Kerala Police (football team)

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Kerala Police
Kerala Police Logo.png
Full nameKerala Police football team
Short nameKP
Founded1984;40 years ago (1984)
Ground Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium [1]
Capacity25,000
League Kerala Premier League

Kerala Police football team is an Indian institutional football team based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, that competes in the Kerala Premier League. [2] [3] [4] [5] It is the first and only team from Kerala to win India's top domestic cup competition.

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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

Season KPL
2013–14 Group stage
2014–15 Final
2015–16 Group stage
2016–17 Group stage
2017–18 Group stage
2018–19 Pulled out
2019–20 Semifinal
2020–21 Group stage
2021–22 Group stage
2022–23
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