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2016–17 Santosh Trophy
The 2016–17 Santosh Trophy was the 71st edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main state competition for football in India. Services football team, Services are the reigning champions. Teams such as Gujarat football team, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu football team, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala football team, Kerala have begun preparations for the tournament. Qualified teams The following 10 teams have qualified for the Santosh Trophy proper. * Chandigarh football team, Chandigarh * Punjab football team, Punjab * Kerala football team, Kerala * Services football team, Services * Mizoram football team, Mizoram * Maharashtra football team, Maharashtra * Railways football team, Railways * Goa football team, Goa * Meghalaya football team, Meghalaya * West Bengal football team, West Bengal Group stage Group A Fixtures and Results Group B Fixtures and Results Knockout stage Semi-finals Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Santosh Trophy 2016–17 Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Bengal Football Team
The West Bengal football team (), also known as IFA Bengal football team or earlier the Bengal football team, is an Indian football team representing West Bengal in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy. They were the second Indian team to participate in the continental top tier tournament – Asian Champion Club Tournament, by playing in the 1970 edition following Mysore in 1969. History Bengal made its debut in the national competitions at the 1941–42 Santosh Trophy. West Bengal have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals 47 times, having won 33 titles, the most by any team. Managed by Balaidas Chatterjee, the team won six Santosh Trophy titles between 1949 and 1959. In 1962, former Indian captain Samar Banerjee guided Bengal winning the trophy. Prior to 2003, the team competed as "Bengal football team". On 16 August 2021, West Bengal played a friendly match against India national team at the Salt Lake Stadium and it was won by India by 1� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
