WIFA announce squad for Santosh Trophy final Round
The 22-member squad will travel to Bhubaneswar, Odisha on 8th February 2023 to take part in the final Group round of the Santosh Trophy 2022-23 edition.
The following players will represent the Maharashtra Football Team which will participate in the Final Round of the 76th National Football Championship for Hero Santosh Trophy 2022-23 to be held at Bhubaneswar, Odisha from 11th to 20th February 2023.
Maharashtra had a successful first round of the tournament where they finished 2nd in Group D behind tournament favorites West Bengal after losing the closely contested final league game. The second-place finish was however good enough for Maharashtra to qualify for the final round.
The team will leave Mumbai for Bhubaneswar on 8th February 2023.
| Sr.No. | Name | DISTRICT | Position |
| 1 | Indrajeet Chougule | Kolhapur | Mid Fielder |
| 2 | Omkar Suresh Patil | Kolhapur | Mid Fielder |
| 3 | Pavan Vijay Mali | Kolhapur | Defender |
| 4 | Rushikesh Methe-Patil | Kolhapur | Forward |
| 5 | Yash Namdev Devane | Kolhapur | Defender |
| 6 | Shikant Molangiri | Pune | Mid Fielder |
| 7 | Armash Nasir Ansari | Mumbai | Mid Fielder |
| 8 | Ashley Alban Koli | Mumbai | Mid Fielder |
| 9 | Himanshu Patil | Mumbai | Forward |
| 10 | JohnsonMathews | Mumbai | Mid Fielder |
| 11 | Kaustubh Ravindra | Mumbai | Mid Fielder |
| 12 | Shravan Shetty (Captain) | Mumbai | Defender |
| 13 | Tejas Raut | Mumbai | Defender |
| 14 | Vishnu Menon | Mumbai | Defender |
| 15 | Yasheel Shah | Mumbai | Goalkeeper |
| 16 | Sheikh Aabid | Nagpur | Defender |
| 17 | Stanley Peter | Nagpur | Defender |
| 18 | Sufiyan Shaikh (Vice Captain) | Nagpur | Mid Fielder |
| 19 | Khaled Khan | Nanded | Mid Fielder |
| 20 | Jeevansingh Rawat | Pune | Defender |
| 21 | Shivam Kiran Pednekar | Pune | Goalkeeper |
| 22 | Sumit Bhandari | Pune | Mid Fielder |
Support Staff:
| 1 | K.R.Ansari | Manager | Nanded |
| 2 | Steven Dias | Head Coach | Mumbai |
| 3 | Ryan D’Souza | Asst.Coach | Mumbai |
| 4 | Jai Kailas Joshi | Physio | Mumbai |
Maharashtra Fixtures
| Sr.No | Date | Matches | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10.2.2023 | Maharashtra | Vs. | Odisha |
| 2 | 12.2.2023 | Maharashtra | Vs. | Punjab |
| 3 | 14.2.2023 | Maharashtra | Vs. | Kerala |
| 4 | 17.2.2023 | Maharashtra | Vs. | Karnataka |
| 5 | 19.2.2023 | Maharashtra | Vs. | Goa |
For full set of fixtures of the final round, visit – Fixture List
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