1988–89 Santosh Trophy

The 1988–89 Santosh Trophy was the 45th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held in Jorhat, Silchar and Guwahati, in Assam. Bengal defeated Kerala 5–4 in the tie-breaker in the final to win the competition for the 23rd time.

1988–89 Santosh Trophy
National Football Championship
Tournament details
Country India
Venue(s)Assam
Dates5–31 March 1988
Teams10
Final positions
ChampionsBengal (23rd title)
Runner-upKerala

24 teams were divided in six clusters. The top team in each cluster qualified to the quarter final league along with Kerala, Maharastra, Punjab and Karnataka who had qualified for the semifinals the previous year.[1]

Final edit

Bengal0–0 (a.e.t.)Kerala
Penalties
5–4
Guwahati

References edit

  1. ^ Bengal gunning for revenge, Indian Express, 5 March 1989
  2. ^ RSSSF

External links edit