Santosh Trophy final phase to kick-off in Kolkata on March 19

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Defending champions West Bengal will take on Manipur in the opening match in Kolkata.

New Delhi, February 21: Defending champions West Bengal will take on Manipur on the opening day as the 72nd edition of the National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy kicks-off in Kolkata on March 19.

Ten teams who qualified from the preliminary stages have been divided into two groups of five teams each with the top two from each group advancing to the semi-finals which are to be played on March 30. The final is slated for April 1.

Defending champions #Bengal will take on #Manipur in the first match of the 72nd #SantoshTrophy. With bagging the championship in the 2016-2017 edition, Bengal will seek their 33rd trophy this year. pic.twitter.com/9RPuwIyvJP
— The Bridge (@TheBridge_IN) February 21, 2018

All India Football Federation General Secretary Mr. Kushal Das wished luck to all the participating teams.

“We are delighted to have the Santosh Trophy being hosted in Kolkata. I wish success to the 10 finalists and look forward to a successful hosting of the prestigious event by the Indian Football Association,” he said.

The groupings are as follows:

Group A: West Bengal, Chandigarh, Manipur, Kerala, Maharashtra.

Group B: Goa, Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab, Karnataka.

The fixtures of the tournament are as follows:

GROUP A

19/03/2018 – Chandigarh vs Kerala

19/03/2018 – Manipur vs Bengal

21/03/2018 – Maharashtra vs Bengal

21/03/2018 – Chandigarh vs Manipur

23/03/2018 – Kerala vs Manipur

23/03/2018 – Maharashtra vs Chandigarh

25/03/2018 – Bengal vs Chandigarh