AIFF releases draw for Santosh Trophy final round

New Delhi, October 26 (IANS):  Delhi will take on Winner Group A (South Zone Qualifiers) on the opening day of the 74th edition of the Santosh Trophy which kicks-off in Aizawl, Mizoram on January 10, 2020. The final is slated for January 23, 2020.

The draw was conducted at AIFF Headquarters in the Capital wherein AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das, senior Vice-President Subrata Dutta, members of the League Committee including Anil Kumar, Souter Vaz, Chirag Tanna were present.

Sunando Dhar, CEO I-League, and Isac Doru, Technical Director, AIFF were also in attendance. The draw was conducted by Anil Kamat, Director Competitions, AGS, AIFF.

Eight teams have already qualified for the final phase and they will be joined by two more teams from the South Zone qualifiers (from the two groups) which kick-off on November 5.

Defending champions Services have been clubbed with Delhi, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, and winner Group A (South Zone qualifiers); while 32-time champions West Bengal are in Group B along with Punjab, Goa, hosts Mizoram, and winner Group B (South Zone qualifiers).

Group A: Delhi, Services, Jharkhand, Winner Group A (South Zone qualifiers), Meghalaya.

Group B: West Bengal, Punjab, Winner Group B (South Zone qualifiers), Goa, Mizoram.

The draw is as follows

January 10, 2020
Delhi   vs   Winner Group A (South Zone Qualifiers)
Services   vs   Jharkhand

January 11, 2020
West Bengal   vs   Goa
Punjab    vs    Winner Group B (South Zone Qualifiers)

January 12, 2020
Meghalaya   vs   Jharkhand
Delhi   vs   Services

January 13, 2020
Mizoram   vs   Winner Group B (South Zone Qualifiers)
West Bengal   vs   Punjab

January 14, 2020
Group A (South Zone Qualifiers)   vs   Services
Meghalaya   vs   Delhi

January 15, 2020
Goa   vs   Punjab
Mizoram   vs   West Bengal

January 16, 2020
Jharkhand   vs   Delhi
Group A (South Zone Qualifiers)   vs   Meghalaya

January 17, 2020
Winner Group B (South Zone Qualifiers)   vs   West Bengal
Goa   vs   Mizoram

January 18, 2020
Services   vs   Meghalaya
Jharkhand   vs   Group A (South Zone Qualifiers)

January 19, 2020
Punjab   vs   Mizoram
Winner Group B (South Zone Qualifiers)   vs   Goa

January 21, 2020 -- Semi-finals
Winner of Group A   vs   Runners-up Group B
Winner of Group B   vs   Runners-up Group A

January 23, 2020: Final