Zonal battlegrounds

North concluded — four teams through. Central & South next.

Concluded

North Zone

Bagalkot · Vijayapura · Dharwad · Belagavi

May 1–3, 2026Harugeri, Karnataka

4 qualified

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Central Zone

Venue and dates — announcing soon

Dates to be announcedVenue to be announced, Karnataka

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Coming soon

South Zone

Venue and dates — announcing soon

Dates to be announcedVenue to be announced, Karnataka

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Road to the finale

How teams qualify

  • 31 districts
  • 3 zones
  • 4 per zone
  • 12 teams
  • North Zone
  • Central Zone
  • South Zone
Qualification pathSee the qualification pathVisual flow from districts to the November finale — tap steps to explore.

Thirty-one districts enter three zonal events. Each zone qualifies four teams for the November Gandaberunda Trophy: the knockout winner, runner-up, third-place match winner, and one fan favourite chosen from the five other quarter-finalists.

Bracket play crowns the two finalists and decides the third-place match. Those match outcomes—not league rank alone—produce the three direct state berths.

Eight teams make the quarter-finals. Remove the three direct qualifiers; exactly five teams remain in the pool.

Fans vote once across that pool of five. The top vote-getter becomes the fourth qualifier from the zone.

Together with the three knockout qualifiers, this completes four teams per zone.

Four qualifiers × three zones = twelve teams at the statewide championship.

  • 31 districts
  • 3 zones
  • 4 per zone
  • 12 teams

Same path in every zone

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North Zone · Concluded

Bagalkot — North Zone Champions

Bagalkot · Vijayapura · Dharwad · Belagavi

  • Final · Bagalkot 33 – 20 Vijayapura
  • Fan favourite · Belagavi qualifies for the Gandaberunda Trophy

North Zone · Qualified

  • Bagalkot
  • Vijayapura
  • Dharwad
  • Belagavi
Zones | The Gandaberunda Trophy