2005–06 Santosh Trophy
The 2005–06 Santosh Trophy (known as the 60th Air India Express Santosh Trophy 2005–06 for sponsorship reasons)[4][5] was the 60th edition of the Santosh Trophy. The tournament was held from 4 to 21 November 2005 in Kerala.[6][7]
| 60th Senior National Football Championship | |
| Country |  India | 
|---|---|
| Teams | 32 [1] | 
| Champions | Goa (4th title) | 
| Runners-up | Maharashtra | 
| Matches played | 52 | 
| Goals scored | 198 (3.81 per match) | 
| Top goal scorer(s) | Fredy Mascarenhas (9)[2] | 
| Best player | Nicholas Rodrigues[3] | 
| ← 2004–05  2006–07 →  | |
Goa won the Santosh Trophy 2005–06 for the fourth time after defeating Maharashtra in the 2005 final at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi[8][9][10] after 15 years.[3] Host Kerala claimed third spot after defeating Punjab.[11]
Teams
    
    Automatically qualified to the group stage
    
30 States / UT teams of India along with Services and Railways with total of 32 teams participated in the tournament The defending champions Kerala, runners-up Punjab along with last year's losing semi-finalists Services and Manipur receive automatic qualification into the Quarter-final stage.[8][12]
| Teams directly Qualified for Quarter Finals | 
|---|
| Kerala | 
| Punjab | 
| Services | 
| Manipur | 
Qualification round entry
    
| Cluster I | Cluster II | Cluster III | Cluster IV | Cluster V | Cluster VI | Cluster VII | Cluster VIII | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | Delhi | Maharashtra | Assam | Tamil Nadu | Karnataka | Goa | West Bengal | 
| Uttarakhand | Bihar | Orissa | Railways | Jharkhand | Chandigar | Tripura | Mizoram | 
| Madhya Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh | Jammu and Kashmir | Chhattisgarh | Gujarat | Haryana | Rajasthan | Nagaland | 
| Meghalaya | Pondicherry | Rajasthan | Andhra Pradesh | 
| Legend | 
|---|
| Team that qualified for the pre-quarters | 
| Teams that are eliminated | 
Stadiums and locations
    
| Stadium | Location | Capacity | Matches | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi | Kochi | 60,000[13][14] | Final, semi-finals and quarter-finals | 
| Municipal Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode | Kozhikode | 53,000 [15][16] | Qualifying rounds | 
| Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium | Thiruvananthapuram | 25,000[17] | Qualifying rounds | 
| Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ground | Udyogamandalam | Quarter-finals | 

Qualifying rounds
    
Qualifying round held from 4 to 10 November at the venues Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram and Municipal Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode.[4][8][18] 28 teams participated in qualifying rounds for Quarter final berth.[19]
Cluster I - Calicut
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | 
| Uttarakhand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | 
| Madhya Pradesh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | 
| Madhya Pradesh | 1–2 | Uttarakhand | 
|---|---|---|
| Praveen Nair  27' | Report | Siddharth Thapa  13' Kundan Kanwal Singh  15' | 
| Uttar Pradesh | 2–0 | Uttarakhand | 
|---|---|---|
| Shamshi Raza  31' Amit Singh  62' | Report | 
| Madhya Pradesh | 1–2 | Uttar Pradesh | 
|---|---|---|
| Anuj Pratap Singh  90+' | Report | Bhuvan Krishna Joshi  67', 84' | 
Cluster II - Thiruvananthapuram
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 6 | 
| Bihar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 
| Himachal Pradesh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 | 
| Delhi | 7–0 | Himachal Pradesh | 
|---|---|---|
| Praveen Rawat Singh  10', 59', 87', 89' Sumit Thapa  62', 88' Ricky Chakchanak  85' | Report | 
| Bihar | 3–0 | Himachal Pradesh | 
|---|---|---|
| Upendra Kumar  32' Manoj Raman  81' Awdhes Kumar  89' | Report | 
| Delhi | 2–0 | Uttar Pradesh | 
|---|---|---|
| Sumit Thapa  32', 52' | Report | 
Cluster III - Thiruvananthapuram
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | 
| Orissa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 
| Jammu and Kashmir | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | 
| Meghalaya | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | 
| Maharashtra | 2–0 | Meghalaya | 
|---|---|---|
| Abhishek Yadav  57' Sumit Thapa  61' | Report | 
| Jammu and Kashmir | 1–2 | Orissa | 
|---|---|---|
| JK Ishfaq Ahmed  70' | Report | Bijay Ray  28' Antu Murmu  84' | 
| Maharashtra | 1–1 | Jammu and Kashmir | 
|---|---|---|
| Mehraj Din Wadoo (own Goal)  70' | Report | Bilal Ahmed Wani  11' | 
| Meghalaya | 1–4 | Orissa | 
|---|---|---|
| Rogesterwell Basaiawmdit  46' | Report | Gyan Ranjan Samal  2', 33', 59' Rajendra Prasad Singh  24' | 
| Jammu and Kashmir | 2–2 | Meghalaya | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Maharashtra | 4–0 | Orissa | 
|---|---|---|
| Paresh Shivalkar  46' Soccor Velho  55' Abhishek Yadav  66', 71' | Report | 
Cluster IV - Calicut
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assam | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 9 | 
| Railways | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 6 | 
| Chhattisgarh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 3 | 
| Pondicherry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 | 
| Railways | 4–0 | Chhattisgarh | 
|---|---|---|
| Kasif Jamal  32', 90+3' PV Vinoy  40' S Suresh Kumar  78' | Report | 
| Pondicherry | 0–5 | Assam | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nitu Narzary  17' Rahajuddin Ahmed  31', 35' Manikanta Brahma  61' Thomson Langthasa  86' | 
| Railways | 8–0 | Pondicherry | 
|---|---|---|
| Ashim Biswas  2', 4', 17', 37' Kasif Jamal  14', 57', 84 ' PV Vinoy  28' | Report | 
| Assam | 10–1 | Chhattisgarh | 
|---|---|---|
| Manikanta Brahma  14', 33', 90+1' Sanjiva Rongpi  31', 37', 74' Khirod Das  57' Rahajuddin Ahmed  59' Nitu Narzary  68' Thong Tham Kom  87' | Report | Laxmendra Kumar  52' | 
| Pondicherry | 1–3 | Chhattisgarh | 
|---|---|---|
| Anas  24' | Report | Kulwant Singh  40', 43' Krishna Naidu  90' | 
| Railways | 1–2 | Assam | 
|---|---|---|
| Kasif Jamal  54' | Report | Sanjiva Rongpi  40', 61' | 
Cluster V - Thiruvananthapuram
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 
| Jharkhand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 
| Gujarat | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | 
| Tamil Nadu | 2–0 | Gujarat | 
|---|---|---|
| Kalia Kulothungan  44', 64' | Report | 
| Jharkhand | 2–2 | Gujarat | 
|---|---|---|
| Vimal Pariyar  44', 64' | Report | Vishnu Chauhan  5' Mehul Rana  86' | 
| Tamil Nadu | 1–1 | Jharkhand | 
|---|---|---|
| Jegan  88' | Report | Mirja Besra  38' | 
Cluster VI - Calicut
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karnataka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 
| Chandigarh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 
| Haryana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | 
| Karnataka | 1–0 | Chandigarh | 
|---|---|---|
| Shanmugam Venkatesh  30' | Report | 
| Chandigarh | 1–0 | Haryana | 
|---|---|---|
| Sameer Singh  15' | Report | 
| Karnataka | 1–1 | Haryana | 
|---|---|---|
| Xavier Vijayakumar  17' | Report | Praveen Arora]  36' | 
Cluster VII - Calicut
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | +32 | 9 | 
| Sikkim | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 | 
| Tripura | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 4 | 
| Rajasthan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 | 
| Goa | 7–0 | Rajasthan | 
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Pereira  27' Freddy Mascarenhas  37', 59', 79' Climax Lawrence  51' Mahesh Gawli  61' Joaquim Abranches  90+2' | Report | 
| Tripura | 1–1 | Sikkim | 
|---|---|---|
| Amarjit Singh  12' | Report | Bigen Tamang  72' | 
| Goa | 15–0 | Tripura | 
|---|---|---|
| Clifford Miranda  12' Anthony Pereira  17', 55' Freddy Mascarenhas  18', 22', 29', 39', 42', 54' Rodrigues  63', 70', 83' Nicolas Borges  35', 38' Alvito Rodrigues  90' | Report | 
| Sikkim | 4–1 | Rajasthan | 
|---|---|---|
| Birbahadur Pradhan  4', 32', 72' Milan Lepcha  83' | Report | Rajesh Shyam  56' | 
| Tripura | 3–0 | Rajasthan | 
|---|---|---|
| Sathyajit Dev Roy  34', 52' Shyamal Bhowmick  51' | Report | 
| Goa | 10–0 | Sikkim | 
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Pereira  8' Rodrigues  33' Climax Lawrence  35', 40', 45+1', 85' Nicolas Borges  48' Joaquim Abranches  61', 83' Samir Naik  76' | Report | 
Cluster VIII -Thiruvananthapuram
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bengal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | 
| Mizoram | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | 
| Nagaland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | 
| Andhra Pradesh | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | 
| West Bengal | 2–2 | Nagaland | 
|---|---|---|
| Dipendu Biswas  12' Syed Rahim Nabi  45+1' | Report | Temjen Kibang  44' Vizorü Peseyie  76' | 
| Andhra Pradesh | 2–2 | Mizoram | 
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Quizar  14' MD Fareed  73' | Report | Shylo Malswam Tulunga  25' Pachau Lalam Puia  67' | 
| West Bengal | 3–0 | Andhra Pradesh | 
|---|---|---|
| Dipendu Biswas  8' Sasthi Duley  64' Syed Rahim Nabi  89' | Report | 
| Nagaland | 1–3 | Mizoram | 
|---|---|---|
| Yapong  18' | Report | Jerry Zirsanga  32' Vanlal Rovay  59' Shylo Malswam Tulunga  60' | 
| Andhra Pradesh | 1–2 | Nagaland | 
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Fareed  67' | Report | Leipakchao  81' | 
Quarterfinal League
    
Quarterfinal rounds held from 11 to 17 November at the venue Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi. Cheer girls, helicopter fly, sky diving, cultural programmes and mass drill was held to the kick-off of the main leg of the 60th Air India Express-Santosh Trophy national football tournament at Kochi on 11 November 2005.[20] 4500 students from 25 schools and three colleges in the City lined up for mass drills, folk dances, traditional art forms while another 1000 students conducted special balloon display.[20]
Group A
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerala | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | 
| Uttar Pradesh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 
| Delhi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | 
| 11 November 2005 | Kerala | 1–0 | Uttar Pradesh | Kochi | 
| MA Abdul Hakkim  71' | Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 
| 15 November 2005 | Uttar Pradesh | 2–0 | Delhi | Udyogamandalam | 
| 15:00 IST | Bhuvan Joshi  Prahlad Rawat  | Report | Stadium: Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ground | 
Group B
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punjab | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 
| Karnataka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 
| Tamil Nadu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | 
| 13 November 2005 | Punjab | 2–2 | Karnataka | Kochi | 
| 08:00 IST | Taranjit Singh  27' Yadwinder Singh  71' | Report | Venkatesh  62' Rajendra Prasad  84' | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 
| 15 November 2005 | Tamil Nadu | 0–1 | Karnataka | Kochi | 
| 19:00 IST | Amrutharaja  48' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 
| 17 November 2005 | Punjab | 2–0 | Tamil Nadu | Kochi | 
| 17:00 IST | Gyan Moyon Thapa  51' Charanjit Singh  83' | Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 
Group C
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | 
| West Bengal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | 
| Services | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 0 | 
| 11 November 2005 | Services | 3–5 | Maharashtra | Kochi | 
| L Danny  33', 70' A Thirunavukarasu  67' | Report | Abhishek Yadav  28', 37', 77' Soccor Velho  41', 49' | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 
| 15 November 2005 | Maharashtra | 2–0 | West Bengal | Kochi | 
| 17:00 IST | Reuben D'Souza  58' Shivalkar  64' | Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 
| 16 November 2005 | Services | 2–3 | West Bengal | Kochi | 
| 19:00 IST | L Danny  71' Shaji D'Silva  73' | Report | Jayanta Sen  26' Raman Vijayan  51' S. Ramesh  85' (o.g.) | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 
Group D
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 | 
| Manipur | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 
| Assam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | 
| 12 November 2005 | Manipur | 3–1 | Assam | Kochi | 
| Sushil Kumar  23' Samson Singh  70' Dharamjit Singh  90+1' | Report | Sanjiva Rongpi  83' | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 300 | 
Final
    
| Maharashtra | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Goa | 
|---|---|---|
| Velho  73' Hekmat Singh  106' | Report | Philip Gomes  74' Rodrigues  105' Abranches  115' Rodrigues  21' Abranches  81' | 

Awards
    
Best Player: Nicholas Rodrigues[3]
Statistics
    
| Maharashtra | Match Statistics | Goa | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals scored | 3 | 
| 9 | Total shots | 12 | 
| 3 | Shots on target | 4 | 
| 6 | Shots off target | 8 | 
| 12 | Corner kicks | 7 | 
| 21 | Fouls committed | 13 | 
| 3 | Offsides | 8 | 
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 | 
| 0 | Second yellow card & red card | 0 | 
| 0 | Red cards | 0 | 
Prizes
    
The Kerala Chief Minister, Oommen Chandy gave away the trophies. Besides the top prize and a cheque of Rs. 5 lakhs, the winning team also received Rs. 1 lakh announced by the Goa Sports Minister, Pandurang Madkikar .[24]
Top scorers
    
| Rank | Player | State | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fredy Mascarenhas | Goa | 9 | 
| 2 | Kasif Jamal | Railways | 6 | 
| 3 | Sanjiv Rongpi | Assam | 5 | 
| 4 | Ashim Biswas | Railways | 4 | 
| Anthony Pereira | Goa | 4 | |
| Nicholas Rodrigues | Goa | 4 | |
| Climax Lawrence | Goa | 4 | |
| Praveen Rawat | Delhi | 4 | |
| Sumit Thapa | Delhi | 4 | 
Controversy
    
In a Group D match between Goa and Manipur on 17 November 2005, the referee Shaji C. Kurian allowed Goa to restart the game even as most of the Manipur players were celebrating Tomba Singh's goal in the 87th minute from a free kick.[25] With the Manipur players unsettled for restart, Climax Lawrence rode on a break from the right and scored past Manipur goalkeeper Ingobi Singh.[26][27] The Manipuri players argued with referee Kurian, disputing the restart. Police was called in due to be some shoving and pushing between players and there was some argument between the Manipur players and the local police.[27] Game has only resumed after Manipur's coach Ekendra Singh and manager Dinamani Singh entered the ground and asked Manipur players to finish off the game.[27] Even though the match ended in a tie, Goa advanced to the semifinals with their superior goal difference in Group D.[27] Immediately after the incident, the Manipur team manager lodged a complaint contending violation of Rule No. 8 of the Laws of the Game, and Article No. 15 of the Regulation of the Championship.[26][28][29]
The All Manipur Football Association decided to boycott the national Under-19 and Under-14 football tournaments organized by the All India Football Federation in protest against a referee's decision[28] People of Manipur gave a rousing welcome to the players and officials of the State team which participated in the 60th Air India Express Santosh trophy football Tournament on their arrival at Imphal.[30][31] To protest the biased decision of the referee, Manipur Students Federation had organised only sit-in-protest demonstration and imposed a 22-hour general strike on the day the final match.[31] The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on 18 December 2005 decided to retain Goa as the champions of the Santosh Trophy rejecting Manipur's appeal, which had asked the AIFF to strip the champions of the title.[32]
Telecast
    
Zee Sports telecasted the 16 matches from the quarterfinals onwards live.[33] John Helm and Russell Osman have been hired as commentators.[1] The telecast packages included preview and review shows, half time match analysis.[1] Music and dance performances by renowned bands during the half time and in between the two matches. Special performance by Zebra's was there to entertain the crowds before the start of each match.[1][34][35] Zee provided soccer fans with the latest team news, match scores, statistics and player profiles, as well as exclusive player interviews and photo galleries.[1][35]
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