Kerala Police Football Team
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Full name | Kerala Police Football Team |
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Short name | KP |
Founded | 1984 |
Ground | Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium[1] |
Capacity | 25,000 |
Head coach | IM Vijayan |
League | Kerala Premier League |
Kerala Police Football Team is an Indian institutional football club based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala that competes in the Kerala Premier League.[2][3][4]
History[]
In 1984, the then Kerala Director General of Police (DGP) thought it would be a good idea to form a football team for the police department. He not only realized the potential of the talent pool available in the state but also wanted to try and bring in a positive image in the minds of the people of the state when they think of the department.[5]
The Kerala Police Football Team, is governed by the Kerala Police and won twice the Federation Cup. In 1996-97 they participated in the inaugural edition of National Football League. In 1998 they took part in the first edition of NFL 2nd Division. Over the years they played several times in the Federation Cup and Durand Cup. In 2014-15 they reached the Final of Kerala Premier League but were defeated by SBT. In 2019-20 they reached the semifinal of Kerala Premier League.
Honours[]
- Federation Cup[6]
- Kerala State Club Football Championship
- Winners (6): 1985, 1987,1995, 1998, 2014, 2016
- Runners-up (5): 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2013
Statistics and records[]
Season | KPL |
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2013-14 | Group Stage |
2014-15 | Final |
2015-16 | Group Stage |
2016-17 | Group Stage |
2017–18 | Group Stage |
2018–19 | Pulled Out |
2019–20 | Semifinal |
2020–21 | Group Stage |
- Key
- Pos. = Position in league
- Attendance/G = Average league attendance
See also[]
- Football in Kerala
- National Football League (India)
- Kerala Premier League
- List of football clubs in India
References[]
- ^ "Kerala Police". Indianfootball.de.
- ^ "Kerala Police". Indianfootball.de.
- ^ "Kerala Police". Goal.
- ^ "Kerala Police". thefangarage. 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Kerala Police". Goal.
- ^ "From the history book, roll of honour". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 10 January 2015. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- Football clubs in Kerala
- Police association football clubs in India
- Kerala Police