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Full name | Arunachal Pradesh football team | ||
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Ground | Various | ||
Owner | Arunachal Pradesh Football Association | ||
Head coach | Sangey Tsering | ||
League | Santosh Trophy | ||
2024–25 | Group stage | ||
The Arunachal Pradesh football team is an Indian football team representing Arunachal Pradesh in the Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy. [1] Arunachal's sub-juniors team was runner up in the 2018 Hero Sub-Juniors Boys' National Championship and the 2019 Hero Sub Juniors Girls' National Championship. In the tournament, Tallo Ana from the Apatani community of Arunachal Pradesh was the top scorer with 15 goals in five matches.
The following 20 players were called for the 2022–23 Santosh Trophy. [2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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