1974–75 Santosh Trophy
Tournament details
CountryIndia
DatesNovember 1974
Final positions
ChampionsPunjab (2nd title)
Runner-upBengal
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Inder Singh (23 goals)

The 1974–75 Santosh Trophy was the 31st edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held in Jalandhar, Punjab. Punjab won the title for the second time, beating Bengal 6–0 in the most one-sided Santosh Trophy final.

Inder Singh, the captain of Punjab, scored 23 goals, the record for a single tournament. Surajit Sengupta and Mohammad Akbar of Bengal scored eleven goals each. Punjab's previous title had also come at Jalandhar in the 1970-71 tournament.

Preliminary round

Cluster A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Punjab 2 2 0 0 22 0 +22 4 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Uttar Pradesh 2 0 1 1 2 7 −5 1
3 Gujarat 2 0 1 1 2 19 −17 1
Source: Sportsweek [1]
Punjab17–0Gujarat
Jalandhar, Punjab

Punjab's seventeen goals against Gujarat is the second most scored in a Santosh Trophy match, after Bengal's 18–0 against Tripura in this season. Inder Singh's seven goals equalled the record of Fred Pugsley in 1945-46. Punjab was managed by Jarnail Singh.

Cluster B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rajasthan 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 3 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Tamil Nadu 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 2
3 Delhi 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
Source: Sportsweek [2]

Magan Singh, who scored the first hat-trick of this high-scoring tournament, was the Rajasthan captain.

Cluster C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Goa 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 3 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Services 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
3 Jammu and Kashmir 2 0 1 1 0 5 −5 1
Source: Sportsweek
Goa1–1Services
Jalandhar, Punjab

Goa was managed by Peter Thangaraj. This tournament was the debut of the Goa goal-keeper Brahmanand who would later captain India. Henry Britto captained Goa.

Cluster D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Maharashtra 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 4 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Orissa 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1
3 Haryana 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source: Sportsweek
Haryana1–1Orissa
Jalandhar, Punjab

Cluster E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengal 2 2 0 0 26 0 +26 4 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Madhya Pradesh 2 1 0 1 3 9 −6 2
3 Tripura 2 0 0 2 1 21 −20 0
Source: Sportsweek [2]
Bengal18–0Tripura
Jalandhar, Punjab

Bengal had a forward line of Mohammad Akbar, Surajit Sengupta, Latifuddin and Pradeep Dutt. Bengal were without the prominent players Gautam Sarkar, Subhash Bhowmick, Sudhir Karmakar and Samaresh Chowdhury who were not selected as they failed to report for training before the team selection. Ashoklal Banerjee captained the team.

Bengal's 18–0 win against Tripura is a record in Santosh Trophy.

Cluster F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Assam 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 4 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Kerala 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 2
3 Himachal Pradesh 2 0 0 2 2 10 −8 0
Source: Sportsweek [2]

The defending champions Kerala needed a draw in the last game but lost to Assam. This was the first appearance of Himachal Pradesh in the Santosh Trophy.

Cluster G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nagaland 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 3 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Railways 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
3 Andhra Pradesh 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
Source: Sportsweek [2]

Nagaland were making their debut in Santosh Trophy. They were coached by the former Olympian S. Raman. Railways were the finalists in the previous season but lost their second match.

Cluster H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Karnataka 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 4 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Manipur 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 2
3 Bihar 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0
Source: Sportsweek

Quarter-final league

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Punjab 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Goa 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 5
3 Maharashtra 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 2
4 Rajasthan 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Source: Sportsweek [3]
Punjab0–0Goa
Jalandhar, Punjab
Goa4–1Rajasthan
Jalandhar, Punjab
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengal 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Karnataka 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 4
3 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Assam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Sportsweek [3]

Semi-final

Bengal2–1 [3]Goa
Jalandhar, Punjab

Final

Punjab6–0 [3][4]Bengal
Referee: J. P. Coutinho

References

  1. ↑ National Soccer : Preliminary round standings, Sportsweek, 1 December 1974, p.28 (p.731)
  2. 1 2 3 4 National Soccer : Champions Kerala, Railways fall, Sportsweek, 1 December 1974, p.16 (p.719)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Inder steers Punjab to their second triumph, Sportsweek, 8 December 1974, p.18 (p.759)
  4. ↑ Legends Of Indian Football : Inder Singh, thehardtackle.com
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