Malabar United FC
Former Indian association football club
Football club
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| Full name | Malabar United Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2007; 17 years ago (2007) | ||
| Ground | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, Kerala | ||
| Capacity | 80,000 (limited To 39,000 by FIFA from 2017) | ||
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Malabar United Football Club was an Indian professional football club based in Malabar, Kerala.[1] The club has played in the I-League 2nd Division,[2] alongside the Kerala Premier League.
History
Malabar United Football Club was founded in 2007 by Mohammed Mannil.[3] They started off their history by playing in the local Cochin Premier League.[4][5] They finished in the semi-finals in the 2008 Cochin Premier League.[3] They then participated in the I-League 2nd Division for the first time in 2009 but did not get promoted. They then tried again in 2010 and 2011 but ultimately failed to gain promotion to the I-League. The club then skipped out of next season in the 2012 I-League 2nd Division.
References
- ^ "Football — the passion play in Kolkata". ibnlive.in. IBN Live. 13 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "2011 I-League 2nd Division Final Round". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ a b K, Kevin. "Federation Cup 2009: Malabar United | Team Profile". Football Kerala. Football Kerala. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ Sengupta, Somnath (8 July 2011). "Indian Club Football: How Financially Sustainable Is Football In India?". www.thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ Ajgoankar, Ashlesh (18 January 2013). "Indian Football: Can Kerala Produce Next I.M. Vijayan?". www.thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
Further reading
- "Jotin heads in HAL's points". bangaloremirror.com. Bengaluru: Bangalore Mirror. 30 April 2010. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
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