2002–03 Santosh Trophy

The 2002–03 Santosh Trophy was the 58th Santosh Trophy. It was held from 17 October up to 5 November 2002 in Imphal, Manipur.

2002–03 Santosh Trophy
LG Santosh Trophy
Country India
Dates17 October – 5 November 2002
Teams12
ChampionsManipur (1st title)
Runners-upKerala
Matches played15
Goals scored45 (3 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Bijen Singh (9 goals)
Best playerJames Lukram Singh (Manipur)

32 teams from all over India were supposed to participate in the national state championship but three states pulled out. The final was held between hosts Manipur and defending champions Kerala, which Manipur won through a golden goal by Indian international Tomba Singh.

Qualifying rounds

Venues: Mapal Kangjeibung Stadium Main Stadium Kuman Lampak Eastern Sporting Union Ground Thangmeiband Athletic Union Ground

Cluster I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Bengal 2 2 0 0 12 0 +12 6
2 Jammu & Kashmir 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 3
3 Rajasthan 2 0 0 2 0 11 −11 0
Source:

18-Oct-02: Jammu & Kashmir 4-0 Rajasthan [3,83 Deepak Sangral, 62 Rakhesh, 87 Manat Kumar]

20-Oct-02: Bengal 7-0 Rajasthan [14,40,73,80 Dipendu Biswas, 37 Sandip Das, 41,51 Amar Pyne]

22-Oct-02: Bengal 5-0 Jammu & Kashmir [3,24,67 Dipendu Biswas, 64 Surya Bikash Chakraborty, 83 Anupam Sarkar]

Cluster II
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Maharashtra 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6
2 Meghalaya 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
3 Chandigarh 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source:

18-Oct-02: Chandigarh 1-2 Meghalaya [C: 58 Munish Kumar; M: 17 Richard Nongneng, 43 Soki Lamara]

20-Oct-02: Maharashtra 2-0 Chandigarh [70 Naushad Moosa, 77 Aziz Quereshi]

22-Oct-02: Maharashtra 3-2 Meghalaya [Ma: 51 Aziz Quereshi, 71 Anthony Fernandes, 78 Altafuddin Ahmed; Me: 72 Sam Kharbhi, 77 Freddy Kharpran]

Cluster III
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Punjab 2 2 0 0 1 0 +1 6
2 Mizoram 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3 Madhya Pradesh 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Source:

18-Oct-02: Mizoram 2-1 Madhya Pradesh [Mi: 10 Joseph Lalnunzira, 48 Benjamin Zonunsiama; MP: 67 Rahamat Baig]

21-Oct-02: Punjab 1-0 Madhya Pradesh [33 Gurjit Singh Atwal]

23-Oct-02: Punjab 1-0 Mizoram [88 Sher Singh]

Cluster IV
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manipur 2 2 0 0 17 0 +17 6
2 Himachal Pradesh 2 1 0 1 1 8 −7 3
3 Pondicherry 2 0 0 2 0 10 −10 0
Source:

17-Oct-02: Manipur 8-0 Himachal Pradesh [36,51,70,83 Bijen Singh, 43 Kanta Singh, 55 Helen Singh, 62 Tomba Singh, 86 Tiken Singh]

20-Oct-02: Pondicherry 0-1 Himachal Pradesh [90 Rahul Sharma]

22-Oct-02: Manipur 9-0 Pondicherry [1 Sanaton Singh, 3,44,70,87 Tiken Singh, 40,41 Bijen Singh, 50 James Singh, 72 Nilakumar Singh]

Cluster V
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Assam 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6
2 Bihar 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 3
3 Andhra Pradesh 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
3 Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[lower-alpha 1]
Source:
Notes:
    • Daman & Diu has pulled out

    18-Oct-02: Assam 3-0 Andhra Pradesh [36 Utpal Basumatary, 44 Kamal Chetry, 90 Padum Brpha]

    21-Oct-02: Bihar 1-0 Andhra Pradesh [58 Suresh Kalandi]

    23-Oct-02: Bihar 0-3 Assam [6 Utpal Basumatary, 58 Saran Sonar, 79 Sanjiva Rongpi]

    Cluster VI
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Services 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 6
    2 Sikkim 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
    3 Uttar Pradesh 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0
    4 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[lower-alpha 1]
    Source:
    Notes:
      • Arunachal Pradesh has pulled out

      19-Oct-02: Services 5-0 Uttar Pradesh [26,40,45 Pritam Bahadur, 49 Bikash Gurung, 60 Thiruna Vakarsu]

      21-Oct-02: Sikkim 3-0 Uttar Pradesh [34 Milan Lepcha, 44 Kamal Bagdas, 89 Ram Rai]

      23-Oct-02: Services 3-0 Sikkim [39 Jhoney P Gangmei, 56 Pritam Bahadur, 57 Raghu Kumar]

      Cluster VII
      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
      1 Karnataka 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9
      2 Tripura 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
      3 Gujarat 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3
      3 Haryana 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
      Source:

      19-Oct-02: Haryana 0-1 Gujarat [68 Mukesh Kumar]

      19-Oct-02: Karnataka 4-1 Tripura [K: 11 SK Dayanand, 68 Jagadish Kumar, 76 Sunil S Kumar, 90 BV Pradeep; T: 21 Sambhu Saha]

      21-Oct-02: Tripura 4-1 Gujarat [T: 10 Swapan Rai, 48 Sambhu Saha, 53,64 Premjit Singh Barua; G: 56 Ranjit Sisodiya]

      21-Oct-02: Haryana 0-2 Karnataka [29 SK Dayanand, 75 Gregory Clarke]

      23-Oct-02: Karnataka 6-0 Gujarat [34 Sunil S Kumar, 52,72 BV Pradeep, 62,79 SK Dayanand, 60 Kanika Raj]

      23-Oct-02: Tripura 2-1 Haryana [T: 37,77 Swapan Rai; H: 30 Satya Singh]

      Cluster VIII
      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
      1 Orissa 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4
      2 Delhi 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
      3 Nagaland 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
      4 Andaman Nicobar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[lower-alpha 1]
      Source:
      Notes:
        • Andaman Nicobar has pulled out

        19-Oct-02: Orissa 0-0 Delhi

        21-Oct-02: Nagaland 1-1 Delhi [N: 90 Vizo Peseyie; D: 45 Rajesh Arya]

        23-Oct-02: Orissa 3-0 Nagaland [38,86 Gyanaranjan, 66 Bhabani Prasad Mohanty]

        Quarterfinal League

        Group A
        Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
        1 Kerala 2 2 0 0 6 3 +3 6 Advance to Semi-finals
        2 West Bengal 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
        3 Assam 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
        Source: indianfootball.de
        Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
        25 October 2002 (2002-10-25) West Bengal2–1AssamImphal
        12:00 IST Biswas  6' (pen.)
        Amar Pyne  38'        		 Report Sanjiva Rongpi  65' Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
        Attendance: 6,000[1]
        Referee: S. Suresh (Tamil Nadu)
        27 October 2002 (2002-10-27) Kerala3–2West BengalImphal
        12:00 IST Sylvester Ignatius  31', 58'
        T. Usman  87'        		 Report Chandan Das  30'
        Sandip Das  79'        		 Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
        Attendance: 6,000[2]
        Referee: Rizwah-ul-Haq (Delhi)
        29 October 2002 (2002-10-29) Kerala3–1AssamImphal
        12:00 IST Dineesh K.  71'
        Sylvester Ignatius  77'
        Abdul Naushad  90'        		 Report Sanjiba Rongpi  37' Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
        Referee: S. M. Balu (Karnataka)

        Group B
        Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
        1 Services 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Advance to Semi-finals
        2 Maharashtra 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
        3 Railways 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
        Source: indianfootball.de
        Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
        25 October 2002 (2002-10-25) Maharashtra1–1ServicesImphal
        14:00 IST Ahmed  2' Report Pradeep Debnath  48' Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
        Attendance: 6,000[3]
        Referee: S. M. Balu (Karnataka)
        27 October 2002 (2002-10-27) Railways0–1MaharashtraImphal
        14:00 IST Report Moosa  37' Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
        Attendance: ≈6,000[4]
        Referee: Benjamin D'Silva (Goa)
        29 October 2002 (2002-10-29) Railways0–2ServicesImphal
        14:00 IST Report Pritam Bahadur  13', 58' Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
        Attendance: 2,000[5]
        Referee: S. Suresh (Tamil Nadu)

        Group C
        Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
        1 Goa 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6 Advance to Semi-finals
        2 Karnataka 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
        3 Punjab 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
        Source: indianfootball.de
        Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
        26 October 2002 (2002-10-26) Punjab0–2KarnatakaImphal
        12:00 IST Report Mahendra Mani  22'
        Sunil S. Kumar  30'        		 Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
        Attendance: 15,000[6]
        Referee: S. Sarkar (West Bengal)
        28 October 2002 (2002-10-28) Goa2–1PunjabImphal
        12:00 IST Lawrence  42'
        D'Cunha  44'        		 Report Sher Singh  17' Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
        Referee: A. Arjunan (Services)
        30 October 2002 (2002-10-30) Goa2–1KarnatakaImphal
        12:00 IST Jules Alberto  3'
        Sukhdev Arwade  38'        		 Report S. Paramesh  56' Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
        Attendance: ≈23,000[7]
        Referee: Rizwan-ul-Haq (Delhi)

        Group D
        Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
        1 Manipur 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 4 Advance to Semi-finals
        2 Tamil Nadu 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
        3 Odisha 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0
        Source: indianfootball.de
        Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
        26 October 2002 (2002-10-26) Manipur4–1OdishaImphal
        14:00 IST Bijen Singh  9', 82'
        Tiken Singh  38'
        To. Singh  60'        		 Report Premchand Singh  36' Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
        Attendance: 27,000[8]
        Referee: Walter Pereira (Maharashtra)
        26 October 2002 (2002-10-26) Tamil Nadu2–1OdishaImphal
        14:00 IST P. Muthu  24', 28' Report Saroj Kanta Pattnaik  19' Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
        Attendance: 2,000[9]
        Referee: Kisan Avtar (Delhi)
        26 October 2002 (2002-10-26) Manipur2–2Tamil NaduImphal
        14:00 IST Uttam Singh  24'
        Tiken Singh  69'        		 Report Kulothungan  6'
        A. Kumaravel  90+'        		 Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
        Attendance: 29,000[10]
        Referee: M. K. Roy (Assam)

        Semi-finals
        Kerala3–2Services
        Saheer  12', 22'
        Ajayan  78'        		 Report JF Gangmei  9'
        Pritam Bahadur  69'
        Attendance: ≈7,000[11]
        Referee: S. Suresh (Tamil Nadu)
        Manipur0–0 (a.e.t.)Goa
        Report
        Penalties
        Ratan Singh
        Re. Singh
        Bijen Singh
        Bungo Singh
        JL Singh         		4–3 Jules Alberto
        Lawrence
        Menino Fernandes
        B. Fernandes
        Lawrence
        Attendance: ≈26,000[12]
        Referee: S. Suresh (Tamil Nadu)

        Final
        Manipur2–1 (a.e.t.)Kerala
        Tiken Singh  6'
        To. Singh  94'         		Report Abdul Noushad  87'
        Attendance: 25,000[13]–29,000[14]
        Referee: S. M. Balu (Karnataka)

        Awards
        Award[15] Recipient
        Most Valuable Player of the TournamentJames Lukram Singh (Manipur)
        Most Valuable Player of the FinalTomba Singh (Manipur)
        Best GoalkeeperNoren Singh (Manipur)
        Top goalscorerBijen Singh (9 goals)

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