The 2010
Santosh Trophy
The National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy, or simply Santosh Trophy, is an inter-state national football competition contested by the state associations and government institutions under the All India Football Federation (AIFF), th ...
was the 64th edition of the tournament. All matches of the tournament from the quarter-finals stage were played at the
Yuva Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium) in
Kolkata
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...
. The tournament began on 16 July 2010 and ended on 8 August 2010 when the final match was played between Bengal and Punjab.
Bengal
Bengal ( ) is a Historical geography, historical geographical, ethnolinguistic and cultural term referring to a region in the Eastern South Asia, eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. The region of Benga ...
defeated
Punjab
Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
2–1 to lift the trophy for a record 30th time.
Participating teams
31
States
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UT teams of India along with Services and Railways will participate in the tournament.
The defending champions Goa, runners-up West Bengal along with last year's losing semi-finalists Tamil Nadu and Services receive automatic qualification into the quarter-final stage.
Qualifying round
Cluster I
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Cluster II
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Cluster III
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Cluster IV
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Cluster V
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Cluster VI
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Cluster VII
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Cluster VIII
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Pre Quarter Final
Pre Quarter Final Match 1
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Pre Quarter Final Match 2
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Pre Quarter Final Match 3
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Pre Quarter Final Match 4
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Quarter-final
Group A
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Group B
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Semi-finals
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Final
Denson Devadas' brace was enough for West Bengal to claim their record 30th
Santosh Trophy
The National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy, or simply Santosh Trophy, is an inter-state national football competition contested by the state associations and government institutions under the All India Football Federation (AIFF), th ...
title, edging past Punjab 2–1 in the grand finale played at the
Salt Lake Stadium
The Salt Lake Stadium, officially known as Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK), is a multi-purpose stadium, used mostly for football matches, located in Salt Lake City, Greater Kolkata, with a capacity of 68,000 spectators. Named after S ...
at Kolkata. The hosts came back strongly after trailing by a goal to outclass the Jaagir Singh-coached side.
Chirag United midfielder scored a goal in each half to seal the match.
Bengal looked the better side right from the word go and took an attacking approach, but were missing their two key strikers and it was clearly making things difficult for Coach Shabbir Ali.
Tarif Ahmed struggled and was substituted at the half-hour mark. Bengal could have scored in the 19th minute, but to their despair, a Gouranga Dutta right footer hit the woodwork.
It was Punjab who, in spite of a cautious start, took the lead in the 31st minute through
Balwant Singh, before his right footer was saved by
Abhra Mondal two minutes back. Bengal was not to throw in the towel and pulled one back at the stroke of half-time, with
Denson heading in a
Snehasish Chakraborty corner kick in the near post.
The half-time score was 1–1 with both teams leaving the match wide open. Bengal continued their good run and their hard work was finally paid, when
Denson once again scored, with his 25-yard scorcher, leaving the Punjab goalkeeper
Paramjit Singh stranded before hitting the woodwork and rolling inside in the 76th minute. Punjab tried hard in search of the equaliser, but Bengal successfully held their one-goal advantage to mark their 30th Santosh Trophy title.
MATCH OFFICIALS
* Referee: Pratap Singh (Uttarakhand)
* Assistant referees:
** Amjad Khan (WIFA)
** Srikrishna (Tamil Nadu)
* Fourth official: Magho Singh (Manipur)
* Referee Assessor: A.U.K Nair (Gujarat)
* Match Commissioner: S.S.Shetty (WIFA)
References
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2009–10 in Indian football
2010 domestic association football cups
2010
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