The 1997–98 Santosh Trophy was the 54th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held between 16 and 27 April 1998 in Guwahati, Assam. 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.[1]
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.[2]
Winners Bengal won a cash prize of ₹2.5 lakh, while runners-up Goa received ₹1.5 lakh. The losing semi-finalists Maharashtra and Punjab received ₹1 lakh each. The awards included:[1]
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
^ abBose, Saibal (28 April 1998). . The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 July 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
^Bose, Saibal. . The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 June 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
External links
. indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
January 07, 2023
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