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Sevens football is a seven-a-side version of football played in India, on a smaller football pitch. [1] [2] Sevens football is predominantly popular in Kerala, Malabar, and other parts of South India. [3] The matches in sevens tournaments are often played to fully packed stadiums. [4] [1] Sevens tournaments have also attracted players from ...
There was a time when Kerala didn't have a single football tournament. It was sevens which kept the game alive. [10] Some of the football players who started their career in All India Sevens Football are I. M. Vijayan, Jo Paul Ancheri, V. P. Sathyan, Anas Edathodika, and Ashique Kuruniyan. [12]
Kerala women's football team represents Kerala in the Senior Women's National Football Championship. [17] They have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals once, and were the runners-up at their maiden attempt at the 2005–06 Senior Women's National Football Championship edition against the reigning champions Manipur at Rourkela.
Football has been a passion of thousands of Malayalees for the last several decades—much before the state of Kerala was formed on 1 November 1956. Kerala Football Association was formed in 1948 to directly oversees the development of football in Kerala from grassroots to senior level.
Usman Ashik (born 17 February 1991) is an Indian former professional footballer who last played for I-League club Gokulam Kerala FC. He is better known for playing in All India Sevens Football. He is often called as the King of Sevens football in India.
The Super League Kerala (SLK) (officially known as the Mahindra Super League Kerala due to sponsorship reasons) is a men's professional football league in the state of Kerala, India, organised by the Kerala Football Association, Scoreline Sports and the Unifed Football Sports Development Pvt. Ltd.
Thiruvananthapuram District Football Association (TDFA) is the sport governing body responsible for association football in and around the Indian district of Thiruvananthapuram. It is affiliated with the State Association, the Kerala Football Association , [ 1 ] which in turn is affiliated with the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
The Kerala football team (Malayalam: കേരള കാൽപന്തുകളി ഗണം), formerly known as Travancore-Cochin football team, is an Indian state level semi-professional football team representing Kerala in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy and National Games of India.