Thiruvananthapuram Kombans Football Club is a professional franchise football club based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, participating in the Super League Kerala. The club was founded in May 2024.[1]
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| Full name | Thiruvananthapuram Kombans Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Kombans FC |
| Short name | TKFC |
| Founded | May 2024 |
| Ground | Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Owner | Aswathi Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bayi Mohammed Illias Sahadulla K. C. Chandrahasan T. J. Mathews |
| Head coach | Sergio Alexandre |
| League | Super League Kerala |
Ownership and finances
editThiruvananthapuram Kombans FC's Patrons are Aswathi Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bayi, a member of the former royal family of Travancore, Dr. Sashi Tharoor MP, Jacob Punnoose IPS. The promoters are led by Dr. Mohammed Illias Sahadulla, chairman and managing director of KIMS Hospital, K. C. Chandrahasan, managing director of Kerala Travels, and T. J. Mathews, co-owner of Kovalam FC, G Vijaya Raghavan, founding CEO of Technopark, R Anil Kumar and architect N S Abhayakumar.[2]
Ground
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Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium, located in Thiruvananthapuram, is the home ground of Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC. This historic stadium. It hosts various domestic and regional football matches.[3] Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC conducted their preseason training session in Goa.[4]The promoters of the Thiruvananthapuram Kombans have committed to investing ₹2.5 crore towards upgrading the Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium.[5]
Players
editFirst-team squad
edit- As of August 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
editCurrent technical staff
edit- As of 09 September 2024
| Role | Name | Refs. |
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| Head coach/Manager |  Sergio Alexandre
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| Assistant coach |  Kali Alaudeen
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| Goal-Keeping Coach | Balaji Narasimhan
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Club officials
edit- CEO: N S Abhayakumar
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Super League Kerala: Franchisees of inaugural edition announced". Deccan Herald. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Mahesh Bhupathi, Travancore princess and former Benfica player among franchise owners in Super League Kerala". The Hindu. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Kombans to play at CSN Stadium". The Times of India. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Thiruvananthapuram Kombans to fly to Goa for training, to play FC Calicut on September 10". The New Indian Express. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Kombans will invest Rs 2.5 cr to upgrade Chandrasekharan Nair stadium: Promoters". Onmanorama. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
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