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Hosts Goa and 31-times champions West Bengal were off to winning starts on the opening day of the 71st National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy in Goa. While Goa beat Meghalaya 2-1, West Bengal scraped past Chandigarh by a solitary goal. At the JMC Bambolim Stadium, after a barren …

The Goa Football Association has announced its final squad for the 71st Santosh Trophy to be held from March 12 to 26 at three venues across Goa. Former India midfielder Francisco Fernandes was named as captain of the 20-member squad coached by Mateus Costa, in the presence of GFA President …

Goa is set to play Meghalaya in the opening match of the 71st National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy at the SAG Athletic Stadium in Bambolim, on March 12 at 4pm. Chandigarh will face West Bengal in the other match of the day to be played simultaneously at the …

The Rajasthan state men’s team scored a vital 1-0 win over neighbours Gujarat in their 71st Santosh Trophy – West Zone qualifiers match in Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. Rajasthan after their opening day 0-4 loss to Maharashtra bounced back today. It was a nail biting encounter in the first session but …

The Goa state men’s team scored a big 8-0 win over Daman and Diu in their 71st Santosh Trophy – West Zone qualifiers opener in Madhya Pradesh. Goa took an early 4th minute lead through a Melvin Lobo goal, which was followed up by a double strike by teenager Liston …

Mizoram kicked off the Northeast Zone qualifiers of the 71st Santosh Trophy with a 6-0 trashing of Tripura in a Group B match at the Polo ground in Shillong earlier today. Mizoram would control the match from the start but only in the 37th minute Lalrammawia gave them the lead. …

The Western India Football Association has announced their final Maharashtra state men’s team for the 71st Santosh Trophy – West Zone qualifiers in Madhya Pradesh. Floyd Dharmai has been named captain with Abhishek Ambekar as the vice-captain, while former India international Godfrey Pereira has been named as the Head Coach …

The Goa Football Association has announced their final Goa state men’s team for the 71st Santosh Trophy – West Zone qualifiers in Madhya Pradesh. Former India winger Francisco Fernandes has been named captain of the Goa team with defender Fulgencio Cardozo as vice-captain, while Mateus D’Costa is the head coach …

The Bengal state senior men’s team scored a vital 2-0 win over neighbours Odisha in the 71st Santosh Trophy – East Zone qualifiers campaign in Bokaro, Jharkhand to qualify for the final round. The game was decided late with Bengal scoring two quick goals against Odisha. First Jiten Murmu gave …

The Karnataka State Football Association has named their final senior state men’s squad for the 71st Santosh Trophy – South Zone qualifiers to be played in Calicut, Kerala from January 5 to 9. Vignesh G., who plays for Ozone FC, has been named as the Karnataka captain while Solaimalai of …