2001–02 Santosh Trophy


The 57th Santosh Trophy was played from 1 November 2001 till 17 November 2001 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
The Santosh Trophy is an annual Indian football tournament which is contested by states and government institutions. The first winners were Bengal, who also lead the all-time winners list with 31 titles till date.
The 58th Santosh Trophy was held in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Thirty-two teams from all over the country, representing numerous states intended to take part in the national state championships but six teams pulled out. At the final Kerala won 3-2, on a Golden Goal scored by Abdul Hakkim during extra time against Goa.

Qualifying rounds

Cluster I:
01-Nov-01: Services 11-0 Rajasthan
03-Nov-01: Rajasthan 2-5 Services
Cluster II:
01-Nov-01: Manipur 7-0 Himachal Pradesh
03-Nov-01: Haryana 7-1 Himachal Pradesh
05-Nov-01: Manipur 3-0 Haryana
Cluster III:
04-Nov-01: Andhra Pradesh 0-4 Indian Railways
06-Nov-01: Andhra Pradesh 1-0 Indian Railways
Cluster IV:
02-Nov-01: Punjab 4-0 Tripura
04-Nov-01: Uttar Pradesh 5-2 Tripura
06-Nov-01: Uttar Pradesh 0-4 Punjab
Cluster V:
01-Nov-01: Madhya Pradesh 4-1 Pondicherry
03-Nov-01: Madhya Pradesh 0-2 Assam
05-Nov-01: Pondicherry 0-4 Assam
Cluster VI:
01-Nov-01: Karnataka 7-1 Jammu&Kashmir
03-Nov-01: Daman&Diu 1-5 Jammu&Kashmir
05-Nov-01: Karnataka 10-0 Daman&Diu
Cluster VII:
02-Nov-01: Delhi 1-2 Orissa
04-Nov-01: Orissa 1-1 Chandigarh
06-Nov-01: Delhi 5-0 Chandigarh
Cluster VIII:
02-Nov-01: Tamil Nadu 1-1 Gujarat
04-Nov-01: Bihar 1-2 Gujarat
06-Nov-01: Tamil Nadu 2-1 Bihar

Quarterfinal League

Group A:
07-Nov-01: Kerala 5-2 Assam
09-Nov-01: Orissa 0-3 Assam
11-Nov-01: Kerala 3-1 Orissa
Group B:
07-Nov-01: Karnataka 0-0 Bengal
09-Nov-01: Tamil Nadu 2-2 Karnataka
11-Nov-01: Tamil Nadu 1-0 Bengal
Group C:
08-Nov-01: Maharashtra 3-1 Services
10-Nov-01: Services 0-3 Indian Railways
12-Nov-01: Maharashtra 1-1 Indian Railways
Group D:
08-Nov-01: Manipur 0-1 Goa
10-Nov-01: Manipur 0-4 Punjab
12-Nov-01: Punjab 0-1 Goa

Semifinals

15-Nov-01: Kerala 5-3 Tamil Nadu
15-Nov-01: Goa 4-2 Indian Railways
Third Place Playoff:
17-Nov-01: Tamil Nadu _-_ Indian Railways

Final

17-Nov-01: Kerala 3-2 Goa

Statistics

A STATISTICAL WINDOW FOR THE 2001 TOURNAMENT:
Leading scorer: 1. Abdul Hakkim - 7 goals, 2. Asif Saheer
List of Awardees:
Fair Play Trophy: Railways & Tamil Nadu