Sports Academy Tirur
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| Full name | Sports Academy Tirur | ||
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| Short name | SAT | ||
| Founded | 2011 | ||
| Ground | Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Tirur | ||
| Capacity | 500 | ||
| Head coach | Niyas Rahman | ||
| League | Kerala Premier League I-League 3 | ||
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Sports Academy Tirur, commonly known as SAT, is an Indian professional football club based in Tirur, Kerala, that plays in the Kerala Premier League, the top division of football in Kerala.[1] It also competed in the I-League 3, the fourth tier of the Indian football league system.[2][3][4]
History
[edit]SAT was founded in 2011 and began playing in the Kerala Premier League for the 2016–17 season.[5][6] In July 2024, it was announced that SAT would participate in the 2024–25 I-League 3.[7][8][9] 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.[10] Win against Ghaziabad City[11] and draw against Lakecity[12] earned them a spot in the playoffs.
Stadium
[edit]Sports Academy Tirur plays its home matches at the Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, located in Tirur.
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
[edit]| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2020—2023 | AB Bismi [1] | |
| 2023—2024 | SAT Qatar | |
| 2024—present | Fly High | E-Logic Global |
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- As of 31 August 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
[edit]Current staff
[edit]| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Niyas Rahman
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| Team manager | Moideen Kutty
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Statistics and records
[edit]- As of 1 October 2024
| Season | League | Finals | Cup | AFC | Top Scorer | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Position | Player | Goals | |||||
| 2016–17 | KPL | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | Semi-final | — | — | — | Shaheed
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6 | |
| 2017–18 | KPL | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | Semi-final | — | — | — | Thabseer/Faslurahman/Shaheed
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3 | |
| 2018–19 | KPL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | Group stage | — | — | — | Mohamed Nisham
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3 | |
| 2019–20 | KPL | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | Semi-final | — | — | — |  E. Kamara
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8 | |
| 2020–21 | KPL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | Group stage | — | — | — | Nasar
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3 | |
| 2021–22 | KPL | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 5 | Semi-final | — | — | — | Arshad
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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
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7 | |
| 2024–25 | I-League 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | TBD | — | — | — | Adheeb Basheer
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3 | |
| 2024–25 | I-League 2 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Honours
[edit]League
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Teams for I-League 2". 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
- ^ "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
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- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2024/02/08/sat-tirur-to-meet-kerala-united-in-final-of-kerala-premier-league-football.html
- https://thebridge.in/football/kpl-2021-22-live-real-malabar-fc-vs-sports-academy-tirur-goals-updates-results-blog-28110
- https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/sports-academy-tirur-sat-making-giant-strides-in-kpl-kerala-premier-league-news-updates/article67833539.ece