Santosh Trophy 2022-23: Results and standings

The Santosh Trophy 2022-23 concluded on March 4 with Karnataka beating Meghalaya in the final at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Started in 1942, the 2022-23 seasin was the 76th edition of India’s premier inter-state football tournament. Institutional teams like Services and Railways also compete in the Santosh Trophy, the official national championship of India. With 32 titles, West Bengal are the most successful team in Santosh Trophy history.

The preliminary stage of Santosh Trophy 2022-23 saw 36 states and Union Territories of India drawn into six groups of six teams each.

After facing each other in a single-legged round-robin format, the six group winners - Delhi, Kerala, Goa, West Bengal, Meghalaya and Punjab - and the three best runner-ups - Karnataka, Manipur and Maharashtra qualified for the final round of Santosh Trophy 2022-23.

Odisha, the hosts of the final round, earned an automatic berth while Services and Railways joined directly in the final round to make it a 12-team affair.

In the final round, the 12 teams were divided into two groups of six teams each.

Santosh Trophy 2022-23 final round groups

Group A: Punjab, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Maharashtra, Goa

Group B: West Bengal, Delhi, Services, Railways, Manipur, Meghalaya

The teams in each group faced each other in a single-legged round-robin format. The top two teams from each group - Punjab and Karnataka from Group A and Services and Meghalaya from Group B - made the knockout rounds, consisting of the semi-finals and the final.

Santosh Trophy 2022-23 final round group standings

*Top two teams from each group qualify for the semi-finals

Glossary: GF - Goals For (Goals Scored), GA - Goals Against (Goals Conceded), GD - Goal Difference

This season, the Santosh Trophy knockout rounds are being played at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is the first time in the history of the tournament that matches will be held on foreign soil.

Santosh Trophy 2022-23 semi-final and final results and scores

All times in Indian Standard Time (IST)

March 1, Wednesday

Semi-final 1 - Punjab (Paramjit Singh 16') 1-2 Meghalaya (Figo Syndai 37', Sheen Stevenson Sohktung 90+1')

Semi-final 2 - Karnataka (Robin Yadav 43', Ankith P 45+1', M Sunil Kumar 77') 3-1 Services (Bikash Thapa 41')

March 4, Saturday

Third-place playoff - Punjab 0-2 Services (Shafeel Pp  7', P Christopher Kamei  60')

Final - Meghalaya (Brolington Warlarpih 9', Sheen Stevenson Sohktung 60’) 2-3 Karnataka (M Sunil Kumar 2', Bekey Oram 19', Robin Yadav 44')