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{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = Santosh Trophy
| year = 1998–99
| other_titles = National Football Championship
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| country = India
| dates = 25 March – 4 April 1999
| num_teams = 12
| winners = [[West Bengal football team|Bengal]]
| count = 29
| second = [[Goa football team|Goa]]
| matches =
| goals =
| attendance =
| scoring_leader = [[Syed Sabir Pasha]] (9)
| award =
| prev_season = [[1997–98 Santosh Trophy|1997–98]]
| next_season = [[1999–2000 Santosh Trophy|1999–2000]]
}}
The '''1998–99 Santosh Trophy''' was the 55th edition of the [[Santosh Trophy]], the main [[States and union territories of India|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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bengal lift record sixth crown |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99apr05/sports.htm#11 |access-date=28 April 2022 |work=The Tribune |agency=Press Trust of India |date=5 April 1999}}</ref>

== Group stage ==
=== Cluster I ===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20020316134645/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/1998-99st.html indianfootball.de]
|team1=BE |team2=MA |team3=SE
|result1=KO

|win_BE=2 |draw_BE=0 |loss_BE=0 |gf_BE=6 |ga_BE=1
|win_MA=1 |draw_MA=0 |loss_MA=1 |gf_MA=3 |ga_MA=5
|win_SE=0 |draw_SE=0 |loss_SE=2 |gf_SE=1 |ga_SE=4

|name_BE=[[West Bengal football team|Bengal]]
|name_MA=[[Manipur football team|Manipur]]
|name_SE=[[Services football team|Services]]


|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advances to [[#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
}}

{{footballbox collapsible
|date= 27 March 1999
|time=
|team1= [[Services football team|Services]]
|score= 1–2
|team2= [[West Bengal football team|Bengal]]
|report= [https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99mar28/sports.htm#9 Report]
|goals1= Rajesh Kumar Singh {{goal|40}}
|goals2=
* [[Bhaichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|17||23|pen.}}
|stadium= [[Udhagamandalam]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|date= 28 March 1999
|time=
|team1= [[Services football team|Services]]
|score= 0–2
|team2= [[Manipur football team|Manipur]]
|report= [https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99mar29/sports.htm#1 Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
* Wangchupler {{goal|4}}
* Manaoba Singh {{goal|34}}
|stadium= [[Udhagamandalam]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|date= 29 March 1999
|time=
|team1= [[Manipur football team|Manipur]]
|score= 1–4
|team2= [[West Bengal football team|Bengal]]
|report= [https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99mar30/sports.htm#9 Report]
|goals1= Wangchupler {{goal|74}}
|goals2=
* [[Bhaichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|29}}
* Amit Das {{goal|48}}
* [[Dipendu Biswas|Biswas]] {{goal|85}}
* [[Jo Paul Ancheri|Ancheri]] {{goal|90}}
|stadium= [[Udhagamandalam]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

=== Cluster II ===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20020316134645/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/1998-99st.html indianfootball.de]
|team1=GO |team2=KA |team3=CH
|result1=KO

|win_GO=2 |draw_GO=0 |loss_GO=0 |gf_GO=9 |ga_GO=0
|win_KA=1 |draw_KA=0 |loss_KA=1 |gf_KA=5 |ga_KA=7
|win_CH=0 |draw_CH=0 |loss_CH=2 |gf_CH=1 |ga_CH=8

|name_GO=[[Goa football team|Goa]]
|name_KA=[[Karnataka football team|Karnataka]]
|name_CH=[[Chandigarh football team|Chandigarh]]


|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advances to [[#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
}}

{{footballbox collapsible
|date= 26 March 1999
|time=
|team1= [[Chandigarh football team|Chandigarh]]
|score= 1–5
|team2= [[Karnataka football team|Karnataka]]
|report= [https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99mar27/sports.htm#10 Report]
|goals1= Virender Kanwar {{goal|62}}
|goals2=
* K. C. Ramesh {{goal|15||44}}
* [[Xavier Vijay Kumar|Vijay Kumar]] {{goal|33}}
* Murali {{goal|?|pen.}}
* George {{goal|?}}
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
|location=[[Chennai]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|date= 28 March 1999
|time=
|team1= [[Chandigarh football team|Chandigarh]]
|score= 0–3
|team2= [[Goa football team|Goa]]
|report= [https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99mar29/sports.htm#1 Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
* Seby Coelho {{goal|40}}
* Somatai Shaiza {{goal|57}}
* Marcus Carvalho {{goal|75}}
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
|location=[[Chennai]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|date= 30 March 1999
|time=
|team1= [[Karnataka football team|Karnataka]]
|score= 0–6
|team2= [[Goa football team|Goa]]
|report= [https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99mar31/sports.htm#12 Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
* Somatai Shaiza {{goal|22}}
* [[Shanmugam Venkatesh|Venkatesh]] {{goal|60}}
* [[Mario Soares (footballer)|Soares]] {{goal|65}}
* Marcus Carvalho {{goal|67}}
* Agostinho Rodrigues {{goal|88||89}}
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
|location=[[Chennai]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

=== Cluster III ===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20020316134645/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/1998-99st.html indianfootball.de]
|team1=KL |team2=MH |team3=AS
|result1=KO

|win_KL=2 |draw_KL=0 |loss_KL=0 |gf_KL=5 |ga_KL=1
|win_MH=0 |draw_MH=1 |loss_MH=1 |gf_MH=2 |ga_MH=3
|win_AS=0 |draw_AS=1 |loss_AS=1 |gf_AS=1 |ga_AS=4

|name_KL=[[Kerala football team|Kerala]]
|name_MH=[[Maharashtra football team|Maharashtra]]
|name_AS=[[Assam football team|Assam]]


|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advances to [[#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|date= 26 March 1999
|time=
|team1= [[Maharashtra football team|Maharashtra]]
|score= 1–1
|team2= [[Assam football team|Assam]]
|report=
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Coimbatore]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|date= 27 March 1999
|time=
|team1= [[Kerala football team|Kerala]]
|score= 3–0
|team2= [[Assam football team|Assam]]
|report= [https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99mar28/sports.htm#9 Report]
|goals1=
* [[Asif Saheer|Saheer]] {{goal|1||37}}
* Shaji {{goal|76}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Coimbatore]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|date= 28 March 1999
|time=
|team1= [[Maharashtra football team|Maharashtra]]
|score= 1–2
|team2= [[Kerala football team|Kerala]]
|report= [https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99mar29/sports.htm#1 Report]
|goals1= Abbas Ali Rizvi {{goal|43}}
|goals2=
* Sunny {{goal|14}}
* Boniface {{goal|68}}
|stadium= [[Coimbatore]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

=== Cluster IV ===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20020316134645/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/1998-99st.html indianfootball.de]
|team1=TN |team2=PB |team3=DL
|result1=KO

|win_TN=2 |draw_TN=0 |loss_TN=0 |gf_TN=5 |ga_TN=1
|win_PB=0 |draw_PB=1 |loss_PB=1 |gf_PB=1 |ga_PB=3
|win_DL=0 |draw_DL=1 |loss_DL=1 |gf_DL=0 |ga_DL=2

|name_TN=[[Tamil Nadu football team|Tamil Nadu]]
|name_PB=[[Punjab football team (India)|Punjab]]
|name_DL=[[Delhi football team|Delhi]]


|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advances to [[#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|date= 25 March 1999
|time=
|team1= [[Tamil Nadu football team|Tamil Nadu]]
|score= 3–1
|team2= [[Punjab football team (India)|Punjab]]
|report= [https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99mar26/sports.htm#7 Report]
|goals1=
* Jestes Antony {{goal|3}}
* [[Hamilton Bobby|Bobby]] {{goal|16}}
* [[Syed Sabir Pasha|Pasha]] {{goal|68}}
|goals2= Manmohan Singh {{goal|23}}
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
|location=[[Chennai]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|date= 27 March 1999
|time=
|team1= [[Punjab football team (India)|Punjab]]
|score= 0–0
|team2= [[Delhi football team|Delhi]]
|report= [https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99mar28/sports.htm#9 Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
|location=[[Chennai]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|date= 29 March 1999
|time=
|team1= [[Tamil Nadu football team|Tamil Nadu]]
|score= 2–0
|team2= [[Delhi football team|Delhi]]
|report= [https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99mar30/sports.htm#9 Report]
|goals1=
* [[Syed Sabir Pasha|Pasha]] {{goal|74}}
* Samson Selvakumar {{goal|74}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
|location=[[Chennai]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

== Knockout stage ==
=== Semi-finals ===
{{football box
|date= 1 April 1999
|time=
|team1= [[Tamil Nadu football team|Tamil Nadu]]
|score= 1–3
|team2= [[Goa football team|Goa]]
|report= [https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99apr02/sports.htm#13 Report]
|goals1= [[Syed Sabir Pasha|Pasha]] {{goal|90}}
|goals2=
* [[Shanmugam Venkatesh|Venkatesh]] {{goal|13}}
* Francis Silveira {{goal|40}}
* [[Bruno Coutinho (footballer, born 1969)|Bruno Coutinho]] {{goal|87}}
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{football box
|date= 2 April 1999
|time=
|team1= [[West Bengal football team|Bengal]]
|score= 3–1
|team2= [[Kerala football team|Kerala]]
|report= [https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99apr03/sports.htm#7 Report]
|goals1=
* [[Bhaichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|12}}
* [[Raman Vijayan]] {{goal|37}}
* [[Carlton Chapman|Chapman]] {{goal|?}}
|goals2=[[Asif Saheer|Saheer]] {{goal|26}}
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

=== Final ===
{{football box
|date= 4 April 1999
|time=
|team1= [[West Bengal football team|Bengal]]
|score= 5–0
|team2= [[Goa football team|Goa]]
|report= [https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99apr05/sports.htm#11 Report]
|goals1=
* Basudeb Mondal {{goal|11}}
* [[Bhaichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|48}}
* [[Carlton Chapman|Chapman]] {{goal|53}}
* [[Raman Vijayan]] {{goal|68}}
* [[Dipendu Biswas|Biswas]] {{goal|82|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{cite web |title=55th "Bharat Petroleum" Santosh Trophy 1999 |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/1998-99st.html |publisher=indianfootball.de |access-date=28 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020316134645/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/1998-99st.html |archive-date=16 March 2002}}

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1998 99 Santosh Trophy - Revision history

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