MUMBAI: Zee Sports will telecast the finals rounds of 61st Santosh Trophy comprising of quarterfinals, semi finals and finals from 14 October to 25 October.
In total 32 states and government institutions have taken part in this year’s tournament. The cluster leg of the 61st Santosh Trophy was held over the last month in Gurgaon and Faridabad.
Zee Sports business head Himanshu Mody says, “We are proud to be associated with the telecast of 61st edition of Santosh Trophy. Zee Sports has put in lot of hard work to present the Santosh Trophy in a viewer friendly format at viewer friendly times with in depth analysis. We are also, undertaking a holistic program to develop football from ground level to see India playing in major football tournaments around the world. We are sure that all this along with Zee Sports distribution strength will see football reach a new level.”
Zee Sports will telecast the fifteen matches from the quarterfinals onwards of the 61st Santosh Trophy, live and exclusive from, Gurgaon starting 15 ctober. Zee Sports would be using a 10 camera set up to produce the telecast. The telecast package will include preview and review shows, half time match analysis and various studio programming. The coverage will involve more cameras, more replays, new commentators and a new graphic look. Zee Sports ace anchor Mayanti Langer will present the pre-match and a post match analysis along with football expert Novy Kapadia, informs an official release.
In line with Zee Sports promise to deliver international quality coverage of Indian football, legendary John Helm will be commentator along with Zee Sports anchor Debayan Sen for the Santosh Trophy.
To promote the tournaments a special section on Indian football will be created on Zee Sports website www.zeesports.co.in. This will provide soccer fans with the latest team news, match scores, statistics and player profiles, as well as exclusive player interviews and photo galleries. There will be interactive sections, which will include chat rooms, video clips of matches, online games, wallpapers and ring tones, the release adds.
The Schedule:
Haryana vs West Bengal - 14 October - 4:45 pm
Goa vs Punjab - 14 October - 7:00 pm
Kerala vs Tamil Nadu - 15 October - 4:45 pm
Maharashtra vs Karnataka - 15 October - 7 pm
Haryana vs Punjab - 16 October - 4:45 pm
West Bengal vs Goa - 16 October - 7 pm
Tamil Nadu vs Karnataka - 17 October - 4:45 pm
Maharashtra vs Kerala - 17 October - 7 pm
Haryana vs Goa 18 October - 4:45 pm
West Bengal vs Punjab - 18 October - 7 pm
Kerala vs Karnataka 19 October - 4:45 pm
Maharashtra vs Tamil Nadu 19 October - 7 pm
First Semi Finals - 21 October - 6:30 pm
Second Semi Finals - 22 October - 6:30 pm
Finals - 25 October - 7 pm
