Kerala FA 5-1 Manipur in the Santosh Trophy, Semifinals.

Kerala FA won 4, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–D–W–W–W), scoring 8 and conceding 1.

Manipur won 3, drew 2 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–D–D–W), scoring 11 and conceding 5.

The two sides have met 2 times: Kerala FA 2 wins, Manipur 0, 0 draws.