| Santosh Trophy | |
| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Other Titles: | Senior Men's National Football Championship |
| Country: | India |
| Num Teams: | 36 |
| Winners: | Karnataka |
| Count: | 5 |
| Second: | Meghalaya |
| Venue: |  India (Group stage & Final round)  Saudi Arabia (Knockouts) |
| Matches: | 120 |
| Goals: | 416 |
| Scoring Leader: | Naro Hari Shrestha (West Bengal) Nijo Joseph (Kerala) (9 goals) |
| Award: | Robin Yadav (Karnataka) |
| Goalkeeper: | Rajat Paul Lyngdoh (Meghalaya) |
| Prev Season: | 2021–22 |
| Next Season: | 2023–24 |
| Updated: | 19 February 2023 |
The 2022–23 Santosh Trophy was the 76th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the premier competition in India for senior men's football teams representing their respective states/union territories and government institutions.
Contrary to the recent seasons, this edition onwards the AIFF adopted a new format for the tournament that saw the removal of the qualification stage, thereby allowing all the state teams to participate in the group stage.[1] This move taken in a way for promoting the sport in every region of the country. On 6 October 2022, the AIFF signed a MoU with the SAFF, which included an agreement to host the semi-finals, the 3rd place decider & the final in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[2]
See main article: 2022–23 Santosh Trophy group stage. The group stage was contested by 36 teams representing the states and the union territories of India, wherein the teams were drawn into six groups.[3] [4] The six group winners, along with three best runner-up teams qualified for the final round along with Railways, Services and the host of the round.[5]
The official draw for the 76th edition of Santosh Trophy was held on 19 January 2023 at the AIFF headquarters- the Football House, in New Delhi with AIFF Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran assisting in the process.[6] Nine teams who came through the qualifiers along with Services, Railways and the host of the final round - Odisha, were drawn into two groups of six each for the round beginning from 10 February.[7] [8] The host venue of the event was announced to be Bhubaneswar.
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| Rank | Player | Team | Goal(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naro Hari Shrestha | West Bengal | 9 |
| Nijo Gilbert | Kerala | ||
| 3 | Robin Yadav | Karnataka | 6 |
| Arif Shaikh | Maharashtra | ||
| Ajay Singh | Delhi | ||
| Source: AIFF |
| scope=col | Award | scope=col | Player | scope=col | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Scorer of the Championship | West Bengal | ||||
| Nijo Gilbert | Kerala | ||||
| Best Goalkeeper of the Championship | Rajat Paul Lyngdoh | Meghalaya | |||
| Hero of the Championship | Robin Yadav | Karnataka |