Santosh Trophy 2012 Fixture
The 66th edition of the National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy will be commenced from May 11 to 27 in three cities of Odisha . The venue cities will be Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur and Baragarh. 34 teams are taking part in the inter-state tournament. Title holder Bengal and defending runners-up Manipur will play from quarter final league stage along with last year's semifinalist teams and winners of seven clusters from the Cluster stage (Preliminary) round.
The Cluster round matches would be played from May 11 to 16 with the quarterfinal round games scheduled from May 18 to 23. Both the semifinals would be played on May 25, while the final has been slated for May 27.
GROUPINGS & FIXTURES
Preliminary Round - Cluster Stage
Cluster-I
Jharkhand, Delhi, Andaman&Nicobar Island, Gujarat11-May-2012: Jharkhand - Andaman&Nicobar Island
11-May-2012: Delhi - Gujarat
13-May-2012: Andaman&Nicobar Island - Delhi
13-May-2012: Gujarat - Jharkhand
15-May-2012: Andaman&Nicobar Island - Gujarat
15-May-2012: Jharkhand - Delhi
Cluster-II
Kerala, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh11-May-2012: Kerala - Tripura
13-May-2012: Tripura - Himachal Pradesh
15-May-2012: Himachal Pradesh - Kerala
Cluster-III
Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Pondicherry11-May-2012: Chandigarh - Madhya Pradesh
11-May-2012: Meghalaya - Pondicherry
13-May-2012: Madhya Pradesh - Meghalaya
13-May-2012: Pondicherry - Chandigarh
15-May-2012: Madhya Pradesh - Pondicherry
15-May-2012: Meghalaya - Chandigarh
Cluster-IV
Jammu&Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra11-May-2012: Maharashtra - Arunachal Pradesh
13-May-2012: Arunachal Pradesh - Jammu&Kashmir
15-May-2012: Jammu&Kashmir - Maharashtra
Cluster-V
Karnataka, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland11-May-2012: Karnataka - Nagaland
11-May-2012: Bihar - Uttar Pradesh
13-May-2012: Nagaland - Bihar
13-May-2012: Uttar Pradesh - Karnataka
15-May-2012: Nagaland - Uttar Pradesh
15-May-2012: Karnataka - Bihar
Cluster-VI
Uttarakhand, Mizoram, Rajasthan12-May-2012: Uttarakhand - Rajasthan
14-May-2012: Rajasthan - Mizoram
16-May-2012: Mizoram - Uttarakhand
Cluster-VII
Haryana, Sikkim, Assam, Daman&Diu11-May-2012: Haryana - Daman&Diu
11-May-2012: Assam - Sikkim
13-May-2012: Daman&Diu - Assam
13-May-2012: Sikkim - Haryana
15-May-2012: Daman&Diu - Sikkim
15-May-2012: Haryana - Assam
Quarterfinal League - Group Stage:
Group-A
West Bengal (Defending Champ), Punjab, Kerala(Cluster-II winner), Maharastra (Cluster-IV winner)18-May-2012: West Bengal - Maharastra
18-May-2012: Punjab - Kerala
20-May-2012: Kerala - West Bengal
20-May-2012: Maharastra - Punjab
22-May-2012: Maharastra - Kerala
22-May-2012: West Bengal - Punjab
Group-B
Manipur(Defending Runner-up) , Goa, Meghalaya (Cluster-III winner) , Uttar Pradesh (Cluster-V winner)18-May-2012: Manipur - Meghalaya
18-May-2012: Goa - Uttar Pradesh
20-May-2012: Meghalaya - Goa
20-May-2012: Uttar Pradesh - Manipur
22-May-2012: Meghalaya - Uttar Pradesh
22-May-2012: Manipur - Goa
Group-C
Services, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Haryana (Cluster-VII winner)19-May-2012: Services - Haryana
19-May-2012: Orissa - Chhattisgarh
21-May-2012: Haryana - Orissa
21-May-2012: Chhattisgarh - Services
23-May-2012: Haryana - Chhattisgarh
23-May-2012: Orissa - Services
Group-D
Railways, Tamil Nadu, Delhi (Cluster-I winner), Mizoram(Cluster-VI winner)19-May-2012: Railways - Mizoram
19-May-2012: Tamil Nadu - Delhi
21-May-2012: Delhi - Railways
21-May-2012: Mizoram -Tamil Nadu
23-May-2012: Mizoram - Delhi
23-May-2012: Railways - Tamil Nadu
Semifinals
25-May-2012: Kerala (Winner Group A) - Services (Winner Group C)26-May-2012: Manipur (Winner Group B) - Tamil Nadu (Winner Group D)
