Kickstart FC

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Kickstart FC
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Full nameKickstart Football Club Karnataka
Founded9 July 2016; 7 years ago (9 July 2016)[1]
OwnerShekar Rajan
Laxman Bhattarai
WebsiteClub website
Active departments of Kickstart FC
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Football (Women's) Football (Men's)

Kickstart FC is an Indian professional football club from Karnataka. Their women's team participate in Indian Women's League. Men's side competes in the BDFA Super division.[2][3] Kickstart FC was nominated for I-League 2nd Division in 2019 and 2021 but didn't make it to the final list approved by the AIFF.[4]

History

KickstartFC was founded on 9 July 2016 by Shekar Rajan and Laxman Bhattarai to develop grassroot level football in Karnataka. In 2019–20 Santosh Trophy, 10 players from KickstartFC played for senior state team of Karnataka, most of any football club in India.[citation needed] In 2020-21 and 2021-22 season Kickstart were the runners up of BDFA Super Division and were nominated for 2nd Division I-League.[citation needed]

Technical staff

Title Name
Chairman Shekar Rajan
CEO Laxman Bhattarai
Head coach Raghu Kumar M., Kalidasan K.
Manager Saravana D.

Players

Current Team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK India IND Deepak Saravanan
1 GK India IND Jayanth Kumar
— DF India IND Harpreet Singh
— DF India IND Kiran Das
— DF India IND John Peter
— DF India IND Prashanth Kalinga
— DF India IND Siju S
— DF India IND Vishal Kumar
— DF India IND Keith Raymond Stephen
— India IND K Sudheer
— India IND Solaimalai
— MF Nigeria NGA Lucky Kelechukwa
— MF India IND Shajan Franklin
— MF India IND Ajay Alex Antona Y
— MF India IND Rahul Yadav
— MF India IND Karthik Govindaswamy
— FW India IND Magesh Selva
— FW India IND Nikhil Raj
— FW Nigeria NGA Princewill Olariche

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2016–2020 — —
2021–present SIX5SIX[5][6]

Women's team

Kickstart FC women's team won the Karnataka Women's League three times continuously in 2018–19, 2019–20 and 2029–21,[7] which is the top division women's premier football league in Karnataka.[8][9]

Current players

As of 15 April 2022[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK India IND Maibam Linthoingambi Devi
2 DF India IND Nganbam Sweety Devi
3 DF India IND Wangkhem Linthoingambi Devi
4 DF India IND Phanjoubam Nirmala Devi
5 DF India IND Kangabam Anita Devi
6 MF India IND Thingbaijam Babysana Devi
7 FW India IND Irom Prameshwori Devi
8 MF India IND Sushmita Lepcha
9 MF India IND Phijam Anjali Chanu
10 MF India IND Kshetrimayum Margaret Devi (Captain)
11 FW India IND Asem Roja Devi
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW India IND Yangoijam Kiranbala Chanu
13 DF India IND Yumlembam Pakpi Devi
14 MF India IND Laishram Bibicha Devi
18 MF India IND Vunglawmching
21 GK India IND Yendrembam Yaiphabi Devi
22 DF India IND Mayangmayum Achoubi
24 GK India IND Aiswarya A
25 MF India IND Sibani Sharma
55 FW India IND Samundeeswari
99 FW India IND Kaviya Pakkirisamy

Honours

Domestic league

Cup

  • Puttaiah Memorial Cup
    • Winners (1): 2022

Women's team

Affiliated clubs

  • Netherlands VV SBC (2021—present)[11]

References

  1. ^ "Kickstart FC announce BDFA Super Division team on day of second anniversary". mykhel.com. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "FC Bengaluru United retain BDFA Super Division League title". aninews.in. Asian News International (ANI). 6 January 2022. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. ^ "FC Bengaluru retain Super Division crown". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. 7 January 2022. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Karnataka Women's League: Kickstart FC Beat Parikrma FC to Strengthen Hold on Top Spot". News18. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Six5SixSport Instagram Post". Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Kickstart FC General Sponsors". Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Kickstart FC Win Karnataka Women's League to Qualify for Indian Women's League". News18. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  8. ^ Scroll Staff. "IWL 2020: Kickstart FC see off Kolhapur City, Sandhiya's hat-trick powers Sethu to big victory". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  9. ^ Achal, Ashwin. "Indian Women's League: Kickstart FC beats Baroda FC in opener". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Hero Indian Women's League Squad". AIFF. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Kickstart Foundation - Giving wings to aspiring footballers from underprivileged seciton of Bengaluru | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

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