1968–69 Santosh Trophy

The 1968–69 Santosh Trophy was the 25th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held from 23 February to 29 March 1969 in Bangalore, Karnataka. The home team Mysore beat Bengal 1–0 in the final.

1968–69 Santosh Trophy
CountryIndia
Dates23 February – 29 March 1969
ChampionsMysore (4th title)
Runners-upBengal
← 1967–68
1969–70 →

Group stage
23 February 1969 Delhi 3–0[1] Kerala Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
  • Sri Prasad 10'
  • Bhandari ?', 82'
 Referee: Moin-ud-din Hasan
24 February 1969 Jammu and Kashmir 6–1[2] Gujarat Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
  • Farooq Ahmed 7', ?', ?', ?'
  • Ghulam Rasool 14', 50'
 Peter Paul
25 February 1969 Services 2–0[3] Delhi Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
 Referee: C. R. Dasgupta (Bengal)
26 February 1969 Mysore 3–0[4] Jammu and Kashmir Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
  • K. Abdul Azeez 25'
  • Doraiswamy Nataraj 44'
  • Nagendra
Referee: C. J. Vaz (Bombay)
27 February 1969 Uttar Pradesh 2–1[5] Haryana Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
  • Somnath Chanda 55', 67'
 Ramesh Sharma 25' Referee: C. R. Dasgupta (Bengal)
28 February 1969 Andhra Pradesh 2–1[6] Orissa Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
  • Chakravarthy 3'
  • Jaffar 63'
 Ramakrishnan 70' Referee: S. K. Bhattacharjee (Delhi)
1 March 1969 Maharashtra 3–0[7] Uttar Pradesh Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
2 March 1969 Mysore 1–1[8] Services Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Muniyappa 28' Williams
3 March 1969 Rajasthan 1–0[9] Goa Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Chain Singh 47'
4 March 1969 Maharashtra 3–1[10] Andhra Pradesh Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
 Chakravarthy 17'
6 March 1969 Rajasthan 6–1[11] Services Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
 Bose Referee: Mohammed Azam (Andhra Pradesh)
7 March 1969 Madras 6–1[12] Assam Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
  • Johnson 18', 67'
  • Palaniswamy 28', 55'
  • Victor 53', ?'
 Basanta Kabui 60'
9 March 1969 Mysore 2–2[13] Services Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Nagendra 15' (pen.) Bir Bahadur 19'
11 March 1969 Madhya Pradesh 0–0[14] Tripura Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Referee: D. W. Dunn (Assam)
12 March 1969 Madhya Pradesh 1–2[15] Tripura Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Bimal Roy Chowdhury ?'
  • Ranjit Thapa ?' (pen.)
  • Chinta Bahadur ?'
 Referee: Varadachari (Madras)

Knockout stage

Madras entered the quarter-finals after its victory against Assam in the group stage.[12] However, Bengal and Punjab made the quarter-finals after their wins over Tripura and Bihar respectively in the pre-quarter-finals.

Pre-quarter-finals
Bengal3–0Tripura
 Report
Referee: Moin-ud-din Hasan
Punjab4–0[16]Bihar
  • Arjan Singh 11', 89', 90'
  • Joginder Singh 48'

Quarter-finals
Madras4–1[17]Rajasthan
  • Victor ?', 55', ?'
  • Johnson ?'
 Bhagirath 76'
Referee: S. K. Bhattacharjee (Delhi)
Mysore2–1[18]Services
  • Prabhakar 73'
  • Muniyappa 85'
 Bir Bahadur 15'
Referee: C. J. Vaz (Bombay)
Punjab1–1[19]Bengal
Inder Singh ?' (pen.) Parimal Dey ?' (pen.)

Replay

Punjab2–2[20]Bengal
Referee: Ikram-ul-Haq (Delhi)

Second replay

Punjab1–4[21]Bengal
Inder Singh 35'
  • Parimal Dey 10', 67'
  • Habib 17'
  • Pranab Ganguly 72'

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played in two legs; all games including the final were played at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore. The first semi-final was played between Mysore and Madras. After the two legs ended with the teams level at a 3–3 aggregate, a coin toss was held to decide the team that would progress to the Final. A confusion followed with both captains claiming to have won the toss, before the tournament committee of the Mysore State Football Association and officials of the All India Football Federation decided that another match be played to decide the victor.[22] Madras withdrew protesting their decision for the replay which meant Mysore went through to the Final. The Madras Football Association stated that the "replay is against the rules of the championship and in spite of the fact that the Madras captain called correctly during the toss of the coin..." It further added, "It may be mentioned that the rules of the championship do not provide for a toss but only for a draw of lots."[23] The second semi-final was played between Bengal and Maharashtra. Both legs ended in 1–1 draws, and Bengal proceeded to the Final after a lot was drawn in their favour.[24]

First leg
Mysore2–3[25]Madras
K. Abdul Azeez 77', 87' Victor 26', 70'
Johnson 72'
Referee: C. J. Vaz (Bombay)
Bengal1–1[26]Maharashtra
Dastidar 55' D'Souza 1'

Second leg
Mysore1–0[22]Madras
A. D. Nagendra 60' (p)
Bengal1–1[24]
(a.e.t.)		Maharashtra
Bhowmick D'Souza
Referee: Ikram-ul-Haq (Delhi)

Final

The Final was contested by Mysore and Bengal on 26 March 1969. The match ended in a goalless draw and was replayed on 29 March. The replay which was announced to be played on 30 March was later brought back by a day.[27] Mysore won the replay 1–0 with Doraiswamy Nataraj scoring for them in the 67th minute.[28][29]

Mysore0–0[30]Bengal
Referee: C. J. Vaz (Bombay)

Replay
Mysore1–0[29]Bengal
Doraiswamy Nataraj 67'
Referee: Ikram-ul-Haq (Delhi)

References
  1. "Kerala pay dearly for poor finish". The Indian Express. 24 February 1969. p. 12.
  2. "Farooq hat-trick's in J&K's big win". The Indian Express. 26 February 1969. p. 12.
  3. "Services strike form in second half". The Indian Express. 26 February 1969. p. 12.
  4. "Mysore unimpressive". The Indian Express. 27 February 1969. p. 12.
  5. "Uttar Pradesh rally to oust Haryana". The Indian Express. 28 February 1969. p. 14.
  6. "Andhra avenge a defeat". The Indian Express. 1 March 1969. p. 12.
  7. "Maharashtra strike in second half". The Indian Express. 2 March 1969. p. 14.
  8. "Mysore, Services in thrilling draw". The Indian Express. 3 March 1969. p. 12.
  9. "Rajasthan prevail over Goa". The Indian Express. 4 March 1969. p. 11.
  10. "Maharashtra edge out Andhra". The Indian Express. 5 March 1969. p. 12.
  11. "Rajasthan blitz Rlys: a-in-a-row by Maghan". The Indian Express. 7 March 1969. p. 7.
  12. "Facile 6-1 win takes Madras into last 8". The Indian Express. 8 March 1969. p. 12.
  13. "Services hold Mysore". The Indian Express. 10 March 1969. p. 12.
  14. "Madhya Pradesh held by Tripura". The Indian Express. 12 March 1969. p. 12.
  15. "Tripura Win Replay". The Indian Express. 13 March 1969. p. 12.
  16. "Big win for Punjab over Bihar". The Indian Express. 16 March 1969. p. 12.
  17. "Madras whip Rajasthan 4-1". The Indian Express. 11 March 1969. p. 12.
  18. "Mysore stage fine rally to beat Services 2-1". The Indian Express. 15 March 1969. p. 12.
  19. "Punjab hold Bengal in drab encounter". The Indian Express. 18 March 1969. p. 12.
  20. "Bengal, Punjab share 2 goals in Santosh Trophy". The Indian Express. 20 March 1969. p. 12.
  21. "Convincing win for Bengal over Punjab". The Indian Express. 21 March 1969. p. 12.
  22. "Mysore draw level with Madras, force replay". The Indian Express. 24 March 1969. p. 12.
  23. "Madras withdraw". The Indian Express. 25 March 1969. p. 14.
  24. "Bengal to meet Mysore in final". The Indian Express. 25 March 1969. p. 14.
  25. "Thrilling win for Madras over Mysore". The Indian Express. 17 March 1969. p. 12.
  26. "Maharashtra lucky to hold Bengal". The Indian Express. 23 March 1969. p. 12.
  27. "Santosh final on Saturday". The Indian Express. 28 March 1969. p. 14.
  28. "Former Indian footballer Nataraj passes away". The Hindu. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  29. "Mysore retain Santosh trophy". The Indian Express. 30 March 1969. p. 18.
  30. "Stalemate in Santosh trophy final: replay on Sunday". The Indian Express. 27 March 1969. p. 12.
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