2022–23 Santosh Trophy

The 2022–23 Santosh Trophy was the 76th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the premier competition in India for senior men's football teams representing their respective states/union territories and government institutions.

2022–23 Santosh Trophy

Senior Men's National Football Championship
Tournament details
Country	India
Venue(s)	India (Group stage & Final round) Saudi Arabia (Knockouts)
Dates	Group stage: 23 December 2022 – 31 January 2023 Final round: 10 – 20 February 2023 Knockouts: 1 – 4 March 2023
Teams	36
Final positions
Champions	Karnataka (5th title)
Runners-up	Meghalaya
Tournament statistics
Matches played	120
Goals scored	416 (3.47 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Naro Hari Shrestha (West Bengal) Nijo Joseph (Kerala) (9 goals)
Awards
Best player	Robin Yadav (Karnataka)
Best goalkeeper	Rajat Paul Lyngdoh (Meghalaya)
← 2021–22 2023–24 → All statistics correct as of 19 February 2023.

Contrary to the recent seasons, this edition onwards the AIFF adopted a new format for the tournament that saw the removal of the qualification stage, thereby allowing all the state teams to participate in the group stage.^[1] This move taken in a way for promoting the sport in every region of the country. On 6 October 2022, the AIFF signed a MoU with the SAFF, which included an agreement to host the semi-finals, the 3rd place decider & the final in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.^[2]

Group stage

Main article: 2022–23 Santosh Trophy group stage

The group stage was contested by 36 teams representing the states and the union territories of India, wherein the teams were drawn into six groups.^[3][4] The six group winners, along with three best runner-up teams qualified for the final round along with Railways, Services and the host of the round.^[5]

Group I

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		DL	KA	GJ	UT	TR	LA
1	Delhi (H)	5	4	1	0	14	1	+13	13	Final round		—	—	4–0	2–1	—	—
2	Karnataka	5	4	0	1	21	5	+16	12			0–1	—	—	—	10–0	—
3	Gujarat	5	3	0	2	12	10	+2	9			—	1–5	—	3–1	—	—
4	Uttarakhand	5	1	1	3	6	10	−4	4			—	1–3	—	—	1–0	—
5	Tripura	5	1	1	3	2	18	−16	4			0–0	—	0–6	—	—	—
6	Ladakh	5	0	1	4	5	16	−11	1			0–7	2–3	0–2	2–2	1–2	—

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

Group II

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		KL	MZ	JK	BR	RJ	AP
1	Kerala (H)	5	5	0	0	24	2	+22	15	Final round		—	—	3–0	—	—	5–0
2	Mizoram	5	4	0	1	14	8	+6	12			1–5	—	—	—	4–0	—
3	Jammu and Kashmir	5	2	1	2	8	8	0	7			—	2–3	—	—	0–0	—
4	Bihar	5	1	1	3	6	10	−4	4			1–4	1–3	0–2	—	3–0	1–1
5	Rajasthan	5	1	1	3	1	14	−13	4			0–7	—	—	—	—	1–0
6	Andhra Pradesh	5	0	1	4	3	14	−11	1			—	0–3	2–4	—	—	—

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
(H) Hosts

Group III

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		GA	NL	AS	UP	AR	TN
1	Goa	5	3	2	0	8	3	+5	11	Final round		—	0–0	—	—	2–1	—
2	Nagaland	5	3	2	0	6	2	+4	11			—	—	3–1	—	—	1–0
3	Assam (H)	5	3	0	2	12	6	+6	9			0–1	—	—	—	4–1	—
4	Uttar Pradesh	5	2	1	2	6	6	0	7			2–2	0–1	0–2	—	2–0	2–1
5	Arunachal Pradesh	5	1	1	3	5	10	−5	4			—	1–1	—	—	—	2–1
6	Tamil Nadu	5	0	0	5	3	13	−10	0			0–3	—	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

Group IV

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		WB	MH	HR	CT	MP	DH
1	West Bengal	5	5	0	0	17	1	+16	15	Final round		—	—	—	2–0	5–0	—
2	Maharashtra (H)	5	4	0	1	13	3	+10	12			1–2	—	3–1	—	—	—
3	Haryana	5	3	0	2	9	8	+1	9			0–3	—	—	—	2–1	—
4	Chhattisgarh	5	1	1	3	5	7	−2	4			—	0–1	1–2	—	—	—
5	Madhya Pradesh	5	1	1	3	5	13	−8	4			—	0–4	—	2–2	—	—
6	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	5	0	0	5	0	17	−17	0			0–5	0–4	0–4	0–2	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

Group V

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ML	OD	SK	TG	PY	AN
1	Meghalaya	5	3	2	0	17	2	+15	11	Final round		—	2–2	0–0	1–0	—	—
2	Odisha (H)	5	3	1	1	17	3	+14	10			—	—	3–0	—	5–0	7–0
3	Sikkim	5	3	1	1	8	5	+3	10			—	—	—	3–0	2–1	—
4	Telangana	5	3	0	2	11	5	+6	9			—	1–0	—	—	5–1	—
5	Pondicherry	5	0	1	4	3	18	−15	1			0–5	—	—	—	—	1–1
6	Andaman and Nicobar	5	0	1	4	2	25	−23	1			0–9	—	1–3	0–5	—	—

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

Group VI

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PB	MN	CH	JH	LD	HP
1	Punjab	5	4	1	0	11	1	+10	13	Final round		—	—	1–1	—	—	5–0
2	Manipur (H)	5	4	0	1	16	6	+10	12			0–1	—	—	5–1	—	—
3	Chandigarh	5	2	1	2	10	6	+4	7			—	1–3	—	—	—	5–0
4	Jharkhand	5	2	0	3	6	11	−5	6			0–1	—	1–0	—	—	—
5	Lakshadweep	5	1	0	4	7	13	−6	3			0–3	1–3	1–3	4–2	—	1–2
6	Himachal Pradesh	5	1	0	4	5	18	−13	3			—	2–5	—	2–1	—	—

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

Ranking of runner-up teams

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	I	Karnataka	5	4	0	1	21	5	+16	12	Final round
2	VI	Manipur	5	4	0	1	16	6	+10	12
3	IV	Maharashtra	5	4	0	1	13	3	+10	12
4	II	Mizoram	5	4	0	1	14	8	+6	12
5	III	Nagaland	5	3	2	0	6	2	+4	11
6	V	Odisha[a]	5	3	1	1	17	3	+14	10	Final round

Source: AIFF
Notes:

1. Odisha directly qualified for the Final round after being declared as the host of the round.

Draw

The official draw for the 76th edition of Santosh Trophy was held on 19 January 2023 at the AIFF headquarters- the Football House, in New Delhi with AIFF Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran assisting in the process.^[6] Nine teams who came through the qualifiers along with Services, Railways and the host of the final round - Odisha, were drawn into two groups of six each for the round beginning from 10 February.^[7][8] The host venue of the event was announced to be Bhubaneswar.

Final round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PB	KA	KL	MH	OD	GA
1	Punjab	5	3	2	0	12	8	+4	11	Semi-finals		—	—	—	4–3	—	3–1
2	Karnataka	5	2	3	0	10	7	+3	9			2–2	—	—	—	2–2	2–0
3	Kerala	5	2	2	1	9	8	+1	8			1–1	0–1	—	4–4	—	—
4	Maharashtra	5	1	3	1	13	12	+1	6			—	3–3	—	—	1–1	—
5	Odisha (H)	5	1	2	2	8	7	+1	5			1–2	—	0–1	—	—	—
6	Goa	5	0	0	5	4	14	−10	0			—	—	2–3	0–2	1–4	—

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
(H) Hosts

Goa	2–3	Kerala
Mahammed Faheez 60', 73'	Report	Nijo Gilbert 27' Riswanali Edakkavil 57' Asif O M 90+1'

10 February 2023

09:00

Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar

Maharashtra	1–1	Odisha
Armash Nasir Ansari 57'	Report	Chandra Muduli 83'

10 February 2023

15:00

Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar

Punjab	2–2	Karnataka
Kamaldeep 65' Bipul Kala 69'	Report	Kamalesh P 82' Robin Yadav 90+3'

10 February 2023

15:00

OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar

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Kerala	0–1	Karnataka
	Report	Abhishekh Shankar Powar 20'

12 February 2023

09:00

OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar

Punjab	4–3	Maharashtra
Kamaldeep 21' Jaginder Singh 53' Rohit Sheikh 71' Parmjit Singh 90+1'	Report	Armash Nasir Ansari 39' Himanshu Patil 65' Pavan Vijay Mali 69'

12 February 2023

15:00

OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar

Goa	1–4	Odisha
Mahammed Faheez 45+1' (pen.)	Report	Bikash Kumar Sahoo 11' Chandra Mohan Murmu 28' Rahul Mukhi 79' Anand Oram 90+6'

12 February 2023

15:00

Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar

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Karnataka	2–0	Goa
Jacob John Kattookaren 33' Abhishekh Shankar Powar 50'	Report

14 February 2023

09:00

Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar

Odisha	1–2	Punjab
Anand Oram 90+3'	Report	Jang Bahadur Singh 75' Kamaldeep 82'

14 February 2023

15:00

Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar

Kerala	4–4	Maharashtra
Vishak Mohanan 38' Nijo Gilbert 66' Arjun V 70' John Paul Jose 77'	Report	Sufiyan Shaikh 17' Himanshu Patil 20' Sumit Rajendrasingh Bhandari 34' Tejas Raut 42'

14 February 2023

15:00

Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar

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Maharashtra	3–3	Karnataka
Johnson Joseph Mathews 14' Armash Nasir Ansari 55', 60'	Report	Robin Yadav 45+4' Ankith P 61' Shajan Franklin 90+11'

17 February 2023

09:00

OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar

Odisha	0–1	Kerala
	Report	Nijo Gilbert 16'

17 February 2023

15:00

Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar

Punjab	3–1	Goa
Nickson Castanha 20' (o.g.) Rohit Sheikh 74', 80'	Report	Clencio Pinto 88'

17 February 2023

15:00

OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar

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Goa	0–2	Maharashtra
	Report	Himanshu Patil 5', 89'

19 February 2023

09:00

Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar

Karnataka	2–2	Odisha
M Sunil Kumar 17' Shajan Franklin 50'	Report	Prabin Tigga 21' Chandra Muduli 35'

19 February 2023

15:00

Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar

Kerala	1–1	Punjab
Vishak Mohanan 24'	Report	Rohit Sheikh 34'

19 February 2023

15:00

OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SV	ML	RL	MN	DL	WB
1	Services	5	4	1	0	12	2	+10	13	Semi-finals		—	—	4–0	—	1–1	—
2	Meghalaya	5	3	1	1	8	4	+4	10			0–2	—	—	1–0	5–1	—
3	Railways	5	2	1	2	3	8	−5	7			—	0–0	—	—	—	1–0
4	Manipur	5	2	0	3	8	8	0	6			0–3	—	4–1	—	—	—
5	Delhi	5	1	2	2	6	9	−3	5			—	—	0–1	2–0	—	2–2
6	West Bengal	5	0	1	4	5	11	−6	1			1–2	1–2	—	1–4	—	—

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

Delhi	2–2	West Bengal
Neeraj Bhandari 8' Gaurav Rawat 72'	Report	Naro Hari Shrestha 50', 61'

11 February 2023

09:00

OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar

Manipur	4–1	Railways
Ngangbam Naocha Singh 56', 69', 73' Yami Longvah 90+2'	Report	Ramakrishnan R 72'

11 February 2023

15:00

OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar

Meghalaya	0–2	Services
	Report	Sunil B 28' Moirangthem Ronaldo Singh 45+1'

11 February 2023

15:00

Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar

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West Bengal	1–2	Services
Naro Hari Shrestha 14'	Report	P Christopher Kamei 41' Bikash Thapa 82'

13 February 2023

09:00

Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar

Meghalaya	1–0	Manipur
Brolington Warlarpih 62'	Report

13 February 2023

15:00

Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar

Delhi	0–1	Railways
	Report	Nuruddin 45+3'

13 February 2023

15:00

Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar

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Services	1–1	Delhi
P Christopher Kamei 21'	Report	Shafeel PP 90+3' (o.g.)

15 February 2023

09:00

OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar

Railways	0–0	Meghalaya
	Report

15 February 2023

15:00

OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar

West Bengal	1–4	Manipur
Souvik Kar 54'	Report	Pangambam Naoba Meitei 11' Singam Subash Singh 37' Biswajit Hembrom 81' (o.g.) Ngangbam Naocha Singh 90+4'

15 February 2023

19:30

Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar

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Manipur	0–3	Services
	Report	Liton Shil 5' Sunil B 14' Bikash Thapa 16'

18 February 2023

09:00

OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar

Railways	1–0	West Bengal
Biswajit Hembrom 85' (o.g.)	Report

18 February 2023

15:00

OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar

Meghalaya	5–1	Delhi
Donlad Diengdoh 17', 57' Ronaldkydon Lyngdoh Nonglait 39', 90+7' Everbrightson Sana Mylliempdah 90+4'	Report	Ajay Singh 90'

18 February 2023

15:00

Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar

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Services	4–0	Railways
Oinam Gautam Singh 32', 49' Adersh Mattummal 34', 65'	Report

20 February 2023

09:00

Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar

Delhi	2–0	Manipur
Ajay Singh 18', 45+1'	Report

20 February 2023

15:00

Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar

West Bengal	1–2	Meghalaya
Sougata Hansda 36'	Report	Allen Camper Lyngdoh Nongbri 44' Nikelson Bina 45+3'

20 February 2023

09:00

OFA 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	1 March 2023 - Riyadh
	Punjab	1
					4 March 2023 - Riyadh
	Meghalaya	2
					Meghalaya	2
	1 March 2023 - Riyadh
					Karnataka	3
	Karnataka	3
	Services	1
					Third place
					4 March 2023 - Riyadh
					Punjab	0
					Services	2

Semi-finals

Punjab	1–2	Meghalaya
Parmjit Singh 16'	Report	Figo Syndai 37' Sheen Stevenson Sohktung 90+1'

1 March 2023

17:30 IST

King Fahd International Stadium

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Services	1–3	Karnataka
Bikash Thapa 40'	Report	Robin Yadav 43' Ankith P 45' M Sunil Kumar 77'

1 March 2023

21:00 IST

King Fahd International Stadium

Third place

Punjab	0–2	Services
	Report	Shafeel Pp 7' P Christopher Kamei 60'

4 March 2023

18:00 IST

King Fahd International Stadium

Final

Meghalaya	2–3	Karnataka
Brolington Warlarpih 9' (pen.) Sheen Stevenson Sohktung 60'	Report	M Sunil Kumar 2' Bekey Oram 19' Robin Yadav 44'

4 March 2023

21:00 IST

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Statistics

Rank	Player	Team	Goal(s)
1	Naro Hari Shrestha	West Bengal	9
	Nijo Gilbert	Kerala
3	Robin Yadav	Karnataka	6
	Arif Shaikh	Maharashtra
	Ajay Singh	Delhi
Source: AIFF

Awards

Award	Player	Team
Top Scorer of the Championship	Naro Hari Shrestha	West Bengal
	Nijo Gilbert	Kerala
Best Goalkeeper of the Championship	Rajat Paul Lyngdoh	Meghalaya
Hero of the Championship	Robin Yadav	Karnataka

See also

• 2023 National Beach Soccer Championship
• 2022–23 Futsal Club Championship