The 66th edition of the National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy was played from May 11 to 28 across Orissa in Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur and Baragarh. In total 34 teams are taking part in the inter-state tournament with Services winning the tournament.
GROUPINGS & FIXTURES

Preliminary Round – Cluster Stage

Cluster-I – Sambalpur

Jharkhand, Delhi, Andaman&Nicobar Island, Gujarat

11-May-2012: Jharkhand 9-0 Andaman&Nicobar Island

[30,36,83 Anjan Dey, 34 Subash Majhi, 53,77 Bosen Murmu, 74,81 Gurumati Mukhi, 90+1 Subansh Deogun]

11-May-2012: Delhi 4-0 Gujarat

[7,71 Kamal Singh, 59,83 David Ngaihte]

13-May-2012: Andaman&Nicobar Island 0-13 Delhi

[7,23,50 Deepak Mehra, 41,44,60,81 Monu Choudhary, 56,75 Kamal Sngh, 68 P.S. Rawat, 82 Vikas Rawat, 86,91 David Ngaihte]

13-May-2012: Gujarat 2-1 Jharkhand

[G: 29 Sagar Thapa, 73 I. Sheikh; J: 70 Sachin Jariya]

15-May-2012: Andaman&Nicobar Island 1-12 Gujarat

[A: 60 Manuah; G: 16,67,85,90 Mehul Rana, 37,75 Jahid Pathan, 46 Dipesh Pun, 61,79 Sagar Thapa, 65 Imtiyaz Shaikh, 78 Aamir Pathan, 81 Mandeep Barad]

15-May-2012: Jharkhand 1-3 Delhi

[J: 85 Anjan Dey; D: 44,62 Mahender Singh, 79 Kamal Singh]

Cluster-II – Cuttack

Kerala, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh

11-May-2012: Kerala 4-0 Tripura

[45,69 Usman P., 63 Firos K., 85 V. Antony]

13-May-2012: Tripura 2-3 Himachal Pradesh

[T: 66 Premjit Singh Barua, 74 Arjit Singh Barua; H: 10,38 Chandan Kumar, 72 Pawan Thakur]

15-May-2012: Himachal Pradesh 0-4 Kerala

[46 Rakesh K., 54,59 Vineeth Antony, 75 Mohammed Rasi]

Cluster-III – Baragarh

Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Pondicherry

11-May-2012: Chandigarh 2-1 Madhya Pradesh

[C: 11 Navdeep Singh, 27 Amrit Pal Singh; M: 85 Shiwang Kumar]

11-May-2012: Meghalaya 4-0 Pondicherry

[43 Ronnie McDonald Nongbri, 70 Niwan-O-Gathphoh, 78 Fullmoon Mukhim, 86 Restom Khriam]

13-May-2012: Madhya Pradesh 0-1 Meghalaya

[79 Bansharai Sun]

13-May-2012: Pondicherry 1-2 Chandigarh

[P: 78 Manikanandan; C: 14 Harminder Singh, 35 Gagandeep Singh]

15-May-2012: Madhya Pradesh 1-0 Pondicherry

[72 Prateek Lal]

15-May-2012: Meghalaya 5-1 Chandigarh

[M: 45+1,90 Bansharai Sun, 48 Timmy Ryngkhlem, 81 Regional Shadap, 90+4 Restom Khriam; C: 88 Harminder Singh]

Cluster-IV – Cuttack

Jammu&Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra

11-May-2012: Maharashtra 4-0 Arunachal Pradesh

[5 Reuben D'Souza, 59 Linekar Machando, 88 A. Sheikh, 90+2 Argha Chakraborty]

13-May-2012: Arunachal Pradesh 1-2 Jammu&Kashmir

[A: 30 T.C.Teli; J: 12 Khalid Umer, 69 Asif Majeed]

15-May-2012: Jammu&Kashmir 2-5 Maharashtra

[J: 65 Sandeep Sharma, 78 Aman Thapa; M: 7,63 Reuben D'Souza, 67 Kenistan C., 71 N.Z. Ur-Rehman, 73 Arvind George]

Cluster-V – Bhubaneswar

Karnataka, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland

11-May-2012: Karnataka 5-0 Nagaland

[31 Ngurneilal Hmar, 56,85 Gopi, 68 Arun Pandian, 81 Prakash]

11-May-2012: Bihar 0-1 Uttar Pradesh

[78 Budhuram Soren]

13-May-2012: Nagaland 1-1 Bihar

[N: 85 K. Kiwe; B: 72 Murari Kumar]

13-May-2012: Uttar Pradesh 2-1 Karnataka

[U: 8 H.H. Khan, 62 Biru Yadav; K: 1 Gopi]

15-May-2012: Nagaland 2-3 Uttar Pradesh

[N: 18,30 Kin Sumi; U: 5 Suresh Patel, 30 Ballu Verma, 90+1 Mohammed Kammaluddin]

15-May-2012: Karnataka 5-0 Bihar

[39 B: Prakash, 48 Lokeshwar Singh, 49 Deepan Thapa, 69 Amoes, 77 S. Rajesh Jr.]

Cluster-VI – Cuttack

Uttarakhand, Mizoram, Rajasthan

12-May-2012: Uttarakhand 2-4 Rajasthan

[U: 5 Sishir Saha, 36 Rahul; R: 13,90+3 Parmaveer Singh, 38,89 Narendra Singh Rathore]

14-May-2012: Rajasthan 0-12 Mizoram

[11,17,41 F.Lalrinpuia, 12,77,79 Zico Zoremsanga, 42 David Lalthansanga, 55, 84 Malsawmdawngliana, 63 Lallawmzuala, 74 H. Malsawmtluanga, 87 David Lalrinmuana]

16-May-2012: Mizoram 6-0 Uttarakhand

[24 Lalchhawnkima, 53,84 F. Lalrinpuia, 71,74 Malsawmdawngliana, 80 Lalrinfela]

Cluster-VII – Bhubaneswar

Haryana, Sikkim, Assam, Daman&Diu

12-May-2012: Haryana 4-1 Daman&Diu

[H: 31,41 Pankaj Sura, 80,86 Abhisek; D: 35 Rahul Barath]

12-May-2012: Assam 5-2 Sikkim

[A: 12,45 Chayaram Basumatary, 40 Monoj Boro, 73,88 Manaj Manjit Chhetia; S: 20 Shanti Ram, 76 T. Bhutia (pen)]

14-May-2012: Daman&Diu 0-6 Assam

[7,17 Sayaram Basumatary, 12 Jayanta Basumatary, 19,41 Khirod Das, 59 Manas Manjit Chetia]

14-May-2012: Sikkim 1-4 Haryana

[S: ?; H: 14,74,77 Abhisek, 26 Pankaj Sura]

16-May-2012: Daman&Diu 1-4 Sikkim

[D: 21 Rahul Barath; S: 12,29 Bir Bahadur Pradhan, 81 Sanjay Chettri, 88 Bijay Subba]

16-May-2012: Haryana 2-0 Assam

[31 Abhisek, 81 Ajay]
Quarterfinal League – Group Stage:

Group-A – Cuttack

West Bengal, Punjab, Kerala (Cluster-II winner), Maharashtra (Cluster-IV winner)

18-May-2012: West Bengal 1-2 Maharashtra

[W: 71 Tarif Ahmed; M: 20 Kailash Patel, 70 Linekar Machando]

18-May-2012: Punjab 1-2 Kerala

[P: 38 Rohit Kumar; K: 73 Sajith T., 90+3 Shibinlal]

20-May-2012: Kerala 0-0 West Bengal

20-May-2012: Maharashtra 5-0 Punjab

[7 Vijith Shetty, 29,71,83 Kailash Patil, 88 Reuben D'Souza]

22-May-2012: Maharashtra 1-3 Kerala

[M: 8 Kailash Patil; K: 10 Surjith V.V., 72,81 R. Kannan]

22-May-2012: West Bengal 2-1 Punjab

[W: 17 Mohammed Mukhtar, 87 Tapan Maity; P: 16 Gurmeet Singh]

Group-B – Bhubaneswar

Manipur, Goa, Meghalaya (Cluster-III winner), Uttar Pradesh (Cluster-V winner)

18-May-2012: Manipur 1-0 Meghalaya

[62 L. Chaothoiba Singh]

18-May-2012: Goa 2-0 Uttar Pradesh

[54 Gabriel Fernandes , 61 Agnelo Colaco]

20-May-2012: Meghalaya 1-2 Goa

[M: 70 Bansharai Sun; G: 57 Sachin Gawas, 87 Gabriel Fernandes]

20-May-2012: Uttar Pradesh 0-6 Manipur

[32,53,65,68 L. Chaothoiba Singh, 78 Kh. Thoi Singh, 90+2 Kh. Naoton Singh]

22-May-2012: Meghalaya 3-0 Uttar Pradesh

[7 Ronnie McDonald Nongbri, 18 Bansharai Sun, 82 Timmy Ryngkhlem]

22-May-2012: Manipur 2-2 Goa

[M: 19 Kh. Thoi Singh, 70 M. Govin Singh; G: 26 Gabriel Fernandes, 45 Prathesh Shirodkar]

Group-C – Cuttack

Services, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Haryana (Cluster-VII winner)

19-May-2012: Services 4-0 Haryana

[8 Z. Horin, 67 Subrata Sarkar, 74,85 Farhad V.V.]

19-May-2012: Orissa 4-0 Chhattisgarh

[45+1,82, 90+1 Gokul Oram, 66 Antu Murmu]

21-May-2012: Haryana 1-1 Orissa

[H: 8 Abhisek; O: 44 Antu Murmu]

21-May-2012: Chhattisgarh 0-6 Services

[4,33,75 Farhad V.V., 44 Z. Horin, 62,90 Thyagarajan]

23-May-2012: Haryana 6-1 Chhattisgarh

[H: 5,67,83 Abhisek, 37 Habib Khan, 45 Ajay, 53 Devender; C: 54 K. Praveen]

23-May-2012: Orissa 1-1 Services

[O: 33 Gokul Oram (pen); S: 55 Gordon Zoramchhana]

Group-D – Bhubaneswar

Railways, Tamil Nadu, Delhi (Cluster-I winner), Mizoram (Cluster-VI winner)

19-May-2012: Railways 2-2 Mizoram

[R: 15 Gurpreet Singh, 45+2 Rizu; M: 40 V. Lalanpuia, 50 F. Lalrinpuia]

19-May-2012: Tamil Nadu 1-0 Delhi

[76 S. Karthik]

21-May-2012: Delhi 1-2 Railways

[D: 84 Vikash Rawat; R: 82 Lalmohan Hansda, 86 Gurpreet Singh]

21-May-2012: Mizoram 3-4 Tamil Nadu

[M: 2,22 F. Lalrinpuia, 88 Lalbiakhlua; T: 38 Charles Anandraj, 49,78 U. Jayakumar, 90+2 M. Ramesh]

23-May-2012: Mizoram 0-3 Delhi

[53 Mahendra Singh, 78 Dhiraj Singh, 87 Kamson Kabui]

23-May-2012: Railways 0-0 Tamil Nadu
Semifinals

25-May-2012: Kerala 1-2 Services

[K: 83 Vineet Anthony (pen); S: 5 Subrata Sarkar, 50 Mohammed Marsook (own Goal)]

26-May-2012: Manipur 0-2 Tamil Nadu

[35 A. Reagan, 85 M. David]

Final

28-May-2012: Services 3-2 Tamil Nadu

[S: 45 Sanju Subba, 49 Subrata Sarkar, 67 Farhad V.V.; T: 82 Santa Kumar, 89 M. Ramesh]

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