4th "Royal Challenge" Kerala State Football League 2003/04:
Six prominent clubs of Kerala took part in the state football league held in Kochi. Defending champions State Bank of Travancore along with Keltron FC, FC Kochin, Titanium XI , Central Excise and Kerala State Electricity Board took part.
PRELIMINARY STAGE:
Group A: # TEAMS P W D L GF-GA GDIF PTS 1. State Bank of Travancore - Thiruvananthapuram 2 2 0 0 07-00 + 7 6 2. FC Kochin - Kochi 2 1 0 1 01-04 - 3 3 3. Keltron FC - Kannur 2 0 0 2 00-04 - 4 0
30-Jan-04: State Bank of Travancore 3-0 Keltron FC [58 MA Abdul Hakkim, 71 Abdul Noushad, 87 Asif Saheer] 01-Feb-04: Keltron FC 0-1 FC Kochin [30 Mohammed Shafeeq] 03-Feb-04: State Bank of Travancore 4-0 FC Kochin [10 AB Kabeer, 65,78 Anil Kumar, 66 MA Abdul Hakkim]
GROUP B: # TEAMS P W D L GF-GA GDIF PTS 1. Kerala State Electricity Board - Thiruvananthapuram 2 1 1 0 04-01 + 3 4 2. Titanium XI - Thiruvananthapuram 2 1 1 0 04-01 + 3 4 3. Central Excise - Kochi 2 0 0 2 00-06 - 6 0
31-Jan-04: Central Excise 0-3 Titanium XI [25 Deephu, 45 M Boniface, 53 Ebin Rose] 02-Feb-04: Titanium XI 1-1 Kerala State Electricity Board [T: 56 Ebin Rose; K: 26 SM John] 04-Feb-04: Central Excise 0-3 Kerala State Electricity Board [72,85 P Biju, 80 R Ranjit]
Semifinals:
05-Feb-04: State Bank of Travancore 3-2 Titanium XI [S: 36 Abdul Basheer, 81 Abdul Noushad, 83 Mohammed Aslam; T: 19 B Deephu, 38 K Ranjit] 06-Feb-04: FC Kochin 1-0 Kerala State Electricity Board [46 Akbar Singh]
3rd Place Playoff:
07-Feb-04: Titanium XI 3-1 Kerala State Electricity Board [T: 42,72 Ebin Rose, 46 Abdul Hamid; K: 23 VM Geerishen]
Final:
08-Feb-04: State Bank of Travancore 6-4 FC Kochin [on penalties] - The match ended in 2-2 draw after 90 minutes. SBT clinched the title in the penalty shootout 4-2.

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