CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The tournament is held every year with eligible teams who are divided into zones, must play in the qualifying round and can progress into the tournament proper. The current champions are Kerala, who won their seventh title during the 2021–22 edition.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kerala clinched the Santosh Trophy with a 5-4 penalty shootout win over West Bengal in a thrilling final at the Manjeri Payyanad Stadium in Malappuram, Kerala.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan congratulated the Kerala football team for winning the Santosh Trophy.

Detailed explanation-4: -This move taken in a way for promoting the sport in every region of the country. On 6 October 2022, the AIFF signed a MoU with the SAFF, which included an agreement to host the semi-finals, the 3rd place decider & the final, at select cities in Saudi Arabia.

Detailed explanation-5: -West Bengal have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals 45 times, having won 32 titles, the most by any team. Managed by legendary Balaidas Chatterjee, the team won six Santosh Trophy titles between 1949 and 1959. In 1962, former Indian captain Samar Banerjee guided Bengal winning the trophy.