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The Services football team is an Indian football team representing the Indian Armed Forces in Indian state football competitions. It is operated by the Services Sports Control Board.^[1]

Santosh Trophy

Services have appeared in the final of the Santosh Trophy ten times, and have won it 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,^[2] 2014–15,^[3] 2015–16,^[4] 2018–19
- Runners-up (5): 1954–55, 1958–59, 1966–67, 1969–70, 2007–08

National Games
- Bronze medal (1): 2022

IFA Shield
- Runners-up (1): 1950

References

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

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[Balai_Dey_–_Jaydeep_Basu-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] "Santosh Trophy 2013: Services Defeat Kerala To Defend Title". Thehardtackle.com. 5 March 2013. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[3] "Santosh Trophy 2015: Fixtures and Results". 15 March 2015. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[4] "Services defend Santosh Trophy after a 2-1 win over Maharashtra - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

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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.]]
-The '''Services football team''' is an [[India]]n [[association football|football]] team representing the [[Indian Armed Forces|Indian defence services]] in the [[Santosh Trophy]].
-== 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 an Indian [[association football|football]] team representing the [[Indian Armed Forces]] in Indian state football 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>
+==Santosh Trophy==
+Services have appeared in the final of the [[Santosh Trophy]] ten times, and have won it 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.
 ==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|archive-date=30 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430182057/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/santosh-trophy-2013-services-defeat-kerala-to-defend-title/|url-status=live}}</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|archive-date=30 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430183557/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/santosh-trophy-2015-fixtures-results|url-status=live}}</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|archive-date=30 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430190223/https://www.firstpost.com/sports/services-defend-santosh-trophy-after-a-2-1-win-over-maharashtra-2672804.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[2018–19 Santosh Trophy|2018–19]]
 ** Runners-up (5): 1954–55, 1958–59, 1966–67, 1969–70, [[2007–08 Santosh Trophy|2007–08]]
+*'''[[Football at the National Games of India|National Games]]'''
+** Bronze medal (1): [[2022 National Games of India|2022]]
+*'''[[IFA Shield]]'''
+**Runners-up (1): 1950
 ==See also==
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 * [[Indian Air Force (football team)|Indian Air Force]]
 * [[Indian Navy (football club)|Indian Navy]]
+* [[National Games of India]]
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-{{commonscat|Services football team}}
+{{commons category|Services football team}}
-{{Santosh Trophy}}
+{{Indian state football teams}}
-{{Santosh Trophy teams}}
 {{Football in India}}
 [[Category:Santosh Trophy teams]]
 [[Category:Military association football clubs in India]]
+[[Category:Military sport in India]]
 [[Category:Organizations with year of establishment missing]]
 {{India-footyclub-stub}}