2017–18 Santosh Trophy qualification

The 2017–18 Santosh Trophy qualifiers was the qualifying round for the 72nd edition of the Santosh Trophy, the premier competition in India for teams representing their regional and state football associations.

2017–18 Santosh Trophy qualification
Country India
Teams34
Matches played42
Goals scored156 (3.71 per match)
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North Zone

The North Zone matches of the Santosh Trophy qualifiers were scheduled to start on 15 January 2018 in Uttar Pradesh.[1] The North Zone qualifiers consisted of eight teams divided into two groups.[2]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chandigarh 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5 Advance to Final Round
2 Haryana 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
3 Uttar Pradesh 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4 Uttarakhand 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
15 January 2018 Chandigarh 3–1 Uttarakhand Noida
B. Singh  13'
Joshi  70', 88'		 Report Rawat  27'
17 January 2018 Uttarakhand 2–1 Uttar Pradesh Noida
Mamgai  16'
Ansari  53'		 Report Azhar  77'
17 January 2018 Haryana 1–1 Chandigarh Noida
Kumar  38' Report Joshi  33'
19 January 2018 Uttar Pradesh 2–2 Chandigarh Noida
Yadav  6'
P. Singh  59'		 Rana  74'
Joshi 85'
19 January 2018 Uttarakhand 0–2 Haryana Noida
Report Manish  55'
Aditya  86'
21 January 2018 Uttar Pradesh 2–1 Haryana Noida

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Punjab 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9 Advance to Final Round
2 Delhi 3 1 1 1 7 2 +5 4
3 Jammu and Kashmir 3 1 1 1 6 2 +4 4
4 Himachal Pradesh 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
16 January 2018 Delhi 1–1 Jammu and Kashmir Noida
John  90+' Report Farooq  52'
16 January 2018 Punjab 2–0 Himachal Pradesh Noida
K. Singh  44'
Jhamat  71'		 Report
18 January 2018 Jammu and Kashmir 0–1 Punjab Noida
K. Singh  31' (pen) Report
18 January 2018 Himachal Pradesh 0–6 Delhi Noida
Report P. Singh  8'
Thapa  24', 30', 70'
John  46'
Bisht  90+5'
20 January 2018 Punjab 1–0 Delhi Noida
Harjinder Singh  7' Report
20 January 2018 Himachal Pradesh 1–5 Jammu and Kashmir Noida
Report Aaakif Reshi
Asif
Raja Musharaf
Furqan

East Zone

The East Zone qualifiers consisted of six teams divided into two groups of three.[3]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Odisha 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4 Advance to Final Round
2 Sikkim 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3 Bihar 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
28 January 2018 Sikkim 3–0 Bihar Patna
Lama  21', 90+3' (pen.)
Tamang  65'		 Report
30 January 2018 Odisha 2–0 Sikkim Patna
Naik
Padhiary 		Report
1 February 2018 Bihar 0–0 Odisha Patna

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 West Bengal 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Advance to Final Round
2 Jharkhand 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
3 Chhattisgarh 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
29 January 2018 West Bengal 2–0 Chhattisgarh Patna
Murmu (2 goals)
31 January 2018 Chhattisgarh 0–1 Jharkhand Patna
2 February 2018 Jharkhand 0–2 West Bengal Patna

North-East Zone

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mizoram 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6 Advance to Final Round
2 Assam 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 3
3 Arunachal Pradesh 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
8 January 2018 Assam 1–0 Arunachal Pradesh Lammual, Mizoram
Ete  73' (o.g.) Report
10 January 2018 Arunachal Pradesh 0–2 Mizoram Lammual, Mizoram
Report Malsawmtluanga
Lalrinchhana
12 January 2018 Mizoram 3–0 Assam Lammual, Mizoram
Lalromawia (2 goals)
R Malsawmtluanga		 Report

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manipur 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Advance to Final Round
2 Meghalaya 2 1 0 1 6 3 +3 3
3 Tripura 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
9 January 2018 Tripura 0–3 Manipur Lammual, Mizoram
Report Pulamte  10'
Sharma  20'
Naocha  62'
11 January 2018 Meghalaya 5–0 Tripura Lammual, Mizoram
Pale  18', 19'
Diengdoh  44', 58'
Nongkhlaw  74'		 Report
13 January 2018 Manipur 3–1 Meghalaya Lammual, Mizoram
Naocha  38', 60'
Pulamte  45'		 Report Diengdoh  65'

West Zone

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Goa 2 2 0 0 22 1 +21 6 Advance to Final Round
2 Gujarat 2 0 1 1 6 13 −7 1
3 Rajasthan 2 0 1 1 5 19 −14 1
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
8 January 2018 Gujarat 5–5 Rajasthan The Arena, Ahmedabad
Mall  11', 64', 68'
Abbasi  38'
Krushnapal  90'		 Report I. Khan  3', 52'
Kaushik  12', 42'
Chundawat  56'
10 January 2018 Rajasthan 0–14 Goa The Arena, Ahmedabad
Report D'Mello  7'
Carvalho  19'
Peixote  23', 50'
Fernandes  28', 43', 64', 79'
Pereira  76'
Hoble  84'
Carneiro  86'
Niasso  88', 90'
Castanha  90+3'
12 January 2018 Goa 8–1 Gujarat The Arena, Ahmedabad

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Maharashtra 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Advance to Final Round
2 Lakshadweep 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6
3 Daman and Diu 3 1 0 2 2 13 −11 3
4 Madhya Pradesh 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
9 January 2018 Madhya Pradesh 0–5 Lakshadweep The Arena, Ahmedabad
Report Shafeeq Jr  31', 39'
Shafeeq TD  42', 78', 82'
9 January 2018 Maharashtra 7–0 Daman and Diu The Arena, Ahmedabad
D'Costa  12'
Mangela (o.g.)
Shinde  40'
Joshi  77'
Machado  81'
Stephen  86'
Menezes  90'		 Report
11 January 2018 Lakshadweep 0–5 Maharashtra The Arena, Ahmedabad
Report R. Singh  1', 26' (pen)
Bhokare  27'
D'Costa  49'
11 January 2018 Daman and Diu 2–1 Madhya Pradesh The Arena, Ahmedabad
13 January 2018 Maharashtra 2–0 Madhya Pradesh The Arena, Ahmedabad
R. Singh (2 goals) Report
13 January 2018 Daman and Diu 0–5 Lakshadweep The Arena, Ahmedabad

South Zone

The South Zone qualifiers consisted of eight teams divided into two groups of four.[4] Matches were held at the Bangalore Football Stadium in Bangalore, Karnataka from 16 January to 22 January 2018.[5]

In Group B, Andaman and Nicobar withdrew just before the qualifiers due to lack of funds to travel to Bangalore.[6]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Karnataka 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9 Advance to Final Round
2 Services 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
3 Telangana 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
4 Pondicherry 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
17 January 2018 Karnataka 5–0 Telangana Bangalore Football Stadium, Karnataka
S. Rajesh  7', 69'
Shil  18', 68'
Khan  83'		 Report
17 January 2018 Services 4–1 Pondicherry Bangalore Football Stadium, Karnataka
Tudu  20'
N. Singh  59'
G. Singh  72'
Saji  86' (o.g.)		 Report Karthikeyan  9'
19 January 2018 Pondicherry 0–2 Karnataka Bangalore Football Stadium, Karnataka
Report Khan  84'
Amoes Do  89'
19 January 2018 Telangana 1–2 Services Bangalore Football Stadium, Karnataka
Dhanala  59' Report N. Singh  25'
L. Singh  89'
21 January 2018 Karnataka 4–1 Services Bangalore Football Stadium, Karnataka
S.K. Azaruddin  10'
S. Rajesh  49', 72'
Solaimalai  89'		 Report Herojit  86'
21 January 2018 Telangana 4–0 Pondicherry Bangalore Football Stadium, Karnataka
Kumar  14', 64'
Abid  18', 60'		 Report

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kerala 2 1 1 0 7 5 +2 4 Advance to Final Round
2 Andhra Pradesh 2 1 0 1 7 8 −1 3
3 Tamil Nadu 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
17 January 2018 Kerala 7–5 Andhra Pradesh Bangalore Football Stadium, Karnataka
Poulose  3'
Rahul KP  13', 49'
S. Vinod  16' (o.g.)
Thomas  53'
Afdal VK  63', 75'		 Report S. Sai Varun  7', 18', 57', 81', 87'
19 January 2018 Andhra Pradesh 2–1 Tamil Nadu Bangalore Football Stadium, Karnataka
S. Sai Varun  61', 73' Report Nagappan  57'
22 January 2018 Tamil Nadu 0–0 Kerala Bangalore Football Stadium, Karnataka
Report

References
  1. "DSA to hold selection trials for Santosh Trophy". Outlook India. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. "North Zone Qualifiers". Soccerway.
  3. "East Zone Qualifiers". Soccerway.
  4. "South Zone Qualifiers". Soccerway.
  5. "South Zone-leg of Santosh Trophy from January 17". The Hindu. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  6. "Andaman pull out of qualifiers". Deccan Herald. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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