The National Football Championship for Hero Santosh Trophy,[1] due to sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp also known as the Hero National Football Championship, or simply Santosh Trophy, is a state-level national football competition contested by the state associations and government institutions under the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the sport's governing body in India.[2] Before the starting of the first national club league, the National Football League in 1996, the Santosh Trophy was considered the top domestic honour in India.[3] Many players who have represented India internationally, played and gained honour while playing in the Santosh Trophy.[4] The tournament is held every year with eligible teams who are divided into zones, must play in the qualifying round and can progress into the tournament proper.[5] The current champions are Kerala, who won their seventh title during the 2021β22 edition.
The tournament was started in 1941 by Indian Football Association (IFA), which was the then de facto governing body of football in India. It was named after the former president of the IFA, Sir Manmatha Nath Roy Chowdhury, the Maharaja of Santosh who had died at the age of 61 in 1939.[3][6][7] The IFA later donated the Santosh Trophy to the AIFF, soon after its formation as the sport's official governing body in India, and since then AIFF has been organising the tournament. The trophy for the runner-up, Kamala Gupta Trophy, was also donated by the then president of IFA, Dr. S.K. Gupta, and it was named in honour of his wife.[8] The third-place trophy, Sampangi Cup, was donated by the Karnataka State Football Association (then Mysore Football Association) and was named so in the memory of a renowned footballer, Sampangi, who was from Mysore.[8] Until 2018, the tournament was organised as an individual competition, but since 2021, the AIFF rebranded it as the men's senior tier of National Football Championship for the regional teams of various age groups. In September 2022, it was announced that the tournament will be organized on zonal basis.[9]
The Santosh Trophy was started in 1941 after the former president of the Indian Football Association, Sir Manmatha Nath Roy Chowdhary of Santosh and later, Sir Satish Chandra Chowdhury donated the trophy to the All India Football Federation.[3][10] At the time of the first tournament, India lacked a proper main championship for football teams. The other major nationwide football competitions at the time were Durand Cup, Rovers Cup and IFA Shield which were competed by the football clubs.[3] In 1990, in an attempt to bring through more younger players, the AIFF made the Santosh Trophy into an under-23 competition. This move only lasted for three seasons before the tournament was reverted to a senior competition.[3]
During his time as the head coach of India, Bob Houghton called for the tournament to be discontinued and that it was a waste of time and talent.[3] He was more aggressive against the tournament after India striker Sunil Chhetri injured himself in the 2009 Santosh Trophy and had to miss the Nehru Cup.[4] As a result, national team players were not allowed to participate in the tournament, which was also eventually reverted.[3] In 2013 it was revealed that the AIFF decided that players from top-tier clubs would be barred from participating in the Santosh Trophy but numerous players from the reserve and the youth sides of I-League and Indian Super League, participate in the tournament for game-time.[11] The tournament still is regarded as a suitable platform for young players to attract the eyes of scouts of major clubs in the country.[12]
Current teams
The following teams have participated in the tournament as states, union territories or organizations.
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The National Football Championship for Hero Santosh Trophy 1 due to sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp also known as the Hero National Football Championship or simply Santosh Trophy is a state level national football competition contested by the state associations and government institutions under the All India Football Federation AIFF the sport s governing body in India 2 Before the starting of the first national club league the National Football League in 1996 the Santosh Trophy was considered the top domestic honour in India 3 Many players who have represented India internationally played and gained honour while playing in the Santosh Trophy 4 The tournament is held every year with eligible teams who are divided into zones must play in the qualifying round and can progress into the tournament proper 5 The current champions are Kerala who won their seventh title during the 2021 22 edition Santosh TrophyFounded1941 82 years ago 1941 RegionIndiaNumber of teamsQualifying round 37 invited Tournament proper 10Related competitionsNational GamesCurrent championsKerala 7th title Most successful team s West Bengal 32 titles Television broadcastersSportsCast India VootWebsiteHero Senior NFC2022 23 Santosh TrophyThe tournament was started in 1941 by Indian Football Association IFA which was the then de facto governing body of football in India It was named after the former president of the IFA Sir Manmatha Nath Roy Chowdhury the Maharaja of Santosh who had died at the age of 61 in 1939 3 6 7 The IFA later donated the Santosh Trophy to the AIFF soon after its formation as the sport s official governing body in India and since then AIFF has been organising the tournament The trophy for the runner up Kamala Gupta Trophy was also donated by the then president of IFA Dr S K Gupta and it was named in honour of his wife 8 The third place trophy Sampangi Cup was donated by the Karnataka State Football Association then Mysore Football Association and was named so in the memory of a renowned footballer Sampangi who was from Mysore 8 Until 2018 the tournament was organised as an individual competition but since 2021 the AIFF rebranded it as the men s senior tier of National Football Championship for the regional teams of various age groups In September 2022 it was announced that the tournament will be organized on zonal basis 9 Contents 1 Background 2 Current teams 3 Results 3 1 Finals 3 2 Final appearances 4 ReferencesBackground Edit Santosh Trophy logo used until 2021 The Santosh Trophy was started in 1941 after the former president of the Indian Football Association Sir Manmatha Nath Roy Chowdhary of Santosh and later Sir Satish Chandra Chowdhury donated the trophy to the All India Football Federation 3 10 At the time of the first tournament India lacked a proper main championship for football teams The other major nationwide football competitions at the time were Durand Cup Rovers Cup and IFA Shield which were competed by the football clubs 3 In 1990 in an attempt to bring through more younger players the AIFF made the Santosh Trophy into an under 23 competition This move only lasted for three seasons before the tournament was reverted to a senior competition 3 During his time as the head coach of India Bob Houghton called for the tournament to be discontinued and that it was a waste of time and talent 3 He was more aggressive against the tournament after India striker Sunil Chhetri injured himself in the 2009 Santosh Trophy and had to miss the Nehru Cup 4 As a result national team players were not allowed to participate in the tournament which was also eventually reverted 3 In 2013 it was revealed that the AIFF decided that players from top tier clubs would be barred from participating in the Santosh Trophy but numerous players from the reserve and the youth sides of I League and Indian Super League participate in the tournament for game time 11 The tournament still is regarded as a suitable platform for young players to attract the eyes of scouts of major clubs in the country 12 Current teams EditThe following teams have participated in the tournament as states union territories or organizations Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chandigarh Chhattisgarh Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Ladakh Lakshadweep Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Puducherry Punjab Rajasthan Railways Services Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West BengalResults EditFinals Edit The following is the list of winners and runners up from every edition of the Santosh Trophy 13 Season Host Winner Score Runner up1941 42 Kolkata Bengal 5 1 Delhi1944 45 Delhi Delhi 2 0 Bengal1945 46 Bombay Bengal 2 0 Bombay1946 47 Bangalore Mysore 0 0 2 1 Bengal1947 48 Kolkata Bengal 0 0 1 0 Bombay1949 50 Kolkata Bengal 5 0 Hyderabad1950 51 Kolkata Bengal 1 0 Hyderabad1951 52 Bombay Bengal 1 0 Bombay1952 53 Bangalore Mysore 1 0 Bengal1953 54 Kolkata Bengal 0 0 3 1 Mysore1954 55 Madras Bombay 2 1 Services1955 56 Ernakulam Bengal 1 0 Mysore1956 57 Trivandrum Hyderabad 1 1 4 1 Bombay1957 58 Hyderabad Hyderabad 3 1 Bombay1958 59 Madras Bengal 1 0 Services1959 60 Nowgong Bengal 3 1 Bombay1960 61 Kozhikode Services 0 0 1 0 Bengal1961 62 Bombay Railways 3 0 Bombay1962 63 Bangalore Bengal 2 0 Mysore1963 64 Madras Maharashtra 1 0 Andhra Pradesh1964 65 Guwahati Railways 2 1 Bengal1965 66 Kollam Andhra Pradesh 1 1 1 0 Bengal1966 67 Hyderabad Railways 0 0 2 0 Services1967 68 Cuttack Mysore 1 0 Bengal1968 69 Bangalore Mysore 0 0 1 0 Bengal1969 70 Nowgong Bengal 6 1 Services1970 71 Jalandhar Punjab 1 1 3 1 Mysore1971 72 Madras Bengal 4 1 Railways1972 73 Goa Bengal 4 1 Tamil Nadu1973 74 Ernakulam Kerala 3 2 Railways1974 75 Jalandhar Punjab 6 0 Bengal1975 76 Kozhikode Bengal 0 0 3 1 Karnataka1976 77 Patna Bengal 1 0 Maharashtra1977 78 Kolkata Bengal 1 1 3 1 Punjab1978 79 Srinagar Bengal 1 0 Goa1979 80 Coimbatore Bengal 1 0 Punjab1980 81 Cuttack Punjab 0 0 2 0 Railways1981 82 Thrissur Bengal 2 0 Railways1982 83 Kolkata Bengal and Goa shared the trophy after 0 0 0 0 draw1983 84 Madras Goa 1 0 Punjab1984 85 Kanpur Punjab 3 0 Maharashtra1985 86 Jabalpur Punjab 0 0 4 1 p Bengal1986 87 Calcutta Bengal 2 1 Railways1987 88 Kollam Punjab 0 0 5 4 p Kerala1988 89 Guwahati Bengal 1 1 4 3 p Kerala1989 90 Margao Goa 2 0 Kerala1990 91 Palakkad Maharashtra 1 0 Kerala1991 92 Coimbatore Kerala 3 0 Goa1992 93 Kochi Kerala 2 0 Maharashtra1993 94 Cuttack Bengal 2 2 5 3 p Kerala1994 95 Chennai Bengal 2 1 a s d e t Punjab1995 96 Margao Bengal 1 0 Goa1996 97 Jabalpur Bengal 1 0 a s d e t Goa1997 98 Guwahati Bengal 1 0 Goa1998 99 Chennai Bengal 5 0 Goa1999 00 Thrissur Maharashtra 3 2 Kerala2001 02 Mumbai Kerala 3 2 a s d e t Goa2002 03 Imphal Manipur 2 1 a s d e t Kerala2004 05 Delhi Kerala 3 2 Punjab2005 06 Kochi Goa 3 1 a e t Maharashtra2006 07 Gurgaon Punjab 0 0 a e t 5 3 p West Bengal2007 08 Srinagar Punjab 1 0 Services2008 09 Chennai Goa 0 0 a e t 4 2 p West Bengal2009 10 Kolkata West Bengal 2 1 Punjab2010 11 Assam West Bengal 2 1 Manipur2011 12 Odisha Services 3 2 Tamil Nadu2012 13 Kochi Services 0 0 a e t 4 3 p Kerala2013 14 Siliguri Mizoram 3 0 Railways2014 15 Ludhiana Services 0 0 5 4 p Punjab2015 16 Nagpur Services 2 1 Maharashtra2016 17 Goa West Bengal 1 0 Goa2017 18 Kolkata Kerala 2 2 4 2 p West Bengal2018 19 Ludhiana Services 1 0 Punjab2021 22 Malapuram Kerala 1 1 5 4 p West BengalFinal appearances Edit Team Wins Runners up Last winWest Bengal inc Bengal 32 14 2016 17Punjab 8 8 2007 08Kerala 7 8 2021 22Services 6 5 2018 19Goa 5 8 2008 09Maharashtra inc Bombay 4 12 1999 00Karnataka inc Mysore 4 5 1968 69Railways 3 6 1966 67Telangana inc Hyderabad 2 2 1957 58Delhi 1 1 1944 45Manipur 1 1 2002 03Andhra Pradesh 1 1 1965 66Mizoram 1 0 2013 14Tamil Nadu 0 2 References Edit Hero Senior NFC www the aiff com Archived from the original on 5 December 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