Kerala football team

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.

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

Champions   Runners-up   Semifinal

Players

Current squad

As of 14 January 2026:

Current technical staff

As of 14 January 2026

Results and fixtures

Honours

State (senior)

• Santosh Trophy
• Winners (7): 1973–74, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2017–18, 2021–2022
• Runners-up (9): 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2012–13, 2024–25
• National Games
• Gold medal (3): 1987, 1997, 2025
• Silver medal (2): 1994, 2022
• Bronze medal (1): 2023

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