1983–84 Santosh Trophy

The 1983–84 Santosh Trophy was the 40th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held in April 1984 in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu. Goa beat Punjab 1–0 in the final to win the competition for their second time, and first as only-holders, after they held the trophy along with West Bengal in the previous edition.[1] Arnold Rodrigues and Camilo Gonsalves (both Goa) were named the best forward and best player of the tournament respectively.[2] The Goa side was captained by goalkeeper Brahmanand Sankhwalkar, who ended the tournament with a clean sheet.[3]

1983–84 Santosh Trophy
National Football Championship
Country India
Dates?? – 15 April 1984
ChampionsGoa (second title)
Runners-upPunjab
Best playerArnold Rodrigues (Goa)
← 1982–83
1984–85 →

References

  1. Sengupta, Somnath (27 April 2014). "Legends Of Indian Football : Brahmanand Sankhwalkar". thehardtackle.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-30. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. "Football: Teamwork gives Goa the Santosh Trophy". India Today. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  3. Chandran, M. R. Praveen (18 March 2017). "'Standard of football in national c'ship falling', feels former goalkeeper Brahamanand Sankhwalkar". Sportstarlive. Sportstar. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.


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