1974–75 Santosh Trophy
Football tournament season
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The 1974–75 Santosh Trophy was the 31st edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held in Jalandhar, Punjab. Punjab won the title for the second time, beating Bengal 6–0 in the most one-sided Santosh Trophy final.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Dates | November 1974 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Punjab (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Bengal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer | Inder Singh (23 goals) |
Inder Singh, the captain of Punjab, scored 23 goals, the record for a single tournament. Surajit Sengupta and Mohammad Akbar of Bengal scored eleven goals each. Punjab's previous title had also come at Jalandhar in the 1970-71 tournament.
Preliminary round
Cluster A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjab | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 4 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Uttar Pradesh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |
| 3 | Gujarat | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 1 |
Punjab's seventeen goals against Gujarat is the second most scored in a Santosh Trophy match, after Bengal's 18–0 against Tripura in this season. Inder Singh's seven goals equalled the record of Fred Pugsley in 1945-46. Punjab was managed by Jarnail Singh.
Cluster B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajasthan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Tamil Nadu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
| 3 | Delhi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
Magan Singh, who scored the first hat-trick of this high-scoring tournament, was the Rajasthan captain.
Cluster C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 3 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Services | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Jammu and Kashmir | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 |
Goa was managed by Peter Thangaraj. This tournament was the debut of the Goa goal-keeper Brahmanand who would later captain India. Henry Britto captained Goa.
Cluster D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maharashtra | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Orissa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
| 3 | Haryana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Cluster E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | +26 | 4 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Madhya Pradesh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 | |
| 3 | Tripura | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | −20 | 0 |
Bengal had a forward line of Mohammad Akbar, Surajit Sengupta, Latifuddin and Pradeep Dutt. Bengal were without the prominent players Gautam Sarkar, Subhash Bhowmick, Sudhir Karmakar and Samaresh Chowdhury who were not selected as they failed to report for training before the team selection. Ashoklal Banerjee captained the team.
Bengal's 18–0 win against Tripura is a record in Santosh Trophy.
Cluster F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Kerala | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 2 | |
| 3 | Himachal Pradesh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
The defending champions Kerala needed a draw in the last game but lost to Assam. This was the first appearance of Himachal Pradesh in the Santosh Trophy.
Cluster G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagaland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Railways | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Andhra Pradesh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 |
Nagaland were making their debut in Santosh Trophy. They were coached by the former Olympian S. Raman. Railways were the finalists in the previous season but lost their second match.