Full name | Karnataka football team | ||
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Founded | 1941 (as Mysore football team) | ||
Ground | Bangalore Football Stadium | ||
Capacity | 8,000 | ||
Owner | Karnataka State Football Association | ||
Head coach | Ravi Babu Raju | ||
League | Santosh Trophy | ||
2023–24 | Final round | ||
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The Karnataka football team (Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಕಾಲ್ಚೆಂಡು ತಂಡ, romanized: Karnaṭaka kaalchenḍu tanḍa), also earlier the Mysore football team, is an Indian football team representing Karnataka in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy.[1]
They have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals 9 times, and have won the trophy 4 times. Prior to 1972, the team competed as Mysore.[2] During the 1969 Asian Champion Club Tournament (which is now known as AFC Champions League), they reached the semifinals (then known as Mysore State).[3]