1987–88 Santosh Trophy

Football tournament season
1987–88 Santosh Trophy
National Football Championship
Tournament details
Country India
Final positions
ChampionsPunjab (6th title)
Runner-upKerala
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Goals scored145 (2.59 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Darbara Singh (7 goals)
← 1986–87
1988–89 →

The 1987–88 Santosh Trophy was the 44th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held in Kollam, Kerala. Punjab defeated Kerala 5–4 in sudden death in the final to win the competition for the sixth time.

Preliminary round

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Punjab 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 6 Qualified for Final Round
2 Uttar Pradesh 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 4
3 Delhi 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2
4 Himachal Pradesh 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: [1]
Delhi v Himachal Pradesh
1987 (1987) Delhi 2-1 Himachal Pradesh
Punjab v Uttar Pradesh
1987 (1987) Punjab 4-0 Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh v Delhi
1987 (1987) Uttar Pradesh 2-0 Delhi
Punjab v Himachal Pradesh
1987 (1987) Punjab 5-0 Himachal Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh v Himachal Pradesh
1987 (1987) Uttar Pradesh 3-1 Himachal Pradesh
Punjab v Delhi
1987 (1987) Punjab 1-0 Delhi


Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tamil Nadu 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 6 Qualified for Final Round
2 Services 3 2 0 1 10 1 +9 4
3 Nagaland 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
4 Tripura 3 0 1 2 0 12 −12 1
Source: [2]
Tamil Nadu v Tripura
1987 (1987) Tamil Nadu 3-0 Tripura
Services v Nagaland
1987 (1987) Services 1-0 Nagaland
Services v Tripura
1987 (1987) Services 9-0 Tripura
Tamil Nadu v Nagaland
1987 (1987) Tamil Nadu 2-0 Nagaland
Tamil Nadu v Services
1987 (1987) Tamil Nadu 1-0 Services
Nagaland v Tripura
1987 (1987) Nagaland 0-0 Tripura

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Karnataka 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 6 Qualified for Final Round
2 Madhya Pradesh 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
3 Meghalaya 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 2
4 Gujarat 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: [3]
Madhya Pradesh v Meghalaya
1987 (1987) Madhya Pradesh 3-1 Meghalaya
Karnataka v Gujarat
1987 (1987) Karnataka 4-0 Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh v Gujarat
1987 (1987) Madhya Pradesh 3-1 Gujarat
Karnataka v Meghalaya
1987 (1987) Karnataka 4-2 Meghalaya
Meghalaya v Gujarat
1987 (1987) Meghalaya 2-1 Gujarat
Karnataka v Madhya Pradesh
1987 (1987) Karnataka 1-0 Madhya Pradesh

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Goa 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 6 Qualified for Final Round
2 Haryana 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 3
3 Rajasthan 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 3
4 Pondicherry 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: [4]
Goa v Haryana
1987 (1987) Goa 1-0 Haryana
Rajasthan v Pondicherry
1987 (1987) Rajasthan 1-0 Pondicherry
Goa v Rajasthan
1987 (1987) Goa 3-0 Rajasthan
Haryana v Pondicherry
1987 (1987) Haryana 3-0 Pondicherry
Haryana v Rajasthan
1987 (1987) Haryana 0-0 Rajasthan
Goa v Pondicherry
1987 (1987) Goa 5-0 Pondicherry

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Jammu-Kashmir 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 3 Qualified for Final Round
2 Andhra Pradesh 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 3
3 Sikkim 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0
Source: [5]
Andhra Pradesh v Sikkim
1987 (1987) Andhra Pradesh 1-0 Sikkim
Andhra Pradesh v Jammu-Kashmir
1987 (1987) Andhra Pradesh 0-0 Jammu-Kashmir
Jammu-Kashmir v Sikkim
1987 (1987) Jammu-Kashmir 1-0 Sikkim


Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Maharashtra 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 6 Qualified for Final Round
2 Odisha 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 2
3 Assam 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2
4 Manipur 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 2
Source: [6]
Manipur v Assam
1987 (1987) Manipur 3-1 Assam
Maharashtra v Odisha
1987 (1987) Maharashtra 1-0 Odisha
Assam v Odisha
1987 (1987) Assam 1-0 Odisha
Maharashtra v Manipur
1987 (1987) Maharashtra 5-0 Manipur
Odisha v Manipur
1987 (1987) Odisha 3-1 Manipur
Maharashtra v Assam
1987 (1987) Maharashtra 2-1 Assam

Final round

Santhosh trophy 1986-87 semi finalists - Bengal, Bihar, Kerala and Railways - got direct entry to the final round.

Group A

Karnataka had 0-0 draws in their first three matches. They needed to beat Bihar 5–0 in the last match of the league to displace Bengal from the second place and qualify for the semifinal. Bihar lost 6–0. The Bengal players attempted to stage a "black flag demonstration" to protest the result. This led to police action where nine Bengal players including captain Sudip Chatterjee, the manager Montu Ghosh and assistant Pradip Dutta were injured.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Punjab 4 2 2 0 3 1 +2 6 Qualified for Semifinals
2 Karnataka 4 1 3 0 6 0 +6 5
3 West Bengal 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 5
4 Bihar 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6 2
5 Tamil Nadu 4 0 2 2 3 9 −6 2
Source: [7]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kerala 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 7 Qualified for Semifinals
2 Maharashtra 4 2 1 1 6 1 +5 5
3 Railways 4 1 2 1 5 3 +2 4
4 Goa 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 4
5 Jammu-Kashmir 4 0 0 4 0 16 −16 0
Source: [8]

Semifinals

Punjab1–0Maharashtra
Kuljit Singh 61' Report

Final

Punjab0–0 (a.e.t.)Kerala
Report
Penalties
  • Parminder Singh soccer ball with red X
  • G. S. Parmar soccer ball with check mark
  • Jagmohan Singh soccer ball with check mark
  • Deepak Kumar soccer ball with check mark
  • Avtar Singh soccer ball with check mark
  • Dhanwant Kumar soccer ball with check mark
 5–4
  • soccer ball with red X Cletus
  • soccer ball with check mark Cherian Perumali
  • soccer ball with check mark V. P. Sathyan
  • soccer ball with check mark N. Ganesh
  • soccer ball with check mark Sharaf Ali
  • soccer ball with red X Kurikesh Mathew

References

  1. ^ Nine Bengal players injured, Indian Express, 19 April 1988, p.14
  2. ^ Indian Express, 19 April 1988
  3. ^ Indian Express, 20 April 1988
  4. ^ Indian Express, 22 April 1988

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