1998–99 Santosh Trophy
National Football Championship
Tournament details
Country India
Dates25 March – 4 April 1999
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsBengal (29th title)
Runner-upGoa
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Syed Sabir Pasha (9)

The 1998–99 Santosh Trophy was the 55th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held between 25 March and 4 April 1999 in Tamil Nadu, India. In the final, Bengal beat Goa 1–0 in a repeat of the previous edition's final. It was Bengal's sixth consecutive title and 29th overall.[1]

Group stage

Cluster I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengal 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Advances to Semi-finals
2 Manipur 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3
3 Services 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
27 March 1999 Services 1–2 Bengal Udhagamandalam
Rajesh Kumar Singh 40' Report
28 March 1999 Services 0–2 Manipur Udhagamandalam
Report
  • Wangchupler 4'
  • Manaoba Singh 34'
29 March 1999 Manipur 1–4 Bengal Udhagamandalam
Wangchupler 74' Report

Cluster II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Goa 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6 Advances to Semi-finals
2 Karnataka 2 1 0 1 5 7 −2 3
3 Chandigarh 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
26 March 1999 Chandigarh 1–5 Karnataka Chennai
Virender Kanwar 62' Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
28 March 1999 Chandigarh 0–3 Goa Chennai
Report
  • Seby Coelho 40'
  • Somatai Shaiza 57'
  • Marcus Carvalho 75'
 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
30 March 1999 Karnataka 0–6 Goa Chennai
Report
  • Somatai Shaiza 22'
  • Venkatesh 60'
  • Soares 65'
  • Marcus Carvalho 67'
  • Agostinho Rodrigues 88', 89'
 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Cluster III

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kerala 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Advances to Semi-finals
2 Maharashtra 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
3 Assam 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
27 March 1999 Kerala 3–0 Assam Coimbatore
 Report
28 March 1999 Maharashtra 1–2 Kerala Coimbatore
Abbas Ali Rizvi 43' Report
  • Sunny 14'
  • Boniface 68'

Cluster IV

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tamil Nadu 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Advances to Semi-finals
2 Punjab 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
3 Delhi 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: indianfootball.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
25 March 1999 Tamil Nadu 3–1 Punjab Chennai
 Report Manmohan Singh 23' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
29 March 1999 Tamil Nadu 2–0 Delhi Chennai
  • Pasha 74'
  • Samson Selvakumar 74'
 Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Tamil Nadu1–3Goa
Pasha 90' Report

Final

Bengal5–0Goa
 Report

References

  1. ↑ "Bengal lift record sixth crown". The Tribune. Press Trust of India. 5 April 1999. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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