76th Hero Senior Men's National Football Championship: Assam placed in Group III with Goa, TN

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GUWAHATI: Assam are placed in group III in the 76th Hero Senior Men's National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy along with a few top teams of the country.

The groupings of the championship were conducted in New Delhi on Friday in a virtual draw ceremony that was attended by the State Football Associations. Assam are placed in group III along with Goa, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.

As per the new formats the six group toppers, three best second-placed teams in the group stage along with Railways and Services, who will get direct entry, will qualify for the final round.

On the other hand the hosts of the final rounds of the respective tournaments will join as the remaining team. If the hosts finish within the qualification spots in the group stage, then the next best team will take the qualification spot.

In the Final Round, the 12 best teams from across the country will be divided into two groups of six teams each and they will subsequently play in a round robin format, before proceeding to the knockout rounds.

It may be mentioned here that the semi-finals and final of the 76th Santosh Trophy will be held in Saudi Arabia.

Groupings for the 76th Hero Senior Men's NFC for Santosh Trophy

Group I: Karnataka, Delhi, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Tripura, Leh & Ladakh.

Group II: Kerala, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir.

Group III: Goa, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland.

Group IV: West Bengal, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Daman & Dadra, Haryana.

Group V: Meghalaya, Odisha, Sikkim, Telangana, Pondicherry, Andaman & Nicobar.

Group VI: Punjab, Manipur, Jharkhand, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep.

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