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{{short description|Football team represeting Kerala State}}
{{Short description|Football team representing Kerala State}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox football club
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = '''Kerala Football Team'''<br>'''കേരള ഫുട്ബോൾ ടീം'''
| clubname = Kerala
| current = 2020-21 Santosh Trophy
| current = 2024–25 Santosh Trophy
| image = KFA_New_Logo.png
| image = Kerala Football Association.svg
| image_size = 100px
| image_size = 200px
| fullname = Kerala Football Team
| fullname = Kerala State Football Team
| nickname =  
| nickname =  
| founded = {{start date and age|1948}}
| founded = {{start date and age|1948}}
| ground = [[EMS Stadium]], [[Kozhikode]]<br/>[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Kochi]]
| ground = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
| capacity = 60,000<br/>(for isl)39,000
| capacity = 41,000
| owner = [[Kerala Football Association]]
| owner = [[Kerala Football Association]]
| mgrtitle = Manager
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = [[Bino George]]
| manager = Biby Thomas
| chairman =
| chrtitle = Co-chairmen
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/kerala-name-20-member-squad-for-south-zone-santosh-trophy-qualifiers|title=Kerala name 20-member squad for South Zone Santosh Trophy qualifiers}}</ref> The '''Kerala football team''' is an [[India]]n state level [[association football|football]] team representing [[Kerala]] in the [[Santosh Trophy]].
| league = [[Santosh Trophy]]
| league = [[Santosh Trophy]]
| season = [[2017-18 Santosh Trophy|2018 Santosh Trophy]]
| season = [[2024–25 Santosh Trophy|2024–25]]
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| position = Runner-up
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The '''Kerala football team''' ([[Malayalam Language|Malayalam]]: കേരള ഫുട്ബോൾ ടീം) is an [[India]]n state level [[association football|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.
The '''Kerala football team''', formerly known as ''Travancore-Cochin football team'', is an Indian state level [[semi-professional]] [[association football|football]] team representing [[Kerala]] in Indian state football competitions including the [[Santosh Trophy]] and [[National Games of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/association/495|title=Kerala Football Association}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=West Bengal, Kerala & Punjab drawn together in tantalizing group in 75th edition of Hero Santosh Trophy|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/west-bengal-kerala-punjab-drawn-together-in-tantalizing-group-in-75th-edition-of-hero-santosh-trophy|website=the-aiff.com|publisher=[[All India Football Federation]]|date=6 January 2022|access-date=2 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106131705/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/west-bengal-kerala-punjab-drawn-together-in-tantalizing-group-in-75th-edition-of-hero-santosh-trophy|archive-date=6 January 2022}}</ref>


Kerala last won the [[Santhosh Trophy]] in 2018. They defeated [[West Bengal football team|Bengal]] in the [[2018 Santosh Trophy Final|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 V Raj for the 2018-19 season. The head coach was S N Balan.
The team appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals 15 times, and have won the trophy 7 times. Kerala last won the Santhosh Trophy in [[2021–22 Santosh Trophy|2022]] by defeating [[West Bengal football team|Bengal]] in the final on 2 May at the [[Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium|Payyanadu Stadium]] in [[Malappuram, Kerala|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===
 
{{updated|15 February 2024}}
{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} '''Champions'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|silver|border=darkgray}} '''Runners-up'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|#E6C29E|border=darkgray}} Semifinal
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season
! colspan=7 class="unsortable" | [[Santosh Trophy]]
! colspan=6 class="unsortable" | '''Qualifiers'''
! scope="col" colspan=3 class="unsortable" | Top Scorer
|-
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
! class="unsortable" | Player
! class="unsortable" | Goals
|-style="background:white;"
|[[1959–60 Santosh Trophy|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
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|-
|-
|[[1968–69 Santosh Trophy|1968–69]]
|1
|0
|0
|1
|0
|3
|First round
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|-
|-
|-style="background:white;"
|[[1969–70 Santosh Trophy|1969–70]]
|1
|0
|0
|1
|1
|7
|First round
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|Joseph Raju
|1
|-style="background:gold;"
|[[1973–74 Santosh Trophy|1973–74]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiasantoshhist.html#74|title=India - List of Santosh Trophy Finals|access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref>
|6
|5
|1
|0
|18
|8
|Champions
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|TKS Mani
|7
|-style="background:#E6C29E;"
|[[1981–82 Santosh Trophy|1981–82]]
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|2
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|Semifinal
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|Appukuttan
|9
|-style="background:#E6C29E;"
|[[1983–84 Santosh Trophy|1983–84]]
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|Semifinal
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|Ranjith
|6
|-style="background:white;"
|[[1984–85 Santosh Trophy|1984–85]]
|2
|1
|1
|0
|5
|0
|Preliminary league
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|5 players
|1
|-style="background:#E6C29E;"
|[[1985–86 Santosh Trophy|1985–86]]
|4
|2
|0
|2
|6
|3
|Semifinal
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|
|
|-style="background:#E6C29E;"
|[[1986–87 Santosh Trophy|1986–87]]
|3
|1
|2
|0
|3
|2
|Semifinal
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|
|
|-style="background:silver;"
|[[1987–88 Santosh Trophy|1987–88]]
|6
|4
|2
|0
|10
|1
|Runners Up
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
| C. V. Pappachan
|5
|-style="background:silver;"
|[[1988–89 Santosh Trophy|1988–89]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india89.html#santosh|title=23rd Santosh Trophy|access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref>
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|Runners up
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|-style="background:silver;"
|[[1989–90 Santosh Trophy|1989–90]]
|6
|3
|1
|2
|11
|9
|Runners Up
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|[[I. M. Vijayan]], Santosh
|3
|-style="background:silver;"
|[[1990–91 Santosh Trophy|1990–91]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiasantoshhist.html#74|title=India - List of Santosh Trophy Finals|access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref>
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|Runners Up
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|-style="background:gold;"
|[[1991–92 Santosh Trophy|1991–92]]
|4
|3
|0
|1
|12
|0
|Champions
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|PS Asheem, Harshan, Rajeev
|3
|-style="background:gold;"
|[[1992–93 Santosh Trophy|1992–93]]
|6
|4
|0
|1
|8
|3
|Champions
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|[[I. M. Vijayan]]
|3
|-style="background:silver;"
|[[1993–94 Santosh Trophy|1993–94]]
|2
|1
|0
|1
|6
|1
|Runners Up
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|[[Jo Paul Ancheri]]
|3
|-style="background:#E6C29E;"
|1994–95
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|Semifinal
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|
|
|-style="background:#E6C29E;"
|1995–96
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|Semifinal
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|
|
|-style="background:#E6C29E;"
|[[1996–97 Santosh Trophy|1996–97]]
|4
|2
|1
|1
|6
|1
|Semifinal
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|VP Shaji
|3
|-
|[[1997–98 Santosh Trophy|1997–98]]
|3
|0
|2
|1
|0
|3
|Group Stage
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|-style="background:#E6C29E;"
|[[1998–99 Santosh Trophy|1998–99]]
|1
|0
|0
|1
|1
|3
|Semifinal
|2
|2
|0
|0
|5
|1
|[[Asif Saheer]]
|3
|-style="background:silver;"
|[[1999–2000 Santosh Trophy|1999–00]]
|5
|3
|1
|1
|10
|5
|Runners up
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|[[Asif Saheer]]
|4
|-style="background:gold;"
|[[2001–02 Santosh Trophy|2001–02]]
|4
|4
|0
|0
|16
|8
|Champions
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|Abdul Hakim
|7
|-style="background:silver;"
|[[2002–03 Santosh Trophy|2002–03]]
|4
|3
|0
|1
|10
|7
|Runners Up
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|Sylvester Ignatius
|3
|-style="background:gold;"
|[[2004–05 Santosh Trophy|2004–05]]
|4
|3
|1
|0
|9
|4
|Champions
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|Abdul Naushad
|2
|-style="background:#E6C29E;"
|[[2005–06 Santosh Trophy|2005–06]]
|3
|2
|0
|1
|4
|1
|Semifinal
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|Abdul Hakkim
|2
|-style="background:#E6C29E;"
|[[2006–07 Santosh Trophy|2006–07]]
|4
|2
|2
|0
|5
|1
|Semifinal
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|[[Pappachen Pradeep|Pradeep]]
|3
|-
|[[2007–08 Santosh Trophy|2007–08]]
|3
|1
|2
|0
|3
|9
|Group Stage
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|[[Asif Saheer]]<br/> Abdul Naushad<br/>Javed OK
|1
|-
|[[2008–09 Santosh Trophy|2008–09]]
|1
|0
|0
|1
|0
|1
|Pre Quarter
|2
|2
|0
|0
|8
|0
|Zubair KP
|3
|-
|[[2009–10 Santosh Trophy|2009–10]]
|1
|0
|0
|1
|0
|1
|Pre Quarter
|3
|3
|0
|0
|18
|3
|Javed OK
|4
|-
|[[2010–11 Santosh Trophy|2010–11]]
|1
|0
|1
|0
|0
|0
|Pre Quarter
|3
|2
|1
|0
|8
|1
|NA
|NA
|-style="background:#E6C29E;"
|[[2011–12 Santosh Trophy|2011–12]]
|5
|3
|2
|0
|8
|4
|Semifinal
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|Kannan
|2
|-style="background:silver;"
|[[2012–13 Santosh Trophy|2012–13]]
|5
|3
|2
|0
|8
|4
|Runners Up
| colspan=6 rowspan=1|
|Kannan
|4
|-
|[[2013–14 Santosh Trophy|2013–14]]
|4
|2
|0
|2
|6
|4
|Group Stage
|4
|3
|0
|1
|23
|4
|NA
|NA
|-style="background:#E6C29E;"
|[[2014–15 Santosh Trophy|2014–15]]
|5
|3
|1
|1
|4
|4
|Semifinal
|2
|2
|0
|0
|10
|0
|[[V. P. Suhair|V P Suhair]]
|3
|-
|[[2015–16 Santosh Trophy|2015–16]]
| colspan=7 rowspan=1|''did not qualify''
|2
|1
|1
|0
|3
|1
|Firos<br/> Seesan <br/>Askhar
|1
|-style="background:#E6C29E;"
|[[2016–17 Santosh Trophy|2016–17]]
|5
|2
|1
|2
|11
|9
|Semifinal
|3
|2
|1
|0
|6
|2
| [[Jobby Justin]]
|5
|-style="background:gold;"
|[[2017–18 Santosh Trophy|2017–18]]
|6
|5
|1
|0
|18
|3
|Champions
|2
|1
|1
|0
|7
|0
| Rahul KP<br/> Afdal VK <br/>[[Jithin MS]]
|5
|-
|[[2018–19 Santosh Trophy|2018–19]]
| colspan=7 rowspan=1|''did not qualify''
|3
|0
|2
|1
|0
|1
|
|
|-
|[[2019–20 Santosh Trophy|2019–20]]
| colspan=7 rowspan=1|''Not held due to covid''
|2
|2
|0
|0
|11
|0
| [[Emil Benny]]
|3
|-style="background:gold;"
|[[2021–22 Santosh Trophy|2021–22]]
|6
|4
|2
|0
|19
|7
|Champions
|3
|3
|0
|0
|18
|1
|[[Jesin TK]]
|12
|-
|[[2022–23 Santosh Trophy|2022–23]]
|5
|2
|2
|1
|9
|8
|Final Round
|5
|5
|0
|0
|24
|2
|Nijo Gilbert
|8
|-
|[[2023–24 Santosh Trophy|2023–24]]
|6
|2
|3
|1
|7
|5
|Quarter Finalist
|4
|3
|0
|1
|12
|2
|Nijo Gilbert
|
|}


== Players ==
== Players ==
===Current squad===
===Current squad===
The following 23 players were called up prior to the [[2020-21 Santosh Trophy|2021 Santosh Trophy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/top-stories/seesan-to-lead-kerala-in-santosh-trophy/amp_articleshow/67745107.cm|title=Seesan to lead Kerala in Santosh Trophy| publisher=[[Timesofindia]]|date=29 January 2019}}</ref>
As of 14 January 2026:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2024/11/15/santosh-trophy-kerala-squad-annonced-sanju-g-captain.html | title=Sanju G to lead Kerala in Santosh Trophy }}</ref>
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{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Alkesh Raj|other=|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Kannur Warriors FC|Kannur Warriors]] |clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Muhammed Iqbal|other=|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club= |clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Hajmal Sakeer|other=|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Calicut FC|Calicut]]|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Muhammed Ashar|other=|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club= |clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Muhammed Jaseem|other=|age=|caps=|goals=|club= |clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Sabaridas|other=|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Kovalam Football Club|Kovalam FC]] |clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs break}}
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{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Sanju Ganesh|other=|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Malappuram FC|Malappuram]] |clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Jinesh Dominic|other=|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club= |clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Ajay Alex|other=|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Calicut FC|Calicut]]|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Amal Jacob|other=|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club= [[Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Academy|Kerala Blasters Reserves]]|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Manoj M|other=|age={{Birth date and age|df=y|1996|08|21}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Calicut FC|Calicut]]|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Shibin Sadh|other=|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club= |clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Bibin Ajayan|other=|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Thrissur Magic FC|Thrissur Magic]]|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Ajay Alex|other=|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club= |clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Abdul Badish|other=|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC|Thiruvananthapuram Kombans]]|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Swabeeh|other=|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club= |clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Sandeep S |other=|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Kannur Warriors FC|Kannur Warriors]] |clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Jiyad Hassan|other=|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Gokulam Kerala FC (Reserves)]] |clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Tejas Krishna |other=|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Thrissur Magic FC|Thrissur Magic]] |clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Dibin|other=|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club= |clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Shaheef|other=|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club= |clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Jeevan|other=|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club= |clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Shabin|other=|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club= |clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Ranoof|other=|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club= |clubnat=}}
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{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Asif OM|other=|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Kannur Warriors FC|Kannur Warriors]] |clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Swalahudhin Adnan|other=|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Academy|Kerala Blasters Reserves]] |clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Arjun V|other=|age={{Birth date and age|df=y|1999|04|30}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Calicut FC|Calicut]]|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Naufal|other=|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club= |clubnat=}}
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==Current technical staff==
==Current technical staff==
[[File:Kerala_Football_Team.jpg|alt=Kerala Football Team|right|180px|thumb|Team players on the ground]]
As of 14 January 2026
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Position
|'''Position'''
! Name
|'''Name'''
|-
| Head coach
|{{flagicon|IND}} Shafeeq Hassan<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kerala eyes Santosh Trophy glory under Shafeeq |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/kerala-eyes-santosh-trophy-glory-under-shafeeq/article70525514.ece |access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref>
|-
| Assistant coach
| {{flagicon|IND}} Ebin Rose
|-
| Goalkeeping coach
| {{flagicon|IND}} Thomas Chacko
|-
| Physio
| {{flagicon|IND}} Ahmed Nihal Rasheed
|-
|-
| Head Coach
| Manager
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bino George]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} Shaji PK
|-
| Assistant Coach
| {{flagicon|IND}}  [[T. G. Purushothaman]]
|-
|-
| Goalkeeping Coach
| Analyst
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[T. G. Purushothaman]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} Kiran K Narayanan
|-
|-
|}
==Results and fixtures==
{{Football box collapsible
|round = [[2023–24 Santosh Trophy]]
|date      = 11 October 2023
|time      = 09:00
|team1      = [[Gujarat football team|Gujarat]]
|score      = 0–3
|report    =
|team2      = Kerala
|goals1    =
|goals2    = * Akbar {{goal|12||33}}
* Nijo Gilbert {{goal|36}}
|location  = [[Benaulim]]
|stadium    = SAG Benaulim Ground
|attendance =
|referee    =
|result    =W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = [[2023–24 Santosh Trophy]]
|date      = 13 October 2023
|time      = 09:00
|team1      = Kerala
|score      = 6–1
|report    =
|team2      = [[Jammu and Kashmir football team|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|goals1    =* Jithin {{goal|8||54}}
* Sajeesh {{goal|13}}
* Ashiq {{goal|45+1}}
* Abdhu Raheem {{goal|66}}
* Riswan Ali {{goal|75}}
|goals2    =
|location  = [[Benaulim]]
|stadium    = SAG Benaulim Ground
|attendance =
|referee    =
|result    =W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = [[2023–24 Santosh Trophy]]
|date      = 15 October 2023
|time      = 09:00
|team1      = [[Chhattisgarh football team|Chhattisgarh]]
|score      = 0–3
|report    =
|team2      = Kerala
|goals1    =
|goals2    =* Sajeesh {{goal|6}}
* Junain {{goal|56}}
* Nijo Gilbert {{goal|68}}
|location  = [[Benaulim]]
|stadium    = SAG Benaulim Ground
|attendance =
|referee    =
|result    =W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = [[2023–24 Santosh Trophy]]
|date      = 17 October 2023
|time      = 16:00
|team1      = Kerala
|score      = 0–1
|report    =
|team2      = [[Goa football team|Goa]]
|goals1    =
|goals2    =
|location  = [[Benaulim]]
|stadium    = SAG Benaulim Ground
|attendance =
|referee    =
|result    = L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = [[2023–24 Santosh Trophy]]
|date      = 21 February 2024
|time      = 14:30
|team1      = [[Assam football team|Assam]]
|score      = 1–3
|team2      = Kerala
| report = https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/29203
| goals1 = [[Dipu Mirdha]] {{goal|77}}
| goals2 = Abdu Raheem K {{goal|19}}
Sajeesh E {{goal|67}}
Nijo Gilbert {{goal|90+5}}
|location  = [[Yupia]]
|stadium    = Golden Jubilee Stadium
|attendance =
|referee    =
|result    =W
}}


|}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = [[2023–24 Santosh Trophy]]
|date      = 23 February 2024
|time      = 19:00
|team1      = [[Goa football team|Goa]]
|score      =2–0
|report    =
|team2      = Kerala
|goals1    =
|goals2    =
|location  = [[Yupia]]
|stadium    = Golden Jubilee Stadium
|attendance =
|referee    =
|result    =L
}}
 
{{Football box collapsible
|round = [[2023–24 Santosh Trophy]]
|date      = 25 February 2024
|time      = 14:30
|team1      = Kerala
|score      =1–1
|report    =
|team2      = [[Meghalaya football team|Meghalaya]]
|goals1    =
|goals2    =
|location  = [[Yupia]]
|stadium    = Golden Jubilee Stadium
|attendance =
|referee    =
|result    =D
}}
 
{{Football box collapsible
|round = [[2023–24 Santosh Trophy]]
|date      = 28 February 2024
|time      = 14:30
|team1      = Kerala
|score      =2–0
|report    =
|team2      = [[Arunachal Pradesh football team|Arunachal Pradesh]]
|goals1    =
|goals2    =
|location  = [[Yupia]]
|stadium    = Golden Jubilee Stadium
|attendance =
|referee    =
|result    =W
}}
 
{{Football box collapsible
|round = [[2023–24 Santosh Trophy]]
|date      = 01 March 2024
|time      = 10:00
|team1      = [[Services football team|Services]]
|score      =1–1
|report    =
|team2      = Kerala
|goals1    =
|goals2    =
|location  = [[Yupia]]
|stadium    = Golden Jubilee Stadium
|attendance =
|referee    =
|result    =D
}}
 
{{Football box collapsible
|round      = [[2024–25 Santosh Trophy|Santosh Trophy Qualification]]
|date      = 20 November 2024
|time      = TBD
|team1      = Kerala
|score      = 1–0
|report    =
|team2      = [[Railways football team|Railways]]
|goals1    =
|goals2    =
|location  = [[Kozhikode]]
|stadium    = [[EMS Stadium]]
|attendance =
|referee    =
|result    = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
| round = [[2024–25 Santosh Trophy|Santosh Trophy Qualification]]
| date = 22 November 2024
| time = TBD
| team1 = Kerala
| score = 10–0
| report =
| team2 = [[Lakshadweep football team|Lakshadweep]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| location = [[Kozhikode]]
| stadium = [[EMS Stadium]]
| attendance =
| referee =
|result    =W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
| round = [[2024–25 Santosh Trophy|Santosh Trophy Qualification]]
| date = 24 November 2024
| time = TBD
| team1 = Kerala
| score = 7–0
| report =
| team2 = [[Pondicherry football team|Pondicherry]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
|location  = [[Kozhikode]]
|stadium    = [[EMS Stadium]]
|attendance =
|referee    =
|result    = W
}}


==Honours==
==Honours==
[[File:Santosh Trophy winner Kerala football team called on the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on November 2, 2004.jpg|thumb|Santosh Trophy winning Kerala team with the Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] in [[New Delhi]], November 2, 2004.]]
[[File:Kerala football team.jpg|thumb|right|Players of Kerala football team a Santosh Trophy match in Payynad Stadium in 2022]]
===State (senior)===
*'''[[Santosh Trophy]]'''
*'''[[Santosh Trophy]]'''
:'''Winners (6):''' [[1973-74 Santosh Trophy|1973-74]], [[1991–92 Santosh Trophy|1991-92]], [[1992-93 Santosh Trophy|1992-93]], [[2001–02 Santosh Trophy|2001-02]], [[2004-05 Santosh Trophy|2004-05]], [[2017–18 Santosh Trophy|2017-18]]
** Winners (7): [[1973–74 Santosh Trophy|1973–74]], [[1991–92 Santosh Trophy|1991–92]], [[1992–93 Santosh Trophy|1992–93]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india93.html#calc|title=India 1993 – Santosh Trophy|website=[[RSSSF]]|date=6 December 2006|access-date=4 November 2022|first1=Josef|last1=Bobrowsky|first2=Ian|last2=King|archive-date=7 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007120420/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india93.html}}</ref> [[2001–02 Santosh Trophy|2001–02]],<ref>{{Cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2001-02s.html|title=2001/02 Season in Indian Football|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628084429/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2001-02s.html|archive-date=28 June 2021|publisher=Indian Football Network|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[2004-05 Santosh Trophy|2004–05]], [[2017–18 Santosh Trophy|2017–18]], [[2021–22 Santosh Trophy|2021–2022]]
:'''Runners Up (8):''' [[1987-88 Santosh Trophy|1987-88]], [[1988–89 Santosh Trophy|1988-89]], [[1989-90 Santosh Trophy|1989-90]], [[1990–91 Santosh Trophy|1990-91]], [[1993-94 Santosh Trophy|1993-94]], [[1999–2000 Santosh Trophy|1999-2000]], [[2002–03 Santosh Trophy|2002-03]], [[2012–13 Santosh Trophy|2012-13]]
** Runners-up (9): [[1987-88 Santosh Trophy|1987–88]], [[1988–89 Santosh Trophy|1988–89]], [[1989-90 Santosh Trophy|1989–90]], [[1990–91 Santosh Trophy|1990–91]], [[1993–94 Santosh Trophy|1993–94]], [[1999–2000 Santosh Trophy|1999–2000]], [[2002–03 Santosh Trophy|2002–03]], [[2012–13 Santosh Trophy|2012–13]], [[2024–25 Santosh Trophy|2024–25]]
*'''[[Football at the National Games of India|National Games]]'''
** Gold medal (3): 1987, 1997, [[2025 National Games of India|2025]]
** Silver medal (2): 1994, [[2022 National Games of India|2022]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article/sports/national-games-w-bengal-hammer-kerala-5-0-to-clinch-gold-in-men-s-football-122101101341_1.html|title=National Games: W Bengal hammer Kerala 5–0 to clinch gold in men's football|location=Ahmedabad|agency=IANS|website=wap.business-standard.com|publisher=Business Standard India|date=12 October 2022|access-date=12 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012050045/https://www.business-standard.com/article/sports/national-games-w-bengal-hammer-kerala-5-0-to-clinch-gold-in-men-s-football-122101101341_1.html|archive-date=12 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/national-games/national-games-narohari-shrestha-hat-trick-west-bengal-beats-kerala-5-0-wins-men-football-gold-medal/article65998238.ece|title=National Games: West Bengal routs Kerala 5–0, wins men's football gold medal after 11 years|first=Y. B.|last=Sarangi|location=Ahmedabad|agency=[[The Hindu]]|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|publisher=[[Sportstar]]|date=11 October 2022|access-date=12 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012050037/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/national-games/national-games-narohari-shrestha-hat-trick-west-bengal-beats-kerala-5-0-wins-men-football-gold-medal/article65998238.ece|archive-date=12 October 2022}}</ref>
** Bronze medal (1): [[2023 National Games of India|2023]]
 
===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==
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Kerala
Full nameKerala State Football Team
Founded1948; 78 years ago (1948)
GroundJawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Capacity41,000
OwnerKerala Football Association
Head coachBiby Thomas
LeagueSantosh Trophy
2024–25Runner-up
Current season

The Kerala football team, 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.[1][2]

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[edit | edit source]

Season-by-season[edit | edit source]

As of 15 February 2024

  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[3] 6 5 1 0 18 8 Champions TKS Mani 7
1981–82 N/A N/A N/A 2 N/A N/A Semifinal Appukuttan 9
1983–84 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 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[4] N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Runners up N/A N/A
1989–90 6 3 1 2 11 9 Runners Up I. M. Vijayan, Santosh 3
1990–91[5] N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Runners Up N/A N/A
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 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Semifinal
1995–96 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Semifinal
1996–97 4 2 1 1 6 1 Semifinal VP Shaji 3
1997–98 3 0 2 1 0 3 Group Stage N/A N/A
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[edit | edit source]

Current squad[edit | edit source]

As of 14 January 2026:[6]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Alkesh Raj India Kannur Warriors
1GK Hajmal Sakeer India Calicut
1GK Muhammed Jaseem India
2DF Sanju Ganesh India Malappuram
2DF Ajay Alex India Calicut
2DF Manoj M (1996-08-21) 21 August 1996 (age 29) India Calicut
2DF Bibin Ajayan India Thrissur Magic
2DF Abdul Badish India Thiruvananthapuram Kombans
2DF Sandeep S India Kannur Warriors
2DF Tejas Krishna India Thrissur Magic
3MF Asif OM India Kannur Warriors
3MF Arjun V (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 27) India Calicut
3MF Arjun MM India Kannur Warriors
3MF Viknesh Mariya India Thiruvananthapuram Kombans
3MF Aboobacker Dilshad India Kannur Warriors
4FW Muhammed Riyas India Calicut
4FW Sajeesh E (1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 29) India Forca Kochi
4FW Muhammad Ajsal (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 23) India Kerala Blasters
4FW Shijin Thadhayouse (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 (age 29) India Kannur Warriors
4FW Muhammed Ashar India Thiruvananthapuram Kombans
4FW Muhammed Sinan India Kannur Warriors
4FW Muhammed Ashique India Calicut

Current technical staff[edit | edit source]

Kerala Football Team
Team players on the ground

As of 14 January 2026

Position Name
Head coach India Shafeeq Hassan[7]
Assistant coach India Ebin Rose
Goalkeeping coach India Thomas Chacko
Physio India Ahmed Nihal Rasheed
Manager India Shaji PK
Analyst India Kiran K Narayanan

Results and fixtures[edit | edit source]

11 October 2023 2023–24 Santosh Trophy Gujarat 0–3 Kerala Benaulim
09:00
  • Akbar Goal 12', 33'
  • Nijo Gilbert Goal 36'
 Stadium: SAG Benaulim Ground
13 October 2023 2023–24 Santosh Trophy Kerala 6–1 Jammu and Kashmir Benaulim
09:00
  • Jithin Goal 8', 54'
  • Sajeesh Goal 13'
  • Ashiq Goal 45+1'
  • Abdhu Raheem Goal 66'
  • Riswan Ali Goal 75'
 Stadium: SAG Benaulim Ground
15 October 2023 2023–24 Santosh Trophy Chhattisgarh 0–3 Kerala Benaulim
09:00
  • Sajeesh Goal 6'
  • Junain Goal 56'
  • Nijo Gilbert Goal 68'
 Stadium: SAG Benaulim Ground
17 October 2023 2023–24 Santosh Trophy Kerala 0–1 Goa Benaulim
16:00 Stadium: SAG Benaulim Ground
21 February 2024 2023–24 Santosh Trophy Assam 1–3 Kerala Yupia
14:30 Dipu Mirdha Goal 77' Report Abdu Raheem K Goal 19'

Sajeesh E Goal 67'

Nijo Gilbert Goal 90+5'		 Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium
23 February 2024 2023–24 Santosh Trophy Goa 2–0 Kerala Yupia
19:00 Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium
25 February 2024 2023–24 Santosh Trophy Kerala 1–1 Meghalaya Yupia
14:30 Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium
28 February 2024 2023–24 Santosh Trophy Kerala 2–0 Arunachal Pradesh Yupia
14:30 Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium
01 March 2024 2023–24 Santosh Trophy Services 1–1 Kerala Yupia
10:00 Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium
20 November 2024 Santosh Trophy Qualification Kerala 1–0 Railways Kozhikode
TBD Stadium: EMS Stadium
22 November 2024 Santosh Trophy Qualification Kerala 10–0 Lakshadweep Kozhikode
TBD Stadium: EMS Stadium
24 November 2024 Santosh Trophy Qualification Kerala 7–0 Pondicherry Kozhikode
TBD Stadium: EMS Stadium

Honours[edit | edit source]

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 (senior)[edit | edit source]

State (youth)[edit | edit source]

Others[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Kerala Football Association".
  2. ↑ "West Bengal, Kerala & Punjab drawn together in tantalizing group in 75th edition of Hero Santosh Trophy". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 6 January 2022. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "India - List of Santosh Trophy Finals". Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "23rd Santosh Trophy". Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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