Manipur to open campaign against TN in Santosh Trophy
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 23 2023:
Manipur will kick off their campaign against Tamil Nadu in the group stage of the 77th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy 2023-24 on October 8 at Vijay Singh Pathik Stadium, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
The Santosh Trophy group stage will see 38 teams split into six groups of six teams each as Manipur are drawn alongside Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in Group C .
After their opener against Tamil Nadu, Manipur will take on Uttar Pradesh on October 10, followed by Nagaland on October 12, Madhya Pradesh on October 15 and Jharkhand on October 17 .
The Groupings:
Group A: Kerala, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir.
Group B: Punjab, Haryana, Odisha, Delhi, Ladakh, West Bengal.
Group C: Manipur, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh.
Group D: Railways, Bihar, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Assam, Himachal Pradesh.
Group E: Services, Uttarakhand, Mizoram, Pondicherry, Sikkim, Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu.
Group F: Maharashtra, Telangana, Andaman & Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Tripura.