1958–59 Santosh Trophy

1958–59 Santosh Trophy
National Football Championship
Tournament details
Country	India
Final positions
Champions	Bengal (9th title)
Runner-up	Services
	← 1957–58 1959–60 →

The 1958–59 Santosh Trophy was the fifteenth edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main territorial competition in India. It was held in Madras, Tamil Nadu.

Bengal defeated Services 1–0 in the final. The trophy was presented by C. Subramaniam, the finance minister of the Madras state, to the Bengal captain and goalkeeper R. Guha.

Semifinals[edit]

6 March 1959 ^[1]

Services	5-2	Hyderabad
Jayaraman 23', 69' Lahiri 27', 30', 35'	Report	Yousuf 18' Hameed 44'

Corporation Stadium, Madras

Referee: Moinuddin

7 March 1959 ^[2]

Bengal	1–1	Bombay
Balaram 18'	Report	Jaffar 53'

Corporation Stadium, Madras

Referee: Bhattacharjee (Delhi)

8 March 1959 ^[3]

Bengal	2–2 (a.e.t.) replay	Bombay
Damodaran 27' Goswami 50'	Report	Balan 40' Devadass 70'

Corporation Stadium, Madras

Referee: Bhattacharjee (Delhi)

10 March 1959 ^[4]

Bengal	2–1 replay	Bombay
Goswami 14' Balaram 53'	Report	Mustaq 40'

Corporation Stadium, Madras

Referee: Moinuddin

Final[edit]

12 March 1959^[5]

Bengal	1–0	Services
Balaram 5'	Report

Corporation Stadium, Madras

Attendance: 20000

Referee: Basheer Ahmed (Madras)

References[edit]

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[1] Indian Express, 7 March 1959

[2] Indian Express, 8 March 1959

[3] Indian Express, 9 March 1959

[4] Indian Express, 11 March 1959

[5] Indian Express, 13 March 1959

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