2018–19 Santosh Trophy qualification

The 2019 Santosh Trophy qualifiers was the qualifying round for the 73rd edition of the Santosh Trophy, the premier competition in India for teams representing their regional and state football associations.^[1]

2019 Santosh Trophy qualification

Tournament details
Country	India
Teams	35
Tournament statistics
Matches played	45
Goals scored	119 (2.64 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	(6 Goals) Pavan Ramanuj (Gujarat)
← 2017–18 2021–22 2019–20 → All statistics correct as of 16 February 2019.

East Zone

The East Zone matches of the Santosh Trophy qualifiers started on 2 February 2019 in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Odisha	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6	Advance to Final Round
2	Chhattisgarh	2	1	0	1	2	4	−2	3
3	Jharkhand	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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

Jharkhand v Chhattisgarh

2 February 2019	Jharkhand	1–2	Chhattisgarh	Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
15:00 IST	Shamim Hussain 22'	Report	Somnath 73', 86'	Stadium: Pant Stadium

Jharkhand v Odisha

4 February 2019	Jharkhand	1–2	Odisha	Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
15:00 IST	Krishnkant Prapat 68'	Report	Arjun Nayak 13' Arbin Lakra 52'	Stadium: Pant Stadium

Odisha v Chhattisgarh

6 February 2019	Odisha	3–0	Chhattisgarh	Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
15:00 IST	Arbin Lakra 31', 45' Arjun Nayak 82'			Stadium: Pant Stadium

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sikkim	2	1	1	0	5	2	+3	4	Advance to Final Round
2	West Bengal	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
3	Bihar	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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

West Bengal v Bihar

3 February 2019	West Bengal	1–0	Bihar	Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
15:00 IST	Hira Mondal 3'			Stadium: Pant Stadium

Bihar v Sikkim

5 February 2019	Bihar	1–4	Sikkim	Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
15:00 IST	Arif Khan		Kunal Tamang Asish Chetri Bibek Bhutia Sanjay Rai	Stadium: Pant Stadium

Sikkim v West Bengal

7 February 2019	Sikkim	1–1	West Bengal	Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
15:00 IST	Sonam Bhutia 12' (pen.)		Arijeet Singh 40'	Stadium: Pant Stadium

South Zone

The South Zone matches of the Santosh Trophy qualifiers started on 3 February 2019 in Neyveli, Tamil Nadu.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Karnataka	2	1	1	0	6	1	+5	4	Advance to Final Round
2	Tamil Nadu	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
3	Andhra Pradesh	2	0	1	1	1	6	−5	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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

Tamil Nadu v Andhra Pradesh

3 February 2019	Tamil Nadu	1–1	Andhra Pradesh	Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ground, Tamil Nadu
15:00 IST	T. Vijay 63'	Report	G.Manjunath 12' (pen.)

Andhra Pradesh v Karnataka

5 February 2019	Andhra Pradesh	0–5	Karnataka	Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ground, Tamil Nadu
15:00 IST			Leon Augustine 32' Sunil Kumar 73' Manvir Singh 83' P.P. Shafeel 90+1' Nikhil Raj 90+3'

Tamil Nadu v Karnataka

7 February 2019	Tamil Nadu	1–1	Karnataka	Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ground, Tamil Nadu
15:00 IST	N. Solaimailai 74'		A. S. Ashik 39'

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Services	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6	Advance to Final Round
2	Telangana	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
3	Kerala	3	0	2	1	0	1	−1	2
4	Pondicherry	3	0	2	1	0	3	−3	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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

Kerala v Telangana

4 February 2019	Kerala	0–0	Telangana	Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ground, Tamil Nadu
9:00 IST		Report

Services v Pondicherry

4 February 2019	Services	3–0	Pondicherry	Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ground, Tamil Nadu
16:00 IST	R. Sudhakaran 42' (o.g.) N. Herojit Singh 67' Mohammed Danish 68'	Report

Pondicherry v Kerala

6 February 2019	Pondicherry	0–0	Kerala	Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ground, Tamil Nadu
9:00 IST

Telangana v Services

6 February 2019	Telangana	2–1	Services	Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ground, Tamil Nadu
16:00 IST	Shaun Campbell 7' Shafique Mohammed 45'		Hari Krishna 89'

Telangana v Pondicherry

8 February 2019	Telangana	0–0	Pondicherry	Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ground, Tamil Nadu
9:00 IST

Services v Kerala

8 February 2019	Services	1–0	Kerala	Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ground, Tamil Nadu
16:00 IST	Vikas Thapa 63'

West Zone

The West Zone matches of the Santosh Trophy qualifiers started on 7 February 2019 in Solapur, Maharashtra.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Goa	3	2	1	0	5	0	+5	7	Advance to Final Round
2	Madhya Pradesh	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	6
3	Daman and Diu	3	0	2	1	0	2	−2	2
4	Lakshadweep	3	0	1	2	0	5	−5	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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

Goa v Daman and Diu

7 February 2019	Goa	0–0	Daman and Diu	Indira Gandhi Stadium, Solapur, Maharashtra
9:30

Madhya Pradesh v Lakshadweep

7 February 2019	Madhya Pradesh	1–0	Lakshadweep	Indira Gandhi Stadium, Solapur, Maharashtra
15:00	Baldhir Tigga 29'

Daman and Diu v Madhya Pradesh

9 February 2019	Daman and Diu	0–2	Madhya Pradesh	Indira Gandhi Stadium, Solapur, Maharashtra
9:00			Baldhir Tigga 72' Akash Bharbar 83'

Goa v Lakshadweep

9 February 2019	Goa	4–0	Lakshadweep	Indira Gandhi Stadium, Solapur, Maharashtra
15:30	Joaquim Abranches 8', 73' Lalawmpuia 11', 65'

Daman and Diu v Lakshadweep

11 February 2019	Daman and Diu	0–0	Lakshadweep	Indira Gandhi Stadium, Solapur, Maharashtra
9:00

Goa v Madhya Pradesh

11 February 2019	Goa	1–0	Madhya Pradesh	Indira Gandhi Stadium, Solapur, Maharashtra
15:300	Joaquim Abranches 23'

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Maharashtra	3	3	0	0	15	1	+14	9	Advance to Final Round
2	Gujarat	3	2	0	1	17	4	+13	6
3	Rajasthan	3	1	0	2	4	8	−4	3
4	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	3	0	0	3	1	24	−23	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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

Gujarat v Maharashtra

8 February 2019	Gujarat	1–4	Maharashtra	Indira Gandhi Stadium, Solapur, Maharashtra
9:00	Musamiyan Syed 65'		Arif Shaikh 7' (pen.) Mrunal Tandel 10' Lineker Machado 46' Rohan Shukla 56'

Rajasthan v Dadra and Nagar Haveli

8 February 2019	Rajasthan	4–1	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Indira Gandhi Stadium, Solapur, Maharashtra
15:30	Karandev 22' Vishal Goutam 26' Himanshu Rao 81', 93'		Kuldip Vatra 41'

Rajasthan v Gujarat

10 February 2019	Rajasthan	0–6	Gujarat	Indira Gandhi Stadium, Solapur, Maharashtra
9:00			Musamiyan Syed 15', 83' Aditya Jha 52', 54' Pavan Ramanuj 70' Arjun Chaudhary 90+2'

Dadra and Nagar Haveli v Maharashtra

10 February 2019	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	0–10	Maharashtra	Indira Gandhi Stadium, Solapur, Maharashtra
15:30			Sanket Salokhe 18' Arif Shaikh Mrunal Tandel Lineker Machado Rohan Shukla Vinodkumar Pandey

Gujarat v Dadra and Nagar Haveli

12 February 2019	Gujarat	10–0	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Indira Gandhi Stadium, Solapur, Maharashtra
9:00	Pavan Ramanuj 6', 10', 34', 41', 48' Aditya Jha 14', 65' Musamiyan Syed 68' Nitin Singh Francis Barbosa 69' (o.g.)

Rajasthan v Maharashtra

12 February 2019	Rajasthan	0–1	Maharashtra	Indira Gandhi Stadium, Solapur, Maharashtra
15:30			Dhruwesh Nijap 67'

North Zone

The North Zone matches of the Santosh Trophy qualifiers started on 11 February 2019 in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir.^[2]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Punjab	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9	Advance to Final Round
2	Uttar Pradesh	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
3	Himachal Pradesh	3	1	0	2	4	2	+2	3
4	Haryana	3	0	1	2	1	7	−6	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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

Punjab v Haryana

12 February 2019	Punjab	3–1	Haryana	Katra, Jammu and Kashmir
10:00	Paramjit Singh 51' Jaspreet Singh 68', 82'		Parveen Dhull 65'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Lanthoiba Pheirojam

Himachal Pradesh v Uttar Pradesh

12 February 2019	Himachal Pradesh	0–1	Uttar Pradesh	Shrine Board Complex, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir
14:00			Ankur Kumar Sharma 82'

Haryana v Uttar Pradesh

14 February 2019	Haryana	0–0	Uttar Pradesh	Katra, Jammu and Kashmir
10:00

Himachal Pradesh v Punjab

14 February 2019	Himachal Pradesh	0–1	Punjab	Shrine Board Complex, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir
14:00			Harpal Singh 37' (pen.)

Himachal Pradesh v Haryana

16 February 2019	Himachal Pradesh	4–0	Haryana	Katra, Jammu and Kashmir
10:00	Bhemant 15' Nikhil 45' Mohit 73' Mukesh 90'

Uttar Pradesh v Punjab

16 February 2019	Uttar Pradesh	0–1	Punjab	Shrine Board Complex, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir
14:00			Sukhpreet Singh 76' (pen.)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Delhi	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9	Advance to Final Round
2	Jammu and Kashmir	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
3	Chandigarh	3	1	0	2	4	3	+1	3
4	Uttarakhand	3	0	0	3	3	9	−6	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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

Delhi v Chandigarh

11 February 2019	Delhi	1–0	Chandigarh	Katra, Jammu and Kashmir
10:00	Nitesh Chikara 38'			Attendance: 200 Referee: James Joy

Jammu & Kashmir v Uttarakhand

11 February 2019	Jammu & Kashmir	3–1	Uttarakhand	Shrine Board Complex, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir
14:00	Goutan Mehra 24' Shakir Ahmad 83' (pen.) Aakif Javed 87'		Vishal Nagarkoti 7'	Attendance: 1000 Referee: Nripen Halder

Jammu & Kashmir v Delhi

13 February 2019	Jammu & Kashmir	0–2	Delhi	Katra, Jammu and Kashmir
10:00			Tushar Chaudhary 13' Vivek Gulati 39' (o.g.)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Animesh Biswas

Chandigarh v Uttarakhand

13 February 2019	Chandigarh	4–1	Uttarakhand	Shrine Board Complex, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir
14:00	Amit Kumar 47', 73' Ravinder Singh 54' Gaurav Negi 86'		Chirag Negi 49'

Uttarakhand v Delhi

15 February 2019	Uttarakhand	1–2	Delhi	Katra, Jammu and Kashmir
10:00	90'		Adhikari 26' Kushant Chauhan 86'

Chandigarh v Jammu & Kashmir

15 February 2019	Chandigarh	0–1	Jammu & Kashmir	Shrine Board Complex, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir
14:00			Asif Ashraf 47'

North-East Zone

The North-East Zone matches of the Santosh Trophy qualifiers started on 11 February 2019 in Aizawl, Mizoram.^[3]

In Group B, Nagaland withdrew just before the qualifiers after they failed to register players in Centralised Registration System.^[4]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Meghalaya	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	6	Advance to Final Round
2	Mizoram	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	3
3	Tripura	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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

Meghalaya v Tripura

11 February 2019	Meghalaya	3–0	Tripura	Lammual, Aizawl, Mizoram
14:00	Donald Diengdoh 11', 53' Brolington Warlarpih 42'

Mizoram v Tripura

13 February 2019	Mizoram	3–0	Tripura	Lammual, Aizawl, Mizoram
14:00	Ramhlunchhunga 16', 60' MC Malsawmzuala 50' (pen.)

Mizoram v Meghalaya

15 February 2019	Mizoram	0–1	Meghalaya	Lammual, Aizawl, Mizoram
14:00			Kynsaiborlang Lhuid 30'

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Assam	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	6	Advance to Final Round
2	Manipur	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
3	Arunachal Pradesh	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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

Arunachal Pradesh v Manipur

12 February 2019	Arunachal Pradesh	0–1	Manipur	Lammual, Aizawl, Mizoram
14:00			Wahengbam Angousana Luaang 72' (pen.)

Arunachal Pradesh v Assam

14 February 2019	Arunachal Pradesh	1–2	Assam	Lammual, Aizawl, Mizoram
14:00	Tarh Dolu 21'		Bishnu Bordoloi 55' Akrang Narzary 76'

Assam v Manipur

16 February 2019	Assam	2–1	Manipur	Lammual, Aizawl, Mizoram
14:00	Milan Basumatary 57' (pen.) Bishnu Bordoloi 90+3'		Ginminthang Hangsing 42'

Goalscorers

As of 16 February 2019

6 Goals

• Pavan Ramanuj (Gujarat)

4 Goals

• Sanket Salokhe (Maharashtra)
• Aditya Jha (Gujarat)
• Musamiyan Syed (Gujarat)

3 Goals

• Joaquim Abranches (Goa)
• Arif Shaikh (Maharashtra)
• Arbin Lakra (Odisha)

2 Goals

• Bishnu Bordoloi (Assam)
• Ravinder Singh (Chandigarh)
• Somnath (Chhattisgarh)
• Lalawmpuia (Goa)
• Baldhir Tigga (Madhya Pradesh)
• Lineker Machado (Maharashtra)
• Mrunal Tandel (Maharashtra)
• Rohan Shukla (Maharashtra)
• Donald Diengdoh (Meghalaya)
• Ramhlunchhunga (Mizoram)
• Arjun Nayak (Odisha)
• Jaspreet Singh (Punjab)
• Himanshu Rao (Rajasthan)

1 Goal

• G.Manjunath (Andhra Pradesh)
• Tarh Dolu (Arunachal Pradesh)
• Akrang Narzary (Assam)
• Milan Basumatary (Assam)
• Arif Khan (Bihar)
• Amit Kumar (Chandigarh)
• Gaurav Negi (Chandigarh)
• Kuldip Vatra (Dadra & Nagar Haveli)
• Ayush Adhikari (Delhi)
• Kushant Chauhan (Delhi)
• Nitesh Chikara (Delhi)
• Tushar Chaudhary (Delhi)
• Arjun Chaudhary (Gujarat)
• Nitin Singh (Gujarat)
• Parveen Dhull (Haryana)
• Bhemant (Himachal Pradesh)
• Mohit (Himachal Pradesh)
• Mukesh (Himachal Pradesh)
• Nikhil (Himachal Pradesh)
• Aakif Javed (Jammu & Kashmir)
• Asif Ashraf (Jammu & Kashmir)
• Goutam Mehra (Jammu & Kashmir)
• Shakir Ahmad (Jammu & Kashmir)
• Krishnakant Prapat (Jharkhand)
• Shamim Hussain (Jharkhand)
• A. S. Ashik (Karnataka)
• Leon Augustine (Karnataka)
• Manvir Singh (Karnataka)
• Nikhil Raj (Karnataka)
• P. P. Shafeel (Karnataka)
• Sunil Kumar (Karnataka)
• Akash Bharbar (Madhya Pradesh)
• Dhruwesh Nijap (Maharashtra)
• Vinodkumar Pandey (Maharashtra)
• Ginminthang Hangsing (Manipur)
• Wahengbam Angousana Lupang (Manipur)
• Brolington Warlarpih (Meghalaya)
• MC Malsawmzuala (Mizoram)
• Harpal Singh (Punjab)
• Paramjit Singh (Punjab)
• Sukhpreet Singh (Punjab)
• Karandev (Rajasthan)
• Vishal Goutam (Rajasthan)
• Hari Krishna (Services)
• N. Herojit Singh (Services)
• Mohammed Danish (Services)
• Vikas Thapa (Services)
• Ashish Chettri (Sikkim)
• Bibek Bhutia (Sikkim)
• Kunal Tamang (Sikkim)
• Sanjay Rai (Sikkim)
• Sonam Bhutia (Sikkim)
• N. Solaimalai (Tamil Nadu)
• T. Vijay (Tamil Nadu)
• Shaun Campbell (Telangana)
• Shafique Mohammed (Telangana)
• Chirag Negi (Uttarakhand)
• Vishal Nagarkoti (Uttarakhand)
• Ankur Kumar Sharma (Uttar Pradesh)
• Arijeet Singh (West Bengal)
• Hira Mondal (West Bengal)

Notable players

Position	Player	Team
MF	Milan Basumatary	Assam
MF	Ravinder Singh	Chandigarh
DF	Nirmal Chettri	Daman & Diu
DF	Sonu Beniwal	Delhi
GK	Tyson Caiado	Goa
DF	Joseph Clemente	Goa
DF	Meldon D'Silva	Goa
DF	Peter Carvalho	Goa
MF	Glan Martins	Goa
MF	Velito Cruz	Goa
FW	Joaquim Abranches	Goa
DF	Prashanth Kalinga	Karnataka
DF	Naorem Roshan Singh	Karnataka
MF	Gunashekar Vignesh	Karnataka
GK	Midhun V	Kerala
MF	Arif Shaikh	Maharashtra
MF	Lineker Machado	Maharashtra
DF	Naorem James Singh	Manipur
DF	Samuel Shadap	Meghalaya
GK	Zothanmawia	Mizoram
DF	Imanuel Lalthazuala	Mizoram
DF	Ashish Chettri	Sikkim
MF	Sonam Bhutia	Sikkim
DF	Avinabo Bag	West Bengal
DF	Koushik Sarkar	West Bengal
MF	Dipendu Dowary	West Bengal
FW	Naro Hari Shrestha	West Bengal