New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- The draw for the 79th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy 2025-26 Final Round, which will be hosted in Dhakuakhana and Silapathar, Assam, was conducted at the Football House, in New Delhi on Wednesday, as per the official website of All India Football Federation (AIFF).

The Final Round will kick off on January 21, 2026, with 12 teams being divided into two groups of six each.

Hosts Assam, along with West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Nagaland, and Rajasthan, have been drawn in Group A, while Kerala, Services, Punjab, Odisha, Railways, and Meghalaya have been drawn in Group B.

Assam got direct entry into the Final Rounds as the hosts, while West Bengal and Kerala qualified automatically as the winne...