1999–2000 Santosh Trophy qualification

The 1999–2000 Santosh Trophy qualifiers began on 19 March and ended on 8 April 2000. A total of 22 teams completed the qualifying phase and play-off round to decide four of the eight places in the final round.

A total of 28 teams entered the competition and were divided into eight 'clusters' with three or four teams in each cluster. Six teams — Sikkim, Mizoram, Andaman and Nicobar, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya — pulled before the start of the competition reducing the number to 22. Following the round-robin stages, eight teams played the play-offs, and Services, Punjab, Karnataka and Maharashtra made it to the final round.[1]

Qualification

Cluster I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Services 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6 Advance to Final Round
2 Gujarat 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
3 Rajasthan 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Cluster II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manipur 2 2 0 0 10 1 +9 6 Advance to Final Round
2 Bihar 2 1 0 1 7 2 +5 3
3 Himachal Pradesh 2 0 0 2 0 14 −14 0
Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Cluster III

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Railways 2 2 0 0 19 2 +17 6 Advance to Final Round
2 Andhra Pradesh 2 1 0 1 7 3 +4 3
3 Daman and Diu 2 0 0 2 0 21 −21 0
Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Cluster IV

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Punjab 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Advance to Final Round
2 Tripura 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
3 Pondicherry 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Cluster V

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Uttar Pradesh 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Advance to Final Round
2 Madhya Pradesh 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
3 Assam 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

The first game of Cluster V was played between Uttar Pradesh and Assam on 1 April. However, at 30 minutes into the first half, play had to stopped due to rain. Assam were up 1–0 after a 20th minute penalty kick conversion by Akom Ao. The match was replayed the next day.[2]

Cluster VI

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Karnataka 1 1 0 0 10 2 +8 3 Advance to Final Round
2 Jammu and Kashmir 1 0 0 1 2 10 −8 0
Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Cluster VII

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Odisha 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance to Final Round
2 Delhi 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
3 Chandigarh 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Cluster VIII

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Maharashtra 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 3 Advance to Final Round
2 Haryana 1 0 0 1 0 7 −7 0
Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Play-offs

The winner of each 'cluster' played a play-off game each and the final two qualification spots were determined.

References

  1. ↑ "Santosh Trophy final round from today". The Hindu. 9 April 2000. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Chandran, M. R. Praveen (2 April 2000). "Match abandoned due to rain". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
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