Question: bengal was the first champion of santosh trophy. whom did they defeat in the finals
Answer: Season Host Winner Score Runner - up 1941 -- 42 Kolkata Bengal 5 -- 1 Delhi 1944 -- 45 Delhi Delhi 2 -- 0 Bengal 1945 -- 46 Bombay Bengal 2 -- 0 Bombay 1946 -- 47 Bangalore Mysore 0 -- 0 ( 2 -- 1 ) West Bengal 1947 -- 48 Kolkata Bengal 0 -- 0 ( 1 -- 0 ) Bombay 1949 -- 50 Kolkata Bengal 5 -- 0 Hyderabad 1950 -- 51 Kolkata Bengal 1 -- 0 Hyderabad 1951 -- 52 Bombay Bengal 1 -- 0 Bombay 1952 -- 53 Bangalore Mysore 1 -- 0 Bengal 1953 -- 54 Kolkata Bengal 0 -- 0 ( 3 -- 1 ) Mysore 1954 -- 55 Madras Bombay 2 -- 1 Services 1955 -- 56 Ernakulam Bengal 1 -- 0 Mysore 1956 -- 57 Trivandrum Hyde