Clubname: | Thiruvananthapuram Kombans |
Fullname: | Thiruvananthapuram Kombans Football Club |
Nickname: | The Kombans |
Short Name: | TKFC |
Ground: | Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium |
Capacity: | 20,000 |
Owner: | Mohammed Illias Sahadulla K. C. Chandrahasan T. J. Mathews |
Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
Manager: | Sergio Alexandre |
League: | Super League Kerala |
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Website: | https://kombansfc.com |
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans Football Club is a professional franchise football club based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, participating in the Super League Kerala. The club was founded in May 2024.[1]
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC (TKFC) represent the vibrant football culture of Kerala, specifically from the capital city, Thiruvananthapuram. The fan club of Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC is called Kombans Fanatics.
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC made their debut in the 2024 Super League Kerala on September 10, in a match against Calicut FC. Held at the EMS Stadium, the game ended in a 1–1 draw. Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC earned their first win on September 16, defeating Thrissur Magic FC 2–0 at their home ground.[2]
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC's patrons are Princess Gowri Parvathi Bayi, a member of the former royal family of Travancore, Dr. Shashi Tharoor MP, Jacob Punnoose IPS, Dr. Mohammed Illias Sahadulla, chairman and managing director of KIMS Hospital, K. C. Chandrahasan, managing director of Kerala Travels, T. J. Mathews, co-owner of Kovalam FC, G. Vijaya Raghavan, founder of Technopark, R. Anil Kumar and N. S. Abhayakumar.[3]
Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium, located in Thiruvananthapuram, is the home ground of Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC. This historic stadium hosts various domestic and regional football matches.[4] [5] The staff of Thiruvananthapuram Kombans have committed to invest ₹2.5 crore towards upgrading the Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium.[6]
Role | Name | ||
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Head coach | Sergio Alexandre | ||
Assistant coach | Kali Alaudeen | ||
Goalkeeping coach | Balaji Narasimhan |