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Kerala Football Team
കേരള ഫുട്ബോൾ ടീം
Full nameKerala Football Team
Founded1948
GroundEMS Stadium, Kozhikode
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Capacity80,000
70,000
OwnerKerala Football Association
ManagerBino George
LeagueSantosh Trophy
Websitehttp://www.keralafa.com
Current season

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

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[2] 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 India IND Rehnesh TP
GK India IND Midhun V
GK India IND Hajmal S
DF India IND Alex Saji
DF India IND Rahul V Raj
DF India IND Lijo S
Mf India IND Shibin lal
MF India IND jijo Joseph tutu
DF India IND hari bozo
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW India IND Joby Justin
MF India IND Muhammed Parokkottil
MF India IND Johnson Nicholas
MF India IND Jithin G
MF India IND Seesan Selvan (captain)
FW India IND Anurag P.C
FW India IND Sajith Paulose
FW India IND Joby Justin
FW India IND Nithin Krishna
MF India IND inthi
FW India IND Asif Saheer

References

  1. ^ https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/kerala-name-20-member-squad-for-south-zone-santosh-trophy-qualifiers
  2. ^ "Seesan to lead Kerala in Santosh Trophy". Timesofindia. 29 January 2019.