Andhra Pradesh football team

Andhra Pradesh

Full name	Andhra Pradesh football team
Founded	1953;72 years ago (1953) (as Andhra football team)
Ground	Various
Owner	Andhra Pradesh Football Association
Head coach	Santhosh Kiran
League	Santosh Trophy
2024–25	Group stage
Home colours Away colours

The Andhra Pradesh football team is an Indian football team representing Andhra Pradesh in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy.

History

The team has appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals twice, winning the trophy once. Prior to 1959, the team competed as Andhra football team. The Hyderabad Football Association merged with the Andhra Football Association to establish the combined team. ^{[1] [2]}

They have failed to qualify for the final rounds of 69th Santosh Trophy (2015). ^[3]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   IND Sirvisetti Krishna Chaitanya 4 DF   IND Y Tharun Kumar Reddy 6 DF   IND Jammula Vinay 7 MF   IND Khaleel Shaik 8 MF   IND Kandikatla Anil 9 MF   IND Beemagouni Pavangoud 10 FW   IND Chenna Ashok Chakravarthi 11 MF   IND Sabbavarapu Ganesh Kumar 12 DF   IND Manedi Venkata Naga Manikanta 13 DF   IND Kuppili Nivaskumar

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 GK   IND Koppisetti Ajay Kumar —   IND Gurajala Narendra —   IND Inti Pavan —   IND Thottempudi Baburao — FW   IND Kalaparthy Sravanth Kumar —   IND Nammi Murari —   IND Bommadi Nagaraju —   IND Boggu Surendra — DF   IND Bathula Prem Teja — MF   IND Gondiparla Arun Kumar

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Honours

State (senior)

• Santosh Trophy ^[6]
  • Winners (1): 1965–66
  • Runners-up (1): 1963–64

State (youth)

• B.C. Roy Trophy
  • Winners (2): 1965–66, 1975–76
  • Runners-up (6): 1964–65, 1967–68, 1972–73, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1992–93

• Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy
  • Runners-up (1): 1994–95

Others

• Sait Nagjee Football Tournament
  • Runners-up (4): 1962, 1967, 1976, 1977

References

1. "Santosh Trophy Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
2. "Regionalism and club domination: Growth of rival centres of footballing excellence" . Soccer & Society. 6 (2–3): 227–256. 6 August 2006. doi:10.1080/14660970500106410. S2CID   216862171. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
4. "Kerala 5–0 Andhra Pradesh". AIFF. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
5. "Tamil Nadu 4-1 Andhra Pradesh". AIFF. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
6. "List of Santosh Trophy Finals". Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

Further reading

• Adnan, Minhaj (26 February 2021). "Hyderabad's Rainbow Man Hadi played multiple sports at national and international levels". siasat.com. Hyderabad: The Siasat Daily. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
• "Syed Abdul Rahim: The architect of Indian football's "Golden age"". The Football Pink. 23 November 2018. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
• Kausik Bandyopadhyay (29 November 2020). Scoring Off the Field: Football Culture in Bengal, 1911–80. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   9781000084054. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
• "Regionalism and club domination: Growth of rival centres of footballing excellence". Soccer & Society. 6:2–3 (2–3). Taylor & Francis: 227–256. 6 August 2006. doi:10.1080/14660970500106410. S2CID   216862171. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.