{"id":2254,"date":"2025-11-29T10:46:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T05:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/?p=2254"},"modified":"2025-11-29T10:46:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T05:16:52","slug":"assam-to-host-santosh-trophy-2025-26-final-round-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/2025\/11\/29\/assam-to-host-santosh-trophy-2025-26-final-round-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Assam to host Santosh Trophy 2025-26 Final Round in January"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 79th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy 2025\u201326 is set to return to Assam, with the Final Round scheduled for January 2026. The Group Stage will precede the finals, running from December 15 to 26, 2025<\/strong>, across nine venues<\/strong> nationwide.<\/p>\n

A total of 35 teams<\/strong> will compete in the Group Stage, divided into nine groups<\/strong>\u2014eight groups featuring four teams each, and one group comprising three teams. The winners of each group<\/strong> will progress to the Final Round, where they will join hosts Assam<\/strong>, defending champions West Bengal<\/strong>, and runners-up Kerala<\/strong>, completing a 12-team final lineup<\/strong>.
Dhakuakhana and Dhemaji will serve as the host cities for the decisive phase.<\/p>\n

The last time Assam hosted the Santosh Trophy Final Round was in the 2010\u201311 season<\/strong>, when West Bengal triumphed over Manipur<\/strong> in Guwahati to lift the title.<\/p>\n

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79th National Football Championship \u2013 Group Stage Fixtures<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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GROUP A \u2013 Mahilpur, Punjab<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Teams:<\/strong> Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Punjab<\/p>\n

December 15<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 Jammu & Kashmir vs Ladakh
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 Himachal Pradesh vs Punjab<\/p>\n

December 17<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 Himachal Pradesh vs Jammu & Kashmir
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 Ladakh vs Punjab<\/p>\n

December 19<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 Ladakh vs Himachal Pradesh
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 Punjab vs Jammu & Kashmir<\/p>\n

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GROUP B \u2013 Meerut, Uttar Pradesh<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Teams:<\/strong> Chandigarh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand<\/p>\n

December 16<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 Uttarakhand vs Chandigarh
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 Uttar Pradesh vs Haryana<\/p>\n

December 18<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 Haryana vs Uttarakhand
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 Chandigarh vs Uttar Pradesh<\/p>\n

December 20<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 Chandigarh vs Haryana
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 Uttarakhand vs Uttar Pradesh<\/p>\n

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GROUP C \u2013 Delhi<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Teams:<\/strong> Bihar, Jharkhand, Railways, Delhi<\/p>\n

December 15<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 Bihar vs Railways
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 Jharkhand vs Delhi<\/p>\n

December 17<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 Railways vs Jharkhand
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 Delhi vs Bihar<\/p>\n

December 19<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 Bihar vs Jharkhand
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 Delhi vs Railways<\/p>\n

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GROUP D \u2013 Agartala, Tripura<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Teams:<\/strong> Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura<\/p>\n

December 15<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 Mizoram vs Nagaland
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 Manipur vs Tripura<\/p>\n

December 17<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 Nagaland vs Manipur
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 Tripura vs Mizoram<\/p>\n

December 19<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 Manipur vs Mizoram
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 Nagaland vs Tripura<\/p>\n

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GROUP E \u2013 Shillong, Meghalaya<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Teams:<\/strong> Meghalaya, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh
(Three-team group; only one match per day)<\/em><\/p>\n

December 19 \u2013 1:00 PM<\/strong>
Meghalaya vs Sikkim<\/p>\n

December 21 \u2013 1:00 PM<\/strong>
Sikkim vs Arunachal Pradesh<\/p>\n

December 23 \u2013 1:00 PM<\/strong>
Arunachal Pradesh vs Meghalaya<\/p>\n

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GROUP F \u2013 Narainpur, Chhattisgarh<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Teams:<\/strong> Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana<\/p>\n

December 22<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 Odisha vs Madhya Pradesh
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 Chhattisgarh vs Telangana<\/p>\n

December 24<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 Telangana vs Odisha
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 Madhya Pradesh vs Chhattisgarh<\/p>\n

December 26<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 Madhya Pradesh vs Telangana
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 Chhattisgarh vs Odisha<\/p>\n

\n

GROUP G \u2013 Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Teams:<\/strong> Andaman & Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry<\/p>\n

December 17<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 Andaman & Nicobar vs Tamil Nadu
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 Andhra Pradesh vs Pondicherry<\/p>\n

December 19<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 Tamil Nadu vs Andhra Pradesh
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 Pondicherry vs Andaman & Nicobar<\/p>\n

December 21<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 Andaman & Nicobar vs Andhra Pradesh
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 Pondicherry vs Tamil Nadu<\/p>\n

\n

GROUP H \u2013 Bengaluru, Karnataka<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Teams:<\/strong> Goa, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Services<\/p>\n

December 20<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 Goa vs Services
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 Karnataka vs Lakshadweep<\/p>\n

December 22<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 Lakshadweep vs Goa
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 Services vs Karnataka<\/p>\n

December 24<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 Lakshadweep vs Services
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 Goa vs Karnataka<\/p>\n

\n

GROUP I \u2013 Jaipur, Rajasthan<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Teams:<\/strong> Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, DNH & DD<\/p>\n

December 17<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 Gujarat vs Maharashtra
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 DNH & DD vs Rajasthan<\/p>\n

December 19<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 Maharashtra vs DNH & DD
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 Rajasthan vs Gujarat<\/p>\n

December 21<\/strong>
\u2022 1:00 PM \u2013 DNH & DD vs Gujarat
\u2022 4:00 PM \u2013 Maharashtra vs Rajasthan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 79th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy 2025\u201326 is set to return to Assam, with the Final Round scheduled for January 2026. The Group Stage will precede the finals, running from December 15 to 26, 2025, across nine venues nationwide. A total of 35 teams will compete in the Group Stage, divided into nine groups\u2014eight groups featuring four teams each, and one group comprising three teams. The winners of each group will progress to the Final Round, where they will join hosts Assam, defending champions West Bengal, and runners-up Kerala, completing a 12-team final lineup.Dhakuakhana and Dhemaji will serve as the host cities for the decisive phase. The … Continue reading “Assam to host Santosh Trophy 2025-26 Final Round in January”<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":2255,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[978,2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2254"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2254"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2256,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2254\/revisions\/2256"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}