Malabar United FC

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{{short description|Indian association football club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}
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| clubname = Malabar United <br> മലബാർ യുണൈറ്റട്
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| fullname = Malabar United Football Club
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| founded = {{start date and age|2007}}
| ground = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]
| capacity = 80,000 (limited To 39,000 by [[FIFA]] from 2017)
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'''Malabar United Football Club''' is an Indian [[association football|football]] club based in [[Malabar district|Malabar]] Region, [[Kerala]]. The club has formally played in the [[I-League 2nd Division]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 I-League 2nd Division Final Round |url=http://the-aiff.com/pages/tournament/tournament-fixtures.php?tournamentdetail=15&sub_tournamentdetail=16 |accessdate=26 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321202234/http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/tournament/tournament-fixtures.php?tournamentdetail=15&sub_tournamentdetail=16 |archivedate=21 March 2012 }}</ref> alongside the [[Kerala Premier League]].

==History==
Malabar United Football Club was founded in 2007 by Mohammed Mannil.<ref name=KeralaFootballProfile>{{cite web|last=K|first=Kevin|title=Federation Cup 2009: Malabar United {{!}} Team Profile|url=http://footballkerala.com/2009/11/27/federation-cup-2009-malabar-united-team-profile/|work=Football Kerala|publisher=Football Kerala|accessdate=26 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917091916/http://footballkerala.com/2009/11/27/federation-cup-2009-malabar-united-team-profile/|archive-date=17 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> They started off their history by playing in the local Cochin Premier League. They finished in the semi-finals in the 2008 Cochin Premier League.<ref name=KeralaFootballProfile/> They then participated in the [[I-League 2nd Division]] for the first time in [[2009 I-League 2nd Division|2009]] but did not get promoted. They then tried again in 2010 and 2011 but ultimately failed to gain promotion to the [[I-League]]. The club then skipped out of next season in the [[2012 I-League 2nd Division]].

==References==
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{{Football in India}}

[[Category:Football clubs in Kerala]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 2007]]
[[Category:2007 establishments in Kerala]]

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