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    "excerpt": "National Football Championship: \u00a0The final round of the 79th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy 2025-26 will be held in Assam in January 2026. The group stages will take place across nine venues from December 15 to 26, 2025.",
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    "editor1": "National Football Championship: \u00a0The final round of the 79th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy 2025-26 will be held in Assam in January 2026. The group stages will take place across nine venues from December 15 to 26, 2025.<p>Thirty-five teams will contest the group stage, consisting of nine groups (eight groups with four teams and one group with three). The group winners will join hosts Assam, last season's champions West Bengal and runners-up Kerala in the 12-team final round that will be hosted in Dhakuakhana and Dhemaji.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The last time Assam hosted the Santosh Trophy final round was in the 2010-11 season when West Bengal defeated Manipur to lift the trophy in Guwahati.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>79th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy 2025-26 Group Stage Fixtures:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Group A (hosted in Mahilpur, Punjab): Himachal Pradesh, Jammu &amp; Kashmir, Ladakh, Punjab<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 15: Jammu &amp; Kashmir vs Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh vs Punjab<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 17: Himachal Pradesh vs Jammu &amp; Kashmir, Ladakh vs Punjab<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 19: Ladakh vs Himachal Pradesh, Punjab vs Jammu &amp; Kashmir<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Group B (hosted in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh): Chandigarh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 16: Uttarakhand vs Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh vs Haryana<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 18: Haryana vs Uttarakhand, Chandigarh vs Uttar Pradesh<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 20: Chandigarh vs Haryana, Uttarakhand vs Uttar Pradesh<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Group C (hosted in Delhi): Bihar, Jharkhand, Railways, Delhi<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 15: Bihar vs Railways, Jharkhand vs Delhi<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 17: Railways vs Jharkhand, Delhi vs Bihar<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 19: Bihar vs Jharkhand, Delhi vs Railways<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Group D (hosted in Agartala, Tripura): Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 15: Mizoram vs Nagaland, Manipur vs Tripura<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 17: Nagaland vs Manipur, Tripura vs Mizoram<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 19: Manipur vs Mizoram, Nagaland vs Tripura<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Group E (Shillong, Meghalaya): Meghalaya, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 19: Meghalaya vs Sikkim<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 21: Sikkim vs Arunachal Pradesh<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 23: Arunachal Pradesh vs Meghalaya<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Group F (hosted in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh): Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 22: Odisha vs Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh vs Telangana<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 24: Telangana vs Odisha, Madhya Pradesh vs Chhattisgarh<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 26: Madhya Pradesh vs Telangana, Chhattisgarh vs Odisha<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Group G (hosted in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh): Andaman &amp; Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 17: Andaman &amp; Nicobar vs Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh vs Pondicherry<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 19: Tamil Nadu vs Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry vs Andaman &amp; Nicobar<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 21: Andaman &amp; Nicobar vs Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry vs Tamil Nadu<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Group H (hosted in Bengaluru, Karnataka): Goa, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Services<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 20: Goa vs Services, Karnataka vs Lakshadweep<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 22: Lakshadweep vs Goa, Services vs Karnataka<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 24: Lakshadweep vs Services, Goa vs Karnataka<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Group I (hosted in Jaipur, Rajasthan): Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>December 17: Gujarat vs Maharashtra, DNH &amp; DD vs Rajasthan<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Group I (hosted in Jaipur, Rajasthan): Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">Live Cricket Score<\/a><\/h5><p>December 21: DNH &amp; DD vs Gujarat, Maharashtra vs Rajasthan<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/h5>",
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