Karnataka football team explained

Clubname:Karnataka
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಕಾಲ್ಚೆಂಡು ತಂಡ
Fullname:Karnataka football team
Founded:
Ground:Bangalore Football Stadium
Capacity:8,000
Owner:Karnataka State Football Association
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Ravi Babu Raju
League:Santosh Trophy
Season:2023–24
Position:Final round
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The Karnataka football team (Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಕಾಲ್ಚೆಂಡು ತಂಡ|Karnaṭaka kaalchenḍu tanḍa), also earlier the Mysore football team, is an Indian football team representing Karnataka in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy.[1]

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), 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

Honours

Performance in AFC competitions

See also: Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League records and statistics.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karnataka State Football Association.
  2. Web site: Santosh Trophy Winners. RSSSF.
  3. Web site: The Last Goal – Remembering Cristiano Junior. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023012035/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-clubs-in-asia-the-historic-runs-that-inspired-us-all. Soumo. Ghosh. the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 22 September 2021. 15 February 2023. 23 October 2021. New Delhi.
  4. Web site: Delhi crowned inaugural Swami Vivekananda U-20 Men's NFC champions on penalties . AIFF . 22 May 2024 .
  5. Web site: Mukherjee, Soham; Easwar, Nisanth V. How have Indian clubs fared in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup?. 1 April 2020. 23 March 2021. goal.com. Goal. 15 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210415045019/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-clubs-in-afc-champions-league-afc-cup/3dj1qowtkdxc1pzji71c49vnz.