The 66th edition of the National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy will be played from May 11 to 27 across Orissa in Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur and Baragarh. 34 teams are taking part in the inter-state tournament.
The Cluster round matches would be played from May 11 to 16 with the quarterfinal round games scheduled from May 18 to 23. Both the semifinals would be played on May 25, while the final has been slated for May 27.
GROUPINGS & FIXTURES
Preliminary Round – Cluster Stage
Cluster-IJharkhand, Delhi, Andaman&Nicobar Island, Gujarat
11-May-2012: Jharkhand – Andaman&Nicobar Island11-May-2012: Delhi – Gujarat13-May-2012: Andaman&Nicobar Island – Delhi13-May-2012: Gujarat – Jharkhand15-May-2012: Andaman&Nicobar Island – Gujarat15-May-2012: Jharkhand – Delhi
Cluster-IIKerala, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh
11-May-2012: Kerala – Tripura13-May-2012: Tripura – Himachal Pradesh15-May-2012: Himachal Pradesh – Kerala
Cluster-IIIChandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Pondicherry
11-May-2012: Chandigarh – Madhya Pradesh11-May-2012: Meghalaya – Pondicherry13-May-2012: Madhya Pradesh – Meghalaya13-May-2012: Pondicherry – Chandigarh15-May-2012: Madhya Pradesh – Pondicherry15-May-2012: Meghalaya – Chandigarh
Cluster-IVJammu&Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra
11-May-2012: Maharashtra – Arunachal Pradesh13-May-2012: Arunachal Pradesh – Jammu&Kashmir15-May-2012: Jammu&Kashmir – Maharashtra
Cluster-VKarnataka, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland
11-May-2012: Karnataka – Nagaland11-May-2012: Bihar – Uttar Pradesh13-May-2012: Nagaland – Bihar13-May-2012: Uttar Pradesh – Karnataka15-May-2012: Nagaland – Uttar Pradesh15-May-2012: Karnataka – Bihar
Cluster-VIUttarakhand, Mizoram, Rajasthan
12-May-2012: Uttarakhand – Rajasthan14-May-2012: Rajasthan – Mizoram16-May-2012: Mizoram – Uttarakhand
Cluster-VIIHaryana, Sikkim, Assam, Daman&Diu
11-May-2012: Haryana – Daman&Diu11-May-2012: Assam – Sikkim13-May-2012: Daman&Diu – Assam13-May-2012: Sikkim – Haryana15-May-2012: Daman&Diu – Sikkim15-May-2012: Haryana – Assam
Quarterfinal League – Group Stage:
Group-AWest Bengal, Punjab, Cluster-II winner, Cluster-IV winner
18-May-2012: West Bengal – Cluster-IV winner18-May-2012: Punjab – Cluster-II winner20-May-2012: Cluster-II winner – West Bengal20-May-2012: Cluster-IV winner – Punjab22-May-2012: Cluster-IV winner – Cluster-II winner22-May-2012: West Bengal – Punjab
Group-BManipur, Goa, Cluster-III winner, Cluster-V winner
19-May-2012: Manipur – Cluster-III winner19-May-2012: Goa – Cluster-V winner21-May-2012: Cluster-III winner – Goa21-May-2012: Cluster-V winner – Manipur23-May-2012: Cluster-III winner – Cluster-V winner23-May-2012: Manipur – Goa
Group-CServices, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Cluster-VII winner
18-May-2012:18-May-2012:20-May-2012:20-May-2012:22-May-2012:22-May-2012:
Group-DRailways, Tamil Nadu, Cluster-I winner, Cluster-VI winner
19-May-2012: Railways – Cluster-VI winner19-May-2012: Tamil Nadu – Cluster-I winner21-May-2012: Cluster-I winner – Railways21-May-2012: Cluster-VI winner -Tamil Nadu23-May-2012: Cluster-VI winner – Cluster-I winner23-May-2012: Railways – Tamil Nadu
Semifinals25-May-2012: Winner Group A – Winner Group C25-May-2012: Winner Group B – Winner Group D
Final27-May-2012: Winner SF 1 – Winner SF 2