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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}}
The '''2008–09 Santosh Trophy qualification''' was the qualifying round for the [[2008–09 Santosh Trophy|2008–09 edition]] of the [[Santosh Trophy]], the premier [[association football]] competition in India for teams representing their state football associations. It began on 24 May and ended on 1 June 2009.

Twenty-seven teams entered the competition and were divided into eight 'clusters' to play the qualification after Nagaland pulled out.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Sport |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090525/sports.htm#7 |website=The Tribune |access-date=2 May 2022 |date=25 May 2009}}</ref> The winner of each cluster were to move to the pre-quarter final knock-out round from which four would progress to the quarter-final stage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tamil Nadu to meet Rajasthan in Santosh Trophy opener |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/tamil-nadu-to-meet-rajasthan-in-santosh-trophy-opener/articleshow/4446000.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=1 May 2022 |language=en |date=24 April 2009}}</ref> Punjab, Services, Bengal and Karnataka were directly seeded to the quarterfinal league.<ref>{{cite web |title=Will Bengal be able to end its long drought in the Santosh Trophy? |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Will-Bengal-be-able-to-end-its-long-drought-in-the-Santosh-Trophy/article16602477.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=1 May 2022 |language=en-IN |date=23 May 2009}}</ref>

== Qualification ==
===Cluster I===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|sortable_table=y

|result1=KO
|col_KO=green3 |text_KO=[[2008–09 Santosh Trophy qualification#Pre-quarterfinals|Pre-quarterfinals]]

|team1=KER|name_KER=[[Kerala football team|Kerala]]
|team2=CHH|name_CHH=[[Chhattisgarh football team|Chhattisgarh]]
|team3=CHA|name_CHA=[[Chandigarh football team|Chandigarh]]
|win_KER=2|draw_KER=0|loss_KER=0|gf_KER=8|ga_KER=0
|win_CHH=0|draw_CHH=1|loss_CHH=1|gf_CHH=0|ga_CHH=3
|win_CHA=0|draw_CHA=1|loss_CHA=1|gf_CHA=0|ga_CHA=5

|update=complete|source=
}}
{{footballbox
|date= 24 May 2009
|time= 16:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1= [[Chandigarh football team|Chandigarh]]
|score= 0–0
|team2= [[Chhattisgarh football team|Chhattisgarh]]
|report= [https://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090525/sports.htm#7 Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Coimbatore)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Coimbatore]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 26 May 2009
|time=
|team1= [[Chandigarh football team|Chandigarh]]
|score= 0–5
|team2= [[Kerala football team|Kerala]]
|report= [https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2009/may/26/delhi-bow-out-of-santosh-trophy-52441.html Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
* K. P. Zubair {{goal|36||38}}
* Balan {{goal|67}}
* [[Zakeer Mundampara|Mundampara]] {{goal|84}}
* [[Pappachen Pradeep|Pradeep]] {{goal|90+1}}
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Coimbatore)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Coimbatore]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 28 May 2009
|time=
|team1= [[Kerala football team|Kerala]]
|score= 3–0
|team2= [[Chhattisgarh football team|Chhattisgarh]]
|report= [https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2009/may/29/kerala-march-into-last-16-53025.html Report]
|goals1=
* [[Pappachen Pradeep|Pradeep]] {{goal|25}}
* K. P. Zubair {{goal|62}}
* [[Sushanth Mathew|Mathew]] {{goal|82}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Coimbatore)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Coimbatore]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

===Cluster II===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|sortable_table=y

|result1=KO
|col_KO=green3 |text_KO=[[2008–09 Santosh Trophy qualification#Pre-quarterfinals|Pre-quarterfinals]]

|team1=MAH|name_MAH=[[Maharashtra football team|Maharashtra]]
|team2=MEG|name_MEG=[[Meghalaya football team|Meghalaya]]
|team3=UTT|name_UTT=[[Uttar Pradesh football team|Uttar Pradesh]]
|win_MAH=2|draw_MAH=0|loss_MAH=0|gf_MAH=6|ga_MAH=0
|win_MEG=1|draw_MEG=0|loss_MEG=1|gf_MEG=1|ga_MEG=3
|win_UTT=0|draw_UTT=0|loss_UTT=2|gf_UTT=0|ga_UTT=4
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{footballbox
|date= 25 May 2009
|time= 16:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1= [[Maharashtra football team|Maharashtra]]
|score= 3–0
|team2= [[Uttar Pradesh football team|Uttar Pradesh]]
|report= [https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Maharashtra-begins-its-campaign-in-style/article16603628.ece Report]
|goals1=
* [[Anas Edathodika|Edathodika]] {{goal|31}}
* [[Alex Ambrose|Ambrose]] {{goal|55}}
* Zahid Ansari {{goal|90+3}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Coimbatore)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Coimbatore]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 29 May 2009
|time=
|team1= [[Maharashtra football team|Maharashtra]]
|score= 3–0
|team2= [[Meghalaya football team|Meghalaya]]
|report= [https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2009/may/29/big-win-for-goa-in-santosh-trophy-53235.html Report]
|goals1=
* Shivalkar {{goal|64}}
* K. Sampath Kumar {{goal|67||69}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Coimbatore)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Coimbatore]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

===Cluster III===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|sortable_table=y

|result1=KO
|col_KO=green3 |text_KO=[[2008–09 Santosh Trophy qualification#Pre-quarterfinals|Pre-quarterfinals]]

|team1=MIZ|name_MIZ=[[Mizoram football team|Mizoram]]
|team2=MAD|name_MAD=[[Madhya Pradesh football team|Madhya Pradesh]]
|team3=J&K|name_J&K=[[Jammu and Kashmir football team|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|team4=PON|name_PON=[[Puducherry football team|Puducherry]]
|win_MIZ=2|draw_MIZ=1|loss_MIZ=0|gf_MIZ=9|ga_MIZ=2
|win_MAD=1|draw_MAD=2|loss_MAD=0|gf_MAD=7|ga_MAD=3
|win_J&K=1|draw_J&K=1|loss_J&K=1|gf_J&K=2|ga_J&K=4
|win_PON=0|draw_PON=0|loss_PON=3|gf_PON=0|ga_PON=9
|update=complete|source=
}}

{{footballbox
|date= 24 May 2009
|time= 07:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1= [[Jammu and Kashmir football team|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|score= 1–1
|team2= [[Madhya Pradesh football team|Madhya Pradesh]]
|report= [https://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090525/sports.htm#7 Report]
|goals1= Taufeek {{goal|42}}
|goals2= Athoiba Maitai {{goal|85}}
|stadium= [[St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli|St. Joseph's College Ground]], [[Tiruchirappalli]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 24 May 2009
|time= 16:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1= [[Mizoram football team|Mizoram]]
|score= 4–0
|team2= [[Puducherry football team|Puducherry]]
|report= [https://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090525/sports.htm#7 Report]
|goals1=
* Rohminthanga {{goal|16}}
* [[Jeje Lalpekhlua|Lalpekhlua]] {{goal|23}}
* [[Lalawmpuia Pachuau|Lalawmpuia]] {{goal|55}}
* [[Zaidinmawia Hmar|Hmar]] {{goal|90|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli|St. Joseph's College Ground]], [[Tiruchirappalli]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 26 May 2009
|time=
|team1= [[Madhya Pradesh football team|Madhya Pradesh]]
|score= 2–2
|team2= [[Mizoram football team|Mizoram]]
|report= [https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Mizoram-holds-M.P./article16604198.ece Report]
|goals1= Sonu Rajak {{goal|11||51}}
|goals2=
* [[Jeje Lalpekhlua|Lalpekhlua]] {{goal|20}}
* [[Zaidinmawia Hmar|Hmar]] {{goal|89|pen.}}
|stadium= [[St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli|St. Joseph's College Ground]], [[Tiruchirappalli]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 26 May 2009
|time=
|team1= [[Jammu and Kashmir football team|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|score= 1–0
|team2= [[Puducherry football team|Puducherry]]
|report= [https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Mizoram-holds-M.P./article16604198.ece Report]
|goals1= Taufeek {{goal|69}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli|St. Joseph's College Ground]], [[Tiruchirappalli]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 28 May 2009
|time=
|team1= [[Jammu and Kashmir football team|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|score= 0–3
|team2= [[Mizoram football team|Mizoram]]
|report= [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mizoram-railways-advance-in-santosh-trophy/articleshow/4590936.cms Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
* [[Lalawmpuia Pachuau|Lalawmpuia]] {{goal|51}}
* [[Jeje Lalpekhlua|Lalpekhlua]] {{goal|75}}
* Lalrokhuma {{goal|88}}
|stadium= [[St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli|St. Joseph's College Ground]], [[Tiruchirappalli]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 28 May 2009
|time=
|team1= [[Madhya Pradesh football team|Madhya Pradesh]]
|score= 4–0
|team2= [[Puducherry football team|Puducherry]]
|report= [https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Mizoram-gets-past-J-K/article16605437.ece Report]
|goals1=
* Krishna Kumar Singh {{goal|25}}
* Santosh Rajak {{goal|59}}
* Sonu Rajak {{goal|63}}
* Bhagwan Das {{goal|88}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli|St. Joseph's College Ground]], [[Tiruchirappalli]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

===Cluster IV===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|sortable_table=y

|result1=KO
|col_KO=green3 |text_KO=[[2008–09 Santosh Trophy qualification#Pre-quarterfinals|Pre-quarterfinals]]

|team1=GOA|name_GOA=[[Goa football team|Goa]]
|team2=JHA|name_JHA=[[Jharkhand football team|Jharkhand]]
|team3=ORI|name_ORI=[[Odisha football team|Orissa]]
|win_GOA=2|draw_GOA=0|loss_GOA=0|gf_GOA=5|ga_GOA=0
|win_JHA=1|draw_JHA=0|loss_JHA=1|gf_JHA=3|ga_JHA=3
|win_ORI=0|draw_ORI=0|loss_ORI=2|gf_ORI=2|ga_ORI=7
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{footballbox
|date= 26 May 2009
|time= 16:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1= [[Goa football team|Goa]]
|score= 1–0
|team2= [[Jharkhand football team|Jharkhand]]
|report= [https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Goa-puts-it-past-a-resilient-Jharkhand/article16603378.ece Report]
|goals1=
* [[Fredy Mascarenhas|F. Masceranhas]] {{goal|82}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli|St. Joseph's College Ground]], [[Tiruchirappalli]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 27 May 2009
|time=
|team1= [[Jharkhand football team|Jharkhand]]
|score= 3–2
|team2= [[Odisha football team|Orissa]]
|report= [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/jharkhand-ride-on-subodhs-class/articleshow/4587044.cms Report]
|goals1=
* Subodh Kumar {{goal|?||?}}
* Suresh Kaundi {{goal|?}}
|goals2=
* Gyana Ranjan Samal {{goal|?}}
* Ashok Das {{goal|?}}
|stadium= [[St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli|St. Joseph's College Ground]], [[Tiruchirappalli]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 29 May 2009
|time=
|team1= [[Goa football team|Goa]]
|score= 4–0
|team2= [[Odisha football team|Orissa]]
|report= [https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2009/may/29/big-win-for-goa-in-santosh-trophy-53235.html Report]
|goals1=
* [[Marcus Masceranhas|M. Masceranhas]] {{goal|1}}
* [[Beevan D'Mello|D'Mello]] {{goal|33}}
* [[Climax Lawrence|Lawrence]] {{goal|44}}
* [[Rowilson Rodrigues|Rodrigues]] {{goal|70}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli|St. Joseph's College Ground]], [[Tiruchirappalli]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

===Cluster V===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|sortable_table=y

|result1=KO
|col_KO=green3 |text_KO=[[2008–09 Santosh Trophy qualification#Pre-quarterfinals|Pre-quarterfinals]]

|team1=RWY|name_RWY=[[Railways football team|Railways]]
|team2=ASS|name_ASS=[[Assam football team|Assam]]
|team3=DEL|name_DEL=[[Delhi football team|Delhi]]
|win_RWY=2|draw_RWY=0|loss_RWY=0|gf_RWY=2|ga_RWY=0
|win_ASS=1|draw_ASS=0|loss_ASS=1|gf_ASS=2|ga_ASS=2
|win_DEL=0|draw_DEL=0|loss_DEL=2|gf_DEL=1|ga_DEL=3
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{footballbox
|date= 24 May 2009
|time= 16:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1= [[Delhi football team|Delhi]]
|score= 0–1
|team2= [[Railways football team|Railways]]
|report= [https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Narrow-win-for-Railways/article16602815.ece Report]
|goals1=
|goals2= Abhishek {{goal|45+1}}
|stadium= Don Bosco Youth Centre, [[Tiruvallur]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 26 May 2009
|time=
|team1= [[Assam football team|Assam]]
|score= 2–1
|team2= [[Delhi football team|Delhi]]
|report= [https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2009/may/26/delhi-bow-out-of-santosh-trophy-52441.html Report]
|goals1=
* Raju Konwar {{goal|12}}
* [[Durga Boro|Boro]] {{goal|51}}
|goals2= Raju Konwar {{goal|88|o.g.}}
|stadium= Don Bosco Youth Centre, [[Tiruvallur]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 28 May 2009
|time=
|team1= [[Assam football team|Assam]]
|score= 0–1
|team2= [[Railways football team|Railways]]
|report= [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mizoram-railways-advance-in-santosh-trophy/articleshow/4590936.cms Report]
|goals1=
|goals2= Amrinder Singh {{goal|39}}
|stadium= Don Bosco Youth Centre, [[Tiruvallur]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

===Cluster VI===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|sortable_table=y

|result1=KO
|col_KO=green3 |text_KO=[[2008–09 Santosh Trophy qualification#Pre-quarterfinals|Pre-quarterfinals]]

|team1=MAN|name_MAN=[[Manipur football team|Manipur]]
|team2=SIK|name_SIK=[[Sikkim football team|Sikkim]]
|team3=UTT|name_UTT=[[Uttarakhand football team|Uttarakhand]]
|win_MAN=2|draw_MAN=0|loss_MAN=0|gf_MAN=11|ga_MAN=0
|win_SIK=0|draw_SIK=1|loss_SIK=1|gf_SIK=2|ga_SIK=4
|win_UTT=0|draw_UTT=1|loss_UTT=1|gf_UTT=2|ga_UTT=11
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{footballbox
|date= 25 May 2009
|time=
|team1= [[Manipur football team|Manipur]]
|score= 9–0
|team2= [[Uttarakhand football team|Uttarakhand]]
|report= [https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Manipur-steamrollers-Uttarakhand/article16603387.ece Report]
|goals1=
* Bisheshwor Singh {{goal|33||73}}
* [[Bijen Singh|B. Singh]] {{goal|45}}
* [[Reisangmei Vashum|Vashum]] {{goal|45+1||63||89}}
* [[Subhash Singh|Su. Singh]] {{goal|59||77}}
* J. Singh {{goal|90+2}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Don Bosco Youth Centre, [[Tiruvallur]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 29 May 2009
|time=
|team1= [[Manipur football team|Manipur]]
|score= 2–0
|team2= [[Sikkim football team|Sikkim]]
|report= [https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2009/may/29/big-win-for-goa-in-santosh-trophy-53235.html Report]
|goals1=
* [[Khanthang Paite|Paite]] {{goal|14}}
* [[Subhash Singh|Su. Singh]] {{goal|41}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Don Bosco Youth Centre, [[Tiruvallur]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

===Cluster VII===

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|sortable_table=y

|result1=KO
|col_KO=green3 |text_KO=[[2008–09 Santosh Trophy qualification#Pre-quarterfinals|Pre-quarterfinals]]

|team1=HAR|name_HAR=[[Haryana football team|Haryana]]
|team2=BIH|name_BIH=[[Bihar football team|Bihar]]
|team3=GUJ|name_GUJ=[[Gujarat football team|Gujarat]]
|win_HAR=2|draw_HAR=0|loss_HAR=0|gf_HAR=9|ga_HAR=0
|win_BIH=1|draw_BIH=0|loss_BIH=1|gf_BIH=10|ga_BIH=3
|win_GUJ=0|draw_GUJ=0|loss_GUJ=2|gf_GUJ=0|ga_GUJ=16
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{footballbox
|date= 25 May 2009
|time=
|team1= [[Gujarat football team|Gujarat]]
|score= 0–6
|team2= [[Haryana football team|Haryana]]
|report= [https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Haryana-thumps-Gujarat/article16603386.ece Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
* Vivek Singh Kaira {{goal|17||71}}
* Jaswant Parmar {{goal|50}}
* Sunil Kumar Sharma {{goal|52||56}}
* Pawan Kumar {{goal|73}}
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 28 May 2009
|time=
|team1= [[Bihar football team|Bihar]]
|score= 10–0
|team2= [[Gujarat football team|Gujarat]]
|report= [https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2009/may/29/kerala-march-into-last-16-53025.html Report]
|goals1=
* Debashish Rai {{goal|?||?||?||?}}
* Naveen Thapa {{goal|?||?||?}}
* Mohammed Shahbaz {{goal|?||?||?}}
* Rajgrih Yadav {{goal|?}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 29 May 2009
|time= 16:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1= [[Bihar football team|Bihar]]
|score= 0–3
|team2= [[Haryana football team|Haryana]]
|report= [https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2009/may/29/big-win-for-goa-in-santosh-trophy-53235.html Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
* Surender Kumar {{goal|6}}
* Pradeep Kumar {{goal|42||90}}
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

===Cluster VIII===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|sortable_table=y

|result1=KO
|col_KO=green3 |text_KO=[[2008–09 Santosh Trophy qualification#Pre-quarterfinals|Pre-quarterfinals]]

|team1=TAM|name_TAM=[[Tamil Nadu football team|Tamil Nadu]]
|team2=TRI|name_TRI=[[Tripura football team|Tripura]]
|team3=RAJ|name_RAJ=[[Rajasthan football team|Rajasthan]]
|team4=HIM|name_HIM=[[Himachal Pradesh football team|Himachal Pradesh]]
|win_TAM=3|draw_TAM=0|loss_TAM=0|gf_TAM=25|ga_TAM=0
|win_TRI=2|draw_TRI=0|loss_TRI=1|gf_TRI=7|ga_TRI=8
|win_RAJ=1|draw_RAJ=0|loss_RAJ=2|gf_RAJ=4|ga_RAJ=14
|win_HIM=0|draw_HIM=0|loss_HIM=3|gf_HIM=2|ga_HIM=16
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{footballbox
|date= 24 May 2009
|time= 16:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1= [[Tamil Nadu football team|Tamil Nadu]]
|score= 7–0
|team2= [[Rajasthan football team|Rajasthan]]
|report= [https://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090525/sports.htm#7 Report]
|goals1=
* P. C. Riju {{goal|14||76||84}}
* Pradeep {{goal|27}}
* Suresh Kumar {{goal|47||53}}
* [[Dharmaraj Ravanan|Ravanan]] {{goal|82}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 24 May 2009
|time= 18:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1= [[Himachal Pradesh football team|Himachal Pradesh]]
|score= 0–2
|team2= [[Tripura football team|Tripura]]
|report= [https://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090525/sports.htm#7 Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
* Paltu Dutta Chowdhury {{goal|45}}
* Rupak Mazumdar {{goal|69}}
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 26 May 2009
|time=
|team1= [[Tamil Nadu football team|Tamil Nadu]]
|score= 11–0
|team2= [[Himachal Pradesh football team|Himachal Pradesh]]
|report= [https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Tamil-Nadu-hammers-a-hapless-Himachal-Pradesh/article16603967.ece Report]
|goals1=
* P. C. Riju {{goal|8||65||70||74}}
* Muthu {{goal|11||63||74}}
* [[Kalia Kulothungan|Kulothungan]] {{goal|22|pen.||44||84}}
* Jagan {{goal|87}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 26 May 2009
|time=
|team1= [[Rajasthan football team|Rajasthan]]
|score= 0–5
|team2= [[Tripura football team|Tripura]]
|report= [https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Tamil-Nadu-hammers-a-hapless-Himachal-Pradesh/article16603967.ece Report]
|goals1= Vikas Gupta {{goal|73}}
|goals2=
* Utpal Choudhary {{goal|22}}
* Swapan Rai {{goal|24}}
* Shyamal Bhowmik {{goal|35}}
* Paltu Dutta Choudhury {{goal|42}}
* Bikram Jamatia {{goal|84}}
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 28 May 2009
|time=
|team1= [[Tamil Nadu football team|Tamil Nadu]]
|score= 7–0
|team2= [[Tripura football team|Tripura]]
|report= [https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Tamil-Nadu-progresses/article16605133.ece Report]
|goals1=
* P. C. Riju {{goal|21||65}}
* Pradeep {{goal|12}}
* [[Kalia Kulothungan|Kulothungan]] {{goal|27}}
* Muthu {{goal|30||87}}
* Elamurugan {{goal|90+1}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 28 May 2009
|time=
|team1= [[Himachal Pradesh football team|Himachal Pradesh]]
|score= 2–3
|team2= [[Rajasthan football team|Rajasthan]]
|report= [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mizoram-railways-advance-in-santosh-trophy/articleshow/4590936.cms Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

== Pre-quarterfinals ==
{{footballbox
|date= 1 June 2009
|time=
|team1= [[Tamil Nadu football team|Tamil Nadu]]
|score= 5–0
|team2= [[Haryana football team|Haryana]]
|report= [https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2009/jun/02/tn-power-into-last-eight-53998.html Report]
|goals1=
* [[Kalia Kulothungan|Kulothungan]] {{goal|18}}
* Muthu {{goal|45||88}}
* P. C. Riju {{goal|48||81}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 1 June 2009
|time=
|team1= [[Maharashtra football team|Maharashtra]]
|score= 1–0
|team2= [[Kerala football team|Kerala]]
|report= [https://www.rediff.com/sports/2009/jun/01santosh-trophy-quarter-finalists.htm Report]
|goals1= [[Sampath Kuttymani|Kuttymani]] {{goal|83}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Coimbatore)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Coimbatore]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 1 June 2009
|time=
|team1= [[Goa football team|Goa]]
|score= 3–0
|team2= [[Mizoram football team|Mizoram]]
|report= [https://www.rediff.com/sports/2009/jun/01santosh-trophy-quarter-finalists.htm Report]
|goals1=
* [[Joaquim Abranches|Abranches]] {{goal|44}}
* [[Marcus Masceranhas|Masceranhas]] {{goal|58||63}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli|St. Joseph's College Ground]], [[Tiruchirappalli]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 1 June 2009
|time=
|team1= [[Railways football team|Railways]]
|score= 1–3
|team2= [[Manipur football team|Manipur]]
|report= [https://www.rediff.com/sports/2009/jun/01santosh-trophy-quarter-finalists.htm Report]
|goals1=Nalanda Chakravarthy {{goal|80}}
|goals2=
* [[Subhash Singh|Su. Singh]] {{goal|19}}
* [[Reisangmei Vashum|Vashum]] {{goal|40||79}}
|stadium= Don Bosco Youth Centre, [[Tiruvallur]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Santosh Trophy}}
{{2008–09 in Indian football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2008-09 Santosh Trophy qualification}}
[[Category:2008–09 Santosh Trophy]]

2008 09 Santosh Trophy qualification - Revision history

Rajesh Ghosh at 15:53, 25 March 2026