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The 74th edition of the Santosh Trophy National Football Championship is just around the corner, as the states from across various parts of the country prepare for their respective zonal groups. The teams from across India have been divided into groups across five zones – North Zone, West Zone, South …

The Indian Football Association (West Bengal) have named Ranjan Bhattacharya as the West Bengal senior men’s head coach for the Santosh Trophy, while Dola Mukherjee would coach the West Bengal senior women’s team in the National Football Championships. This decision was taken in a meeting of the IFA standing coaches …

Former champions Mizoram’s preparation for the upcoming Santosh Trophy was kickstarted today at the AR Lammual stadium in Aizawl. A probable squad of around 50 players have been called up from the District Football Associations as well as the Mizoram Premier League for the Mizoram selection pool. Mizoram coach Samson …

With profound grief, the office bearers and the members of the Football Association of Odisha (FAO) have expressed their deep grief and sorrow on the sad demise of Jagannath Dash who breathed his last today, April 22 at his residence at Alamchand Bazar, Cuttack. Jagannath Dash was 82 years old …

The final round of the Santosh Trophy 2019-20 scheduled to be played in Aizawl, Mizoram has been postponed in wake of the outbreak of the Covid-19 Coronavirus, and ‘advisory issued by the Indian Government with regards to the outbreak.’ In a letter to the State Associations who have qualified for …

Delhi will take on Winner Group A (South Zone Qualifiers) on the opening day of the 74th edition of the Santosh Trophy which kicks-off in Aizawl, Mizoram on January 10, 2020. The final is slated for January 23, 2020. The draw was conducted at AIFF Headquarters, Football House in Dwarka, …

The Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) will be holding trials for their Karnataka Senior State Men’s team as preparations for the upcoming Senior Men’s National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy. The KSFA trials would be held on Friday, August 16 at the Bangalore Football Stadium from 9am onwards. Eligible …

Services won their sixth Santosh Trophy title with a slender 1-0 victory over home side Punjab, thanks to a second-half strike by Bikash Thapa at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana, on Sunday, April 21. With this victory, the side has now gone the stretch of the final rounds without …

The final of the Santosh Trophy 2019 will be played between hosts Punjab and Services at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on Sunday afternoon. Interestingly the two teams had previously faced off in the final four years back in the 2014-15 season, a match that also incidentally took place …

Apart from the Goa, West Bengal, Kerala and the North East, the state of Punjab has always been a hotbed for talented footballers. The likes of Sandesh Jhingan, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, and Balwant Singh are some of the players that are lighting up Indian football at the international level. The …