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{{Short description|Indian association football club}}
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{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Kerala Police FC
| image =
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| fullname = Kerala Police Football Club
| nickname =
| founded = {{start date and age|1984}}
| short name = KPFC <br> KP
| ground = [[Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Kerala Police |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/team/keralapolice.html |website=Indianfootball.de |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051120124759/http://www.indianfootball.de/team/keralapolice.html |archive-date=20 November 2005 |url-status=dead |access-date=20 June 2021 }}</ref>
| capacity = 25,000
| owner = [[Kerala Police]]
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = Siddik Vayakkarerakath
| league = [[Kerala Premier League]]
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'''Kerala Police Football Club''' is an Indian institutional [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], that competes in the [[Kerala Premier League]], the fifth tier of the [[Indian football league system]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/kerala-premier-league-football/article66157240.ece|title=Kerala Premier League to begin on November 24|website=thehindu.com|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|location=Kochi|first=Stan|last=Rayan|date=19 November 2022|access-date=19 March 2023|archive-date=15 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215033910/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/kerala-premier-league-football/article66157240.ece}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kerala Police |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/team/keralapolice.html |website=Indianfootball.de |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051120124759/http://www.indianfootball.de/team/keralapolice.html |archive-date=20 November 2005 |url-status=dead |access-date=20 June 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kerala Police |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/indian-football-kerala-police-federation-cup/1ljikndkrvf0c1glbrfuh9ujnb |website=Goal |access-date=2021-06-20 |archive-date=2021-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205620/https://www.goal.com/en/news/indian-football-kerala-police-federation-cup/1ljikndkrvf0c1glbrfuh9ujnb |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Kerala Police|url= https://thefangarage.com/articles/17902-kerala-premier-league-to-begin-on-6th-march-read-the-full-fixtures|website= thefangarage|date= 26 February 2021|access-date= 20 June 2021|archive-date= 24 June 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202800/https://thefangarage.com/articles/17902-kerala-premier-league-to-begin-on-6th-march-read-the-full-fixtures|url-status= live}}</ref> It is the first club from Kerala to win the [[List of Indian football champions#National Cup winners|Federation Cup]].

==History==
In 1984, the then Kerala Director General of Police (DGP) thought it would be a good idea to form a football team for the police department. He not only realized the potential of the talent pool available in the state, but also wanted to bring in a positive image of the people when thinking of the department.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kerala Police |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/indian-football-kerala-police-federation-cup/1ljikndkrvf0c1glbrfuh9ujnb |website=Goal |access-date=2021-06-20 |archive-date=2021-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205620/https://www.goal.com/en/news/indian-football-kerala-police-federation-cup/1ljikndkrvf0c1glbrfuh9ujnb |url-status=live }}</ref>

Kerala Police Football Team is governed by the [[Kerala Police]] and has won the [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] twice. In 1996-97 they participated in the inaugural edition of [[1996–97 National Football League (India)|National Football League]]. In 1998 they took part in the first edition of [[National Football League Second Division (India)|NFL 2nd Division]]. Over the years they played several times in the Federation Cup and [[Durand Cup]]. In 2014-15 they reached the final of Kerala Premier League, but were defeated by [[SBI Kerala (football team)|SBT]]. In 2019-20 they reached the league semifinal.

==Honours==
*'''[[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=6148|title=From the history book, roll of honour|date=10 January 2015|access-date=12 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109234522/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=6148|archive-date=9 January 2015|website=the-aiff.com|publisher=All India Football Federation|url-status=dead}}</ref>
**Winners (2): [[Federation Cup (India)|1990]], [[Federation Cup (India)|1991]]
*'''[[Kerala State Club Football Championship]]'''
**Winners (6): 1985, 1987,1995, 1998, 2014, 2016
**Runners-up (5): 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2013
* '''[[Mohan Kumar Mangalam Football Tournament]]'''
**Winners (1): 2017<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-01-24|title=Marwad beats Akola 3-0 on third day at MKM Football|url=https://udaipurtimes.com/sports/marwad-beats-akola-30-on-third-day-at-mkm-football/c74416-w2859-cid103197-s10704.htm|access-date=2022-01-02|website=udaipurtimes.com|language=hi|archive-date=2 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102055129/https://udaipurtimes.com/sports/marwad-beats-akola-30-on-third-day-at-mkm-football/c74416-w2859-cid103197-s10704.htm}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=PIFA|title=PIFA men reach semi finals of MKM tournament, Udaipur. {{!}} PIFA {{!}} Premier India Football Academy {{!}} The Best Indian Football Academy|url=http://pifa.co.in/2017/02/03/pifa-men-reach-semi-finals-of-mkm-tournament-udaipur/|access-date=2022-01-02|language=en-GB|archive-date=2 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102055130/http://pifa.co.in/2017/02/03/pifa-men-reach-semi-finals-of-mkm-tournament-udaipur/}}</ref>
* '''[[DCM Trophy]]'''
** Runners-up (1): 1954
* '''[[Scissors Cup]]'''
** Runners-up (1): 1993

==Statistics and records==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Season
! [[Kerala Premier League|KPL]]
|-
| align="center" | [[2013–14 Kerala Premier League|2013–14]]
| align="center" | Group stage
|-
| align="center" | [[2014–15 Kerala Premier League|2014–15]]
| align="center" | Final
|-
| align="center" | [[2015–16 Kerala Premier League|2015–16]]
| align="center" | Group stage
|-
| align="center" | [[2016–17 Kerala Premier League|2016–17]]
| align="center" | Group stage
|-
| align="center" | [[2017–18 Kerala Premier League|2017–18]]
| align="center" | Group stage
|-
| align="center" | [[2018–19 Kerala Premier League|2018–19]]
| align="center" | Pulled out
|-
| align="center" | [[2019–20 Kerala Premier League|2019–20]]
| align="center" | Semifinal
|-
| align="center" | [[2020–21 Kerala Premier League|2020–21]]
| align="center" | Group stage
|-
| align="center" | [[2021–22 Kerala Premier League|2021–22]]
| align="center" | Group stage
|-
| align="center" | [[2022–23 Kerala Premier League|2022–23]]
| align="center" | Group stage
|-
| align="center" | [[2023–24 Kerala Premier League|2023–24]]
| align="center" | Semi Finals
|}
;Key
*Pos. = Position in league
*Attendance/G = Average league attendance

==See also==
* [[Football in Kerala]]
* [[List of football clubs in India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Football in Kerala}}
{{Kerala Sports}}

[[Category:Football clubs in Kerala]]
[[Category:Police football clubs in India]]
[[Category:Kerala Police]]

Kerala Police FC - Revision history

Itssuvam at 18:27, 28 February 2026