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Thiruvananthapuram Kombans
Full name	Thiruvananthapuram Kombans Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Kombans
Short name	TKFC
Founded	May 2024; 8 months ago
Ground	Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium
Capacity	20,000
Owner	Mohammed Illias Sahadulla; K. C. Chandrahasan; T. J. Mathews
Head coach	Sergio Alexandre
League	Super League Kerala
Website	https://kombansfc.com
Home colours	Away colours

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]

History

Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC (TKFC) represent the vibrant football culture of Kerala, specifically from the capital city, Thiruvananthapuram. The fan club of Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC is called Kombans Fanatics.

Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC made their debut in the 2024 Super League Kerala on September 10, in a match against Calicut FC. Held at the EMS Stadium, the game ended in a 1–1 draw. Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC earned their first win on September 16, defeating Thrissur Magic FC 2–0 at their home ground.^[2]

Ownership and finances

Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC's patrons are Princess Gowri Parvathi Bayi, a member of the former royal family of Travancore, Dr. Shashi Tharoor MP, Jacob Punnoose IPS, Dr. Mohammed Illias Sahadulla, chairman and managing director of KIMS Hospital, K. C. Chandrahasan, managing director of Kerala Travels, T. J. Mathews, co-owner of Kovalam FC, G. Vijaya Raghavan, founder of Technopark, R. Anil Kumar and N. S. Abhayakumar.^[3]

Ground

Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium, located in Thiruvananthapuram, is the home ground of Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC. This historic stadium hosts various domestic and regional football matches.^[4]^[5] The staff of Thiruvananthapuram Kombans have committed to invest ₹2.5 crore towards upgrading the Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium.^[6]

Players

First-team squad

As of August 2024

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BRA	Michel Americo
—	GK	IND	Pawan Kumar
31	GK	IND	Naveen Suresh
5	DF	IND	Abdul Badish C.
4	DF	IND	Akhil J. Chandran
—	DF	IND	Belgin Bolster
—	DF	IND	Ravikumar Meena
3	DF	BRA	Renan Januario
12	DF	IND	K. P. Sharath
19	DF	IND	Shinu Rimon
30	MF	IND	P. M. Akshay
—	MF	IND	Sehnaj Singh


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
10	MF	BRA	Davi Kuhn
—	MF	IND	Manoj M.
—	MF	BRA	Patrick Mota
6	MF	IND	Seesan Selvan
22	FW	IND	Akmal Shan
9	FW	BRA	Autemar Bispo
13	FW	IND	Ganesh U.
7	FW	BRA	Marcos Wilder
16	FW	IND	Shihad Nelliparamban
17	FW	IND	T. M. Vishnu
—	FW	IND	Vyshnav P.
23	MF	IND	Paul Ramfangzauva

Personnel

Current Technical Staff

As of 09 October 2024

Role	Name	Refs.
Head Coach	Sergio Alexandre
Assistant Coach	Kali Alaudeen
Goalkeeping Coach	Balaji Narasimhan
Team Manager	P B Ramesh
Performance Analyst	Merin Buoy
Assistant Team Manager	Natvarlaal Naik