2022–23 Santosh Trophy group stage explained

The 2022–23 Santosh Trophy group stage was contested by a total of 36 teams from 23 December 2022 to 31 January 2023, to decide the remaining 9 places in the Final round of the tournament.[1]

Schedule

MatchdayDates
Group IGroup IIGroup IIIGroup IVGroup VGroup VI
Matchday 123 December 202226, 27 December 202228 December 20227 January 202324 December 202222 January 2023
Matchday 225 December 202229, 30 December 202230 December 20229 January 202326 December 202224 January 2023
Matchday 327 December 20221, 2 January 20231 January 202311 January 202328 December 202227 January 2023
Matchday 429 December 20224, 5 January 20233 January 202313 January 202330 December 202229 January 2023
Matchday 531 December 20227, 8 January 20235 January 202315 January 20231 January 202331 January 2023

Centralised venues

On 25 November 2022, the AIFF announced the venues for Groups I, II and V.[2] The venue for Group III and IV was confirmed on 28 and 29 November respectively.[3] [4] The final group venue was confirmed on 7 December.[5]

Group I

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Group II

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Group III

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Group IV

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Group V

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Group VI

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Ranking of second-placed teams

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerStateGoals
1Naro Hari ShresthaWest Bengal6
Arif ShaikhMaharashtra
Nijo GilbertKerala
2Rasiq Ahmed KhanTelangana5
Robi HansdaWest Bengal
Jay Kanani Gujarat
3Everbrightson Sana MylliempdahMeghalaya4
Naresh BagyanathanKerala
Mahip AdhikariDelhi
Jaideep SinghDelhi
Mohammed Shareef P Lakshadweep

Clean sheets

RankPlayerStateClean sheets
1Suraj MallickDelhi4
Rajat Paul LyngdohMeghalaya
2Neithovilie ChalieuNagaland3
Harpreet SinghPunjab

Hat-tricks

RankPlayerStateHat-tricks
1Rasiq Ahmed KhanTelangana1 (vs Pondicherry)
Jaideep Singh Delhi1 (vs Ladakh)
Jay KananiGujarat1 (vs Tripura)
Mahip AdhikariDelhi1 (vs Gujarat)
Everbrighton Sana MylliempdahMeghalaya1 (vs Andaman and Nicobar)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 76th Hero Sr Men’s NFC for Santosh Trophy, Hero Sr Women’s NFC to be conducted in new formats . 2022-11-12 . www.the-aiff.com.
  2. Web site: Three venues for 76th National Football Championship for Hero Santosh Trophy 2022-23 group stage decided. 2022-11-25 . www.the-aiff.com.
  3. Web site: Assam finalised for Group III matches (group stage) for Hero Santosh Trophy 2022-23. 2022-11-28 . www.the-aiff.com.
  4. Web site: Maharashtra will host Group IV matches (group stage) for Hero Santosh Trophy 2022-23. 2022-11-29 . www.the-aiff.com.
  5. Web site: Manipur to host Group VI matches in 76th NFC for Hero Santosh Trophy 2022-23 . www.the-aiff.com . 14 January 2023.

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