Karnataka football team
Football club
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The Karnataka football team (Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಕಾಲ್ಚೆಂಡು ತಂಡ, romanized: Karnaṭaka kālchenḍu tanḍa), also earlier the Mysore football team, is an Indian football team representing Karnataka in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy.[1]
(as Mysore football team)
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| Full name | Karnataka football team | ||
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| Founded | 1941 (as Mysore football team) | ||
| Ground | Bangalore Football Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
| Owner | Karnataka State Football Association | ||
| Head coach | Ravi Babu Raju | ||
| League | Santosh Trophy | ||
| 2024–25 | Group stage | ||
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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.[2] During the 1969 Asian Champion Club Tournament (which is now known as AFC Champions League Elite), 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
State (senior)
- National Games
- Bronze medal (1): 1997
State (youth)
- Swami Vivekananda NFC
- Runners-up (1): 2023–24[4]
- B.C. Roy Trophy
- Winners (4): 1962–63, 1978–79, 1991–92, 2002–03
- Runners-up (3): 1965–66, 1971–72, 2003–04
- Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy
- Winners (2): 1978–79, 1986–87
- Runners-up (2): 1981, 2009–10
- M. Dutta Ray Trophy
- Runners-up (1): 1992
Performance in AFC competitions
- Asian Champion Club Tournament (now AFC Champions League)
