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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 Malappuram, 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[edit]

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[edit]

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) Host
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) Host

East[edit]

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) Host
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) Host

North-East[edit]

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) Host
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) Host

South[edit]

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) Host
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) Host

West[edit]

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) Host
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) Host

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[edit]

Group A[edit]

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 — — 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) Host

Group B[edit]

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 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[edit]

Bracket[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

Final[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Top goalscorer[edit]

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

Prize money[edit]

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
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

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