The 1969–70 Santosh Trophy was the 26th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held in 1969 in Nowgong. Bengal beat Services 6–1 in the final.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Dates | October 1969 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Bengal (12th title) |
| Runner-up | Services |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Mohammed Habib (11 goals) |
Final
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Habib's five goals is the most scored in a Santosh Trophy final.
Bengal scored the first goal when a freekick by Pranab Ganguly shot up in the air off Ghosh Dastidar's body and Habib deflected it into the empty net. Services missed a chance a minute later when Aziz's shot was saved off the line by Kalyan Saha. Habib provided the assist for Lahiri for the second goal and Lahiri provided the assist for the next. Habib's third goal came from a solo run and the fourth from a pass by substitute Sitesh Das.
- Bengal : Balai Dey, Sudhir Karmakar, Kalyan Saha, Ashok Banerjee, Santo Mitra, Kalon Guha, Priyalal Mazumdar, Bimal Lahiri (Sitesh Das), S Ghosh Dastidar, Habib, Pranab Ganguly
- Services : Jeet Bahadur, Nelson Bose, Khairuddin, Sajwan (Bir Bahadur), Rajesh Kumar, Narsingh Gurang, AJ Paul, K Williams, Shyam Thapa, Aziz, PB Saha (Harikrishen)
References
edit- ^ Santosh Trophy for Bengal, Indian Express, 17 October 1969, p.12