Earlier, four venues were finalised. While Group I will be played in Delhi (December 23, 2022 – December 31, 2022), the Group II, III and V will be played in Kozhikode, Kerala (December 26, 2022 – January 8, 2023), Kokrajhar, Assam (December 28, 2022 – January 5, 2023) and Bhubaneswar, Odisha (December 24, 2022 – January 1, 2023), respectively.
The dates and venues of Group VI will be released soon.
The Senior National Football Championships will be played in a new format that will see the 36 states fight it out across six groups for a chance to make it to the Final Round. The six group toppers, along with three best second-placed teams will qualify for the Final Rounds. Railways and Services will get direct entry along with the hosts.
Group IV: West Bengal, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Daman & Dadra, Haryana
Fixtures:
January 7: Daman and Dadra vs Chhattisgarh, Kolhapur
Haryana vs Bengal, Kolhapur
Madhya Pradesh vs Maharashtra, Kolhapur
January 9: Daman and Dadra vs Bengal, Kolhapur
Chhattisgarh vs Maharashtra, Kolhapur
Haryana vs Madhya Pradesh, Kolhapur
January 11: Daman and Dadra vs Maharashtra, Kolhapur
Bengal vs Madhya Pradesh, Kolhapur
Chhattisgarh vs Haryana, Kolhapur
January 13: Daman and Dadra vs Madhya Pradesh, Kolhapur
Maharashtra vs Haryana, Kolhapur
Bengal vs Chhattisgarh, Kolhapur
January 15: Daman and Dadra vs Haryana, Kolhapur
Madhya Pradesh vs Chhattisgarh, Kolhapur
Maharashtra vs Bengal, Kolhapur
–IANS
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