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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]
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
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Final
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]
Awards
Winners Bengal won a cash prize of Template:INR2.5 lakh, while runners-up Goa received Template:INR1.5 lakh. The losing semi-finalists Maharashtra and Punjab received Template:INR1 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dutta heads Bengal's record win. The Indian Express(28 April 1998). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ↑ Goa hold edge over Bengal. The Indian Express. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
External links
- 54th Santosh Trophy 1998. indianfootball.de. Retrieved 27 April 2022.