Kerala Police Football Club is an Indian institutional football club based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, that competes in the Kerala Premier League, the fifth tier of the Indian football league system. It is the first club from Kerala to win the Federation Cup.
History In 1984, the then Kerala Director General of Police (DGP) thought it would be a good idea to form a football team for the police department. He not only realized the potential of the talent pool available in the state, but also wanted to bring in a positive image of the people when thinking of the department.
Kerala Police Football Team is governed by the Kerala Police and has won the Federation Cup twice. In 1996-97 they participated in the inaugural edition of National Football League. In 1998 they took part in the first edition of NFL 2nd Division. Over the years they played several times in the Federation Cup and Durand Cup. In 2014-15 they reached the final of Kerala Premier League, but were defeated by SBT. In 2019-20 they reached the league semifinal.
Honours Federation Cup Winners (2): 1990, 1991 Kerala State Club Football Championship Winners (6): 1985, 1987,1995, 1998, 2014, 2016 Runners-up (5): 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2013 Mohan Kumar Mangalam Football Tournament Winners (1): 2017 DCM Trophy Runners-up (1): 1954 Scissors Cup Runners-up (1): 1993
Statistics and records Season KPL 2013–14 Group stage 2014–15 Final 2015–16 Group stage 2016–17 Group stage 2017–18 Group stage 2018–19 Pulled out 2019–20 Semifinal 2020–21 Group stage 2021–22 Group stage 2022–23 Group stage 2023–24 Semi Finals Key Pos. = Position in league Attendance/G = Average league attendance
See also Football in Kerala List of football clubs in India
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