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Kerala football team
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| Full name | Kerala Football Team | |||
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| Founded | 1948 | |||
| Ground | EMS Stadium, Kozhikode Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi | |||
| Capacity | 60,000 (for isl)39,000 | |||
| Owner | Kerala Football Association | |||
| Manager | Bino George | |||
| League | Santosh Trophy | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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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 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 V Raj for the 2018-19 season. The head coach was S N Balan.
Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
The following 23 players were called up prior to the 2021 Santosh Trophy[2]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Muhammed Fayis | 0 | 0 | |||
| GK | Muhammed Iqbal | 0 | 0 | |||
| GK | Muhammed Ashar | 0 | 0 | |||
| GK | Sabaridas | 0 | 0 |  Kovalam FC
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| DF | Akhil Chandran | 0 | 0 | Gokulam Kerala FC (Reserves)
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| DF | Jinesh Dominic | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | Amal Jacob | 0 | 0 | Kerala Blasters Reserves
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| DF | Shibin Sadh | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | Ajay Alex | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | Swabeeh | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | Jiyad Hassan | 0 | 0 | Gokulam Kerala FC (Reserves)
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| DF | Dibin | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | Shaheef | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | Jeevan | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | Shabin | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | Ranoof | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | Jinto | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | Swalahudhin Adnan | 0 | 0 | Kerala Blasters Reserves
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| MF | Naufal | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | xyvin Erikson | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | Akash Ravi | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | Melwin Thomas | 0 | 0 | F.C. Kerala
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| MF | Aslam Ali | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | Nijo Gilbert | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | Kunju Muhammed | 0 | 0 | FC Areekode
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| MF | Aslam | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | Junain | 0 | 0 | Luca Soccer Club
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| FW | Raheem | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | Safnad | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | Muhammed Shihab | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | Alphin Walter | 0 | 0 | Gokulam Kerala FC (Reserves)
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| FW | Umar Khasim | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | Rashid | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | Abhijith | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | Muhammed Shafi | 0 | 0 | |||
Current technical staff[edit]
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach | Bino George
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| Assistant Coach | T. G. Purushothaman
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| Goalkeeping Coach | T. G. Purushothaman
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Honours[edit]
- Winners (6): 1973-74, 1991-92, 1992-93, 2001-02, 2004-05, 2017-18
- Runners Up (8): 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1993-94, 1999-2000, 2002-03, 2012-13
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