Viva Kerala Football Club (also known as Chirag United Club Kerala)[2] was an Indian professional association football club based in the city of Kochi, Kerala, India.[3][4][5] The club was originally formed in 2004, as Viva Kerala.[6] They participated in the National Football League,[7][8] and later in the I-League,[9][10] then the top tier of Indian football league system,[11] alongside the Kerala Premier League.[12] The club was dissolved in 2012.[13]
Described as one of the most talented and youngest sides in I-League,[14][15] Viva Kerala was one of the unluckiest sides in domestic league history.[16][17] They got dissolved in 2012.
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