The 2016–17 Santosh Trophy qualifiers are the qualifiers for the 2016–17 Santosh Trophy. All the teams participating in the qualifiers are divided into five zones based on where they are based and each zone is divided into two groups each.
Format
Each team is put into five zones; each zone has two groups. The leaders of every group qualify for the tournament proper.[1][2]
Updated to match(es) played on 1 January 2017. Source: [citation needed] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Updated to match(es) played on 9 January 2017. Source: [citation needed] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Updated to match(es) played on 10 January 2017. Source: [citation needed] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Updated to match(es) played on 4 January 2017. Source: [citation needed] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.