The 1999–2000 Santosh Trophy qualifiers began on 19 March and ended on 8 April 2000. A total of 22 teams completed the qualifying phase and play-off round to decide four of the eight places in the final round.
A total of 28 teams entered the competition and were divided into eight 'clusters' with three or four teams in each cluster. Six teams — Sikkim, Mizoram, Andaman and Nicobar, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya — pulled before the start of the competition reducing the number to 22. Following the round-robin stages, eight teams played the play-offs, and Services, Punjab, Karnataka and Maharashtra made it to the final round.[1]
Qualification
Cluster I
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Services | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 | Advance to Final Round |
2 | Gujarat | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | |
3 | Rajasthan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
19 March 2000 | Services | 3–0 | Gujarat | Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy |
X. Fernandes ![]() Sajith Kumar ![]() R. Das ![]() |
Report[dead link] |
21 March 2000 | Rajasthan | 0–5 | Gujarat | Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy |
Report[dead link] | Rajiv Karir ![]() Ranjit Sisodiya ![]() Anil Tomar ![]() AK Mondal ![]() |
23 March 2000 | Rajasthan | 0–3 | Services | Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy |
Report[dead link] | Preetam Bahadur ![]() Johnny Gangmei ![]() |
Cluster II
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manipur | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 | Advance to Final Round |
2 | Bihar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 3 | |
3 | Himachal Pradesh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
26 March 2000 | Bihar | 6–0 | Himachal Pradesh | Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy |
Deepak Kumar Sinha ![]() Shamim Khan ![]() Amjad Hussain ![]() Bablu Thapa ![]() Saluka Kalundia ![]() |
Report[dead link] |
27 March 2000 | Manipur | 8–0 | Himachal Pradesh | Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy |
Mangelm Jao Singh ![]() Shyamchand ![]() Guneshwor ![]() Bantu Golmei ![]() Stephen Hmar ![]() Nilakumar ![]() |
Report[dead link] |
28 March 2000 | Manipur | 2–1 | Bihar | Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy |
T. Narendra Singh ![]() |
Report[dead link] | Saluka Kalundia ![]() |
Cluster III
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Railways | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 6 | Advance to Final Round |
2 | Andhra Pradesh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 3 | |
3 | Daman and Diu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
22 March 2000 | Railways | 16–0 | Daman and Diu | Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy |
Balai Mondal ![]() Manjinder Singh ![]() Kamal Ghosh ![]() Moin-ul-Haq ![]() Nazeem Riyazi ![]() Manjit Singh ![]() |
Report[dead link] |
24 March 2000 | Andhra Pradesh | 5–0 | Daman and Diu | Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy |
Syed Abdul Saleel ![]() Prasana Kumar ![]() Sriram ![]() Johnson ![]() Nagarjuna ![]() |
Report[dead link] |
25 March 2000 | Andhra Pradesh | 2–3 | Railways | Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy |
Johnson ![]() |
Report[dead link] | Balai Mondal ![]() Majinder Singh ![]() |
Cluster IV
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Punjab | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Final Round |
2 | Tripura | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
3 | Pondicherry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
2 April 2000 | Pondicherry | 0–2 | Tripura | Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy |
Report[dead link] | Sujith Ghosh ![]() Arindam Ghosh ![]() |
3 April 2000 | Punjab | 1–0 | Tripura | Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy |
Kuldeep Singh ![]() |
Report[dead link] |
4 April 2000 | Pondicherry | 0–2 | Punjab | Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy |
Report[dead link] | Jaswinder Singh ![]() |
Cluster V
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Uttar Pradesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Final Round |
2 | Madhya Pradesh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | Assam | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
The first game of Cluster V was played between Uttar Pradesh and Assam on 1 April. However, at 30 minutes into the first half, play had to stopped due to rain. Assam were up 1–0 after a 20th minute penalty kick conversion by Akom Ao. The match was replayed the next day.[2]
2 April 2000 | Uttar Pradesh | 3–2 | Assam | Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy |
Nandan Singh ![]() Ajay Singh Rawat ![]() Jatin Singh Bisht ![]() |
Report[dead link] | Akum Ao ![]() |
3 April 2000 | Madhya Pradesh | 1–1 | Assam | Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy |
Mustak Ali Khan ![]() |
Report[dead link] | Akum Ao ![]() |
5 April 2000 | Madhya Pradesh | 0–0 | Uttar Pradesh | Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy |
Report[dead link] |
Cluster VI
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Karnataka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 3 | Advance to Final Round |
2 | Jammu and Kashmir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
5 April 2000 | Karnataka | 10–2 | Jammu and Kashmir | Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy |
RC Prakash ![]() J. Murali ![]() Sunil ![]() Peter ![]() Vijay Kumar ![]() |
Report[dead link] | Ranjeet Singh ![]() Gurmeet Singh ![]() |
Cluster VII
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Orissa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Final Round |
2 | Delhi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | Chandigarh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
29 March 2000 | Chandigarh | 1–2 | Odisha | Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy |
Rajeev Rattan ![]() |
Report | Meghrai Tudu ![]() Kapur Chand Yadav ![]() |
2 April 2000 | Delhi | 2–1 | Chandigarh | Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy |
Vimal Thapa ![]() Hitender Rawat ![]() |
Report[dead link] | Viney Kanwar ![]() |
Cluster VIII
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Maharashtra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 3 | Advance to Final Round |
2 | Haryana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
7 April 2000 | Maharashtra | 7–0 | Haryana | Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy |
Mohammed Najeeb ![]() Manjith Singh ![]() Khalid Siddique ![]() Aqueel Ansari ![]() Asit Jamal ![]() |
Report[dead link] |
Play-offs
The winner of each 'cluster' played a play-off game each and the final two qualification spots were determined.
30 March 2000 | Services | 4–0 | Manipur | Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy |
VK Mishra ![]() Amar Bahadur Thapa ![]() Johnny Gangmei ![]() Sajith Kumar ![]() |
Report[dead link] |
7 April 2000 | Railways | 0–2 | Punjab | Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy |
Report[dead link] | Jaswinder Singh ![]() Ram Pal ![]() |
7 April 2000 | Uttar Pradesh | 0–2 | Karnataka | Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy |
Report[dead link] | Peter ![]() Sunil ![]() |
8 April 2000 | Orissa | 1–5 | Maharashtra | Carmel School Stadium, Chalakudy |
Nipendra Das ![]() |
Report[dead link] | Mohammed Najeeb ![]() Manjith Singh ![]() Ali Abbas Rizvi ![]() |
References
- ^ "Santosh Trophy final round from today". The Hindu. 9 April 2000. Retrieved 24 March 2017.[dead link]
- ^ Chandran, M. R. Praveen (2 April 2000). "Match abandoned due to rain". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 March 2017.