1999–2000 Santosh Trophy

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.

1999–2000 Santosh Trophy
National Football Championship
Country India
Dates9 – 23 April 2000
Teams8
ChampionsMaharashtra (4th title)
Runners-upKerala
Matches played10
Goals scored48 (4.8 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Mohammed Najeeb
(9 goals)
Best playerAqueel Ansari
1998–99

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the Santosh Trophy proper.

Group stage

Group X

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 West 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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
10 April 2000 (2000-04-10) West Bengal 2–2 Karnataka Thrissur
Dipankar Roy  1'
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 Preetam Bahadur  20'
Johnny Gangmei  54'
Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
13 April 2000 (2000-04-13) West Bengal 4–0 Services Thrissur
18:00 IST Vijayan  51', 74'
James Singh  57', 81'
Report Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
14 April 2000 (2000-04-14) Kerala 2–1 Karnataka Thrissur
K. Naushad  5'
Vijayan  41' (pen.)
Report RC Prakash  67' Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
16 April 2000 (2000-04-16) Services 1–1 Karnataka Thrissur
Preetam Bahadur  44' Report Murali  28' (pen.) Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
16 April 2000 (2000-04-16) Kerala 1–1 West Bengal Thrissur
B. Edison  82' Report RP Singh  36' Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium

Group Y

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:
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 Sukhjit Singh  90' Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
11 April 2000 (2000-04-11) Tamil Nadu 0–4 Maharashtra Thrissur
Report 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 Sukhjit Singh  45', 89' Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
14 April 2000 (2000-04-14) Punjab 0–2 Maharashtra Thrissur
Report Mohammed Najeeb  75', 87' Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
15 April 2000 (2000-04-15) Tamil Nadu 0–3 Goa Thrissur
18:00 IST Report 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 Bungo Singh  75' Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
Referee: S. Sujauddin

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 April 2000
 
 
Kerala 2
 
23 April 2000
 
Goa 0
 
Kerala 0
 
20 April 2000
 
Maharashtra 1
 
Maharashtra 3
 
 
West Bengal 1
 

Semi-finals

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

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

Third place play-off

West Bengal2–0Goa
Dharamjit Singh  20' (o.g.)
James Singh  20'
Report

Final

Kerala0–1Maharashtra
Report Mohammed Najeeb  20'

Statistics

Goalscorers

9 goals
  • Mohammed Najeeb (Maharashtra)

Awards

  • 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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