1999–2000 Santosh Trophy

1999–2000 Santosh Trophy
National Football Championship
Country  India
Dates 9 – 23 April 2000
Teams 8
Champions Maharashtra (4th title)
Runners-up Kerala
Matches played 10
Goals scored 48 (4.8 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Mohammed Najeeb
(9 goals)
Best player Aqueel Ansari
← 1998–99

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

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.

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.

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

Kerala 2–0 Goa
Sylvester Ignatius  40', 66' Report
Referee: Udayan Halder (West Bengal)
Maharashtra 3–1 West Bengal
Manjit Singh  32'
Moosa  45' (pen.)
Bungo Singh  87'		 Report R. Vijayan  36'

Third place play-off

West Bengal 2–0 Goa
Dharamjit Singh  20' (o.g.)
James Singh  20'		 Report

Final

Kerala 0–1 Maharashtra
Report Mohammed Najeeb  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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