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75th National Football Championship For Santosh Trophy To Be Held In Malappuram From April 16
Kolkata, March 31 : India’s supreme football governing body, AIFF, on Thursday announced the Hero 75th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy will be held at Malappuram, Kerala, from April 16 onwards. All the matches in the tournament are set to be held at two venues in Malappuram – the Manjeri Payyanaad Stadium, and the Kottappadi Stadium. The final play is on May 2 at the Manjeri Payyanaad. The kick-off will be on April 16 at the Kottappadi Football Stadium between West Bengal and Punjab, the All India Football Federation said. Altogether 10 teams will be participating in the tournament, with old rivals West Bengal and Punjab set to kick-off the proceedings. The 10 teams have been divided into two groups of five each, with the top two teams from each group set to proceed to the semi-finals (April 28 and 29). GROUPS & FIXTURES Group A: Meghalaya, Punjab, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Kerala April 16, 9.30 AM: West Bengal vs Punjab, Kottappadi Football Stadium (KFS) April 16, 8 PM: Kerala vs Rajasthan, Manjeri Payyanad Football Stadium (MPFS) April 18, 4 PM: Rajasthan vs Meghalaya, KFS April 18, 8 PM: Kerala vs West Bengal, MPFS April 20, 4 PM: Punjab vs Rajasthan, KFS April 20, 8 PM: Meghalaya vs Kerala, MPFS April 22 4 PM: West Bengal vs Meghalaya, KFS April 22, 8 PM: Punjab vs Kerala, MPFS April 24, 4 PM: Rajasthan vs West Bengal, KFS April 24, 8 PM: Meghalaya vs Punjab, MPFS Group B: Gujarat, Karnataka, Odisha, Services, Manipur April 17, 4 PM: Odisha vs Karnataka, KFS April 17, 8 PM: Manipur vs Services, MPFS April 19, 4 PM: Services vs Gujarat, KFS April 19, 8 PM: Manipur vs Odisha, MPFS April 21, 4 PM: Gujarat vs Manipur, KFS April 21, 8 PM: Karnataka vs Services, MPFS April 23, 4 PM: Karnataka vs Manipur, KFS April 23, 8 PM: Odisha vs Gujarat, MPFS April 25, 4 PM: Services vs Odisha, KFS April 25, 8 PM: Gujarat vs Karnataka, MPFS Semi-Finals April 28, 8 PM: Winner Group A vs Runners-up Group B, MPFS April 29, 8 PM: Winner Group B vs Runners-up Group A, MPFS Final May 2, 8 PM: Winner Match 21 vs Winner Match 22.
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