2015–16 Santosh Trophy

The 2016 Santosh Trophy was the 70th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main state competition in Indian football. The qualifiers for the tournament took place from 6 February and the final of the tournament proper was held in Nagpur from 13 March 2016.[1][2][3]

2016 Santosh Trophy
CountryIndia
Dates29 February – 13 March 2016
Teams10
ChampionsServices (5th title)
Runners-upMaharashtra
Matches played23
Goals scored55 (2.39 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Narohari Shreshta (4 goals)
Best playerArjun Tudu

Round and dates
Round Match dates Teams
Qualifiers 6 February 2016 – 23 February 2016 33
Group stage 29 February 2016 – 9 March 2016 10
Semi-finals 11 March 2016 4
Final 13 March 2016 2

Qualified Teams
Main article: 2016 Santosh Trophy qualification

The following 10 teams have qualified for the Santosh Trophy proper.

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Maharashtra 4 3 0 1 7 2 +5 9 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Services 4 3 0 1 5 3 +2 9
3 Mizoram 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7
4 Jammu & Kashmir 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 3
5 Railways 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5 1
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Fixtures and Results
29 February 2016 Mizoram 1–1 Railways University Stadium, Nagpur
Malsawmfela 90+4' (pen.) Report 58' Jagtar Singh
29 February 2016 Maharashtra 3–1 Jammu & Kashmir SEC Railway Stadium, Nagpur
Shrikant Veramullu 61', 70'
Raynier Fernandes 84' (pen.)		 Report 64' (pen.) Syed Shoaib
2 March 2016 Services 1–0 Jammu & Kashmir University Stadium, Nagpur
P Jain 52' Report
2 March 2016 Railways 0–3 Maharashtra SEC Railway Stadium, Nagpur
Report 14' Vijith Shetty
39' Mohammed Shabaz Pathan
61' Aaron D'costa
4 March 2016 Mizoram 0–1 Maharashtra SEC Railway Stadium, Nagpur
Report 66' Mohammed Shabaz Pathan
4 March 2016 Services 2–1 Railways University Stadium, Nagpur
Vipin 14'
Vivek Kumar 67'		 Report 51' Jagtar Singh
6 March 2016 Services 1–0 Maharashtra SEC Railway Stadium, Nagpur
Francis Zoununtluanga 90' Report
6 March 2016 Mizoram 4–1 Jammu & Kashmir University Stadium, Nagpur
K Lal Thanthanga 4'
Malsawmfela 59'
Laldingngheta 65'
Lalmunsanga 85'		 Report 5' Farukh Chowdhary
8 March 2016 Railways 1–2 Jammu & Kashmir University Stadium, Nagpur
Anil Kisku 61' Report 38' Shahnwaz Bashir
85' Altamash Syed
8 March 2016 Services 1–2 Mizoram SEC Railway Stadium, Nagpur
Arjun Tudu 23' (pen.) Report 49' MS Dawngliana
59' Lalkhapuimawia

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tamil Nadu 4 3 1 0 9 0 +9 10 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Goa 4 3 1 0 5 1 +4 10
3 West Bengal 4 2 0 2 7 5 +2 6
4 Punjab 4 1 0 3 2 7 −5 3
5 Assam 4 0 0 4 1 11 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Fixtures and Results
1 March 2016 Tamil Nadu 3–0 Assam University Stadium, Nagpur
Kali Alaudeen 33' (pen.)
Praveendran 81', 85'		 Report
1 March 2016 West Bengal 1–3 Goa SEC Railway Stadium, Nagpur
Narohari Shreshta 90+3' Report 54' Milagres Gonsalves
66' Beevan D'Mello
69' Angelo Colaco
3 March 2016 Punjab 0–1 West Bengal SEC Railway Stadium, Nagpur
Report 11' Narohari Shreshta
3 March 2016 Assam 0–1 Goa University Stadium, Nagpur
Report 13' Rowilson Rodrigues
5 March 2016 Tamil Nadu 0–0 Goa SEC Railway Stadium, Nagpur
Report
5 March 2016 Punjab 2–0 Assam University Stadium, Nagpur
Report 11' Vijay Kumar
76' Pawan Kumar Tiwari
7 March 2016 Goa 1–0 Punjab SEC Railway Stadium, Nagpur
Francis Fernandes 7' Report
7 March 2016 West Bengal 0–1 Tamil Nadu University Stadium, Nagpur
Report 51' Soosairaj
9 March 2016 West Bengal 5–1 Assam University Stadium, Nagpur
Dipendu Dowary 10'
Sheikh Faiz 24', 90+1'
Narohari Shreshta 39', 49'		 Report 90+3' Appuruba Phukan
9 March 2016 Punjab 0–5 Tamil Nadu SEC Railway Stadium, Nagpur
Report 51' Edwin Sydney
63', 68', 87' Raegan
65' Pradeep Mohanraj

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 11 March 2016
 
 
Maharashtra 1
 
 13 March 2016
 
Tamil Nadu 0
 
Maharashtra 1
 
 11 March 2016
 
Services 2
 
Goa 0
 
 
Services 1
 

Semi-finals
Maharashtra1–0Tamil Nadu
Prem Kumar 58' (o.g.) Report
SEC Railway Stadium, Nagpur
Goa0–1 (a.e.t.)Services
Report 115' (o.g.) Mohammed Ali
SEC Railway Stadium, Nagpur

Final
Maharashtra1–2Services
Mohammed Shabaz Pathan 15' Report 26', 37' Arjun Tudu
SEC Railway Stadium, Nagpur

Goalscorers
4 Goals
  • Narohari Shreshta (West Bengal)
3 Goals
  • A Raegan (Tamil Nadu)
  • Arjun Tudu (Services)
  • Mohammed Shabaz Pathan (Maharashtra)
2 Goals
1 Goal
  • Aaron D'costa (Maharashtra)
  • Altamash Syed (Jammu & Kashmir)
  • Angelo Colaco (Goa)
  • Appuruba Phukan (Assam)
  • Anil Kisku (Railways)
  • Beevan D'Mello (Goa)
  • Dipendu Dowary (West Bengal)
  • Edwin Sydney (Tamil Nadu)
  • Farukh Chowdhary (Jammu & Kashmir)
  • Francis Fernandes (Goa)
  • Francis Zoununtluanga (Services)
  • Kali Alaudeen (Tamil Nadu)
  • K Lal Thanthanga (Mizoram)
  • Lalkhapuimawia (Mizoram)
  • Laldingngheta (Mizoram)
  • Lalmunsanga (Mizoram)
  • Milagres Gonsalves (Goa)
  • MS Dawngliana (Mizoram)
  • Pawan Kumar Tiwari (Punjab)
  • P Jain (Services)
  • Pradeep Mohanraj (Tamil Nadu)
  • Raynier Fernandes (Maharashtra)
  • Rowilson Rodrigues (Goa)
  • Shahnwaz Bashir (Jammu & Kashmir)
  • Soosairaj (Tamil Nadu)
  • Syed Shoaib (Jammu & Kashmir)
  • Vijith Shetty (Maharashtra)
  • Vipin (Services)
  • Vijay Kumar (Punjab)
  • Vivek Kumar (Services)

Notable players
Position Player Team
GK Laxmikant Kattimani Goa
DF Rowilson Rodrigues Goa
DF Shallum Pires Goa
MF Francis Fernandes Goa
MF Peter Carvalho Goa
MF Richard Costa Goa
MF Velito Cruz Goa
FW Angelo Colaco Goa
FW Beevan D'Mello Goa
FW Milagres Gonsalves Goa
GK Harshad Meher Maharashtra
MF Vijith Shetty Maharashtra
FW Abhishek Ambedkar Maharashtra
DF Lalrinchhana Tochhawng Mizoram
DF Lalrinzuala Khiangte Mizoram
DF Lalrozama Fanai Mizoram
DF Ricky Lallawmawma Mizoram
MF Laldingngheta Mizoram
FW Malsawmfela Mizoram
DF Gurwinder Singh Punjab
DF Vishal Kumar Punjab
MF Gurtej Singh Punjab
FW Ajay Singh Punjab
GK Jagroop Singh Railways
DF Phoolchand Hembram Railways
DF Rajib Boro Railways
DF Satish Kumar Jr. Railways
MF Keniston C Railways
FW Jagtar Singh Railways
DF Kali Alaudeen Tamil Nadu
DF Prem Kumar Tamil Nadu
MF Pradeep Mohanraj Tamil Nadu
GK Priyant Singh West Bengal
MF Anthony Soren West Bengal
MF Imran Khan West Bengal
MF Manish Maithani West Bengal
MF Mumtaz Akhtar West Bengal
FW Ashim Biswas West Bengal
FW Dipendu Dowary West Bengal

References
  1. "26 players selected for Santosh trophy". Greater Kashmir. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. "Santosh Trophy dates finalised". The Hindu. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. "Santosh Trophy Results with scorer". www.kolkatafootball.com. 12 March 2016.
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