Kerala football team
Full name | Kerala Football Team |
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Founded | 1948 |
Ground | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi |
Capacity | 60,000 |
Owner | Kerala Football Association |
League | Santosh Trophy |
Website | Club website |
The Kerala football team (Malayalam: കേരള ഫുട്ബോൾ ടീം) is an Indian football team representing Kerala in the Santosh Trophy. They have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals 13 times, and have won the trophy 6 times.
They have qualified for the final rounds of 69th Santosh Trophy (2015) but lost to Services in the semi-final. The 2017 edition they lost to Goa in the semi final at Bambolim Athletic Stadium which is better than their 2016 result. Kerala won their latest Santhosh Trophy on 1 April 2018 against West Bengal with a score of 2-2, which ended in penalty shootout where Kerala won 4-2.they did not lose a single game on their way to the finals
Kerala football team is led by Rahul Raj in the 2018-19 season.The head coach is S N Balan. Some squad names haven't been updated.
Team squad
The following 20 players were called up prior to the 2018 Santosh Trophy[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ^ https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/kerala-name-20-member-squad-for-south-zone-santosh-trophy-qualifiers
- ^ "Santosh Trophy 2018: Kerala announce 20-man squad". Sportskeeda. 8 January 2018.
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