The Services football team is a football section of the Indian Armed Forces, representing them in various regional competitions. It is operated by the Services Sports Control Board,[1] and competes in Santosh Trophy.[2]

Services
Full nameServices football team
GroundVarious
OwnerServices Sports Control Board
Indian Army
Head coachMileswamy Govindaraju Ramachandran
LeagueSantosh Trophy
2023–24Champions
Together photo prior to 2013 Santosh Trophy final match

Santosh Trophy

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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

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State

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State (senior)

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State (youth)

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Others

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See also

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References

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  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. ^ Sengupta, Somnath (14 May 2018). "Legends of Indian Football : Peter Thangaraj". thehardtackle.com. Mumbai: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ^ List of Santosh Trophy Finals