AIFF Draw Sets 12-Team Santosh Trophy Final Round in Assam for Jan. 21

The tournament features two groups of six with knockout dates set for early February.

Overview

The AIFF conducted the Final Round draw at Football House in New Delhi on January 1.
Matches will be played in Dhakuakhana and Silapathar, Assam, beginning January 21.
Group A features Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Nagaland and Rajasthan.
Group B features Kerala, Services, Punjab, Odisha, Railways and Meghalaya.
The top four in each group advance to quarter-finals on February 2–3, then semi-finals on February 5 and the final on February 8; Assam entered as host while West Bengal and Kerala qualified automatically from last season.