Services football team
The Services football team is a football section of the Indian Armed Forces, representing them in various regional competitions. It is operated by the Services Sports Control Board, and competes in Santosh Trophy.
Santosh Trophy
Services have appeared in the final of the Santosh Trophy ten times, and have won it seven times.The team won their first Santosh Trophy in 1960–61 by beating [West Bengal association football|football team|Bengal] 1–0 in the final. Since then, they have won the tournament another four times – 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016. Their latest win came at the 2023–24 Santosh Trophy Golden Jubilee Stadium in Yupia, where they beat Goa 1–0 in the final.
Honours
State (senior)
Santosh Trophy- * Winners : 1960–61, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2023–24
- * Runners-up : 1954–55, 1958–59, 1966–67, 1969–70, 2007–08
- * Third place : 2022–23
- National Games
- * Gold medal : 2023
- * Bronze medal : 2022
State (youth)
M. Dutta Ray Trophy- * Runners-up : 2002
Others
- IFA Shield
- *Runners-up : 1950
- Sikkim Gold Cup
- *Runners-up : 2025