TEAM:
Goalkeepers: 1-Juje Siddi (Salgaocar SC), Rajiv Kumar (Kerala), Sumit Mukherjee (FC Kochin).
Defenders: 5-K.V. Dhanesh (State Bank of Travancore), 11-Jo Paul Ancheri (FC Kochin), 19-Khalid
Jamil (Air-India), Jeevan Moraes (Air-India), Roberto Fernandes (Salgaocar SC), Franky Barreto (Salgaocar SC),
Naushad Moosa (East Bengal Club).
Midfielders: 9-Bruno Coutinho (Salgaocar SC), 22-Debjit Ghosh (Mohun Bagan AC), Carlton Chapman
(FC Kochin - CAPTAIN), Savio Madeira (Salgaocar SC), Amit Das (East Bengal Club), Tushar Rakshit (East Bengal Club).
Forwards: 10-I.M. Vijayan (FC Kochin), 12-Abdul Khalique (East Bengal Club), 15-Baichung Bhutia
(East Bengal Club), Raman Vijayan (FC Kochin).
COACH: SYED NAYEEMUDDIN (Bengal); ASSISTANT COACH: GABRIEL JOSEPH (Kerala); MANAGER: CHANDAN SINGH;
TEAM DOCTOR Dr. MANAV BHATTACHARYA (Bengal).
RESULTS:
League Phase
Group B:
07-Sep-97: India 3-0 Bangladesh - goals: 1:0,2:0 IM Vijayan (74',76'), 3:0 Baichung Bhutia (88').
09-Sep-97: India 2-2 Maldives - goals: 1:0 Baichung Bhutia (30'), 2:0 Jo Paul Ancheri (50'), 2:1 Ibrahim Rashid (65'),
2:2 Nizam Mohammed (83').
Semifinal:
11-Sep-97: India 2-0 Pakistan - goals: 1:0,2:0 IM Vijayan (84').
Final:
13-Sep-97: India 5-1 Maldives - goals: 1:0 Jo Paul Ancheri (9'), 2:0 Baichung Bhutia (15'), 3:0,5:1 IM Vijayan
(20',53'), 3:1 Adam Abdul Lateef (43'), 4:1 Amit Das (49').
MISC:
India won the SAFF Cup title.
I.M. Vijayan - top goalscorer with six goals.