67th Santosh Trophy: Karnataka name final 20 players squad

The Karnataka State Football Association has named their final 20 players squad for the 67th edition of the National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy which is being played from February 1 to March 3 in Kerala and Uttar Pradesh.

The Karnataka state teams is mainly made-up of players from the Bangalore Super Division with a few district players from Mangalore, Mysore and Shimoga also finding their place in the squad.

Karnataka have been drawn in Cluster B alongside Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar and Daman&Diu with the matches to be played in Kollam, Kerala from February 10 onwards.


KARNATAKA

Goalkeepers
Sharath Narayana (MEG), Harpreet Singh (South United FC)

Defenders
Chethan Kurnar B.V. (Postal, Captain), Pradip B.V. (Karnataka State Police), Jaikumar (HAL SC), Edwin Goshula (South United FC), Jayant Rai Bhanshi (South United FC), B. Ramesh (HAL SC), Tiken Singh (KGF Academy)

Midfielders
Vignesh G. (South United FC), Amoes T. (South United FC), Lokesh M. (ADE), B. Prakash (HAL SC), Srinath R. (Karnataka State Police), Arun Kumar (Karnataka State Police), Ramu V. (MEG)

Forwards
Gopi (South United FC), Vinoth V. (HAL SC), Stephen (South United FC), Rajesh S. (KGF Academy), Cyril A. (Shimoga), Abhilash M.S. (Mysore)

Stand-Byes
Thomas (Student Union), Shahzad (Mangalore), Pradeep (CIL), Santosh (ADE), Kiran (ADE), Patrik Dev (Madhya)

Officials
Thomas Joseph (Coach), C Ravi Kumar (Assistant Coach), S.S. Shahi (Goalkeeping Coach), Syed Sohail Hasan (Doctor), S. Krishnaji Rao (Manager)