| Santosh Trophy | |
| Year: | 2024–25 |
| Other Titles: | Senior Men's National Football Championship |
| Country: | India |
| Dates: | 15 November – 31 December[1] |
| Num Teams: | 38 |
| Venue: | 10 (in 9 host cities) |
| Matches: | 51 |
| Goals: | 220 |
| Scoring Leader: | Lijo K (7 goals) |
| Prev Season: | 2023–24 |
| Next Season: | 2025–26 |
| Updated: | 30 November 2024 |
The 2024–25 Santosh Trophy will be the 78th 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.[2]
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced in October 2024 that the group stage matches would begin the following month and would be played in six venues. The venues and the corresponding groups that would play there were named. Hosts Telangana and last year's finalists, Services and Goa were exempted from playing the group stage fixtures. Hyderabad is hosting the event for the first time in 57 years.
| Group | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Amritsar | GNDU Sports Complex | – |
| B | Phagwara | Bibi Ratni Sports Stadium | – |
| C | Kalyani | Kalyani Stadium | 20,000 |
| D | Agartala | Umakanta Mini Stadium | 5,000 |
| E | Nalbari | Deshbhakta Maidan | – |
| F | Amritsar | GNDU Sports Complex | – |
| G | Anantapur | RDT Stadium | 5,000 |
| H | Kozhikode | EMS Corporation Stadium | 50,000 |
| I | Jaipur | Royal FC Stadium | – |
| Final round, QFs | Hyderabad | Deccan Arena | 1,500 |
| SFs, Final | GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium | 18,000 |
38 teams entered the competition; Service and Goa, the finalists of the previous edition, and Telangana, the hosts received direct entry to the final round. The remaining 35 teams were divided into one group of three teams and eight groups of four teams each. It was announced that the winners of each group would make the final round.
The draw for the final round will be held on 30 November 2024.
| Direct entrants (3) | |
|---|---|
| Hosts | Telangana |
| Defending champions | Services |
| Previous runners-up | Goa |
| Group | Group winners (9) | |
|---|---|---|
| A | Jammu and Kashmir | |
| B | Delhi | |
| C | West Bengal | |
| D | Manipur | |
| E | Meghalaya | |
| F | Odisha | |
| G | Tamil Nadu | |
| H | Kerala | |
| I | Rajasthan |
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| Rank | Player | Team | Goal(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lijo K | Tamil Nadu | 7 | |
| 2 | Robi Hansda | West Bengal | 6 | |
| 3 | Nikhil Raj | Karnataka | 5 | |
| 4 | Sajeesh E | Kerala | 5 | |
| 5 | Manotos Maji | West Bengal | 4 | |
| Source: AIFF | ||||
The following awards were given out at the end of the tournament: the top scorer, Best Goalkeeper, Player of the Tournament and Fair Play Award.
| Award | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Scorer | |||
| Best Goalkeeper | |||
| Player of the Tournament | |||
| Fair Play Award |
| Round | Broadcaster(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Group stage | YouTube | [3] |
| [4] | ||
| Final round, Knockouts |