Travancore Royals FC

Travancore Royals Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.[1] Founded in 2018, the club competes in the Kerala Premier League, top regional and the fourth tier of Indian football league system. It is the first fan owned football club in the country.[2]

Departments of Travancore Royals FC
Football

(Men's)

 Football

(Women's)

 Football

(Reserves)

Travancore Royals FC
Full nameTravancore Royals Football Club
Nickname(s)Royals
Short nameTRFC
FoundedNovember 29, 2018 (2018-11-29)
GroundGreenfield Sportshub
Capacity55,000
OwnerTravancore Royal Sports Society
PresidentM. B. Sanil Kumar
ManagerSamuel Geevarghese
LeagueKerala Premier League
Kerala Women's League
WebsiteClub website

The club also competes in the Kerala Women's League and Indian Women's League, top-tier league of women's football in India.[3][4][5][6]

History

Founded in 2018, by passionate football entities of Thiruvananthapuram city of Kerala, the Travancore Royals FC is India's first and only fans owned football club in the nation.[7][8][9]

First-team squad
As of 7 February 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  IND Sanju T
3 DF  IND J Ahino Jahine
4 DF  IND Maria Vivek (Captain)
5 DF  IND Vinod J
6 MF  NGA Bala Dahir
7 MF  IND Rajeevan Soosadimai
8 MF  IND Ahmed Shahib
10 FW  NGA John Chidi
11 FW  IND Vijin D
13 FW  IND Shirjin David
14 FW  IND Rakesh R
15 FW  IND Lijo L
18 DF  IND Dhivakar A
19 MF  IND Immanuvel John Britto
20 DF  IND Austin Jijo
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK  IND Binu B
26 FW  IND Mary Jesin Shagin
27 FW  IND Dennis J
28 FW  IND Jino S
34 GK  IND Femin Antony

Affiliated club(s)

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2018—2019 Hyve Sports NA
2019—2020
2020—2021
2021—present Vismayasmax Animations

See also

References
  1. "9 Keralites in Gokulam Kerala FC squad for Durand Cup". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  2. "About Club". Travancore Royals FC. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  3. "An academy to give women's football a leg-up | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. Jan 22, 2020. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  4. link, Get; Facebook; Twitter; Pinterest; Email; Apps, Other. "Kerala Women's League 2021-22: Gokulam Kerala FC 13-0 Travancore Royals FC highlights of the match". Retrieved 2022-01-09. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  5. "Hero IWL". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  6. "KFA launches official logo for Kerala Women's League 2021-22". Khel Now. 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  7. "Travancore Royals - India's First Fan Owned Football Club | IFTWC - Indian Football Team For World Cup". 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  8. www.coursehero.com https://www.coursehero.com/file/79396997/Travancore-Royalsdocx/. Retrieved 2022-01-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "'ആരാധകർ തന്നെ ഉടമകൾ'; കാൽപ്പന്തിന്റെ മൈതാനത്ത് ചരിത്രമെഴുതാൻ ട്രാവൻകൂർ റോയൽസ്". Indian Express Malayalam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  10. "Travancore Royals FC vote overwhelmingly passes". Caledonian Braves Football Club. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
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