Fixtures for 8th GV Raja All India football tournament was released yesterday. The tournament will kick start on 27th January at University Stadium where KSEB will take on Josco FC in the opening match.

Sixteen teams will take part in the tournament. The seeded teams who get direct entry to the quarter finals are :

Sesa Goa
Vasco Goa,
Army XI,
BEML,
J&K Bank,
Mohan Bagan Academy,
Manipur XI
SBT.

The preliminary knockout will feature the following teams out of which four will qualify for the quarter finals:

KSEB,
Titanium,
MEG Bangalore,
Malabar United,
Josco XI,
Golden Threads,
Trivandrum XI
Kerala University

The 12 teams in the quarterfinal league will be divided into four groups and the group winners will progress to the semifinals. The semifinals will be played on February 12 and 13 while the final is scheduled to be held on February 15.

The quarterfinal groupings:

GROUP A GROUP C
SESA ARMY
MEG s
vs
 e J&K
Tvm XI m
i
TIT M UTD
vs
 1 vs
GT KER U
FINAL
KSEB
vs
 s SBT
JOS e
m
i
VAS MANPR
2
BEML MOH
GROUP B GROUP D

From the archive. First published on footballkerala.com on Thursday 21 January 2010, restored from the site's 2012 database. Text as originally published.

Comments · 13

Joy.david · 25 Jan 2010, 12:05

I am worried about the football players and the fans around Trivandrum has no proper faicilities to play or see our football in a football stadium.Though ,there are some others occupying the facilities around us(I am talking about CHANDRASHEKARAN NAIR stadium)...... What a place!How long it will continue.No one say anything against it.The newspapers,TV news.because they are the main misusers.
It can be another Golfclub.........

Sarath.s · 28 Jan 2010, 10:27

You are right Mr.Joy. They are the no.1 misusers of the stadium.
The stadium authorities also supporting them to conduct
so many programmes in the stadium because they
will get income for that. Why don't they host tournaments like G.V.Raja Cup. There are so many football fans
in kerala but Unfortunately they are not getting the chance to see matches like this.
Kerala still waiting for an I.M.Vijayan....!!

ചെലക്കാണ്ട് പോടാ · 28 Jan 2010, 11:42

fine that the fixtures are released, but dates are not against the matches.

Chandrasekharan Nair stadium is for Film Events, i remember the day when the newly laid grass turf was inaugrated with an SBT vs Kerala Police Match. Any one seen the condition of that grass turf now. Pathetic.

ചെലക്കാണ്ട് പോടാ · 28 Jan 2010, 11:43

sorry i dint c the events and fixtures whr today's match is shown

Titanium vs Golden Threads

Sujith · 1 Feb 2010, 11:56

the university stadium is not that bad. considering the crowd gathering to watch the match university stadium is enough for G.V. Raja Tournament. According to me the university stadium is better than Chandrashekaran nair stadim. the synthetic track adds the beauty

ചെലക്കാണ്ട് പോടാ · 1 Feb 2010, 16:39

yes, i havenot been able to come for the matches yet.

football kerala admins plz put day by day fixture of gv raja trophy.

how is the grass turf at university stadium?

Mohan · 1 Feb 2010, 16:47

Hi .. even after making many requests and calls to the committee.. they havn't sent received the fixtures. We are trying our best to coordinate things but sadly not everything are in our hands.

We need some help from Trivandrum as we are short of people to coordinate things from that area. So it would be great if someone from TVM can help us

ചെലക്കാണ്ട് പോടാ · 2 Feb 2010, 14:25

I am from Tvm. I will try to help u.(not guaranteed, as i dont know when i can be free from work)

what kind of coordination do u ppl need?

Mohan · 2 Feb 2010, 16:06

Thanks ചെലക്കാണ്ട് പോടാ
:)

I have sent you a mail on this.

Jegan · 9 Feb 2010, 17:46

It s sad n painful to see the great events like G.V Raja football cup in university stadium instead of Chandrasekaranar. Keeping the money or something else in mind the stadium authorities made mistakes.

And a request to the G.V Raja cup organisers is pls publish the fitchers of the tournament and give updates properly so that it wil agravate the enthusiasm of the football fans.

ചെലക്കാണ്ട് പോടാ · 9 Feb 2010, 22:45

Personally i feel, it not a bad choice to use University stadium, considering the present ground condition of Chandrasekharan nair stadium.

The play field is damaged by use for TV awards and other non-sporting functions.

On saturdays and sundays tvm crowds gathered in numbers than i expected.

Cost Turf · 11 Feb 2010, 01:38

Great post... keep it coming! I only wish there were more websites like this.

Tony Langham · 2 Oct 2010, 20:40

I was an invited guest at the recent G> Raja compt in Trivandrum and had a great time, some good games but the facilities are terrible and its a bad advert for Keralan football; however the organisers did a good job.

Tony Langham
Chairman- Kovalam Football Club