Kovalam Football Club
Kovalam Football Club (often abbreviated as Kovalam FC) is an Indian professional football club based in Kovalam, neighbourhood of Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala. They compete in the Kerala Premier League. 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 playing under-15 I-League. They first participated in 2018-19 KPL, since then they are 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.  2009 Starts the club  2012 Starts the academy  2014 First Kerala club to receive academy accreditation  2015 First Kerala club to play in U15 I-League  2018 Foundations for residential academy  2018 Participated in Kerala Premier League  2019 Builds football stadium and hostel  2020 Beats Kerala Blasters in KPL  2020 Fully-functional residential academy Stadium. Kovalam FC has its own stadium behind the M. V. Higher Secondary School, Arumanoor.