Santosh Trophy Football
The Kerala Football Association announced the state team for the final round of the Santosh Trophy National Football Championship here on Saturday.
Goalkeeper Midhun V will lead the 22-member squad.
Defender Sanju G and midfielder Arjun V have replaced Jeritto J and Ajeesh P from the squad which took part in the qualifiers
Defending champions Kerala topped the qualifiers held in Kozhikode last month winning all five matches.
Kerala are placed in Group A along with Goa, Karnataka, hosts Odisha, Maharashtra and Punjab in the final round.
Group B consists of Delhi, Meghalaya, Railways, Services, West Bengal and Manipur.
The top two from each group will advance to the semifinals.
The knockout stage will be held in Saudi Arabia.
Kerala squad: Goalkeepers: Midhun V (Kannur), Ajmal P A (Malappuram), Alkesh Raj TV (Thrissur)
Defenders: Manoj M (Thiruvananthapuram), Shinu R (Thiruvananthapuram), Ameen K (Malappuram), Beljin Bolster (Thiruvananthapuram), Mohammed Saleem U (Malappuram), Sachu Siby (Idukki), Akhil J Chandran (Ernakulam), Sanju G (Ernakulam).
Midfielders: Hrishidaath (Thrissur), Rashid M (Kasaragod), Gifty C Gracious (Wayanad), Nijo Gilbert (Thiruvananthapuram), Rizwan Ali (Kasaragod), Visakh Mohanan (Ernakulam), Abdul Raheem K K (Malappuram), Arjun V (Wayanad).
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Forwards: Viknesh M (Thiruvananthapuram), Naresh B (Ernakulam), John Paul J (Thiruvananthapuram).
Head coach: Ramesh P B (Kollam)
Assistant coach: Bineesh Kiran (Kannur)
Goalkeeping coach: Hameed K K (Thrissur)
Manager: Muhammed Rafeeque (Kasaragod)
Kerala's fixtures: versus Goa, February 10; versus Karnataka, February 12; versus Maharashtra, February 14; versus Odisha, February 17; versus Punjab, February 19.
Following are the Fixtures:
Group A: Kerala, Punjab, Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha.
February 10: Goa vs Kerala, 9 am IST, Capital Football Arena.
February 10: Maharashtra vs Odisha, 3 pm IST, Capital Football Arena.
February 10: Punjab vs Karnataka, 3 pm IST, OFA 7th Battalion.
February 12: Kerala vs Karnataka, 9 am IST, OFA 7th Battalion.
February 12: Punjab vs Maharashtra, 3 pm IST, OFA 7th Battalion.
February 12: Goa vs Odisha, 3 pm IST, Kalinga Stadium.
February 14: Karnataka vs Goa, 9 am IST, Capital Football Arena.
February 14: Odisha vs Punjab, 3 pm IST, Capital Football Arena.
February 14: Kerala vs Maharashtra, 7.30 pm IST, Kalinga Stadium.
February 17: Maharashtra vs Karnataka, 9 am IST, OFA 7th Battalion.
February 17: Punjab vs Goa, 3 pm IST, OFA 7th Battalion.
February 17: Odisha vs Kerala, 3 pm IST, Kalinga Stadium.
February 19: Karnataka vs Odisha, Time & Venue TBD.
February 19: Goa vs Maharashtra, Time & Venue TBD.
February 19: Kerala vs Punjab, Time & Venue TBD.
Group B: West Bengal, Meghalaya, Delhi, Manipur, Services, Railways.
February 11: Delhi vs West Bengal, 9 am IST, OFA 7th Battalion.
February 11: Manipur vs Railways, 3 pm IST, OFA 7th Battalion.
February 11: Meghalaya vs Services, 3 pm IST, Capital Football Arena.
February 13: West Bengal vs Services, 9 am IST, Capital Football Arena.
February 13: Meghalaya vs Manipur, 3 pm IST, Capital Football Arena.
February 13: Delhi vs Railways, 3 pm IST, Kalinga Stadium.
February 15: Services vs Delhi, 9 am IST, OFA 7th Battalion.
February 15: Railways vs Meghalaya, 3 pm IST, OFA 7th Battalion.
February 15: West Bengal vs Manipur, 7.30 pm IST, Kalinga Stadium.
February 18: Manipur vs Services, 9 am IST, OFA 7th Battalion.
February 18: Railways vs West Bengal, 3 pm IST, OFA 7th Battalion.
February 18: Meghalaya vs Delhi, 3 pm IST, Capital Football Arena.
February 20: Services vs Railways, Time & Venue TBD.
February 20: Delhi vs Manipur, Time & Venue TBD.
February 20: West Bengal vs Meghalaya, Time & Venue TBD.
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