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Football club
Sports Academy Tirur
Full nameSports Academy Tirur
Short nameSAT
Founded2011; 14 years ago (2011)
GroundRajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Tirur
Capacity5,000
Head coachCleofas Alex
LeagueI-League 2
Kerala Premier League
Home colours Away colours

Sports Academy Tirur, commonly known as SAT, 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 plays in the Kerala Premier League, the top division of football in Kerala.

History

Sports Academy Tirur vs Kerala United

SAT was founded in 2011 and began playing in the Kerala Premier League for the 2016–17 season. In July 2024, it was announced that SAT would participate in the 2024–25 I-League 3. 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. Win against Ghaziabad City and draw against Lakecity earned them a spot in the playoffs. In the play offs they secured their spot in the 2024–25 I-League 2

Stadium

Sports Academy Tirur plays its home matches at the Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium located in Tirur.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2020—2023 AB Bismi
2023—2024 SAT Qatar
2024—present Fly High E-Logic Global

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 August 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF India IND Muhammed Thasleem
3 DF India IND Muhammed Nihal
5 DF India IND Safwan A.
6 DF India IND Fahajas Lalu (captain)
7 FW India IND Hasanul Hadi
8 MF India IND Muhammed Basheer
9 FW India IND Rifhath Ramzan
11 MF India IND Adheeb Basheer
12 DF India IND Muhammed Rishan
13 DF India IND Muhamed Irshad
14 MF India IND Muhammed Fajis
15 DF India IND Shafeeq Thekkumpat
16 DF India IND Imran AP
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF India IND Aswin P.
18 FW India IND Muhammed Nibras
20 DF India IND Kalid Roshan
21 GK India IND Muhammed Ashiq
22 MF India IND Muhammed Yasin
23 MF India IND Arshad Cheriyappu
25 MF India IND Muhammed Najaf
29 MF India IND Muhammed Habeel
31 GK India IND Ahamad Afsar
36 MF India IND Abdul Danish
41 GK India IND Muhammed Fayiz
47 DF India IND Usman
49 MF India IND Unise

Personnel

Current staff

Position Name
Head coach India Cleofas Alex
Assistant coach

India Haris Rahman

Team manager India Moideen Kutty

Statistics and records

As of 3 October 2024
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 India Shaheed 6
2017–18 KPL 9 5 1 3 16 12 Semi-final India Thabseer/Faslurahman/Shaheed 3
2018–19 KPL 6 2 0 4 6 8 Group stage India Mohamed Nisham 3
2019–20 KPL 7 4 2 1 12 3 Semi-final Senegal E. Kamara 8
2020–21 KPL 5 1 3 1 7 5 Group stage India Nasar 3
2021–22 KPL 11 7 2 2 21 5 Semi-final India Arshad 4
2022–23 KPL 7 4 3 0 11 5 Group stage
2023–24 KPL 16 10 2 4 37 23 Runners-up India Rahul KP 7
2024–25 I-League 3 8 4 2 2 15 12 3rd India Adheeb Basheer 3
2024–25 I-League 2

Honours

League

References

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  2. 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.
  3. 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)
  4. "KPL to have a home-and-away format". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  5. "Kerala Premier League to kick off on April 8". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  6. "Teams for I-League 3". Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  7. "The teams for the 2024-25 I-League 3 season are confirmed! The season kicks off in September". Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  8. "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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  12. "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.

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