2016–17 Santosh Trophy

The 2016–17 Santosh Trophy was the 71st edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main state competition for football in India.

2017 Santosh Trophy

Tournament details
Country	India
Dates	12 – 26 March 2017
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	West Bengal (32nd title)
Runner-up	Goa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	54 (2.35 per match)
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

Services are the reigning champions. Teams such as Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala have begun preparations for the tournament.^[1][2][3][4]

Qualified teams

Main article: 2016–17 Santosh Trophy qualification

The following 10 teams have qualified for the Santosh Trophy proper.

• Chandigarh
• Punjab
• Kerala
• Services
• Mizoram
• Maharashtra
• Railways
• Goa
• Meghalaya
• West Bengal

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	West Bengal	4	3	1	0	4	0	+4	10	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Goa	4	2	2	0	5	2	+3	8
3	Chandigarh	4	1	1	2	3	4	−1	4
4	Meghalaya	4	1	0	3	4	6	−2	3
5	Services	4	1	0	3	2	6	−4	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Fixtures and Results

Goa v Meghalaya

12 March 2017	Goa	2–1	Meghalaya	Bambolim
IST	Latesh Mandrekar 50' Liston Colaco 52'	Report	Enester Malngiang 55'	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

Chandigarh v West Bengal

12 March 2017	Chandigarh	0–1	West Bengal	Navelim
IST		Report	S. K. Faiaz 90'	Stadium: Navelim Football Ground

Chandigarh v Meghalaya

14 March 2017	Chandigarh	2–1	Meghalaya	Vasco da Gama
IST	Gagandeep Singh 64' Sehijpal Singh	Report	Kitboklang Pale 51'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium

Services v West Bengal

14 March 2017	Services	0–1	West Bengal	Bambolim
IST		Report	Moirangthem Basanta Singh 22'	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

Services v Chandigarh

16 March 2017	Services	1–0	Chandigarh	Vasco da Gama
IST		Report	Francis Zountlunga 8' (pen.)	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium

Goa v West Bengal

16 March 2017	Goa	0–0	West Bengal	Bambolim
IST		Report		Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

Meghalaya v Services

18 March 2017	Meghalaya	2–0	Services	Vasco da Gama
IST	Dibinroy Nongspung 8' Bisharalng Kharumnuid 76'	Report		Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium

Goa v Chandigarh

18 March 2017	Goa	1–1	Chandigarh	Bambolim
IST	Aaren D'Silva 13'	Report	Sehjpal Singh 51'	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

Goa v Services

20 March 2017	Goa	2–1	Services	Bambolim
IST	Akeraj Martins 82' Cajetan Fernandes 89'	Report	Arjun Tudu 8'	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

West Bengal v Meghalaya

20 March 2017	West Bengal	2–0	Meghalaya	Vasco da Gama
IST	Ronald Singh Shaikhom 9' Manvir Singh 86'	Report		Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kerala	4	2	1	1	10	7	+3	7	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Mizoram	4	2	1	1	9	6	+3	7
3	Maharashtra	4	2	0	2	4	4	0	6
4	Punjab	4	1	2	1	4	3	+1	5
5	Railways	4	1	0	3	5	11	−6	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Fixtures and Results

Punjab v Railways

13 March 2017	Punjab	2–1	Railways	Navelim
IST	Rajbir Singh 16', 61'	Report	Rajesh Soosanayakam 59'	Stadium: Navelim Football Ground

Mizoram v Maharashtra

13 March 2017	Mizoram	3–1	Maharashtra	Bambolim
IST	Lalchhuanawma Vanchhawng 7' Lalrinpuia Lalsangbera Sangbera 55'	Report	Rahul Das 11'	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

Punjab v Mizoram

15 March 2017	Punjab	0–0	Mizoram	Vasco da Gama
IST		Report		Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium

Kerala v Railways

15 March 2017	Kerala	4–2	Railways	Bambolim
IST	Jobby Justin 21', 46', 63' Usman 71'	Report	Rajesh Soosanayakam 17' (86)	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

Railways v Maharashtra

17 March 2017	Railways	1–0	Maharashtra	Bambolim
IST	Rahul Das 9' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

Punjab v Kerala

17 March 2017	Punjab	2–2	Kerala	Bambolim
IST	Sherin Sam 49' (o.g.) Manvir Singh 57'	Report	Muhammed Parakkottil 89', 90+4'	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

Punjab v Maharashtra

19 March 2017	Punjab	0–1	Maharashtra	Vasco da Gama
IST		Report	Shetty 63'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium

Mizoram v Kerala

19 March 2017	Mizoram	1–4	Kerala	Vasco da Gama
IST	Lalrammawia Rammawia 86'	Report	Jobby Justin 7' Sreesan S. 9' Asharudeen 64', 84'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: Crystal John

Mizoram v Railways

21 March 2017	Mizoram	5–1	Railways	Bambolim
IST	Lalchhuanawma Vanchhawng 24' Lalrinpuia 60', 82' Lalrinchhana Rcha 71' Lalsangbera Sanbera 78' (pen.)	Report	Jitendra Pal 42'	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

Kerala v Maharashtra

21 March 2017	Kerala	0–2	Maharashtra	Vasco da Gama
IST		Report	Vaibhav Shirley 34' Shrikant Veeramallu 59'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	23 March 2017
	West Bengal	0(6)
					25 March 2017
	Mizoram	0(5)
					West Bengal	1
	23 March 2017
					Goa	0
	Goa	2
	Kerala	1

Semi-finals

West Bengal	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Mizoram
	Report
Penalties
Rana Gharami Manvir Singh Samad Ali Mallick Mumtaz Akthar Monotosh Chakladar S. K. Faiaz Moirangthem Basanta Singh	6–5	Lalrammawia Rammawia Ramfangzuava Lalrammuanpuia Apuia Lalalrinchhana Rcha Fialmuanawma Muanawma Lalchhuanawma Lalbiakhlua

23 March 2017

15:00 IST

GMC Athletic Stadium, Bambolim

Goa	2–1	Kerala
Liston Colaco 13', 36'	Report	Rahul Raj 61'

23 March 2017

19:00 IST

GMC Athletic Stadium, Bambolim

Final

Main article: 2017 Santosh Trophy Final

Goa	0–1 (a.e.t.)	West Bengal
	Report	Manvir Singh 119'

26 March 2017

18:00 IST

GMC Athletic Stadium, Bambolim

Attendance: ≈5,000^[5]