Kerala football team

The Kerala football team (Malayalam: കേരള ഫുട്ബോൾ ടീം) is an Indian state level football team representing Kerala in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy.^[1][2] They have 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.

Kerala football team

Full name	Kerala football team
Founded	1948; 74 years ago (1948)
Ground	EMS Stadium Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Manjeri Payyanad Stadium
Capacity	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi 80,000 (limited to 41,000 by FIFA from 2017)
Owner	Kerala Football Association
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Players

Current squad

As of 22 December 2022:^[3]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
23	1GK	Midhun V	(1994-06-13) 13 June 1994 (age 28)			Kickstart FC
32	1GK	Ajmal P. A.	(1995-11-12) 12 November 1995 (age 27)			FC Areekode
33	1GK	Alkesh Raj	(2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 22)			SAI Kollam
2	2DF	Akhil Chandran	(1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 25)			Gokulam Kerala FC (Reserves)
4	2DF	Sachu Siby	(2000-05-31) 31 May 2000 (age 22)			Kerala United FC
5	2DF	Shinu R				Kovalam Football Club
22	2DF	Muhammed Salim	(2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 (age 22)			KSEB
24	2DF	Ameen K				FC Areekode
29	2DF	Belgin Bolster				KSEB
30	2DF	Manoj M	(1996-08-21) 21 August 1996 (age 26)			Kerala United FC
77	2DF	Jeritto J				Kovalam Football Club
7	3MF	Nijo Gilbert	(1999-10-16) 16 October 1999 (age 23)			KSEB
8	3MF	Ajeesh P				AG's Kerala
11	3MF	Abdul Raheem				BASCO Othukkungal
13	3MF	Hrishidath	(2000-02-05) 5 February 2000 (age 22)			Gokulam Kerala FC (Reserves)
17	3MF	Vishak Mohanan				Gokulam Kerala FC (Reserves)
18	3MF	M Rashid				Thrikkarippur FA
25	3MF	Gifty Gracious	(1999-08-16) 16 August 1999 (age 23)			KSEB
9	4FW	Riswan Ali	(1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 (age 26)			FC Areekode
10	4FW	Viknesh Mariya				KSEB
19	4FW	John Paul				KSEB
26	4FW	Naresh Bagyanathan				Muthoot FA

Honours

 

Santosh Trophy winning Kerala team with the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, November 2, 2004.

• Santosh Trophy
  • Winners (7): 1973–74, 1991–92, 1992–93,^[4] 2001–02,^[5] 2004–05, 2017–18, 2021–2022
  • Runners-up (8): 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2012–13
• National Games
  • Gold medal (2): 1987, 1997
  • Silver medal (2): 1994, 2022^[6][7]
• 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
• Sait Nagjee Football Tournament
  • Runners-up (1): 1986

References

1. "Kerala Football Association".
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4. Bobrowsky, Josef; King, Ian (6 December 2006). . rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
5. Chaudhuri, Arunava. . indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 28 June 2002. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
6. . wap.business-standard.com. Ahmedabad: Business Standard India. IANS. 12 October 2022. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
7. Sarangi, Y. B. (11 October 2022). . sportstar.thehindu.com. Ahmedabad: Sportstar. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.