2002–03 Santosh Trophy
The 2002–03 Santosh Trophy was the 58th Santosh Trophy. It was held from 17 October up to 5 November 2002 in Imphal, Manipur.
32 teams from all over India were supposed to participate in the national state championship but three states pulled out. The final was held between hosts Manipur and defending champions Kerala, which Manipur won through a golden goal by Indian international Tomba Singh.
Qualifying rounds
Venues: Mapal Kangjeibung Stadium Main Stadium Kuman Lampak Eastern Sporting Union Ground Thangmeiband Athletic Union GroundCluster I
----18-Oct-02: Jammu & Kashmir 4-0 Rajasthan
20-Oct-02: Bengal 7-0 Rajasthan
22-Oct-02: Bengal 5-0 Jammu & Kashmir
Cluster II
----18-Oct-02: Chandigarh 1-2 Meghalaya
20-Oct-02: Maharashtra 2-0 Chandigarh
22-Oct-02: Maharashtra 3-2 Meghalaya
Cluster III
----18-Oct-02: Mizoram 2-1 Madhya Pradesh
21-Oct-02: Punjab 1-0 Madhya Pradesh
23-Oct-02: Punjab 1-0 Mizoram
Cluster IV
----17-Oct-02: Manipur 8-0 Himachal Pradesh
20-Oct-02: Pondicherry 0-1 Himachal Pradesh
22-Oct-02: Manipur 9-0 Pondicherry
Cluster V
- Daman & Diu has pulled out
18-Oct-02: Assam 3-0 Andhra Pradesh
21-Oct-02: Bihar 1-0 Andhra Pradesh
23-Oct-02: Bihar 0-3 Assam
Cluster VI
- Arunachal Pradesh has pulled out
19-Oct-02: Services 5-0 Uttar Pradesh
21-Oct-02: Sikkim 3-0 Uttar Pradesh
23-Oct-02: Services 3-0 Sikkim
Cluster VII
----19-Oct-02: Haryana 0-1 Gujarat
19-Oct-02: Karnataka 4-1 Tripura
21-Oct-02: Tripura 4-1 Gujarat
21-Oct-02: Haryana 0-2 Karnataka
23-Oct-02: Karnataka 6-0 Gujarat
23-Oct-02: Tripura 2-1 Haryana
Cluster VIII
- Andaman Nicobar has pulled out
19-Oct-02: Orissa 0-0 Delhi
21-Oct-02: Nagaland 1-1 Delhi
23-Oct-02: Orissa 3-0 Nagaland