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[[File:The Sevices team prior to the final match of the 2013 Santosh Trophy.jpg|thumb|The team prior to the final match of the 2013 Santosh Trophy.]]
{{Infobox football club
The '''Services football team''' is an [[India]]n [[association football|football]] team representing the [[Indian Armed Forces|Indian defence services]] in the [[Santosh Trophy]].
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| owner    = [[Services Sports Control Board]] <br/> [[Indian Army]]
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| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager  = Mileswamy Govindaraju Ramachandran
| league  = [[Santosh Trophy]]
| season  = [[2024–25 Santosh Trophy|2024–25]]
| position = Semi-finals
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== Santosh Trophy ==
[[File:The Sevices team prior to the final match of the 2013 Santosh Trophy.jpg|thumb|Together photo prior to 2013 Santosh Trophy final match]]
Services have appeared in the final of the [[Santosh Trophy]] ten times, and have won the trophy six times.


The team won their first Santosh Trophy in 1960–61 by beating [[West Bengal football team|Bengal]] 1–0 in the final. Since then, they have won the tournament another four times - 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016. Their latest win came at the [[2018–19 Santosh Trophy]] in [[Ludhiana]], where they beat [[Punjab football team|Punjab]] 1–0 in the final.
The '''Services football team''' is a [[association football|football]] section of the [[Indian Armed Forces]], representing them in various regional competitions. It is operated by the [[Services Sports Control Board]],<ref name="Balai Dey – Jaydeep Basu">{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/1030283/indian-football-balai-dey-the-mohun-bagan-legend-who-played-for-both-india-and-pakistan|title=Indian Football: Balai Dey, the Mohun Bagan legend who played for both India and Pakistan|website=scroll.in|publisher=[[Scroll.in|Scroll]]|date=13 August 2022|access-date=13 August 2022|first=Jaydeep|last=Basu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813112136/https://scroll.in/field/1030283/indian-football-balai-dey-the-mohun-bagan-legend-who-played-for-both-india-and-pakistan|archive-date=13 August 2022}}</ref> and competes in [[Santosh Trophy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehardtackle.com/2011/legends-of-indian-football-jarnail-singh/|title=Legends of Indian Football : Peter Thangaraj|date=14 May 2018|access-date=7 October 2022|first=Somnath|last=Sengupta|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|location=Mumbai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413164430/https://thehardtackle.com/2012/legends-of-indian-football-peter-thangaraj/|archive-date=13 April 2021}}</ref>
 
==Santosh Trophy==
Services have appeared in the final of the [[Santosh Trophy]] ten times, and have won it seven times.
 
The team won their first Santosh Trophy in 1960–61 by beating [[West Bengal football team|Bengal]] 1–0 in the final. Since then, they have won the tournament another four times – 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016. Their latest win came at the [[2023–24 Santosh Trophy]] [[Golden Jubilee Stadium]] in [[Yupia]], where they beat [[Goa football team|Goa]] 1–0 in the final.


==Honours==
==Honours==
* '''[[Santosh Trophy]]'''
===State===
:'''Winners (6)''': 1960–61, [[2011–12 Santosh Trophy|2011–12]], [[2012–13 Santosh Trophy|2012–13]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/santosh-trophy-2013-services-defeat-kerala-to-defend-title/|title=Santosh Trophy 2013: Services Defeat Kerala To Defend Title|date=2013-03-05|work=Thehardtackle.com|access-date=2018-04-30|language=en-US}}</ref> [[2014–15 Santosh Trophy|2014–15]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/santosh-trophy-2015-fixtures-results|title=Santosh Trophy 2015: Fixtures and Results|date=2015-03-15|access-date=2018-04-30}}</ref> [[2015–16 Santosh Trophy|2015–16]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/services-defend-santosh-trophy-after-a-2-1-win-over-maharashtra-2672804.html|title=Services defend Santosh Trophy after a 2-1 win over Maharashtra - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|access-date=2018-04-30}}</ref> [[2018–19 Santosh Trophy|2018–19]]
===State (senior)===
:'''Runners-up (5)''': 1954–55, 1958–59, 1966–67, 1969–70, [[2007–08 Santosh Trophy|2007–08]]
* '''[[Santosh Trophy]]'''<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiasantoshhist.html List of Santosh Trophy Finals]</ref>
** Winners (8): 1960–61, [[2011–12 Santosh Trophy|2011–12]], [[2012–13 Santosh Trophy|2012–13]], [[2014–15 Santosh Trophy|2014–15]], [[2015–16 Santosh Trophy|2015–16]], [[2018–19 Santosh Trophy|2018–19]], [[2023–24 Santosh Trophy|2023–24]], [[2025-26 Santosh Trophy|2025–26]]
** Runners-up (5): 1954–55, 1958–59, 1966–67, 1969–70, [[2007–08 Santosh Trophy|2007–08]]
** Third place (1): [[2022–23 Santosh Trophy|2022–23]]
*'''[[Football at the National Games of India|National Games]]'''
** Gold medal (1): [[2023 National Games of India|2023]]
** Bronze medal (1): [[2022 National Games of India|2022]]


{{commonscat|Services football team}}
===State (youth)===
{{Football in India}}
* '''[[M. Dutta Ray Trophy]]'''
{{Santosh Trophy teams}}
** Runners-up (1): 2002
 
===Others===
*'''[[IFA Shield]]'''
**Runners-up (1): 1950
*'''[[Sikkim Gold Cup]]'''
**Runners-up (1): [[2025 Sikkim Gold Cup|2025]]
 
==See also==
* [[Army Red football team|Army Red]]
* [[Army Green football team|Army Green]]
* [[Indian Air Force football team|Indian Air Force]]
* [[Indian Navy Sports Club|Indian Navy]]
* [[Railways football team]]
* [[Assam Rifles football team|Assam Rifles]]
* [[Central Reserve Police Force Sporting Club|Central Reserve Police Force]]
* [[Border Security Force Sporting Club|Border Security Force]]
* [[National Games of India]]
* [[Army Service Corps (India)|Indian Army Service Corps]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
{{commons category|Services football team}}
{{Indian state football teams}}


[[Category:Santosh Trophy teams]]
[[Category:Santosh Trophy teams]]
[[Category:Military association football clubs in India]]
[[Category:Military football clubs in India]]
[[Category:Military sport in India]]
[[Category:Organizations with year of establishment missing]]
[[Category:Organizations with year of establishment missing]]




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Latest revision as of 16:08, 8 February 2026

Services football team
Full nameServices football team
GroundVarious
OwnerServices Sports Control Board
Indian Army
Head coachMileswamy Govindaraju Ramachandran
LeagueSantosh Trophy
2024–25Semi-finals
Together photo prior to 2013 Santosh Trophy final match

The Services football team is a football section of the Indian Armed Forces, representing them in various regional competitions. It is operated by the Services Sports Control Board,[1] and competes in Santosh Trophy.[2]

Santosh Trophy[edit | edit source]

Services have appeared in the final of the Santosh Trophy ten times, and have won it seven times.

The team won their first Santosh Trophy in 1960–61 by beating Bengal 1–0 in the final. Since then, they have won the tournament another four times – 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016. Their latest win came at the 2023–24 Santosh Trophy Golden Jubilee Stadium in Yupia, where they beat Goa 1–0 in the final.

Honours[edit | edit source]

State[edit | edit source]

State (senior)[edit | edit source]

State (youth)[edit | edit source]

Others[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Basu, Jaydeep (13 August 2022). "Indian Football: Balai Dey, the Mohun Bagan legend who played for both India and Pakistan". scroll.in. Scroll. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Sengupta, Somnath (14 May 2018). "Legends of Indian Football : Peter Thangaraj". thehardtackle.com. Mumbai: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ↑ List of Santosh Trophy Finals



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