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The Kerala football team, formerly known as Travancore-Cochin football team, is an Indian state level semi-professional football team representing Kerala in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy and National Games of India.[1][2]
The team appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals 15 times, and have won the trophy 7 times. Kerala last won the Santhosh Trophy in 2022 by defeating Bengal in the final on 2 May at the Payyanadu Stadium in 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
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| Season | Santosh Trophy | Qualifiers | Top Scorer | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
| 1968–69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | First round | |||||||||
| 1969–70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | First round | Joseph Raju | 1 | |||||||
| 1973–74[3] | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | Champions | TKS Mani | 7 | |||||||
| 1981–82 | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | 2 | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Semifinal | Appukuttan | 9 | |||||||
| 1983–84 | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Semifinal | Ranjith | 6 | |||||||
| 1984–85 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Preliminary league | 5 players | 1 | |||||||
| 1985–86 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Semifinal | |||||||||
| 1986–87 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Semifinal | |||||||||
| 1987–88 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | Runners Up | C. V. Pappachan | 5 | |||||||
| 1988–89[4] | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Runners up | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | |||||||
| 1989–90 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | Runners Up | I. M. Vijayan, Santosh | 3 | |||||||
| 1990–91[5] | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Runners Up | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | |||||||
| 1991–92 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | Champions | PS Asheem, Harshan, Rajeev | 3 | |||||||
| 1992–93 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | Champions | I. M. Vijayan | 3 | |||||||
| 1993–94 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Runners Up | Jo Paul Ancheri | 3 | |||||||
| 1994–95 | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Semifinal | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Semifinal | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Semifinal | VP Shaji | 3 | |||||||
| 1997–98 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Group Stage | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | |||||||
| 1998–99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Semifinal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Asif Saheer | 3 | |
| 1999–00 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | Runners up | Asif Saheer | 4 | |||||||
| 2001–02 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | Champions | Abdul Hakim | 7 | |||||||
| 2002–03 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | Runners Up | Sylvester Ignatius | 3 | |||||||
| 2004–05 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | Champions | Abdul Naushad | 2 | |||||||
| 2005–06 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Semifinal | Abdul Hakkim | 2 | |||||||
| 2006–07 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Semifinal | Pradeep | 3 | |||||||
| 2007–08 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | Group Stage | Asif Saheer Abdul Naushad Javed OK |
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| 2008–09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Pre Quarter | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Zubair KP | 3 | |
| 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Pre Quarter | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | Javed OK | 4 | |
| 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pre Quarter | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | NA | NA | |
| 2011–12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | Semifinal | Kannan | 2 | |||||||
| 2012–13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | Runners Up | Kannan | 4 | |||||||
| 2013–14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Group Stage | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 4 | NA | NA | |
| 2014–15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Semifinal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | V P Suhair | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Firos Seesan Askhar |
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| 2016–17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | Semifinal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | Jobby Justin | 5 | |
| 2017–18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | Champions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Rahul KP Afdal VK Jithin MS |
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| 2018–19 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Not held due to covid | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | Emil Benny | 3 | |||||||
| 2021–22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | Jesin TK | 12 | |
| 2022–23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | Final Round | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | Nijo Gilbert | 8 | |
| 2023–24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | Quarter Finalist | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | Nijo Gilbert | ||
Players
Current squad
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Current technical staff
As of 14 January 2026
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Template:Flagicon Shafeeq Hassan[7] |
| Assistant coach | Template:Flagicon Ebin Rose |
| Goalkeeping coach | Template:Flagicon Thomas Chacko |
| Physio | Template:Flagicon Ahmed Nihal Rasheed |
| Manager | Template:Flagicon Shaji PK |
| Analyst | Template:Flagicon Kiran K Narayanan |
Results and fixtures
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Honours
State (senior)
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
- ↑ Kerala Football Association.
- ↑ West Bengal, Kerala & Punjab drawn together in tantalizing group in 75th edition of Hero Santosh Trophy. the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation(6 January 2022). Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ↑ India - List of Santosh Trophy Finals. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ 23rd Santosh Trophy. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ India - List of Santosh Trophy Finals. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ Sanju G to lead Kerala in Santosh Trophy.
- ↑ Kerala eyes Santosh Trophy glory under Shafeeq. Retrieved 2026-01-14.
- ↑ India 1993 – Santosh Trophy. RSSSF(6 December 2006). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ↑ 2001/02 Season in Indian Football, Chaudhuri, Arunava. indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ↑ National Games: W Bengal hammer Kerala 5–0 to clinch gold in men's football. wap.business-standard.com. Business Standard India(12 October 2022). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ↑ National Games: West Bengal routs Kerala 5–0, wins men's football gold medal after 11 years, Sarangi, Y. B.. sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar(11 October 2022). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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