Question

Senior National Football Championship Santosh Trophy in 2017 was won by 
1. Goa
2. Jharkhand
3. West Bengal
4. Kerala

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : West Bengal

The correct answer is West Bengal.

• West Bengal won the 2017 Santosh Trophy of football by defeating Goa by 1-0 goals.
• It was the 71^st edition of the Santosh Trophy and the overall record 32^nd win of West Bengal.
• This win ended West Bengal’s six-year wait having last won the title in 2011. 

• Santosh Trophy is a premier annual Indian football tournament played in India. It was founded 1941. 
• The trophy is named after the late Maharaja Sir Manmatha Nath Roy Chowdhary of Santosh.
• It is a knock-out competition contested by the regional state associations and government institutions under the All India Football Federation (AIFF).