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{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Lakshadweep
| current =
| image = Lakshadweep Football Association logo.png
| image_size = 200px
| fullname = Lakshadweep football team
| nickname =
| founded = {{start date and age|2017}}
| ground = Various
| capacity =
| owntitle = Owner
| owner = [[Lakshadweep Football Association]]
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = Sreekumar Radha
| league = [[Santosh Trophy]]
| season = [[2024–25 Santosh Trophy|2024–25]]
| position = Group stage
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The '''Lakshadweep football team''' is an Indian [[association football|football]] team which represents the [[union territory]] of [[Lakshadweep]], [[India]]. The team participates in Indian state football competitions including the [[Santosh Trophy]] (since the [[2016–17 Santosh Trophy|2016–17 edition]]).

==History==
During the [[All India Football Federation]] general body meeting on 21 December 2016, it was confirmed that the [[Lakshadweep Football Association]] would gain affiliation with India's national football association.<ref name="Debut">{{cite news|title=Debutants Lakshadweep hoping to make presence felt on national stage|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2017/jan/06/debutants-lakshadweep-hoping-to-make-presence-felt-on-national-stage-1556684.html|access-date=13 January 2018|work=New Indian Express|date=6 January 2017}}</ref> After gaining affiliation, the federation began preparations for the [[2016–17 Santosh Trophy qualification|2016–17 Santosh Trophy qualifiers]]. Majority of the players come from the local [[Kavaratti League]].<ref name="Debut"/> Their first match occurred on 6 January 2017 when Lakshadweep took on [[Tamil Nadu football team|Tamil Nadu]]. Despite being resilient in defense, Lakshadweep succumbed to a 2–0 defeat.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lakshadweep tests TN|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/Lakshadweep-tests-TN/article17001901.ece|accessdate=13 January 2018|work=The Hindu|date=7 January 2017}}</ref> Four days later, on 10 January, Lakshadweep made history by earning their first ever victory in the Santosh Trophy, a 1–0 victory over [[Telangana football team|Telangana]]. K.P. Ummer was the goalscorer for Lakshadweep.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kumar|first1=PK Ajith|title=Services qualifies; historic win for Lakshadweep|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/Services-qualifies-historic-win-for-Lakshadweep/article17020472.ece|accessdate=13 January 2018|work=The Hindu|date=11 January 2017}}</ref>

Despite not qualifying the previous tournament, Lakshadweep returned for the [[2017–18 Santosh Trophy qualification|2017–18 qualifiers]]. In their first match against [[Madhya Pradesh football team|Madhya Pradesh]] the side won 5–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=DOMINATING SHOW: MAHARASHTRA, LAKSHADWEEP REGISTER THUMPING WINS IN SANTOSH TROPHY|url=http://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/sports/local-sports/dominating-show/articleshow/62434577.cms|website=13 January 2018|ref=10 January 2018}}</ref>

==Statistics and records==
===Season-by-season===
{{updated|17 April 2025}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season
! colspan=8 class="unsortable" | [[Santosh Trophy]]
! scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable" | '''Finals'''
! scope="col" colspan=3 class="unsortable" | Top Scorer
|-
!{{tooltip|P|Games played}}
!{{tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{tooltip|L|Games lossed}}
!{{tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{tooltip|Pts|Points}}
!{{tooltip|Position|Position}}
! class="unsortable" | Player
! class="unsortable" | Goals
|-
|[[2016–17 Santosh Trophy|2016–17]]
|3
|1
|0
|2
|1
|6
|3
|3rd
|DNQ
|{{flagicon|IND}} K.P. Ummer
|1
|-
|[[2017–18 Santosh Trophy|2017–18]]
|3
|2
|0
|1
|10
|5
|6
|2nd
|DNQ
|{{flagicon|IND}} Shafeeq TD
|3
|-
|[[2018–19 Santosh Trophy|2018–19]]
|3
|0
|1
|2
|0
|5
|1
|4th
|DNQ
|
|
|-
|[[2019–20 Santosh Trophy|2019–20]]
|4
|1
|0
|3
|5
|9
|3
|4th
|DNQ
|{{flagicon|IND}} Abdul Nazar & Savad TI
|2
|-
|[[2021–22 Santosh Trophy|2021–22]]
|3
|1
|1
|1
|6
|7
|4
|3rd
|DNQ
|{{flagicon|IND}} Abdul Ameen & Abdul Hashim
|2
|-
|[[2022–23 Santosh Trophy|2022–23]]
|5
|1
|0
|4
|7
|13
|3
|5th
|DNQ
|{{flagicon|IND}} Muhammed Shareef
|4
|-
|[[2023–24 Santosh Trophy|2023–24]]
|5
|2
|2
|1
|7
|6
|8
|3rd
|DNQ
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|
|-
|[[2024–25 Santosh Trophy|2024–25]]
|3
|0
|0
|3
|2
|14
|0
|4th
|DNQ
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|
|}

===Head coaches record===
{{updated|13 January 2018}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Name!!Nationality!!From!!class="unsortable"|To!!P!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA!!Win%
|-
|scope=row style=text-align:left|Deepak CM
|align=left|{{IND}}
|align=left|January 2017
|align=left|''Present''
{{WDL|6|3|0|3|for=11|against=11}}
|}

==See also==
* [[Santosh Trophy]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==


{{Santosh Trophy}}
{{Indian state football teams}}

[[Category:Football in Lakshadweep]]
[[Category:Santosh Trophy teams]]
[[Category:2017 establishments in Lakshadweep]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 2017]]

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