Viva Kerala FC

Viva Kerala
Full nameViva Kerala Football Club[1]
Short nameVKFC
Founded9 May 2004; 20 years ago (2004-05-09) (as Viva Kerala)
Dissolved2012; 12 years ago (2012)
GroundEMS Corporation Stadium
Jawahar Municipal Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Capacity80,000 (EMS Stadium)
30,000 (JM Stadium)
80,000 (JLN Stadium)
OwnerChirag United Sports Pvt Ltd

Viva Kerala Football Club (also known as Chirag United Club Kerala)[2] was an Indian professional football club based in the city of Kochi, Kerala.[3][4][5] The club was originally formed in 2004, as Viva Kerala.[6] They participated in the National Football League,[7][8] and later in the I-League,[9][10] then the top tier of Indian football league system,[11] alongside the Kerala Premier League.[12] The club was dissolved in 2012.[13]

Described as one of the most talented and youngest sides in I-League,[14][15] Viva Kerala was one of the unluckiest sides in domestic league history.[16][17] The club was briefly managed by noted Indian coach T. K. Chatunni.[18][19] They got dissolved in 2012.

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  12. ^ Bera, Kaustav. "Pailan Arrows 1-1 Chirag United Kerala: Pailan Fail To Capitalize on Their Numerical Superiority To Win". Goal. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
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  17. ^ Bera, Kaustav (24 November 2011). "Pailan Arrows 1-1 Chirag United Kerala: Pailan Fail To Capitalize on Their Numerical Superiority To Win". Goal. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
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