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| Full name | Travancore Titanium Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1973 |
| Owner | Travancore Titanium Products |
| League | Kerala Premier League |
| 2015 | Group stage |
Travancore Titanium Football Club (later known as Titanium Trivandrum FC) was a professional football club based in Travancore, Kerala (present day Thiruvananthapuram). [1] [2] [3] It participated in Kerala Premier League, Kerala State Club Football Championship and I-League 2nd Division.
During the 1970s, Titanium was one of the most acclaimed football clubs in Kerala. Players like B. Sasikumaran Pillai, Sankarankutty, Abdul Hameed, Najumuddin, Thomas Sebastian, Abdul Rasheed Kariyambath, V. Jayakumar, Ebin Rose, Shahjahan, Shaukath, Martin, Shabeer and Usman were members of Titanium Football team.[ citation needed ]
Runners-up (1): 2000–01
Champions (10): 1973, 1978, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2004, 2005 Runners-up (8): 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1995, 2002, 2008
Runners-up (3): 1973, 1978, 1992
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