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{{Short description|Football team representing Kerala State}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Kerala
| current = 2024–25 Santosh Trophy
| image = Kerala Football Association.svg
| image_size = 200px
| fullname = Kerala State Football Team
| nickname = 
| founded = {{start date and age|1948}}
| ground = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
| capacity = 41,000
| owner = [[Kerala Football Association]]
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = Biby Thomas
| league = [[Santosh Trophy]]
| season = [[2024–25 Santosh Trophy|2024–25]]
| position = Runner-up
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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>

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 ==

===Current squad===
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=Hajmal Sakeer|other=|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Calicut FC|Calicut]]|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Muhammed Jaseem|other=|age=|caps=|goals=|club=  |clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{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=Ajay Alex|other=|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Calicut FC|Calicut]]|clubnat=IND}}
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{{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=Abdul Badish|other=|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC|Thiruvananthapuram Kombans]]|clubnat=IND}}
{{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=Tejas Krishna |other=|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Thrissur Magic FC|Thrissur Magic]] |clubnat=IND}}
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{{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=Arjun MM|other=|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Kannur Warriors FC|Kannur Warriors]]|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Viknesh Mariya|other=|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC|Thiruvananthapuram Kombans]]|clubnat=IND}}
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{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Sajeesh E|other=|age={{Birth date and age|df=y|1997|01|29}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Forca Kochi FC|Forca Kochi]]|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Muhammad Ajsal]]|other=|age={{Birth date and age|df=y|2003|03|28}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Kerala Blasters]]|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Shijin Thadhayouse|other=|age={{Birth date and age|df=y|1996|12|19}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Kannur Warriors FC|Kannur Warriors]]|clubnat=IND}}
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==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"
|-
|'''Position'''
|'''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
|-
| Manager
| {{flagicon|IND}} Shaji PK
|-
| Analyst
| {{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
}}

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|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
}}

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|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
}}
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| 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
}}
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| 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==
[[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]]'''
** 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 (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==
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