1983–84 Santosh Trophy

The 1983–84 Santosh Trophy was the 40th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held in April 1984 in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu. Goa beat Punjab 1–0 in the final to win the competition for their second time, and first as only-holders, after they held the trophy along with West Bengal in the previous edition.[2] Arnold Rodrigues and Camilo Gonsalves (both Goa) were named the best forward and best player of the tournament respectively.[3] The Goa side was captained by goalkeeper Brahmanand Sankhwalkar for second time.He ended the tournament with a clean sheet.[4]

1983–84 Santosh Trophy
National Football Championship
Tournament details
Country India
Dates?? – 15 April 1984
Final positions
ChampionsGoa[1] (2nd title)
Runner-upPunjab
Tournament statistics
Best playerArnold Rodrigues (Goa)

Group X edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Goa 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 5 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Punjab 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 4
3 Karnataka 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4 Tamil Nadu 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: Sportstar
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored;
Goa0–0Punjab
Goa1–0Karnataka
Punjab1–1Karnataka
  • Darshan Singh Masih  
  • R.D. Babu  
Punjab3–0Tamil Nadu
Karnataka1–1Tamil Nadu
  • Gomes  
  • Hydross  

Group Y edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengal 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Kerala 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 3
3 Maharashtra 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4 Andhra Pradesh 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: Sportstar
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored;
Bengal3–1Kerala
  • Ranjith  
Bengal2–0Andhra Pradesh
Kerala3–2Andhra Pradesh
  • Ranjith      
  • Nasar Ali  
  • Munawar Hussain  
Kerala2–2Maharashtra
  • Ranjith  
  • Tobias  
  • Mohanavelu  
  • Stephen Godinho  
Maharashtra1–1Andhra Pradesh
  • Narinder Thapa  
  • Sharfuddin  

Semi-finals edit

First leg edit

Goa1–0Kerala
Camilo Gonsalves   78'

Punjab2–2Bengal
Balwinder Singh  
Darshan Singh Masih  
Kartik Sett  
Tarun Dey  

Second leg edit

Goa5–0Kerala
Dionosio Trinidade  
Camilo Gonsalves   
Jose Fernandez  
Damodar Naik  

Surjit Singh, the goal keeper of Punjab, saved the second and third penalties.

Final edit

Goa1–0Punjab
Camilo Gonsalves   82'

References edit

  1. ^ Mergulhao, Marcus (21 March 2023). "Tough-tackling former Salgaocar defender Anthony Rebello no more". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. ^ Sengupta, Somnath (27 April 2014). "Legends Of Indian Football : Brahmanand Sankhwalkar". thehardtackle.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Football: Teamwork gives Goa the Santosh Trophy". India Today. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. ^ Chandran, M. R. Praveen (18 March 2017). "'Standard of football in national c'ship falling', feels former goalkeeper Brahamanand Sankhwalkar". Sportstarlive. Sportstar. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

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