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1981–82 Santosh Trophy
National Football Championship
CountryIndia
Dates1–31 January 1982
Champions (20th title)

The 1981–82 Santosh Trophy was the 38th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held in Corporation Stadium, Trichur (now Thrissur), Kerala. Bengal beat Railways 2–0 in the final.[1][2]

Quarter-finals[edit | edit source]

This is an incomplete list of matches reconstructed from articles about the tournament.[3]

Group A[edit | edit source]

Kerala2–0Andhra Pradesh
  • Appukuttan Goal
  • Jacob Goal
Kerala2–0Maharashtra
Vijayakumar Goal Goal

Group B[edit | edit source]

Karnataka 3–0Bihar
  • Ravikumar Goal
  • Mani Goal Goal 49'
Karnataka 2–2Punjab
  • Mani Goal Goal
  • Kultar Goal
  • Balwinder Goal
Railways2–1Bihar
  • Inbanathan Goal
  • Sekhar Chakraborty Goal
  • Murmu Goal 67'
Railways2–1Punjab
  • Monojit Das Goal
  • Ravi Kumar Goal (o.g.)
  • Balwinder Goal

Semi-finals[edit | edit source]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bengal 3–0 Karnataka 0–0 3–0
Railways 2–1 Kerala 1–0 1–1

Matches[edit | edit source]

Bengal won 3–0 on aggregate.


Railways won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. RSSSF 1982
  2. Sportstar
  3. National Soccer : A taxing schedule, Sportsweek, 31 January 1982
  4. Competition Success Review, September, 1982