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The Services football team is a
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/ref> ** Winners (7): 1960–61, 2011–12,
The Services football team is a football
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section of the Indian Armed Forces
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, representing them in various regional competitions. It is operated by the Services Sports Control Board
Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) is a sports board run by the Indian Armed Forces. It was formed in 1919 as the Army Sports Control Board and later renamed to Services Sports Control Board. The board is represented as Services in the Natio ...
, and competes in Santosh Trophy
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.
Santosh Trophy
Services have appeared in the final of theSantosh Trophy
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ten times, and have won it seven times.
The team won their first Santosh Trophy in 1960–61 by beating Bengal
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1–0 in the final. Since then, they have won the tournament another four times – 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016. Their latest win came at the 2023–24 Santosh Trophy Golden Jubilee Stadium in Yupia
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Education
National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh
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, where they beat Goa
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1–0 in the final.
Honours
State
State (senior)
*Santosh Trophy
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/ref> ** Winners (7): 1960–61, 2011–12,
2012–13
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, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2023–24
** Runners-up (5): 1954–55, 1958–59, 1966–67, 1969–70, 2007–08
** Third place (1): 2022–23
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* National Games
** Gold medal (1): 2023
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** Bronze medal (1): 2022
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State (youth)
* M. Dutta Ray Trophy ** Runners-up (1): 2002Others
*IFA Shield
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**Runners-up (1): 1950
See also
* Army Red * Army Green *Indian Air Force
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* Indian Navy
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* Railways football team
The Railways football team is the football section of the Indian Railways in Indian domestic football competitions, most notably the Santosh Trophy.
They have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals nine times, and have won the trophy thrice.
H ...
* Assam Rifles
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* Central Reserve Police Force SC
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* National Games of India
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* Indian Army Service Corps
The Indian Army Service Corps (IASC) is a Corps, administrative corps and an arm of the Indian Army which handles its Military logistics, logistic support function. It is the oldest and the largest administrative service in the Indian Army. Whil ...
References
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