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Kovalam
Full nameKovalam Football Club
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008)
GroundM. V. Higher Secondary School Ground
OwnerThayil Mathew & Ebin Rose
Head coachEbin Rose
LeagueKerala Premier League
Websitehttp://kovalamfc.com/fc/

Kovalam Football Club (often abbreviated as Kovalam FC) is an Indian professional football club based on Kovalam, in the capital city Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.[1] They compete in the Kerala Premier League, the fifth tier of the Indian football league system.

History

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Kovalam Football Club was founded in 2009 by Ebin Rose, a former Santhosh Trophy player for Kerala, and PJ Mathew, an ex-army personnel and footballer.[2] The club holds the unique distinction of being the first team from Kerala to play in under-15 I-League.[3] They first participated in 2018-19 KPL, and since then they have been an integral part of Kerala Premier League.[4] It is also the first club from the state to have its own football specific stadium and residential academy.

Milestones

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  • 2008: Club Founded
  • 2012: Youth Academy Started
  • 2014: First Kerala club to receive youth academy accreditation from AIFF
  • 2015: First Kerala club to play in U15 I-League
  • 2018: Foundations for residential academy laid
  • 2018: Participated in Kerala Premier League, (then fourth tier, now fifth tier in the Indian Football league system)
  • 2019: Builds club’s own football stadium and hostel
  • 2020: Beats Kerala Blasters Reserves in KPL.
  • 2020: Fully-functional residential academy.
  • 2023: First time club qualified from group stage league phase and reached the final knockout stages in the league (Semifinal appearance)

Jersey sponsors

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Period Sponsor
2020–present Federal Bank

Stadium

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Kovalam FC has its own stadium behind the M. V. Higher Secondary School, Arumanoor.[5]

Players

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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 India IND Ajith Raju
— GK India IND Sabari Das
— India IND Samson
— India IND Abhijith EM
— India IND Anandhu
— India IND Kanish
— India IND Sherin Jerome
— India IND Muhammed Ameen
— India IND Haris
— India IND Subin
— India IND Salman
No. Pos. Nation Player
— India IND Alvin David
— India IND Anthony
— India IND Simson
— India IND Stevin
— India IND Atheesh
— India IND Unais
— India IND Sajith
— India IND Vivek
— India IND Rimson

References

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  1. ^ "A platform for promising football prodigies". The Times of India. 22 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Football in his heart". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ "50 Teams To Participate In U-16 Youth League | Hero I-League". Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Kerala Premier League 2018-19 gets the ball rolling with 11 teams | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram to become a global football hub". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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