Kerala football team

The Kerala football team (Malayalam: കേരള ഫുട്ബോൾ ടീം) is an Indian state level football team representing Kerala in the Santosh Trophy. They have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals 14 times, and have won the trophy 6 times.

Kerala Football Team
കേരള ഫുട്ബോൾ ടീം

Full name	Kerala Football Team
Founded	1948
Ground	EMS Stadium, Kozhikode Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Capacity	60,000 (for isl)39,000
Owner	Kerala Football Association
Manager	Bino George
League	Santosh Trophy
Website	Club website

Kerala last won the Santhosh Trophy in 2018. They defeated Bengal in the finals in a penalty shootout (4-2) on 1 April 2018 at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. The score was 2-2 after 120 minutes. Kerala did not lose any games on their way to the finals. Their team was led by Rahul Raj for the 2018-19 season. The head coach was S N Balan.

Honours

• Santosh Trophy

Winners (6): 1973-74, 1991-92, 1992-93, 2001-02, 2004-05, 2017-18

Players

Current squad

The following 20 players were called up prior to the 2019 Santosh Trophy[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  IND Rehnesh TP — GK  IND Midhun V — GK  IND Hajmal S — DF  IND Alex Saji — DF  IND Rahul V Raj — DF  IND Lijo S — Mf  IND Shibin lal — MF  IND jijo Joseph tutu — DF  IND hari bozo

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  IND Jobby Justin — MF  IND Muhammed Parokkottil — MF  IND Johnson Nicholas — MF  IND Jithin G — MF  IND Seesan Selvan (captain) — FW  IND Anurag P.C — FW  IND Sajith Paulose — FW  IND Joby Justin — FW  IND Nithin Krishna — MF  IND inthi — FW  IND Asif Saheer

References

1. "Seesan to lead Kerala in Santosh Trophy". Timesofindia. 29 January 2019.