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1999–2000 Santosh Trophy


FieldValue
titleSantosh Trophy
year1999–2000
other_titlesNational Football Championship
countryIndia
dates9 – 23 April 2000
num_teams8
championsMaharashtra
count4
runner-upKerala
matches10
goals48
top goal scorerMohammed Najeeb
(9 goals)
playerAqueel Ansari
prevseason1998–99
nextseason2001–02

| runner-up = Kerala (9 goals) The 1999–2000 Santosh Trophy was the 56th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held from 9 to 23 April 2000 in Thrissur and Chalakudy, Kerala. Twenty-eight teams from all over the country were supposed to take part in the national state championships, but six pulled out. Maharashtra beat the home team of Kerala 1–0 in the final.

Qualified teams

Main article: 1999–2000 Santosh Trophy qualification

The following eight teams qualified for the Santosh Trophy proper.

  • Goa
  • Kerala
  • Karnataka
  • Maharashtra
  • Punjab
  • Services
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Bengal

Group stage

Group A

Raman Vijayan RC Prakash Saheer Johnny Gangmei James Singh I. M. Vijayan

Group B

Jamil Khalid Siddique Moosa D'Cunha Coutinho

Knockout stage

Bracket

| 19 April 2000|Kerala| 2 |Goa| 0 | 20 April 2000|Maharashtra| 3 |Bengal| 1 | 23 April 2000|Kerala| 0 |Maharashtra| 1 | team-width = 170 | score-width = 50

Semi-finals


Moosa Bungo Singh

Third place play-off

James Singh

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

;9 goals

  • Mohammed Najeeb (Maharashtra)

Awards

Source:

  • Fair Play Trophy: Kerala
  • Man of Tournament: Aqueel Ansari (Maharashtra)
  • Best Goalkeeper: Virender Singh (Maharashtra)
  • Best Defender: Jo Paul Ancheri (Kerala)
  • Best Midfielder: Khalid Jamil (Maharashtra)
  • Best Striker: Sylvester Ignatius (Kerala)

References

References

  1. Vinod, A. (24 April 2000). "Maharashtra snares Kerala in its den". [[The Hindu]].
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