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Santosh Trophy preliminary stage from November 4

Principal Correspondent

KOCHI: The 60th Santosh Trophy National football championship, which begins with the preliminary league matches in Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram on November 4, will be a 17-day affair.

Groupings and fixtures (preliminary league): At Kozhikode: Cluster I: MP, UP, Uttaranchal. Cl. IV: Rlys, Pondy, Assam, Chhattisgarh. Cl. VI: Karnataka, Haryana, Chandigarh. Cl. VII: Goa, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura.

Nov. 4: MP v Uttaranchal; Rlys v Chattisgarh; Assam v Pondy. Nov. 5: Karnataka v Chandigarh; Goa v Rajasthan; Sikkim v Tripura. Nov. 6: UP v Uttaranchal; Pondy v Rlys; Chattisgarh v Assam. Nov. 7: Chandigarh v Haryana; Tripura v Goa; Rajasthan v Sikkim. Nov. 8: MP v UP; Pondy v Chhattisgarh; Rlys v Assam. Nov. 9: Haryana v Karnataka; Tripura v Rajasthan; Sikkim v Goa.

At Thiruvananthapuram: Cl. II: Delhi, Bihar, HP. Cl. III: Maharashtra, Orissa, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya. Cl. V: Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Jharkhand. Cl. VIII: W. Bengal, Mizoram, Nagaland, AP. Nov. 4: Delhi v HP; Maharashtra v Meghalaya; Orissa v J&K. Nov. 5: TN v Gujarat; WB v Nagaland; Mizoram v AP. Nov. 6: HP v Bihar, J&K v Maharashtra; Meghalaya v Orissa. Nov. 7: Gujarat v Jharkhand, AP v WB, Nagaland v Mizoram. Nov. 8: Bihar v Delhi, J&K v Meghalaya, Orissa v Maharashtra. Nov. 9: Jharkhand v TN, AP v Nagaland, Mizoram v WB.

Main phase, in Kochi: Quarterfinal league groupings (matches from November 11 to 16): Group I: Kerala, Cl. I winner, Cl. II winner. Gr. II: Punjab, Cl. V winner, Cl. VI winner. Gr. III: Services, Cl. III winner, Cl. VIII winner. Gr. IV: Manipur, Cl. IV winner, Cl. VII winner.

Semifinals: Nov. 17: Winner of Group I v Winner of Group III. Nov. 18: Winner of Group II v Winner of Group IV. Nov. 20: Final.

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