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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

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The following eight teams qualified for the Santosh Trophy proper.

Group stage

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Group X

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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 1'
Raman Vijayan 73'
Report Sunil Kumar 79'
RC Prakash 88'
Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
11 April 2000 (2000-04-11) Kerala 5–2 Services Thrissur
Sylvester Ignatius 6'
Saheer 43', 60', 62', 69'
Report[dead link] Preetam Bahadur 20'
Johnny Gangmei 54'
Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
13 April 2000 (2000-04-13) Bengal 4–0 Services Thrissur
18:00 IST Raman Vijayan 51', 74'
James Singh 57', 81'
Report[dead link] Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
14 April 2000 (2000-04-14) Kerala 2–1 Karnataka Thrissur
K. Naushad 5'
I. M. Vijayan 41' (pen.)
Report[dead link] RC Prakash 67' Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
16 April 2000 (2000-04-16) Services 1–1 Karnataka Thrissur
Preetam Bahadur 44' Report[dead link] Murali 28' (pen.) Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
16 April 2000 (2000-04-16) Kerala 1–1 Bengal Thrissur
B. Edison 82' Report[dead link] RP Singh 36' Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium

Group Y

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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.
9 April 2000 (2000-04-09) Tamil Nadu 1–1 Punjab Thrissur
Pasha 79' Report[dead link] Sukhjit Singh 90' Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
11 April 2000 (2000-04-11) Tamil Nadu 0–4 Maharashtra Thrissur
Report[dead link] Mohammed Najeeb 2'
Jamil 8'
Khalid Siddique 17'
Moosa 68' (pen.)
Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
12 April 2000 (2000-04-12) Goa 2–2 Punjab Thrissur
Francis Silveira 33'
D'Cunha 71'
Report[dead link] Sukhjit Singh 45', 89' Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
14 April 2000 (2000-04-14) Punjab 0–2 Maharashtra Thrissur
Report[dead link] Mohammed Najeeb 75', 87' Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
15 April 2000 (2000-04-15) Tamil Nadu 0–3 Goa Thrissur
18:00 IST Report[dead link] D'Cunha 24', 26'
Coutinho 88'
Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
17 April 2000 (2000-04-17) Goa 1–1 Maharashtra Thrissur
18:00 IST Soares 58' Report[dead link] Bungo Singh 75' Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
Referee: S. Sujauddin

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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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

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Kerala2–0Goa
Sylvester Ignatius 40', 66' Report

Maharashtra3–1Bengal
Manjit Singh 32'
Moosa 45' (pen.)
Bungo Singh 87'
Report Raman Vijayan 36'

Third place play-off

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Bengal2–0Goa
Dharamjit Singh 20' (o.g.)
James Singh 20'
Report[dead link]

Final

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Kerala0–1Maharashtra
Report Mohammed Najeeb 20'

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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9 goals
  • Mohammed Najeeb (Maharashtra)

Awards

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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

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  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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