The 1997–98 Santosh Trophy was the 54th edition of the

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, the main

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competition for

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. It was held between 16 and 27 April 1998 in

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. In the final, Bengal beat Goa 1–0 in a repeat of the previous edition's final. It was their fifth consecutive win and 28th overall.

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Final

Bengal and Goa headed into their fifth Santosh Trophy final with the former winning every previous encounter, except the 1982–83 edition when the two were declared joint winners.

Awards

Winners Bengal won a cash prize of 2.5

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, while runners-up Goa received 1.5 lakh. The losing semi-finalists Maharashtra and Punjab received 1 lakh each. The awards included: * Top-scorers: Srikanta Dutta (Bengal), Francis Silveira (Goa); four goals each * Best goalkeeper: Prasanta Dora (Bengal) * Best player: Rajesh Kumar (Punjab) * Fairplay Trophy: Punjab

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:1997-98 Santosh Trophy 1997–98 in Indian football Santosh Trophy seasons