# 2001–02 Santosh Trophy

The 2001–02 Santosh Trophy was the 57th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held from 1 November 2001 till 17 November 2001 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Thirty-two teams from all over the country, representing numerous states intended to take part in the national state championships but six teams pulled out. At the final Kerala won 3–2, on a Golden Goal scored by Abdul Hakim during extra time against Goa.

## Qualifying rounds
### Cluster I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Services | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 6 | Advance to Quarterfinal League |
| 2 | Rajasthan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 | |
| 3 | Meghalaya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
| 4 | Sikkim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |

### Cluster II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Manipur | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 6 | Advance to Quarterfinal League |
| 2 | Haryana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 | |

### Cluster III

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Railways | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | Advance to Quarterfinal League |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Mizoram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
| 4 | Nagaland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |

### Cluster IV

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Punjab | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 | Advance to Quarterfinal League |
| 2 | Uttar Pradesh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Tripura | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | |

### Cluster V

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Assam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 | Advance to Quarterfinal League |
| 2 | Madhya Pradesh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Pondicherry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |
| 4 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |

### Cluster VI

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Karnataka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 6 | Advance to Quarterfinal League |
| 2 | Jammu and Kashmir | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Daman and Diu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 | |

### Cluster VII

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Orissa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Quarterfinal League |
| 2 | Delhi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 3 | |
| 3 | Chandigarh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | |
| 4 | Arunachal Pradesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |

### Cluster VIII

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tamil Nadu | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Quarterfinal League |
| 2 | Gujarat | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Bihar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Tamil Nadu move on by a toss of a coin

## Quarterfinal League
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kerala | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Assam | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Orissa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tamil Nadu | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Karnataka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Bengal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Railways | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Maharashtra | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Services | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Goa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Punjab | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Manipur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |

## Statistics

Leading scorer: 1. Abdul Hakkim (Kerala) – 7 goals, 2. Asif Saheer (Kerala)
List of Awardees: Fair Play Trophy: Railways & Tamil Nadu