1973–74 Santosh Trophy

1973–74 Santosh Trophy
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Dates1 December – 27 December 1973
Final positions
ChampionsKerala (1st title)
Runner-upRailways
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)TKS Mani (Kerala) and Shanmugham (Karnataka) (7 goals) [1]
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The 1973–74 Santosh Trophy was the 30th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. Kerala won the Santosh Trophy for the first time beating Railways 3–2 with their captain Mani scoring all the three goals.[1]

The tournament was held in the Maharaja's College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala. The matches were played under newly installed floodlights. On most of the days, there were two matches, played between 5.45 pm and 9.30 pm. The tournament was inaugurated by the home minister K. Karunakaran. The match-ball for the first day was dropped from a helicopter. Stands that could hold 20,000 – 25,000 spectators were built in the ground [2] and it had an overall capacity of around 50,000.[3]

Preliminary knockout matches

Services1–0 [4]Uttar Pradesh
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Manipur2–0 [4] (a.e.t.)Madhya Pradesh
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala

Score 0-0 at full time

Assam3–0 [4]Haryana
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala

League matches

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengal 3 2 1 0 11 2 +9 5 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Punjab 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 4
3 Rajasthan 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 2
4 Assam 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7 1
Source: Malabar Herald
Rajasthan2–0 [5]Assam
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Bengal1–1 [5]Punjab
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Bengal5–1 [5]Rajasthan
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Assam2–2 [5]Punjab
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Punjab1–0 [6]Rajasthan
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Bengal5–0 [6]Assam
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Maharashtra 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 5 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Andhra Pradesh 3 1 2 0 11 3 +8 4
3 Tamil Nadu 3 1 1 1 4 1 +3 3
4 Gujarat 3 0 0 3 2 20 −18 0
Source: Malabar Herald
Tamil Nadu4–0 [4]Gujarat
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Andhra Pradesh1–1 [4]Maharashtra
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Maharashtra1–0 [4]Tamil Nadu
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Andhra Pradesh10–2 [4]Gujarat
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Maharashtra6–0 [5]Gujarat
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Andhra Pradesh0–0 [5]Tamil Nadu
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Railways 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 5 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Services 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 3
3 Goa 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
4 Bihar 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: Malabar Herald
Services1–0 [4]Bihar
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Goa0–0 [4]Railways
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Bihar1–1 [4]Goa
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Railways2–1 [4]Services
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Goa1–1 [5]Services
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Railways3–2 [5]Bihar
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kerala 3 2 1 0 8 5 +3 5 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Karnataka 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 4
3 Delhi 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4 Manipur 3 0 1 2 1 10 −9 1
Source: Malabar Herald
Karnataka7–0 [5]Manipur
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Kerala1–1 [5]Delhi
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala

Kerala goal-keeper Victor Manjila fractured his shoulder and missed the rest of the tournament.[3] Ravindran kept in the final.

Karnataka1–0 [5]Delhi
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Kerala3–1 [5]Manipur
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Delhi0–0 [6]Manipur
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Kerala4–3 [6]Karnataka
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala

Quarter-finals

Bengal2–1 [6]Services
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Maharashtra4–1 [6]Karnataka
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Railways2–0 [6]Punjab
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Kerala5–0 [6]Andhra Pradesh
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala

Semifinal

RailwaysvBengal
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala
Kerala2–1 [1]Maharashtra
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala

Final

Kerala3–2 [1]Railways
  • Mani 38', 65', 80'
Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala

Squads

  • Kerala : KP Sethumadhavan, Victor Manjila, C Ravindran (goal keepers); John J John, Ratnakaran, Cheeku, MO Jose, Mitran, Usman, Jacob and Prasannan (backs); TA Jaffar (vice-captain), Poulose, Abdul Hameed and Devanand (half-backs); Blassy George, KP Williams, T.K. Subramaniam "Mani" (captain), Najimuddin, Xavier Pius, R.K. Perumal, Titus Kurian, MR Joseph and Basheer (forwards). Reserve : Babu Nair, Mohandas, Ramachandran, Vijayan, Kunhi Mohamed, Gopalakrishnan, Solaman and Majeed. Coach : Simon Sundararaj [2]
  • Bengal : Goal-keepers : Tarun Bose, Prasanta Mitra (Mohun Bagan) and Gobinda Guha Thakurta (Kalighat) ; Backs : Sudhir Karmakar, Prabir Mazumder (East Bengal) and Kajal Dhali (Mohun Bagan) ; Stoppers : Syed Naeemuddin (Mohun Bagan), Ashok Banerjee, Shyamal Ghosh (East Bengal) and Anwar Hussain (Mohammadan Sporting); Halves : Gautam Sarkar, Samaresh Chowdhury (East Bengal), Mohan Singh (Mohun Bagan) and Tapan Bose (Kidderpore); Forwards : Swapan Sengupta, Mohammad Habib, Mohammad Akbar, Subhash Bhowmick (captain) (East Bengal), Surajit Sengupta (Mohun Bagan), Latifuddin (Mohammadan Sporting), Anu Chowdhury (Rajasthan) and Ranjit Mukherjee (Kidderpore) [4] Habib withdrew with an injury.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Captain Mani and an unforgettable hat-trick, Indian Express, 28 April 2017 (accessed 2 December 2023)
  2. ^ a b Santosh Trophy contest begins, Malabar Herald, 1 December, 1973
  3. ^ a b Kerala’s legendary Santosh Trophy-winning team to celebrate golden jubilee of maiden title, Sportstar, 7 December, 2023
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Santosh Trophy Tournament, Malabar Herald, 8 December 1973
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Santosh Trophy, Malabar Herald, 15 December 1973
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Santosh Trophy, Malabar Herald, 22 December, 1973

 

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