1981–82 Santosh Trophy

The 1981–82 Santosh Trophy was the 38th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held in Corporation Stadium, Trichur (now Thrissur), Kerala. Bengal beat Railways 2–0 in the final.[1][2]

1981–82 Santosh Trophy
National Football Championship
Tournament details
Country India
Dates1–31 January 1982
Final positions
ChampionsBengal (20th title)
Runner-upRailways
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Biswajit Bhattacharya (Bengal) & Appukuttan (Kerala) (9 goals)

Quarter-finals edit

This is an incomplete list of matches reconstructed from articles about the tournament.[3]

Group A edit

Kerala2–0Andhra Pradesh
  • Appukuttan  
  • Jacob  
Kerala2–0Maharashtra
Vijayakumar    
Bengal3–0Kerala
Attendance: 60,000

Group B edit

Karnataka 3–0Bihar
  • Ravikumar  
  • Mani     49'
Karnataka 2–2Punjab
  • Mani    
  • Kultar  
  • Balwinder  
Railways2–1Bihar
  • Inbanathan  
  • Sekhar Chakraborty  
  • Murmu   67'
Railways2–1Punjab
  • Monojit Das  
  • Ravi Kumar   (o.g.)
  • Balwinder  

Semi-finals edit

First leg edit

Second leg edit

Final edit

References edit

  1. ^ RSSSF 1982
  2. ^ Sportstar
  3. ^ National Soccer : A taxing schedule, Sportsweek, 31 January 1982
  4. ^ Competition Success Review, September, 1982