2021–22 Santosh Trophy qualification

2021–22 Santosh Trophy qualification
Country	India
Teams	37
Matches played	52
Goals scored	158 (3.04 per match)
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The 2021–22 Santosh Trophy qualifiers was the qualifying round for the 2021–22 Santosh Trophy, the premier competition in India for teams representing their regional and state football associations.^[1]

North Zone[]

Group A[]

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

Source: [1]
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

21 November 2021	Services	3–0	Himachal Pradesh	Chandigarh
9:30	Ronaldo Singh 1', 42' Vivek Kumar 70'	Report		Stadium:

21 November 2021	Jammu and Kashmir	1–1	Chandigarh	Chandigarh
15:00	Shakir Ahmad Sheikh 7'	Report	37' Sunveer Singh	Stadium:

23 November 2021	Chandigarh	0–0	Uttar Pradesh	Chandigarh
9:30		Report		Stadium:

23 November 2021	Jammu and Kashmir	0–3	Services	Chandigarh
15:00		Report	4' Tongbram Krishnakanta Singh 19' Pintu Mahato 60' Vivek Kumar 90' Bhabindra Malla Thakuri	Stadium:

25 November 2021	Uttar Pradesh	1–1	Jammu and Kashmir	Chandigarh
9:30	Sunil Yadav 90+1'	Report	36'	Stadium:

25 November 2021	Himachal Pradesh	0–2	Chandigarh	Chandigarh
15:00		Report	11' Gaurav Negi 47' Shivam Pandey	Stadium:

27 November 2021	Himachal Pradesh	2–3	Jammu and Kashmir	Chandigarh
9:30	Hemant Thakur 40' Jaswinder Singh 80'	Report	3' Raja Musharaf 36' Shakir Ahmad Sheikh 57' Arun Nagial	Stadium:

27 November 2021	Services	2–0	Uttar Pradesh	Chandigarh
15:00	Vivek Kumar 65' Nikhil Sharma 90+4'	Report		Stadium:

29 November 2021	Uttar Pradesh	1–0	Himachal Pradesh	Chandigarh
9:30	Shishank Sahrawat 30'	Report		Stadium:

29 November 2021	Chandigarh	0–2	Services	Chandigarh
15:00		Report	60' Liton Shil 90+3' Kamardeep Singh	Stadium:

Group B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Punjab	3	3	0	14	0	+14	9	Advance to Final Round
2	Delhi (H)	3	2	1	15	2	+13	6
3	Haryana	3	1	2	6	6	0	3
4	Uttarakhand	3	0	3	1	28	−27	0

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2021. Source: [2]
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

1 December 2021	Delhi	11–1	Uttarakhand	New Delhi
9:30	Neeraj Bhandari 4' Jaideep Singh 12' Rahul Aswal 15' Karthik Panicker 19' Rishabh Dobriyal 20', 47' Dhruv Sharma 42', 45+2' Gaurav Chadha 54' Dishant Negi 81', 86'	Report	Anubhav Rawat 90+3'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)

1 December 2021	Punjab	2–0	Haryana	New Delhi
3:00	Amarpreet Singh 24' Tarun Slathia 66'	Report		Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)

3 December 2021	Haryana	0–4	Delhi	New Delhi
9:30		Report	1', 11' Jaideep Singh 13' Dhruv Sharma 65' Gaurav Chadha	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)

3 December 2021	Uttarakhand	0–11	Punjab	New Delhi
3:00		Report	11', 43', 54' Amarpreet Singh 15', 20', 42' Jashandeep Singh 37'Thangboileb Doungel 40' Mohd Asif 44' Manvir Singh 56', 65' Tarun Slathia	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)

5 December 2021	Haryana	6–0	Uttarakhand	New Delhi
9:30	Vinay 61' Gaurav Negi 68', 81', 90+4' Vikas Dalal 89' Nilesh Saini 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)

5 December 2021	Punjab	1–0	Delhi	New Delhi
3:00	Jashandeep Singh 62'	Report		Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)

East Zone[]

Group A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Odisha (H)	2	1	1	0	6	1	+5	4	Advance to Final Round
2	Jharkhand	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
3	Bihar	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7	0

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2021. Source: [3]
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

1 December 2021	Odisha	5–0	Bihar	Bhubaneswar
14:30	Chandra Muduli 7', 71' Sheikh Farid 37' Rudra Prasad Pradhan 56' Kartik Hanstal 85'	Report		Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

3 December 2021	Bihar	0–2	Jharkhand	Bhubaneswar
14:30		Report	61', 90+3' Nikhil Barla	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

5 December 2021	Jharkhand	1–1	Odisha	Bhubaneswar
14:00	Nikhil Barla 87'	Report	65' Raisen Tudu	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

Group B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	West Bengal (H)	2	2	0	3	0	+3	6	Advance to Final Round
2	Sikkim	2	1	1	2	1	+1	3
3	Chhattisgarh	2	0	2	0	4	−4	0

Source: [4]
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

21 November 2021	Chhattisgarh	0–2	West Bengal	Kalyani, West Bengal
14:30		Report	16' Mahitosh Roy 35' Md Fardin Ali	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium

23 November 2021	Sikkim	2–0	Chhattisgarh	Kalyani, West Bengal
14:30	Abhishek Rai 35' Bibek Bhutia 78'	Report		Stadium: Kalyani Stadium

25 November 2021	West Bengal	1–0	Sikkim	Kalyani, West Bengal
14:30	Dilip Orawn 43'	Report		Stadium: Kalyani Stadium

North-East Zone[]

Group A[]

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

Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2021. Source: [5]
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

28 November 2021	Assam	2–6	Meghalaya	Shillong
14:30	Milan Basumatary 27', 90+2'	Report	15', 50', 59' Dawanchwa Carlos Challam 30' (o.g.) Akrang Narzary 78' Maxderidoff Wahlang 80' Hardy Nongbri	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)

30 November 2021	Arunachal Pradesh	0–0	Assam	Shillong
14:30		Report		Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)

2 December 2021	Meghalaya	2–0	Arunachal Pradesh	Shillong
14:30	Sangti Janai Shianglong 87' Hardy Cliff Nongbri 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)

Group B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Manipur (H)	3	2	1	4	2	+2	6	Advance to Final Round
2	Mizoram	3	2	1	2	1	+1	6
3	Nagaland	3	1	2	6	4	+2	3
4	Tripura	3	1	2	2	7	−5	3

Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2021. Source: [6]
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

28 November 2021	Manipur	3–0	Nagaland	Imphal
9:30	Salam Johnson Singh 26', 56' Sudhir Laitonjam 53'	Report		Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium

28 November 2021	Mizoram	1–0	Tripura	Imphal
14:30	Lalhriatpuia 42'	Report		Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium

30 November 2021	Manipur	0–2	Tripura	Imphal
9:30		Report	42' Manajit Singh Barua 90+3' Bikash Tripura	Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium

30 November 2021	Mizoram	1–0	Nagaland	Imphal
14:30	Lalnuntluanga Bawitlung 44'	Report		Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium

2 December 2021	Tripura	0–6	Nagaland	Imphal
9:30		Report	8', 19', 34' Laiwang Bohham 25' Kakhevi Assumi 48' Visalie Mezhu 65' Pursunep	Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium

2 December 2021	Manipur	1–0	Mizoram	Imphal
14:30	Ng Bedeenpar Moyon 63'	Report		Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium

South Zone[]

Group A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Karnataka (H)	3	3	0	7	0	+7	9	Advance to Final Round
2	Tamil Nadu	3	2	1	2	4	−2	6
3	Telangana	3	1	2	4	3	+1	3
4	Andhra Pradesh	3	0	3	0	6	−6	0

Source: [7]
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

23 November 2021	Karnataka	4–0	Tamil Nadu	Bangalore
9:30	Sudheer Kotikela 41', 53', 75' Kamalesh P 11'	Report		Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium

23 November 2021	Telangana	4–0	Andhra Pradesh	Bangalore
15:00	Yousuf Ali 16' Mohammed Imaduddin 71', 90+3' P Joshua 87'	Report		Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium

25 November 2021	Karnataka	1–0	Andhra Pradesh	Bangalore
9:30	Kamalesh P 90'	Report		Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium

25 November 2021	Telangana	0–1	Tamil Nadu	Bangalore
15:00		Report	48' Vijay Nagappan	Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium

27 November 2021	Tamil Nadu	1–0	Andhra Pradesh	Bangalore
9:30	Senthamizhi S 39'	Report		Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium

27 November 2021	Telangana	0–2	Karnataka	Bangalore
15:00		Report	10' Solaimalai N 74' Bavu Nishad T P	Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium

Group B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kerala	3	3	0	0	18	1	+17	9	Advance to Final Round
2	Pondicherry	3	1	1	1	10	5	+5	4
3	Lakshadweep	3	1	1	1	6	7	−1	4
4	Andaman and Nicobar	3	0	0	3	1	22	−21	0

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2021. Source: [8]
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

1 December 2021	Kerala	5–0	Lakshadweep	Kochi
9:30	Nijo Gilbert 4' Jesin Tk Thonikkara 12' Mohammed Thanveer 37' (o.g.) Rajesh S 82' Arjun Jayaraj 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

1 December 2021	Pondicherry	8–0	Andaman and Nicobar	Kochi
15:00	John Maju 10' Alson 16', 65', 66' Sri Rajendra Prasad 45+2', 73' Raul Palin 68' Maria Vivek 87'	Report		Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

3 December 2021	Andaman and Nicobar	0–9	Kerala	Kochi
9:30		Report	39', 81' Nijo Gilbert 45+1', 45+2' Jesin TK 64' 70' Arjun Jayaraj 80', 90+3' Md Safnad 85' Salman Kalliyath	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

3 December 2021	Lakshadweep	1–1	Pondicherry	Kochi
15:00	Abdul Hashim 90+4'	Report	17' John Maju	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

5 December 2021	Andaman and Nicobar	1–5	Lakshadweep	Kochi
9:30	Y Shiju Raj 90+5'	Report	17' Abdul Hashim K P P 37', 45+1' Abdul Ameen 67' Sahil 82' Abul Hassan	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

5 December 2021	Kerala	4–1	Pondicherry	Kochi
15:00	Nijo Gilbert 21' Arjun Jayaraj 24' Noufal P.n 55' Bujair Valiyattu 57'	Report	39' Anson C Anto	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

West Zone[]

Group A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Gujarat (H)	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7	Advance to Final Round
2	Goa	3	2	0	1	7	1	+6	6
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

Source: [9]
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

24 November 2021	Gujarat	0–0	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Bhavnagar
9:30		Report		Stadium: Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University

24 November 2021	Goa	2–0	Daman and Diu	Bhavnagar
15:00	Calvin Rosario Baretto 32' Jovial Dias 55'	Report		Stadium: Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University

26 November 2021	Gujarat	2–1	Daman and Diu	Bhavnagar
9:30	Prabaldeep Khare 73' Jay Kanani 79'	Report	4' Zeeshan Akhter	Stadium: Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University

26 November 2021	Goa	5–0	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Bhavnagar
15:00	Umang Gaikwad 14' Suraj Hadkonkar 50', 88' Kunal Salgaonkar 80', 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University

28 November 2021	Daman and Diu	0–1	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Bhavnagar
9:30		Report	58' Vikas Payal	Stadium: Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University

28 November 2021	Goa	0–1	Gujarat	Bhavnagar
15:00		Report	32' Prabaldeep Khare	Stadium: Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University

Group B[]

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

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2021. Source: [10]
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

1 December 2021	Madhya Pradesh	2–2	Rajasthan	Jaipur
15:00	Arjun Singh Gautam 31' Sahil Rajak 65'	Report	Imran Khan 45+1', 75'	Stadium: Poornima University

3 December 2021	Madhya Pradesh	0–3	Maharashtra	Jaipur
15:00		Report	58' Advait 82' Sidharth Colaco 83' Aimar Adam	Stadium: Poornima University

5 December 2021	Maharashtra	0–1	Rajasthan	Jaipur
15:00		Report	90+1' Youraj Singh	Stadium: Poornima University

Statistics[]

As of 5 December 2021

Top goal scorers[]

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Amarpreet Singh	Punjab	4
	Nijo Gilbert	Kerala
	Jashandeep Singh	Punjab
2	Sudheer Kotikela	Karnataka	3
	Dawancha Carlos Challam	Meghalaya
	Vivek Kumar	Services
	Alson	Pondicherry
	Laiwang Bohhan	Nagaland
	Jesin TK	Kerala
	Jaideep Singh	Delhi
	Dhruv Sharma	Delhi
	Tarun Slathia	Punjab
	Gaurav Negi	Haryana
	Nikhil Barla	Jharkhand
	Arjun Jayaraj	Kerala

Broadcast[]

All matches of West Bengal is broadcast on R Plus News TV channel and Aajkaal Facebook page.

All matches of South Zone Group A and North Zone Group B is broadcast on Sportscast India YouTube channel.

References[]

^ "Santosh Trophy: AIFF Announces Fixture for Santosh Trophy NFC Zonals". The Bridge. 26 October 2021.

[1] "Santosh Trophy: AIFF Announces Fixture for Santosh Trophy NFC Zonals". The Bridge. 26 October 2021.

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