2014–15 Santosh Trophy
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  India |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Services (4th title) |
| Runner-up | Punjab |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 43 (1.95 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Raja Das (4 goals) |
The 2015 Santosh Trophy is the 69th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main state competition in Indian football. 33 teams in total from around India entered the competition. Only 10 teams competed in the competition proper after going through the qualifiers. The tournament proper began on 1 March and will conclude with the final on 15 March.[1]
Round and dates
[edit]| Round | Match dates | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Qualifiers | 10 January 2015 – 23 January 2015 | 33 |
| Group stage | 1 March 2015 – 10 March 2015 | 10 |
| Semi-finals | 12 March 2015 – 13 March 2015 | 4 |
| Final | 15 March 2015 | 2 |
Qualified teams
[edit]The following ten teams qualified for the Santosh Trophy proper.[1]
Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 8 |
| Punjab | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 8 |
| West Bengal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 8 |
| Maharashtra | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 |
| Assam | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 1 March 2015 | Punjab | 2–0 | Assam | Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana |
P. Singh  17'R. Singh 55' |
Report |
| 2 March 2015 | Services | 1–0 | Maharashtra | Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana |
| Zonuntulunga 33' |
Report |
| 3 March 2015 | Assam | 0–1 | West Bengal | Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana |
| Das 20' |
| 4 March 2015 | Services | 0–0 | Punjab | Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana |
| 5 March 2015 | West Bengal | 2–1 | Maharashtra | Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana |
| Das 38', 78' |
Report | Pathan 48' |
| 6 March 2015 | Assam | 0–3 | Services | Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana |
| Jain P 11' Tudu 48', 54' |
| 7 March 2015 | West Bengal | 0–0 | Punjab | Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana |
| 8 March 2015 | Maharashtra | 6–1 | Assam | Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana |
| Gadkari Goal 2 Goal 3 Goal 4 Pathan 84'Singh 90+2' |
Report | Mandal 53' |
| 9 March 2015 | Services | 1–1 | West Bengal | Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana |
| Tudu 2' |
Report | Das 3' |
| 10 March 2015 | Punjab | 2–1 | Maharashtra | Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana |
| Sunny 11', 66' |
Report | Shetty 90+1' (pen) |
Group B
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizoram | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 |
| Kerala | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 |
| Goa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| Delhi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 2 |
| Railways | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 1 March 2015 | Delhi | 2–0 | Railways | Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar |
| 2 March 2015 | Kerala | 1–0 | Goa | Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar |
| Naseeruddin 30' |
Report |
| 3 March 2015 | Mizoram | 2–0 | Delhi | Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar |
| Lalbiakaua 50' Lalrinpuia 85' |
Report |
| 4 March 2015 | Railways | 1–3 | Goa | Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar |
| Toppo 25' |
Fernandes 45' Olivera 50', 71' |
| 5 March 2015 | Kerala | 0–1 | Mizoram | Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar |
| Lalrinpuia |
| 6 March 2015 | Goa | 0–0 | Delhi | Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar |
| 7 March 2015 | Mizoram | 1–0 | Railways | Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar |
| Unknown |
| 9 March 2015 | Goa | 2–2 | Mizoram | Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar |
| Masceranhas 11', 31' |
Report | Zoremsanga 19' Malsawmfela 47' |
Semi-finals
[edit]| 12 March 2015 | Services | 3–0 (a.e.t.) | Kerala | Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana |
| Chettri 96' Singh 107'Kumar 109' |
Report |
| 13 March 2015 | Mizoram | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (11–12 p) | Punjab | Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana |
| Lalbiakhlua 104' |
Manveer 92' |
Final
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]- 4 Goals
Raja Das (West Bengal)
- 3 Goals
- Rama Beshra (Services)
- 2 Goals
- Joerse Olivera (Goa)
- Marcus Masceranhas (Goa)
- Lalrinpuia (Mizoram)
- Shabaz Pathan (Maharashtra)
- Sunny (Punjab)
- Usman Ashik (Kerala)
- 1 Goal
- Prabhjot Singh (Punjab)
- Rajbir Singh (Punjab)
- Francis Zonuntulunga (Services)
- Anthony Chettri (Services)
- Rakesh Singh (Services)
- Vivek Kumar (Services)
- Jain P (Services)
- Nasrudheen Cheriyath (Kerala)
- V P Suhair (Kerala)
- Lalbiakaua (Mizoram)
- Zico Zoremsanga (Mizoram)
- Malsawmfela (Mizoram)
- Sashi Toppo (Railways)
- Gabriel Fernandes (Goa)
- Sandesh Gadkari (Maharashtra)
- Baldeep Singh (Maharashtra)
- Vijith Shetty (Maharashtra)
- Suraj Mandal (Assam)
Notable players
[edit]| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Ankit Sharma | Delhi |
| Deepak Devrani | Delhi |
| Rovan Pereira | Goa |
| Mackroy Peixote | Goa |
| Micky Fernandes | Goa |
| Richard Costa | Goa |
| Angelo Colaco | Goa |
| Marcus Masceranhas | Goa |
| U.Jimshad | Kerala |
| Usman Ashik | Kerala |
| Nasrudheen | Kerala |
| Sachin Gawas | Maharashtra |
| Vijith Shetty | Maharashtra |
| Kailash Patil | Maharashtra |
| Sandesh Gadkari | Maharashtra |
| Lalrinzuala Khiangte | Mizoram |
| Ronald Zothanzama | Mizoram |
| Laldingngheta | Mizoram |
| Samson Ramengmawia | Mizoram |
| Lalrin Fela | Mizoram |
| Malsawmfela | Mizoram |
| Jagroop Singh | Punjab |
| Amarwant Singh | Punjab |
| Ravinder Singh | Punjab |
| Gurtej Singh | Punjab |
| Ajay Singh | Punjab |
| Keniston C | Railways |
| Deepak Mondal | West Bengal |
| Saikat Saha Roy | West Bengal |
| Phoolchand Hembram | West Bengal |
| Surabuddin Mollick | West Bengal |
| Imran Khan | West Bengal |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rawat to lead Delhi in Santosh Trophy". Times of India. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.