# 2017–18 Santosh Trophy qualification

The 2017–18 Santosh Trophy qualifiers was the qualifying round for the 72nd edition of the Santosh Trophy, the premier competition in India for teams representing their regional and state football associations.

## North Zone

The North Zone matches of the Santosh Trophy qualifiers were scheduled to start on 15 January 2018 in Uttar Pradesh. The North Zone qualifiers consisted of eight teams divided into two groups.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chandigarh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Haryana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Uttar Pradesh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Uttarakhand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Punjab | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Delhi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 | |
| 3 | Jammu and Kashmir | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Himachal Pradesh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | |

## East Zone

The East Zone qualifiers consisted of six teams divided into two groups of three.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Odisha | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Sikkim | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Bihar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | West Bengal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Jharkhand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Chhattisgarh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | |

## North-East Zone
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mizoram | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Assam | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Manipur | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Meghalaya | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Tripura | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | |

## West Zone
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Goa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 6 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Gujarat | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 1 | |
| 3 | Rajasthan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Maharashtra | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Lakshadweep | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | Daman and Diu | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 3 | |
| 4 | Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | |

## South Zone

The South Zone qualifiers consisted of eight teams divided into two groups of four. Matches were held at the Bangalore Football Stadium in Bangalore, Karnataka from 16 January to 22 January 2018.
In Group B, Andaman and Nicobar withdrew just before the qualifiers due to lack of funds to travel to Bangalore.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Karnataka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Services | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Telangana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Pondicherry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kerala | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 4 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | |
| 3 | Tamil Nadu | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | |