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1950–51 Santosh Trophy
The 1950–51 Santosh Trophy was the seventh edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held in Calcutta, West Bengal. Bengal defeated Hyderabad 1–0 in the final. Bengal was captained by Sailen Manna. Preliminary Matches Quarter Finals The Delhi center-forward Naththu headed in a corner kick from Dharambir in the sixth minute. He scored in the second minute of the second half from a pass by Dharambir. Thapa scored a minute before the end from a pass by Naththu. Moin scored in the 18th and 23rd minutes of the second half and Layeek in the 29th. Semifinals Final Mewalal's goal was scored in the 6th minute of the second half from a center by Saleh Squads * Bengal : M. Sarkar; B. Bose and S. Manna (captain); Latif, S. Sarbadhikary and A.Ghosh; Venkatesh, R Guha Thakurta, Mewalal, Ahmed Khan and Saleh played in the final. Also B. Anthony, Mahinder, Syeed, A Dasgupta * Hyderabad : Ramaswamy; Ali and Fruvall; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Bengal Football Team
The West Bengal football team (), also known as IFA Bengal football team or earlier the Bengal football team, is an Indian football team representing West Bengal in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy. They were the second Indian team to participate in the continental top tier tournament – Asian Champion Club Tournament, by playing in the 1970 edition following Mysore in 1969. History Bengal made its debut in the national competitions at the 1941–42 Santosh Trophy. West Bengal have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals 47 times, having won 33 titles, the most by any team. Managed by Balaidas Chatterjee, the team won six Santosh Trophy titles between 1949 and 1959. In 1962, former Indian captain Samar Banerjee guided Bengal winning the trophy. Prior to 2003, the team competed as "Bengal football team". On 16 August 2021, West Bengal played a friendly match against India national team at the Salt Lake Stadium and it was won by India by 1â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
