1997–98 Santosh Trophy

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1997–98 Santosh Trophy
National Football Championship
CountryIndia
Dates16–27 April 1998
Teams8
Champions (28th title)
Best goalkeeperPrasanta Dora (Bengal)

The 1997–98 Santosh Trophy was the 54th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held between 16 and 27 April 1998 in Guwahati, Assam. In the final, Bengal beat Goa 1–0 in a repeat of the previous edition's final. It was their fifth consecutive win and 28th overall.[1]

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Punjab 3 2 1 0 0 5 −5 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Goa 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3 Assam 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
4 Services 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
17 April 1998 Punjab 2–1 Assam Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
Report
April 1998 Services 2–4 Punjab Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
April 1998 Services 0–2 Assam Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
April 1998 Services 0–1 Goa Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
April 1998 Assam 2–2 Goa Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
April 1998 Punjab 2–2 Goa Nehru Stadium, Guwahati

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Maharashtra 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Bengal 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3 Kerala 3 0 2 1 0 3 −3 2
4 Railways 3 0 2 1 0 3 −3 2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
16 April 1998 Railways 0–0 Kerala Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
Report Attendance: 100
April 1998 Maharashtra 3–0 Railways Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
April 1998 Maharashtra 3–0 Kerala Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
17 April 1998 Maharashtra 1–2 Bengal Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
Subir Sinha Goal 20' (pen.) Report Srikanta Dutta Goal 12', ?' Referee: M. Sridharan
April 1998 Bengal 0–0 Kerala Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
April 1998 Railways 0–0 Bengal Nehru Stadium, Guwahati

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Bengal2–1Punjab
  • Bhutia Goal 2'
  • Srikanta Dutta Goal 55'
 Report H. Singh Goal 87'
Goa1–0 (a.e.t.)Maharashtra
Francis Silveira Goal 115' Report

Final

Bengal and Goa headed into their fifth Santosh Trophy final with the former winning every previous encounter, except the 1982–83 edition when the two were declared joint winners.[2]

Bengal1–0Goa
Srikanta Dutta Goal 40' Report

Awards

Winners Bengal won a cash prize of ₹2.5 lakh, while runners-up Goa received ₹1.5 lakh. The losing semi-finalists Maharashtra and Punjab received ₹1 lakh each. The awards included:[1]

  • Top-scorers: Srikanta Dutta (Bengal), Francis Silveira (Goa); four goals each
  • Best goalkeeper: Prasanta Dora (Bengal)
  • Best player: Rajesh Kumar (Punjab)
  • Fairplay Trophy: Punjab

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bose, Saibal (28 April 1998). "Dutta heads Bengal's record win". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 July 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  2. ↑ Bose, Saibal. "Goa hold edge over Bengal". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 June 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

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