1998–99 Santosh Trophy

The 1998–99 Santosh Trophy was the 55th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held between 25 March and 4 April 1999 in Tamil Nadu, India. In the final, Bengal beat Goa 1–0 in a repeat of the previous edition's final. It was Bengal's sixth consecutive title and 29th overall.[1]

1998–99 Santosh Trophy
National Football Championship
Tournament details
Country India
Dates25 March – 4 April 1999
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsBengal (29th title)
Runner-upGoa
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Syed Sabir Pasha (9)

Group stage edit

Cluster I edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengal 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Advances to Semi-finals
2 Manipur 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3
3 Services 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 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.
27 March 1999 Services 1–2 Bengal Udhagamandalam
Rajesh Kumar Singh   40' Report
28 March 1999 Services 0–2 Manipur Udhagamandalam
Report
  • Wangchupler   4'
  • Manaoba Singh   34'
29 March 1999 Manipur 1–4 Bengal Udhagamandalam
Wangchupler   74' Report

Cluster II edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Goa 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6 Advances to Semi-finals
2 Karnataka 2 1 0 1 5 7 −2 3
3 Chandigarh 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 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.
26 March 1999 Chandigarh 1–5 Karnataka Chennai
Virender Kanwar   62' Report
  • K. C. Ramesh   15', 44'
  • Vijay Kumar   33'
  • Murali   ?' (pen.)
  • George   ?'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
28 March 1999 Chandigarh 0–3 Goa Chennai
Report
  • Seby Coelho   40'
  • Somatai Shaiza   57'
  • Marcus Carvalho   75'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
30 March 1999 Karnataka 0–6 Goa Chennai
Report
  • Somatai Shaiza   22'
  • Venkatesh   60'
  • Soares   65'
  • Marcus Carvalho   67'
  • Agostinho Rodrigues   88', 89'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Cluster III edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kerala 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Advances to Semi-finals
2 Maharashtra 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
3 Assam 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 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.
27 March 1999 Kerala 3–0 Assam Coimbatore
  • Saheer   1', 37'
  • Shaji   76'
Report
28 March 1999 Maharashtra 1–2 Kerala Coimbatore
Abbas Ali Rizvi   43' Report
  • Sunny   14'
  • Boniface   68'

Cluster IV edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tamil Nadu 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Advances to Semi-finals
2 Punjab 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
3 Delhi 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 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.
25 March 1999 Tamil Nadu 3–1 Punjab Chennai
Report Manmohan Singh   23' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
29 March 1999 Tamil Nadu 2–0 Delhi Chennai
  • Pasha   74'
  • Samson Selvakumar   74'
Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Knockout stage edit

Semi-finals edit

Tamil Nadu1–3Goa
Pasha   90' Report
Bengal3–1Kerala
Report Saheer   26'

Final edit

Bengal5–0Goa
Report

References edit

  1. ^ "Bengal lift record sixth crown". The Tribune. Press Trust of India. 5 April 1999. Retrieved 28 April 2022.

External links edit