2008–09 Santosh Trophy

2009 Santosh Trophy
63rd Senior National Football Championship
Tournament details
Country	India
Dates	4–14 June 2009
Teams	31
Final positions
Champions	Goa (5th title)
Runner-up	West Bengal

The 2008–09 Santosh Trophy was the 63rd edition of Santosh Trophy, a football tournament in India. In the final, held in Chennai, Goa beat West Bengal by 4–2 on penalties after a 0–0 draw.^[1]

Background

The tournament was held in Tamil Nadu for the tenth time; first time in 1955 and last in 1999. The latter edition saw West Bengal winning its 29th and last title before entering the 2008–09 tournament.^[2] Punjab entered the tournament on the back of two wins and were looking for a hat-trick of titles. The qualification round of the tournament was held in for venues: Chennai, Tiruvallur, Coimbatore and Tiruchirappalli.^[3]

Qualification

Knockout stage

Quarter-final Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	West Bengal	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Tamil Nadu	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4	Advance to Semi-finals
3	Manipur	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
4	Punjab	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

2 June 2009

16:00 IST

Manipur	2–1	Punjab
Sarabjeet Singh 30' (o.g.) Su. Singh 48'	Report	Balwant Singh 27'

Santosh Trophy
Seasons	1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Qualifiers	1999–00 2008–09 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2021–22
Group stage	2021–22 2022–23
Finals	2017 2018 2019
Teams	Andaman and Nicobar Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chandigarh Chhattisgarh Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Ladakh Lakshadweep Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Pondicherry Punjab Railways Rajasthan Services Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal

Background

Qualification

Knockout stage

Quarter-final Group A

Quarter-final Group B

Semi-finals

Final

References