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{{Short description|Football stadium in Malappuram, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox venue
| name = Kottappadi Football Stadium
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| operator = Malappuram District Sports Council
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| location = Down Hill, [[Malappuram]]
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| surface = [[Grass]]
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| architect = KITCO India
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| construction_cost = [[$]] 3 million
| capacity = 8,000
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| tenants = {{ubl|[[Kerala Premier League]]}}
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'''Kottappadi Football Stadium''', also known as Malappuram Stadium, is a historic [[association football|football]] stadium in [[Malappuram]], [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fwdbusiness.com/2017/04/rediscovering-football-glory%E2%80%8B-of-kerala%E2%80%8B/|title=Rediscovering Football Glory of Kerala {{!}} Eyeing to make Gokulam FC the first professional club in Kerala|date=12 April 2017|access-date=26 January 2022|website=fwdbusiness.com|publisher=FWD Business (March – April 2017 issue)|first=FWD|last=Media|location=Kerala|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704065411/https://fwdbusiness.com/2017/04/rediscovering-football-glory%E2%80%8B-of-kerala%E2%80%8B/|archive-date=4 July 2022}}</ref> It is under the management of Malappuram District Sports Council, located right at the heart of CBD of Malappuram. Malappuram is unequivocally considered to be the cradle of Indian football, and this stadium owns much of credit.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2014/dec/29/where-malappuram-learned-to-play-football-699171.html| title = Where Malappuram Learned to Play Football- The New Indian Express| access-date = 3 January 2018| archive-date = 4 January 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180104073237/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2014/dec/29/Where-Malappuram-Learned-to-Play-Football-699171.html| url-status = live}}</ref>

==History==
The historic Kottapadi Maidan or ''Kavathu Parambu'' as it was called back then, saw the elders playing barefoot with the [[British Army]], eventually going on to become a symbol of Malappuram’s football-centric culture.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2014/dec/29/where-malappuram-learned-to-play-football-699171.html| title = Where Malappuram Learned to Play Football- The New Indian Express| access-date = 3 January 2018| archive-date = 4 January 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180104073237/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2014/dec/29/Where-Malappuram-Learned-to-Play-Football-699171.html| url-status = live}}</ref> Late Irumban Moideen who started playing at Kottappadi joined Royal Indian Air Force and represented India.

==Events==
Post Independence, the first official tournament reported to have been hosted by the stadium was the Moidu Memorial All-Kerala Football Tournament held in 1952. All-India Civil Service Tournament, [[Kerala Premier League]], [[Kerala State Club Football Championship]], were notable competitions organised at the stadium.

==Coaching & practice==
Currently [[Kerala Blasters FC]] coaching center is stationed here,<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://kbfc.co.in/register|title = KBFC ISL Matches 2022, Team, Players || Kerala Blasters Football Club|date = 25 February 2022|access-date = 3 January 2018|archive-date = 7 March 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180307125003/http://kbfc.co.in/register|url-status = live}}</ref> along with city level coaching provided by municipality. The stadium is home ground for Malappuram FC and was the practice turf for [[Gokulam FC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/gokulam-fc-brews-a-hope-for-keralas-soccer-fans.html|title=In Malappuram, Gokulam FC brews a hope for Kerala's soccer fans|website=www.onmanorama.com|publisher=[[Onmanorama]]|first=Paul|last=Abraham K|date=20 February 2017|location=[[Kottayam]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007052904/https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/gokulam-fc-brews-a-hope-for-keralas-soccer-fans.amp.html|archive-date=7 October 2022}}</ref> In the 2019–20 [[Kerala Premier League]], the stadium served as home ground for Real Malabar FC & Luca Soccer Club.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Stadiums in Kerala |state=expanded}}
{{Football in India}}

[[Category:Football venues in Kerala]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Kerala]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Malappuram district]]
[[Category:Event venues with year of establishment missing]]

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