The 2017 Santosh Trophy final was the 71st final of Santosh Trophy, the football competition contested by regional State associations and government institutions under the All India Football Federation. It was contested between Goa and West Bengal on 26 March 2017 at the GMC Stadium in Bambolim. Bengal beat Goa 1–0 in extra time, with the only goal being scored by Manvir Singh.
Background West Bengal went into the final with a record of 31 wins from 41 Santosh Trophy finals and Goa with five out of eleven, with the two teams sharing the trophy in 1982–83. They met six time previously in the final, and Bengal had won five. Goa, however, won their last meeting, in 2008–09. Bengal had defeated Goa the last time the latter hosted the competition, in 1995–96.
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GK 30Bruno ColaçoDF 4 Melvin Lobo MF 17 Glan Martins 13Assumption SoaresDF 14Nicolau Colaco MF 6Peter Carvalho (c)MF 15Cajetan Fernandes 16Leander D'CunhaMF 17 Brian MascarenhasCF 10Liston ColacoFW 11Aaren D'Silva Substitutes:GK 1 Melroy Fernandes 2George D'Souza DF 3 Lenny PereiraFW 7Marcus Masceranhas 8Akeraj Martins 12Francis FernandesDF 20Jessel CarneiroGK 22 Agnelo GomesCoach:Mateus Costa GK 1 Shankar RoyDF 4 Provat LakraDF 13 Samad Ali MallickDF 16 Rana Gharami (c) DF 18 Santu SinghMF 11 Bishal Pradhan MF 22 Mumtaz Akhtar 23 Shaikhom Singh 24 Basanta Singh CF 20 Manvir SinghFW 10 SK. FaiazSubstitutes:GK 21 Ranjit MajumdarGK 31 Ankur DasDF 19 Ankit MukherjeeDF 2 Suman HazraDF 3 Sourav DasguptaMF 5 Debasis Pradhan MF 6 Sannik Murmu MF 14 Monotosh Chakladar MF 15 Prohlad RoyCoach:Mridul Banerjee
Statistics OverallGoaWest BengalGoals scored01Total shots1215Shots on target38Ball possession48%52%Corner kicks37Fouls committed1515Offsides17Yellow cards12Red cards00
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