Hosts Assam and defending champions West Bengal have been included in the same group for the final round of the Santosh Trophy 2025-26, to be held at Dhakuakhana and Silapathar from January 21.
Twelve teams will participate in this phase of the competition, divided into two groups of six each.
Assam and West Bengal have been included in Group A along with Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Nagaland and Rajasthan. Kerala, Services, Punjab, Odisha, Railways and Meghalaya are in Group B.
Assam, West Bengal and Kerala qualified for the final round by virtue of their positions as hosts, defending champions and runners-up respectively, while the remaining nine teams topped their respective groups in the previous phase.
The top four teams from each group will advance to the knockout stages. The quarter-finals will be played on February 2 and 3, the semi-finals on February 5 and the final on February 8.
The groups:
Group A: Assam (host), West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Nagaland, Rajasthan.
Group B: Kerala, Services, Punjab, Odisha, Railways, Meghalaya.
Published on December 31, 2025

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