Kerala football team

The Kerala football team (Malayalam: കേരള ഫുട്ബോൾ ടീം) is an Indian football team representing Kerala in the Santosh Trophy. They have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals 13 times, and have won the trophy 6 times.

They have qualified for the final rounds of 69th Santosh Trophy (2015) but lost to Services in the semi-final. The 2017 edition they lost to Goa in the semi final at Bambolim Athletic Stadium which is better than their 2016 result. Kerala won their latest Santhosh Trophy on 1 April 2018 against West Bengal with a score of 2-2, which ended in penalty shootout where Kerala won 4-2.they did not lose a single game on their way to the finals

Kerala football team is led by Rahul Raj in the 2018-19 season.The head coach is S N Balan. Some squad names haven't been updated.

Team squad

The following 20 players were called up prior to the 2018 Santosh Trophy^[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Victor Manjilla GK Mithun V DF Lijo DF Rahul Raj (captain) DF Sreerag DF Sheriff MF Inthi

No. Position Player MF Srikuttan MF Jijo MF Rahul KP MF Parakottil Muhammed MF Seesan Selvan (captain) FW Sahal Abdul Samad FW Sajith Paulose FW Joby Justin FW Afdal V K

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