Santosh Trophy was first introduced in the year 1941. The trophy was named in honor of the Maharaja Sir Manmatha Nath Roy Chowdhary of Santosh (the location is currently located in Bangladesh). At the time, he was the president of the Indian Football Association, the football governing body of Bengal, and also the person who donated the trophy. Check Santosh Trophy Winners Name and Most Successful Team List.

Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, Kalinga cup, and many more were other trophies that clubs competed to take home. But the Santosh Trophy remained the top most coveted among them all. It was the award where the states showcased their finest talent, and the public pinned them on their high expectations. States and teams were required to organize camps for weeks, with the top trainers. The top players were picked from the crowd.

Here are Most Successful Team List of Santosh Trophy

Bengal has won the title record 31 times, beating second-placed Punjab which has been crowned on eight occasions.

Santosh Trophy Winners Name

Kerala And Goa are third with five titles each. The list below is the complete list of Santosh Trophy Winners. Santosh Trophy is the Indian National State Trophy that was awarded during the Football tournaments that started in 1941.

Santosh trophy was named in honor of the late Maharaja Sir Manmatha Nath Roy Chowdhary of Santosh place, which is now Bangladesh. He was the president of the Indian Football Association.

Year	Winners	Runners-up
1941-42	Bengal	Delhi
1942-43	No competition	–
1943-44	No competition	–
1944-45	Delhi	Bengal
1945-46	Bengal	Bombay
1946-47	Mysore	Bengal
1947-48	Bengal	Bombay
1948-49	No competition	–
1949-50	Bengal	Hyderabad
1950-51	Bengal	Hyderabad
1951-52	Bengal	Bombay
1952-53	Mysore	Bengal
1953-54	Bengal	Mysore
1954-55	Bombay	Services
1955-56	Bengal	Mysore
1956-57	Hyderabad	Bombay
1957-58	Hyderabad	Bombay
1958-59	Bengal	Services
1959-60	Bengal	Bombay
1960-61	Services	Bengal
1961-62	Railway	Bombay
1962-63	Bengal	Mysore
1963-64	Maharashtra	Andhra Pradesh
1964-65	Railways	Bengal
1965-66	Andhra Pradesh	Bengal
1966-67	Railways	Services
1967-68	Mysore	Bengal
1968-69	Mysore	Bengal
1969-70	Bengal	Services
1970-71	Punjab	Mysore
1971-72	Bengal	Railways
1972-73	Bengal	Tamil Nadu
1973-74	Kerala	Railways
1974-75	Punjab	Bengal
1975-76	Bengal	Karnataka
1976-77	Bengal	Maharashtra
1977-78	Bengal	Punjab
1978-79	Bengal	Goa
1979-80	Bengal	Punjab
1980-81	Punjab	Railways
1981-82	Bengal	Railways
1982-83	Bengal and Goa	(joint winners)
1983-84	Goa	Punjab
1984-85	Punjab	Maharashtra
1985-86	Punjab	Bengal
1986-87	Bengal	Railways
1987-88	Punjab	Kerala
1988-89	Bengal	Kerala
1989-90	Goa	Kerala
1990-01	Maharashtra	Kerala
1991-92	Kerala	Goa
1992-93	Kerala	Maharashtra
1993-94	Bengal	Kerala
1994-95	Bengal	Punjab
1995-96	Bengal	Goa
1996-97	Bengal	Goa
1997-98	Bengal	Goa
1998-99	Bengal	Goa
1999-00	Maharashtra	Kerala
2000-01	Kerala	Goa
2001-02	No Concurrence	–
2002-03	Manipur	Kerala
2003-04	No competition	–
2004-05	Kerala	Punjab
2005-06	Goa	Maharashtra
2006-07	Punjab	West Bengal
2007-08	Punjab	Services
2008-09	Goa	Bengal
2009-10	Bengal	Punjab
2010-11	Bengal	Manipur
2011-12	Services	Tamil Nadu
2012-13	Services	Kerala
2013-14	Mizoram	Railways