Sports and Education Promotion Trust

Sports & Education Promotion Trust (SEPT) was established to promote sports development in India with focus on football. Started in 2004 and based in Calicut, the trust has set up football training centres called football nurseries spread across 13 districts and Mahe. Majority of these centres are located in rural areas, one is in a tribal region. Given the huge potential in the tribal areas of Kerala which largely goes untapped due to financial constraints and lack of adequate sports infrastructure for the people of such area to pursue the game, the thrust of the initiative is on spotting and nurturing talent in rural parts of the country. Currently, SEPT has soccer nurseries in 51 centres . These include rural region, urban region, a tribal region and coastal region. , Some of the major achievements are: , 2 boys represented India (Under- 14 )at the AFC Championships 2010 in Iran. , Finished 5th in the prestigious Kokkola Cup in Finland July 2007. ( 36 teams from various countries like England, Russia, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Ukraine, Norway participated) , Winner of the Dalecarlia Cup , Sweden ( U-11), July 2007 , Invited twice by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to showcase our football trainees from all centers.SEPT boys demonstrated their skills on 18/04/2005 at Calicut Stadium before the ONGC National Football League match between SBT & Mahindra United and on 28/05/2008, during interval of the ONGC Super Cup match between Sporting Goa & Dempo Sports Club , Received appreciation from the Malaysian National U-10 coach, Mr. Andy & AFC Guest Relations Officer, Mr. Nama about excellent working of the SEPT initiative , Captain & Vice-captain of Kerala State Football team (U -13) were SEPT boys, in 2009. , 7 boys represented Kerala State Football team, 2009 , Captains of Wayanad, Kozhikode & Malappuram District teams (U-13),2009 , were SEPT boys. , 26 boys represented their respective districts in the State (U-13) Football Championships 2009.