The main round of the tournament was held in Manjeri, and was contested by 10 teams divided into two groups.
Kerala won their seventh title after defeating West Bengal in the penalties.
The teams were drawn into five zones (North, East, North-East, South and West) of two groups each.
The official draw for the 75th edition of Santosh Trophy was held on 6 January 2022 at 15:00 IST in New Delhi with former India defender Gouramangi Singh assisting in the process.
[4] Ten teams who came through the qualifiers were drawn into two groups of five each for the main event beginning from 16 April.