1985–86 Santosh Trophy

1985–86 Santosh Trophy
National Football Championship
Tournament details
Country India
Dates26 February 1986 - 18 March 1986
Teams28
Final positions
ChampionsPunjab (5th title)
Runner-upBengal

The 1985–86 Santosh Trophy was the 42nd edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held in Jabalpur, Bilaspur and Bhilai in Madhya Pradesh.[1] Punjab defeated Bengal in tie-breaker to retain the title.[2]

28 teams took part. Ten teams were seeded to the quarter final league. The other 18 teams were divided into six clusters from which one team each qualified to the quarter final. Two clusters each were played in Jabalpur, Bilaspur and Bhilai. The sixteen teams were divided into four groups for the quarter final.[1]

Quarter-final

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Punjab 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 6 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Karnataka 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3
3 Gujarat 3 1 0 2 4 12 −8 2
4 Madhya Pradesh 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source: RSSF, Sportsworld
Punjab3–1Madhya Pradesh
Punjab8–1Gujarat
  • Kashmira Singh
Punjab1–0Karnataka
  • Satish Kumar 75'

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengal 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 6 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Tamil Nadu 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 4
3 Services 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 2
4 Meghalaya 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: RSSF
Bengal2–0Tamil Nadu
Bengal1–0Services
Bengal4–0Meghalaya
Tamil Nadu1–0Services
Tamil Nadu4–1Meghalaya
Services1–0Meghalaya

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Maharashtra 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5
2 Goa 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 5
3 Bihar 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
4 Assam 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: RSSF
Goa0–0Maharashtra
Goa4–2
replay		Maharashtra

After Maharashtra and Goa finished the group with 5 points, their match was replayed to decide the semifinalist. Goa won 4–2. Group C matches were played in Bhilai. Goa had to take an 11-hour bus ride to play Punjab in the semifinal at Jabalpur two days later.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kerala 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 4 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Andhra Pradesh 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
3 Sikkim 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 3
4 Railways 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 2
Source: RSSF

Semifinals

Bengal2–0Kerala
Subir Sarkar
Punjab1–0Goa

Final

Punjab0–0Bengal
Penalties
4–2

Notes

The RSSSF pages used as reference give the tie-breaker score as 4-1 and 4–2 in two places.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Sportsworld, 1-7 January, 1986
  2. ^ RSSSF - 1986 Santosh Trophy
  3. ^ Punjab basks in glory, Sportsworld
  4. ^ RSSSF - List of Santosh Trophy Finals


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