2021–22 Santosh Trophy

2021–22 Santosh Trophy
Senior Men's National Football Championship
Tournament details
Country	India
Venue(s)	Manjeri, Kerala
Dates	Qualifiers: 21 November – 5 December 2021 Main: 16 April – 2 May 2022
Teams	Qualifiers: 37 Main: 10
Final positions
Champions	Kerala (7th title)
Runner-up	West Bengal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	73
Goals scored	226 (3.1 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Jesin TK (Kerala) (9 goals)
Best player	Jijo Joseph (Kerala)
Best goalkeeper	Priyant Singh (West Bengal)

The 2021–22 Santosh Trophy was the 75th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the premier competition in India for teams representing their regional and state football associations.^[1] The last season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in India.

The main round of the tournament was held in Manjeri, and was contested by 10 teams divided into two groups.^[2]^[3] Kerala and West Bengal from Group A and Manipur and Karnataka from Group B reached the semi-finals, and eventually Kerala and West Bengal faced in the final. Kerala won their seventh title after defeating West Bengal in the penalties.

Qualification

The zonal qualifiers were contested by 37 teams representing the states and the union territories of India, including one representing the Indian Armed Forces. The teams were drawn into five zones (North, East, North-East, South and West) of two groups each. Only 2 teams (1 from each group) from each zone could qualify for the final round.

North

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SE	CH	UP	JK	HP
1	Services	4	4	0	0	10	0	+10	12	Final Round		—	—	2–0	—	3–0
2	Chandigarh (H)	4	1	2	1	3	3	0	5			0–2	—	0–0	—	—
3	Uttar Pradesh	4	1	2	1	2	3	−1	5			—	—	—	1–1	1–0
4	Jammu and Kashmir	4	1	2	1	5	7	−2	5			0–3	1–1	—	—	—
5	Himachal Pradesh	4	0	0	4	2	9	−7	0			—	0–2	—	2–3	—

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PU	DE	HA	UT
1	Punjab	3	3	0	0	14	0	+14	9	Final Round		—	1–0	2–0	—
2	Delhi (H)	3	2	0	1	15	2	+13	6			—	—	—	11–1
3	Haryana	3	1	0	2	6	6	0	3			—	0–4	—	6–0
4	Uttarakhand	3	0	0	3	1	28	−27	0			0–11	—	—	—

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

East

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		OD	JH	BH
1	Odisha (H)	2	1	1	0	6	1	+5	4	Final Round		—	—	5–0
2	Jharkhand	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4			1–1	—	—
3	Bihar	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7	0			—	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
(H) Hosts

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		WB	SK	CG
1	West Bengal (H)	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	6	Final Round		—	0–1	—
2	Sikkim	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	3			—	—	2–0
3	Chhattisgarh	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0			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
(H) Hosts

North-East

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ME	AP	AS
1	Meghalaya (H)	2	2	0	0	8	2	+6	6	Final Round		—	2–0	—
2	Arunachal Pradesh	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1			—	—	0–0
3	Assam	2	0	1	1	2	6	−4	1			2–6	—	—

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MA	MZ	NA	TR
1	Manipur (H)	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6	Final Round		—	1–0	3–0	0–2
2	Mizoram	3	2	0	1	2	1	+1	6			—	—	1–0	1–0
3	Nagaland	3	1	0	2	6	4	+2	3			—	—	—	—
4	Tripura	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5	3			—	—	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

South

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		KA	TN	TL	AP
1	Karnataka (H)	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	9	Final Round		—	4–0	—	1–0
2	Tamil Nadu	3	2	0	1	2	4	−2	6			—	—	—	1–0
3	Telangana	3	1	0	2	4	3	+1	3			0–2	0–1	—	4–0
4	Andhra Pradesh	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6	0			—	—	—	—

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		KE	PO	LK	AN
1	Kerala (H)	3	3	0	0	18	1	+17	9	Final Round		—	4–1	5–0	—
2	Pondicherry	3	1	1	1	10	5	+5	4			—	—	—	8–0
3	Lakshadweep	3	1	1	1	6	7	−1	4			—	1–1	—	—
4	Andaman and Nicobar	3	0	0	3	1	22	−21	0			0–9	—	1–5	—

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

West

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		GJ	GO	DN	DD
1	Gujarat (H)	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7	Final Round		—	—	0–0	2–1
2	Goa	3	2	0	1	7	1	+6	6			0–1	—	5–0	2–0
3	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	3	1	1	1	1	5	−4	4			—	—	—	—
4	Daman and Diu	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	0			—	—	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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		RJ	MH	MP
1	Rajasthan (H)	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4	Final Round		—	—	—
2	Maharashtra	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	3			0–1	—	—
3	Madhya Pradesh	2	0	1	1	2	5	−3	1			2–2	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

Draw

The official draw for the 75th edition of Santosh Trophy was held on 6 January 2022 at 15:00 IST in New Delhi with former India defender Gouramangi Singh assisting in the process.^[4] Ten teams who came through the qualifiers were drawn into two groups of five each for the main event beginning from 16 April. On 31 March the host of the event was announced to be Malappuram, Kerala, with the matches being held at Kottappadi Stadium and Payyanad Stadium.^[5]

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		KL	WB	PN	ME	RA
1	Kerala (H)	4	3	1	0	11	3	+8	10	Semi-finals		—	2–0	—	—	5–0
2	West Bengal	4	3	0	1	8	5	+3	9	Semi-finals		—	—	1–0	4–3	—
3	Punjab	4	2	0	2	6	3	+3	6			1–2	—	—	—	4–0
4	Meghalaya	4	1	1	2	8	9	−1	4			2–2	—	0–1	—	—
5	Rajasthan	4	0	0	4	2	15	−13	0			—	0–3	—	2–3	—

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MN	KA	OD	SE	GJ
1	Manipur	4	3	0	1	8	1	+7	9	Semi-finals		—	—	0–1	3–0	—
2	Karnataka	4	2	1	1	8	6	+2	7	Semi-finals		0–3	—	—	1–0	—
3	Odisha	4	2	1	1	7	7	0	7			—	3–3	—	—	3–2
4	Services	4	2	0	2	5	5	0	6			—	—	2–0	—	3–1
5	Gujarat	4	0	0	4	3	12	−9	0			0–2	0–4	—	—	—

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

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final

	28 April 2022

	Kerala	7
					2 May 2022
	Karnataka	3
					Kerala (p)	1 (5)
	29 April 2022
					West Bengal	1 (4)
	West Bengal	3

	Manipur	0

Semi-finals

28 April 2022

20:00 IST

Kerala	7–3	Karnataka
Jesin TK 35', 42', 45', 56', 74' Shigil 45+1' Arjun Jayaraj 61'	Report	Sudheer Kotikela 25' Kamalesh P 54' Solaimalai N 72'

Manjeri Payyanad Stadium

29 April 2022

20:00 IST

West Bengal	3–0	Manipur
Sujit Singh 2' Md Fardin Ali Molla 7' Dilip Oran 74'	Report

Manjeri Payyanad Stadium

Final

2 May 2022

20:00 IST

Kerala	1–1 (a.e.t.)	West Bengal
Safnad 116'	Report	Dilip Orawn 97'
Penalties
Sanju G. Bibin Ajayan Jijo Joseph Jesin TK Faslurahman Methukayil	5–4	Dilip Orawn Sajal Bag Bablu Oran Tanmoy Ghosh Priyant Singh

Manjeri Payyanad Stadium

Referee: Umesh Bora (India)

Statistics

Top goalscorer

Rank	Player	Team	Goal(s)
1	Jesin TK	Kerala	9
2	Sudheer Kotikela	Karnataka	8
3	Md. Fardin Ali Molla	West Bengal	6
3	Amarpreet Singh	Punjab	6
5	Chandra Muduli	Odisha	5
Source: AIFF

Prize money

Title	Amount
Hero of the tournament	₹25,000
Top scorer	₹25,000
Top goalkeeper	₹25,000
Champion	₹5,00,000
Runner-up	₹3,00,000

Awards

Award	Player	Team
Top Scorer of the Championship	Jesin TK	Kerala
Best Goalkeeper of the Championship	Priyant Singh	West Bengal
Hero of the Championship	Jijo Joseph	Kerala

References

↑ "Santosh Trophy: AIFF Announces Fixture for Santosh Trophy NFC Zonals". The Bridge. 26 October 2021.
↑ "Santosh Trophy: Platinum Jubilee Edition to be Held in Kerala From February 20". news18. 24 December 2021.
↑ "Santosh Trophy: Kerala to hold Final Round". The Bridge. 24 December 2021.
↑ "West Bengal, Kerala & Punjab drawn together in tantalizing group in 75th edition of Hero Santosh Trophy". All India Football Federation. 6 January 2022.
↑ "75th Santosh Trophy in Malappuram from April 16". The Times of India. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

External links

Santosh Trophy on the All India Football Federation website Archived 2019-01-12 at the Wayback Machine.

Santosh Trophy
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Qualifiers	1999–00 2008–09 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2021–22
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Finals	2017 2018 2019
Teams	Andaman and Nicobar Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chandigarh Chhattisgarh Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Ladakh Lakshadweep Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Pondicherry Punjab Railways Rajasthan Services Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal

2021–22 in Indian football

League competitions

First division	I-League Indian Super League Playoffs Final
Second division	I-League 2nd Division
State leagues	Assam Bihar Delhi Goa Jammu and Kashmir Karnataka Men's Women's Kerala Men's Women's Madhya Pradesh Manipur Meghalaya Sikkim Mizoram Maharashtra (Mumbai) Odisha (Men's Women's) Punjab Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Uttarakhand West Bengal Men's Women's
Women	Indian Women's League
Youth	Elite League

Cup competitions

Men	Santosh Trophy (State) Qualifiers Final Durand Cup Final IFA Shield
Women	Women's Championship (State)

Club seasons
I-League	Aizawl Kenkre Churchill Brothers Gokulam Kerala Indian Arrows Mohammedan NEROCA Punjab Rajasthan United Real Kashmir TRAU Sudeva Sreenidi Deccan
Indian Super League	ATK Mohun Bagan Bengaluru Chennaiyin East Bengal Goa Hyderabad Jamshedpur Kerala Blasters Mumbai City NorthEast United Odisha
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