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Football tournament season

2002–03 Santosh Trophy
LG Santosh Trophy
Tournament details
Country	India
Dates	17 October – 5 November 2002
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Manipur (1st title)
Runner-up	Kerala
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	45 (3 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Bijen Singh (9 goals)
Best player	James Lukram Singh (Manipur)
Best goalkeeper	Noren Singh (Manipur)
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The 2002–03 Santosh Trophy was the 58th Santosh Trophy. It was held from 17 October up to 5 November 2002 in Imphal, 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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Bengal	2	2	0	12	0	+12	6
2	Jammu & Kashmir	2	1	1	4	5	−1	3
3	Rajasthan	2	0	2	0	11	−11	0

Source:

18-Oct-02: Jammu & Kashmir 4-0 Rajasthan

20-Oct-02: Bengal 7-0 Rajasthan

22-Oct-02: Bengal 5-0 Jammu & Kashmir

Cluster II

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

Source:

18-Oct-02: Chandigarh 1-2 Meghalaya

20-Oct-02: Maharashtra 2-0 Chandigarh

22-Oct-02: Maharashtra 3-2 Meghalaya

Cluster III

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

Source:

18-Oct-02: Mizoram 2-1 Madhya Pradesh

21-Oct-02: Punjab 1-0 Madhya Pradesh

23-Oct-02: Punjab 1-0 Mizoram

Cluster IV

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

Source:

17-Oct-02: Manipur 8-0 Himachal Pradesh

20-Oct-02: Pondicherry 0-1 Himachal Pradesh

22-Oct-02: Manipur 9-0 Pondicherry

Cluster V

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Assam	2	2	0	6	0	+6	6
2	Bihar	2	1	1	1	3	−2	3
3	Andhra Pradesh	2	0	2	0	4	−4	0
3	Daman & Diu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source:
Notes:

Daman & Diu has pulled out

18-Oct-02: Assam 3-0 Andhra Pradesh

21-Oct-02: Bihar 1-0 Andhra Pradesh

23-Oct-02: Bihar 0-3 Assam

Cluster VI

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Services	2	2	0	8	0	+8	6
2	Sikkim	2	1	1	3	3	0	3
3	Uttar Pradesh	2	0	2	0	8	−8	0
4	Arunachal Pradesh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source:
Notes:

Arunachal Pradesh has pulled out

19-Oct-02: Services 5-0 Uttar Pradesh

21-Oct-02: Sikkim 3-0 Uttar Pradesh

23-Oct-02: Services 3-0 Sikkim

Cluster VII

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

Source:

19-Oct-02: Haryana 0-1 Gujarat

19-Oct-02: Karnataka 4-1 Tripura

21-Oct-02: Tripura 4-1 Gujarat

21-Oct-02: Haryana 0-2 Karnataka

23-Oct-02: Karnataka 6-0 Gujarat

23-Oct-02: Tripura 2-1 Haryana

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

Source:
Notes:

Andaman Nicobar has pulled out

19-Oct-02: Orissa 0-0 Delhi

21-Oct-02: Nagaland 1-1 Delhi

23-Oct-02: Orissa 3-0 Nagaland

Quarterfinal League

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kerala	2	2	0	6	3	+3	6	Advance to Semi-finals
2	West Bengal	2	1	1	4	4	0	3
3	Assam	2	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. West Bengal v Assam

25 October 2002 (2002-10-25)	West Bengal	2–1	Assam	Imphal
12:00 IST	Biswas 6' (pen.) Amar Pyne 38'	Report	Sanjiva Rongpi 65'	Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: S. Suresh (Tamil Nadu)

Kerala v West Bengal

27 October 2002 (2002-10-27)	Kerala	3–2	West Bengal	Imphal
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 Referee: Rizwah-ul-Haq (Delhi)

Kerala v Assam

29 October 2002 (2002-10-29)	Kerala	3–1	Assam	Imphal
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. Maharashtra v Services

25 October 2002 (2002-10-25)	Maharashtra	1–1	Services	Imphal
14:00 IST	Ahmed 2'	Report	Pradeep Debnath 48'	Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: S. M. Balu (Karnataka)

Railways v Maharashtra

27 October 2002 (2002-10-27)	Railways	0–1	Maharashtra	Imphal
14:00 IST		Report	Moosa 37'	Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium Attendance: ≈6,000 Referee: Benjamin D'Silva (Goa)

Railways v Services

29 October 2002 (2002-10-29)	Railways	0–2	Services	Imphal
14:00 IST		Report	Pritam Bahadur 13', 58'	Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: S. Suresh (Tamil Nadu)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Goa	2	2	0	4	2	+2	6	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Karnataka	2	1	1	3	2	+1	3
3	Punjab	2	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. Punjab v Karnataka

26 October 2002 (2002-10-26)	Punjab	0–2	Karnataka	Imphal
12:00 IST		Report	Mahendra Mani 22' Sunil S. Kumar 30'	Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: S. Sarkar (West Bengal)

Goa v Punjab

28 October 2002 (2002-10-28)	Goa	2–1	Punjab	Imphal
12:00 IST	Lawrence 42' D'Cunha 44'	Report	Sher Singh 17'	Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium Referee: A. Arjunan (Services)

Goa v Karnataka

30 October 2002 (2002-10-30)	Goa	2–1	Karnataka	Imphal
12:00 IST	Jules Alberto 3' Sukhdev Arwade 38'	Report	S. Paramesh 56'	Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium Attendance: ≈23,000 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. Manipur v Odisha

26 October 2002 (2002-10-26)	Manipur	4–1	Odisha	Imphal
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 Referee: Walter Pereira (Maharashtra)

Tamil Nadu v Odisha

26 October 2002 (2002-10-26)	Tamil Nadu	2–1	Odisha	Imphal
14:00 IST	P. Muthu 24', 28'	Report	Saroj Kanta Pattnaik 19'	Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kisan Avtar (Delhi)

Manipur v Tamil Nadu

26 October 2002 (2002-10-26)	Manipur	2–2	Tamil Nadu	Imphal
14:00 IST	Uttam Singh 24' Tiken Singh 69'	Report	Kulothungan 6' A. Kumaravel 90+'	Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium Attendance: 29,000 Referee: M. K. Roy (Assam)

Semi-finals

1 November 2002 (2002-11-01)13:00 IST

Kerala	3–2	Services
Saheer 12', 22' Ajayan 78'	Report	JF Gangmei 9' Pritam Bahadur 69'

Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, ImphalAttendance: ≈7,000Referee: S. Suresh (Tamil Nadu)

3 November 2002 (2002-11-03)13:00 IST

Manipur	0–0 (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

Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, ImphalAttendance: ≈26,000Referee: S. Suresh (Tamil Nadu)

Final

5 November 2002 (2002-11-05)13:00 IST

Manipur	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Kerala
Tiken Singh 6' To. Singh 94'	Report	Abdul Noushad 87'

Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, ImphalAttendance: 25,000–29,000Referee: S. M. Balu (Karnataka)

Awards

Award	Recipient
Most Valuable Player of the Tournament	James Lukram Singh (Manipur)
Most Valuable Player of the Final	Tomba Singh (Manipur)
Best Goalkeeper	Noren Singh (Manipur)
Top goalscorer	Bijen Singh (9 goals)

References

"IFA Bengal vs Assam match Sheet". santoshtrophy2002.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
"Kerala vs IFA Bengal Match Sheet". santoshtrophy2002.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
"Maharsatra vs Services Match Data Sheet". santoshtrophy2002.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
"Railways vs Maharastra Match Data Sheet". santoshtrophy2002.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
"Railways vs Services Match Data Sheet". santoshtrophy2002.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
"Punjab vs Karnataka Match Data Sheet". santoshtrophy2002.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
"Goa vs Karnataka Match Data Sheet". santoshtrophy2002.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
"Manipur vs Orissa Match Data Sheet". santoshtrophy2002.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
"Tamil Nadu vs Orissa Match Data Sheet". santoshtrophy2002.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
"Manipur vs Tamil Nadu Match Data Sheet". santoshtrophy2002.nic.in. Archived from the original on 27 June 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
"Kerala vs Services Match Data Sheet". santoshtrophy2002.nic.in. Archived from the original on 1 January 2003. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
"Manipur vs Goa Match Data Sheet". santoshtrophy2002.nic.in. Archived from the original on 5 January 2003. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
"In Manipur, the football revolution gets a title". Press Trust of India. The Indian Express. 6 November 2002. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
"Manipur vs Kerala Match Report". santoshtrophy2002.nic.in. Archived from the original on 9 December 2002. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
Amitabha Das, Sharma (6 November 2002). "Manipur is champion". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 January 2003. Retrieved 27 March 2017.

External links

The official LG Santosh Trophy 2002 website: santoshtrophy2002.nic.in

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