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Railways
Full name	Railways football team
Ground	Karnail Singh Stadium
Capacity	5,000
Owner	Railways Sports Promotion Board ; Indian Railways
Head coach	Parthasarathy Tulasi
League	Santosh Trophy
2024–25	Group stage
Home colours	Away colours

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The Railways football team is the football section of the Indian Railways in Indian domestic football competitions, most notably the Santosh Trophy.

They have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals nine times, and have won the trophy thrice.

Honours[edit | edit source]

State (senior)[edit | edit source]

Santosh Trophy
- Winners (3): 1961–62, 1964–65, 1966–67^[1]
- Runners-up (6): 1971–72, 1973–74, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1986–87, 2013–14^[2]

State (youth)[edit | edit source]

M. Dutta Ray Trophy
- Winners (2): 1997, 1998

References[edit | edit source]

↑ 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.
↑ "Mizoram Thrash Railways 3–0 to Win Santosh Trophy". The New Indian Express. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.

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[1] 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.

[2] "Mizoram Thrash Railways 3–0 to Win Santosh Trophy". The New Indian Express. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.

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-The '''Railways football team''' is an [[India]]n [[association football|football]] team representing the [[Indian Railways]] in the [[Santosh Trophy]].
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+The '''Railways football team''' is the [[association football|football]] section of the [[Indian Railways]] in Indian domestic football competitions, most notably the [[Santosh Trophy]].
 They have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals nine times, and have won the trophy thrice.
 ==Honours==
+===State (senior)===
 * '''[[Santosh Trophy]]'''
-** '''Winners (3):''' 1961–62, 1964–65, 1966–67
+** Winners (3): [[1961–62 Santosh Trophy|1961–62]], 1964–65, 1966–67<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>
-** Runners-up (6): 1971–72, 1973–74, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1986–87, [[2013–14 Santosh Trophy|2013–14]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Mizoram Thrash Railways 3–0 to Win Santosh Trophy|publisher=The New Indian Express | url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/Mizoram-Thrash-Railways-3-0-to-Win-Santosh-Trophy/2014/03/09/article2099688.ece#.Ux1Z_j-SyAo |date= 9 March 2014| accessdate = 10 March 2014}}</ref>
+** Runners-up (6): 1971–72, [[1973–74 Santosh Trophy|1973–74]], 1980–81, [[1981–82 Santosh Trophy|1981–82]], 1986–87, [[2013–14 Santosh Trophy|2013–14]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Mizoram Thrash Railways 3–0 to Win Santosh Trophy|publisher=The New Indian Express | url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/Mizoram-Thrash-Railways-3-0-to-Win-Santosh-Trophy/2014/03/09/article2099688.ece#.Ux1Z_j-SyAo | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140310103812/http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/Mizoram-Thrash-Railways-3-0-to-Win-Santosh-Trophy/2014/03/09/article2099688.ece#.Ux1Z_j-SyAo | url-status = dead | archive-date = 10 March 2014 |date= 9 March 2014| access-date = 10 March 2014}}</ref>
+===State (youth)===
+* '''[[M. Dutta Ray Trophy]]'''
+** Winners (2): 1997, 1998
+==See also==
+* [[Railways women's football team]]
+* [[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]]
+* [[Services football team]]
+* [[Assam Rifles football team|Assam Rifles]]
+* [[Central Reserve Police Force Sporting Club|Central Reserve Police Force SC]]
+* [[Eastern Railway FC]]
 ==References==
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 {{Santosh Trophy}}
-{{Santosh Trophy teams}}
+{{Indian state football teams}}
-{{Football in India}}
 [[Category:Santosh Trophy teams]]
 [[Category:Sport in Indian Railways]]
-[[Category:Railway association football clubs in India]]
+[[Category:Railway football clubs in India]]
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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