1999–2000 Santosh Trophy

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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
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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.

Qualified teams[]

Main article: 1999–2000 Santosh Trophy qualification

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:[citation needed]
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 Goal 1'
Vijayan Goal 73'		 Report Sunil Kumar Goal 79'
RC Prakash Goal 88'		 Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
11 April 2000 (2000-04-11) Kerala 5–2 Services Thrissur
Sylvester Ignatius Goal 6'
Saheer Goal 43', 60', 62', 69'		 Report[dead link] Preetam Bahadur Goal 20'
Johnny Gangmei Goal 54'		 Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
13 April 2000 (2000-04-13) West Bengal 4–0 Services Thrissur
18:00 IST Vijayan Goal 51', 74'
James Singh Goal 57', 81'		 Report[dead link] Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
14 April 2000 (2000-04-14) Kerala 2–1 Karnataka Thrissur
K. Naushad Goal 5'
Vijayan Goal 41' (pen.)		 Report[dead link] RC Prakash Goal 67' Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
16 April 2000 (2000-04-16) Services 1–1 Karnataka Thrissur
Preetam Bahadur Goal 44' Report[dead link] Murali Goal 28' (pen.) Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
16 April 2000 (2000-04-16) Kerala 1–1 West Bengal Thrissur
B. Edison Goal 82' Report[dead link] RP Singh Goal 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:[citation needed]
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 Goal 79' Report[dead link] Sukhjit Singh Goal 90' Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
11 April 2000 (2000-04-11) Tamil Nadu 0–4 Maharashtra Thrissur
Report[dead link] Mohammed Najeeb Goal 2'
Jamil Goal 8'
Khalid Siddique Goal 17'
Moosa Goal 68' (pen.)		 Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
12 April 2000 (2000-04-12) Goa 2–2 Punjab Thrissur
Francis Silveira Goal 33'
D'Cunha Goal 71'		 Report[dead link] Sukhjit Singh Goal 45', 89' Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
14 April 2000 (2000-04-14) Punjab 0–2 Maharashtra Thrissur
Report[dead link] Mohammed Najeeb Goal 75', 87' Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
15 April 2000 (2000-04-15) Tamil Nadu 0–3 Goa Thrissur
18:00 IST Report[dead link] D'Cunha Goal 24', 26'
Coutinho Goal 88'		 Stadium: Municipal Corporation Stadium
17 April 2000 (2000-04-17) Goa 1–1 Maharashtra Thrissur
18:00 IST Soares Goal 58' Report[dead link] Bungo Singh Goal 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 Goal 40', 66' Report[dead link]
Referee: Udayan Halder (West Bengal)
Maharashtra3–1West Bengal
Manjit Singh Goal 32'
Moosa Goal 45' (pen.)
Bungo Singh Goal 87'		 Report[dead link] R. Vijayan Goal 36'

Third place play-off[]

West Bengal2–0Goa
Dharamjit Singh Goal 20' (o.g.)
James Singh Goal 20'		 Report[dead link]

Final[]

Kerala0–1Maharashtra
Report[dead link] Mohammed Najeeb Goal 20'
Referee: Udayan Halder (West Bengal)

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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