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The Services football team is an Indian
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/ref> ** Winners (6): 1960–61, 2011–12,
The Services football team is an Indian football
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team representing the Indian Armed Forces
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in Indian state football competitions. It is operated by the Services Sports Control Board
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.
Santosh Trophy
Services have appeared in the final of theSantosh 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 ...
ten times, and have won it six times.
The team won their first Santosh Trophy in 1960–61 by beating Bengal
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1–0 in the final. Since then, they have won the tournament another four times – 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016. Their latest win came at the 2018–19 Santosh Trophy
The 2018–19 Santosh Trophy was the 73rd edition of the Santosh Trophy, the premier competition in India for teams representing their regional and state football associations.
Kerala were the defending champions, having defeated West Bengal i ...
in Ludhiana
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, where they beat Punjab
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1–0 in the final.
Honours
State
*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 ...
/ref> ** Winners (6): 1960–61, 2011–12,
2012–13
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, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19
** Runners-up (5): 1954–55, 1958–59, 1966–67, 1969–70, 2007–08
* National Games
** Bronze medal (1): 2022
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* M. Dutta Ray Trophy
** Runners-up (1): 2002
Others
*IFA Shield
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**Runners-up (1): 1950
See also
* Army Red *Army Green
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* Indian Air Force
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* Indian Navy
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* National Games of India
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References
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