1983–84 Santosh Trophy

1983–84 Santosh Trophy
National Football Championship
Tournament details
Country India
Dates?? – 15 April 1984
Final positions
ChampionsGoa[1] (2nd title)
Runner-upPunjab
Tournament statistics
Best playerArnold Rodrigues (Goa)

The 1983–84 Santosh Trophy was the 40th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held in April 1984 in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu. Goa beat Punjab 1–0 in the final to win the competition for their second time, and first as only-holders, after they held the trophy along with West Bengal in the previous edition.[2] Arnold Rodrigues and Camilo Gonsalves (both Goa) were named the best forward and best player of the tournament respectively.[3] The Goa side was captained by goalkeeper Brahmanand Sankhwalkar for second time.He ended the tournament with a clean sheet.[4]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Goa 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 5 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Punjab 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 4
3 Karnataka 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4 Tamil Nadu 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: Sportstar
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored;
Goa0–0Punjab
Goa1–0Karnataka
Goa2–0Tamil Nadu
Punjab1–1Karnataka
  • Darshan Singh Masih
  • R.D. Babu
Punjab3–0Tamil Nadu
Karnataka1–1Tamil Nadu
  • Gomes
  • Hydross

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengal 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Kerala 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 3
3 Maharashtra 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4 Andhra Pradesh 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: Sportstar
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored;
Bengal1–0Maharashtra
Bengal3–1Kerala
  • Ranjith
Bengal2–0Andhra Pradesh
Kerala3–2Andhra Pradesh
  • Ranjith
  • Nasar Ali
  • Munawar Hussain
Kerala2–2Maharashtra
  • Ranjith
  • Tobias
  • Mohanavelu
  • Stephen Godinho
Maharashtra1–1Andhra Pradesh
  • Narinder Thapa
  • Sharfuddin

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Goa 6–0 Kerala 1–0 5–0
Punjab 2–2 (4–2 p) Bengal 2–2 0–0 (a.e.t.)

Matches

Goa1–0Kerala
Camilo Gonsalves 78'
Goa5–0Kerala
Dionosio Trinidade
Camilo Gonsalves
Jose Fernandez
Damodar Naik

Goa won 6–0 on aggregate.

Punjab2–2Bengal
Balwinder Singh
Darshan Singh Masih 		Kartik Sett
Tarun Dey
Punjab0–0 (a.e.t.)Bengal
Penalties
4–2

2-2 on aggregate. Punjab won 4-2 on penalties. Surjit Singh, the goal keeper of Punjab, saved the second and third penalties.

Final

Goa1–0Punjab
Camilo Gonsalves 82'

References

  1. ^ Mergulhao, Marcus (21 March 2023). "Tough-tackling former Salgaocar defender Anthony Rebello no more". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. ^ Sengupta, Somnath (27 April 2014). "Legends Of Indian Football : Brahmanand Sankhwalkar". thehardtackle.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Football: Teamwork gives Goa the Santosh Trophy". India Today. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. ^ Chandran, M. R. Praveen (18 March 2017). "'Standard of football in national c'ship falling', feels former goalkeeper Brahamanand Sankhwalkar". Sportstarlive. Sportstar. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.


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