Full name | Thiruvananthapuram Kombans Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | The Kombans |
Short name | TKFC |
Founded | 2024 |
Ground | Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium |
Capacity | 25,000 |
Owner | Aswathi Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bayi Mohammed Illias Sahadulla K. C. Chandrahasan T. J. Mathews |
League | Super League Kerala |
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC is a professional franchise football club based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, participating in the Kerala Super League. The club was founded in May 2024. [1]
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC's owners are Aswathi Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bayi, a member of the former royal family of Travancore, Dr. Mohammed Illias Sahadulla, chairman and managing director of KIMS Hospital, K. C. Chandrahasan, managing director of Kerala Travels, and T. J. Mathews, co-owner of Kovalam FC. [2]
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