57th Santosh Trophy

Santosh Trophy

Santosh Trophy is an annual Indian football tournament which is contested by states and government institutions. The first winners were Bengal, who also lead the all-time winners list with 31 titles till date....

 2001:
from 1. up to 17.November 2001 in Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

, Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

The 58th Santosh Trophy was held in Mumbai, Maharashtra. 32 teams from all over the country were supposed to take part in the national state championships but six teams pulled out. In the end Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 won by a golden Goal from Abdul Hakkim against Goa

Goa

Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...

.

Qualifying Rounds:

Cluster I:
TEAMS P W D L GF-GA GDIF PTS
1. Services 2 2 0 0 16-02 +14 6
2. Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

  2 0 0 2 02-16 -14 0
3. Meghalaya

Meghalaya

Meghalaya is a state in north-eastern India. The word "Meghalaya" literally means the Abode of Clouds in Sanskrit and other Indic languages. Meghalaya is a hilly strip in the eastern part of the country about 300 km long and 100 km wide, with a total area of about 8,700 sq mi . The...

  0 0 0 0 00-00 0 0
4. Sikkim

Sikkim

Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...

  0 0 0 0 00-00 0 0

• Meghalaya & Sikkim have pulled out

01-Nov-01: Services 11-0 Rajasthan
[16,? Saroj Gurung, 19,?,? VK Mishra, 21,?,? Sajith Kumar, Amit Aich, Irudaya Raj, Semingthang]
03-Nov-01: Rajasthan 2-5 Services
[R: 27 Dilip Singh, 81 Ashfaq Qureshi; S: 46 Amar Thapa, 48 Preetam Bahadur, 60 Irudaya Raj, 67,69 Sajith Kumar]

Cluster II:
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1. Manipur

Manipur

Manipur is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. Manipur is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west; it also borders Burma to the east. It covers an area of...

  2 2 0 0 10-00 +10 6
2. Haryana

Haryana

Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...

  2 1 0 1 07-04 + 3 3
3. Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...

  1 0 0 1 01-14 - 7 0

01-Nov-01: Manipur 7-0 Himachal Pradesh
[16 F Stephen Hamar, 19,46,71 Nilakumar Singh, 29 Manglemjao Singh, 66 Tiken Singh, 70 Rohen Singh]
03-Nov-01: Haryana 7-1 Himachal Pradesh
[H: 7 Virender Singh (own goal

Own goal

An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents....

), 34,80 Manish Sharma

Manish Sharma

Manish Sharma is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Chandigarh Lions in the Indian Cricket League. He is a right-hand middle order batsman....

, 20,38,61 Ranbir Singh

Ranbir Singh

General Shriman Rajrajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Sri Sir Ranbir Singhji, Indar Mahindar Bahadur, Sipar-i-Sultanat, Mushir-i-Khas-i-Kaiser-i-Hind GCSI, CIE, Kaiser-i-Hind was the son of Maharaja Gulab Singh, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir and head of the Jamwal Rajput clan.The trans-Himalayan territories...

, ? Sate Singh; HP: 42 Neeraj Kumar

Neeraj Kumar

-Career:Neeraj Kumar's debut film, a critically acclaimed children's human rights feature length documentary film, Child Marriage won the . He is dedicated to making socially conscious documentaries and fiction films. He is also an actor...

]
05-Nov-01: Manipur 3-0 Haryana
[14 Mangalem Jao, 19 L Tiken Singh, 82 F Stephen Hamar]

Cluster III:
TEAMS P W D L GF-GA GDIF PTS
1. Indian Railways

Indian Railways

Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....

  2 1 0 1 04-01 + 3 3
2. Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

  2 1 0 1 01-04 - 3 3
3. Mizoram

Mizoram

Mizoram is one of the Seven Sister States in North Eastern India, sharing borders with the states of Tripura, Assam, Manipur and with the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Burma. Mizoram became the 23rd state of India on 20 February 1987. Its capital is Aizawl. Mizoram is located in the...

  0 0 0 0 00-00 0 0
4. Nagaland

Nagaland

Nagaland is a state in the far north-eastern part of India. It borders the state of Assam to the west, Arunachal Pradesh and part of Assam to the north, Burma to the east and Manipur to the south. The state capital is Kohima, and the largest city is Dimapur...

  0 0 0 0 00-00 0 0

• Mizoram & Nagaland have pulled out

04-Nov-01: Andhra Pradesh 0-4 Indian Railways
[30 Partha Mitra, 39 Manjinder Singh, 51,57 Asif Jamal]
06-Nov-01: Andhra Pradesh 1-0 Indian Railways
[45 Prakash Rao]

Cluster IV:
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1. Punjab  2 2 0 0 08-00 + 8 6
2. Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

  2 1 0 1 05-06 - 1 3
3. Tripura

Tripura

Tripura is a state in North-East India, with an area of . It is the third smallest state of India, according to area. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to the east. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are...

  2 0 0 2 02-09 - 7 0

02-Nov-01: Punjab 4-0 Tripura
[10 Sukhjit Singh, 26 J Joseph, 66,89 Jaswinder Singh]
04-Nov-01: Uttar Pradesh 5-2 Tripura
[U: 38,44,63 Afroz Ahmed, 87,91 Manmeet Singh

Manmeet Singh

Manmeet Singh is an Indian actor and model.-Early life:He was born in July 1969 in Haldawani, Nainital. He is the son of S. Ajit Singh Sawhney who was an Amritdhari Sikh. He had his Khande di Pahul ceremony when he was in college in 1988. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Communcations from...

; T: 25,? Kiran Chetri]
06-Nov-01: Uttar Pradesh 0-4 Punjab
[24 Sukhjit Singh, 32,89 Gurjit Singh

Gurjit Singh

Gurjit Singh Hans is an Indo-Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Tiger Ali Singh. He is the son of legendary wrestler Tiger Jeet Singh.-Career:...

, 70 Hardip Singh Saini]

Cluster V:
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1. Assam

Assam

Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...

  2 2 0 0 06-00 + 6 6
2. Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

  2 1 0 1 04-03 + 1 3
3. Pondicherry  2 0 0 2 01-08 - 7 0
4. Andaman & Nicobar Islands  0 0 0 0 00-00 0 0

• Andaman&Nicobar Islands has pulled out

01-Nov-01: Madhya Pradesh 4-1 Pondicherry
[M: Dharmendra Khare, 2xV Shibu, Rahamat Baig; P: S Newton]
03-Nov-01: Madhya Pradesh 0-2 Assam
[64 Subir Goswami, 77 Birjab Moshahary]
05-Nov-01: Pondicherry 0-4 Assam
[20 Tiaakum Ao, 32 Sandipan Chakravorty, 76 Pabitra Langsung, 85 Kamakhya Basumatary]

Cluster VI:
TEAMS P W D L GF-GA GDIF PTS
1. Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

  2 2 0 0 17-01 +16 6
2. Jammu & Kashmir  2 1 0 1 06-08 - 2 3
3. Daman & Diu  2 0 0 2 01-15 -14 0

01-Nov-01: Karnataka 7-1 Jammu&Kashmir
[K: 6,43,63 Xavier Vijaykumar, 23 Sheikh Sanjib, 27 Dayanand, 45 Rajendra Prasad

Rajendra Prasad

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was an Indian politician and educator. He was one of the architects of the Indian Republic, having drafted its first constitution and serving as the first president of independent India...

, 80 S Sunil; J: 48 Deepak Sagral]
03-Nov-01: Daman&Diu 1-5 Jammu&Kashmir
[D: Dinesh Dhano; J: 14 Shabbir Ahmed

Shabbir Ahmed

Shabbir Ahmed is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a line-and-length pace bowler who took eight wickets for 109 runs on his Test debut against Bangladesh in the first of their 2003-04 three-Test series...

, Irshad Ahmed, Deepak Sangram, Rajesh Kumar

Rajesh Kumar

Rajesh Kumar is an extremely prolific Tamil writer, most famous for his crime, detective, and science fiction stories. He is a Saurashtran by birth....

, Ijaz Ahmed

Ijaz Ahmed

Ijaz Ahmed was a Pakistani cricketer who played 60 Tests and 250 One Day Internationals for Pakistan over a period from 1986 to 2001...

]
05-Nov-01: Karnataka 10-0 Daman&Diu
[11,45,61 S Sunil, 66 Sheikh Sanjib, 70,78,80 Gopi

Gopi

Gopi is a word of Sanskrit origin meaning 'cow-herd girl'. In Hinduism specifically the name gopi is used more commonly to refer to the group of cow herding girls famous within Vaishnava Theology for their unconditional devotion to Krishna as described in the stories of Bhagavata Purana and...

, Dayanand, Xavier Vijaykumar, 89 Saravana Lokesh]

Cluster VII:
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1. Orissa

Orissa

Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...

  2 1 1 0 03-02 + 1 4
2. Delhi

Delhi

Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

  2 1 0 1 06-02 + 4 3
3. Chandigarh

Chandigarh

Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...

  2 0 1 1 01-06 - 5 1
4. Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh is a state of India, located in the far northeast. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Burma in the east, Bhutan in the west, and the People's Republic of China in the north. The majority of the territory is claimed by...

  0 0 0 0 00-00 0 0

• Arunachal Pradesh has pulled out

02-Nov-01: Delhi 1-2 Orissa
[D: 90 Ravinder Singh; O: 44 Saroj Kantha Patnaik, 50 Ranjit Kaudi]
04-Nov-01: Orissa 1-1 Chandigarh
[O: 67 Saroj Kantha Patnaik; C: 5 Gurminder Singh]
06-Nov-01: Delhi 5-0 Chandigarh
[?,54,61 Praveen Arora, 74 Manish Kumar, 90 Aziz Santra]

Cluster VIII:
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1. Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

  2 1 1 0 03-02 + 1 4 *
2. Gujarat  2 1 1 0 03-02 + 1 4
3. Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

  1 0 0 2 02-04 - 2 0

• Tamil Nadu move on by a toss of a coin

02-Nov-01: Tamil Nadu 1-1 Gujarat
[T: 89 Syed Shabir Pasha: G: 67 Ranjit Sisodia]
04-Nov-01: Bihar 1-2 Gujarat
[B: 10 Naveen Kumar

Naveen Kumar

Naveen Kumar is an Indian football player who plays as a Goalkeeper for I-League team Pailan Arrows.-2011-12:Kumar started the 2011-12 football season during the 2011 Indian Federation Cup with I-League team Pailan Arrows. He played in all of Pailan's three matches in the tournament.-External...

; G: 1 Rajeev Karir, 59 Rajesh Tadvi]
06-Nov-01: Tamil Nadu 2-1 Bihar
[T: 21 Kulothungan, 58 Mohammed Islam; B: 15 Naveen Kumar]

Quarterfinal League:

Group A:
TEAMS P W D L GF-GA GDIF PTS
1. Kerala 2 2 0 0 08-03 + 5 6
2. Assam 2 1 0 1 05-05 0 3
3. Orissa 2 0 0 2 01-06 - 5 0

07-Nov-01: Kerala 5-2 Assam
[K: 2,89 Sylvester Ignatius, 20 Abdul Hakkim, 50,90 Asif Saheer

Asif Saheer

Asif Saheer is an Indian soccer player born in Mampad, Malappuram, Kerala. He plays Striker for State Bank of Travancore, Kerala. He is a former captain of the Kerala State soccer team, and is India's all-time leading goal scorer in Santhosh Trophy tournament...

; A: 60 Subir Goswami, 72 Tiakkum Ao]
09-Nov-01: Orissa 0-3 Assam
[23 Tiaakum Ao, 37,53 Birjab Moshahary]
11-Nov-01: Kerala 3-1 Orissa
[K: 23 Abdul Naushad, 78,90 Asif Saheer; O: 51 Saroj Das]

Group B:
TEAMS P W D L GF-GA GDIF PTS
1. Karnataka 2 0 2 0 02-02 0 2
2. Tamil Nadu 2 1 1 0 03-02 + 1 4
3. Bengal 2 0 1 1 00-01 - 1 1

07-Nov-01: Karnataka 0-0 Bengal
09-Nov-01: Tamil Nadu 2-2 Karnataka
[T: 8 Sureshkumar, 36 Syed Sabir Pasha

Syed Sabir Pasha

Pasha is an international football PLAYER FROM Tamil Nadu, India.* Represented India * Represented Tamil Nadu state * Represented Indian bank * Coach - India Youth teams...

; K: 48 Sheikh Sanjeeb, 90 AS Firoze]
11-Nov-01: Tamil Nadu 1-0 Bengal
[60 P Muthu]

Group C:
TEAMS P W D L GF-GA GDIF PTS
1. Indian Railways 2 1 1 0 04-01 + 3 4
2. Maharashtra 2 1 1 0 04-02 + 2 4
3. Services 2 0 0 2 01-06 - 5 0

08-Nov-01: Maharashtra 3-1 Services
[74,77 Narender Meetei, 82 Nitin Shetty; S: 41 Saroj Gurung]
10-Nov-01: Services 0-3 Indian Railways
[31,85 Kasif Jamal, 87 Adil Ansari]
12-Nov-01: Maharashtra 1-1 Indian Railways
[M: 3 S Venkatesh; I: 6 Manjinder Singh]

Group D:
TEAMS P W D L GF-GA GDIF PTS
1. Goa 2 2 0 0 02-00 + 2 6
2. Punjab 2 1 0 1 04-01 + 3 3
3. Manipur 2 0 0 2 00-05 - 5 0

08-Nov-01: Manipur 0-1 Goa
[10 Levy Coelho]
10-Nov-01: Manipur 0-4 Punjab
[37,56 Ram Pal, 70 Hardip Singh Saini, 82 Gurjit Singh]
12-Nov-01: Punjab 0-1 Goa
[51 Jose Colaco]

Semifinals:

15-Nov-01: Kerala 5-3 Tamil Nadu
[K: 30,43 Asif Saheer, 38,52,53 Abdul Hakkim; T: 10 Mohammed Islam, 62,71 Syed Shabir Pasha]
15-Nov-01: Goa 4-2 Indian Railways [after penalties]

Third Place Playoff:

17-Nov-01: Tamil Nadu _-_ Indian Railways

Final:

17-Nov-01: Kerala 3-2 Goa
[K: 13,20,106 Abdul Hakkim; G: 3 Abhay Kumar

Abhay Kumar

Abhay Kumar is an Indian author, poet, artist and diplomat. His book River Valley to Silicon Valley tries to draw the portrait of a modern young Indian...

, 47 Noel Wilson

Noel Wilson

Noel Wilson is an Indian football player. He is currently playing for Mumbai FC in the I-League in India as a Midfielder.-External links:* http://goal.com/nl/people/india/25036/noel-wilson...

]

A STATISTICAL WINDOW FOR THE 2001 TOURNAMENT:
Leading scorer: 1. Abdul Hakkim (Kerala) - 7 goals, 2. Asif Saheer (Kerala)

List of Awardees:
Fair Play Trophy: Railways & Tamil Nadu