Kerala football team

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 Football Team
കേരള ഫുട്ബോൾ ടീം
Full nameKerala Football Team
Founded1948
GroundEMS Stadium, Kozhikode
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Capacity60,000
(for isl)39,000
OwnerKerala Football Association
ManagerBino George
LeagueSantosh Trophy
WebsiteClub website

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

References

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