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Kerala football team
Football team representing Kerala State
Football team representing Kerala State
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| clubname | Kerala |
| കേരള | |
| current | 2024–25 Santosh Trophy |
| image | Kerala Football Association.svg |
| image_size | 200px |
| fullname | Kerala State Football Team |
| founded | |
| ground | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
| capacity | 41,000 |
| owner | Kerala Football Association |
| mgrtitle | Head coach |
| manager | Biby Thomas |
| league | Santosh Trophy |
| season | 2024–25 |
| position | Runner-up |
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കേരള
The Kerala football team (Malayalam: കേരള കാൽപന്തുകളി ഗണം), formerly known as Travancore-Cochin football team, is an Indian state level semi-professional football team representing Kerala in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy and National Games of India.
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.
Statistics and records
Season-by-season
Champions Runners-up Semifinal
| Season | Santosh Trophy | Qualifiers | Top Scorer | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–60 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | Final round | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 1963–64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | First round | |||||||||||
| 1968–69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | First round | |||||||||||
| 1969–70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | First round | Joseph Raju | 1 | |||||||||
| 1973–74 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | Champions | TKS Mani | 7 | |||||||||
| 1981–82 | 2 | Semifinal | Appukuttan | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 1983–84 | Semifinal | Ranjith | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 1984–85 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Preliminary league | 5 players | 1 | |||||||||
| 1985–86 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Semifinal | |||||||||||
| 1986–87 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Semifinal | |||||||||||
| 1987–88 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | Runners Up | C. V. Pappachan | 5 | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | Runners up | |||||||||||||||||
| 1989–90 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | Runners Up | I. M. Vijayan, Santosh | 3 | |||||||||
| 1990–91 | Runners Up | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991–92 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | Champions | PS Asheem, Harshan, Rajeev | 3 | |||||||||
| 1992–93 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | Champions | I. M. Vijayan | 3 | |||||||||
| 1993–94 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Runners Up | Jo Paul Ancheri | 3 | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | Semifinal | |||||||||||||||||
| 1995–96 | Semifinal | |||||||||||||||||
| 1996–97 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Semifinal | VP Shaji | 3 | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Group Stage | |||||||||||
| 1998–99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Semifinal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Asif Saheer | 3 | |||
| 1999–00 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | Runners up | Asif Saheer | 4 | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | Champions | Abdul Hakim | 7 | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | Runners Up | Sylvester Ignatius | 3 | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | Champions | Abdul Naushad | 2 | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Semifinal | Abdul Hakkim | 2 | |||||||||
| 2006–07 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Semifinal | Pradeep | 3 | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | Group Stage | Asif Saheer | ||||||||||
| Abdul Naushad | ||||||||||||||||||
| Javed OK | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Semifinal | Kannan | 2 | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | Runners Up | 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 | Semifinal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | V P Suhair | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Firos | ||||||||||
| Seesan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Askhar | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | Semifinal | 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 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
Players
Current squad
As of 14 January 2026:
Current technical staff
As of 14 January 2026
Results and fixtures
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Nijo Gilbert
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Sajeesh
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Ashiq
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Abdhu Raheem
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Riswan Ali
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Junain
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Nijo Gilbert
Sajeesh E Nijo Gilbert
Honours
State (senior)
- Santosh Trophy
- National Games
State (youth)
- 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
References
- "Kerala Football Association".
- (6 January 2022). "West Bengal, Kerala & Punjab drawn together in tantalizing group in 75th edition of Hero Santosh Trophy". [[All India Football Federation]].
- "India - List of Santosh Trophy Finals".
- "23rd Santosh Trophy".
- "India - List of Santosh Trophy Finals".
- "Sanju G to lead Kerala in Santosh Trophy".
- "Kerala eyes Santosh Trophy glory under Shafeeq".
- (6 December 2006). "India 1993 – Santosh Trophy".
- Chaudhuri, Arunava. "2001/02 Season in Indian Football". Indian Football Network.
- (12 October 2022). "National Games: W Bengal hammer Kerala 5–0 to clinch gold in men's football". Business Standard India.
- Sarangi, Y. B.. (11 October 2022). "National Games: West Bengal routs Kerala 5–0, wins men's football gold medal after 11 years". [[Sportstar]].
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