Kovalam Football Club

Kovalam Football Club (often abbreviated as Kovalam FC) is an Indian professional football club based on Kovalam, in the capital city Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. They compete in the Kerala Premier League, the fifth tier of the Indian football league system.

History
Kovalam Football Club was founded in 2009 by Ebin Rose, a former Santhosh Trophy player for Kerala, and PJ Mathew, an ex-army personnel and footballer. The club holds the unique distinction of being the first team from Kerala to play in under-15 I-League. They first participated in 2018-19 KPL, and since then they have been an integral part of Kerala Premier League. It is also the first club from the state to have its own football specific stadium and residential academy.

Milestones

 * 2008: Club Founded
 * 2012: Youth Academy Started
 * 2014: First Kerala club to receive youth academy accreditation from AIFF
 * 2015: First Kerala club to play in U15 I-League
 * 2018: Foundations for residential academy laid
 * 2018: Participated in Kerala Premier League, (then fourth tier, now fifth tier in the Indian Football league system)
 * 2019: Builds club’s own football stadium and hostel
 * 2020: Beats Kerala Blasters Reserves in KPL.
 * 2020: Fully-functional residential academy.
 * 2023: First time club qualified from group stage league phase and reached the final knockout stages in the league (Semifinal appearance)

Stadium
Kovalam FC has its own stadium behind the M. V. Higher Secondary School, Arumanoor.