Viva Kerala (the name of the club was suggested by Dr. P Ramakrishnan of Ernakulam in a contest) took off officially on August 19, 2004 at ceremony held at FACT groundsProfessional training, work out and beach training began under coach T K Chathunni and physical trainer Biju Tony.The objective is to prepare a team to play in the EDFA(Ernakulam District Football Association) Super League and State league in the first year and National Football League (2nd Division) in the second year. If every thing goes well, the team could play in the NFL Pro League in the 3rd year after formation. KFA’s wholehearted support is needed to realize this time-bound program.
general Information & profile of facilities offered by regional Sports Centre and rajiv gandhi indoor stadium, cochin. The Regional Sports Centre is situated in Kadavanthra, the heart of Cochin City, having an area of 4.02 acres of land. It is a “Centre of Excellence” in the field of sports and games.MULTI PURPOSE RAJIV GANDHI INDOOR STADIUMThis stadium was constructed at a cost of 5 crores in 1993 with a seating capacity of 10000 persons. The flooring area of 20,000 sq. ft. is made of teak wood, which could be used for 12 shuttle courts or converted for the use of 3 tennis courts or 3 basketball courts or 16 table tennis tables or one handball court or three volley ball courts at a time. It has a floodlit stadium of international standards. International and National games like Commonwealth Cup Handball Championships, National Basketball Championships, National Badminton Championships and Table Tennis Championships etc. have been conducted here. Smt. Sonia Gandhi dedicated this stadium to the Nation on 19th December 1993.