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1993–94 Santosh Trophy
National Football Championship
CountryIndia
Champions (24th title)

The 1993–94 Santosh Trophy was the 50th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held in Orissa with the final in Cuttack.

Bengal defeated Kerala 5–3 penalties in the final. It was the 24th title for Bengal. For Kerala who were the defending champions, it was their seventh consecutive final.

For sponsorship reasons, the tournament was titled Bharat Petroleum Golden Jubilee National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy. Bharat Petroleum sponsored Santosh Trophy for six seasons till 1999.[1]

Semifinal[edit | edit source]

Bengal2–1 (a.e.t.)Punjab
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  • Harjinder Singh Goal 1'
Kerala5–1Orissa
  • Suresh Kumar Goal 44'
  • Jo Paul Ancheri Goal 51' Goal 87'
  • V.P. Shaji Goal 70'
  • Ajit Kumar Goal 78'
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  • Saroj Das Goal 43'

Final[edit | edit source]

Bengal2–2 (a.e.t.)Kerala
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Penalties
5–3

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Rodrigues, Mario, The Corporates and the Game: Football in India and the Conflicts of the 1990s, Soccer in South Asia : Empire, Nation, Diaspora, Ed. Paul Dimeo, James Mills, Routledge, 2001, p.116
  2. Indian Express, 25 February 1994, p.16
  3. Indian Express, 26 February 1994, p.20
  4. Indian Express, 28 February 1994, p.16

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