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	'''State Bank of India Kerala''' '''Football Club''', also known as '''SBI Kerala FC''' (formerly known as '''SBT Thiruvananthapuram'''), is a [[association football\|football]] club based in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]]. It ~~currently competes~~ in the [[Kerala Premier League]], the top tier league of the state.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cochinsquare.com/first-soccer-city-in-kochi/ \|title=First Soccer City in Kochi \| Kochi Cochin News \|publisher=Cochinsquare.com \|date=2012-06-25 \|access-date=2012-07-11}}</ref><ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/data/kscl.html List of Champions of the Kerala State Club Football Championship] ''Indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 17 August 2021</ref>		'''State Bank of India Kerala''' '''Football Club''', also known as '''SBI Kerala FC''' (formerly known as '''SBT Thiruvananthapuram'''), is a [[association football\|football]] club based in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]]. It last competed in the [[Kerala Premier League]], the top tier league of the state.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cochinsquare.com/first-soccer-city-in-kochi/ \|title=First Soccer City in Kochi \| Kochi Cochin News \|publisher=Cochinsquare.com \|date=2012-06-25 \|access-date=2012-07-11}}</ref><ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/data/kscl.html List of Champions of the Kerala State Club Football Championship] ''Indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 17 August 2021</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
	During the mid-1980s, already established as a premier bank in the state of Kerala and the considering the popularity and passion towards the game of football at the region, [[State Bank of Travancore]] decided to launch a team of its own and register it with [[Kerala Football Association]] in November 1986. The debut of the team was in 1987 in the Trivandrum District 'E' Division League, the 5th division league of the region. The team steadily progressed further and went on to reach the 'B' Division to win the trophy in 1992, thus entering the 'A' Division League, the Tier-1 league of the region in 1993–94.		During the mid-1980s, already established as a premier bank in the state of Kerala and the considering the popularity and passion towards the game of football at the region, [[State Bank of Travancore]] decided to launch a team of its own and register it with [[Kerala Football Association]] in November 1986. The debut of the team was in 1987 in the Trivandrum District 'E' Division League, the 5th division league of the region. The team steadily progressed further and went on to reach the 'B' Division to win the trophy in 1992, thus entering the 'A' Division League, the Tier-1 league of the region in 1993–94.

	== Growth ~~of the Club~~ ==		== Growth ==
	At that point, the ~~Bank~~ stepped in again by recruiting sportsmen under a special sports quota, pioneering a new trend among the ~~Government~~-controlled [[Public Sector Undertakings]]. This received a further impetus when [[N. M. Najeeb]], a prominent national player at that time agreed to coach the team. The club then evolved from a group of amateur players ~~to a group of semi-professionals under the guidance of the coach~~ and went on to win various trophies. It also qualified and participated in many national level tournaments like [[Durand Cup]], [[IFA Shield]], [[Rovers Cup\|Rover's Cup]], Scissors Cup, [[Kalinga Cup]] and the [[Federation Cup (India)\|Federation Cup]].		At that point, the bank stepped in again by recruiting sportsmen under a special sports quota, pioneering a new trend among the government-controlled [[Public Sector Undertakings]]. This received a further impetus when [[N. M. Najeeb]], a prominent national player at that time, agreed to coach the team. The club then evolved from a group of amateur players and went on to win various trophies. It also qualified and participated in many national level tournaments like [[Durand Cup]], [[IFA Shield]], [[Rovers Cup\|Rover's Cup]], Scissors Cup, [[Kalinga Cup]] and the [[Federation Cup (India)\|Federation Cup]].

	== Entry to National Football League ==		== Entry to National Football League ==
	Being the state champions in the 1996, SBT was eligible to play in the newly formed [[I-League\|National Football League]] introduced by the [[All India Football Federation]] that year, but the emergence of the first professional football club from the state [[FC Kochin\|FC Cochin]] denied its opportunity. However, SBT was given an entry to the [[I-League 2nd Division\|2nd Division NFL]] introduced in 1997–98 as a qualifying round for the top division ~~League~~. The team, though a hot favorite, with the likes of National players ~~like~~ [[Jiju Jacob]], V. P. Shaji, Feroz Sheriff, A. Sunil Kumar and K. V. Dhanesh, could not qualify as it ended runner-up with a draw against [[Sesa Football Academy\|Sesa Sports Club]] in the final ~~league~~ game of the season.		Being the state champions in the 1996, SBT was eligible to play in the newly formed [[I-League\|National Football League]] introduced by the [[All India Football Federation]] that year, but the emergence of the first professional football club from the state [[FC Kochin\|FC Cochin]] denied its opportunity. However, SBT was given an entry to the [[I-League 2nd Division\|2nd Division NFL]], introduced in 1997–98 as a qualifying round for the top division. The team, though a hot favorite with the likes of National players [[Jiju Jacob]], V. P. Shaji, Feroz Sheriff, A. Sunil Kumar and K. V. Dhanesh, could not qualify as it ended runner-up with a draw against [[Sesa Football Academy\|Sesa Sports Club]] in the final game of the season.

	The next season(1998–99) was the highpoint in SBT's history as it emerged the champions in the ~~[[I-League 2nd Division\|~~2nd Division NFL]], being the only institutional team till date to win the same. It also got promoted to the National Football League, but the glory ~~however~~ did not last long as the team performed poorly and again relegated to the second division.		The next season (1998–99) was the highpoint in SBT's history as it emerged the champions in the 2nd Division NFL, being the only institutional team till date to win the same. It also got promoted to the National Football League, but the glory did not last long as the team performed poorly and again got relegated to the second division.

	It once again qualified for the [[I-League\|National Football League]] in 2004–05 but after that, there were hardly any notable achievement for the club in the national level.		It once again qualified for the [[I-League\|National Football League]] in 2004–05 but after that, there were hardly any notable achievement for the club at the national level.

	==Last developments==		==Last developments==
	Pursuant to the directions of AIFF, SBT formed a team ~~of Under-19's in 2005~~. ~~This team also holds great promise: it~~ entered the 'E' Division of Trivandrum District League in 2007 and in less than a decade, it has reached the super division, winning all the lower division leagues and was clubbed with SBT's senior team, ~~in 2016~~ giving SBT the distinction of fielding two teams in the ~~super-division-~~ a first in the history of Trivandrum League.		Pursuant to the directions of AIFF, SBT formed a junior team. It entered the 'E' Division of Trivandrum District League in 2007 and in less than a decade, it has reached the super division, winning all the lower division leagues and was clubbed with SBT's senior team, giving SBT the distinction of fielding two teams in the Super Division, a first in the history of Trivandrum League.

	The future of the club was in threat after the merger between the [[State Bank of India]] with [[State Bank of Travancore]] in April 2017.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Thomas\|first1=Nevin\|title=Kerala's SBT football club faces extinction woes\|url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/football/indian-football/keralas-iconic-football-club-faces-extinction-woes/article17762263.ece\|website=sportsstarlive.com\|publisher=SportsStar\|access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref> But the new management decided to continue with the football team and the club took part in [[2016-17 Kerala Premier League]] with a new name SBI Kerala.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Tennyson\|first1=Rayson\|title=Future tense for state club champs, SBI Kerala\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/future-tense-for-state-club-champs-sbi-kerala/articleshow/58140115.cms\|website=The Times of India\|publisher=TNN\|access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref>		The future of the club was in threat after the merger between the [[State Bank of India]] with [[State Bank of Travancore]] in April 2017.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Thomas\|first1=Nevin\|title=Kerala's SBT football club faces extinction woes\|url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/football/indian-football/keralas-iconic-football-club-faces-extinction-woes/article17762263.ece\|website=sportsstarlive.com\|publisher=SportsStar\|access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref> But the new management decided to continue with the football team and the club took part in [[2016-17 Kerala Premier League]] with a new name SBI Kerala.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Tennyson\|first1=Rayson\|title=Future tense for state club champs, SBI Kerala\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/future-tense-for-state-club-champs-sbi-kerala/articleshow/58140115.cms\|website=The Times of India\|publisher=TNN\|access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref>
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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Kerala\|Football in Kerala]]		* [[Kerala\|Football in Kerala]]
	* [[National Football League (India)]]
	* [[Kerala Premier League]]
	* [[List of football clubs in India]]		* [[List of football clubs in India]]
	* [[Indian Bank Recreational Club]]		* [[Indian Bank Recreational Club]]

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{{Short description|Indian association football club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox football club
| nickname = ''SBI Kerala''
| ground = [[University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram)|University Stadium]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
| capacity = 20,000
| clubname =
| image =SBT-FC_Logo.png
| fullname = State Bank of India Kerala Football Club
| founded = {{Start date and age|1986||}}<br />(as ''State Bank of Travancore Football Club'')
| chairman =
| manager =V. P. Shaji
| league = [[Kerala Premier League]]
| season = [[2016-17 Kerala Premier League|2016–17]]
| position = Group stage, 4th
}}

'''State Bank of India Kerala''' '''Football Club''', also known as '''SBI Kerala FC''' (formerly known as '''SBT Thiruvananthapuram'''), is a [[association football|football]] club based in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]]. It currently competes in the [[Kerala Premier League]], the top tier league of the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cochinsquare.com/first-soccer-city-in-kochi/ |title=First Soccer City in Kochi | Kochi Cochin News |publisher=Cochinsquare.com |date=2012-06-25 |access-date=2012-07-11}}</ref><ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/data/kscl.html List of Champions of the Kerala State Club Football Championship] ''Indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 17 August 2021</ref>

== History ==
During the mid-1980s, already established as a premier bank in the state of Kerala and the considering the popularity and passion towards the game of football at the region, [[State Bank of Travancore]] decided to launch a team of its own and register it with [[Kerala Football Association]] in November 1986. The debut of the team was in 1987 in the Trivandrum District 'E' Division League, the 5th division league of the region. The team steadily progressed further and went on to reach the 'B' Division to win the trophy in 1992, thus entering the 'A' Division League, the Tier-1 league of the region in 1993–94.

== Growth of the Club ==
At that point, the Bank stepped in again by recruiting sportsmen under a special sports quota, pioneering a new trend among the Government-controlled [[Public Sector Undertakings]]. This received a further impetus when [[N. M. Najeeb]], a prominent national player at that time agreed to coach the team. The club then evolved from a group of amateur players to a group of semi-professionals under the guidance of the coach and went on to win various trophies. It also qualified and participated in many national level tournaments like [[Durand Cup]], [[IFA Shield]], [[Rovers Cup|Rover's Cup]], Scissors Cup, [[Kalinga Cup]] and the [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]].

== Entry to National Football League ==
Being the state champions in the 1996, SBT was eligible to play in the newly formed [[I-League|National Football League]] introduced by the [[All India Football Federation]] that year, but the emergence of the first professional football club from the state [[FC Kochin|FC Cochin]] denied its opportunity. However, SBT was given an entry to the [[I-League 2nd Division|2nd Division NFL]] introduced in 1997–98 as a qualifying round for the top division League. The team, though a hot favorite, with the likes of National players like [[Jiju Jacob]], V. P. Shaji, Feroz Sheriff, A. Sunil Kumar and K. V. Dhanesh, could not qualify as it ended runner-up with a draw against [[Sesa Football Academy|Sesa Sports Club]] in the final league game of the season.

The next season(1998–99) was the highpoint in SBT's history as it emerged the champions in the [[I-League 2nd Division|2nd Division NFL]], being the only institutional team till date to win the same. It also got promoted to the National Football League, but the glory however did not last long as the team performed poorly and again relegated to the second division.

It once again qualified for the [[I-League|National Football League]] in 2004–05 but after that, there were hardly any notable achievement for the club in the national level.

==Last developments==
Pursuant to the directions of AIFF, SBT formed a team of Under-19's in 2005. This team also holds great promise: it entered the 'E' Division of Trivandrum District League in 2007 and in less than a decade, it has reached the super division, winning all the lower division leagues and was clubbed with SBT's senior team, in 2016 giving SBT the distinction of fielding two teams in the super-division- a first in the history of Trivandrum League.

The future of the club was in threat after the merger between the [[State Bank of India]] with [[State Bank of Travancore]] in April 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Thomas|first1=Nevin|title=Kerala's SBT football club faces extinction woes|url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/football/indian-football/keralas-iconic-football-club-faces-extinction-woes/article17762263.ece|website=sportsstarlive.com|publisher=SportsStar|access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref> But the new management decided to continue with the football team and the club took part in [[2016-17 Kerala Premier League]] with a new name SBI Kerala.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tennyson|first1=Rayson|title=Future tense for state club champs, SBI Kerala|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/future-tense-for-state-club-champs-sbi-kerala/articleshow/58140115.cms|website=The Times of India|publisher=TNN|access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref>

==Honours==
*'''[[National Football League Second Division (India)|National Football League II]]'''
**Champions (2): 1998–99, 2004<ref>{{cite web |title=National Football League Second Division |author=Arunava Choudhary |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/nfl2.html |website=indianfootball.de |access-date=16 July 2021 |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026081440/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/nfl2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* '''Kerala Football League'''
**Champions (4): 2000–01, 2003–04,<ref>{{cite web|author=M G Radhakrishnan|date=6 May 2002|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/20020506-first-indian-professional-football-club-fc-kochin-faces-closure-as-players-migrate-795344-2002-05-06|title=First Indian professional football club FC Kochin faces closure as players migrate|access-date=22 February 2021|website=India Today|archive-date=6 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906103103/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/20020506-first-indian-professional-football-club-fc-kochin-faces-closure-as-players-migrate-795344-2002-05-06|url-status=live}}</ref> 2006–07, 2008
**Runners-up (3): 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2005–06<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india-keralachamp.html India - List of Kerala League Champions] ''RSSSF''. Retrieved 17 August 2021.</ref>
*'''[[Kerala Premier League]]'''
**Champions (2): [[2014-15 Kerala Premier League|2014–15]],<ref>{{cite news |author= |title=SBT FC Continuing Golden Run |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/SBT-FC-Continuing-Golden-Run/2015/09/04/article3009266.ece |newspaper=The New Indian Express |location=Kozhikode |date=4 September 2015|access-date=31 May 2016 }}</ref> [[2015-16 Kerala Premier League|2015–16]]
**Runners-up (1): [[2013-14 Kerala Premier League|2013–14]]
*'''Kerala State Club Football Championship'''
**Champions (6): 1996, 2002, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2017<ref>{{cite news|first=Tennyson|last=Rayson|title=Future tense for state club champs, SBI Kerala|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/top-stories/future-tense-for-state-club-champs-sbi-kerala/amp_articleshow/58140115.cms|website=m.timesofindia.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|location=Kochi|date=12 April 2017|access-date=15 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108000715/http://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/top-stories/future-tense-for-state-club-champs-sbi-kerala/amp_articleshow/58140115.cms|archive-date=8 January 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
**Runners-up (3): 1997,2006,2011
*'''G.V. Raja Football Tournament'''
**Runner-up (1): 2010<ref>{{cite news|title=J&K Bank emerge champs in GV Raja tournament|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/article212362.ece|accessdate=11 June 2016|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=16 February 2010}}</ref>
* [[K. C. Mammen Mappillai|Mammen Mappillai Trophy]] – 1996
* Arlem Cup
* Kerala Kaumudi Trophy
* JC Jacob Trophy
* Meyers Cup :'''Champions ''' : 2019

==See also==
* [[Kerala|Football in Kerala]]
* [[National Football League (India)]]
* [[Kerala Premier League]]
* [[List of football clubs in India]]
* [[Indian Bank Recreational Club]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Football in India}}
{{Kerala Sports}}

[[Category:Football clubs in Kerala]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1986]]
[[Category:1986 establishments in Kerala]]
[[Category:Financial services association football clubs in India]]