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| Full name | Sports Academy Tirur Football Club | |||
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| Short name | SAT | |||
| Founded | 2011 | |||
| Ground | Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium Tirur Payyanad Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 5,000 30,000 | |||
| Head coach | Niyaz Rahman | |||
| League | I-League 2 Kerala Premier League | |||
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Sports Academy Tirur, commonly known as SAT or SAT FC Kerala,[1] is an Indian professional football club based in Tirur, Kerala. The club currently competes in the I-League 2, the third tier of the Indian football league system. They also play in the Kerala Premier League, the top division of football in Kerala.[2][3]
History
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SAT was founded in 2011 and began playing in the Kerala Premier League for the 2016–17 season.[4][5] In July 2024, it was announced that SAT would participate in the 2024–25 I-League 3.[6][7][8] The club was placed in group A, alongside Diamond Harbour, Sports Odisha, Lakecity and Ghaziabad City. Their first match was on September 3 against Sports Odisha at the Naihati Stadium. Goals from Rifhath Ramzan and Hasanul Hadi gave SAT a 2–0 victory.[9] Win against Ghaziabad City[10] and draw against Lakecity[11] earned them a spot in the playoffs. In the play offs they secured their spot in the 2024–25 I-League 2
Stadium
[edit]Sports Academy Tirur plays its home matches at the Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium located in Tirur. They also use Payyanad Stadium for selected matches.
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
[edit]| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 2020—2023 | AB Bismi [1] | |
| 2023—2024 | SAT Qatar | |
| 2024—2025 | Fly High | E-Logic Global |
| 2025— | Fly High | Fossil Petroleum |
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- As of January 2025
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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Management
[edit]The club’s president is Anvar Ameen Chelat, the managing director of the Dubai-based Regency Group. [12]
Statistics and records
[edit]- As of 25 January 2025
| Season | League | Finals | Cup | AFC | Top Scorer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Position | Player | Goals | |||||
| 2016–17 | KPL | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | Semi-final | — | — | — |  Shaheed | 6 | |
| 2017–18 | KPL | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | Semi-final | — | — | — | Thabseer/Faslurahman/Shaheed | 3 | |
| 2018–19 | KPL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | Group stage | — | — | — | Mohamed Nisham | 3 | |
| 2019–20 | KPL | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | Semi-final | — | — | — |  E. Kamara | 8 | |
| 2020–21 | KPL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | Group stage | — | — | — | Nasar | 3 | |
| 2021–22 | KPL | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 5 | Semi-final | — | — | — | Arshad | 4 | |
| 2022–23 | KPL | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | Group stage | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | KPL | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 23 | Runners-up | — | — | — | Rahul KP | 7 | |
| 2024–25 | I-League 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3rd | — | — | — | Adheeb Basheer | 3 | |
| 2024–25 | I-League 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
Honours
[edit]League
[edit]- I-League 3
- Third place (1): 2024–25
- Kerala Premier League
References
[edit]- ^ Rayan, Stan (10 February 2024). "Sports Academy Tirur - a little club making giant strides in Kerala Premier League". Sportstar.
- ^ Rayan, Stan (19 November 2022). "Kerala Premier League to begin on November 24". thehindu.com. Kochi: The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ Desk, The Bridge (4 October 2024). "Diamond Harbour FC, Klasa FC, Chanmari FC, and SAT Tirur promoted to I-League 2". The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "KPL to have a home-and-away format". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Kerala Premier League to kick off on April 8". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Teams for I-League 3". Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "The teams for the 2024-25 I-League 3 season are confirmed! The season kicks off in September". Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/sports-academy-tirur-sat-making-giant-strides-in-kpl-kerala-premier-league-news-updates/article67833539.ece
- ^ "Match Details | I-League".
- ^ "Match Details | I-League".
- ^ "Match Details | I-League".
- ^ Rayan, Stan (10 February 2024). "Sports Academy Tirur - a little club making giant strides in Kerala Premier League". Sportstar. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Kerala United retain KPL crown with three goals in injury time". Kannur: ON Manorama News. 11 February 2024. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.