64th Senior National Football Championship | |||
Country | India | ||
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Teams | 31 | ||
Champions | West Bengal | ||
Runners-up | Punjab | ||
Matches played | 58 | ||
Goals scored | 244 (4.21 per match) | ||
Top goal scorer(s) |
Akum Ao (Assam) - 8 goals |
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Akum Ao (Assam)
- 9 goals
The 2010 Santosh Trophy was the 64th edition of the tournament. All matches of the tournament from the Quarter-finals stage were played at the Yuva Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium) in Kolkata. The tournament began on 16 July 2010 and ended on 8 August 2010 when the final match was played between Bengal and Punjab.
Bengal defeated Punjab 2-1 to lift the trophy for a record 30th time.
31 States / UT teams of India along with Services and Railways will participate in the tournament.
The defending champions Goa, runners-up West Bengal along with last year's losing semi-finalists Tamil Nadu and Services receive automatic qualification into the Quarter-final stage.