Kozhikode team for Super League Kerala launched
The Hindu
Calicut FC, representing Kozhikode in Super League Kerala, features international and national players in a premier sporting event.
‘Calicut FC’ will be the team that represents Kozhikode in the Super League Kerala (SLK) that starts in Kochi on September 1.
Launching the team here on June 15 (Saturday), franchisee owner and executive chairman of IBS Group V.K. Mathews said the team would have 25 players, including six international players, seven national players, and 12 from Kerala. The head coach would be from abroad, while the assistant coach from Kerala. The EMS Corporation Stadium in Kozhikode would be the home ground of Calicut FC, while the Medical College Stadium would be its practice ground. The team is still in the scouting stage, he added.
The official logo of the team was released by M.K. Raghavan, MP, in the presence of Kerala Football Association president Navas Meeran.
Mr. Raghavan highlighted the dream of Kozhikode of having an international stadium of its own and requested Mr. Mathews to lead the initiative in a public-private partnership mode.
Mr. Meeran noted that football in Kerala would undergo incredible changes once the State created a situation where professionals in the game could earn a decent livelihood. “For this, we need to bring in excellent practice facilities from the sub-junior level. Towards this, we are creating a situation to host no less than 2,100 football matches a year. Super League Kerala will be the latest endeavour to achieve the result,” he said.
SLK, conducted on the same lines as the Indian Super League, will be the premier sporting event in Kerala. Six teams from various districts will participate in the league. Thirty matches will be played in the preliminary round, each team participating in 10 matches (five at the home ground and five away). The top four teams advance to the play-off stage.
Besides the Kozhikode team, there are teams from Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Thrissur, Malappuram, and Kannur each owned by franchisees led by leading business houses in India and abroad.
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