2013–14 Santosh Trophy
The 2014 Santosh Trophy was the 68th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main state competition in Indian football. The tournament was held in two phases. The final phase was held in Siliguri, West Bengal between 24 February and 9 March 2014. The zone competitions were held between January 26 and February 4, 2014.[1] In the finals, played at Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, debutant Mizoram beat the Railways 3–0 to clinch the trophy, and the Rs 500,000 prize money, while the runners up Railways received Rs. 300,000.[2][3]
| Country |  India |
|---|---|
| Teams | 34 |
| Champions | Mizoram (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Railways |
| Matches played | 23 |
| Goals scored | 63 (2.74 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Zico Zoremsanga (Mizoram) R. Reagan (Tamil Nadu) (5 goals each) |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
Qualified teams
Defending champions Services and former champions West Bengal won their respective groups to qualify from East Zone. Railways overcame an unexpected reverse against Assam to clinch their berth in the final round alongside Mizoram from North East Zonal qualifiers. Last year's finalists and 2012 Champion Kerala netted two goals in added time to overhaul Karnataka and qualify behind Tamil Nadu from the South Zone. Maharashtra and Goa were dominant in qualifying from their respective groups in the West Zone. Uttarakhand and Punjab were the last of the teams to seal their final place from North Zone qualifiers. These 10 teams were drawn into two groups for the final stage to be held in Siliguri from 24 February – 9 March 2014.
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advanced to the Knockout Stage | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizoram | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 12 | A1 |
| Maharashtra | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 9 | A2 |
| Kerala | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| Services | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| Uttarakhand | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
| 24 February 2014 | Maharashtra | 3–2 | Uttarakhand | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri |
Dias  37'Shabaz 43' Koli 88' |
Report | A. Singh 19' S. Singh 68' |
| 24 February 2014 | Kerala | 1–3 | Mizoram | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri |
| Ronald 79' |
Report | Lalbiakhlua 55' Zico 57'F. Lalrinpuia 71' |
| 26 February 2014 | Kerala | 4–0 | Uttarakhand | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri |
| Justus 12' Suhair 29', 34'Nasaruddin 46' |
Report |
| 26 February 2014 | Services | 0–1 | Maharashtra | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri |
| Report | Pathan 85' |
| 28 February 2014 | Maharashtra | 0–2 | Mizoram | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri |
| Report | Lalnunmawia 68' Lalfakzuala 84' |
| 28 February 2014 | Services | 3–0 | Uttarakhand | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri |
| J. Singh 55' A. Tudu 66'Sumesh 70' |
Report |
| 2 March 2014 | Mizoram | 4–1 | Services | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri |
| KC Lalchhuanmawia Zico V Laltanpuia 71'Lalbiakhlua |
Report | Arjun Tudu 43' |
| 2 March 2014 | Maharashtra | 1–0 | Kerala | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri |
| Allan Diaz 78' |
Report |
| 4 March 2014 | Kerala | 1–0 | Services | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri |
| Nasrudeen C 40' |
Report |
| 4 March 2014 | Uttarakhand | 1–2 | Mizoram | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri |
| Saurabh Rawat 86' |
Report | Lalnunmawia 21' David Lalrinmuana 74' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Railways | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 | B1 |
| Tamil Nadu | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | B2 |
| West Bengal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Goa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
| Punjab | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| 25 February 2014 | Goa | 1–1 | Punjab | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri |
| S. Fernandes 3' |
Report | H.Singh 90+2' |
| 25 February 2014 | Railways | 2–1 | Tamil Nadu | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri |
| Raju 54' S. Narzary 90+2' |
Report | AnandRaj 61' |
| 27 February 2014 | Tamil Nadu | 3–2 | Goa | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri |
| Karthick 13' Reagan 31'A. Kumar 90+1' |
Report | Sequeira 45+1', 51' |
| 27 February 2014 | West Bengal | 0–0 | Punjab | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri |
| Report |
| 1 March 2014 | West Bengal | 1–2 | Goa | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri |
| Snehashish Dutta 55' |
Angelo Colaco 24' Lavino Fernandes 87' |
| 1 March 2014 | Punjab | 0–0 | Railways | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri |
| 3 March 2014 | Railways | 1–1 | West Bengal | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri |
| Jelendra Brahma 90+3' |
Report | Nil Kanta Paria 21' |
| 3 March 2014 | Punjab | 2–3 | Tamil Nadu | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri |
| Sarbjit Singh 52' Harpreet Singh 57' |
Report | Reagan 8', 63', 67' |
| 5 March 2014 | West Bengal | 1–0 | Tamil Nadu | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri |
| Nil Kanta Pariah 88' |
Report |
| 5 March 2014 | Railways | 3–0 | Goa | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri |
| Dipankar Das 19' Susil Kisku 84'S. Rajesh 87' |
Report |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 7 March | ||||||
| Mizoram | 3 | |||||
| 9 March | ||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | |||||
| Mizoram | 3 | |||||
| 7 March | ||||||
| Railways | 0 | |||||
| Railways | 1 (5) | |||||
| Maharashtra | 1 (3) | |||||
Semi-finals
| Mizoram | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Tamil Nadu |
|---|---|---|
| David Lalrinmuana 62' Zico Zoremsanga 94'F Lalrinpuia 119' |
Report | Reagan 45+1' |
| Railways | 1–1 | Maharashtra |
|---|---|---|
| Susil Kisku 72' |
Report | Mohammed Shafique 24' |
| Penalties | ||
PC Riju  Raju Singh Dipankar Das Susil Kisku |
4–2 |  Praneel Mendon Shetty Paresh Shivalkar Linekar Machado |
Final
| Mizoram | 3–0 | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Zico Zoremsanga 44', 61' F Lalrinpuia 90+1' |
Report |
References
- Live, IBN. "Siliguri to host Santosh Trophy 2013–14". IBN Live. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- "Mizoram Thrash Railways 3–0 to Win Santosh Trophy". The New Indian Express. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- "Clinical Mizoram clinch 68th Santosh Trophy in style". Samay Live. 10 March 2014. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.