Football team representing Kerala State
Football club
The Kerala State Football Team , commonly known as Kerala football team (Malayalam : കേരള കാൽപന്തുകളി ഗണം), (initially 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 .[ 1] [ 2]
History
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.
Players
Current squad
As of 14 February 2024:[ 3]
Current technical staff
As of 14 February 2024
Position
Name
Head coach
Satheevan Balan
Assistant coach
Assis PK
Goalkeeping coach
Harshal Kumar
Physio
Rodregues Nellissery
Manager
DR Sudhir Kumar
Results and Fixtures
Statistics and records
Season-by-season
As of 15 February 2024
Champions Runners-up Third place
Season
Santosh Trophy
Qualifiers
Top Scorer
Player
Goals
1973–74 [ 4]
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Champions
Automatically in the group stage Proper
TKS Mani
7
1987–88
6
4
2
0
10
1
Runners Up
Automatically in the group stage Proper
C. V. Pappachan
5
1988–89 [ 5]
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—
—
—
—
Runners up
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1989–90
6
3
1
2
11
9
Runners Up
Automatically in the group stage Proper
I. M. Vijayan , Santosh
3
1990–91 [ 6]
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—
—
—
—
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Runners Up
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1991–92
4
3
0
1
12
0
Champions
Automatically in the group stage Proper
PS Asheem, Harshan, Rajeev
3
1992–93
6
4
0
1
8
3
Champions
Automatically in the group stage Proper
I. M. Vijayan
3
1993–94
2
1
0
1
6
1
Runners Up
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Jo Paul Ancheri
3
1996–97
4
2
1
1
6
1
Semi Finalist
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VP Shaji
3
1997–98
3
0
2
1
0
3
Group Stage
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1998–99
1
0
0
1
1
3
Semi Finalist
2
2
0
0
5
1
Asif Saheer
3
1999–00
5
3
1
1
10
5
Runners up
Automatically in the group stage Proper
Asif Saheer
4
2001–02
4
4
0
0
16
8
Champions
Automatically in the group stage Proper
Abdul Hakim
7
2002–03
4
3
0
1
10
7
Runners Up
Automatically in the group stage Proper
Sylvester Ignatius
3
2004–05
4
3
1
0
9
4
Champions
Automatically in the group stage Proper
Abdul Naushad
2
2005–06
3
2
0
1
4
1
Semi Finalist
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Abdul Hakkim
2
2006–07
4
2
2
0
5
1
Semi Finalist
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Pradeep
3
2007–08
3
1
2
0
3
9
Group Stage
Automatically in the group stage Proper
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
Semi Finalist
Automatically in the group stage Proper
Kannan
2
2012–13
5
3
2
0
8
4
Runners Up
Automatically in the group stage Proper
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
Semi Finalist
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
Semi Finalist
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
Honours
Santosh Trophy winning Kerala team with the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi , November 2, 2004.
Players of Kerala football team a Santosh Trophy match in Payynad Stadium in 2022
State
Santosh Trophy
Winners (7): 1973–74 , 1991–92 , 1992–93 ,[ 7] 2001–02 ,[ 8] 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 [ 9] [ 10]
Bronze medal (1): 2023
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
Others
References
Seasons Qualifiers Group stage Finals Teams
States
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Organisations
National teams
League system
Cup competitions
International State (Senior) State (Youth) Club
Defunct competitions
Sports complexes
State teams
League competitions
Clubs
Cup competitions Stadiums Defunct competitions Others