Kerala State Club Football Championship was one of the most prestigious football tournaments organised by Kerala Football Association. Founded in 1970, it was a favourite competition for football in Kerala until the late 2000s.
History The inaugural tournament was won by AGORC, (Accountant General's Office Recreation Club) or commonly known as AG's Office team, by beating FACT Aluva.
Premier Tyres and formation of Titanium XI Premier Tyres, Ernakulam reached its glory days during the 1970s, which produced prominent footballers like Xavier Pious, KP Sethumadhavan, Victor Manjila, Muhammed Basheer and PP Prasannan. Premier Tyres were later acquired by Apollo Tyres and club was shut.
Formed in 1972, Titanium XI produced some of the finest footballers during this period. Najumuddin and Thomas Sebastian were some of the great players who represented the club during its early years.
Formation of Kerala Police and glory days of Titanium XI In 1984, the then Kerala Director General of Police (DGP) took initiative and formed Kerala Police Football Team. The Kerala Police team of the mid-80s had several names who went on to make a mark in Indian football such as V. P. Sathyan, U. Sharaf Ali, I. M. Vijayan, and Rajendran Kaladharan. The team, which trained at the Police Training College in Trivandrum, had a new signing soon after it was put together in the form of C. V. Pappachan, who had impressed manager Abdul Kareem with his displays, initially for the Calicut University team.
Titanium XI became champions in two consecutive seasons, 1989 and 1990.
Battle between Titanium XI and Kerala Police While Titanium XI became back-to-back champions in 1992, 1993 and 1994, Kerala Police became champions in 1995, resisting Titanium XI.
2000s Titanium XI, Kerala Police and SBI Kerala were the three most consistent and successful teams during this era.
Scrapping of tournament Not all teams in the Kerala Premier League took part in the State Club Football Championship, which led to scrapping the tournament in 2017.
Results YearWinners (number of titles)Runners-up1970AGORC, ThiruvananthapuramFACT, Alwaye1971Tournament not held1972Premier Tyres, Ernakulam (1)AGORC, Thiruvananthapuram1973Titanium XI (1)Spirit Youth Club1974Tournament not held1975N/A1976Premier Tyres, Ernakulam (2)Titanium XI1977Premier Tyres, KalamasseryCustoms & Central Excise1978Titanium XI (2)Premier Tyres, Kalamassery1979N/A1980N/A1981N/A1982Kochin Port TrustPremier Tyres, Ernakulam1983Central Excise RCLucky Star Club1984KSRTC (1)Titanium XI1985KSRTC (2)Titanium XI1986KSRTC (3)Titanium XI1987Kerala Police (1)Central Excise RC1988Kerala Police (2)Titanium XI1989Titanium XI (3)KSRTC1990Titanium XI (4)Kerala Police1991Keltron FCKSRTC1992Titanium XI (5)Keltron FC1993Titanium XI (6)Kerala Police1994Titanium XI (7)Kerala Police1995Kerala Police (3)Titanium XI1996State Bank of Travancore (1)Kerala Police1997FC KochinState Bank of Travancore1998Kerala Police (4)Keltron FC1999KSEBCentral Excise RC2000Titanium XI (8)KSEB2001Tournament not held2002State Bank of Travancore (2)Titanium XI2003Tournament not held2004Titanium XI (9) -2005Titanium XI (10)Viva Kerala2006KSEB (1)State Bank of Travancore2007Tournament not held2008State Bank of Travancore (3)Titanium XI2009- unknown -2010Josco FCState Bank of Travancore2011KSEB (2)Golden Threads FC2012AGORC, ThiruvananthapuramState Bank of Travancore2013Kerala Police (5)State Bank of Travancore2014Kerala Police (6)Eagles F.C.2015State Bank of Travancore (4)AGORC, Thiruvananthapuram2016Kerala Police (7)KSEB2017State Bank of Travancore (5)Gokulam Kerala FC
Records ClubWinsFirst final wonLast final wonRunners-upLast final lostTotal final appearancesTitanium XI10197320058200818Kerala Police7198720164199611State Bank of Travancore519962017420069KSEB319992011220165KSRTC319841986219915Premier Tyres, Ernakulam219721976119823Central Excise RC119831983219993Keltron FC119911991219983AGORC, Thiruvananthapuram219702012220152Premier Tyres, Kalamassery119771977119782FC Kochin1199719971Kochin Port Trust1198219821Josco FC1201020101Gokulam Kerala FC120171Viva Kerala120051Lucky Star Club - Kannur119831Customs & Central Excise119771Spirit Youth Club - Kannur119731FACT, Alwaye119701
See also All India Sevens Football Indian football league system State leagues Super League Kerala Kerala Premier League Malabar Premier League
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