2016–17 Santosh Trophy
# 2016–17 Santosh Trophy

The 2016–17 Santosh Trophy was the 71st edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main state competition for football in India.

Services are the reigning champions. Teams such as Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala have begun preparations for the tournament.

## Qualified teams

The following 10 teams have qualified for the Santosh Trophy proper.

* Chandigarh
* Punjab
* Kerala
* Services
* Mizoram
* Maharashtra
* Railways
* Goa
* Meghalaya
* West Bengal

## Group stage

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | West Bengal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 10 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Goa | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 8 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Chandigarh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Meghalaya | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 5 | Services | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kerala | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Mizoram | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Maharashtra | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Punjab | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Railways | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | |

## Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 23 March 2017 | 23 March 2017 |
| West Bengal | 0(6) |
| West Bengal | 0(6) | 25 March 2017 | 25 March 2017 |
| Mizoram | 0(5) | 25 March 2017 | 25 March 2017 |
| Mizoram | 0(5) | West Bengal | 1 |
| 23 March 2017 | 23 March 2017 | | West Bengal | 1 |
| 23 March 2017 | 23 March 2017 | Goa | 0 |
| Goa | 2 | Goa | 0 |
| Kerala | 1 | | |
