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The Services football team is an Indian football team representing the Indian defence services in the Santosh Trophy.

Santosh Trophy

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 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 1–0 in the final.

Honours

Santosh Trophy
- Winners (6): 1960–61, 2011–12, 2012–13,^[1] 2014–15,^[2] 2015–16,^[3] 2018–19
- Runners-up (5): 1954–55, 1958–59, 1966–67, 1969–70, 2007–08

References

↑ "Santosh Trophy 2013: Services Defeat Kerala To Defend Title". Thehardtackle.com. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
↑ "Santosh Trophy 2015: Fixtures and Results". 15 March 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
↑ "Services defend Santosh Trophy after a 2-1 win over Maharashtra - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

v t e Santosh Trophy
Seasons	1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
Qualifiers	1999–00 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
Finals	2017 2018 2019
Teams	Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Chandigarh Chhattisgarh Daman and Diu Dadra and Nagar Haveli Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Lakshadweep Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Puducherry Punjab Railways Services Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal

Santosh Trophy teams
States	Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chandigarh Chhattisgarh Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Lakshadweep Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Puducherry Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal
Organisations	Railways Services
Category

Football in India

National teams

Men	India U-23 U-20 U-17
Women	India U-20 U-17

League competitions

Level 1	Indian Super League I-League
Level 2	I-League 2nd Division
State/District	Assam Bangalore Calcutta Delhi Goa Kerala Manipur Mizoram Mumbai Nagaland Odisha Pune Punjab Rajasthan Shillong Sikkim Uttarakhand
Women	Indian Women's League
Women State/District	Calcutta Karnataka Odisha
Youth	Elite League

Cup competitions

Club	Super Cup
State/District	Santosh Trophy Women's Championship
Other	Durand Cup Subroto Cup

Futsal competition

Futsal Club Championship (AIFF)
Premier Futsal Championship (FAI)

Defunct leagues

National Football League (1996–2007)
Bengal Premier League Soccer (2011–2013)

Defunct cups

Federation Cup (1977–2017)
Nehru Cup (1982–2012) (international)
Super Cup (1997–2011)

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 ==Honours==
 * '''[[Santosh Trophy]]'''
-:'''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]]
+** '''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]]
-:'''Runners-up (5)''': 1954–55, 1958–59, 1966–67, 1969–70, [[2007–08 Santosh Trophy|2007–08]]
+** Runners-up (5): 1954–55, 1958–59, 1966–67, 1969–70, [[2007–08 Santosh Trophy|2007–08]]
-{{commonscat|Services football team}}
+==See also==
-{{Football in India}}
+* [[Army Red (football team)|Army Red]]
-{{Santosh Trophy teams}}
+* [[Army Green (football team)|Army Green]]
+* [[Indian Air Force (football team)|Indian Air Force]]
+* [[Indian Navy (football club)|Indian Navy]]
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+{{commonscat|Services football team}}
+{{Santosh Trophy}}
+{{Santosh Trophy teams}}
+{{Football in India}}
 [[Category:Santosh Trophy teams]]