Kovalam Football Club

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Kovalam FC
Full nameKovalam Football Club
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
GroundM. V. Higher Secondary School Ground
OwnerThayil Mathew Ebin Rose
Head coachEbin Rose
LeagueKerala Premier League
WebsiteClub website

Kovalam Football Club (often abbreviated as Kovalam FC) is an Indian professional football club based in Kovalam neighbourhood of Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.[1] They compete in Kerala Premier League.

History[edit]

Kovalam Football Club was founded in 2009 by Ebin Rose, a former Santhosh Trophy player for Kerala, and PJ Mathew, an ex-army personnel and footballer.[2] The club holds the unique distinction of being the first team from Kerala playing under-15 I-League.[3] They first participated in 2018-19 KPL, since then they are an integral part of Kerala Premier League.[4] It is also the first club from the state to have its own football specific stadium and residential academy.

Milestones[edit]

 2009 Starts the club

 2012 Starts the academy

 2014 First Kerala club to receive academy accreditation

 2015 First Kerala club to play in U15 I-League

 2018 Foundations for residential academy

 2018 Participated in Kerala Premier League

 2019 Builds football stadium and hostel

 2020 Beats Kerala Blasters in KPL

 2020 Fully-functional residential academy


Jersey sponsors[edit]

Period Sponsor
2020–present Federal Bank

Stadium[edit]

Kovalam FC has its own stadium behind the M. V. Higher Secondary School, Arumanoor.[5]

Squad[edit]

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 India IND Sabari Das
— India IND Samson
— India IND Abhijith EM
— India IND Anandhu
— India IND Kanish
— India IND Sherin Jerome
— India IND Muhammed Ameen
— India IND Haris
— India IND Subin
— India IND Salman
No. Pos. Nation Player
— India IND Alvin David
— India IND Ajith
— India IND Anthony
— India IND Simson
— India IND Stevin
— India IND Atheesh
— India IND Unais
— India IND Sajith
— India IND Vivek
— India IND Rimson

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Jul 22, TNN / Updated; 2016; Ist, 08:16. "A platform for promising football prodigies | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-08-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Football in his heart". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  3. ↑ "50 Teams To Participate In U-16 Youth League | Hero I-League". Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  4. ↑ "Kerala Premier League 2018-19 gets the ball rolling with 11 teams | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  5. ↑ "Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram to become a global football hub". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
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