1999–2000 Santosh Trophy

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1999–2000 Santosh Trophy
National Football Championship
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Dates9 – 23 April 2000
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsMaharashtra (4th title)
Runner-upKerala
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored48 (4.8 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Mohammed Najeeb
(9 goals)
Best playerAqueel Ansari

The 1999–2000 Santosh Trophy was the 56th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held from 9 to 23 April 2000 in Thrissur and Chalakudy, Kerala. Twenty-eight teams from all over the country were supposed to take part in the national state championships, but six pulled out. Maharashtra beat the home team of Kerala 1–0 in the final.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the Santosh Trophy proper.

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kerala 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Bengal 3 1 2 0 7 3 +4 5
3 Karnataka 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4 Services 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
10 April 2000 (2000-04-10) Bengal 2–2 Karnataka Thrissur
Dipankar Roy File:Soccerball shade.svg 1'
Raman Vijayan File:Soccerball shade.svg 73'
Report Sunil Kumar File:Soccerball shade.svg 79'
RC Prakash File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'
Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
11 April 2000 (2000-04-11) Kerala 5–2 Services Thrissur
Sylvester Ignatius File:Soccerball shade.svg 6'
Saheer File:Soccerball shade.svg 43', 60', 62', 69'
Report[dead link] Preetam Bahadur File:Soccerball shade.svg 20'
Johnny Gangmei File:Soccerball shade.svg 54'
Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
16 April 2000 (2000-04-16) Services 1–1 Karnataka Thrissur
Preetam Bahadur File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' Report[dead link] Murali File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' (pen.) Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Maharashtra 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Goa 3 1 2 0 6 3 +3 5
3 Punjab 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2
4 Tamil Nadu 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
12 April 2000 (2000-04-12) Goa 2–2 Punjab Thrissur
Francis Silveira File:Soccerball shade.svg 33'
D'Cunha File:Soccerball shade.svg 71'
Report[dead link] Sukhjit Singh File:Soccerball shade.svg 45', 89' Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
14 April 2000 (2000-04-14) Punjab 0–2 Maharashtra Thrissur
Report[dead link] Mohammed Najeeb File:Soccerball shade.svg 75', 87' Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
17 April 2000 (2000-04-17) Goa 1–1 Maharashtra Thrissur
18:00 IST Soares File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Report[dead link] Bungo Singh File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
Referee: S. Sujauddin

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 April 2000
 
 
Kerala 2
 
23 April 2000
 
Goa 0
 
Kerala 0
 
20 April 2000
 
Maharashtra 1
 
Maharashtra 3
 
 
Bengal 1
 

Semi-finals

Kerala2–0Goa
Sylvester Ignatius File:Soccerball shade.svg 40', 66' Report

Third place play-off

Final

Kerala0–1Maharashtra
Report Mohammed Najeeb File:Soccerball shade.svg 20'

Statistics

Goalscorers

9 goals
  • Mohammed Najeeb (Maharashtra)

Awards

Source: [1]

  • Fair Play Trophy: Kerala
  • Man of Tournament: Aqueel Ansari (Maharashtra)
  • Best Goalkeeper: Virender Singh (Maharashtra)
  • Best Defender: Jo Paul Ancheri (Kerala)
  • Best Midfielder: Khalid Jamil (Maharashtra)
  • Best Striker: Sylvester Ignatius (Kerala)

References

  1. Vinod, A (24 April 2000). "Maharashtra snares Kerala in its den". thehindu.com. Thrissur: The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2022.

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