Kerala Police (football team) explained
| Clubname: | Kerala Police FC |
| Fullname: | Kerala Police Football Club |
| Short Name: | KPFC
KP |
| Ground: | Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium[1] |
| Capacity: | 25,000 |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| League: | Kerala Premier League |
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Kerala Police Football Club is an Indian institutional semi-professional football team based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, that competes in the Kerala Premier League, fifth tier of Indian football league system.[2] [3] [4] [5] It is the first and only team from Kerala to win India's top domestic cup competition.
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 bring in a positive image of the people when thinking of the department.[6]
Kerala Police Football Team is governed by the Kerala Police and has won the Federation Cup twice. 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 league semifinal.
Honours
Statistics and records
- Key
- Pos. = Position in league
- Attendance/G = Average league attendance
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Kerala Police . Indianfootball.de . https://web.archive.org/web/20021020095548fw_/http://www.indianfootball.de/team/keralapolice.html . 20 October 2002 . dead.
- Web site: Kerala Premier League to begin on November 24. thehindu.com. The Hindu. Kochi. Stan. Rayan. 19 November 2022. 19 March 2023. 15 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221215033910/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/kerala-premier-league-football/article66157240.ece.
- Web site: Kerala Police . Indianfootball.de . https://web.archive.org/web/20021020095548fw_/http://www.indianfootball.de/team/keralapolice.html . 20 October 2002 . dead.
- Web site: Kerala Police . Goal . 2021-06-20 . 2021-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205620/https://www.goal.com/en/news/indian-football-kerala-police-federation-cup/1ljikndkrvf0c1glbrfuh9ujnb . live .
- Web site: Kerala Police. thefangarage. 26 February 2021. 20 June 2021. 24 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202800/https://thefangarage.com/articles/17902-kerala-premier-league-to-begin-on-6th-march-read-the-full-fixtures. live.
- Web site: Kerala Police . Goal . 2021-06-20 . 2021-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205620/https://www.goal.com/en/news/indian-football-kerala-police-federation-cup/1ljikndkrvf0c1glbrfuh9ujnb . live .
- Web site: From the history book, roll of honour. 10 January 2015. 12 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20150109234522/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=6148. 9 January 2015. the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. dead.
- Web site: 2017-01-24. Marwad beats Akola 3-0 on third day at MKM Football. 2022-01-02. udaipurtimes.com. hi. 2 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220102055129/https://udaipurtimes.com/sports/marwad-beats-akola-30-on-third-day-at-mkm-football/c74416-w2859-cid103197-s10704.htm.
- Web site: PIFA. PIFA men reach semi finals of MKM tournament, Udaipur. PIFA Premier India Football Academy The Best Indian Football Academy. 2022-01-02. en-GB. 2 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220102055130/http://pifa.co.in/2017/02/03/pifa-men-reach-semi-finals-of-mkm-tournament-udaipur/.
