National Football Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | India |
Final positions | |
Champions | Delhi (1st title) |
Runner-up | Bengal |
The 1944β45 Santosh Trophy was the second edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was resumed in 1944 after a break of two years. Delhi defeated the defending champions Bengal in the final. [1]
Like the previous tournament, the regional matches were played across India.
United Provinces | 5–3 | Bihar |
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Delhi | 3–2 replay | United Provinces |
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Raman scored the winning goal in the extra time. This was the South Zone final and Mysore qualified to meet Bengal in the national semifinal. The match was attended by a crowd of twenty thousand.
According to the original schedule, the Mysore-Bengal semifinal was scheduled to be held in Calcutta on November 16 and final at Delhi on September 21. [7] Mysore failed to turn up and the semifinal was postponed to September 28 and final to October 1. [8] Mysore again to appear on the new date and asked for a postponement for 10 days. Bengal was given a walk-over. [9]
The name of the Hyderabad goal keeper appears as Eeriah in the reports of 1945-46. The spellings Sussay, Susay and Susai are used for the Hyderabad forward.
National Football Championship | |
---|---|
Tournament details | |
Country | India |
Final positions | |
Champions | Delhi (1st title) |
Runner-up | Bengal |
The 1944β45 Santosh Trophy was the second edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was resumed in 1944 after a break of two years. Delhi defeated the defending champions Bengal in the final. [1]
Like the previous tournament, the regional matches were played across India.
United Provinces | 5–3 | Bihar |
---|---|---|
Delhi | 3–2 replay | United Provinces |
---|---|---|
Raman scored the winning goal in the extra time. This was the South Zone final and Mysore qualified to meet Bengal in the national semifinal. The match was attended by a crowd of twenty thousand.
According to the original schedule, the Mysore-Bengal semifinal was scheduled to be held in Calcutta on November 16 and final at Delhi on September 21. [7] Mysore failed to turn up and the semifinal was postponed to September 28 and final to October 1. [8] Mysore again to appear on the new date and asked for a postponement for 10 days. Bengal was given a walk-over. [9]
The name of the Hyderabad goal keeper appears as Eeriah in the reports of 1945-46. The spellings Sussay, Susay and Susai are used for the Hyderabad forward.