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2008–09 Santosh Trophy

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]

Key Information

Background

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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

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Main article: 2008–09 Santosh Trophy qualification

Knockout stage

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Quarter-final Group A

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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
3 Manipur 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4 Punjab 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Manipur2–1Punjab
  • Sarabjeet Singh 30' (o.g.)
  • Su. Singh 48'
 Report Balwant Singh 27'
Tamil Nadu1–1West Bengal
P. C. Riju 40' Report Pachuau 93'
Manipur1–1West Bengal
Pachuau 59' Report Su. Singh 59'
Tamil Nadu0–1Punjab
Report J. Singh 78' (pen.)
Tamil Nadu3–1Manipur
T. Muthu 28' (pen.), 34', 35' Report B. Singh 50'
Punjab1–2West Bengal
P. Mahlima 55' Report

Quarter-final Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Goa 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Services 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
3 Karnataka 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
4 Maharashtra 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Maharashtra0–1Services
Report K. Laldingliana 12' (pen.)
Referee: T. Pradeep Kumar (Tamil Nadu)
Karnataka0–0Goa
Report
Karnataka2–0Maharashtra
  • Sanath Kumar 25'
  • Nabeel 67'
 Report
Goa1–0Services
Lawrence 57' Report
Referee: G. Sharma (Manipur)
Karnataka0–1Services
Report K. Laldingliana 28' (pen.)
Referee: O. P. Thakur (Jharkhand)
Goa5–0Maharashtra
 Report

Semi-finals

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Bengal2–0Services
Biswas 35', 65' Report
Referee: T. Pradeep Kumar (Tamil Nadu)
Tamil Nadu0–1 (a.e.t.)Goa
Report Lawrence 90+3' (pen.)
Referee: Pratap Singh (SSCB)

Final

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The match was a repeat of the final of the 1998–99 edition.[4] Bengal made the final for the 40th time[5] and Goa for their 12th time. It was the sixth meeting of the two teams in the final, with Bengal winning on five occasions and once the trophy shared. Goa entered the final having kept a clean sheet throughout the tournament.[6]

Goa0–0 (a.e.t.)Bengal
Report
Penalties
 4–2
Referee: T. Pradeep Kumar (Tamil Nadu)

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