Andhra Pradesh football team
| Full name | Andhra Pradesh football team | ||
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| Founded | 1953 (as Andhra football team) | ||
| Ground | Various | ||
| Owner | Andhra Pradesh Football Association | ||
| Head coach | Santhosh Kiran | ||
| League | Santosh Trophy | ||
| 2024–25 | Group stage | ||
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The Andhra Pradesh football team is an Indian football team representing Andhra Pradesh in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy.
History
The team has appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals twice, winning the trophy once. Prior to 1959, the team competed as Andhra football team. The Hyderabad Football Association merged with the Andhra Football Association to establish the combined team.[1][2]
They have failed to qualify for the final rounds of 69th Santosh Trophy (2015).[3]
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
State (senior)
- Santosh Trophy[6]
- Winners (1): 1965–66
- Runners-up (1): 1963–64
State (youth)
- B.C. Roy Trophy
- Winners (2): 1965–66, 1975–76
- Runners-up (6): 1964–65, 1967–68, 1972–73, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1992–93
- Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy
- Runners-up (1): 1994–95
Others
- Sait Nagjee Football Tournament
- Runners-up (4): 1962, 1967, 1976, 1977
References
- ^ "Santosh Trophy Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Regionalism and club domination: Growth of rival centres of footballing excellence". Soccer & Society. 6 (2–3): 227–256. 6 August 2006. doi:10.1080/14660970500106410. S2CID 216862171. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Kerala 5–0 Andhra Pradesh". AIFF. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu 4-1 Andhra Pradesh". AIFF. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "List of Santosh Trophy Finals". Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
Further reading
- Adnan, Minhaj (26 February 2021). "Hyderabad's Rainbow Man Hadi played multiple sports at national and international levels". siasat.com. Hyderabad: The Siasat Daily. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- "Syed Abdul Rahim: The architect of Indian football's "Golden age"". The Football Pink. 23 November 2018. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- Kausik Bandyopadhyay (29 November 2020). Scoring Off the Field: Football Culture in Bengal, 1911–80. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781000084054. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- "Regionalism and club domination: Growth of rival centres of footballing excellence". Soccer & Society. 6:2–3 (2–3). Taylor & Francis: 227–256. 6 August 2006. doi:10.1080/14660970500106410. S2CID 216862171. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.