1968–69 Santosh Trophy

August 2022 August 2022 Santosh Trophy 1968–69 India 23 February – 29 March 1969 Mysore 4 Bengal 1967–68 1969–70 90 minute matches The 1968–69 Santosh Trophy was the 25th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held from 23 February to 29 March 1969 in Bangalore, Karnataka. The home team Mysore beat Bengal 1–0 in the final. Group stage 23 February 1969 Delhi 3–0Kerala pay dearly for poor finish The Indian Express 24 February 1969 12 Kerala Sri Prasad 10 Bhandari ? 82 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore Moin-ud-din Hasan 24 February 1969 Jammu and Kashmir 6–1Farooq hat-trick's in J&K's big win The Indian Express 26 February 1969 12 Gujarat Farooq Ahmed 7 ? ? ? Ghulam Rasool 14 50 Peter Paul Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore 25 February 1969 Services 2–0Services strike form in second half The Indian Express 26 February 1969 12 Delhi Shyam Thapa 62 Bir Bahadur 78 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore C. R. Dasgupta (Bengal) 26 February 1969 Mysore 3–0Mysore unimpressive The Indian Express 27 February 1969 12 Jammu and Kashmir K. Abdul Azeez 25 Doraiswamy Nataraj 44 Nagendra Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore C. J. Vaz (Bombay) 27 February 1969 Uttar Pradesh 2–1Uttar Pradesh rally to oust Haryana The Indian Express 28 February 1969 14 Haryana Somnath Chanda 55 67 Ramesh Sharma 25 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore C. R. Dasgupta (Bengal) 28 February 1969 Andhra Pradesh 2–1Andhra avenge a defeat The Indian Express 1 March 1969 12 Orissa Chakravarthy 3 Jaffar 63 Ramakrishnan 70 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore S. K. Bhattacharjee (Delhi) 1 March 1969 Maharashtra 3–0Maharashtra strike in second half The Indian Express 2 March 1969 14 Uttar Pradesh D'Souza 48 Rawat 55 60 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore 2 March 1969 Mysore 1–1Mysore, Services in thrilling draw The Indian Express 3 March 1969 12 Services Muniyappa 28 Williams Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore 3 March 1969 Rajasthan 1–0Rajasthan prevail over Goa The Indian Express 4 March 1969 11 Goa Chain Singh 47 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore 4 March 1969 Maharashtra 3–1Maharashtra edge out Andhra The Indian Express 5 March 1969 12 Andhra Pradesh D'Souza 3 88 Ranjit Thapa 18 Chakravarthy 17 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore 6 March 1969 Rajasthan 6–1Rajasthan blitz Rlys: a-in-a-row by Maghan The Indian Express 7 March 1969 7 Services Magan Singh Rajvi 3 8 13 28 Sathyaprakash 53 Bose Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore Mohammed Azam (Andhra Pradesh) 7 March 1969 Madras 6–1Facile 6-1 win takes Madras into last 8 The Indian Express 8 March 1969 12 Assam Johnson 18 67 Palaniswamy 28 55 Victor 53 ? Basanta Kabui 60 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore 9 March 1969 Mysore 2–2Services hold Mysore The Indian Express 10 March 1969 12 Services Nagendra 15 pen. Bir Bahadur 19 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore 11 March 1969 Madhya Pradesh 0–0Madhya Pradesh held by Tripura The Indian Express 12 March 1969 12 Tripura Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore D. W. Dunn (Assam) 12 March 1969 Madhya Pradesh 1–2Tripura Win Replay The Indian Express 13 March 1969 12 Tripura Bimal Roy Chowdhury ? Ranjit Thapa ? pen. Chinta Bahadur ? Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore Varadachari (Madras) Knockout stage Madras entered the quarter-finals after its victory against Assam in the group stage. However, Bengal and Punjab made the quarter-finals after their wins over Tripura and Bihar respectively in the pre-quarter-finals. Pre-quarter-finals 13 March 1969 Bengal 3–0 Tripura Report Pranab Ganguly 40 Bhowmick 55 73 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore Moin-ud-din Hasan 15 March 1969 Punjab 4–0Big win for Punjab over Bihar The Indian Express 16 March 1969 12 Bihar Arjan Singh 11 89 90 Joginder Singh 48 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore Quarter-finals 10 March 1969 Madras 4–1Madras whip Rajasthan 4-1 The Indian Express 11 March 1969 12 Rajasthan Victor ? 55 ? Johnson ? Bhagirath 76 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore S. K. Bhattacharjee (Delhi) 14 March 1969 Mysore 2–1Mysore stage fine rally to beat Services 2-1 The Indian Express 15 March 1969 12 Services Prabhakar 73 Muniyappa 85 Bir Bahadur 15 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore C. J. Vaz (Bombay) 17 March 1969 Punjab 1–1Punjab hold Bengal in drab encounter The Indian Express 18 March 1969 12 Bengal Inder Singh ? pen. Parimal Dey ? pen. Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore Replay 19 March 1969 Punjab 2–2Bengal, Punjab share 2 goals in Santosh Trophy The Indian Express 20 March 1969 12 Bengal Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore Ikram-ul-Haq (Delhi) Second replay 20 March 1969 Punjab 1–4Convincing win for Bengal over Punjab The Indian Express 21 March 1969 12 Bengal Inder Singh 35 Parimal Dey 10 67 Habib 17 Pranab Ganguly 72 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore Semi-finals The semi-finals were played in two legs; all games including the final were played at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore. The first semi-final was played between Mysore and Madras. After the two legs ended with the teams level at a 3–3 aggregate, a coin toss was held to decide the team that would progress to the Final. A confusion followed with both captains claiming to have won the toss, before the tournament committee of the Mysore State Football Association and officials of the All India Football Federation decided that another match be played to decide the victor.Mysore draw level with Madras, force replay The Indian Express 12 24 March 1969 Madras withdrew protesting their decision for the replay which meant Mysore went through to the Final. The Madras Football Association stated that the "replay is against the rules of the championship and in spite of the fact that the Madras captain called correctly during the toss of the coin..." It further added, "It may be mentioned that the rules of the championship do not provide for a toss but only for a draw of lots."Madras withdraw https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F2JlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HZQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=479%2C1782499 The Indian Express 14 25 March 1969 The second semi-final was played between Bengal and Maharashtra. Both legs ended in 1–1 draws, and Bengal proceeded to the Final after a lot was drawn in their favour.Bengal to meet Mysore in final The Indian Express 14 25 March 1969 First leg 16 March 1969 Mysore 2–3Thrilling win for Madras over Mysore https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D2JlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HZQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1372%2C1312199 The Indian Express 12 17 March 1969 Madras K. Abdul Azeez 77 87 Victor 26 70Johnson 72 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore C. J. Vaz (Bombay) 22 March 1969 Bengal 1–1Maharashtra lucky to hold Bengal The Indian Express 23 March 1969 12 Maharashtra Dastidar 55 D'Souza 1 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore Second leg 23 March 1969 Mysore 1–0 Madras A. D. Nagendra 60 p Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore 24 March 1969 Bengal 1–1(a.e.t.) Maharashtra Bhowmick D'Souza Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore Ikram-ul-Haq (Delhi) Final The Final was contested by Mysore and Bengal on 26 March 1969. The match ended in a goalless draw and was replayed on 29 March. The replay which was announced to be played on 30 March was later brought back by a day.Santosh final on Saturday The Indian Express 14 28 March 1969 Mysore won the replay 1–0 with Doraiswamy Nataraj scoring for them in the 67th minute.Former Indian footballer Nataraj passes away https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/former-indian-footballer-nataraj-passes-away/article27084026.ece The Hindu 19 April 2022 en-IN 9 May 2019Mysore retain Santosh trophy The Indian Express 18 30 March 1969 26 March 1969 Mysore 0–0Stalemate in Santosh trophy final: replay on Sunday The Indian Express 12 27 March 1969 Bengal Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore C. J. Vaz (Bombay) Replay 29 March 1969 Mysore 1–0 Bengal Doraiswamy Nataraj 67 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore Ikram-ul-Haq (Delhi) References collapsed Category:1968–69 in Indian football Category:Santosh Trophy seasons