1996–97 Santosh Trophy

The 1996–97 Santosh Trophy, also known as the Bharat Petroleum Santosh Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 53rd edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held from 8 to 19 January 1997 in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. In the final, Bengal beat Goa 1–0 in a repeat of the previous edition's final.[1]

1996–97 Santosh Trophy
National Football Championship
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Dates8–19 January 1997
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsBengal (27th title)
Runner-upGoa
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Adrian Dias (4)
Raman Vijayan (4)
Best playerRaman Vijayan (Bengal)
← 1995–96

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kerala 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Bengal 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
3 Karnataka 3 1 1 1 2 6 −4 4
4 Services 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
9 January 1997 (1997-01-09) Services 0–0 Kerala Jabalpur
Report Stadium: Ravishankar Shukla Stadium
9 January 1997 (1997-01-09) Karnataka 2–3 Bengal Jabalpur
  • Ranjit   72'
  • Kadarivan   85'
Report
  • Vijayan   ?', 40'
  • Basudeb Mondal   ?'
Stadium: Ravishankar Shukla Stadium
11 January 1997 (1997-01-11) Services 0–4 Bengal Jabalpur
Report
  • Abdul Khalique   14', 24'
  • Biswas   39', 41'
Stadium: Ravishankar Shukla Stadium
11 January 1997 (1997-01-11) Karnataka 0–5 Kerala Jabalpur
Report
  • K. A. Anson   ?'
  • V. P. Shaji   ?', ?', 82'
  • Nizar   ?'
Stadium: Ravishankar Shukla Stadium
13 January 1997 (1997-01-13) Kerala 1–0 Bengal Jabalpur
K. A. Anson   89' Report Stadium: Ravishankar Shukla Stadium
13 January 1997 (1997-01-13) Karnataka 2–1 Services Jabalpur
Stadium: Ravishankar Shukla Stadium

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Maharashtra 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Goa 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
3 Punjab 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
4 Delhi 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
8 January 1997 (1997-01-08) Punjab 1–0 Delhi Jabalpur
Kuldip Singh   80' Report Stadium: Ravishankar Shukla Stadium
10 January 1997 (1997-01-10) Delhi 1–2 Goa Jabalpur
Report Stadium: Ravishankar Shukla Stadium
10 January 1997 (1997-01-10) Maharashtra 1–0 Punjab Jabalpur
Augusto D'Silva   90' Report Stadium: Ravishankar Shukla Stadium
12 January 1997 (1997-01-12) Punjab 0–3 Goa Jabalpur
Stadium: Ravishankar Shukla Stadium
12 January 1997 (1997-01-12) Maharashtra 4–0 Delhi Jabalpur
Stadium: Ravishankar Shukla Stadium
14 January 1997 (1997-01-14) Maharashtra Abandoned Goa Jabalpur
Report Stadium: Ravishankar Shukla Stadium
Referee: Mohammad Basheer

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

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Goa1–0Kerala
Adrian Dias   20' Report
Bengal1–0 (a.e.t.)Maharashtra
Raman Vijayan   102' (pen.) Report
Referee: Gulab Singh Chouhan (Gujarat)

Final

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References

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  1. ^ Saxena, Siddharth (20 January 1997). "Bengal retain Santosh Trophy". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 April 1997. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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