1999–2000 Santosh Trophy qualification

The 1999–2000 Santosh Trophy qualifiers began on 19 March and ended on 8 April 2000. A total of 22 teams completed the qualifying phase and play-off round to decide four of the eight places in the final round.

A total of 28 teams entered the competition and were divided into eight 'clusters' with three or four teams in each cluster. Six teams — Sikkim, Mizoram, Andaman and Nicobar, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya — pulled before the start of the competition reducing the number to 22. Following the round-robin stages, eight teams played the play-offs, and Services, Punjab, Karnataka and Maharashtra made it to the final round.[1]

Qualification

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Cluster I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Services 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6 Advance to Final Round
2 Gujarat 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
3 Rajasthan 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
19 March 2000 Services 3–0 Gujarat Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
X. Fernandes   5'
Sajith Kumar   56'
R. Das   76'
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21 March 2000 Rajasthan 0–5 Gujarat Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
Report[dead link] Rajiv Karir   9', 85'
Ranjit Sisodiya   30'
Anil Tomar   73'
AK Mondal   79'
23 March 2000 Rajasthan 0–3 Services Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
Report[dead link] Preetam Bahadur   2', 41'
Johnny Gangmei   53'

Cluster II

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manipur 2 2 0 0 10 1 +9 6 Advance to Final Round
2 Bihar 2 1 0 1 7 2 +5 3
3 Himachal Pradesh 2 0 0 2 0 14 −14 0
Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
26 March 2000 Bihar 6–0 Himachal Pradesh Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
Deepak Kumar Sinha   20'
Shamim Khan   23'
Amjad Hussain   44', 54'
Bablu Thapa   60'
Saluka Kalundia   72'
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27 March 2000 Manipur 8–0 Himachal Pradesh Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
Mangelm Jao Singh   28', 84' (pen.), 90'
Shyamchand   40'
Guneshwor   75'
Bantu Golmei   79'
Stephen Hmar   83'
Nilakumar   86'
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28 March 2000 Manipur 2–1 Bihar Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
T. Narendra Singh   49', 87' Report[dead link] Saluka Kalundia   10'

Cluster III

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Railways 2 2 0 0 19 2 +17 6 Advance to Final Round
2 Andhra Pradesh 2 1 0 1 7 3 +4 3
3 Daman and Diu 2 0 0 2 0 21 −21 0
Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
22 March 2000 Railways 16–0 Daman and Diu Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
Balai Mondal   5', 38', 44', 55', 77'
Manjinder Singh   13', 21', 30', 59'
Kamal Ghosh   25', 33', 52', 67'
Moin-ul-Haq   75'
Nazeem Riyazi   88'
Manjit Singh   89'
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24 March 2000 Andhra Pradesh 5–0 Daman and Diu Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
Syed Abdul Saleel   2'
Prasana Kumar   69'
Sriram   76'
Johnson   78'
Nagarjuna   79' (pen.)
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25 March 2000 Andhra Pradesh 2–3 Railways Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
Johnson   65', 87' Report[dead link] Balai Mondal   25', 39'
Majinder Singh   40'

Cluster IV

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Punjab 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Advance to Final Round
2 Tripura 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
3 Pondicherry 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
2 April 2000 Pondicherry 0–2 Tripura Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
Report[dead link] Sujith Ghosh   6'
Arindam Ghosh   53'
3 April 2000 Punjab 1–0 Tripura Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
Kuldeep Singh   70' Report[dead link]
4 April 2000 Pondicherry 0–2 Punjab Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
Report[dead link] Jaswinder Singh   11', 69'

Cluster V

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Uttar Pradesh 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Advance to Final Round
2 Madhya Pradesh 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
3 Assam 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

The first game of Cluster V was played between Uttar Pradesh and Assam on 1 April. However, at 30 minutes into the first half, play had to stopped due to rain. Assam were up 1–0 after a 20th minute penalty kick conversion by Akom Ao. The match was replayed the next day.[2]

2 April 2000 Uttar Pradesh 3–2 Assam Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
Nandan Singh   42'
Ajay Singh Rawat   51'
Jatin Singh Bisht   86'
Report[dead link] Akum Ao   79', 84' (pen.)
3 April 2000 Madhya Pradesh 1–1 Assam Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
Mustak Ali Khan   19' Report[dead link] Akum Ao   73' (pen.)
5 April 2000 Madhya Pradesh 0–0 Uttar Pradesh Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
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Cluster VI

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Karnataka 1 1 0 0 10 2 +8 3 Advance to Final Round
2 Jammu and Kashmir 1 0 0 1 2 10 −8 0
Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
5 April 2000 Karnataka 10–2 Jammu and Kashmir Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
RC Prakash   2', 31'
J. Murali   22'
Sunil   25', 27'
Peter   26', 47', 62', 81'
Vijay Kumar   28'
Report[dead link] Ranjeet Singh   32'
Gurmeet Singh   65' (pen.)

Cluster VII

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orissa 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance to Final Round
2 Delhi 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
3 Chandigarh 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
29 March 2000 Chandigarh 1–2 Odisha Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
Rajeev Rattan   61' Report Meghrai Tudu   59'
Kapur Chand Yadav   78'
31 March 2000 Delhi 0–0 Orissa Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
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2 April 2000 Delhi 2–1 Chandigarh Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
Vimal Thapa   34'
Hitender Rawat   83'
Report[dead link] Viney Kanwar   8'

Cluster VIII

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Maharashtra 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 3 Advance to Final Round
2 Haryana 1 0 0 1 0 7 −7 0
Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
7 April 2000 Maharashtra 7–0 Haryana Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
Mohammed Najeeb   24', 62'
Manjith Singh   28', 50'
Khalid Siddique   42'
Aqueel Ansari   64'
Asit Jamal   77'
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Play-offs

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The winner of each 'cluster' played a play-off game each and the final two qualification spots were determined.

30 March 2000 Services 4–0 Manipur Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
VK Mishra   15'
Amar Bahadur Thapa   35'
Johnny Gangmei   44'
Sajith Kumar   75' (pen.)
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7 April 2000 Railways 0–2 Punjab Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
Report[dead link] Jaswinder Singh   65'
Ram Pal   80'
7 April 2000 Uttar Pradesh 0–2 Karnataka Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
Report[dead link] Peter   53'
Sunil   57'
8 April 2000 Orissa 1–5 Maharashtra Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy
Nipendra Das   32' Report[dead link] Mohammed Najeeb   22', 35', 79'
Manjith Singh   30'
Ali Abbas Rizvi   75'

References

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  1. ^ "Santosh Trophy final round from today". The Hindu. 9 April 2000. Retrieved 24 March 2017.[dead link]
  2. ^ Chandran, M. R. Praveen (2 April 2000). "Match abandoned due to rain". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
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