▁edition . ▁ ▁History ▁During ▁the ▁All ▁India ▁Football ▁Federation ▁general ▁body ▁meeting ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁confirmed ▁that ▁the ▁Lak sh ad we ep ▁Football ▁Association ▁would ▁gain ▁affili ation ▁with ▁India ' s ▁national ▁football ▁association . ▁After ▁gain ing ▁affili ation , ▁the ▁feder ation ▁began ▁prepar ations ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 ▁Sant osh ▁Tro phy ▁qual ifiers . ▁Major ity ▁of ▁the ▁players ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁K av ar atti ▁League . ▁Their ▁first ▁match ▁occurred ▁on ▁ 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁when ▁Lak sh ad we ep ▁took ▁on ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁Despite ▁being ▁res il ient ▁in ▁defense , ▁Lak sh ad we ep ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁defeat . ▁Four ▁days ▁later , ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁January , ▁Lak sh ad we ep ▁made ▁history ▁by ▁ear ning ▁their ▁first ▁ever ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Sant osh ▁Tro phy , ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁victory ▁over ▁Tel ang ana . ▁K . P . ▁Um mer ▁was ▁the ▁goals cor er ▁for ▁Lak sh ad we ep . ▁ ▁Despite ▁not ▁qual ifying ▁the ▁previous ▁tournament , ▁Lak sh ad we ep ▁returned ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁qual ifiers . ▁In ▁their ▁first ▁match ▁against ▁Mad h ya ▁Pr adesh ▁the ▁side ▁won ▁ 5 – 0 . ▁ ▁Statistics ▁and ▁records ▁