Kovalam Football Club

Indian association football club based in Kerala

Football club

Kovalam

Full name	Kovalam Football Club
Founded	2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Ground	M. V. Higher Secondary School Ground
Owner	Thayil Mathew Ebin Rose
Head coach	Ebin Rose
League	Kerala Premier League
Website	Club website

Kovalam Football Club (often abbreviated as Kovalam FC) is an Indian professional football club based off Kovalam, in the capital city Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.^[1] They compete in the Kerala Premier League, the fifth tier of the Indian football league system.

History

Kovalam Football Club was founded in 2009 by Ebin Rose, a former Santhosh Trophy player for Kerala, and PJ Mathew, an ex-army personnel and footballer.^[2] The club holds the unique distinction of being the first team from Kerala to play in under-15 I-League.^[3] They first participated in 2018-19 KPL, and since then they have been an integral part of Kerala Premier League.^[4] It is also the first club from the state to have its own football specific stadium and residential academy.

Milestones

2008: Club Founded
2012: Youth Academy Started
2014: First Kerala club to receive youth academy accreditation from AIFF
2015: First Kerala club to play in U15 I-League
2018: Foundations for residential academy layed
2018: Participated in Kerala Premier League, (then fourth tier, now fifth tier in the Indian Football league system)
2019: Builds club’s own football stadium and hostel
2020: Beats Kerala Blasters Reserves in KPL.
2020: Fully-functional residential academy.
2023: First time club qualified from group stage league phase and reached the final knockout stages in the league (Semifinal appearance)

Jersey sponsors

Period	Sponsor
2020–present	Federal Bank

Stadium

Kovalam FC has its own stadium behind the M. V. Higher Secondary School, Arumanoor.^[5]

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	IND	Ajith Raju
—	GK	IND	Sabari Das
—		IND	Samson
—		IND	Abhijith EM
—		IND	Anandhu
—		IND	Kanish
—		IND	Sherin Jerome
—		IND	Muhammed Ameen
—		IND	Haris
—		IND	Subin
—		IND	Salman


No.	Nation	Player
—	IND	Alvin David
—	IND	Anthony
—	IND	Simson
—	IND	Stevin
—	IND	Atheesh
—	IND	Unais
—	IND	Sajith
—	IND	Vivek
—	IND	Rimson

References

^ "A platform for promising football prodigies". The Times of India. 22 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "Football in his heart". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "50 Teams To Participate In U-16 Youth League | Hero I-League". Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "Kerala Premier League 2018-19 gets the ball rolling with 11 teams | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram to become a global football hub". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

Football in Kerala

Kerala Football Association

State teams

Clubs

ISL	Kerala Blasters
I-League	Gokulam Kerala
KPL	FC Kerala Kerala United Kovalam Golden Threads Kerala Police Eagles SBI Kerala
Indian Women's League	Gokulam Kerala Women Kerala Blasters W.F.C.