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SRINAGAR- The J&K senior men’s team has been placed in Group A alongside the likes of Kerala, Goa and Gujarat in the 77th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy. The groupings were revealed on Wednesday. Chhattisgarh and Arunachal Pradesh form the other two teams in group B.
Bengal, who are the record 32 times champions, are in Group B with Punjab and Haryana.
Odisha, Delhi and Ladakh are the three other teams in Group B.
Thirty-six teams have been divided into six groups.
“I am sure this season will see much better competition, and we will have the opportunity to see new teams and talented players come through,” AIFF Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran said at the draw ceremony.
The dates and venues are yet to be announced.
SANTOSH TROPHY GROUPINGS:
Group A: Kerala, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir.
Group B: Punjab, Haryana, Odisha, Delhi, Ladakh, 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.