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2010 Santosh Trophy

2010 Santosh Trophy
64th Senior National Football Championship
SantoshTrophy Logo.jpg
Country India
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)
- 9 goals

Balwant Singh (Punjab)
- 8 goals

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.





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