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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox football tournament season
|title=Santosh Trophy
|year=[[2024–25 in Indian football|2024–25]]|other_titles=Senior Men's National Football Championship
|image=
|image_size=150px
|caption=
|country=[[India]]
|dates=15 November – 31 December 2024<ref>{{Cite web|title=Final Round of 78th NFC for Santosh Trophy to begin on December 14 in Hyderabad|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/final-round-of-78th-nfc-for-santosh-trophy-to-begin-on-december-14-in-hyderabad|date=2 December 2024|website=the-aiff.com|publisher=All India Football Federation}}</ref>
|num_teams=38
|winners= [[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]]
|count=33
|runner-up= [[Kerala football team|Kerala]]
|venue=10 (in 9 host cities)
{{ubl|''Group stage:'' Various|''Finals:'' [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]]}}
|matches=88
|goals=316
|attendance=
|scoring_leader=[[Robi Hansda]] (12 goals)
|award=[[Robi Hansda]] (West Bengal)
|goalkeeper=
|prev_season=[[2023–24 Santosh Trophy|2023–24]]
|next_season=[[2025–26 Santosh Trophy|2025–26]]
|updated=
}}

The '''2024–25 Santosh Trophy''' was the 78th edition of the [[Santosh Trophy]], the premier competition in [[India]] for senior men's [[Association football|football]] teams representing their respective [[States and union territories of India|states/union territories]] and government institutions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Hyderabad to host Santosh Trophy in December |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/hyderabad-to-host-santosh-trophy-in-december |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref>

== Venues ==
The [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF) announced in October 2024 that the group stage matches would begin the following month and would be played in six venues. The venues and the corresponding groups that would play there were named. Hosts Telangana and last year's finalists, Services and Goa were exempted from playing the group stage fixtures. Hyderabad is hosting the event for the first time in 57 years.<ref name=":0" />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Group
! class="unsortable" |City
!Stadium
!Capacity
|-
|[[2024–25 Santosh Trophy#Group A|A]]
|[[Amritsar]]
|[[Guru Nanak Dev University|GNDU]] Sports Complex
|–
|-
|[[2024–25 Santosh Trophy#Group B|B]]
|[[Phagwara]]
|Bibi Ratni Sports Stadium
|–
|-
|[[2024–25 Santosh Trophy#Group C|C]]
|[[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]
|[[Kalyani Stadium]]
|20,000
|-
|[[2024–25 Santosh Trophy#Group D|D]]
|[[Agartala]]
|Umakanta Mini Stadium
|5,000
|-
|[[2024–25 Santosh Trophy#Group E|E]]
|[[Nalbari]]
|Deshbhakta Maidan
|–
|-
|[[2024–25 Santosh Trophy#Group F|F]]
|[[Amritsar]]
|[[Guru Nanak Dev University|GNDU]] Sports Complex
|–
|-
|[[2024–25 Santosh Trophy#Group G|G]]
|[[Anantapur]]
|[[Rural Development Trust Stadium|RDT Stadium]]
|5,000
|-
|[[2024–25 Santosh Trophy#Group H|H]]
|[[Kozhikode]]
|[[Kozhikode Corporation EMS Stadium|EMS Corporation Stadium]]
|50,000
|-
|[[2024–25 Santosh Trophy#Group I|I]]
|[[Jaipur]]
|Royal FC Stadium
|–
|-
|[[2024–25 Santosh Trophy#Final round|Final round]], [[2024–25 Santosh Trophy#Quarter-finals|QFs]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Hyderabad]]
|[[Deccan Arena]]
|1,500
|-
|[[2024–25 Santosh Trophy#Semi-finals|SFs]], [[2024–25 Santosh Trophy#Final|Final]]
|[[G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium|GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium]]
|18,000
|}

== Draws ==
38 teams entered the competition; Service and Goa, the finalists of the previous edition, and Telangana, the hosts received direct entry to the final round. The remaining 35 teams were divided into one group of three teams and eight groups of four teams each. It was announced that the winners of each group would make the final round.<ref name=":0" />

The draw for the final round was held on 30 November 2024.

== Group stage ==
=== Group A ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group A
|show_matches=yes
|solid_cell= grey|short_style=noflag
|update=complete
|win_JK=3 |draw_JK=0 |loss_JK=0 |gf_JK=10 |ga_JK=1 |status_JK=
|win_LD=1 |draw_LD=1 |loss_LD=1 |gf_LD=3 |ga_LD=7 |status_LD=
|win_HP=0 |draw_HP=0 |loss_HP=3 |gf_HP=2 |ga_HP=13 |status_HP=
|win_PB=1 |draw_PB=1 |loss_PB=1 |gf_PB=8 |ga_PB=2 |status_PB=H

|source=[https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-nfc AIFF]
|name_JK=[[Jammu and Kashmir football team|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|name_LD=[[Ladakh football team|Ladakh]]
|name_HP=[[Himachal Pradesh football team|Himachal Pradesh]]
|name_PB=[[Punjab football team (India)|Punjab]]


|match_JK_LD = 5-0
|match_JK_HP = null
|match_JK_PB = 1-0

|match_LD_JK = null
|match_LD_HP = 2-1
|match_LD_PB = null

|match_HP_JK = 1–4
|match_HP_LD = null
|match_HP_PB = 0-7

|match_PB_JK = null
|match_PB_LD = 1–1
|match_PB_HP = null


|team_order=JK, PB, LD, HP
|res_col_header=Qualification
|result1=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=[[#Final round|Final round]]
|class_rules = 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
}}</onlyinclude>

=== Group B ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group B
|show_matches=yes
|solid_cell= grey|short_style=noflag
|update=complete
|win_CH=0 |draw_CH=0 |loss_CH=3 |gf_CH=0 |ga_CH=11 |status_CH=
|win_UK=2 |draw_UK=0 |loss_UK=1 |gf_UK=9 |ga_UK=5 |status_UK=
|win_HR=1 |draw_HR=0 |loss_HR=2 |gf_HR=2 |ga_HR=6 |status_HR=
|win_DL=3 |draw_DL=0 |loss_DL=0 |gf_DL=12 |ga_DL=1 |status_DL=

|source=[https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-nfc AIFF]
|name_CH=[[Chandigarh football team|Chandigarh]]
|name_UK=[[Uttarakhand football team|Uttarakhand]]
|name_HR=[[Haryana football team|Haryana]]
|name_DL=[[Delhi football team|Delhi]]


|match_CH_UK = 0-4
|match_CH_HR = null
|match_CH_DL = 0-6

|match_UK_CH = null
|match_UK_HR = 4-1
|match_UK_DL = null

|match_HR_CH = 1-0
|match_HR_UK = null
|match_HR_DL = 0-2

|match_DL_CH = null
|match_DL_UK = 4-1
|match_DL_HR = null


|team_order=DL, UK, HR, CH
|res_col_header=Qualification
|result1=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=[[#Final round|Final round]]
|class_rules = 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
}}</onlyinclude>

=== Group C ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group C
|show_matches=yes
|solid_cell= grey|short_style=noflag
|update=complete
|win_UP=1 |draw_UP=0 |loss_UP=2 |gf_UP=3 |ga_UP=10 |status_UP=
|win_JH=1 |draw_JH=0 |loss_JH=2 |gf_JH=6 |ga_JH=9 |status_JH=
|win_WB=2 |draw_WB=1 |loss_WB=0 |gf_WB=11 |ga_WB=0 |status_WB=H
|win_BR=1 |draw_BR=1 |loss_BR=1 |gf_BR=5 |ga_BR=6 |status_BR=

|source=[https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-nfc AIFF]
|name_UP=[[Uttar Pradesh football team|Uttar Pradesh]]
|name_JH=[[Jharkhand football team|Jharkhand]]
|name_WB=[[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]]
|name_BR=[[Bihar football team|Bihar]]


|match_UP_JH = 2-1
|match_UP_WB = null
|match_UP_BR = 1-2

|match_JH_UP = null
|match_JH_WB = 0-4
|match_JH_BR = null

|match_WB_UP = 7-0
|match_WB_JH = null
|match_WB_BR = 0-0

|match_BR_UP = null
|match_BR_JH = 3-5
|match_BR_WB = null


|team_order=WB, BR, UP, JH
|hth_JH=Head-to-head points: Uttar Pradesh 3; Jharkhand 0.
|hth_UP=JH
|res_col_header=Qualification
|result1=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=[[#Final round|Final round]]
|class_rules = 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
}}</onlyinclude>

=== Group D ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group D
|show_matches=yes
|solid_cell= grey|short_style=noflag
|update=complete
|win_TR=1 |draw_TR=1 |loss_TR=1 |gf_TR=4 |ga_TR=3 |status_TR=H
|win_MZ=1 |draw_MZ=0 |loss_MZ=2 |gf_MZ=9 |ga_MZ=6 |status_MZ=
|win_MN=3 |draw_MN=0 |loss_MN=0 |gf_MN=10 |ga_MN=2 |status_MN=
|win_SK=0 |draw_SK=1 |loss_SK=2 |gf_SK=1 |ga_SK=13 |status_SK=

|source=[https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-nfc AIFF]
|name_TR=[[Tripura football team|Tripura]]
|name_MZ=[[Mizoram football team|Mizoram]]
|name_MN=[[Manipur football team|Manipur]]
|name_SK=[[Sikkim football team|Sikkim]]


|match_TR_MZ = 4-1
|match_TR_MN = 0-2
|match_TR_SK = null

|match_MZ_TR = null
|match_MZ_MN = 1-2
|match_MZ_SK = null

|match_MN_TR = null
|match_MN_MZ = null
|match_MN_SK = 6-1

|match_SK_TR = 0-0
|match_SK_MZ = 0-7
|match_SK_MN = null


|team_order=MN, TR, MZ, SK
|res_col_header=Qualification
|result1=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=[[#Final round|Final round]]
|class_rules = 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
}}</onlyinclude>

=== Group E ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group E
|show_matches=yes
|solid_cell= grey|short_style=noflag
|update=complete
|win_AR=1 |draw_AR=0 |loss_AR=2 |gf_AR=7 |ga_AR=11 |status_AR=
|win_NL=1 |draw_NL=0 |loss_NL=2 |gf_NL=5 |ga_NL=8 |status_NL=
|win_AS=1 |draw_AS=1 |loss_AS=1 |gf_AS=6 |ga_AS=3 |status_AS=H
|win_ML=2 |draw_ML=1 |loss_ML=0 |gf_ML=8 |ga_ML=4 |status_ML=

|source=[https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-nfc AIFF]
|name_AR=[[Arunachal Pradesh football team|Arunachal Pradesh]]
|name_NL=[[Nagaland football team|Nagaland]]
|name_AS=[[Assam football team|Assam]]
|name_ML=[[Meghalaya football team|Meghalaya]]


|match_AR_NL = 4-3
|match_AR_AS = 0–4
|match_AR_ML = null

|match_NL_AR = null
|match_NL_AS = null
|match_NL_ML = 0–3

|match_AS_AR = null
|match_AS_NL = 1-2
|match_AS_ML = 1-1

|match_ML_AR = 4-3
|match_ML_NL = null
|match_ML_AS = null


|team_order=ML, AS, AR, NL
|hth_NL=Head-to-head points: Arunachal Pradesh 3; Nagaland 0.
|hth_AR=NL
|res_col_header=Qualification
|result1=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=[[#Final round|Final round]]
|class_rules = 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
}}</onlyinclude>

=== Group F ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group F
|show_matches=yes
|solid_cell= grey|short_style=noflag
|update=complete
|win_MP=0 |draw_MP=0 |loss_MP=2 |gf_MP=1 |ga_MP=10 |status_MP=
|win_CG=1 |draw_CG=0 |loss_CG=1 |gf_CG=5 |ga_CG=4 |status_CG=
|win_OD=2 |draw_OD=0 |loss_OD=0 |gf_OD=10 |ga_OD=2 |status_OD=

|source=[https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-nfc AIFF]
|name_MP=[[Madhya Pradesh football team|Madhya Pradesh]]
|name_CG=[[Chhattisgarh football team|Chhattisgarh]]
|name_OD=[[Odisha football team|Odisha]]


|match_MP_CG = 1-4
|match_MP_OD = null

|match_CG_MP = null
|match_CG_OD = 1-4

|match_OD_MP = 6-1
|match_OD_CG = null


|team_order=OD, CG, MP
|res_col_header=Qualification
|result1=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=[[#Final round|Final round]]
|class_rules = 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
}}</onlyinclude>

=== Group G ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group G
|show_matches=yes
|solid_cell= grey|short_style=noflag
|update=complete
|win_TN=3 |draw_TN=0 |loss_TN=0 |gf_TN=17 |ga_TN=1 |status_TN=
|win_AP=0 |draw_AP=0 |loss_AP=3 |gf_AP=0 |ga_AP=14 |status_AP=H
|win_KA=2 |draw_KA=0 |loss_KA=1 |gf_KA=17 |ga_KA=2 |status_KA=
|win_AN=1 |draw_AN=0 |loss_AN=2 |gf_AN=1 |ga_AN=18 |status_AN=

|source=[https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-nfc AIFF]
|name_TN=[[Tamil Nadu football team|Tamil Nadu]]
|name_AP=[[Andhra Pradesh football team|Andhra Pradesh]]
|name_KA=[[Karnataka football team|Karnataka]]
|name_AN=[[Andaman and Nicobar football team|Andaman and Nicobar]]


|match_TN_AP = 8-0
|match_TN_KA = null
|match_TN_AN = 7-0

|match_AP_TN = null
|match_AP_KA = 0-5
|match_AP_AN = null

|match_KA_TN = 1-2
|match_KA_AP = null
|match_KA_AN = 11-0

|match_AN_TN = null
|match_AN_AP = 1-0
|match_AN_KA = null


|team_order=TN, KA, AN, AP
|res_col_header=Qualification
|result1=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=[[#Final round|Final round]]
|class_rules = 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
}}</onlyinclude>

=== Group H ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group H
|show_matches=yes
|solid_cell= grey|short_style=noflag
|update=complete
|win_KL=3 |draw_KL=0 |loss_KL=0 |gf_KL=18|ga_KL=0 |status_KL=H
|win_PY=1 |draw_PY=0 |loss_PY=2 |gf_PY=4 |ga_PY=19|status_PY=
|win_LD=0 |draw_LD=0 |loss_LD=3 |gf_LD=2 |ga_LD=14|status_LD=
|win_RL=2 |draw_RL=0 |loss_RL=1 |gf_RL=11|ga_RL=2 |status_RL=

|source=[https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-nfc AIFF]
|name_KL=[[Kerala football team|Kerala]]
|name_PY=[[Pondicherry football team|Pondicherry]]
|name_LD=[[Lakshadweep football team|Lakshadweep]]
|name_RL=[[Railways football team|Railways]]


|match_KL_PY = 7-0
|match_KL_LD = null
|match_KL_RL = 1-0

|match_PY_KL = null
|match_PY_LD = 3-2
|match_PY_RL = null

|match_LD_KL = 0–10
|match_LD_PY = null
|match_LD_RL = 0-1

|match_RL_KL = null
|match_RL_PY = 10–1
|match_RL_LD = null


|team_order=KL, RL, PY, LD
|res_col_header=Qualification
|result1=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=[[#Final round|Final round]]
|class_rules = 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
}}</onlyinclude>

=== Group I ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group I
|show_matches=yes
|solid_cell= grey|short_style=noflag
|update=complete
|win_MH=1 |draw_MH=1 |loss_MH=1 |gf_MH=4 |ga_MH=2 |status_MH=
|win_GJ=1 |draw_GJ=2 |loss_GJ=0 |gf_GJ=3 |ga_GJ=0 |status_GJ=
|win_DD=0 |draw_DD=0 |loss_DD=3 |gf_DD=0 |ga_DD=10 |status_DD=
|win_RJ=2 |draw_RJ=1 |loss_RJ=0 |gf_RJ=6 |ga_RJ=1 |status_RJ=H

|source=[https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-nfc AIFF]
|name_MH=[[Maharashtra football team|Maharashtra]]
|name_GJ=[[Gujarat football team|Gujarat]]
|name_DD=[[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu football team|DNHDD]]
|name_RJ=[[Rajasthan football team|Rajasthan]]


|match_MH_GJ = 0-0
|match_MH_DD = null
|match_MH_RJ = 1-2

|match_GJ_MH = null
|match_GJ_DD = 3-0
|match_GJ_RJ = null

|match_DD_MH = 0-3
|match_DD_GJ = null
|match_DD_RJ = 0-4

|match_RJ_MH = null
|match_RJ_GJ = 0-0
|match_RJ_DD = null


|team_order= RJ, GJ, MH, DD
|res_col_header=Qualification
|result1=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=[[#Final round|Final round]]
|class_rules = 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
}}</onlyinclude>

== Final round ==
=== Qualified teams ===
{| class="wikitable"
! width="180" colspan=2|Direct entrants (3)
|-
!Hosts
|[[Telangana football team|Telangana]]
|-
!Defending champions
|[[Services football team|Services]]
|-
!Previous runners-up
|[[Goa football team|Goa]]
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!Group
! width="180" |Group winners (9)
|-
![[#Group A|A]]
|[[Jammu and Kashmir football team|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|-
![[#Group B|B]]
| [[Delhi football team|Delhi]]
|-
![[#Group C|C]]
| [[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]]
|-
![[#Group D|D]]
| [[Manipur football team|Manipur]]
|-
![[#Group E|E]]
| [[Meghalaya football team|Meghalaya]]
|-
![[#Group F|F]]
| [[Odisha football team|Odisha]]
|-
![[#Group G|G]]
| [[Tamil Nadu football team|Tamil Nadu]]
|-
![[#Group H|H]]
| [[Kerala football team|Kerala]]
|-
![[#Group I|I]]
| [[Rajasthan football team|Rajasthan]]
|}

=== Group A ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group A
|show_matches=yes
|solid_cell= grey|short_style=noflag
|update=complete
|win_TG=0 |draw_TG=1 |loss_TG=4 |gf_TG=3 |ga_TG=13 |status_TG=H
|win_SE=3 |draw_SE=0 |loss_SE=2 |gf_SE=9 |ga_SE=3 |status_SE=
|win_WB=4 |draw_WB=1 |loss_WB=0 |gf_WB=9 |ga_WB=1 |status_WB=
|win_MN=3 |draw_MN=2 |loss_MN=0 |gf_MN=7 |ga_MN=3 |status_MN=
|win_JK=2 |draw_JK=1 |loss_JK=2 |gf_JK=6 |ga_JK=8 |status_JK=
|win_RJ=0 |draw_RJ=1 |loss_RJ=4 |gf_RJ=2 |ga_RJ=8 |status_RJ=

|source=[https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-nfc AIFF]
|name_SE=[[Services football team|Services]]
|name_TG=[[Telangana football team|Telangana]]
|name_WB=[[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]]
|name_MN=[[Manipur football team|Manipur]]
|name_JK=[[Jammu and Kashmir football team|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|name_RJ=[[Rajasthan football team|Rajasthan]]



|match_SE_TG = 3-1
|match_SE_WB = 0-1
|match_SE_MN = null
|match_SE_JK = 4-0
|match_SE_RJ = null

|match_WB_TG = 3-0
|match_WB_SE = null
|match_WB_MN = 0-0
|match_WB_JK = 3-1
|match_WB_RJ = null

|match_MN_TG = null
|match_MN_SE = 1-0
|match_MN_WB = null
|match_MN_JK = null
|match_MN_RJ = 2-1

|match_TG_SE = null
|match_TG_WB = null
|match_TG_MN = 1-3
|match_TG_JK = 0-3
|match_TG_RJ = 1-1

|match_JK_TG = null
|match_JK_SE = null
|match_JK_WB = null
|match_JK_MN = 1-1
|match_JK_RJ = 1-0

|match_RJ_TG = null
|match_RJ_SE = 0-2
|match_RJ_WB = 0-2
|match_RJ_MN = null
|match_RJ_JK = null
|team_order= WB, MN, SE, JK, RJ, TG
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO |result3=KO |result4=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to [[#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]]
|class_rules = 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
}}</onlyinclude>

=== Group B ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group B
|show_matches=yes
|solid_cell= grey|short_style=noflag
|update= complete
|win_GA=1 |draw_GA=1 |loss_GA=3 |gf_GA=4 |ga_GA=7 |status_GA=0
|win_DL=2 |draw_DL=1 |loss_DL=2 |gf_DL=4 |ga_DL=5 |status_DL=0
|win_KL=4 |draw_KL=1 |loss_KL=0 |gf_KL=11 |ga_KL=4 |status_KL=0
|win_TN=0 |draw_TN=3 |loss_TN=2 |gf_TN=4 |ga_TN=7 |status_TN=0
|win_OD=1 |draw_OD=2 |loss_OD=2 |gf_OD=3 |ga_OD=5 |status_OD=0
|win_ML=2 |draw_ML=2 |loss_ML=1 |gf_ML=5 |ga_ML=3 |status_ML=0

|source=[https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-nfc AIFF]
|name_GA=[[Goa football team|Goa]]
|name_DL=[[Delhi football team|Delhi]]
|name_KL=[[Kerala football team|Kerala]]
|name_TN=[[Tamil Nadu football team|Tamil Nadu]]
|name_OD=[[Odisha football team|Odisha]]
|name_ML=[[Meghalaya football team|Meghalaya]]


|match_GA_DL = 0-0
|match_GA_KL = null
|match_GA_TN = 1-0
|match_GA_OD = 0-2
|match_GA_ML = null

|match_DL_GA = null
|match_DL_KL = 0-3
|match_DL_TN = 2-0
|match_DL_OD = 2-0
|match_DL_ML = null

|match_KL_GA = 4-3
|match_KL_DL = null
|match_KL_TN = 1-1
|match_KL_OD = null
|match_KL_ML = 1- 0

|match_TN_GA = null
|match_TN_DL = null
|match_TN_KL = null
|match_TN_OD = 1-1
|match_TN_ML = 2-2

|match_OD_GA = null
|match_OD_DL = null
|match_OD_KL = 0-2
|match_OD_TN = null
|match_OD_ML = 0-0

|match_ML_GA = 1-0
|match_ML_DL = 2-0
|match_ML_KL = null
|match_ML_TN = null
|match_ML_OD = null


|team_order=KL, ML, DL, OD, GA, TN
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO |result3=KO |result4=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to [[#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]]
|class_rules = 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
}}</onlyinclude>

== Knockout stage ==
{{Hatnote|All times are local, [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30]]).}}

=== Bracket ===
{{Round8

|26 December – [[Deccan Arena|Hyderabad (DA)]]|'''[[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]]'''|'''3'''|[[Odisha football team|Odisha]]|1
|27 December – [[Deccan Arena|Hyderabad (DA)]] |[[Meghalaya football team|Meghalaya]]|1|'''[[Services football team|Services]]'''|'''2'''
|27 December – [[Deccan Arena|Hyderabad (DA)]] |'''[[Kerala football team|Kerala]]'''|'''1'''|{{nobr|[[Jammu and Kashmir football team|Jammu and Kashmir]]}}|0
|26 December – [[Deccan Arena|Hyderabad (DA)]]|'''[[Manipur football team|Manipur]]''' {{aet}}|'''5'''|[[Delhi football team|Delhi]]|2

|29 December – {{nobr|[[G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium|Hyderabad (GBAS)]]}} |'''[[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]]'''|'''4''' |[[Services football team|Services]]| 2
|29 December – {{nobr|[[G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium|Hyderabad (GBAS)]]}} |'''[[Kerala football team|Kerala]]'''|'''5'''|[[Manipur football team|Manipur]]|1

|31 December – {{nobr|[[G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium|Hyderabad (GBAS)]]}} |'''[[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]]'''|'''1'''|[[Kerala football team|Kerala]]|0
}}

=== Quarter-finals ===
{{football box
| event =
| round =
| date = 26 December 2024
| time = 14:30
| team1 = [[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]]
| score1 = 3
| score2 = 1
| team2 = [[Odisha football team|Odisha]]
| goals1 =
*[[Naro Hari Shrestha|Naro Hari]] {{goal|45+2}}
*[[Robi Hansda|Robi]] {{goal|77}}
*[[Manotos Majhi|Manotos]] {{goal|90+2}}
| goals2 =
Rakesh {{goal|25}}
| stadium = [[Deccan Arena]]
| location = [[Hyderabad]]
| attendance = 150
| referee = Bagavath Sundhar Jee S 
Man of the Match: [[Naro Hari Shrestha]] (West Bengal)
| report = https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=41683
}}
----
{{football box
| event =
| round =
| date = 26 December 2024
| time = 19:30
| team1 = [[Manipur football team|Manipur]]
| score1 = 5
| aet = yes
| score2 = 2
| penaltyscore =
| team2 = [[Delhi football team|Delhi]]
| goals1 =
*LT Lowly {{goal|48}}
*S. Sagar Singh {{goal|50}}
*S. Ragui {{goal|97||105+4|pen.}}
*K. Zahir Khan {{goal|107}}
| goals2 =
Jaideep Singh {{goal|9||65|pen.}}
| stadium = [[Deccan Arena]]
| location = [[Hyderabad]]
| attendance = 300
| referee = Rohan Das Gupta 
Man of the Match: Shunjanthan Ragui (Manipur)
| report = https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=41684
}}
----
{{football box
| event =
| round =
| date = 27 December 2024
| time = 14:30
| team1 = [[Kerala football team|Kerala]]
| score1 = 1
| score2 = 0
| team2 = {{nobr|[[Jammu and Kashmir football team|Jammu and Kashmir]]}}
| goals1 =
Naseeb {{goal|73}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Deccan Arena]]
| location = [[Hyderabad]]
| attendance = 100
| referee = Vishal
 Man of the Match: Naseeb Rahman (Kerala)
| report = https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=41685
| motm = Naseeb Rahman (Kerala)
}}
----
{{football box
| event =
| round =
| date = 27 December 2024
| time = 19:30
| team1 = [[Meghalaya football team|Meghalaya]]
| score1 = 1
| score2 = 2
| team2 = [[Services football team|Services]]
| goals1 =
O.L. Mawnai {{goal|86}}
| goals2 =
*T. Bidhyasagar {{goal|33}}
*R. Ramakrishnan {{goal|46}}
| stadium = [[Deccan Arena]]
| location = [[Hyderabad]]
| attendance = 100
| referee = Bimalendu Mondal 
Man of the Match: Navjot Singh (Services)
| report = https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=41686
}}

=== Semi-finals ===
{{football box
| event =
| round =
| date = 29 December 2024
| time = 14:30
| team1 = [[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]]
| score1 = 4
| score2 = 2
| team2 = [[Services football team|Services]]
| goals1 =
*[[Manotos Majhi|Manotos]] {{goal|17}}
*[[Robi Hansda|Robi]] {{goal|45+2||90+6}}
*[[Naro Hari Shrestha|Naro Hari]] {{goal|45+4}}
| goals2 =
*B. Thapa {{goal|53}}
*[[Juwel Ahmed Mazumder|Juwel]] {{goal|74|o.g.}}
| stadium = [[G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium|GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium]]
| location = [[Hyderabad]]
| attendance = 250
| referee = Akashkumar Kamleshkumar Mehta 
Man of the Match: [[Robi Hansda]] (West Bengal)
| report = https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=41949
}}
----
{{football box
| event =
| round =
| date = 29 December 2024
| time = 19:30
| team1 = [[Kerala football team|Kerala]]
| score1 = 5
| score2 = 1
| team2 = [[Manipur football team|Manipur]]
| goals1 =
*Naseeb {{goal|22}}
*Ajsal {{goal|45+1}}
*Roshal {{goal|73||88||90+5}}
| goals2 =
S. Ragui {{goal|30}}
| stadium = [[G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium|GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium]]
| location = [[Hyderabad]]
| attendance = 1,000
| referee = Jarvish Macwan 
Man of the Match: Muhammed Roshal (Kerala)
| report = https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=41950
}}

=== Final ===
{{football box
| event =
| round =
| date = 31 December 2024
| time = 19:30
| team1 = [[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]]
| score1 = 1
| score2 = 0
| team2 = [[Kerala football team|Kerala]]
| goals1 =
[[Robi Hansda|Robi]] {{goal|90+4}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium|GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium]]
| location = [[Hyderabad]]
| attendance = 1,000
| referee = Akashkumar Kamleshkumar Mehta 
Man of the Match: [[Robi Hansda]] (West Bengal)
| report = https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=42031
}}

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Rank
!Player
!Team
!Goals
|-
!1
|[[Robi Hansda]]
|[[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]]
| align="center" |12
|-
!2
|Naseeb Rahman
|[[Kerala football team|Kerala]]
| align="center" |8
|-
!3
|Muhammad Ajsal
|[[Kerala football team|Kerala]]
| align="center" |8
|-
!4
|[[Naro Hari Shrestha]]
|[[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]]
| align="center" |7
|-
!5
|Lijo K
|[[Tamil Nadu football team|Tamil Nadu]]
| align="center" |7
|-
!6
|Aakif Javaid
|[[Jammu and Kashmir football team|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| align="center" |6
|-
!7
|[[Nikhil Raj]]
|[[Karnataka football team|Karnataka]]
| align="center" |5
|-
!8
|Sajeesh E
|[[Kerala football team|Kerala]]
| align="center" |5
|-
!9
|Kartik Hantal
|[[Odisha football team|Odisha]]
| align="center" |5
|-
! colspan="4" align="center" |''Source: [https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-nfc AIFF]''
|}

== Awards ==
The following awards were given out at the end of the tournament: the top scorer, best goalkeeper, player of the tournament and fair play award.{{fact|date=January 2026}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" |Award
! scope="col" |Player
! scope="col" |Team
|-
|'''Top scorer'''
|[[Robi Hansda]]
|[[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]]
|-
|'''Tulsidas Balaram player of the final match'''
|[[Robi Hansda]]
|[[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]]
|-
|'''Peter Thangaraj player of the championship'''
|[[Robi Hansda]]
|[[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]]
|}

== Broadcasting ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Round
!Broadcaster(s)
!Ref.
|-
| rowspan="2" |Group stage
|[[YouTube]]
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-19 |title=Santosh Trophy 2024-25 Live Streaming: Schedule, Fixtures, Results, Venues, Telecast Details - All You Need to Know |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/football/santosh-trophy-2024-25-live-streaming-schedule-fixtures-results-venues-telecast-details-all-you-need-to-know |website=Outlook India |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{URL|https://ssen.co/}}, [[Prasar Bharati]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=I-League club owners accuse AIFF of 'tender process mismanagement', threaten to move to FIFA |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/i-league-club-owners-accuse-aiff-of-tender-process-mismanagement-threaten-to-move-to-fifa-3279577 |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Final round, knockouts
|}

==See also==
* [[2024–25 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-nfc}}
* [https://footystats.org/india/santosh-trophy Tournament results – home] at FootyStats
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