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.