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Leagues Played: India - Santosh Trophy 36 India - I-League 2nd Division 8
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The Kerala football team (Malayalam: കേരള കാൽപന്തുകളി ഗണം), also earlier the Travancore-Cochin football team, is an Indian state level football team representing Kerala in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy.

History

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.

Kerala Football Association (KFA) er det styrende organ for fotball i den indiske delstaten Kerala. Det ble grunnlagt i 1930 og er tilknyttet All India Football Federation (AIFF). KFA organiserer ulike fotballturneringer i Kerala, inkludert Kerala Premier League, Kerala Super League og Kerala State Women's Football Championship.

Kerala FA har et representasjonslag som deltar i Santosh Trophy, det nasjonale mesterskapet for indisk statslag. Kerala har vunnet Santosh Trophy seks ganger, noe som gjør dem til den mest suksessrike delstaten i turneringens historie.

KFA har også vært ansvarlig for å utvikle noen av de beste indiske fotballspillerne, som V.P. Sathyan, I.M. Vijayan og C.K. Vineeth.