs Haryana
January 13
Daman and Dadra vs Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra vs Haryana
Bengal vs Chhattisgarh
January 15
Daman and Dadra vs Haryana
Madhya Pradesh vs Chhattisgarh
Maharashtra vs Bengal