Football in Thrissur

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Football is by far the most popular sport in Thrissur. The city and district has contributed with numerable players, clubs, coaches, tournaments and stadiums to Indian football.

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Players

Football clubs

Tournaments

The first football tournament in central Kerala was kicked off in 1925 by the Kochi Athletic Association. The tournament was held at the Palace Ground, now known as the Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium. Rama Varma XV, Maharaja of Cochin, has contributed 100 tola of silver for the tournament. The first winner was Church Mission Society High School Union, Thrissur. The tournament was winded up in 1930 when the first FIFA World Cup was started. [11] [12] N.I. David Memorial Trophy, once dubbed as the Football World Cup of Thrissur was started in 1996 by the then superintendent of police, in memory of N. I. David IPS who died in the office. The tournament had to be stopped temporarily in 2005, but was restarted in 2010. [13] [14] [15] [16]

Coaches

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