Punjab football team (India)

For other teams by same name, see Punjab football team.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Punjab women's football team.

The Punjab football team is an Indian football team representing Punjab in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy.

Punjab

Full name	Punjab football team
Ground	Various
Owner	Punjab Football Association
Head coach	Hardeep Singh
League	Santosh Trophy
2024–25	Group stage
Home colours Away colours Third colours

They have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals 16 times and won the trophy 8 times.

Honours

State (senior)

• Santosh Trophy
  • Winners (8): 1970–71, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 2006–07, 2007–08
  • Runners-up (8): 1977–78, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1994–95, 2004–05, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2018–19

• National Games
  • Gold medal (3): 1985, 2001, 2002
  • Silver medal (3): 1997, 2011, 2015

State (youth)

• B.C. Roy Trophy
  • Winners (5): 1985–86, 1992–93, 2001–02, 2015–16, 2016–17
  • Runners-up (4): 1982–83, 1994–95, 2018–19, 2019–20

• Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy
  • Runners-up (4): 1989–90, 1990–91, 1995–96, 2009–10

• M. Dutta Ray Trophy
  • Winners (2): 2003, 2008
  • Runners-up (2): 2005, 2006

Others

• Bordoloi Trophy
  • Runners-up (1): 1975

Performance in AFC competitions

Further information: Indian football clubs in Asian competitions

• Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance

1971: Group stage

Tournament record

All results list Punjab Police's goal tally first.

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Result	Position	Scorers	Source
1971	Asian Club Championship	Group B	Bangkok Bank	0–2	4th	Surjeet Singh (2 goals); Sukhwinder Singh (1 goal)
			Maccabi Tel Aviv	1–4
			Aliyat Al-Shorta	1–6

External links

• Punjab Football Association website