2005–06 Santosh Trophy
The 2005–06 Santosh Trophy (known as the 60th Air India Express Santosh Trophy 2005–06 for sponsorship reasons) was the 60th edition of the Santosh Trophy. The tournament was held from 4 to 21 November 2005 in Kerala.
Goa won the Santosh Trophy 2005–06 for the fourth time after defeating Maharashtra in the 2005 final at Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium, Kaloor, Kochi after 15 years. Host Kerala claimed third spot after defeating Punjab.
Teams
Automatically Qualified to the Group Stage
30 States / UT teams of India along with Services and Railways with total of 32 teams participated in the tournament
The defending champions Kerala, runners-up Punjab along with last year's losing semi-finalists Services and Manipur receive automatic qualification into the Quarter-final stage.
Qualification Round Entry
Stadiums and Locations
Qualifying Rounds
Qualifying round held from 4 to 10 November at the venues Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram and Municipal Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode. 28 teams participated in qualifying rounds for Quarter final berth.