The 1983–84 Santosh Trophy was the 40th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main

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competition for

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. It was held in April 1984 in Madras (now Chennai),

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beat

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1–0 in the final to win the competition for their second time, and first as only-holders, after they held the trophy along with

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in the previous edition. Arnold Rodrigues and Camilo Gonsalves (both Goa) were named the best forward and best player of the tournament respectively. The Goa side was captained by goalkeeper

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for second time.He ended the tournament with a clean sheet.

Group X

Group Y

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

---- Surjit Singh, the goal keeper of Punjab, saved the second and third penalties.

Final

References

External links

Santosh Trophy 1984
at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
How Goa won the Santosh trophy in 1984
Santosh Trophy seasons 1983–84 in Indian football {{India-footy-competition-stub