The Kerala Football Association (abbreviated Kerala FA), formerly the Travancore-Cochin Football Association, is one of the 36 Indian state football associations that are affiliated with the All India Football Federation (AIFF). It sends state teams for the Santosh Trophy and the Rajmata Jijabai Trophy.
History 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.
Later the headquarters of KFA was moved to Kollam after P. Laxmanan Pillai was elected president and K. Thankappan honorary secretary. KFA saw a new breed of organizers taking over the reins in the 1970s with former mayor of Cochin A. K. Seshadri becoming its president.
2021 privatization On 9 October 2021, Kerala Football Association signed a twelve year long deal with Meeran Sports LLP and Scoreline Sports Pvt Ltd. The deal was inspired from masterplan prepared by Rob Baan, former technical director of AIFF. The consortium is responsible for getting investments worth around Rs 350 crore into the football ecosystem over the 12-year period. As per the agreement, consortium will form Kerala Super League, initially planned to further develop youth local players in senior transition.
State teams
Men Kerala football team Kerala under-20 football team Kerala under-15 football team Kerala under-13 football team
Women Kerala women's football team Kerala women's under-19 football team Kerala women's under-17 football team
Affiliated district associations All 14 districts of Kerala are affiliated with the Kerala Football Association.
No. Association DistrictPresident 1 Alappuzha District Football Association Alappuzha 2 Ernakulam District Football Association Ernakulam 3 Idukki District Football Association Idukki 4 Kannur District Football Association Kannur 5 Kasaragod District Football Association Kasaragod 6 Kollam District Football Association Kollam 7 Kottayam District Football Association Kottayam 8 Kozhikode District Football Association Kozhikode 9 Malappuram District Football Association Malappuram 10 Palakkad District Football Association Palakkad 11 Pathanamthitta District Football Association Pathanamthitta 12 Thiruvananthapuram District Football Association Thiruvananthapuram 13 Thrissur District Football Association Thrissur 14 Wayanad District Football Association Wayanad
Competitions District level
Men's Senior Inter-District State Championship Senior Men Beach Soccer Inter-District State Championship Senior Men
Men's youth Inter-District State Championship Youth U20 Inter-District State Championship Junior Boys Inter-District State Championship Sub-Junior Boys
Women's Senior Inter-District State Championship Senior Women
Club level
Men's Senior Kerala Premier League 2nd Division Kerala Premier League 2nd Division Kerala Premier League Qualifiers Kerala State Club Futsal Championship Super League Kerala (franchise)
Women's Senior Kerala Women's League
Kerala Football League pyramid Kerala Premier LeagueTierDivisionI(Level 5 on Indian Men's football Pyramid)Kerala Premier League ↑promote (I-League 3) ↓relegate II(Level 6 on Indian Men's football pyramid)Kerala Premier League Second Division ↑promote
Evolution Years19481948–19521952–19701970–19981998–20072007–20132013–20152013–20162016–20172017–20212021–20232024–LevelMen'sState leagues1Formation of Kerala Football Association (KFA)NoneKerala Football League NoneKerala Premier LeagueKerala Premier League1NoneKerala Premier League Second DivisionTournamentNoneKerala State Club Football ChampionshipDiscontinuedSenior Inter-District Men's Football Championship NoneSait Nagjee Football TournamentNot conductedWomen'sState leagues1NoneKerala Women's LeagueNoneKerala Women's League
See also Football in Kerala Football in India Sevens Football Association Thiruvananthapuram District Football Association Malabar Premier League Kerala State Club Football Championship
References
External links https://www.the-aiff.com/association/495 Football Kerala Kerala State Football Championship