The 65th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy 2010–11 was held in Assam, India, 6–30 May 2011. 31 teams were divided into eight clusters with last year's semi-finalists (West Bengal, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Goa) directly finding their place in the Groups Quarterfinal round.
The Preliminary Round matches were held from 6 to 16 May, while the quarter final round matches took place from 17 to 24 May. The first semi-final was held on 26 May, while the second semi-final will be played on 27 May with grand finale being held on 30 May.
All together seven venues held the matches of the Santosh Trophy in Assam. Cluster I and V matches were played in Guwahati, Cluster II matches were played in Mangaldoi, Cluster III matches will be played in Shiv Sagar, Cluster V matches will take place in Tinsukia, while Cluster VI, VIII and VIII matches will be held in Nagaon, Bongaigaon and Kokrajhar respectively.
Clusters Cluster I: Assam, Pondicherry, Rajasthan. Cluster II: Chhattisgarh, Daman & Diu, Gujarat & Uttar Pradesh. Cluster III: Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar & Andaman & Nicobar. Cluster IV: Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Chandigarh. Cluster V: Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Services, Arunachal Pradesh. Cluster VI: Delhi, Nagaland, Orissa & Himachal Pradesh. Cluster VII: Mizoram, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura. Cluster VIII: Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Railways, Sikkim.
Preliminary round Fixtures: Note - The first tie-breaker for teams finishing level on points is the head-to-head result between the teams concerned, followed by overall goal difference, and then overall goals scored.
Cluster I
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 06/05/11 Assam 8–1 Pondicherry 08/05/11 Pondicherry 2–2 Rajasthan 10/05/11 Assam 11–0 Rajasthan
Cluster II
Date Team 1 Score Team 206/05/11 Chhattisgarh 9–0 Daman & Diu06/05/11 Uttar Pradesh 3–1 Gujarat08/05/11 Chhattisgarh 1–1 Uttar Pradesh08/05/11 Gujarat 6–2 Daman & Diu10/05/11 Chhattisgarh 3–0 Gujarat10/05/11 Uttar Pradesh 8–0 Daman & Diu
Cluster III
Date Team 1 Score Team 206/05/11 Manipur 4–1 Bihar08/05/11 Manipur 12–1 Andaman10/05/11 Andaman 2–1 Bihar
Cluster IV
Date Team 1 Score Team 207/05/11 Jharkhand 2–1 Chandigarh07/05/11 Kerala 5–1 09/05/11 Chandigarh 0–0 Kerala09/05/11 Jharkhand 2–1 11/05/11 Chandigarh 1–0 11/05/11 Kerala 3–0 Jharkhand
Cluster V
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 12/05/11 Services 4–0 Karnataka 12/05/11 Uttarakhand 1–0 14/05/11 1–1 Karnataka 14/05/11 Services 3–0 Uttarakhand 16/05/11 Karnataka 0–1 Uttarakhand 16/05/11 Services 3–0
Cluster VI
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 12/05/11 Delhi 2–0 Nagaland 12/05/11 Orissa 6–0 14/05/11 Delhi 4–1 14/05/11 Orissa 4–0 Nagaland 16/05/11 Delhi 6–1 Orissa 16/05/11 Nagaland 4–1
Cluster VII
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 12/05/11 Madhya Pradesh 3–2 Haryana 12/05/11 Tripura 3–1 Mizoram 14/05/11 Haryana 2–0 Tripura 14/05/11 Mizoram 8–0 Madhya Pradesh 16/05/11 Tripura 5–0 Madhya Pradesh 16/05/11 Mizoram 5–0 Haryana
Cluster VIII
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 12/05/11 Maharashtra 2–1 Sikkim 12/05/11 Railways 3–0 Meghalaya 14/05/11 Railways 1–0 Maharashtra 14/05/11 Meghalaya 1–1 Sikkim 16/05/11 Maharashtra 5–1 Meghalaya 16/05/11 Railways 2–0 Sikkim
Pre-Quarter-Final League playoffs Date Team 1 Score Team 2 12/05/11 Assam 2–4 Chhattisgarh 13/05/11 Manipur 0–0 Kerala 18/05/11 Services 2–0 Delhi 18/05/11 Tripura 0–3 Railways
Second round Quarter-Final League Group A
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 17/05/11 Manipur 2–1 Tamil Nadu 17/05/11 West Bengal 4–1 Chhattisgarh 19/05/11 Tamil Nadu 2–3 Chhattisgarh 19/05/11 West Bengal 2–2 Manipur 21/05/11 Manipur 3–0 Chhattisgarh 21/05/11 West Bengal 1–2 Tamil Nadu
Group B
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 20/05/11 Goa 0–3 Railways 20/05/11 Punjab 2–2 Services 22/05/11 Goa 3–3 Services 22/05/11 Punjab 1–2 Railways 24/05/11 Goa 0–0 Punjab 24/05/11 Services 2–2 Railways
Semi-finals Date Team 1 Score Team 2 26/05/11 Manipur 1–0 Services 27/05/11 Railways 0–1 West Bengal
Final
References
Kolkata Football