Malabar United FC explained
| Clubname: | Malabar United
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| Fullname: | Malabar United Football Club |
| Ground: | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, Kerala |
| Capacity: | 80,000 (limited To 39,000 by FIFA from 2017) |
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Malabar United Football Club was an Indian professional football club based in Malabar, Kerala.[1] The club has played in the I-League 2nd Division,[2] alongside the Kerala Premier League.
History
Malabar United Football Club was founded in 2007 by Mohammed Mannil.[3] They started off their history by playing in the local Cochin Premier League.[4] [5] They finished in the semi-finals in the 2008 Cochin Premier League.[3] They then participated in the I-League 2nd Division for the first time in 2009 but did not get promoted. They then tried again in 2010 and 2011 but ultimately failed to gain promotion to the I-League. The club then skipped out of next season in the 2012 I-League 2nd Division.
Further reading
- Web site: Jotin heads in HAL's points . 30 April 2010 . bangaloremirror.com . Bangalore Mirror . Bengaluru . 2 May 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707213242/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/71/2010043020100430224350445e3d83fa1/Jotin-heads-in-HAL%E2%80%99s-points-.html . 7 July 2011 . dead .
Notes and References
- Web site: Football — the passion play in Kolkata. https://web.archive.org/web/20120111155154/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/football--the-passion-play-in-kolkata/211371-55.html. dead. 11 January 2012. ibnlive.in. IBN Live. 13 December 2011. 11 August 2014.
- Web site: 2011 I-League 2nd Division Final Round . 26 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321202234/http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/tournament/tournament-fixtures.php?tournamentdetail=15&sub_tournamentdetail=16 . 21 March 2012 .
- Web site: K. Kevin. Federation Cup 2009: Malabar United Team Profile. Football Kerala. Football Kerala. 26 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120917091916/http://footballkerala.com/2009/11/27/federation-cup-2009-malabar-united-team-profile/. 17 September 2012. dead.
- Web site: Sengupta. Somnath. Indian Club Football: How Financially Sustainable Is Football In India?. www.thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. 8 July 2011. 11 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150114125910/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/indian-club-football-how-financially-sustainable-is-football-in-india/. 14 January 2015.
- Web site: Ajgoankar. Ashlesh. Indian Football: Can Kerala Produce Next I.M. Vijayan?. www.thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. 18 January 2013. 11 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141101110236/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/indian-football-can-kerala-produce-next-i-m-vijayan/. 1 November 2014.
