Kerala football team
The Kerala football team (Malayalam: കേരള കാൽപന്തുകളി ഗണം), also earlier the Travancore-Cochin football team, is an Indian state level football team representing Kerala in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy.[1][2]
| Full name | Kerala football team | |||
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| Founded | 1948 | |||
| Ground | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 80,000 | |||
| Owner | Kerala Football Association | |||
| Head coach | Satheevan Balan | |||
| League | Santosh Trophy | |||
| 2023–24 | Quarter-finals | |||
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History
The team appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals 15 times, and have won the trophy 7 times. Kerala last won the Santhosh Trophy in 2022 by defeating Bengal in the final on 2 May at the Payyanadu Stadium in Malappuram. The Kerala team was captained by Jijo Joseph under head coach Bino George, being unbeaten during the tournament.
Players
Current squad
As of 14 February 2024:[3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | GK | Muhammed Azhar | Kerala Police FC | |||
| 24 | GK | Sidharth Rajeevan | Kerala United FC | |||
| 25 | GK | Muhammed Nishad | 20 January 2000 | East Bengal II | ||
| 4 | DF | Belgin Bolster | KSEB | |||
| 12 | DF | Muhammed Salim | 2 November 2000 | KSEB | ||
| 13 | DF | Akhil Chandran | 22 March 2005 | Gokulam Kerala B | ||
| 16 | DF | Shinu R | Kovalam Football Club | |||
| 18 | DF | Sarath Prasanth | Kerala Varma College | |||
| 19 | DF | Sujith VR | Kerala Varma College | |||
| 21 | DF | Nithin Madhu | 17 August 2002 | Kerala United FC | ||
| 30 | DF | Sanju G | Kerala Police FC | |||
| 3 | MF | Jithin Gopalakrishnan | Black Horse FC | |||
| 5 | MF | Abdu Raheem | Kerala United FC | |||
| 7 | MF | Nijo Gilbert | 16 October 1999 | KSEB | ||
| 8 | MF | Akbar Sidhique | Wayanad United | |||
| 9 | MF | Gifty Gracious | 16 August 1999 | KSEB | ||
| 27 | MF | Mohammed Safneed | Real Malabar | |||
| 29 | MF | Arjun V | KSEB | |||
| 11 | FW | Naresh Bagyanathan | 3 August 2003 | Muthoot FA | ||
| 15 | FW | Sajeesh E | 29 January 1997 | Kerala Police FC | ||
| 17 | FW | Muhammed Ashique | Gokulam Kerala B | |||
| 28 | FW | Riswan Ali | 19 December 1996 | Kerala United FC | ||
Current technical staff
As of 14 February 2024
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Satheevan Balan |
| Assistant coach | Assis PK |
| Goalkeeping coach | Harshal Kumar |
| Physio | Rodregues Nellissery |
| Manager | DR Sudhir Kumar |
Results and Fixtures
| 26 December 2022 Santosh Trophy Qualification | Rajasthan | 0–7 | Kerala | Kozhikode |
| 15:30 | Report |
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Stadium: EMS Stadium |
| 29 December 2022 Santosh Trophy Qualification | Bihar | 1–4 | Kerala | Kozhikode |
| 15:30 | Munna Mandi 70' | Report |
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Stadium: EMS Stadium |
| 1 January 2023 Santosh Trophy Qualification | Kerala | 5–0 | Andhra Pradesh | Kozhikode |
| 15:30 |
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Report | Stadium: EMS Stadium |
| 5 January 2023 Santosh Trophy Qualification | Kerala | 3–0 | Jammu & Kashmir | Kozhikode |
| 15:30 |
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Report | Stadium: EMS Stadium Referee: Deepraj Damodar Sangelkar |
| 8 January 2023 Santosh Trophy Qualification | Mizoram | 1–5 | Kerala | Kozhikode |
| 15:30 | Malsawmfela 80' | Report |
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Stadium: EMS Stadium Referee: Mohammed Junaid Saijad Tanji |
| 10 February 2023 2022–23 Santosh Trophy | Goa | 2–3 | Kerala | Bhubaneswar |
| 09:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Capital Football Arena |
| 12 February 2023 2022–23 Santosh Trophy | Kerala | 0–1 | Karnataka | Odisha |
| 14 February 2023 2022–23 Santosh Trophy | Kerala | 4–4 | Maharashtra | Bhubaneswar |
| 17 February 2023 2022–23 Santosh Trophy | Odisha | 0–1 | Kerala | Bhubaneswar |
| 19 February 2023 2022–23 Santosh Trophy | Kerala | 1–1 | Punjab | Bhubaneswar |
| 11 October 2023 2023–24 Santosh Trophy | Gujarat | 0–3 | Kerala | Benaulim |
| 09:00 |
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Stadium: SAG Benaulim Ground |
| 13 October 2023 2023–24 Santosh Trophy | Kerala | 6–1 | Jammu and Kashmir | Benaulim |
| 09:00 |
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Stadium: SAG Benaulim Ground |
| 15 October 2023 2023–24 Santosh Trophy | Chhattisgarh | 0–3 | Kerala | Benaulim |
| 09:00 |
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Stadium: SAG Benaulim Ground |
| 17 October 2023 2023–24 Santosh Trophy | Kerala | 0–1 | Goa | Benaulim |
| 16:00 | Stadium: SAG Benaulim Ground |
| 21 February 2024 2023–24 Santosh Trophy | Assam | 1–3 | Kerala | Yupia |
| 14:30 | Dipu Mirdha 77' | Report | Abdu Raheem K 19'
Sajeesh E 67' Nijo Gilbert 90+5' |
Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium |
| 23 February 2024 2023–24 Santosh Trophy | Goa | 2–0 | Kerala | Yupia |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium |
| 25 February 2024 2023–24 Santosh Trophy | Kerala | 1–1 | Meghalaya | Yupia |
| 14:30 | Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium |
| 28 February 2024 2023–24 Santosh Trophy | Kerala | 2–0 | Arunachal Pradesh | Yupia |
| 14:30 | Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium |
| 01 March 2024 2023–24 Santosh Trophy | Services | 1–1 | Kerala | Yupia |
| 10:00 | Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium |
Statistics and records
Season-by-season
- As of 15 February 2024
Champions Runners-up Third place
| Season | Santosh Trophy | Qualifiers | Top Scorer | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Player | Goals | ||
| 1973–74[4] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Champions | Automatically in the group stage Proper | TKS Mani | 7 | ||||||
| 1987–88 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | Runners Up | Automatically in the group stage Proper | C. V. Pappachan | 5 | ||||||
| 1988–89[5] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Runners up | Automatically in the group stage Proper | — | — | ||||||
| 1989–90 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | Runners Up | Automatically in the group stage Proper | I. M. Vijayan, Santosh | 3 | ||||||
| 1990–91[6] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Runners Up | Automatically in the group stage Proper | — | — | ||||||
| 1991–92 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | Champions | Automatically in the group stage Proper | PS Asheem, Harshan, Rajeev | 3 | ||||||
| 1992–93 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | Champions | Automatically in the group stage Proper | I. M. Vijayan | 3 | ||||||
| 1993–94 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Runners Up | Automatically in the group stage Proper | Jo Paul Ancheri | 3 | ||||||
| 1996–97 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Semi Finalist | Automatically in the group stage Proper | VP Shaji | 3 | ||||||
| 1997–98 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Group Stage | Automatically in the group stage Proper | — | — | ||||||
| 1998–99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Semi Finalist | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Asif Saheer | 3 | |
| 1999–00 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | Runners up | Automatically in the group stage Proper | Asif Saheer | 4 | ||||||
| 2001–02 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | Champions | Automatically in the group stage Proper | Abdul Hakim | 7 | ||||||
| 2002–03 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | Runners Up | Automatically in the group stage Proper | Sylvester Ignatius | 3 | ||||||
| 2004–05 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | Champions | Automatically in the group stage Proper | Abdul Naushad | 2 | ||||||
| 2005–06 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Semi Finalist | Automatically in the group stage Proper | Abdul Hakkim | 2 | ||||||
| 2006–07 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Semi Finalist | Automatically in the group stage Proper | Pradeep | 3 | ||||||
| 2007–08 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | Group Stage | Automatically in the group stage Proper | Asif Saheer Abdul Naushad Javed OK |
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| 2008–09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Pre Quarter | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Zubair KP | 3 | |
| 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Pre Quarter | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | Javed OK | 4 | |
| 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pre Quarter | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | NA | NA | |
| 2011–12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | Semi Finalist | Automatically in the group stage Proper | Kannan | 2 | ||||||
| 2012–13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | Runners Up | Automatically in the group stage Proper | Kannan | 4 | ||||||
| 2013–14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Group Stage | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 4 | NA | NA | |
| 2014–15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Semi Finalist | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | V P Suhair | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Firos Seesan Askhar |
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| 2016–17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | Semi Finalist | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | Jobby Justin | 5 | |
| 2017–18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | Champions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Rahul KP Afdal VK Jithin MS |
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| 2018–19 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Not held due to covid | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | Emil Benny | 3 | |||||||
| 2021–22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | Jesin TK | 12 | |
| 2022–23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | Final Round | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | Nijo Gilbert | 8 | |
| 2023–24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | Quarter Finalist | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | Nijo Gilbert | ||
Honours
State
- Santosh Trophy
- National Games
- B.C. Roy Trophy
- Winners (3): 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73
- Runners-up (5): 1973–74, 1974–75, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1985–86
- Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy
- Winners (2): 1981–82, 1983–84
- M. Dutta Ray Trophy
- Winners (1): 1995
Others
- Sait Nagjee Football Tournament
- Runners-up (1): 1986
References
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