Karnataka football team

The Karnataka football team (Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಕಾಲ್ಚೆಂಡು ತಂಡ, romanized: Karnaṭaka kaalchenḍu tanḍa) is an Indian football team representing Karnataka in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy.[1]

Karnataka
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಕಾಲ್ಚೆಂಡು ತಂಡ
Full nameKarnataka football team
Founded1941
GroundBangalore Football Stadium
Capacity8,000
OwnerKarnataka State Football Association
Head coachRavi Babu Raju
LeagueSantosh Trophy
2022–23Champions

They have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals 9 times, and have won the trophy 4 times. Prior to 1972, the team competed as Mysore football team.[2] During the 1969 Asian Champion Club Tournament (which is now known as AFC Champions League), they reached the semifinals (then known as Mysore State).[3]

Squad

Current squad

The following 22 players were called up prior to the 2022–23 Santosh Trophy

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW India IND Ankith P
22 GK India IND Srijith R.
23 GK India IND Kevin Koshy
1 GK India IND Satyajit Bordoloi
2 DF India IND M. Sunil Kumar
3 DF India IND Robin Yadav
4 DF India IND Nikhil G.
5 DF India IND Manoj Swamy Kannan
6 MF India IND F Lalremtluanga
9 MF India IND Kamalesh P
14 DF India IND Johnson A
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF India IND Shajan Franklin
8 MF India IND Bekey Oram
7 MF India IND Karthik Govind Swamy (C)
17 FW India IND Rajaganapathy K
18 DF India IND Prashanth Kalinga
19 DF India IND Pradison Mariyadasan
11 FW India IND Abhishek Shankar Powar
12 FW India IND Shelton Paul M.
16 FW India IND Jacob John Kattokaren
20 DF India IND Satish Kumar M R
24 MF India IND Appu

Honours

Performance in AFC competitions

References

  1. "Karnataka State Football Association".
  2. "Santosh Trophy Winners". RSSSF.
  3. Ghosh, Soumo (22 September 2021). "The Last Goal – Remembering Cristiano Junior". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  4. Mukherjee, Soham; Easwar, Nisanth V (1 April 2020). "How have Indian clubs fared in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup?". goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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