Andhra Pradesh football team

The Andhra Pradesh football team is an Indian football team representing Andhra Pradesh in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy.

Andhra Pradesh
Full nameAndhra Pradesh football team
Founded1953; 71 years ago (1953)
(as Andhra football team)
GroundVarious
OwnerAndhra Pradesh Football Association
Head coachSanthosh Kiran
LeagueSantosh Trophy
2023–24Group stage

History

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The team has appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals twice, winning the trophy once. Prior to 1959, the team competed as Andhra football team. The Hyderabad Football Association merged with the Andhra Football Association to establish the combined team.[1][2]

They have failed to qualify for the final rounds of 69th Santosh Trophy (2015).[3]

Current squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF   IND Sirvisetti Krishna Chaitanya
4 DF   IND Y Tharun Kumar Reddy
6 DF   IND Jammula Vinay
7 MF   IND Khaleel Shaik
8 MF   IND Kandikatla Anil
9 MF   IND Beemagouni Pavangoud
10 FW   IND Chenna Ashok Chakravarthi
11 MF   IND Sabbavarapu Ganesh Kumar
12 DF   IND Manedi Venkata Naga Manikanta
13 DF   IND Kuppili Nivaskumar
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 GK   IND Koppisetti Ajay Kumar
  IND Gurajala Narendra
  IND Inti Pavan
  IND Thottempudi Baburao
FW   IND Kalaparthy Sravanth Kumar
  IND Nammi Murari
  IND Bommadi Nagaraju
  IND Boggu Surendra
DF   IND Bathula Prem Teja
MF   IND Gondiparla Arun Kumar

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Honours

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State (senior)

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State (youth)

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  • B.C. Roy Trophy
    • Winners (2): 1965–66, 1975–76
    • Runners-up (6): 1964–65, 1967–68, 1972–73, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1992–93

Others

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References

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  1. ^ "Santosh Trophy Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Regionalism and club domination: Growth of rival centres of footballing excellence". Soccer & Society. 6 (2–3): 227–256. 6 August 2006. doi:10.1080/14660970500106410. S2CID 216862171. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Kerala 5–0 Andhra Pradesh". AIFF. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Tamil Nadu 4-1 Andhra Pradesh". AIFF. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  6. ^ "List of Santosh Trophy Finals". Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

Further reading

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