2016–17 Santosh Trophy

2017 Santosh Trophy
Country	India
Dates	12 – 26 March 2017
Teams	10
Champions	West Bengal (32nd title)
Runners-up	Goa
Matches played	23
Goals scored	54 (2.35 per match)
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Santosh Trophy was the 71st edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main state competition for football in India.

Services are the reigning champions. Teams such as Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala have begun preparations for the tournament.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Qualified teams[edit]

The following 10 teams have qualified for the Santosh Trophy proper.

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	West Bengal	4	3	1	0	4	0	+4	10	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Goa	4	2	2	0	5	2	+3	8	Advance to Semi-finals
3	Chandigarh	4	1	1	2	3	4	−1	4
4	Meghalaya	4	1	0	3	4	6	−2	3
5	Services	4	1	0	3	2	6	−4	3

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Fixtures and Results[edit]

12 March 2017	Goa	2–1	Meghalaya	Bambolim
IST	Latesh Mandrekar 50' Liston Colaco 52'	Report	Enester Malngiang 55'	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

12 March 2017	Chandigarh	0–1	West Bengal	Navelim
IST		Report	S. K. Faiaz 90'	Stadium: Navelim Football Ground

14 March 2017	Chandigarh	2–1	Meghalaya	Vasco da Gama
IST	Gagandeep Singh 64' Sehijpal Singh	Report	Kitboklang Pale 51'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium

14 March 2017	Services	0–1	West Bengal	Bambolim
IST		Report	Moirangthem Basanta Singh 22'	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

16 March 2017	Services	1–0	Chandigarh	Vasco da Gama
IST		Report	Francis Zountlunga 8' (pen.)	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium

16 March 2017	Goa	0–0	West Bengal	Bambolim
IST		Report		Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

18 March 2017	Meghalaya	2–0	Services	Vasco da Gama
IST	Dibinroy Nongspung 8' Bisharalng Kharumnuid 76'	Report		Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium

18 March 2017	Goa	1–1	Chandigarh	Bambolim
IST	Aaren D'Silva 13'	Report	Sehjpal Singh 51'	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

20 March 2017	Goa	2–1	Services	Bambolim
IST	Akeraj Martins 82' Cajetan Fernandes 89'	Report	Arjun Tudu 8'	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

20 March 2017	West Bengal	2–0	Meghalaya	Vasco da Gama
IST	Shaikhom Ronald 9' Manvir Singh 86'	Report		Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium

Group B[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kerala	4	2	1	1	10	7	+3	7	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Mizoram	4	2	1	1	9	6	+3	7	Advance to Semi-finals
3	Maharashtra	4	2	0	2	4	4	0	6
4	Punjab	4	1	2	1	4	3	+1	5
5	Railways	4	1	0	3	5	11	−6	3

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Fixtures and Results[edit]

13 March 2017	Punjab	2–1	Railways	Navelim
IST	Rajbir Singh 16', 61'	Report	Rajesh Soosanayakam 59'	Stadium: Navelim Football Ground

13 March 2017	Mizoram	3–1	Maharashtra	Bambolim
IST	Lalchhuanawma Vanchhawng 7' Lalrinpuia Lalsangbera Sangbera 55'	Report	Rahul Das 11'	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

15 March 2017	Punjab	0–0	Mizoram	Vasco da Gama
IST		Report		Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium

15 March 2017	Kerala	4–2	Railways	Bambolim
IST	Jobby Justin 21', 46', 63' Usman 71'	Report	Rajesh Soosanayakam 17' (86)	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

17 March 2017	Railways	1–0	Maharashtra	Bambolim
IST	Rahul Das 9' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

17 March 2017	Punjab	2–2	Kerala	Bambolim
IST	Sherin Sam 49' (o.g.) Manvir Singh 57'	Report	Muhammed Parakkottil 89', 90+4'	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

19 March 2017	Punjab	0–1	Maharashtra	Vasco da Gama
IST		Report	Shetty 63'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium

19 March 2017	Mizoram	1–4	Kerala	Vasco da Gama
IST	Lalrammawia Rammawia 86'	Report	Jobby Justin 7' Sreesan S. 9' Asharudeen 64', 84'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: Crystal John

21 March 2017	Mizoram	5–1	Railways	Bambolim
IST	Lalchhuanawma Vanchhawng 24' Lalrinpuia 60', 82' Lalrinchhana Rcha 71' Lalsangbera Sanbera 78' (pen.)	Report	Jitendra Pal 42'	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

21 March 2017	Kerala	0–2	Maharashtra	Vasco da Gama
IST		Report	Vaibhav Shirley 34' Shrikant Veeramallu 59'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium

Knockout stage[edit]

Semi-finals		Final

23 March 2017

West Bengal	0(6)
		25 March 2017
Mizoram	0(5)
		West Bengal	1
23 March 2017
		Goa	0
Goa	2

Kerala	1

Semi-finals[edit]

23 March 2017

15:00 IST

West Bengal	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Mizoram
	Report
Penalties
Rana Gharami Manvir Singh Samad Ali Mallick Mumtaz Akthar Monotosh Chakladar S.K. Faiz Moirangthem Basanta Singh	6–5	Lalrammawia Rammawia Ramfangzuava Lalrammuanpuia Apuia Lalalrinchhana Rcha Fialmuanawma Muanawma Lalchhuanawma Lalbiakhlua

GMC Athletic Stadium, Bambolim

23 March 2017

19:00 IST

Goa	2–1	Kerala
Liston Colaco 13', 36'	Report	Rahul Raj 61'

GMC Athletic Stadium, Bambolim

Final[edit]

26 March 2017

18:00 IST

Goa	0–1 (a.e.t.)	West Bengal
	Report	Manvir Singh 119'

GMC Athletic Stadium, Bambolim

Attendance: ≈5,000^[5]

References[edit]

↑ "Shaji is Kerala's Santosh Trophy head coach". The Hindu. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
↑ "FIGHTING FOR THEIR OWN". Ahmedabad Mirror. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
↑ "Is TN coach Robin on his way out?". The Hindu. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
↑ "Goa to host final round of Santhosh Trophy".
↑ "West Bengal Beat Goa to Lift 32nd Santosh Trophy". All India Football Federation. 26 March 2017. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.

[1] "Shaji is Kerala's Santosh Trophy head coach". The Hindu. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.

[2] "FIGHTING FOR THEIR OWN". Ahmedabad Mirror. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.

[3] "Is TN coach Robin on his way out?". The Hindu. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.

[4] "Goa to host final round of Santhosh Trophy".

[5] "West Bengal Beat Goa to Lift 32nd Santosh Trophy". All India Football Federation. 26 March 2017. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.

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v t e Santosh Trophy seasons
1941–2000	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 1999–2000 2000–01
2001–present	2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
Notes: No competition was held for the 1942–43, 1943–44, 1948–49, 2000–01 and 2003–04 seasons