Kickstart
Full nameKickstart Football Club Karnataka
Founded9 July 2016 (9 July 2016)[1]
OwnerShekar Rajan
Laxman Bhattarai
Head coachM: Aslam Ahmed Khan
W: Langam Chaoba Devi
LeagueI-League 3
WebsiteClub website
Active departments of Kickstart FC
Football (Women's) Football (Men's)

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

History

Kickstart FC 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. In 2020–21 and 2021–22 season, Kickstart were the runners up of BDFA Super Division and were nominated for 2nd Division I-League. The club in 2023, participated in Stafford Challenge Cup.[5]

The club later in 2023, secured a place to participate in newly formed I-League 3.[6]

Men's team

Technical staff

Title Name
Chairman Shekar Rajan
CEO Laxman Bhattarai
Head coach Aslam Ahmed Khan
Assistant coach Raghu Kumar M
Kalidasan K
Team manager Saravana D

Current squad

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 Kabir Toufik
2 DF India IND Aibiang Mame Nongneng
3 DF India IND Harikrishnan M
9 FW India IND Alocious Muthayyan
10 FW India IND Abhishekh Shankar Powar
11 MF India IND Jockson Dhas
12 DF India IND Johnson A
15 MF India IND Sheltohn Paul
17 MF India IND Vijay Nagappan
18 FW India IND Pangambam Naoba Meitei
25 DF India IND Michael Regin
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF India IND Khanngam Horam
30 FW India IND Alister Anthony
6 DF India IND Evan Thapa
— MF India IND Solaimalai
— DF India IND Ganesan
— FW India IND Shelton Nickson
— MF India IND Ajay A
— DF India IND Arvind Babu
— FW India IND Lijo K
— GK India IND Manikandan M

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2016–2020 — —
2021–present SIX5SIX[7][8]

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,[9] which is the top division women's premier football league in Karnataka.[10][11]

They have qualified for Indian Women's League twice. In 2019–20 IWL, they finished 3rd in the group stage. They qualified again in 2021-22 where they finished 3rd in the league table, behind eventual champions Gokulam Kerala and Sethu FC.

Kickstart FC directly qualified for 2022–23 IWL as AIFF decided to give direct entry to top 4 teams from 2021-22 season.[12]

Technical staff

As of 8 December 2023
Position Name
Head coach India Langam Chaoba Devi
Team Manager India Saravana Dharman D.

Current squad

As of 6 December 2023[13][14]

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 (vice-captain)
2 DF India IND Wangkhem Linthoingambi Devi
3 DF India IND Ritu Rani
4 DF India IND Jabamani Tudu
5 DF India IND Yumlembam Pakpi Devi
6 MF India IND Supriya Routray
7 FW India IND Karishma Shirvoikar
8 MF India IND Karen Pais
9 MF India IND Sushmita Jadhav
11 MF India IND Laishram Bibicha Devi
12 MF India IND Maitreyi Palasamudram
13 FW India IND Aarushi Santhosh
14 MF Nepal   NEP Preeti Rai
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF India IND Sushmita Lepcha
16 MF India IND Sonia Marak
17 DF India IND Dalima Chhibber (captain)
18 DF India IND Afreen Peerbhoy
19 DF India IND Juhi Singh
20 DF India IND Mansi Anant Samre
23 MF Nepal   NEP Dipa Shahi
24 GK India IND Aiswarya A.
25 DF India IND Jayashree E.
28 MF India IND Monalisha Marandi
29 DF India IND Aruna Bag
33 DF India IND Shanglakpam Banti Sharma
— FW Bangladesh BAN Sabina Khatun

Honours

Domestic league

Cup

  • Puttaiah Memorial Cup
    • Winners (1): 2022
  • All-India Football Tournament Kolhapur
    • Runners-up (1): 2022

Women's team

Affiliated clubs

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. ↑ "THE HISTORY: STAFFORD CHALLENGE CUP – KARNATAKA". ksfa.in. Bengaluru: Karnataka State Football Association. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Rangdajied start with huge win on Third Division League debut". highlandpost.com. Shillong: The Highland Post. HP News Service. 13 November 2023. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Six5SixSport Instagram Post". Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Kickstart FC General Sponsors". Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "KICKSTART FC ANNOUNCE THEIR SQUAD FOR HERO IWL 2023". 90ndstoppage.wordpress.com. 90ndstop Page. 26 April 2023. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "IWL 2023-24". i-league.org. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Hero Indian Women's League Squad". AIFF. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  15. ↑ "Indian Women's League 2023: Gokulam Kerala thrash Kickstart FC 5–0 to win third consecutive title". sportstar.thehindu.com. Chennai: Sportstar. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "Gokulam Kerala steamroll Kickstart to complete hat-trick of Hero IWL titles". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "Kickstart Foundation - Giving wings to aspiring footballers from underprivileged section of Bengaluru | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  18. ↑ "https://twitter.com/Kickstart_fc/status/1729444100254953887". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 29 November 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
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