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| Full name | Sports Academy Tirur | ||
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| Short name | SAT | ||
| Founded | 2011 | ||
| Ground | Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Tirur | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Head coach | Niyas Rahman | ||
| League | I-League 2 Kerala Premier League | ||
Sports Academy Tirur, commonly known as SAT, [1] is an Indian professional football club based in Tirur, Kerala. The club currently competes in the I-League 2, the third tier of the Indian football league system. they also plays in the Kerala Premier League, the top division of football in Kerala. [2] [3]
SAT was founded in 2011 and began playing in the Kerala Premier League for the 2016–17 season. [4] [5] In July 2024, it was announced that SAT would participate in the 2024–25 I-League 3. [6] [7] [8] The club was placed in group A, alongside Diamond Harbour, Sports Odisha, Lakecity and Ghaziabad City. Their first match was on September 3 against Sports Odisha at the Naihati Stadium. Goals from Rifhath Ramzan and Hasanul Hadi gave SAT a 2–0 victory. [9] Win against Ghaziabad City [10] and draw against Lakecity [11] earned them a spot in the playoffs. In the play offs they secured their spot in the 2024–25 I-League 2
Sports Academy Tirur plays its home matches at the Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, located in Tirur.
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 2020—2023 | AB Bismi | |
| 2023—2024 | SAT Qatar | |
| 2024—present | Fly High | E-Logic Global |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Niyas Rahman |
| Assistant coach | |
| Team manager | Moideen Kutty |
| Season | League | Finals | Cup | AFC | Top Scorer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Position | Player | Goals | |||||
| 2016–17 | KPL | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | Semi-final | — | — | — | Shaheed | 6 | |
| 2017–18 | KPL | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | Semi-final | — | — | — | Thabseer/Faslurahman/Shaheed | 3 | |
| 2018–19 | KPL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | Group stage | — | — | — | Mohamed Nisham | 3 | |
| 2019–20 | KPL | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | Semi-final | — | — | — |  E. Kamara | 8 | |
| 2020–21 | KPL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | Group stage | — | — | — | Nasar | 3 | |
| 2021–22 | KPL | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 5 | Semi-final | — | — | — | Arshad | 4 | |
| 2022–23 | KPL | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | Group stage | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | KPL | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 23 | Runners-up | — | — | — | Rahul KP | 7 | |
| 2024–25 | I-League 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3rd | — | — | — | Adheeb Basheer | 3 | |
| 2024–25 | I-League 2 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
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