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1997–98 Santosh Trophy
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The 1997–98 Santosh Trophy was the 54th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held between 16 and 27 April 1998 in Guwahati, Assam. In the final, Bengal beat Goa 1–0 in a repeat of the previous edition's final. It was their fifth consecutive win and 28th overall.[1]
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Group stage
Group A
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
| 17 April 1998 | Punjab | 2–1 | Assam | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati |
| Report |
| April 1998 | Services | 2–4 | Punjab | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati |
| April 1998 | Services | 0–2 | Assam | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati |
| April 1998 | Services | 0–1 | Goa | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati |
| April 1998 | Assam | 2–2 | Goa | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati |
| April 1998 | Punjab | 2–2 | Goa | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati |
Group B
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
| 16 April 1998 | Railways | 0–0 | Kerala | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati |
| Report | Attendance: 100 |
| April 1998 | Maharashtra | 3–0 | Railways | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati |
| April 1998 | Maharashtra | 3–0 | Kerala | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati |
| 17 April 1998 | Maharashtra | 1–2 | Bengal | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati |
Subir Sinha  20' (pen.) |
Report | Srikanta Dutta 12', ?' |
Referee: M. Sridharan |
| April 1998 | Bengal | 0–0 | Kerala | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati |
| April 1998 | Railways | 0–0 | Bengal | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati |
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
Bengal and Goa headed into their fifth Santosh Trophy final with the former winning every previous encounter, except the 1982–83 edition when the two were declared joint winners.[2]
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Awards
Winners Bengal won a cash prize of ₹2.5 lakh, while runners-up Goa received ₹1.5 lakh. The losing semi-finalists Maharashtra and Punjab received ₹1 lakh each. The awards included:[1]
- Top-scorers: Srikanta Dutta (Bengal), Francis Silveira (Goa); four goals each
- Best goalkeeper: Prasanta Dora (Bengal)
- Best player: Rajesh Kumar (Punjab)
- Fairplay Trophy: Punjab
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