The Maharashtra football team is an Indian
football
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team representing
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
in Indian state football competitions including the
Santosh Trophy
The Santosh Trophy, officially known as Hero Senior Men's National Football Championship due to sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp, is a state-level football competition contested by the state associations and government institutions under ...
.
They have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals 15 times, and have won the trophy 4 times. Prior to 1962, the team competed as Bombay football team.
Honours
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Santosh Trophy
The Santosh Trophy, officially known as Hero Senior Men's National Football Championship due to sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp, is a state-level football competition contested by the state associations and government institutions under ...
** Winners (4): 1954–55, 1963–64, 1990–91,
1999–2000
** Runners-up (12):
1945–46, 1947–48, 1951–52, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1976–77,
1984–85, 1992–93,
2005–06,
2015–16
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National Games
** Gold medal (1): 1999
** Bronze medal (2): 2001,
2015
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B.C. Roy Trophy
** Runners-up (1): 1966–67
*
M. Dutta Ray Trophy
** Runners-up (1): 1996
References
External links
Maharashtra football association website(
Western India Football Association
Western India Football Association (WIFA) is the state governing body for football in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the sports national governing body.
History
The Bombay Football Assoc ...
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Football in Maharashtra
Santosh Trophy teams
Sport in Maharashtra
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