1987–88 Santosh Trophy

1987–88 Santosh Trophy
National Football Championship
Tournament details
Country India
Final positions
ChampionsPunjab (6th title)
Runner-upKerala
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Goals scored145 (2.59 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Darbara Singh (7 goals)

The 1987–88 Santosh Trophy was the 44th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held in Kollam, Kerala. Punjab defeated Kerala 5–4 in sudden death in the final to win the competition for the sixth time.

Preliminary round

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Punjab 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 6 Qualified for Final Round
2 Uttar Pradesh 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 4
3 Delhi 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2
4 Himachal Pradesh 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: [1]
Delhi2-1Himachal Pradesh
Punjab4-0Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh2-0Delhi
Punjab5-0Himachal Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh3-1Himachal Pradesh
Punjab1-0Delhi


Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tamil Nadu 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 6 Qualified for Final Round
2 Services 3 2 0 1 10 1 +9 4
3 Nagaland 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
4 Tripura 3 0 1 2 0 12 −12 1
Source: [2]
Tamil Nadu3-0Tripura
Services1-0Nagaland
Services9-0Tripura
Tamil Nadu2-0Nagaland
Tamil Nadu1-0Services
Nagaland0-0Tripura

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Karnataka 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 6 Qualified for Final Round
2 Madhya Pradesh 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
3 Meghalaya 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 2
4 Gujarat 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: [3]
Madhya Pradesh3-1 Meghalaya
Karnataka4-0Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh3-1Gujarat
Karnataka4-2 Meghalaya
Meghalaya2-1Gujarat
Karnataka1-0Madhya Pradesh

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Goa 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 6 Qualified for Final Round
2 Haryana 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 3
3 Rajasthann 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 3
4 Pondicherry 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: [4]
Goa1-0Haryana
Rajasthann1-0Pondicherry
Goa3-0Rajasthann
Haryana3-0Pondicherry
Haryana0-0Rajasthann
Goa5-0Pondicherry

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Jammu-Kashmir 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 3 Qualified for Final Round
2 Andhra Pradesh 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 3
3 Sikkim 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0
Source: [5]
Andhra Pradesh1-0Sikkim
Andhra Pradesh0-0Jammu-Kashmir
Jammu-Kashmir1-0Sikkim


Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Maharashtra 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 6 Qualified for Final Round
2 Orissa 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 2
3 Assam 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2
4 Manipur 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 2
Source: [6]
Manipur3-1Assam
Maharashtra1-0Orissa
Assam1-0Orissa
Maharashtra5-0Manipur
Orissa3-1Manipur
Maharashtra2-1Assam

Final round

Santhosh trophy 1986-87 semi finalists - Bengal, Bihar, Kerala and Railways - got direct entry to the final round.

Group A

Karnataka had 0-0 draws in their first three matches. They needed to beat Bihar 5–0 in the last match of the league to displace Bengal from the second place and qualify for the semifinal. Bihar lost 6–0. The Bengal players attempted to stage a "black flag demonstration" to protest the result. This led to police action where nine Bengal players including captain Sudip Chatterjee, the manager Montu Ghosh and assistant Pradip Dutta were injured.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Punjab 4 2 2 0 3 1 +2 6 Qualified for Semifinals
2 Karnataka 4 1 3 0 6 0 +6 5
3 Bengal 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 5
4 Bihar 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6 2
5 Tamil Nadu 4 0 2 2 3 9 −6 2
Source: [7]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kerala 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 7 Qualified for Semifinals
2 Maharashtra 4 2 1 1 6 1 +5 5
3 Railways 4 1 2 1 5 3 +2 4
4 Goa 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 4
5 Jammu-Kashmir 4 0 0 4 0 16 −16 0
Source: [8]

Semifinals

Kerala1–0Karnataka
Pappachan 11' Report
Punjab1–0Maharashtra
Kuljit Singh 61' Report

Final

Punjab0–0 (a.e.t.)Kerala
Report
Penalties
  • Parminder Singh soccer ball with red X
  • G. S. Parmar soccer ball with check mark
  • Jagmohan Singh soccer ball with check mark
  • Deepak Kumar soccer ball with check mark
  • Avtar Singh soccer ball with check mark
  • Dhanwant Kumar soccer ball with check mark
 5–4
  • soccer ball with red X Cletus
  • soccer ball with check mark Cherian Perumali
  • soccer ball with check mark V. P. Sathyan
  • soccer ball with check mark N. Ganesh
  • soccer ball with check mark Sharaf Ali
  • soccer ball with red X Kurikesh Mathew

References

  1. ^ Nine Bengal players injured, Indian Express, 19 April 1988, p.14
  2. ^ Indian Express, 19 April 1988
  3. ^ Indian Express, 20 April 1988
  4. ^ Indian Express, 22 April 1988


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