The final round of the Santosh Trophy 2024 will begin on December 14. The two semi-finals and the final are scheduled for December 29 and 31, respectively. Twelve teams remain in the hunt for the Senior National Football Championship title. (More Football News)
The 78th edition of the Santosh Trophy started on November 14 with 35 teams fighting for nine final-round spots. After 51 matches at nine venues across India, the nine group winners have joined hosts Telangana, holders Services and last edition's losing finalists Goa for the final round.
The 12 teams have been divided into two groups of six each, and the top four teams from each group will qualify for the quarter-finals.
Santosh Trophy 2024 final round teams and their groups
GROUP A: Services (2023-24 Champions), West Bengal (Group C winners), Manipur (Group D winners), Telangana (Hosts), Jammu and Kashmir (Group A winners), and Rajasthan (Group I winners).
GROUP B: Goa (2023-24 Runners-up), Delhi (Group B winners), Kerala (Group H winners), Tamil Nadu (Group G winners), Odisha (Group F winners), and Meghalaya (Group E winners).
West Bengal are record 32-time champions but they last won the title in the 2016-17 edition. They have also finished runners-up a record 14 times. Punjab, the second most successful side with eight wins in 16 finals, have failed to qualify for the final round for the second successive season. This time, they lost out to Jammu and Kashmir.
Santosh Trophy 2024 Final Round Fixtures
| Stage | Match | Group | Date | Time (IST |
| Final Round | Telangana vs Rajasthan | Group A | 14-12-2024 | 2:30 PM |
| Final Round | West Bengal vs Jammu And Kashmir | Group A | 14-12-2024 | 7:30 PM |
| Final Round | Manipur vs Services | Group A | 14-12-2024 | 9:00 AM |
| Final Round | Delhi vs Odisha | Group B | 15-12-2024 | 7:30 PM |
| Final Round | Kerala vs Goa | Group B | 15-12-2024 | 9:00 AM |
| Final Round | Tamil Nadu vs Meghalaya | Group B | 15-12-2024 | 2:30 PM |
| Final Round | Services vs Jammu And Kashmir | Group A | 16-12-2024 | 9:00 AM |
| Final Round | West Bengal vs Telangana | Group A | 16-12-2024 | 2:30 PM |
| Final Round | Manipur vs Rajasthan | Group A | 16-12-2024 | 7:30 PM |
| Final Round | Delhi vs Tamil Nadu | Group B | 17-12-2024 | 2:30 PM |
| Final Round | Kerala vs Meghalaya | Group B | 17-12-2024 | 7:30 PM |
| Final Round | Goa vs Odisha | Group B | 17-12-2024 | 9:00 AM |
| Final Round | Rajasthan vs West Bengal | Group A | 18-12-2024 | 2:30 PM |
| Final Round | Services vs Telangana | Group A | 18-12-2024 | 7:30 PM |
| Final Round | Jammu And Kashmir vs Manipur | Group A | 18-12-2024 | 9:00 AM |
| Final Round | Goa vs Tamil Nadu | Group B | 19-12-2024 | 7:30 PM |
| Final Round | Odisha vs Kerala | Group B | 19-12-2024 | 9:00 AM |
| Final Round | Meghalaya vs Delhi | Group B | 19-12-2024 | 2:30 PM |
| Final Round | Rajasthan vs Services | Group A | 21-12-2024 | 2:30 PM |
| Final Round | West Bengal vs Manipur | Group A | 21-12-2024 | 7:30 PM |
| Final Round | Telangana vs Jammu And Kashmir | Group A | 21-12-2024 | 9:00 AM |
| Final Round | Meghalaya vs Goa | Group B | 22-12-2024 | 2:30 PM |
| Final Round | Delhi vs Kerala | Group B | 22-12-2024 | 7:30 PM |
| Final Round | Tamil Nadu vs Odisha | Group B | 22-12-2024 | 9:00 AM |
| Final Round | Manipur vs Telangana | Group A | 23-12-2024 | 2:30 PM |
| Final Round | Services vs West Bengal | Group A | 23-12-2024 | 7:30 PM |
| Final Round | Jammu And Kashmir vs Rajasthan | Group A | 23-12-2024 | 9:00 AM |
| Final Round | Goa vs Delhi | Group B | 24-12-2024 | 7:30 PM |
| Final Round | Odisha vs Meghalaya | Group B | 24-12-2024 | 9:00 AM |
| Final Round | Kerala vs Tamil Nadu | Group B | 24-12-2024 | 2:30 PM |
| Knock-Outs | Quarter-Final 1 | A1 vs B4 | 26-12-2024 | 2:30 PM |
| Knock-Outs | Quarter-Final 2 | A2 vs B3 | 26-12-2024 | 7:30 PM |
| Knock-Outs | Quarter-Final 3 | B2 vs A3 | 27-12-2024 | 2:30 PM |
| Knock-Outs | Quarter-Final 4 | B1 vs A4 | 27-12-2024 | 7:30 PM |
| Knock-Outs | Semi-Final 1 | QF1 vs QF4 | 29-12-2024 | 2:30 PM |
| Knock-Outs | Semi-Final 2 | QF2 vs QF3 | 29-12-2024 | 7:30 PM |
| Finale | Final | SF1 vs SF2 | 31-12-2024 | 7:30 PM |
Santosh Trophy 2024 final round venues
All the final round matches until the quarter-finals will be played at the Deccan Arena. The GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium will host the semi-finals and the final.
How to watch Santosh Trophy 2024 matches?
The Santosh Trophy 2024 matches will be streamed live on the SSEN app. SSEN (Shrachi Sports Endeavour Private Limited) has signed a commercial rights agreement with the All India Football Federation to produce and broadcast domestic football matches for the 2024-25 season.
The deal for 338 matches will cover I-League, I-League 2, Indian Women's League, Santosh Trophy, and Rajmata Jijabai Trophy (for Senior Women's National Football Championship.
Sony Sports Network, meanwhile, will broadcast 110 I-League matches during this period.
