The 2016 Santosh Trophy was the 70th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main state competition in Indian football. The qualifiers for the tournament took place from 6 February and the final of the tournament proper was held in Nagpur from 13 March 2016.
Round and dates RoundMatch datesTeamsQualifiers6 February 2016 – 23 February 201633Group stage29 February 2016 – 9 March 201610Semi-finals11 March 20164Final13 March 20162
Qualified Teams
The following 10 teams have qualified for the Santosh Trophy proper.
Assam Goa Jammu & Kashmir Maharashtra Mizoram Punjab Railways Services Tamil Nadu West Bengal
Group stage Group A
Fixtures and Results
Group B
Fixtures and Results
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
Goalscorers 4 Goals Narohari Shreshta (West Bengal)
3 Goals
A Raegan (Tamil Nadu) Arjun Tudu (Services) Mohammed Shabaz Pathan (Maharashtra)
2 Goals
Jagtar Singh (Railways) Malsawmfela (Mizoram) Sheikh Faiz (West Bengal) Shrikant Veramullu (Maharashtra)
1 Goal
Aaron D'costa (Maharashtra) Altamash Syed (Jammu & Kashmir) Angelo Colaco (Goa) Appuruba Phukan (Assam) Anil Kisku (Railways) Beevan D'Mello (Goa) Edwin Sydney (Tamil Nadu) Farukh Chowdhary (Jammu & Kashmir) Francis Fernandes (Goa) Francis Zoununtluanga (Services) Kali Alaudeen (Tamil Nadu) K Lal Thanthanga (Mizoram) Lalkhapuimawia (Mizoram) Laldingngheta (Mizoram) Lalmunsanga (Mizoram) Milagres Gonsalves (Goa) MS Dawngliana (Mizoram) Pawan Kumar Tiwari (Punjab) P Jain (Services) Pradeep Mohanraj (Tamil Nadu) Raynier Fernandes (Maharashtra) Rowilson Rodrigues (Goa) Shahnwaz Bashir (Jammu & Kashmir) Soosairaj (Tamil Nadu) Syed Shoaib (Jammu & Kashmir) Vipin (Services) Vijay Kumar (Punjab) Vivek Kumar (Services)
Notable players PositionPlayerTeamGKLaxmikant KattimaniGoaDFRowilson RodriguesGoaDFShallum PiresGoaMFFrancis FernandesGoaMFPeter CarvalhoGoaMFRichard CostaGoaMFVelito CruzGoaFWAngelo ColacoGoaFWBeevan D'MelloGoaFWMilagres GonsalvesGoaGKHarshad MeherMaharashtraMFVijith ShettyMaharashtraFWAbhishek AmbedkarMaharashtraDFLalrinchhana TochhawngMizoramDFLalrinzuala KhiangteMizoramDFLalrozama FanaiMizoramDFRicky LallawmawmaMizoramMFLaldingnghetaMizoramFWMalsawmfelaMizoramDFGurwinder SinghPunjabDFVishal KumarPunjabMFGurtej SinghPunjabFWAjay SinghPunjabGKJagroop SinghRailwaysDFPhoolchand HembramRailwaysDFRajib BoroRailwaysDFSatish Kumar Jr.RailwaysMFKeniston CRailwaysFWJagtar SinghRailwaysDFKali AlaudeenTamil NaduDFPrem KumarTamil NaduMFPradeep MohanrajTamil NaduGKPriyant SinghWest BengalMFAnthony SorenWest BengalMFImran KhanWest BengalMFManish MaithaniWest BengalMFMumtaz AkhtarWest BengalFWAshim BiswasWest BengalFWDipendu DowaryWest Bengal
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