Kerala football team

Kerala Football Team
കേരള ഫുട്ബോൾ ടീം

Full name	Kerala Football Team
Founded	1948
Ground	EMS Stadium, Kozhikode Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Capacity	60,000 (for isl)39,000
Owner	Kerala Football Association
Manager	Bino George
League	Santosh Trophy
Website	Club website

The Kerala football team (Malayalam: കേരള ഫുട്ബോൾ ടീം) is an Indian state level football team representing Kerala in the Santosh Trophy. They have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals 14 times, and have won the trophy 6 times.

Kerala last won the Santhosh Trophy in 2018. They defeated Bengal in the finals in a penalty shootout (4-2) on 1 April 2018 at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. The score was 2-2 after 120 minutes. Kerala did not lose any games on their way to the finals. Their team was led by Rahul Raj for the 2018-19 season. The head coach was S N Balan.

Honours

• Santosh Trophy

Winners (6): 1973-74, 1991-92, 1992-93, 2001-02, 2004-05, 2017-18

Players

Current squad

The following 20 players were called up prior to the 2019 Santosh Trophy Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	IND	Rehnesh TP
—	GK	IND	Midhun V
—	GK	IND	Hajmal S
—	DF	IND	Alex Saji
—	DF	IND	Rahul V Raj
—	DF	IND	Lijo S
—	Mf	IND	Shibin lal
—	MF	IND	jijo Joseph tutu
—	DF	IND	hari bozo

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	IND	Jobby Justin
—	MF	IND	Muhammed Parokkottil
—	MF	IND	Johnson Nicholas
—	MF	IND	Jithin G
—	MF	IND	Seesan Selvan (captain)
—	FW	IND	Anurag P.C
—	FW	IND	Sajith Paulose
—	FW	IND	Joby Justin
—	FW	IND	Nithin Krishna
—	MF	IND	inthi
—	FW	IND	Asif Saheer