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Together photo prior to 2013 Santosh Trophy final match

The Services football team is an Indian football team representing the Indian Armed Forces in Indian state football competitions. It is operated by the Services Sports Control Board.[1]

Santosh Trophy

Services have appeared in the final of the Santosh Trophy ten times, and have won it six times.

The team won their first Santosh Trophy in 1960–61 by beating Bengal 1–0 in the final. Since then, they have won the tournament another four times – 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016. Their latest win came at the 2018–19 Santosh Trophy in Ludhiana, where they beat Punjab 1–0 in the final.

Honours

See also

References

  1. ^ Basu, Jaydeep (13 August 2022). "Indian Football: Balai Dey, the Mohun Bagan legend who played for both India and Pakistan". scroll.in. Scroll. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Santosh Trophy 2013: Services Defeat Kerala To Defend Title". Thehardtackle.com. 5 March 2013. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Santosh Trophy 2015: Fixtures and Results". 15 March 2015. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Services defend Santosh Trophy after a 2-1 win over Maharashtra - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.