| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Dates | 1 December – 27 December 1973 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Kerala (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Railways |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | TKS Mani (Kerala) and Shanmugham (Karnataka) (7 goals) [1] |
The 1973–74 Santosh Trophy was the 30th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. Kerala won the Santosh Trophy for the first time beating Railways 3–2 with their captain Mani scoring all the three goals. [1]
The tournament was held in the Maharaja's College Ground, Ernakulam, Kerala. The matches were played under newly installed floodlights. On most of the days, there were two matches, played between 5.45 pm and 9.30 pm. The tournament was inaugurated by the home minister K. Karunakaran. The match-ball for the first day was dropped from a helicopter. Stands that could hold 20,000 – 25,000 spectators were built in the ground [2] and it had an overall capacity of around 50,000. [3]
| Services | 1–0 [4] | Uttar Pradesh |
|---|---|---|
| Manipur | 2–0 [4] (a.e.t.) | Madhya Pradesh |
|---|---|---|
Score 0-0 at full time
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 5 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Punjab | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Rajasthan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Assam | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maharashtra | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 5 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 4 | |
| 3 | Tamil Nadu | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Gujarat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 0 |
| Tamil Nadu | 4–0 [4] | Gujarat |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 1–1 [4] | Maharashtra |
|---|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 1–0 [4] | Tamil Nadu |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 10–2 [4] | Gujarat |
|---|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 6–0 [5] | Gujarat |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 0–0 [5] | Tamil Nadu |
|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Railways | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Services | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Goa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bihar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerala | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Karnataka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 4 | |
| 3 | Delhi | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Manipur | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 |
Kerala goal-keeper Victor Manjila fractured his shoulder and missed the rest of the tournament. [3]
| Maharashtra | 4–1 [6] | Karnataka |
|---|---|---|
| Kerala | 5–0 [6] | Andhra Pradesh |
|---|---|---|
| Kerala | 2–1 [1] | Maharashtra |
|---|---|---|
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