Vernonia

The 1973–74 Santosh Trophy was the 30th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held in Ernakulam, Kerala. Kerala won the Santosh Trophy for the first time beating Railways 3–2 with their captain Mani scoring all the three goals.^[1]

Kerala drew with Manipur and defeated Delhi and Karnataka (4–3) in the league, defeated Andhra Pradesh 5–1 in the quarter-final and Maharashtra 2–1 in the semifinal.^[1]

Final

27 December 1973

Kerala	3–2 ^[1]	Railways
Mani 38', 65', 80'

Maharajas College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Captain Mani and an unforgettable hat-trick, Indian Express, 28 April 2017 (accesssed 2 December 2023)

Santosh Trophy
Seasons	1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Qualifiers	1999–00 2008–09 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2021–22
Group stage	2021–22 2022–23
Finals	2017 2018 2019
Teams	Andaman and Nicobar Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chandigarh Chhattisgarh Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Ladakh Lakshadweep Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Pondicherry Punjab Railways Rajasthan Services Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal

Final

References

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