Nagaland 3-0 Manipur in the Santosh Trophy.

Nagaland won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–W–D), scoring 7 and conceding 9.

Manipur won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–L–L), scoring 10 and conceding 10.

The two sides have met 3 times: Nagaland 2 wins, Manipur 1, 0 draws.